Becoming Parents Podcast

Casey discusses being a teen mom, our conversations around that, and how challenging it was, being in a broken welfare system, how she got off of welfare, had her second baby, met someone, and had her two boys.

Her son Chase had multiple fractures in his skull, and was in a coma, with 70% brain damage from a babysitter's abuse. He’s doing great as a 6-year-old considering, however, it was a huge life change, including a lawsuit as her second son was being born.

The kids are now 17, 14, 6, & 5. I’m so proud of Casey.

- postpartum depression after the first delivery, colicky baby

- realizing how uncomfortable I was in my own body, breastfeeding in public, and doing artwork of breastfeeding moms, recognized in the newspaper for the series

- mother wisdom unfolding and rocking the paradigm of my marriage

- learning to honor me as a mother, even when being disrespected by the father

- a single mother with teen sons, raising my eldest son after his father disowned him

- learning to make peace even if others want to make war - not being a space of division even when the family is divided

- letting go so my sons can grow - empty nest

Kerri is a Soul Guide, a shamanic healer,  and a spiritual teacher of the Inner Medicine Training which is a Mystery School.

FIND HER HERE:

www.motherwoundbook.com  (receive 17 days of interviews for the Return of Mother Wisdom Series)

www.kerrihummingbird.com

Podcast: www.soulnectar.show

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kerri.hummingbird.sami

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kerri.hummingbird/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KerriHummingbrd

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerrihummingbird/

YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCIvzw9fZaQdLy9jbiCuX2A

Casey is my daughter. She is one of the 5 kids I had long-term in foster care from age 10. She is so brave and strong and I’m so proud of her for sharing her experience in foster care, how it’s still impacting her, as well as her parenting.   

Continuously running away, putting herself in a mental health facility to stay safe and healthy since she couldn’t come “home” to my house. She knew she needed support to move forward in her life.   

We discuss getting pregnant at 16 and how that impacted leaving the foster care system, and how the situation for 6 years has impacted us the next 17 and not in a good way.  She is brave and strong and - yes - I cried.

How to talk to your children about Alzheimer's disease

How to help them understand what is happening to their grandparent/relative who has the disease

How to react/respond to them when visiting or face timing, etc. when they say things that don't make sense

About Lisa:

I am a behavior specialist with expertise in living with Alzheimer's disease and dementia

FIND HER HERE:

www.truthliesalzheimers.com

https://www.facebook.com/LisaSkinnerAuthor

In this episode we discuss:

- personal childhood trauma

-The role my horses have played in my life and my birthing experience starting with them as a child and teenager.

-Becoming a teen parent at 17

-Raising three daughters

-Journey into becoming a doula during a pandemic

-My experience with Olivia & Bereavement keepsake package and what it’s like to “cremate” miscarriages up to 20 weeks gestation

FIND EMILY HERE: 

www.unbridledbirth.com

Ig @unbridledbirth

Fb facebook.com/unbridledbirth

Olivia's episode relating to Emily

https://youtu.be/WW4bvqg-86s

Resources we discuss:

www.wildflowersandmilk.com

https://www.dropofgoldkeepsakes.com/

I teach parents how to listen to their children into existence through emotional reflection. This is a foundational skill that deepens trust, emotional safety, and intimacy. Many parents are not emotionally competent and pass on their incompetency to their children. By learning how to be an emotional coach for your children, you will create deep peace in your family and promote resilience, emotional strength, and emotional intelligence in your children.

In his words: I am a lawyer-turned-peacemaker, author, speaker, teacher, and visionary.

FIND HIM HERE:

Audience page: https://dougnoll.co/becoming-parents (this is a bit.ly link to the podcast page)

Group coaching link: https://www.deescalate.dougnoll.com/groupcoachingorder

Website: https://dougnoll.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougnoll/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/doug.noll.52/

https://www.facebook.com/DouglasNoll

Twitter             https://twitter.com/dougnoll

Instagram       https://www.instagram.com/douglasenoll/

DN YouTube           https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtAHXdBT1Y0Pl7SGrM_HcFw

EC YouTube       https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLMgSgzfVqHdriHEN3MiIKA

Pinterest         www.pinterest.com/b990204361f85f4a8ac1a25a9a0920

For 20% off James' program, go here: https://getfitforbirth.com/becoming-parents/

-I am a father to three kinds of relationships:

(1)  A son that was planned within a marriage,

(2) A daughter that was unplanned with a person who I considered to be a friend, and

(3) A daughter who is not biologically mine, and who doesn't know her biological dad, but whose birth I attended, and whose initial years were spent in my home, and calls me daddy.

