Ara Katz is a mother, a serial entrepreneur, has been named one of Marie Claire’s 50 Most Influential Women in America, and through her new company Seed is on a mission to teach everyone about their microbiome. Say what? Tune in to learn why probiotics and prebiotics are so important to us as women and mothers, and small steps we can take to promote full-body health.

References:

Seed: www.seed.com

Female Daily Synbiotic: https://shop.seed.com/products/female-daily-synbiotic?utm_source=hellomytribe&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=&utm_term=wellness

*Use code HELLOMYTRIBE at seed.com for 10% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic (thanks, Ara!)

Kelli Kelley is the founder and executive director of Hand to Hold, a national and nonprofit organization dedicated to providing education and support to NICU families. As the mother of two children born preterm at 24 weeks and 34 weeks, Kelli has invested her time and talents during the past ten years to raise awareness of the growing problem of preterm birth and to support families who share in her experience.

References:

Hand to Hold's website: handtohold.org

Hand to Hold’s podcasts for NICU families and staff: https://handtohold.org/resources/podcasts/

Kelli Foulkrod is a holistic psychotherapist specializing in perinatal mental health. On this episode, Kelli shares her passion for the mind/body/spirit connection and empowers us to be our own healers so we can thrive in early motherhood. We cover the grieving process new mothers experience as they say goodbye to their old lives, the anger so many of us hide inside, and practical solutions for combating isolation.

References:

Kelli's psychotherapy practice: https://www.counselingfornewmoms.com/

Kelli's yoga therapy / energy healing work: https://organicmentalhealthcenter.com

After the birth of her son, Paige Bellenbaum suffered from severe postpartum depression that almost cost her her own life. Paige shares her journey that included the inability to connect and bond immediately with her son, anxiety, and sleeplessness. While walking down the street in New York City, Paige was ready to jump in front of a bus. Seeing her reflection, Paige didn't recognize herself and immediately went to the hospital with her baby in tow to seek treatment. Paige is now the Chief External Relations Officer of The Motherhood Center of New York, and the mother of two children. She has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, NPR, PBS Newshour and in Women’s Health Magazine, as well as in The Wall Street Journal.

We ask Sarah Davis of Olive. You. Nanny and the soon-to-launch Nanny Tribe all sorts of questions. What to look for when hiring a nanny? What processes should be in place? How to give feedback to the person caring for your children and in your home? What have you learned along the way balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship?

Alli Kasirer walks us through her own journey with unexplained infertility, which led to the launch of FertileGirl. FertileGirl is a platform committed to changing the conversation about fertility from one that is isolating, confusing, and stressful to one that is hopeful, rewarding, and empowering.

After many rounds of medications, procedures, and negative pregnancy tests, Alli and her husband went back to basics. Alli focused on managing her stress, exercising more, and eating healthier. And after three rounds of IVF, Alli and her husband welcomed twin boys.

Alli shares helpful resources and discusses how to best support friends and family going through infertility.

Have you ever felt left out of a conversation or not welcome somewhere because you have a child in tow? Upon entering motherhood after completing graduate school at Columbia University at 34 weeks pregnant, this is exactly what Sarah Lux-Lee came to find. With the desire to continue to be part of professional and intellectual experiences, Sarah ran a successful experiment in Brooklyn which led to the launch of Mindr. Mindr runs talks, workshops, classes, and events with global experts where crying babies are always welcome. Sarah chats with us about motherhood, entrepreneurship, the motherhood penalty, the concept of "having it all," and what parental leave is like in Australia.

Elizabeth Bachner, owner of birthing and wellness center Gracefull in Los Angeles, shares her personal journey of transitioning from the corporate world to midwifery. Now a leader and champion for those birthing, Elizabeth walks us through the differences between doulas and midwives, home birth and hospital birth, and low-risk childbirth and high-risk childbirth. Elizabeth shares her thoughts on how pain is part of the process and the concept of hands on healing.

Sera Bonds of Circle of Health International joins us to talk about maternal health around the globe and the importance of women centered care, especially during natural disasters and war zones.

Jessica Gaffney of ProMama joins us to chat about balancing motherhood and career, how to support moms in the workplace, the motherhood penalty, the concept of women having it all, and learning to say no and to create boundaries.