Becoming Parents Podcast

We decided to get try for a baby early on in 2009. I got pregnant on our first try. Immediately imagined the life I’d wanted for forever. The baby was lost at 7 weeks.

18 months of unexplained infertility. Clomid, temps, obsession, and every month excitement ending in disappointment.

I got pregnant with my firstborn and gave birth in May 2012. We thought we would lose him too in the beginning and the birth was traumatic, but he was perfect. Three babies (bgb), three natural births, completely different experiences with all.

Unrecognized ppd with my first. Severe anxiety. I was alone most of the time with a firefighter husband who worked far.

I felt alone in much of my parenting journey. It's hard to know someone until you have kids and find that how you were raised was so different. This is even more of a struggle when my husband was gone most of the time and came home to a family and home he didn’t get to control most of the time.

I lived far away from my own supportive family and got used to doing things alone. I love the baby seasons, I thrive in the newborn stages. I mourn them still.

I’m currently separated and while we are fighting for marriage but it’s a struggle. I’m full-time single parenting far from our beautiful home.

ABOUT KATIE:

I left a 1300-person team in February of 2021 to start over with a new company with a new outlook and a better opportunity for everyone to grow and succeed. I’ve rebuilt a beautiful team.

I coach, train, and work with individuals on branding and reinvention. I focus on personal growth and specifically work with women who have given up on their goals and dreams, we can be both amazing moms and successful in business.

FIND HER HERE:

Www.levelafternext.org

Insta: @ktannebarnett

Facebook: Facebook.com/thekatieannebarnett

Blog: www.levelafternextorg.com

TikTok: KtAnneBarnett

IVF, Twins, 3 Kids & Being an Entrepreneur with Nicole Brodie  S6 E24

secondary infertility after my daughter, IVF, twins

raising 3 kids, building a business, working, coaching.

Twin Mum +1

Nicolle is involved in coaching, summits, podcasts, & health programs

I Help Mums in Business/Careers UPGRADE Their Lifestyle so they can FEEL LOOK & BE AMAZING

FIND HER HERE: 

www.nicolebrodie.com

https://www.instagram.com/nicole_fitandfab/

9 children. 7 boys and 2 girls.

Currently, the youngest is 14, and the oldest is 31.

I have grandchildren now too.

I’ve been divorced twice so I can speak to single parenting. Large families. Pretty much anything to do with parenting I have probably dealt with at least once.

I have a gay daughter.

I have had 2 miscarriages.

Parenting is a beautiful labor of love as parents and kids truly grow up together.

Laura is a realtor and a certified life coach.

FIND HER HERE:

On almost all platforms as @joyfulicity

For real estate as @lauratnrealtor

Website  Www.joyfulicity.com

- I became pregnant when I was 21 and had an abortion

- 2 Miscarages after that

- 2 babies (one breech pregnancy and the other emergency c-section)

- Had another abortion something I never EVER thought I would ever do again.

- Writing a book about my experience and the journey of women after abortion

Mayi Lenz is a Personal Branding & Fine Art Photographer, Speaker, Podcaster, Philanthropist with a passion for helping women lead unapologetically. Her focus is to help women entrepreneurs increase brand awareness to generate more leads, increase sales and grow their small businesses. Her Photoshoots are a personal and transformational experience.

Photography has allowed her to have deeper conversations with women of all ages, shapes, and sizes. She loves learning about their stories, their challenges, and their fears.

While many people may know her as a photographer. They may not know that she’s also been on a journey to deeply understand how we, as women perceive ourselves, our bodies, and how we can learn to shift our mindset from negative emotions to positive ones. She hosts a weekly podcast delivered every Wednesday. Throughout each episode, you’ll hear her having deep and honest conversations with not only experts and community leaders but with women from all walks of life. She believes we can all learn from each other’s experiences. The goal is to inspire and help women develop powerful confidence and become the best version of themselves unapologetically.

Every woman deserves to be seen and appreciated.

My book is titled Unborn - Stories of women's journey after abortion

If you would like to be part of this book just let me know. I would love to hear and tell yours. Names will not be included or maybe changed to protect the identity of those who do not want to share it.

FIND HER HERE: 

https://twitter.com/mayilenz

https://www.facebook.com/MayiLenzPhotography

https://www.instagram.com/mayilenzphotography/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayilenz/

Today we talked about Kim's experiences including

-a previous childhood sexual assault at 14 by her step-father, and how it kept showing up in her body

-3 traumatic births & postpartum periods

-chronic body pain, especially focused in her hips and pelvis

-postpartum depression, adrenal fatigue, low thyroid, and total burnout

-how the body literally keeps the score and is brilliant at sending us messages

-how coming back home into her body and reconnecting to her sexuality allowed for deep healing for herself, her partner, and her children

ABOUT KIM:

Kim Coffin is an Empowerment & Sexuality Coach, a VITA™ Sex, Love, and Relationship Coach, as well as a Female Sexuality Coach, Tantric Sex Coach, and founder of Get Your Sexy Back.