-Since modern life can easily work against foundational health & family life, I spend much of my time implementing Ancient Wisdom.

-Thankfully, health in my home feels rather simple.

-I am an advocate of alternative schooling, and I have tried homeschooling at times.

-As a Holistic Health Educator, I teach my kids to understand the foundations of: Breathing, Movement, Nutrition, Lifestyle, and Mindset.

-I feel that I was a born-to-be dad, yet fatherhood definitely didn't turn out the way that my Disney mind expected, and so I've had to let go of a lot of things...

ABOUT JAMES:

I consider my work to be "empowering people" to believe in themselves and find what works for them.  As the founder of Fit For Birth, this is done primarily through personal training and health education for pregnant and postpartum moms, as well as continuing education for fitness professionals, birth workers, and other wellness professionals.

FIND HIM HERE:

GetFitForBirth.com

Instagram.com/fitforbirth/

Facebook.com/getfitforbirth

TikTok.com/@fitforbirth

raised 3 children....   many years as a single dad..  all kids are grown and successful...

I designed my life around my kids' lives… as busy as I was... I never asked them to design their lives around mine

Joseph is the CEO and Executive Director of the Sierra Association of Foster Families and has won many awards for his work.

FIND HIM HERE:

nevadascolorfulchildren.com

educatingfosteryouth.org

TRIGGER WARNING! 

We discuss in detail Olivia's miscarriage. She is brave, honest, and strong, and I'm so proud of her willingness to speak out about her miscarriage.   

Olivia's Mission: Helping Women feel Seen, Heard, and not Forgotten  

The reason WHY she is so passionate about women feeling empowered through parenthood is from her first NOT great experience. 

She's shared what it's like to have two kids 18 months apart, toddlers, teething, temper tantrums, sneaking chocolate, wanting to be the best parent, and sometimes feeling like you're failing WHILE going back to school to help other mamas.  

She's also been on discussing both of her births and what a difference it was the second time around in the hospital - where she was her own advocate. Also, why she became a doula and what it's like to make a difference in another woman's pregnancy.

HER FIRST EPISODE: https://youtu.be/LacXqaHKnzM

HER SECOND EPISODE: https://youtu.be/phqTR2w4Pyw

HER THIRD EPISODE: https://youtu.be/-GaYLns6UII 

FIND OLIVIA: https://www.forgetmenotdoulaservices.com

- became a mom at age 48 in 2018

-relocated to Reno knowing no one

- left my corporate career to be a stay-at-home mom after 27 years (high pressure, always  on, a lot of tech years)

- my husband retired after 28 years at Deloitte- we both had major adjustments

- became a full-time stay-at-home mom, and primary caregiver for two 1/2 years

- adjusting to a new home, used to running things learned how to just be and join

- pandemic changed everything

- started to realize needed more (guilt/failure feeling)

- found ways to rethink how I look at career and success - admired other moms forging their own way- can I do that too?

- took some leaps of faith (heard it as a calling to try this) Pampered Chef “mission”

- discovered transforming  my  kitchen was also transforming myself - how I think and do things

- daughter central component in being involved  in what I did, kids in the kitchen, exposure, thinking exploring included

- parenting learning in the kitchen from the start

- multiple things leading to a bigger idea  - how can I share what I’ve learned in all areas of life to inspire others (jennmarieliving)

Jennifer is a marketing consultant contract with the Diocese of Reno and writes/edits a magazine - everything I do is really marketing - how I think/strategy Www.rejuvenatemarketing.com

Transform kitchen through- Pampered Chef - www.jennmariecuisine.com

My mission is to bring joy into your kitchen.

Help people love their hair through -Theorem Hair - www.Jennmarietresses.theoremmethod.com

FIND HER HERE:

www.LinkedIn.com/in/jmpelfini

Www.Facebook.com/JennMarieCuisine

Www.Facebook.com/jmpelfini

Www.Facebook.com/Jennmarietresses

www.jennmarieliving.com

@jennmariecuisine Instagram

@jennmarieliving TikTok / Instagram Facebook

@jmpelfini Instagram, twitter