This is my final episode, friends. I explain why and share all my feelings about my current season of motherhood. Please excuse my crying but I'm laying it all out.
Thank you to each and every one of my listeners, followers, guests, and behind-the-scenes support staff for helping my first attempt at podcasting be such a positive experience. This was a wonderful experience for me and while it's ending earlier than anticipated I'm so grateful for the connections made and friendships formed. I've learned from the stories shared here and grown in my own motherhood. I couldn't have done it without you.
Keep on loving in only the way that you can, Mama.
Christina and Carolyn are Moms, sisters, podcasters, founders of The MomBabes community and authors of their debut book, The MomBabes: A Motherhood Anthology.
Co-winners of the World’s okay-est Mom award, Christina and Carolyn are the friends every Mom deserves. They aren’t parenting experts, they’re real women using their personal desires for connection to build a community of women through sharing stories.
The sisters keep busy working and wife-ing while chasing their kids and their dreams - all without spilling their coffee.
More from The MomBabes www.themombabes.com and @TheMomBabes
In this episode, I'm talking with Sarah Muxlow. She is an End of Life Doula with a background in geriatric and palliative social work. She is the founder of Live Purposefully End of Life Care Planning and co-founder and director of the End of Life Doula Association of Canada.
Sarah’s passion was born out of personal experience. She saw firsthand the devastating impact inadequate end of life care planning has on individuals and families. Sarah highlights, “Often families don’t talk about death, yet it is the one experience that we all have a shared investment in”
It’s time to change this.
We discuss how engaging with death, grief and loss can assist us in living a fuller, healthier and more purposeful life.
Learn more at
www.livepurposefully.ca,
In this episode, I'm chatting with Simona Altavilla Moss about infertility and motherhood. Simona is a wife and mama to two little ones that keep her on her toes! She’s a teacher, an artist and now, a published author. She likes to stay busy - clearly.
She loves to draw, paint, craft - you name it - ever since she was a little girl. It's always been a hobby of hers and she’s lucky enough to have turned it into a small business with her Etsy Shop, Simona’s Collections!
Simona has recently published her first book, The B Word: Infertility and Other Conversations, where she shares her journey of secondary infertility, along with contributions from a few friends, her sister, and her husband. With the help of family, friends, and the infertility community, she’s found the strength to share her story.
She hopes to continue raising awareness around the topic of infertility and bringing it into normal conversation.
You can follow her on social media @simply_simona to learn more about her story, her small business and life after infertility 🧡
Contact:
Altavillas@gmail.com
Instagram and Facebook:
@simply_simona
Website:
www.SimonaJAltavilla.com
Today's interview is with Gillian Behnke. As a busy mom of two, Gillian cares deeply about helping other moms feel better both mentally and physically. She believes that motherhood does not equate to exhaustion, and that is is possible to thrive mentally, emotionally, physically, and professionally.
Gillian is the founder of Mom Camp, a media and events company that empowers moms to live their best lives. She is also the host of the Mom Camp: Around the Campfire podcast.
I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Gillian and I know you will, too!
This week's episode is with my friend, Terri Anne Anderson. TA is a wife, mom to two daughters, public speaker, soon to be published author, and works in the health care industry.
TA shares wise words by reminding us that motherhood is not about perfection and wants moms to extend grace and forgiveness to themselves.
It was so great to connect with TA and this conversation was an example of how we are all connected in this motherhood journey-no matter where we are,
This week I'm chatting with Melaina Rogers. Melaina is a wife, mom to three, self-love fighter, and adoptee. We discuss her adoption, her journey to finding her biological family in Colombia, her perspective on adoption and how it feels to have biological children who look like her.
Melaina is one of the most nonjudgmental, accepting, happy people I have had the pleasure of knowing. I'm positive you will enjoy this conversation with her.
