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Episode 180: Elise Loehnen – Womanhood: A Conversation on Facing Envy, A Love of Giving, and Raising Emotionally Healthy Boys

21 maj 2024 | min

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7 maj 2024 | 62 min

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30 april 2024 | 58 min

Episode 179: Dr. Amy Bantham – Revitalizing Family Fitness: Crafting an Active Lifestyle for Our Kids

23 april 2024 | 38 min

Episode 178: Sarah Edmondson – A Little Bit Culty

16 april 2024 | min

Sarah Edmondson is on the podcast today! And wow, she has a story! She is a former member of NXIVM. She ended up leaving the group and came forward about things that were happening behind the scenes there. Sarah’s full story as a whistleblower is featured in the CBC podcast “Uncover: Escaping NXIVM” (downloaded over 25 million times) and “The Vow”, the critically acclaimed HBO documentary series on NXIVM.

In 2019, Sarah published Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult that Bound My Life, with Kristine Gasbarre. In this tell-all memoir, she shares her story from the moment she takes her first seminar to her harrowing fight to get out of NXIVM, collaborate with the FBI, help others, and heal.

She has a podcast called “A Little Bit Culty” where she helps people understand, heal from, and avoid abusive situations, one little red flag at a time.

Sarah is also the mom of two and we talk in this conversation a bit about how she parents with this knowledge that she has and protecting your kids from people with bad intentions.

I loved this conversation and I hope that you do too!

What we talked about:

3:45- Her work in film and television

4:55- Finding herself in a cult

19:00- MLMs

43:00- Parenting with the knowledge that she has

47:00- End of podcast questions

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Episode 177: Jess Ekstrom – Getting More Women Behind the Mic

9 april 2024 | 57 min

Episode 176: Jessica Saunders – Author of Love, Me (February’s Book Club Pick!!)

2 april 2024 | 54 min

This episode is a little bit different, it’s a book club episode! I am doing a monthly book club. I am a big reader myself and I thought why not do a book club!? The book that we read for February was Love, Me by Jessica Saunders! Jessica was able to join us for the book club and it was so much fun to have the author join our conversation! This book was such a fun, engaging read!

Jessica is a lawyer by trade and she has had a lifelong love for reading and writing. In the spring of 2021, she experienced an unthinkable loss of one of her close friends and that encouraged her to go after writing and doing what she loves!

Jessica was so much fun to talk to and it was great to learn about her life, how she became an author, and writing the book! We finish off with a fun listener Q&A!

Please note that this conversation does have some spoilers!!

Oh and don’t forget to join my book club so you can join in on all of these fun conversation – here’s the link to join!

What we talked about:

4:30- Writing her debut novel, Love, Me

8:30- Her writing experience before this novel

12:40- Talking about the book

22:20- Details of writing the book

25:35- Looking at her life as a lawyer and author

27:50- Being drawn to certain characters as an author

30:20- Listener questions

50:00- End of podcast questions

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Love, Me

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The Women by Kristin Hannah

Listen for the Lie

The Astrology House

Dark Matter

Then She Was Gone

Pretty Girls

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Episode 175: Michelle Dempsey-Multack – Become the Best Co-Parent; Putting the Child First in the Divorce Process

26 mars 2024 | 41 min

Episode 174: Eve Rodsky – Fair Play: How Do We Share the Mental & Physical Load at Home

19 mars 2024 | 51 min

Eve Rodsky is joining me today! She is the author of Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space. Eve is working to change society one partnership at a time by coming up with a new 21st century solution to an age old problem: women shouldering two-thirds or more of the unpaid domestic work and childcare for their homes and families. Have you ever felt this frustration? That you’re taking a lot of that labor?! That’s because a lot of women do!!

We talk about ways to communicate and how to have a fair play system in your partnership. These things don’t just fall into place. As I listened to Eve’s book, Fair Play, on audible, I was thinking that we really need to have these conversations before we have kids and even before we get married!

Eve’s great message is that we should treat our homes and relationships like organizations. She came up with a game that helps you with life management systems so that you can re-balance the domestic load with your partner and strengthen your relationship!

I hope this conversation helps you with your communication and talking about this stressful topic!!

What we talked about:

3:45- Introduction to Eve’s work

10:00- Fairplay and unpaid labor

18:50- Introducing this into your relationship

30:10- Bringing these conversations with other people in your life

37:45- Dividing out the Fairplay responsibilities

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Episode 173: Keli Reese

12 mars 2024 | 68 min

Episode 172: Zibby Owens – Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books

5 mars 2024 | 41 min

Episode 171: Dr. Raquel Martin – Thriving through Connection; Family, Mental Health, and Empowerment

20 februari 2024 | 77 min

Today I am joined by Dr. Raquel Martin. She is a clinical psychologist and a professor at Tennessee State University. She is the mother of two and a mentor. She helps black women navigate racism, gender bias, and oppression. She embraces the importance of protecting our mental health. Clients and students alike attest that Dr. Martin’s accessible approach to mental health is much-needed and critical to building a movement of proactive and empowered individuals who value the relationship with themselves first and understand how to truly thrive.

In this conversation, we get to know Dr. Raquel Martin, we talk about raising family in community and undoing things from our own childhood. She shares about her career, how she feels about church, we talk about talking to our kids about racism, and more.

I really enjoyed talking to Dr. Raquel and I hope that you enjoy this conversation just as much!

What we talked about:

3:20- Getting to know Dr. Raquel

6:00- Communally raising families

7:40- Undoing things from your childhood

17:00- Nobody is mad at you

20:40- Her career

25:00- Two things can be true

34:40- Church

42:35- Racism and talking to our kids about racism

1:05:20- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Dr. Raquel’s podcast: iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube

Dr. Raquel’s online community

Black Women Writers at Work

Marriage Be Hard

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Episode 170: Emily Tisch Sussman – Pivoting in Career and Life

13 februari 2024 | 49 min

Emily Tisch Sussman is the creator and host of the award-winning podcast, She Pivots, a Tony-nominated producer, a Marie Claire contributor, a democratic political strategist, and mother of three. Emily is a seasoned host, having interviewed leaders and influential women including Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary Hillary Clinton, Priyanka Chopra, and Sophia Bush, among others.

She has a passion for amplifying women’s voices and sharing stories of those that have successfully pivoted in their personal and professional lives, which is what she did after leaving her fast-paced job as the VP of Campaigns at the largest democratic think tank in Washington, D.C when she became a mother. This was a huge life shift for her. She talks about that transition in this episode and what it was like.

We also talk about how you can view motherhood differently than other people and it can still be a beautiful thing. Emily is also super active with her school board where her kids go to school. I loved getting to talk to another podcast host and hearing about all that she is passionate about. This was a fun one!

What we talked about:

3:00- Podcasting

13:00- Pivots in our lives

17:20- Finding your strengths

20:50- Her own pivot in life

30:00- Her investment in sports

31:50- Career dreams

32:45- Balancing motherhood and career

39:40- WeSuite

42:45- End of podcast questions

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Grief is Love

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Episode 169: Dr. Mariel Buqué – Breaking the Cycle and Healing from Trauma

6 februari 2024 | 56 min

Dr. Mariel Buqué is an Afro-Dominican psychologist. She received her doctorate in counseling psychology from Columbia University, where she also trained as a fellow in holistic mental health. She is a world-renowned intergenerational trauma expert and the author of the book Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma. Her clinical framework is holistic and infuses ancient and indigenous healing practices into a modern, comprehensive therapeutic approach.

She has utilized her training in holistic care to integrate holistic practices, like sound bath meditation and breathwork, into therapy, which has helped to deepen trauma healing for an entire generation of clients. She additionally provides healing workshops to Fortune 100 companies including Google, Capital One, and Meta and lectures within the psychology department at Columbia University. Dr. Buqué is widely sought out for her clinical expertise and trauma approach and has been featured on major media outlets including The Today Show, Good Morning America, and ABC News. She has been named as a School of Greatness’s 100 Greatest People Doing Good in 2022 and an inaugural Verywell Mind 25 Mental Health Champion.

We get into so much in this episode! We talk about how to identify intergenerational trauma, what it means to be a cycle breaker, our nervous systems, anxiety, and walking through all of this with our children! It got quite deep for me in this episode but I am so grateful for the depth of this conversation.

What we talked about:

4:00- Getting to know Dr. Mariel

6:10- Having a zen aura

8:40- Sound baths

13:20- Tea time

16:00- Break the Cycle

24:25- Defining your trauma

38:00- Anxiety

45:35- First steps to healing

52:35- End of podcast questions

What we talked about:

Break the Cycle

Dr. Mariel on Instagram

Dr. Mariel’s website

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They Called Us Exceptional

Nervous

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Episode 168: Isis Breanna Bradford on Entrepreneurship, Boosting Productivity, and Living Audaciously

30 januari 2024 | 52 min

Today on the show, I have Isis Bradford joining us! She is simply full of energy and has encouraged me to live audaciously. She is a marketing, social media, and content expert. She is a keynote speaker strategist and consultant. She has recently decided to make a big change in her own business and what she is pursuing.

Isis is a former kindergarten teacher. When she discovered the world of online branding, she created these presets for pictures on her phone and started selling them which became a business. She went on to teach others how to “skyrocket” their business.

Isis also has ADHD and she talks about how she focuses. She does these power hours which are really helpful in getting work done! We also talk about believing in your purpose! Just because you are good at something doesn’t mean that it is good for you!

She has SO much enthusiasm and excitement about what she wants to do with her life and it was so much fun to hear about! She really takes things on without the imposter syndrome and that is the energy I want to have!

What we talked about:

3:15- Introduction to Isis’ work

8:00- Being a teacher and leaving that profession

12:30- Her new transition in her business

17:40- Running a business with her ADHD diagnosis

22:35- Her book

25:50- The purpose behind her business

29:55- Preparing for a speaking engagement

35:15- Setting expectations for your day

43:00- Advice to anyone to step out of their comfort zone

46:00- End of podcast questions

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A Little Life

American Marriage

The Artists Way

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Episode 167: Sheri Jones – Youth in Business

23 januari 2024 | 49 min

Sheri Jones is my guest today! She is the mom of four and is a passionate advocate for youth entrepreneurship. This is such an exciting topic for me, I love this idea! Sheri herself is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and is the co-founder of Youth in Business. She is on a mission to empower young minds through entrepreneurship. Her and her husband founded an educational program dedicated to equipping kids with financial knowledge and independence. This is such a cool topic and I was so excited to learn more from her!!

Their website, Youth in Business, helps kids come up with creative ways to be their own business owner and entrepreneur. I am hoping to get one (or more) of my kids get into this idea!

It’s never too early to talk to your kids about money and Sheri shows us really fun ways to do that!

What we talked about:

2:50- Introduction to Sheri

3:20- The online business that her kids run

5:30- Her background with entrepreneurship

9:00- Youth in Business

10:45- What type of kid this model best suits

15:00- Youth in Business TV

19:20- Helping kids find business ideas

21:15- First steps to getting started on your business

22:50- Helping kids find balance in their life while owning a business

24:15- Her kids businesses

26:00- Talking to kids about finances

29:50- Planting the seed about starting the business

31:20- Time commitment from the parents

33:35- Opportunities that entrepreneurship has provided their family

35:00- Goal setting with kids

43:00- End of podcast questions

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Youth in Business

$100 Million Leads

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Episode 166: Victoria Marcouillier – Owner of BrandWell Designs, an All-Female Boutique Design Agency Serving Women

16 januari 2024 | 52 min

Episode 165: Sarah Levy – Getting Curious about Your Relationship with Alcohol with Author of Drinking Games

9 januari 2024 | 54 min

Today, I am joined by the wonderful Sarah Levy! She is a writer and the author of Drinking Games which is a memoir and essays that explores the role that alcohol has in our formative years and what it means to opt out of a culture completely enmeshed in drinking. Sarah has been featured on Good Morning America, The Los Angeles Times, Buzzfeed, The New York Post, Apple Books, Pure Wow, Goodreads, Amazon, and more! Okay, I’m impressed!!

