Big Little Choices

Meet Alyssa. Early childhood educator, founder of Seed and Sew and host of Voices of Your Village podcast. She’s passionate about building emotional intelligence as young as infancy, and her ‘show up as you are’ approach welcomes people into her village to get support at all ages and stages. Hear more for her expert advice on helping our tiny humans (children!) build their own emotional toolkit.

Meet Neva. Business owner, accountant and mom to 4 adopted, multi-racial children. Neva shares an inspiring story of her son, Alex, who is a trans-youth.

Meet Melissa - Mom to seven and a LGBTQ activist. Melissa talks about being a mother to a transgender youth, their journey through the transition, adjusting to a new identity and the importance of supporting our kids through these life changing choices.

Meet Haley. A military spouse, mom to two and postpartum doula. She talks about how she got diagnosed with bipolar manic and how that has affected the choices she’s had to make personally and professionally.

Meet Joey and Jesse. They share their story of being a gay couple, choosing to have a baby via a surrogate, the hesitations that came with it, and what life is like in this unconventional setup, for their son Sebastian.

Meet Mercedes. TV personality, real estate professional, and mother to Shams Francis. Mercedes talks about being a mother in the public eye and how that affects the choices she makes for herself and her family.

Meet Laura. Senior tech strategist, fertility advocate and mom to Owen. She shares her story on going through 11 rounds of IVF and 33 embryo transfers in order to have her son. It's a story of perseverance, resilience and determination to make a choice that is physically and emotionally demanding.

Meet Marianna. Mother, cancer survivor and founder of a sustainable children’s clothing brand. She shares her inspiring story of overcoming an unusual type of cancer, and then making an unconventional choice to move abroad when she was 7 months pregnant. Change can be terrifying but Marianna shares how she never lets fear prevent her from making significant changes in her life.

Meet Sophie. Mom to two girls, wine entrepreneur and owner of a spectacular vineyard estate at very the top of Sonoma Mountain. In our conversation, I talk to Sophie about her journey to starting Sophie James Wine, balancing entrepreneurship with motherhood and the beauty of following your passion.

Meet Sarah: Author, musician, and mom to two. Sarah talks about her decision to have both her children via a home birth, a choice made by less than 1% of pregnant women in the United States. She talks about why she thought it was right for her and how childbirth changed her perspective on her own capabilities.