This episode is a discussion with Taraneh Erfan King. Taraneh is a mom, author, and therapist. She recently wrote a book titled, Conscious Grieving: The Path of Awakening Through Loss. In our conversation, Taraneh explains what consciousness is, describes her parenting as 'conscious parenting', explains what that looks like and how we can incorporate it into our own lives.
Taraneh's insight is fascinating. She is a kind and gentle soul and I am happy to introduce her to you.
You can find out more about Taraneh and/or order her book on her website www.mindonspirit.com
Today's guest is Chanelle Nielsen. She's a wife, mom to five and a life coach. She helps moms organize their days so they can balance family and personal goals through her coaching programs.
In this episode Chanelle gives us great tips on self care for moms. You can connect with her on Instagram under her handle, @chanelleneilsoncoaching.
Today's guest is my own mama, Janie Harrison. She's a widow after 55 years of marriage, mother to seven, grandmother to nineteen, great grandmother to six (by the end of this year) writer, and artist. In this interview she reflects on her years as a mother and shares her insights surrounding life.
Thank you, mother for this conversation, for being my mom, and for being the greatest example of motherhood to me.
Today's guest is Victoria. She is an adoptee, a birth mother, and an adoptive mother. She has experienced all three sides of the adoption triad. I appreciated her honesty in our conversation. She shared a lot of sadness. That’s the thing about adoption-it all begins with loss and brokenness. But there is healing. There is love. There is goodness. And that’s the message Vicky shares.
"I believe from a 30,000-foot perspective, the theme of my life has been motherhood. The love of it, the lack of it and what it means."
In this episode I share the story behind my book- the lonely and difficult road to becoming a mom. I longed for someone to understand and encourage me to continue on the difficult days.
This was the beginning of me understanding how much I wanted to be a mother, how resilient women actually are, and that all mothers- no matter our circumstances- need encouragement.
Thank you for listening.
Today's episode is with Joanna. She's a wife, mom to two grown daughters, an author, and an artist. We discuss motherhood while also working outside the home, her gratitude for her own mother, her books, and her artwork. Joanna is delightful and feels immediately like a friend. I hope you enjoy listening to her wisdom and perspective.
Many thanks to Joanna for your time and all you shared in this conversation.
You can find Joanna on Instagram @jcvartstudio_thedressing_room or her website jcvartstudio.net On her website you can view some of her art, order her book and listen to her podcast, The Dressing Room (which I will be a guest on soon).
You can see Joanna's art on Instagram @jcvartstudio
Episode 18 features Lori Doddy-a wife, mother, grandmother (currently parenting her grandson), weight loss, and career coach. Lori has a passion for teaching women health and wellness so we can look and feel our best. We discuss self-care, loving ourselves, and how that ripples out into creating healthy families.
Thank you, Lori. Your insights and time are so appreciated.
Connect with Lori on Instagram by clicking here. Join her free wellness community on Facebook here.
In episode 17 I'm talking with my sister-in-law, Heidi. Heidi is a wife and mom to one little boy and her second baby boy is due any day now. Three years ago Heidi was diagnosed with breast cancer. She opens up and shares that time of her life with us. When I asked her if she would be willing to talk about cancer she said, "Absolutely! If my story helps even one woman, I'm willing to share it." Her experience and advice can be applied to any mother-with or without cancer because her message is that moms need to take care of themselves.
Thank you, Heidi, for your honesty, your hope. and your willingness to share.
Minimarie Andrews is a proud mom of four, a speaker, writer, and teacher. Minimarie is the founder of the faith based family empowerment blog "Purpose Filled Mommy with Minimarie". She is a twin mom, and an autism mom. She is also a fine arts teacher with nearly two decades of serving youth in visual and preforming arts. She also serves within her community with young ladies through her mentoring program. She prefers the motto in motherhood "taking it day by day with grace and intention". Her passion is to encourage other moms and women to live a life full of purpose, joy, and gratitude.
You can find her online at: https://purposefilledmommywithminimarie.com or on instagram @purposefilledmommy.