In this episode, she talks about her story with alcohol and why she decided to give it up. She is now six years sober. She is a new mom! She has a three month old baby and we kick off the conversation with some new mom talk!! We also have a super fun part of the conversation where we talk about Taylor Swift and our favorite books – this is a FUN one!

If you have been listening to this podcast for awhile, you know that I am super interested in the sober community and don’t love my relationship with alcohol so I love conversations like these. Plus what better time to have this conversation than during dry January!

I hope that you learn something in this episode and I hope that you feel encouraged and don’t feel any shame and I hope that you feel confident in the life decisions that you are making regardless of what they are!

What we talked about:

3:30- Walking into motherhood

12:00- Sarah’s story with alcohol

22:30- Thinking about your own relationship with alcohol

27:40- Changing your mindset around drinking

30:55- What her relationship with alcohol looks like now

35:00- Her upbringing with alcohol

39:20- Advice for anyone wanting to change their relationship with alcohol

46:45- Taylor Swift talk and favorite books

Show notes:

Sarah on Instagram

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Bright Young Women

Happy Place

The Legacies

My Last Innocent Year

The Poisonwood Bible

Demon Copperhead

Nora Goes Off Script

Everyone Here is Lying

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Episode 164: Carly Anderson – Just Wear the Bathing Suit

19 december 2023 | 50 min

Episode 163: Noel Gatts – Ideas for Refreshing Your Home with HGTV Co-Host of What’s Wrong with That House

12 december 2023 | 50 min

Episode 162: Peter Shankman: Embracing a Faster than Normal Brain; Unlocking the Gifts of the ADHD Brain

5 december 2023 | 44 min

Episode 161: Will Elliott – Helping Tweens and Teens Achieve Their Goals and Develop Confidence

28 november 2023 | 59 min

Wow – this energy is full of energy, excitement, joy, and great advice!

Coach Will Elliott is on the podcast today! He is a teen and parent coach. He coaches teens on their time management, personal growth, motivation, character building. He serves as bridging the gap between parents and teens. This is interesting – he is only 25 years old! I love this because it wasn’t that long ago since he was a teen so his passion pairs well with his knowledge.

His business is Next Gen Student Coaching and he helps kids with goal identification, making clear plans, success principles, habits, accountability. He has an app as well where he does live coaching sessions once a week. It is such a cool business, I have never seen someone in this space like him so I am excited for you to hear his story today!

He is so passionate about helping us have good relationships with our kids and coaching kids to be motivated! Will is wise beyond his years and it was SO much fun to hear his perspective about working with teams!

What we talked about:

5:00- Getting to know Will

8:50- Will’s work

17:25- The app that he created, Unstoppable U

18:30- Social media for kids

24:00- Helping parents communicate with their teenager

31:30- Character

33:50- Hard work

37:00- What the kids he works with wish his parents did less of

44:30- Time management

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Episode 160: Amy Kiefer – All things Business, Podcasting, and Friendship

21 november 2023 | 52 min

This episode with Amy Kiefer was so much fun! It will feel like you’re just listening in to two friends chatting and catching up on all things business, podcasting, and friendship. Filled my cup for the week!

Amy is the co-host of the Herself Podcast and the Pursuing Her Purpose Podcast. She is also the co-founder of Expecting and Empowered. Amy is a former RN. She hosts the Herself Podcast with one of her best friends. And get this – they just bought a vacation home together! This was so much fun to talk about with Amy. It sounds like a dream for me and Amy gives us the ins and outs of that.

One of the things that we talked about in this episode that I really loved is that your business can grow and change with you and with the audience as you grow and change. This really resonated with me regarding this podcast. It was a fun conversation about following what you are passionate about and interested in.

Amy was so much fun to have on the podcast – continue to follow all that she is doing on her Instagram @ameskiefer.

What we talked about:

3:50- Introduction to Amy and the podcasts that she hosts

5:40- Hosting multiple podcasts

8:10- How her podcast grows with her life growing and changing

12:30- Keeping some of your family matters private

16:30- Keeping organized in your business

22:15- Balancing what you share online

27:10- Friendship

35:10- Doing business with her friends

39:40- Buying a house with her friends

47:25- End of podcast questions

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Expecting and Empowered

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Episode 159: Dr. Cara Goodwin – When Gentle Parenting Doesn’t Work and How to Help an Anxious Kid

14 november 2023 | 52 min

There was so much in this episode that I needed to hear and I hope that you all find the value in it, too!

Dr. Cara Goodwin is a child psychologist. She runs the nonprofit Instagram account called the Parenting Translator. She also has a podcast and a substack page for that where she shares research. She translates recent scientific research into information that parents can actually use. This concept is SO cool because you know that all that she is sharing is ad-free and simply her dissection of the research. Cara is doing really great work over there!

Cara is also the mom of four so she understands what it’s like implementing this research first hand with her own kids. We had a great conversation in this episode about just that – when gentle parenting and other parenting techniques simply don’t work with your kids! I loved talking about that because we all have great intentions to implement these strategies but each of our kids are unique and need something different. We also talked about how to help your anxious child, what anxiety looks like in children, school avoidance, and more!

To wrap up this episode, we talked about what a Tradwife is allllll of our thoughts on that. This term was new to me and I’m curious to hear what you all think. I know you’ll be going down a rabbit hole of researching this after hearing our conversation!

What we talked about:

4:45- Dr. Cara’s work

9:25- What she does when the research doesn’t work in her own parenting

16:10- Talking about anxiety with our kids

24:50- School avoidance

28:30- A conversation on gentle parenting

40:30- ADHD

42:45- End of podcast questions

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Momfluenced

Parenting Translator on Instagram

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Episode 158: Clarkie Doster – Helping You Get Your Kids to Read

7 november 2023 | 43 min

Episode 157: Brooke Romney – Encouragement for Parents Heading into the Teen Years

31 oktober 2023 | 44 min

Episode 156: Dr. Jenny Nuccio – Building a Meaningful Life; Let it Be Wild

24 oktober 2023 | 48 min

Episode 155: Dr. Alexandra Solomon – 365 Relational Self-Awareness Practices to Help Your Relationship Heal, Grow and Thrive

17 oktober 2023 | 50 min

Episode 154: Dr. Erin Leyba – Joy Fixes for Weary Parents

3 oktober 2023 | 46 min

Episode 153: Nicole Story Dent – Millennial Motherhood

26 september 2023 | 69 min

Episode 151: Lauren Truslow – Owner of barre3 Columbia, the Nail barre Columbia, and The Plan by Lauren Truslow

19 september 2023 | 51 min

Episode 150: Erin Tarr – Instilling Confidence in Preteens and Teens

12 september 2023 | 49 min

Episode 149: Leslie Bailey – Co-Founder and CEO at Indy Maven & Maven Space; The Pursuit to Uplift Women

5 september 2023 | 55 min

Episode 148: Annabel Monaghan – Author of Nora Goes Off Script and Same Time Next Summer

29 augusti 2023 | 59 min

Episode 147: Christy Wright – Confidence and Optimism with Bestselling Author, Speaker, and Business Coach

22 augusti 2023 | 63 min

Episode 146: Pam Lobley – Why Can’t We Just Play?

15 augusti 2023 | 60 min

Episode 145: Eileen Moskowitz-Palma – The Evolution of Friendship

8 augusti 2023 | min

Episode 144: Amy Palanjian – Simplify Feeding Your Family

1 augusti 2023 | 48 min

Amy Palanjian is the founder of Yummy Toddler Food which is a website filled with practical feeding advice and wholesome, happy recipes geared towards families with little kids.

Amy is the author of Busy Little Hands, food play and cookbook for preschoolers. She also has a book coming out call Dinnertime SOS which is designed to help make dinnertime less stressful for you!

Amy has worked as the Lifestyle Director at Family Fun Magazine, as a food editor with Better Homes and Gardens, Special Interest Media and as the Deputy Editor for Ready Made Magazine.

Amy’s work has been featured on big media platforms like HGTV, Better Homes and Gardens, Motherly, Parents.com, The Wallstreet Journal, and so many more places!

In this episode, we talk a lot about making dinnertime less stressful and I hope that you find this episode really helpful for your family!

What we talked about:

5:00- Comparison in motherhood

9:30- Amy’s passion for food

13:05- Amy’s business,

16:00- How much the feeding at a young age affects a kid later

23:30- Making dinner time less stressful

27:35- Involving your kids with the cooking process

30:05- The book Amy has coming out, Dinner SOS

34:50- Her own reality with mealtime

38:15- Incorporating more homemade meals/snacks into you family’s diet

40:30- Teaching our kids to have a healthy mindset with food

45:40- End of podcast questions

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Wild Honey from the Moon

Amy’s Website

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Dinnertime SOS

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Episode 143: Mary Van Geffen – Raising Spicy Kids

25 juli 2023 | 55 min

Mary Van Geffen is the international parenting coach for moms of Spicy OnesTM️. She helps
people who are highly competent in life but overwhelmed by motherhood to lean into the
spiritual discipline of staying calm and cultivating warmth and tenderness all while trying to
wrangle fiery future CEOs. Often this requires serious skill-building and the balm of
self-compassion.

Mary has a ministry on Instagram where she posts an inspiring parenting tip every single day.
Just reading her social media will help you delight in your child and remember that you are
enough. Mary believes that when a mom realizes how hard she is on herself and cracks the
door open for some self-compassion, her entire family is bathed in light!

She offers on-line parenting classes and her signature 8 week group program: Moms of Spicy
Ones to help moms gain the confidence to choose gentle, respectful parenting especially if they
weren’t raised that way.

Mary is a certified Simplicity Parenting Counselor® and Professional Co-Active Coach, but her
greatest achievement is cultivating a calm, kind and firm relationship with her Spicy go-getter
daughter (now 18), mild child son (16) and un-Enneagramable hubby.

Mary has a great course coming out for teens and tweens on how to shift your parenting to stay connected. Learn more at MaryVanGeffen.com

What we talked about:

4:00- Introduction to Mary

6:00- Parenting spicy kids

11:35- Setting boundaries with kids

20:00- Your parenting style

32:00- Craving a church community

38:30- Teaching lessons to the spicy ones

50:00- End of podcast questions

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The Healed Empath

Mary on Instagram

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Episode 142: Priscilla Tallman – Mental Performance Coach for Young Athletes

18 juli 2023 | 59 min

Episode 141: Dr. Morgan Anderson – Navigating Conflict in Relationships

11 juli 2023 | 46 min

Episode 140: Heather Adams – On Connection, Entrepreneurship and Being Present and Passionate

4 juli 2023 | 63 min

Episode 139: Monica Swanson – Character, Connection, and Faith

27 juni 2023 | 60 min

Episode 138: Re-Run: Ginny Yurich – More Time Outside Helps our Kids Academically, Socially, Emotionally, and Physically

20 juni 2023 | 53 min

Episode 137: Re-run Wend Snyder – Sibling Rivalry

15 juni 2023 | 71 min

Episode 136: Laura Tremaine – 10 Friends Every Woman Needs

6 juni 2023 | 74 min

Episode 135: Dr. Tracy Dalgleish – The Mental Load of Parenting and Relationships

30 maj 2023 | 61 min

Episode 134: Caitlin Murray – Big Time Adulting

23 maj 2023 | 57 min

Episode 133: Dr. Siggie Cohen – Practical Steps to Calm and Confident Parenting

16 maj 2023 | 56 min

Episode 133: Nancy and Elizabeth Jorgensen – Mother and Sister of 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist, Gwen Jorgensen

9 maj 2023 | 59 min

Episode 132: Dr. Morgan Cutlip – Emotional Roles in Parenting and Change in Demands as Kids Age

2 maj 2023 | 35 min

Episode 131: Ellen Braaten, PhD – Motivation, Goals, and Expectations

25 april 2023 | 54 min

Episode 130: Heather Brooker – Standup Comedy and Raising a Child in Hollywood

18 april 2023 | 45 min

Episode 129: Jen Panaro – Sustainability Tips for Modern Parents

11 april 2023 | 65 min

Episode 128: Dr. Shefali – The Parenting Map

4 april 2023 | 41 min

Episode 127: Dr. Carolyn Rubenstein – Living Beyond Burnout

29 mars 2023 | 55 min

Episode 126: Shannan Martin – Start With Hello

21 mars 2023 | 71 min

Shannan Martin is a mother, a wife, and a neighbor living in Indiana. She just wrote a book called Start with Hello (And Other Simple Ways to Live as Neighbors). She is very passionate about that and I am as well! It was really fun to connect with her about that. She is also the author of Falling Free and Ministry of Ordinary Places. She is a phenomenal writer.

