BEAM Stories

When you discover you’re pregnant, it can feel like the world shifts on its axis. After New York Times opinion writer Jessica Grose had her first child, the experience set her on a new path to examine and excavate questions of what motherhood would entail - both the perception and the reality. In this episode, we discuss her book SCREAMING ON THE INSIDE, the trends she sees in her reporting, as well as places to have optimism for systemic changes to support moms.

 

Show Notes:

About Jessica Grose

• Read and subscribe to her New York Times columns here.

• Purchase a copy of “Screaming On The Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood” here.

About Amy Kugler

• Check out Amy's website and writing.

• Sign up for Unscripted, Amy’s bi-monthly newsletter.

About the Show: “And More with Amy Kugler” is a production of BEAM, a venture dedicated to amplifying the untold stories of motherhood and building public/private/advocacy partnerships to shift policy for moms nationally and globally.

• For more information about BEAM, visit welcometobeam.com.

• To financially support, visit BEAM’s crowdfunding page.

• Share your own perspective on BEAM’s website.

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There’s one thing we know for certain. Life changes - it’s not a matter of if, but when and how. Where we find ourselves is how we ride that wave of change. As moms and caregivers, our strength and resilience is also tested in how we hold space for our families to do the same. In this episode, Cara Cynkar shares how she not only grew as her family faced certain challenges, but brings us full circle to working toward her own dreams and writing a new story.

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Building a family should come with a few additional titles: advocate, investigator, superhero, and diplomatic negotiator. Sleuth co-founder Sehreen Noor Ali donned those roles as she watched her young daughter miss developmental milestones. After quitting her full-time role, she and her co-founder took on the task of building a seamless way to leverage machine learning and more than 62,000 parents' answers to help caregivers be champions for the health and wellbeing of their families. Sleuth emboldens parents to have access to credible information instead of Googling "Is this normal" and hoping for the best - all because Sehreen and Alex took a challenge and found the opportunity to help others. Learn more about Sleuth at hellosleuth.com, or connect with Sehreen or Sleuth on Instagram. 

 

About Amy Kugler:

• Check out Amy's website and writing.

• Sign up for Unscripted, Amy’s bi-monthly newsletter.

About the Show: “And More with Amy Kugler” is a production of BEAM, a venture dedicated to amplifying the untold stories of motherhood and building public/private/advocacy partnerships to shift policy for moms nationally and globally.

• For more information about BEAM, visit welcometobeam.com.

• To financially support, visit BEAM’s crowdfunding page.

• Share your own perspective on BEAM’s website.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Being a mom is about handing yourself a million permission slips each day. Certified mental health coach & Daring Way Facilitator Mandy Jankus knows this full well. In this episode, we learn how Mandy launched into her calling for coaching others while healing from trauma, and how she encourages others to have vulnerable, authentic conversations in their own lives.

Content Warning: this episode addresses parent loss, birth trauma, and grief. If that doesn’t feel healthy for you, please do what’s best for you in this moment.

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Wouldn’t it be nice if everything in life were a straight line, up and to the left? Always moving forward, always finding success. If only that were true.

Author and Forbes contributor Amy Shoenthal has dedicated her professional and personal life to exploring the trajectory of our life and trying to understand more about how we overcome those setbacks. As a mom, her work is even more important now than ever before.

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Within the span of five years, the world as Jessi Hempel knew it shifted on it’s axis. When exploring the prospect of parenthood, the award-winning journalist and podcast host had to wade through her own fears from her past, the echo chamber of what the world shared a parent should be, and decide how she wanted to move forward. In this show, Jessi shares how she approached writing THE FAMILY OUTING and provides perspective on making the most difficult decisions as a parent - even before you meet your child for the first time.

Content Warning: this episode addresses pregnancy loss and grief. If that doesn’t feel healthy for you, please do what’s best for you at this moment.

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We all have stories to tell about the multitudes we contain as mothers and caregivers - it’s up to us to share! In the premiere episode of “And More,” Amy sits down for an intimate conversation about the power our stories hold and how we access the strength to tell them. She also gives a preview of what to expect for this new season of in-depth discussions and hilarious moments.

 

Show Notes:

About Amy Kugler:

• Check out Amy's website and writing.
• Sign up for Unscripted, Amy’s bi-monthly newsletter.

About the Show: “And More with Amy Kugler” is a production of BEAM, a venture dedicated to amplifying the untold stories of motherhood and building public/private/advocacy partnerships to shift policy for moms nationally and globally.

• For more information about BEAM, visit welcometobeam.com.
• To financially support, visit BEAM’s crowdfunding page.
• Share your own perspective on BEAM’s website.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing And More with Amy Kugler! 

And More with Amy Kugler is a show that explores the dynamic stories of motherhood and caregiving, and how those stories hold exponential power to be a driving force for change. 

We’ll have deep conversations with incredible game-changers (moms, and colleagues, and leaders, and operations gurus, and ... more...) about the state of motherhood that’s both personal and global. We’ll talk about the challenging and hilarious moments we rarely say out loud, and we’ll find a way forward that lifts us all up. 

Grab a cup of coffee/tea/water/wine, and let's chat. Subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.

For more, visit www.welcometobeam.com/podcasts or find Amy online at @amylizkugler.  For questions or guest suggestions, email us at [email protected].

 

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