She specializes in sex, love, intimacy, sexuality, sensuality, empowerment, relationship transformation, jade egg, tantric sex, and sacred sexuality.

She teaches singles and couples how to RECONNECT to their body, ACTIVATE their turn-on, HEAL heartbreak & shame at a body-based level, RECLAIM the places they’ve been disempowered, so they can come back into their body and step into their UNAPOLOGETIC POWER through sacred sexuality.

In their relationships, in their businesses, in their body, and in their lives.

FIND KIM HERE:

* Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=569755109

* Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/get_your_sexy_back_coach/

* Website - https://getyoursexyback.ca/

* Private FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/2251812558445958/

We went a little long because discussing surgeries including a hysterectomy - and how you really FEEL - physically and emotionally through Walker’s journey as well as navigating being a step-mom.

ABOUT WALKER:

What most didn’t know about me until March 2020 when my first book was released, AWAKEN – Discovering Yourself Through the Light of Your Innocence, is my journey of healing, self-discovery, to not be broken by but rather seek to transcend the environment of my youth. I share my path to resilience, of knowing acknowledging what is part of me but doesn’t define me and how creating success instead of becoming a statistic was possible.

I am a professional actor, artist, model, writer, and now published author. I have worked in the entertainment industry for over 25 years. My work has included international blockbuster films, TV shows, and over 2000 advertising campaigns and commercials for global brands. This is a result of choosing to embrace the unknown and choose to live.

At 15 during a suicide attempt, two words spoke loudly in my mind, “Stop. Leave.” I chose to listen and ran away for the 3rd time since the age of 13. Determined to break the chain I felt was trying to hold me captive as it did so many of my family members. A little over a year later, with the help of a compassionate and giving family who took me in as a runaway, I became emancipated at the age of 16.

AWAKEN - Amazon #1 International Best Seller. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086HMT56S

FIND HER HERE:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086HMT56S

We go into depth about very challenging homebirths after c-section, losing a baby at 17-weeks and her amazing and beautiful experience at the hospital within that loss, (finally) having a girl and the surprise party her husband threw her, and how to have a more connected c-section for her last pregnancy. We also covered breastfeeding difficulties, feeling rejected, and getting through it.

Side note for what to do when someone has a baby - bring food, take older kids, and help clean the house (please).

-I'm a mom of 4 kids. 10 and under

-I've experienced 2 c-sections and 2 home births

-I've had 2 miscarriages (one of them at 17 weeks gestation)

-I struggled with breastfeeding with my 3 boys, tongue-tie, breast aversion, and milk supply prob

-I advocate self-care for moms and prioritizing their needs SO they can be less stressed and become the calm and patient moms they desire to be.

-I teach stress management and emotional regulation to mamas.

Elizabeth is a life coach for moms - I help overwhelmed moms reduce the mental stress so they can respond with patience and calm.

FIND HER HERE:

emotionallyhealthylegacy.com

IG @emotionally_healthy_legacy

• mom of 6- 5 bio, 1 adopted

• homeschool/roadschool mom

• foster mom to 15 over the course of 6 years

• Fulltime travel family in our converted tour bus

• passionate about cultivating an intentional family culture

• 2 grown children, 4 still at home

• passionate about strength in marriage and partnership

I am a Fulltime homeschooler and travel planner and I teach children's creative dance! I love what I do!

FIND HER HERE:

Ig: @8people3dogsandasnakeonabus

YouTube: 8people3dogsandasnakeonabus

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. Now let's catch up on 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 Mama's.  

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

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

Foster the Family exists to support and encourage foster and adoptive families, mobilize and equip the community and church for foster care and adoption, and advocate for vulnerable children.

Jamie C. Finn is the executive director of Foster the Family, the host of the Real Mom podcast, the founder and owner of Goods and Better, and a sought-after speaker for retreats, conferences, and events for foster and adoptive parents. Her popular social media accounts offer a glimpse into the real-life of a foster parent and provide encouragement to thousands of foster parents. At any given moment, Jamie is a mother to four to six children, including her two biological children and two children adopted through foster care. She lives in Sicklerville, New Jersey, with her husband, Alan.

Jamie is also the Owner of Goods & Better

FIND HER HERE:

@fosterthefamilyblog on IG & FB

fosterthefamilyblog.com

fosterthefamily.org

Goodsandbetterstore.com

https://www.fosterthefamilybook.com/

Jamie is also the Owner of Goods & Better

FIND HER HERE:

@fosterthefamilyblog on IG & FB

fosterthefamilyblog.com

fosterthefamily.org

Goodsandbetterstore.com

https://www.fosterthefamilybook.com/