In this episode, we talk about what it means to be a neighbor. We also talk about her life and how she got to where she is now and how her views and thoughts have changed and how she has walked through that pretty publicly and what that looked like.

She is a cook at a local nonprofit dedicated to feeding her community. It was so fun to hear about that on this podcast episode!

I have been following Shannan and have been reading her books for many years now, so it was so special to have her on the podcast for this interview! She really encouraged me to connect with and care for my neighbors!

What we talked about:

3:00- Catching up with Shannan

10:00- Creating community in your neighborhood

13:45- Living out in the country and then deciding that wasn’t for them

20:55- Raising children of color

24:45- The evolution of her life and making decisions as a family

41:35- Having uncomfortable conversations with conflict

45:30- Being a good neighbor

54:50- Her work at her community soup kitchen

59:25- Feelings of curiosity and adventure

1:02:40- End of podcast questions

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Start with Hello

What Cannot Be Lost

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Episode 125: Ericka Andersen – Alcohol, Faith, and Church

15 mars 2023 | 58 min

Break Week at the Beach

7 mars 2023 | 6 min

Episode 124: Nattie Meador – Community, Friendship, and Vulnerability

28 februari 2023 | 60 min

Episode 123: Aly Pain – Ditching Performance Parenting

21 februari 2023 | 41 min

Episode 122: Julie Bogart – Curiosity Leading the Way

14 februari 2023 | 60 min

Episode 121: Dr. Ariana Hoet – The Movement for Children’s Mental Health

7 februari 2023 | 51 min

Episode 120: Kim John Payne – Simplicity Parenting

31 januari 2023 | 61 min

Episode 119: Lisa Andersen – Hard but Helpful Truths

24 januari 2023 | 58 min

Episode 118: Aly Pain – Healthy Communication With Your Kids

17 januari 2023 | 49 min

Episode 117: Julie Bogart – Raising Critical Thinkers

10 januari 2023 | 58 min

Episode 116: Tritika Sharda Bhanot – Simplifying Your Home

3 januari 2023 | 46 min

Episode 115: Re-run Cali Werner – Family and Behavioral Therapist

27 december 2022 | 62 min

Episode 114: Re-Run David Thomas – Raising Boys

20 december 2022 | 62 min

Episode 113: Ali Flynn – Managing Expectations Over the Holidays

13 december 2022 | 59 min

Episode 112: Bre Pearl – Humor on the Other Side of Hardship

6 december 2022 | 49 min

Episode 111: Yael Schonbrun – Your Relationship With Your Partner After Kids

29 november 2022 | 55 min

Yael is a returning guest on the show. She was on the show back in August on episode 99. In that episode, we talked about what it is like to thrive in work, parenting, relationships, stress management, and how we can plan to focus on the things that really matter to us.

Today, we dive deep into relationships and how we can learn to parent with our significant other and still enjoy being around them. In this conversation, Yael breaks down how we can grow in the connect in the good, the bad, and the downright infuriating.

Yael Schonbrun, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, assistant professor at Brown University, co-host of Psychologists Off the Clock: A podcast about the science and practice of living well, and mother of three. Yael’s work draws on scientific research, her clinical experience, ancient wisdom, and her own personal experience with her three little boys.

Yael is the author of the new book called Work, Parent, Thrive. It has twelve science backed strategies to ditch guilt, manage overwhelm, and grow connection (when everything feels like too much).

What we talked about:

3:50- Pouring into your relationships at home amidst the busy

5:50- Balancing her work with what she has going on in her own life

8:00- Appreciating the differences between you and your partner

10:15- Scheduling in time for you and your partner

14:35- Talking about marital problems with your friend groups

17:30- Toxic positivity

26:40- Communicating about mortality with kids

28:35- Struggles in relationships with kids

32:05- Division of responsibilities with kids

45:00- Managing flexible schedules

53:20- Last message

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23 november 2022 | 3 min

Episode 110: Amanda Parrish Morgan – The Cost of Fear-Based Parenting

15 november 2022 | 65 min

Episode 109: Lauren Krasnodembski – Finding Purpose in the Day to Day

8 november 2022 | 41 min

Episode 108: Brighton Peachy – Outdoor Family Adventures

1 november 2022 | 59 min

Brighton Peachy is the mother of 3 and she loves to adventure outdoors with her children. She is passionate about wilderness safety and first aid. Her husband is in his medical residency so she spends a lot of time with her kids on her own and is very passionate about still getting outdoors and adventuring and doing hard things with her kids solo.

They have converted a van into a mini camper that they take with them all around the country. She shares about that in this episode!

She has walked through a very traumatic experience with her own kids due to an accident from a distracted driver. She shares about this story in the episode. Her kids are all okay but it really changed how she looks at life.

We also chat about minimalism for families. I am also so passionate about it so it was really fun to talk to Brighton about this.

What we talked about:

4:40- Introduction to Brighton

6:10- Prioritizing being outdoors with her family

8:05- Being a minimalist

10:15- Where her passion for minimalism and the outdoors came from

13:55- Minimalism for families

23:05- The accident she was in with her kids and how it impacted her life

38:20- Her outdoor adventures with her family

39:55- Teaching her kids about first aid

46:30- Van life

49:35- Tips for camping with kids

50:50- Tips for minimalism

53:50- End of podcast questions

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Episode 107: Carla Naumburg, PhD; You Are Not a Sh*tty Parent

25 oktober 2022 | 49 min

Episode 106: Esther Huybreghts – Millennial Parenting Pressures – Trust Your Gut

18 oktober 2022 | 51 min

Episode 105: Arlene Pellicane – Digital Minimalism

11 oktober 2022 | 51 min

Episode 104: Josephine Atluri – Mom of 7 (IVF, Adoption, Surrogacy) on Choosing Your Mindset

4 oktober 2022 | 46 min

Episode 103: Kara Forney – Founder of thebump.com & Author of Boy Moms; Collective Tales of Mothers and Sons

27 september 2022 | 63 min

Kara Forney is the founder of The Bump.com. She was the former CEO of The Bump as well once it was acquired by The Knot. She has a new book out called Boy Moms, Collective Tales of Mothers and Sons. This is a book where she sheds light on todays boy mom experience through a collection of essays written by moms that speaks to the unexpected joys, challenges, and overall significance of mothering sons. This heartwarming collection that Kara has put together demonstrates what society has long told us what to expect when it comes to being a boy mom. The reality is often quite opposite of our expectations. More often than not it is an adventure filled with exquisite moments of insight and joy we never could have anticipated. All that to say it’s not always what you think it is going to be! In her book she shares stories from all types of experiences.

You know that I love to talk to a mom that is quite a few steps ahead of me! Kara’s kids are both out of the house and she talks all about that. Her kids also grew up playing a lot of video games, and guess what – that’s okay!

I hope that you enjoy my conversation with Kara!

What we talked about:

5:40- The dialogue around raising boys

7:40- Showing your emotions and how that has changed over generations

16:25- Dreaming up her book, Boy Moms

26:10- How Kara started The Bump

33:10- Stories that she heard in her book

40:00- Giving boys good mentors and examples for what they can grow into

43:00- Social media and video games

55:35- End of podcast questions

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Boy Moms

Lessons in Chemistry

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Episode 102: Judge Anthony Bompiani – Judge and Family Law Attorney on the Value of Communication

20 september 2022 | 58 min

Judge Anthony Bompiani is a retired Judge and family law attorney turned consultant. He is the founder of Judge Anthony Consulting and co-founder of Court Clerk, a family court case management software program for non-attorneys. He is in the business of helping people navigate the areas of divorce and custody. He has been featured in Forbes, Success Magazine, and Men’s Journal. In addition to working with his clients one on one and in small groups he has also created online programs for people around the world who are struggling through divorce and custody battles.

This might not be something that everyone listening to this podcast is walking through right now but someone you know is walking through it and so I think it is important to educate ourselves so that way we can show up for other people.

If you are someone walking through this, I hope that this episode is helpful for you and I hope you feel supported by it. I am giving you a big hug!

There are a lot of important things that we talk about in this episode including communication and how important that is. Judge Anthony shares his own personal story walking through divorce and I am so grateful that he was willing to be open and honest about that in this episode.

What we talked about:

4:00- Introduction to Judge Anthony and raising his boys

9:40- His career as an attorney

15:50- Advice to other family law attorneys

17:45- Message to someone walking through divorce

20:20- Healing that Judge Anthony did after his divorce

27:55- Best case scenario for custody with kids in a divorce

32:15- Accepting the other parent’s parenting style when divorced

43:35- Questions to ask when your kids come home from the other parent’s house

46:30- How to be a supportive friend of someone walking through a divorce

48:50- End of podcast questions

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Judge Anthony’s Website

Wealth Habits

Think and Grow Rich

Outwitting the Devil

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Episode 101: Nellie Harden – Building Kids for Lifelong Confidence

13 september 2022 | 55 min

Episode 100: Stephany Tousignant – You’re a Really Good Mom Already

6 september 2022 | 53 min

Episode 99: Yael Schonbrun – Work, Parent, Thrive

30 augusti 2022 | 59 min

Episode 98: Shanera Williamson – Raising Brown Children in White Spaces

23 augusti 2022 | 63 min

Shanera Willamson is the host of the Brown Mama Bear Podcast.

I first found out about Shanera on the Donald Miller Podcast which is a business podcast. She was getting advice from him about how to go about starting this awesome community that she has created.

The community that she created is for parents raising brown children in white spaces. Shanera provides a place for parents to get the support, inspiration and input they need to raise kids who are comfortable in their skin and can passionately leave their mark on society.

She is the mom of three daughters and after her youngest went to college she reflected on her own life and what she learned over the years of parenting and she wanted to share and help others walking through the same type of situations that she has walked through.

Shanera says “all children deserve to grow up in an environment where they are seen, celebrated, and given the tools to succeed. The sting of racism embedded in our society can affect the confidence, self-respect, and ambition of children of color. Specifically parents of black and brown children must take steps to uproot the bias, negative stereotypes, and discrimination that threaten the physical and emotional safety of our developing young people. Ultimately, with the guidance of an engaged brown mama bear, our kids can thrive and reach their God-given potential despite the barriers that they face.”

What we talked about:

4:50- What Brown Mama Bear is

5:50- Schools, community, and what we do at home and how that impacts our kids

11:15- Teaching people based on what she learned through her parenting

17:00- Adultifying your kids

30:00- Helping people to make a change in your community

38:45- Her relationships with her kids as they are now adults

47:00- The importance of raising good kids

50:20- End of podcast questions

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One Willco

Shanera on Instagram

Black Mama Bear Podcast

Faithful Antiracism

You Are Special

The Summer I Turned Pretty

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Episode 97: David Thomas – Raising Emotionally Strong Boys

16 augusti 2022 | 47 min

Episode 96: Katie Arnold – Nurturing a Love for Sport and Play

9 augusti 2022 | 62 min

Katie Arnold returns to the show to talk about kids and sports and why it’s so important to nurture a love for sport AND play. It can be really easy to get sucked into the World of signing your kid up for ALL THE THINGS and we want to stay curious and examine why we sign our kids up for things and how to strive for a healthy ratio of organized sport versus unorganized free play.

Here is a little more about Katie in case you missed our first episode! She is the mother of two girls, an ultra runner and a writer. She won the Leadville 100 in 2018 and her work has been published in Outside, her stories have appeared in The New York Times, Men’s Journal, ESPN the Magazine, Marie Claire, Runner’s World, Elle, and Sunset, among others.

She created and launched the popular Raising Rippers column, about bringing up adventurous kids. Her families can be found adventuring up mountains and down rivers and I wanted to hear her tips and ideas for how to pursue a lifestyle like this with your kids.

