In this episode, Liz talks with Marea Goodman, a midwife who specializes in LGBTQ+ fertility and birthing care. Marea runs her own practice Restore Midwifery and recently co-authored a book titled Baby Making  for Everybody: Family Building and Fertility for LGBTQ+ and Solo Parents. Marea discusses some common misconceptions about midwives and how society fails in caring for new mothers. She also explains the many forms that family building takes in queer communities and for solo parents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marea Goodman is working to make family building safe and accessible for everybody

The Motherly Podcast features honest conversations about modern motherhood with inspiring leaders—who also happen to be mothers. These incredible women, like Kristen Bell, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, and Gabrielle Union, are helping to redefine motherhood, using their voices to uplift women with practical ideas and expert insights. The Webby Award winning podcast is hosted each week by Liz Tenety, an award-winning journalist and co-founder of Motherly.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In honor of Earth Day, here’s a special episode with Julia Rockwell, the author of Mothering Earth: A Busy Parents Guide to Saving the Planet. In this conversation with Liz, Julia explains why she chose to make eco-conscious life changes and offers practical tips on how busy parents can start living a more sustainable life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julia Rockwell on how busy parents can fight climate change

Sharon Mazel is the mom of four, a grandmother, an author, journalist, parenting and pregnancy expert, and a coach — and her latest book, Bite Sized Parenting, provides easily digestible guidance to support parents through the intensity of that first year of your baby’s life. In today's conversation, Sharon talks about the overwhelming amount of parenting information out there today and how parents can navigate all of that to make informed decisions that are the best choice for their family and their specific needs.  She also talks about the pressures of social media and unrealistic expectations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Parenting and Pregnancy Expert Sharon Mazel on the Parenting Tips that Really Matter

Jaclyn Lindsey is the founder of Kindness.org, a non-profit that takes an evidence-based approach to build programs, partnerships, and products that empower people to choose kindness. Jaclyn and Liz talk about some of the challenges modern parents face when teaching their children to choose kindness and some of the tools and programs Jaclyn’s helped create for schools. Jaclyn also gives some helpful tips on how parents can help their children better understand and communicate their feelings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jaclyn Lindsey on Combating Bullying and Building a Kinder World

In this conversation, Liz speaks with life doula Brandi Sellerz-Jackson, the author of the book, On Thriving: Harnessing Joy Through Life’s Great Labors. Brandi shares lessons from her work as a doula and talks about the life changing journey of motherhood, the importance of self-care, and why it is so important to heal childhood trauma. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Life Doula Brandi Sellerz-Jackson on healing and thriving as mothers

Liz speaks with Anne Cutler, a cybersecurity expert and a mom of two about digital safety and the emergent things we all need to be thinking about when keeping our kids safe. Anne is the director of communications for Keeper Security and her company recently ran a survey of parents about their practices around how to keep their kids safe online – their results showed that most of us have a long way to go. In this conversation, Anne also shares practical online safety tips and talks about why parents need to have an open dialogue with kids about online safety. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marea Goodman is working to make family building safe and accessible for everybody

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