Katie is also an author and her first book, a memoir; Running Home is now available in paperback- make sure you check it out at your local bookstore and it’s also available on audible narrated by Katie.

Let’s get to hearing all about raising adventurous kids now!

What we talked about:

2:45- An update on what Katie has been up to with her kids

5:45- The discussion of balancing kid’s sports with other priorities

17:10- How to balance schedules with encouraging kids to be well rounded with sports and activities

26:25- The balance of starting kids young in sports

30:20- Encouraging play over competition for kids

38:25- The life lessons that team sports can teach children

59:00- Being intentional to create the experience that you want for your family

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Don’t Let Youth Sports Hijack your Life

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Episode 95: Katie Arnold – Raising Adventurous Kids

2 augusti 2022 | 66 min

We are talking about raising adventurous kids in todays episode with Katie Arnold!

Katie is the mother of two girls, an ultra runner and a writer. She won the Leadville 100 in 2018 and her work has been published in Outside, her stories have appeared in The New York Times, Men’s Journal, ESPN the Magazine, Marie Claire, Runner’s World, Elle, and Sunset, among others.

She created and launched the popular Raising Rippers column, about bringing up adventurous kids. Her family can be found adventuring up mountains and down rivers and I wanted to hear her tips and ideas for how to pursue a lifestyle like this with your kids.

Katie is also an author and her first book, a memoir; Running Home is now available in paperback- make sure you check it out at your local bookstore and it’s also available on audible narrated by Katie.

Let’s get to hearing all about raising adventurous kids now!

What we talked about:

3:35- Introduction to Katie Arnold and her family

5:25- Her thoughts on “balance” in her life

9:20- Katie’s upbringing and how that is a part of who she is today and how she parents

14:00- Katie’s thoughts on technology for her kids

24:15- How her outdoor adventures help to instill curiosity in her kids

28:40- The importance of learning with your kids

31:40- How to bring your kids on outdoor adventures and ways to handle their complaining

39:10- How her parenting has evolved and changed as her kids have gotten older

54:10- End of podcast questions

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Katie’s Website

The Social Dilemma

Kids Books Suggestion:

The Fudge Series

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Episode 94: Rosalia Rivera – Consent Parenting: Empowering our Kids to Protect Them Against Abuse

26 juli 2022 | 59 min

Episode 93: Ralphie Jacobs – Simply on Purpose – Look for the Good

19 juli 2022 | 58 min

Ralphie Jacobs is a positive parenting expert and shares “life changing parenting truths” through her courses over at Simply on Purpose and through her wildly popular instagram. She is the mother of four and has a big passion for arming parents with powerful parenting skills that will change your home.

In this episode we talk about being a safe parent and what that means, families having different boundaries – there is no one right way, and the most important take away from this episode in my opinion is that we can’t “fix” our kids but we can take charge of our own behavior and that’s where it all starts.

I hope you learn something and enjoy this conversation! Please consider leaving us a rating and review on iTunes or wherever you are listening if you do enjoy it and share it with a friend!

What we talked about:

4:30- Introduction to Ralphie and what she does with Simply on Purpose

8:20- What it means to be a “safe parent”

14:40- The reason why children might still misbehavior even with positive parenting implemented in the home

20:05- Doing the work now and implementing positive parenting now can make it easier for the future

23:50- Parenting teenagers

25:45- The changing role of a parent

27:45- Navigating a child’s disrespectful behavior

32:25- Parenting being all about the parent’s behavior

34:55- Why there’s been a shift in parenting in recent years

36:55- The importance of boundaries in parenting

41:30- When and how to introduce technology to children and setting boundaries around that

55:00- End of podcast questions

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Episode 92: Jenn Wirth – Motherhood and Mental Health

12 juli 2022 | 60 min

Jenn Wirth is the founder of Mom’s Maternal Health. She is the mother of two and is also a former first grade teacher. Jenn had postpartum depression when she was 4 months postpartum with her second baby and she shares her story very openly and candidly in the episode. She gives us all a safe, judgment free space to listen, learn and to reflect on our own lives. She also does that in her own community that she has created with Mom’s Maternal Health. Jenn really invites others mothers to share their stories including the good, the messy, and the emotional rollercoaster of every piece of motherhood.

I also share a bit about my own struggles with anxiety in this episode. I want you all to know that if you are walking through that in any way regardless of how old your baby or kids are, just know that you are not alone and you are not weak if you ask for help. I hope that you feel empowered by this episode of the podcast.

What we talked about:

3:30- Mom’s Maternal Health and the work that Jenn does with that organization

7:40- Jenn’s husband advocating for her during her postpartum anxiety and depression

14:45- Taking care of your mental health

24:00- Jenn’s community that connects postpartums moms with each other

28:40- Asking for help

41:50- Accepting your feelings about various stages of your kid’s life

44:35- Social media as mothers

49:50- End of podcast questions

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Mama’s Virtual Village

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Episode 91: Dr. Jenny King – Micropractices to Help With Stress and Trauma

5 juli 2022 | 64 min

Dr. Jenny King is a licensed social worker who focuses on trauma and is the co-director of the Center on Trauma at Case Western University in Cleveland. She is the mother of 3 and her and her husband unschool their children.

In this episode, we focus on stress and trauma and the importance of play as adults. We talk about moving away from surviving and actually thriving after trauma and how we can work to calm anxiety in everyday life through these simple micropractices that Jenny has developed.

I hope that this is an insightful conversation to help you in your everyday life and also in your parenting!

What we talked about:

4:00- Introduction to Dr. Jenny King and her work

6:15- Creating a device for kids to self-report their trauma

8:30- Helping people move from surviving to thriving after trauma

10:10- Talking to our kids when their emotions are high

17:35- How our kids perceive us

21:35- Daily micro-practices to help reduce our stress

27:45- Playing as adults

30:50- Finding our baseline for stress levels

36:10- Other micropractices to center yourself

38:20- Unschooling her kids

56:50- End of podcast questions

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Malibu Rising

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The Good Egg

The Hate U Give

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Episode 90: Dr. Kate Lund – Raising Resilient Kids

28 juni 2022 | 51 min

Dr. Kate Lund is licensed clinical psychologist, published author, and keynote speaker. Kate struggled as a child with a medical condition called Hydrocephalus which made some of the typical activities of childhood challenging. Kate is an international bestselling author of the book Bounce which is the ultimate guide to help children build resilience and thrive in all areas of life. In this episode, we talk about raising confident, optimistic and happy kids handling bullying and building bullet-proof self belief and discovering strengths through challenges.

What we talked about:

2:50- Kate’s childhood with Hydrocephalus

4:25- What her parents did to help her feel okay with being different as a kid

7:25- Talking to kids about the word “normal”

8:35- How her experiences as a child lead her to become a child psychologist

10:55- How she is teaching her kids how to find their passions

15:05- Comparison among siblings

17:30- Teaching our kids about perseverance and how to overcome challenges

19:55- How to control our own emotions if our own children are being bullied

23:30- Helping kids understand that feelings and emotions will pass

25:10- Teaching our kids about resilience

27:55- How to teach our kids to help others when are they struggling

32:40- Dr. Kate’s book, Bounce

33:30- Teaching kids how to regulate their emotions

42:15- Standing up for what’s right

43:05- Message to parents

45:20- End of podcast questions

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The Power of Habit

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Episode 89: Amy Eilers – Simplifying Your Home

21 juni 2022 | 59 min

Episode 88: Emily Battle – Raising Boys: Building Relationships Through Emotional Connection and Physical Activity

14 juni 2022 | 50 min

Episode 87: Julia Cook – Raising Lifelong Problem Solvers

7 juni 2022 | 57 min

Julia is nationally recognized as an award-winning children’s book author and parenting expert. There is probably a book that Julie has authored that tackles an issue or a subject that you are hoping to work on with your children. She has presented in thousands of schools across the country and abroad, regularly speaks at national education and counseling conferences. She has published nearly 100 children’s books with a wide range of characters and social development topics. Her books showcase her innate ability to enter the worldview of a children who can then use her storybooks to grow. Julia gives children both the “what to say” and the “how to say it.”

What I love about Julia is her biggest goal is to find a creative way to give children the tools to be life long problem solvers.

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What we talked about:

4:05- Julia’s summer plans

4:55- Introduction to Julia’s work

7:25- The books that she writes

8:45- Tips for kids that interrupt often

10:25- Talking with our kids when tragedies happen

22:15- Therapy dogs

26:05- Teaching kids about having hope

35:00- Teaching kids to be proud of themselves but staying humble

41:25- Giving kids tools to be lifelong problem solvers

42:25- How to find Julia’s books

43:35- End of podcast questions

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My Mouth is a Volcano!

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Episode 86: Katie Kovacs – Clinical Therapist on Life Transitions and Body Image

31 maj 2022 | 54 min

Episode 85: Rachael Amarante – Burnout in Motherhood

24 maj 2022 | 64 min

Episode 84: Kellie Syfan – Supporting Behavioral Changes

17 maj 2022 | 62 min

Kellie is a board certified behavior analyst. She is the founder of her own business, Applied Behavioral Happiness. At Applied Behavioral Happiness, Kellie and her team work with families to overcome challenging behavior through skill building programs and play.

What I love about Kellie is that she approaches this with what will work with your kids, your family, your belief systems, your values. It’s not a one size fits all plan for how to handle behavior issues with your child.

Some things that we talked about in this episode were how to change behavior without forcing change in your child, when tried and true advice doesn’t work, our triggers, your child’s triggers. I walked away with some tangible skills that I am going to walk away for my own family!

I shared some real life experiences that I’ve had with my own kids that I had Kellie analyze that I thought would be helpful for people listening.

What we talked about:

4:05- What Applied Behavioral Happiness is and what lead her to this career path

7:45- What clients are typically looking for when they work with her

10:35- When to seek out intervention for your child

11:35- Changing the behavior of a child without forcing change of your child

16:15- Discussing specific examples of kid’s behavior

22:00- Consequences versus punishments

25:20- When tried and true advice doesn’t work

32:20- Consequences of behaviors

39:30- Punishments

43:55- How to handle when our own triggers come up

50:25- Supporting other parents when you see them struggling out in public

51:55- How you can work with Kellie

53:30- End of podcast questions

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What Happened To You?

The Stinky Cheese Man

Free 30min Discovery Call with Kellie Syfan, M.Ed., BCBA

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Episode 83: Angela Douglas – Showing kids the way by doing

10 maj 2022 | 53 min

Angela Douglas is the Executive Director for Healthy New Albany which is an organization that promotes wellness in Ohio. They have toddler in nature programs, nourish cooking lessons, a food pantry, and five races throughout the year that help fund their programming. They also have a virtual kids marathon where you do 26 miles over an 8 week period. She started the food pantry in her garage when she was pregnant and had a 1.5 year old. It is really cool to hear how all of that evolved. She also served in the army for 4 years and in this episode she shares how that shaped how she views life everyday and feels a pull to make an impact in what she does.

In this episode, we get to hear about finding ways to give our kids perspective, kids in sports and athletics and the importance of moving our bodies.

Photo credit: James Decamp

What we talked about:

3:10- Introduction to Angela

4:15- Her inspiration to join the army and how her experience inspired her to give back

9:40- Teaching your kids about having a perspective on their life

10:25- How she started the food pantry

15:45- How the food pantry process works

21:15- Her work with Healthy New Albany

24:30- Healthy New Albany race series

26:05- The kids marathon and encouraging kids to be active

29:15- Kids and sports

33:30- Encouraging people to exercise daily

44:35- Communicating with her kids about the importance of movement

49:10- End of podcast questions

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Episode 82: Dr. Laurie Kramer – Helping Siblings Get Along

3 maj 2022 | 50 min

Episode 81: Bob Kennedy – An Olympian’s Mindset Parenting High-Achieving Athletes

26 april 2022 | 85 min

Bob Kennedy is an American Distance Runner, who is now retired. He once held the American record in the 3,000 meters, 2 mile and the 5,000 meters. Bob ran for Indiana University and went on to run professionally for Nike, competing in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. Bob has a 5k PR of 12:58 and Nike has named two shoes after him.

I’ve had the opportunity to work with Bob, when he was on the Board of Directors for Back on My Feet Indianapolis and then at Athletic Annex, a local run specialty store in Indianapolis.

Bob is also the father of two kids. He has twins. His daughter is very involved with running and his son is a soccer player. One of the things that we focus on in this episode is how Bob approaches parenting his kids through the lens of someone who was a very successful athlete himself and what kinds of involvement he has in their athletic careers.

What we talked about:

4:15- Introduction to Bob

8:25- Background on Bob’s running career and his work with Athletic Annex

14:15- His kid’s involvement in sport

18:05- Pushing his kids to pursue their sports to the highest level

23:15- Making sure his kids don’t overdo their training and burnout

31:15- Not setting the expectations that his kids have to live up to his athletic experiences

34:55- What he looks for in coaches for his children

41:55- How to promote longevity in sport for our kids

46:30- Promoting hard work in sport

49:50- When to specialize in sports

55:20- What he is like at his kids sporting events

1:02:25- Coparenting

1:06:35- The most exciting running moment that he has seen in the last year

1:14:45- Who he would choose for a 5k team from across eras

1:17:20- End of podcast questions

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Conscious Capitalism

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Episode 80: Jennifer Borget – Budgeting Goals & Movie Night

19 april 2022 | 69 min

Episode 79: Amy Arnold and Jessica Stanley – Connection and Friendship

12 april 2022 | 65 min

Episode 78: Lyndsee Wunn – See a need, Create a solution. Foster Care & Boxes of Love.

5 april 2022 | 65 min

Episode 77: Tricia Brichler – Simplifying a Healthy Lifestyle With Your Kids

29 mars 2022 | 56 min

Episode 76: Julie Leonard – Pre and Post-Natal Fitness Coach

22 mars 2022 | 56 min

Episode 75: Julie Lythcott-Haims – Raising Independent Kids

15 mars 2022 | 63 min

Episode 74: Sarah Molitor – Modern Farmhouse Family…. You know what is best for your Family!

8 mars 2022 | 66 min

Episode 73: Keli Reese – Fulfillment, Boundaries, and Fun in Motherhood

1 mars 2022 | 63 min

Episode 72: Jenn Kautsch – Rethinking Your Relationship with Alcohol Without Labels, Shame, Judgment, or Rules

22 februari 2022 | 85 min

Jenn Kautsch feels passionate about making safe spaces for women to have conversations about alcohol without judgment, labels or rules. She is a retired “grey area” drinker and in her mid-40s, she felt tired, stuck, and on autopilot and needed a change. She just turned 50 and is a new empty nester.

She started a community called Sober Sis where she has helped over 20,000 women from all over the world. SoberSis is a like-minded community of women who are renegotiating their relationship with alcohol w/o labels, shame, judgment or rules. She has a 21 day reset challenge that she started because she wanted to share what she has learned and experienced firsthand.

The biggest takeaway that I had was that I just want to be present and clear minded. This conversation really gave me a pull to be intentional about that!

What we talked about:

5:10- Introduction to Jen

12:30- Going alcohol free

21:25- Being on a different page as her husband in her decision to quit drinking

32:45- Drinking as a parent

34:30- Talking to your kids about drinking

35:30- What her alcohol intake looked like when she was drinking and why she felt the need to quit drinking

50:20- Making an intention to thrive versus slipping into survival mode

58:00- Being open with her kids about her drinking journey

1:16:30- What she orders for non-alcholic drinks at a restaurant

1:18:00- End of podcast questions

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21 Day Reset Challenge

This Naked Mind by Annie Grace

Alcohol Explained by William Porter

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Episode 71: Tessa Stuckey – Strategies for When Your Kids Lie or Cheat from a Licensed Therapist

15 februari 2022 | 64 min

Episode 70: Sarah Lacey – Empowering Women Through Story and Connection

10 februari 2022 | 66 min

Sarah Lacey is the founder of Linking Indy Women which is an amazing community and networking group where each month men and women gather to hear inspiring women in business around the city share the story. You leave all of these events feeling connection, encouragement, having advice and strategy and most importantly you leave inspired.

Sarah is also the mother of four, she works full time in tech. In this episode, we talk about why she launched Linking Indy Women, what it means and why it is important, what it is like to be a woman in business. Sarah also talks about walking through divorce and what it is like being a single parent. She shares with us about her heart for motherhood.

What we talked about:

6:05- Sarah’s career before starting Linking Indy Women

12:45- The evolution of Linking Indy Women and the power of connecting with other women in business

20:35- What Linking Indy Women looks like now

29:15- Being willing to not have a balance in your life when you are juggling multiple commitments

37:05- What it is like parenting adults and cultivating a friendship with your kids

44:55- What’s next for Linking Indy Women

46:35- Your purpose in life

50:20- Taking solo trips with each of her kids

51:40- Being a single mom and walking through divorce

56:45- Talking about divorce with her kids

1:00:30- Co-parenting Advice

1:02:00- End of podcast questions

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Atomic Habits by James Clear

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Episode 69: Esther Goetz – Moms of Bigs

1 februari 2022 | 66 min

Episode 68: Shannon Battle – The I Can Woman; Making Things Happen

25 januari 2022 | 54 min

Episode 67: Michelle Icard – Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen

18 januari 2022 | 54 min

Michelle Icard is a speaker, author and educator who helps kids, parents, and teachers navigate the complicated social world of early adolescence. Her newest book is Fourteen Talks By Age Fourteen. That guides readers between the fourteen essential conversations parents need to have with their kids before they start high school. It talks to you about the simple conversations to the really big conversations. The book covers hygiene, alcohol, sex, repuation, friendship, freedom. So many topics in this book that I was underlining and taking notes on. My oldest child is 9 and I felt like it was a great time to read this book!

Michelle is a CNN parenting writer and a member of the Today Show Parenting Team. Her work has been featured in publications like the Washington Post, People Magazine, the Chicago Tribune. She has a middle school leadership program that is amazing.

What we talked about:

4:25- What Michelle experienced that made her interested in studying early adolescence

7:05- What we can do to prepare our children for adolescence

10:40- Giving your kids freedom even when it’s hard

14:00- Helping our children realize that we are a safe place

19:30- The B.R.I.E.F. conversation model and why that is important when talking with your kids about both simple and hard stuff

30:45- Talking to our kids about reputation

35:15- Helping your children navigate friendships and relationships

40:35- Communicating with our kids what fairness really means

46:10- Having older kids

48:40- End of podcast questions

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Michelle on Instagram

The Sentence by Louise Edrich

Frankly in Love by David Yoon

Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

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Episode 66: Erin Mohring – Delights in Motherhood as your Kids Get Older and Gain Freedom

11 januari 2022 | 64 min

Erin Mohring is the mom of three boys who are a sophomore, an 8th grader, and a 4th grader. Erin is also a runner so it was fun to hear that part of her story. She is a really fun follow on Instagram, she is @homewiththeboys over there! On her blog, she shares all about faith, family, fashion, and fitness!

In this episode, Erin shares about the MOB Society and A Million Praying Moms that she founded and worked on for 12 years. She finally decided that it was time to step away recently. She shares what that is like to step away from something even when it is still a really good thing. She really encouraged me to step into what I am passionate about, what I believe in, and to trust my instincts on how to raise my family.

A resounding theme in this episode is that your family is your family, do it your way!

What we talked about:

3:00- Get to know Erin!

5:50- Finding her passion for running after having her third baby

13:30- Motivating her kids to find a passion for exercise

22:15- Balancing all of her kid’s extracurriculars

28:25- Accepting that her children are getting older and closer to being out of the house

34:15- Her boundaries with her kids and technology

38:10- The business that she created, the MOB Society & A Million Praying Moms and knowing when to step away from something even when it is still good

51:30- Teaching her children to give back to others

56:55- End of podcast questions

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Erin on Instagram

Erin’s Website

Million Praying Moms Podcast

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson and Joe Sutphin

The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak

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Episode 65: Matt DeVirgiliis- Fatherhood from the Eyes of a Dad of Two Preemie Babies

4 januari 2022 | 69 min

Episode 64: Amanda Knapp; Sitting Made Simple

28 december 2021 | 60 min

Amanda Knapp is the founder and CEO of Sitting Made Simple. Amanda started her career as a nanny right out of high school in 1999. Over time, as her nanny career evolved and changed and she moved, she lived in Columbus, Ohio and realized that there was a huge need for childcare. That is where Sitting Made Simple all started. She worked from her home basement, scheduled everything on pen and paper and took appointments over the phone. In 2011, just 3 years into the business the demand for the services were rapidly increasing and Amanda made the decision to go full time with Sitting Made Simple.

Sitting Made Simple connects local families with Sitting Made Simple babysitters. Whether you need a sitter for before or after school care, part time or full time, evenings, or weekends they have you covered with reliable, screened, CPR certified, background checked, and interviewed sitters.

Amanda has such a fun personality and you are going to learn about her vision for her business and her journey as an entrepreneur!

What we talked about:

4:00- Getting to know Amanda, and the business that she has created, Sitting Made Simple

8:55- How each of the franchises are locally owned

16:40- Difference in moms versus dads booking sitters

23:20- Babysitters being required to be 18 and older on Sitting Made Simple

28:00- Running the business through the pandemic

30:30- How to set expectations with babysitters

43:20- Turning 40

49:40- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Sitting Made Simple on Instagram

Sitting Made Simple Website

Not All Diamonds and Rose by Dave Quinn

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Episode 63: Shanisty Ireland; News Anchor to SAHM – Author of Blog “She’s Becoming Domestic”

14 december 2021 | 62 min

Episode 62: Julie Podolec – The Power of Self-Belief

7 december 2021 | 62 min

Julie is the mother of two and she is the founder of Modern Pop which is a fruit bar which was born out of her kitchen. She couldn’t find a simple ingredient frozen fruit bar to help her son’s teeth when he was teething and needed some soothing. They started selling these from a cold plate push cart along the street in Laguna Beach. Not long after that they fielded phoen calls from local grocery stores requesting delivery of their fruit filled bars. Julie is really a marketing and sales expert, she is so good at what she does. She shares about her entrepreneurship journey along with tips for people that are looking to start their own business.

This episode is not just for entrepreneurs, you’ll also gain some really great life advice. She will help you to own this one simple thing: you are awesome!

What we talked about:

5:00- Julie’s interest in style and branding

6:35- Moving back closer to family

9:30- How she got into entrepreneurship

11:25- The self belief that she has

13:00- The confidence that was instilled in her while growing up

15:10- What her and her husband each work to teach their children

19:55- Easy breakfast ideas that Julie likes to prepare for her kids

21:20- What they do for dinner in their homes

22:35- The origin story of her business, Modern Pop

29:25- How to get over the fear of being rejected

34:50- Julie’s favorite self-help books

36:35- Cultivating a healthy lifestyle for her children

40:55- Biggest win with Modern Pop

42:00- Best branding advice for someone starting a business

45:20- Using LinkedIn to grow her business

51:55- Julie’s holiday family traditions

53:00- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Modern Pops Website

Modern Pops on Instagram

Manifesting Made Easy by Jen Mazer

Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith

Ivy & Bean by Annie Barrows

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Episode 61: Andrea Davis – Creating a Tech Healthy Family

30 november 2021 | 49 min

Episode 60: Chelsea Skaggs – Communication and Sex After Baby

23 november 2021 | 53 min

Episode 59: Torre Sommers – Cozy Living and Celebrations

16 november 2021 | 76 min

Episode 58: Wendy Snyder – Sibling Rivalry

9 november 2021 | 69 min

Episode 57: Taria Butler – Parenting and Partnership through the Unexpected

2 november 2021 | 59 min

Episode 56: Shelby Gil – Water safety

1 november 2021 | 48 min

Episode 55: Ash Brandin – Healthy relationships with screens and video games

1 november 2021 | 81 min

Episode 54: Amy Mockbee – Partnering with teachers, screen time, and giving yourself grace as a parent

12 oktober 2021 | min

Episode 53: Lisa Chan – Tips from an occupational therapist

5 oktober 2021 | min

Episode 52: Lindsay Garrett – Parenting your way

28 september 2021 | min

Episode 51: Sarah Boyd – Navigating difficult emotions

21 september 2021 | min

Episode 50: Megan Michelson & Mary Flo Ridley – Sex. How and when do we talk to our kids about it

14 september 2021 | min

Episode 49: Cali Werner – Family and Behavioral Therapist

7 september 2021 | min

Episode 48: Bri Cook – Favorite books, things and more!

31 augusti 2021 | min

Episode 47: Shannon Leach – Faith in the waiting

24 augusti 2021 | min

Episode 46: Melani Rayen – Montessori Education

17 augusti 2021 | min

Episode 45: Emily Boucher – Fostering Independence

10 augusti 2021 | min

Episode 44: Kristen Raney – Shifting Roots

3 augusti 2021 | min

Episode 43: Suzanne and Kim Wade – 4 kids in 20 months to empty nesters in one year

27 juli 2021 | min

Episode 42: David Thomas – Raising Boys

20 juli 2021 | min

Episode 41: Staci Drovdahl – Homesteading with Seven Kids

13 juli 2021 | min

Episode 40: Kate Borsato – Managing Anxiety, Guilt, and Intrusive Thoughts as a Parent

6 juli 2021 | min

Episode 39: Rachael Amarante – Finding Joy in Motherhood & Summer Sanity Ideas and Tips

29 juni 2021 | min

Episode 38: Kevin Wolma- Navigating Youth Sports

22 juni 2021 | min

Episode 37: Stacey Heiny; 10 Ways to Reduce Toxins in Your Home

8 juni 2021 | min

Episode 36: Ericka Sylvester – Giving up Alcohol and Breaking the Stigma of being a Non-Drinker

2 juni 2021 | min

Episode 35: Celeste Goodson – What to know about your core and pelvic floor during pregnancy and post partum

25 maj 2021 | min

Celeste Goodson is on the show today! Celeste is the owner and founder of ReCORE fitness. This is a company where she helps women postpartum improve core, pelvic floor control, strength, stability and function through pregnancy and recovery. Celeste is the mother of 3 herself and she found that she had some challenging issues recovering after her third child. In her research trying to figure out what to do, she discovered so much great information. With that she founded this amazing business where she is helping other mothers who have gone through the same thing that she has gone through to find solutions. Celeste also has created a maternity fit splint that is a belly band to wear while you run when you are pregnant.

In this episode, she shares about what she does at ReCORE and why she founded that business. If you know any moms who are pregnant or newly postpartum this is definitely one to refer them to!

What we talked about:

3:10- What ReCORE fitness is

5:20- The problem with women not working on preventing pelvic floor problems

8:05- Things that women should be focusing on in regards to their pelvic floor during pregnancy and postpartum

9:15- What prolapse is

11:00- Exercises that you can do if you are experiencing prolapse

14:20- The difference between a C-section and a vaginal birth in regards to prolapse

15:05- Celeste’s birthing experiences

21:45- What diastasis recti is and what to look for when you think you may have it

24:00- When to start doing preventative exercises during pregnancy

24:40- Message to people who cannot exercise as they’d like to during pregnancy

26:15- The maternity fit splint that she created

29:20- When and why she started ReCORE

30:20- The certifications that Celeste has and the training that she has gone through

32:30- What you can do if you are still having incontinence

36:10- 5 things to know about your pelvic floor and core postpartum

39:50- Seeing a Pelvic PT postpartum

42:40- Looking back on starting her business while her kids were young

47:00- Advice to herself when she had younger kids now that she has teenagers

48:30- When she gave her kids technology and if she would change the timing of it

51:05- End of podcast questions

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ReCORE Fitness

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Episode 34: My husband Glenn Hein – Expert Tips from Non-Expert Parents

18 maj 2021 | min

Episode 33: Wendy Demer – Meditation to help kids with stress and anxiety

11 maj 2021 | min

Episode 32: Tessa Stuckey; Licensed Therapist – Cultural Influences Impacting our Teens

4 maj 2021 | min

Episode 31: Ginny Yurich – More time outside helps our kids academically, socially, emotionally, and physically

28 april 2021 | min

Episode 30: Sara Olsher – Talking with our Kids about Hard things – Divorce, Cancer and Life Changes

20 april 2021 | min

Sara Olsher shares solutions and tips for talking with kids about hard things like divorce, cancer diagnosis and other life changing circumstances.

Sara, a mother herself has been through it all- she battled cancer and divorce all before she turned 35 with a daughter in tow. While the world around her was constantly changing, Sara recognized that her daughter’s life was also changing. She questioned how to have conversations about these hard topics with her daughter, how to protect her, how to help her in every way possible as they developed a new normal.

As a result of these life circumstances, Sara founded Mighty + Bright, to help parents lead their children through the rough parts of life. Whether it be through divorce, a parent with cancer, a child with cancer, or a pandemic, Mighty + Bright has resources to aid parents and children.

From co-parenting, cancer, divorce, death, and uncertainty, Sara addresses the things that most people want to ignore and forget about. But Sara also believes that each person has the resilience to overcome unimaginable hardships and that we can all use our experiences to make the world a better place.

What we talked about:

2:35- Her passion for talking to your kids about divorce and other hard things

10:00- Talking with your kids about divorce and having a different family situation than others

16:30- Facing her own feelings with her cancer diagnosis while being strong for her daughter

22:45- The children’s books that she has written as resources for other parents

30:30- Sara’s nonprofit organization and her publishing company

33:00- Giving kids ownership

35:00- How people can help their friends going through a divorce or cancer diagnosis

41:00- Advice to someone going through divorce

42:10- Advice to someone who has a new cancer diagnosis

43:05- End of podcast questions

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Episode 29: Alissa Henry – A Love of Reading. What you should read next!

13 april 2021 | min

Episode 28: Glenn Hein- Road Trips with Young Kids

6 april 2021 | min

Episode 27: Ellie Sanazaro- Teaching our kids about inclusion of people with disabilities

30 mars 2021 | min

In 2016, Ellie’s world was forever changed when her daughter was born without the chromosomal disorder doctors had told her to expect. When her second daughter was 6 months old, Ellie and her husband began the adoption process to adopt a child with Down syndrome. A little while later, they adopted their son, Finn, who has Down syndrome.

Ellie now has written the children’s book, Image Bearer which is a Christian children’s book that celebrates differences and spreads the message that every child is an image bearer. The characters in the book are inspired by children with disabilities that Ellie has gotten to know.

In this episode, Ellie talks about the adoption process, what life is like with Finn and her two daughters, teaching kids about people with disabilities, and so much more!

Photo credit: @sweetsmilesbysarahmichelle

What we talked about:

3:10- Ellie’s book Image Bearer and the inspiration behind it

5:00- Ellie’s first pregnancy

8:25- What came next after finding out her daughter didn’t have the extra challenges that they thought she would

9:10- The different feelings that she had during her pregnancy after finding out that her daughter was supposed to be born with special needs

11:40- The process of adopting her son Finn, a baby with Down syndrome

22:15- Meeting Finn’s birth parents

23:45- The experience of being in the NICU with Finn after he was born

26:50- What life is like with Finn and her two girls now

28:50- The biggest surprise of raising a child with Down syndrome

33:30- Finn’s sleeping schedule

36:35- Teaching your kids about people with disabilities

39:15- Thoughts on the friendships that Finn will form

43:50- Who the characters in the book are based on

45:30- The self-publishing process for her book

47:15- End of podcast questions

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Finn on Instagram

When Charley Met Emma

Awesomely Emma

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Episode 26: Jayne Havens – What you need to know about Toddler Sleep

23 mars 2021 | min

Jayne Havens returns to the show- this time to talk about toddler sleep. Jayne is a certified sleep consultant through the institute of pediatric sleep and parenting. She works with families to help get their babies and kids sleeping better through her business Snoozefest by Jayne Havens! Jayne is also the founder of Pediatric Sleep Management where she trains other people to start their own businesses as sleep consultants.

In this episode Jayne and I discuss healthy sleep habits for toddlers, she talks about the amount the average toddler actually needs (which is much less than I realized). We also talk about what to do when the nap goes away, what to do when young kids crawl out of crib, agreements before bedtime and more. Anyone ever heard of a bedtime pass? This is a fun strategy Jayne implements with the bigger kids and I kind of love it!

Enjoy my conversation with Jayne- if you do love it, would you please consider leaving us a rating/review on itunes or wherever you listen? That’s one of the best ways potential new listeners can find us! Thank you so much!!

What we talked about:

3:45- The sleep challenges at different stages of a child’s life

5:00- Defining toddler years

6:30- When you should transition your child out of a crib into their own bed

8:20- What to do if your child starts crawling out of the crib at a young age

11:40- What to do when your child starts feeling scared sleeping alone

15:35- Cultivating a positive relationship with your kid’s sleep space

17:30- Strategies to help lessen the bedtime struggle with young kids

28:00- Strategy for taking away naps

35:20- Working with kids that have night terrors

37:55- Thoughts on melatonin

40:45- Thoughts on kids sleeping together in the same room

45:40- Creating a consistent bedtime routine and some ideas for bedtime incentives

51:10- The services that Jayne offers

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Episode 25: Kim Perry – Post Partum Fitness

16 mars 2021 | min

Episode 24: Nate Webb- Building resiliency and helping kids see their worth

9 mars 2021 | min

Episode 23: Andrea Davis; Screen Time and Kids – Creating a Plan with Confidence

2 mars 2021 | min

Andrea Davis from Better Screen Time join us today! Andrea is the mother of five and has been researching the effects screen time has on families for years now. Andrea considers her family a low-tech family who had to rethink their approach to screens. I love that Andrea’s message is not one of fear for screens it’s one of confidence and connection.

At Better Screen Time, Andrea shares family-tested strategies with other parents so that: kids can stay kids, teens can learn to use tech as a tool (slowly!), and parents can spend less time worrying and more time connecting with their kids.

You can check out Andrea’s new ebook over on amazon “Creating a Tech Healthy Family” and check out all the resources she has to offer… including 100 screen free ideas over at BetterScreenTime.com.

In this episode we talk about creating a unique tech plan for your family, when and how to introduce phones and so much more!

What we talked about:

2:50- Introduction to Andrea and the backstory of why she started Better Screen Time

7:15- The difference between passive viewing time and interactive screen time

8:50- Setting up your own unique screen time plan for your own individual family and when to start creating a family tech plan

20:35- Creating new habits for kids to find something else to do and redirect them when they want to go on a screen

27:00- The importance of connecting with your kids

30:50-Steps to take to make sure kids aren’t using their screens to numb out feelings

40:10- The best time to offer a phone and social media to kids

46:30- Having a place specifically for phones to be placed overnight and during the day when screens aren’t allowed

52:55- End of podcast questions

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Better Screen Time

Andrea on Instagram

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Episode 22: Jayne Havens – Empowering you to help your baby sleep through the night

23 februari 2021 | min

Episode 21: Nefertiti Austin – Motherhood so White: Race, Gender and Parenting in America

16 februari 2021 | min

Nefertiti Austin is the mother of two, Professor and the author of memoir Motherhood so White: A Memoir of Race, Gender and Parenting in America. Her work has appeared in the “New York Times”, “Washington Post”, “Huffington Post”, “MUTHA”, “Gen Medium”, and many other publications.

Nefertiti adopted both of her children through the foster care system and she shares a little about that process in this episode but goes into further detail in her book. We also talk about her experience raising a black son as a single mother as well what parents of white children can do to come along side her and her children to be allies.

You’re going to want to go pick up her book “Motherhood so White” after this conversation!!

Photo Cred: Bobby Quillard

What we talked about:

6:50- Why she decided to write her memoir “Motherhood so White”

10:15- How she describes herself as a mom

12:30- Being raised by her grandparents and how that has changed her parenting

15:15- When she realized that she wanted to adopt and what the adoption process looked like

20:45- Meeting her son for the first time

22:15- The response that she got from family and friends when she decided to adopt as a single mother

25:30- What she does to ensure that her kids have male role models in their life and building a community around them

29:45- What it means to her to look back at her childhood and her parent’s involvement in the Black Power Movement

32:50- Her message to a single black woman who wants to adopt

34:45- Her hardest transition in motherhood

36:50- What parents of white children can do to walk alongside parents of black children and be supportive

41:50- Her hopes that her book brings about more resources for black mothers

45:15- The most important message that she hopes people take away from her book

47:05- End of podcast questions

Connect with Nefertiti:

Nefertiti Austin

Motherhood So White

Nefertiti on Instagram

Nefertiti on Twitter

Books we discussed:

The Alchemist

A Mother for Choco

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Episode 20: Zoie Hoffman – Goal Setting with Kids and Homework Tips

9 februari 2021 | min

Episode 19: Ralphie Jacobs – Look for the Good. You have the Power to Change your Behavior as the Parent.

2 februari 2021 | min

Episode 18: Lisa Graft – Unmet expectations and identity outside of Motherhood

26 januari 2021 | min

Lisa Graft is a beautiful soul who will encourage you to be exactly who YOU were created to be unapologetically. I knew when I sat down with Lisa that I would leave the conversation filled up with energy to pursue motherhood the way I was meant to. We all have different skills and passions and are wired totally different and there is no room in our hearts and minds for comparing ourselves to any other parent who you might consider to be a “supermom” or dad.

We also talk about making sure we are continuing to pursue our passion and identity outside of motherhood which feels really important considering one day all of these kids are going to be out of the house and we’re going to need to know what we love outside of mothering or fathering them.

I hope you enjoy this conversation with Lisa as much as I did. Know that my life is different than yours and Lisa’s life is different with mine and yours and we all have our own stuff. In this episode Lisa and I light heartedly talk about some of the mundane “hard” and some of the “hard” hard.

What we talked about:

4:25- Introduction to Lisa Graft

9:40- Unmet expectations after childbirth and Lisa’s experience postpartum

15:15- Lisa’s experience with pre-partum depression

18:15- What Mother of the Year is

26:35- Guilt that may come up as a parent

35:20- Finding interests and passions outside of parenting and carving out time for yourself

38:30- Being open to ask for help

39:25- Finding those extra pockets of time in your schedule to do things that you enjoy

43:35- The community that Lisa is building and exciting things that she has coming up

48:20- End of podcast questions

Show Notes:

Lisa’s Website

I am Mother of the Year Facebook Group

Loving our Kids on Purpose – Danny Silk

Dear Boy – Paris Rosenthal

Dear Girl – Paris Rosenthal

Wherever you Go my Love will Find You – Nancy Tillman

Connect with Lisa:

Lisa on Instagram

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Parenting Beyond Pink and Blue

Episode 17: Dr. Christia Brown – Raising Kids Free of Gender and Ethnic Bias

20 januari 2021 | min

Dr. Christia Brown joins me on the show to talk about raising kids free of gender and ethnic bias.

She is an author, researcher, and professor of Developmental Psychology. She is also the Director of Center for Equality and Social Justice at the University of Kentucky. She earned her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin.

Her research focuses on how children develop gender and ethnic stereotypes, how children understand gender and ethnic discrimination, and how discrimination and stereotypes affect children and teens’ lives. As part of her research on discrimination, she also examines the perpetration and acceptance of sexual harassment and how children understand politics, public policies, and societal inequalities.

She is the author of Parenting Beyond Pink and Blue, and co-edited the Wiley Handbook of Group Processes in Children and Adolescents. She has a forthcoming book, Unraveling Bias: How Prejudice Has Shaped Children for Generations and How to Break the Cycle.

What we talked about:

3:10: When Dr. Christia Brown began studying gender stereotypes

6:55- How when we treat girls and boys differently based on gender, their brain actually develops differently

17:25- The importance of not separating boys and girls

23:05- Body image issues in young girls and where it can stem from

28:40- What we can do for young kids to ensure they don’t take on gender stereotypes

35:45- Teaching kids at a young age to be anti-racist

38:10- The importance of talking with kids often and asking them what stereotypes they see

47:20- Respectfully correcting relatives or others close to the child when they encourage gender stereotypes

51:05- End of podcast questions

Show Notes:

Connect with Dr. Christia Brown:

Dr. Christia Brown’s Website

Dr. Christia Brown on Twitter

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Norwich – One Tiny Vermont Town’s Secret to Happiness and Excellence

Episode 16: Wendy Snyder – Redirecting Behavior & Designing Logical Consequences

20 januari 2021 | min

Episode 15: Katie Arnold – Nurturing a love for Sport and Play

5 januari 2021 | min

Katie Arnold joins us for round two on the podcast today! You first heard from her in episode 9 when we talked about raising adventurous kids! Today she returns and we talk about kids and sports and why it’s so important to nurture a love for sport AND play. It can be really easy to get sucked into the World of signing your kid up for ALL THE THINGS and we want to stay curious and examine why we sign our kids up for things and how to strive for a healthy ratio of organized sport versus unorganized free play.

Here is a little more about Katie in case you missed our first episode! She is the mother of two girls, an ultra runner and a writer. She won the Leadville 100 in 2018 and her work has been published in Outside, her stories have appeared in The New York Times, Men’s Journal, ESPN the Magazine, Marie Claire, Runner’s World, Elle, and Sunset, among others.

She created and launched the popular Raising Rippers column, about bringing up adventurous kids. Her families can be found adventuring up mountains and down rivers and I wanted to hear her tips and ideas for how to pursue a lifestyle like this with your kids.

Katie is also an author and her first book, a memoir; Running Home is now available in paperback- make sure you check it out at your local bookstore and it’s also available on audible narrated by Katie. If anyone’s interested in hosting a live Zoom event, contact Katie through her website katiearnold.net, where you can also find info about running and writing FLOW retreats she leads!

Let’s get to hearing all about raising adventurous kids now!

What we talked about:

2:45- An update on what Katie has been up to with her kids

5:45- The discussion of balancing kid’s sports with other priorities

17:10- How to balance schedules with encouraging kids to be well rounded with sports and activities

26:25- The balance of starting kids young in sports

30:20- Encouraging play over competitive for kids

38:25- The life lessons that team sports can teach children

59:00- Being intentional to create the experience that you want for your family

Show Notes:

Don’t Let Youth Sports Hijack your Life

Connect with Katie:

Katie on Instagram

Katie on Twitter

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You can use the code “Lindsey” for 15% off all Plant Based Juniors Ebooks!

Happy Holidays from Lindsey!

29 december 2020 | min

Episode 14: Alex Caspero, RD – Picky Eating, Food Choices, Language, Supplements & More

22 december 2020 | min

Alex Caspero, Registered Dietitian with Plant Based Juniors comes back today! We had so much to cover during our first episode that we decided to go for round two! Great news- after our first conversation Alex became inspired and created a free protein guide you can check out.

We cover A LOT in this episode. It is packed full of great information around food, the kitchen and kids. We talk about language in the kitchen with our kids, giving the kids choices around meal time within reason, picky eating, getting in the protein you need in plant based food, supplements and seasonal eating!

Alex is a wealth of knowledge and explains things simply and easy to understand!

Alex Caspero is a Registered Dietitian and plant based Chef, she is the Founder of Delish Knowledge and the co-founder of Plant Based Juniors. She is the Mom of two and personally focuses on plant foods with a little dairy or egg and what I love about her approach to food and plant based eating is that it’s not an all or nothing deal. Over at Plant Based Juniors, she and her business partner Whitney offer a complete guide to plant-based prenatal and pediatric nutrition.

What we talked about:

4:15- Plant based protein that are great options to offer kids and how to encourage them to eat them

14:00- Pulling apart meals and being able to offer kids at least one thing that they like per meal

20:15- Allowing your kids to have a say in meals that are being made a couple of times a week

21:55- Alex’s plant-based program that she recently created

23:30- Language around food and talking to our kids in the kitchen

26:55- Her favorite ways to involve her children in cooking

29:10- Introducing foods to kids that are picky eaters and understanding when they don’t like a certain food

32:50- Adding healthy foods to meals and explaining it to your kids rather than sneaking it in without them knowing

38:45- How picky eating is common at certain ages and allowing kids to grow out of it

40:35- Introducing kids to peanuts to avoid peanut allergies

45:25- Supplements to give kids that eat plant based

49:00- Eating seasonally

54:15- Recent books that Alex has been reading

Show Notes:

FREE Supplement Guide

FREE Protein Guide

Alex’s Book Recommendation:

The Immoralists – Chloe Benjamin

All Adults Here – Emma Straub

Jenna Bush Hager Book Club

Connect with Alex:

Alex on Instagram

Plant Based Juniors on Instagram

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Some Secrets should never be Kept – Jayneen Sanders

Episode 13: Jeena Wilder – Talking with your Kids about Race, Transracial Adoption & Learning with your Kids

15 december 2020 | min

Episode 12: Bryce Reddy – Temper Tools for Parents

8 december 2020 | min

Episode 11: Rosalia Rivera – Consent Parenting: Empowering our kids to protect them against abuse

1 december 2020 | min

Rosalia Rivera is a Consent Educator, Sexual Literacy Advocate, Speaker, change agent, founder of CONSENTparenting, host of the AboutCONSENT Podcast, creatrix of CONSENTwear and child sexual abuse survivor turned thriver.

In this episode we talk about body boundaries, safe people and safety networks, how to respond to a child who comes to you with information that they may be ashamed to talk with you about, body exploration, giving your kids ownership over their bodies and their decisions and so much more.

This episode is perhaps the most important episode I’ve recorded yet. I am so happy to get this information in the hands of more parents and those helping raise kids! Please share it with anyone who you think may benefit from it and reach out to Rosalia on instagram to give her a thank you for this work she’s doing!

Photo Cred: Katelyn Malo

What we talked about:

3:35- Introduction to Rosalia Rivera and how she got into the work that she does

11:20- The first steps in teaching kids about body awareness and body safety

14:45- How to respond to a child if they come to you with the information that they have been sexually abused

19:15- How to remove a person from a child’s life without the child feeling betrayed for having spoken up

21:35- What a safety network is and how to implement it in your family

26:20- How to handle doctor’s visits, coaches and other people of power in the child’s life and how to empower kids with consent letters

33:10- The importance of giving your child independence for self development

40:10- Teaching kids about self exploration with their body parts

48:10- The difference between being overprotective and proactive

53:45- End of podcast questions

Show Notes:

Consent Parenting

About Consent Podcast

Books Recommendations for Kids:

C is for Consent – Eleanor Morrison

Amazing You – Gail Saltz

It’s not the Stork – Robie Harris

Book Recommendations for Adults:

Parenting with PTSD – Joyelle Brandt

Conversations with a Pediphile – Amy Hammel-Zabin

Connect with Rosalia:

Consent Parenting on Instagram

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Episode 10: Kariss Farris – Not doing this alone: Family, Business, Faith and Childbirth

24 november 2020 | min

Kariss is a photographer, write and speaker. She’s a business owner and the mother of three. She is the Co-Owner of Pharris Photos & Philms, alongside her husband Joshua. They specialize in wedding and commercial photography.

In this episode Kariss talks with us about walking through four miscarriages as well as what it’s like to run a business with her husband. It is an exciting year for their family- they have hired on 6 employees over the past year and are really growing- both in the business and their family as they have recently had their third child. You are going to love Kariss’ positive energy and excitement for life.

What we talked about:

2:30- Juggling working at home and parenting with kids at home this year

5:45- The balance that Kariss has found with wanting to work even while resting after having a baby

6:45- The decision to hire employees in her business

9:15- How her and her husband met

11:00- Getting pregnant early on in her marriage

11:50- Walking through four miscarriages and the emotions that she felt with those

23:25- Growing up in a single parent home and with a strong faith

26:45- Starting a business with young kids and not being afraid to ask for help with the kids

31:30- What Kariss’ business is and what it is like working with her husband

33:45- Being married to a dreamer and someone with a lot of ambition

38:00- How she prioritizes her marriage while working with her husband

40:45- The importance she places on taking good photos of her children so that they can look back on memories

43:10- Her organization system for her family photos

49:30- How her business has grown in recent years and how she has brought on several employees

54:40- Talking about her birth stories

1:00:45- End of podcast questions

Show Notes:

Kariss’ Website

Pharris Photos

Super Natural Childbirth

Childbirth in the Glory

Connect with Kariss:

Kariss Farris

Kariss on Twitter

Connect Us:

Plant Based Juniors on Instagram

Episode 9: Katie Arnold; Raising Adventurous Kids

17 november 2020 | min

Episode 8: Miranda Anderson – Less Stuff, More Adventure

10 november 2020 | min

Episode 7: Sergei Urban – The DadLab; Learning with our Kids

3 november 2020 | min

Episode 6: Alex Caspero, RD – Plant Based Juniors & Teaching our Kids Self Regulation

27 oktober 2020 | min

Alex Caspero is a Registered Dietitian and plant based Chef, she is the Founder of Delish Knowledge and the co-founder of Plant Based Juniors. She is the Mom of two and personally focuses on plant foods with a little dairy or egg and what I love about her approach to food and plant based eating is that it’s not an all or nothing deal. Over at Plant Based Juniors, she and her business partner Whitney offer a complete guide to plant-based prenatal and pediatric nutrition.

In this episode we talk about how to make sure our kids are getting enough iron, protein and calcium in a plant based diet. (It’s not as hard as you might think!) We also talk about The Division of responsibility in eating. Parents are in charge of what we are offering and kids – if they want to eat it and how much of it they want to eat. Alex explains this really well and emphasizes teaching our kids self regulation.

If you are interested in purchasing anything on the Plant Based Juniors website (their batch ebook is awesome!)- you can use the code “Lindsey” for 15% off your order!

What we talked about:

4:45- Introduction to Alex Caspero

5:40- What she did before she started her company Plant Based Juniors

8:50- What her business Delish Knowledge is and details on her cookbook

11:05- Her own journey to becoming plant based

16:55- What Plant Based Juniors is and how it started

20:35- Nutrition tips for pregnant women

23:45- Tips for getting kids to eat healthy snacks

24:55- Tips for starting to introduce solids for babies

28:00- Iron rich foods to feed kids and Vitamin C rich foods to pair with them

32:05- The difference between iron from a plant based diet and iron from meat

33:05- The concerns that people have for a plant based diet for kids lacking protein and calcium and simple solutions

41:10- Simple tips for making plant based meals for the family

48:30- Tips for getting kids to eat and try new foods and making meal time less stressful

1:01:15- Her favorite plant based recipe recommendation: tofu nuggets

1:03:50- End of podcast questions

Show Notes:

Top 3 Kitchen Items:

Instant Pot

What Alex is Reading:

Nothing to See Here

Favorite Cookbook:

Isa Does It

Connect with Alex:

Alex on Instagram

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African American Homeschool Moms

Episode 5: Andrea Thorpe – Connecting with our Kids

20 oktober 2020 | min

Andrea Thorpe is the mother of three girls ages 16, 14 and 9 so I felt like I was talking to a Mom who was a few steps ahead of me and that as really comforting. She is a homeschooling Mom and the founder of the African American Homeschool Moms. We’ll learn about her heart behind founding the organization and how it provides resources and support for other African American home schooling Mommas.

Andrea is also a writer and has created a really cool book that is a special resource designed to help parents and children slow down and connect with one another.

In this conversation we talk the importance of connecting with our kids and provide simple ideas for ways to do that including asking our kids more questions. (I love these ones that Andrea shared – If you were in that situation what would you have done? Asking them about their own goals, aspirations) We also talk about giving our kids options and Andrea gives some great thoughts on talking about hormones with teenage girls.

It’s a good one! Grab a cup of coffee, get your shoes on for a run or walk or pop the headphones in for your grocery trip. This conversation with Andrea will fill you up and encourage you to connect with your kids today.

What we talked about:

3:30- Introduction to Andrea Thorpe and her family

6:20- The most important things that she cultivated with her kids while they were younger

8:45- How she encourages honesty and cultivates trust with her kids

10:45- Giving your child a decision as to when they have the hard conversations and allowing them some space

11:50- The African American Homeschool Community that she has created

15:40- How to separate school mode and mom/family mode while homeschooling

20:55- The scheduling system/calendar that she uses to stay organized

25:00- The journal that she created to help connect you with your kids

33:00- How we can slow down and connect with our kids

40:50- How she processes the time that has passed by so quickly with her kids as they grow up

43:00- Her favorite thing about parenting teens

43:55- How she handled talking with her teenage girls about body changes and hormonal changes during the teenage years

52:20- What she has taught her kids that she hopes they will pass on and teach their kids

55:40- End of podcast questions

Show Notes:

Lindsay’s Letters Calendar (that I don’t use but want to use haha)

What Andrea is Reading:

Jackie Robinson’s Autobiography – I Never Had it Made

Kid’s Book Suggestion:

The Little Prince

Connect with Andrea:

Andrea on Instagram

Andrea’s Facebook Group – African American Home School Moms

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Penzys Spice Store – Indianapolis

Episode 4: Katy Allan – Savoring the Flavoring: Fun Recipe & Cooking Tips

13 oktober 2020 | min

Katy Allan is the woman behind Savoring the Flavoring She is the mother of three boys and makes a dinner I wish I could be a part of every night. She is a writer, food blogger and loves cooking everything homemade. Her Mission: “to make the Standard American Diet a little less SAD, one home-cooked, real-food recipe at a time.”

In this episode Katie shares about her passion for food and schools me on some cooking basics like why I should use avocado oil instead of olive oil for certain things (which was super helpful because I get lazy and just use olive oil for everything!) We also talk about not being afraid of fat and salt and Katie shares a couple of amazing recipes as well as some simple meal planning ideas.

My question for you all- anyone else hide the expensive almond butter from the rest of their family?!

What we talked about:

3:30- Katy Allan introduces herself and talks about her current school setup for her kids

7:30-How Katy started her Instagram and Blog Savoring the Flavoring

11:25- Why she was living in California when her kids were born and then moving to Georgia

14:10- How her and her husband met

20:25- Her relationship with food and the mindset she hopes to pass on to her family

25:45- A delicious salad dressing that she made

29:28- Why everyone should be shopping at their local farmers market

36:15- Her best fried green tomato recipe

44:20- Meal planning tips for everyone

52:40- End of podcast questions

Show Notes:

Beautiful Briny Sea

Salad Dressing Recipe:

Mayo

Pecon Butter

Squeeze of lemon

Sea salt

Pepper

The Best Fried Green Tomato:

Cut Half inch Thick

Pork Panko

Dredge them lightly in cassava flour or any flour on both sides (creates a glue)

Dip into a beaten egg

Dip in pork panko or whatever crumbs you want to use

What Katy is Reading:

The Lost Art of Reading Natures Signs

Super Human – Dave Asbery

America’s Reluctant Prince – JFK

What I’m Reading:

Essentialism

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Daisy Jones and the Six

Connect with Katy:

Katy’s Website

Katy on Instagram

Katy on Facebook

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Oh the Places you will Go

Episode 3: Bianca Dottin – Mama’s of the NICU, Life after Loss & Thriving with a Chronic Illness

6 oktober 2020 | min

Bianca Dottin is an incredible woman who has walked through so much. You are going to be in awe of this woman.

She is the Mother of three kids, 9 year old Tatiana and 6 month old angel baby Tristan, and her rainbow baby Trevor.

After walking through the incredibly difficult experience of being a NICU Mom, Bianca created the organization called “Mama’s of the NICU” to support other moms going through similar circumstances. Mama’s of the NICU aims to help moms cope with their time in the NICU by providing journals and survival kits to NICU moms, connecting them with past NICU moms as mentors, and providing an educational outlet through a blog with information, personal stories and past experiences. They also have a great community in their facebook group you can join if you area past or present Mama of the NICU.

Bianca also shares about her need for a kidney donor and how she chooses to work hard and thrive regardless of her circumstances that often times are very challenging. Learn more about Bianca’s need for a kidney donor here.

Bianca is fun, she’s encouraging and she also has a ton of fun DIY, lifestyle, fashion and travel fun over on her website! I hope you enjoy this conversation friends!

Photo Cred: Kate Kelley Collection

What we talked about:

5:30- Introduction to Bianca and her family

7:05- her son Tristan, her pregnancy journey, his NICU experience, and losing him

11:50- how she handled parenting her daughter while grieving the loss of her son and how she helped her daughter handle those hard times with therapy

16:30- the NICU experience

22:20- Creating bonds with other families in the NICU and the emotions that you go through when others in the NICU can go home with a healthy baby or when they lose their child

26:50- Her organization, Mama’s of the NICU, how it started, what it is, and how she hopes to help other moms through the organization

30:50- How her Facebook group can serve as a support group for moms going through postpartum depression

32:10- Message to moms in the NICU and/or walking through loss

34:05- Message to moms that are unsure how they can continue going on after a hard time

35:15- Her diagnosis with a kidney disease and how she has walked through that

41:10- Navigating the fear for her own health while continuing to show up as a good parent for her kids

42:50- Waiting to receive a kidney donation

44:50- Prioritizing and working on her marriage while going through hard times

46:15- Finding Mama’s of the NICU

48:40- End of podcast questions

Connect with Bianca:

Bianca’s Website

Bianca on Instagram

Mama’s of the NICU

What She’s Reading:

Big Magic

Kid’s Book Recommendations:

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Why is Everyone Yelling on Instagram

Episode 2: Katie Crenshaw – Founder of Her Body Can; How to Communicate Self-love and Body Positivity to our Kids

6 oktober 2020 | min

Episode 1: Emily Calandrelli – Emily’s Wonderlab

1 oktober 2020 | min

Emily Calandrelli joins us for episode one! About a month ago my kids discovered the new netflix show “Emily’s Wonderlab” and I immediately knew I had to try to book Emily for thi brand new podcast.

Emily’s Wonderlab is an educational show about science that does an amazing job engaging with kids and teaching them important science skills. One of the first things that will catch your eye when watching Emily’s Wonderlab is that she is very pregnant as she hosts the show. A badass woman scientist pregnant with her first baby. Amazing.

Here is a little more info about Emily pulled from her website:

Emily is an MIT-engineer turned Emmy-nominated science TV host. She’s the Host and Co-Executive Producer of Emily’s Wonder Lab on Netflix, She’s featured as a correspondent on Netflix’s Bill Nye Saves the World and an Executive Producer and host of FOX’s Xploration Outer Space, which airs in 100 million households each week. Her first science children’s book series, the Ada Lace Adventures, are now available for purchase. She recently launched the third Ada Lace book into space as part of the Storytime From Space program.

Emily is also a professional speaker who has spoken at venues like Google, Pixar, MIT, Texas Instruments, CERN, and dozens of K-12 schools and Universities around the country. She focuses her talks on the topics of science communication, space exploration, and women in STEM. Her 3 TEDx talks are available on YouTube.

Emily’s educational background is in engineering and policy. At West Virginia University she received bachelors in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. While at WVU she was awarded the Goldwater scholarship for research and Truman scholarship for policy work.

She received her Masters from MIT in Aeronautics and Astronautics as well as Technology and Policy.

What we talked about:

6:30- Introduction to Emily Calandrelli and how she got into science

8:45- Why she got into production and doing science shows

10:00- The behind the scenes creation of Emily’s Wonderlab Show

11:15- Being one of the only females in her undergraduate science program and how that translated into the science production industry

16:00- Emily’s thoughts on how to be kind when teaching or explaining science

18:05- How she approaches conversations when people don’t believe in science

20:10- How both parents and kids can become science literate

22:00- Working with Bill Nye for the show “Exploration Outer Space” and how it has shaped her

25:00- What she has learned from Bill Nye

29:35- Getting young girls into science and the STEM field

30:35- Her book series, the Ada Lace Series

32:10- How having her daughter has changed her views on her career

35:30- Why it is important that we are doing space exploration

36:00- End of podcast questions

41:30- Listener questions from kids!

Show Notes:

Follow Emily:

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