How does trauma affect mothers and their children, and how can they heal from it? Join me for a conversation with best-selling author Elayna Fernandez of "The Positive Mom". Elayna Fernandez is a single mom of four. She is also known as the positive mom on social media. Her story is one of overcoming trauma and helping other moms find that truth in themselves and really figure out how to do that work on our inner child.    "It's not selfish to just be still. To work on yourself every single day is the best thing that you can do for your children."   Elayna Fernandez is a mom of four and a single mom. She is also known as @thepositivemom on social media. She has been through a lot of trauma in her life, including being in a coma for 8 days after a car accident. Despite all of this, she has become a role model to help other moms break cycles, find peace and feel whole. In her work, she helps moms understand that they are not alone and that they can overcome their trauma.    I

n this episode, you will learn the following:  

1. Elayna Fernandez's story of overcoming trauma and helping other moms do the same

2. The importance of processing emotions and setting boundaries

3. The impact of a mother's healing journey on her children

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Elayna Fernández is a bestselling author, internationally acclaimed storyteller, and self-made mom entrepreneur. Elayna’s mission is to provide moms with skills, strategies, and steps to find peace, break unhealthy cycles, and feel whole. Her award-winning Emotional Wholeness programs inspire millions of moms worldwide to transform their pain into positive growth. To learn more about Elayna, follow visit thePositiveMOM.com and follow her @thepositivemom

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Forget what you know about motherhood, it's time to get real on Kasey's Korner. In this episode, you will learn:

1. How medicalization of birth and breastfeeding has led to decreased rates of breastfeeding

2. The lack of education around breastfeeding among medical professionals

3. The impact of body image messaging on mothers' breastfeeding journeys

The Big Let Down

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Irene Dreayer can be credited with discovering some of our favorite TV stars like Tia and Tamara Mowry, Taj Mowry, Dylan and Cole Sprouse, and wait, even BEYONCE?? Hollywood’s kid talent expert and trusted career coach for kid talent, is a 30-year veteran of family programming. She has produced many network TV sitcoms, movies, pilots, and discovered some of the biggest kid stars in the business. Dray is a long time Executive Producer for The Disney Channel, The WB (The CW) and ABC Family (Freeform). She executive produced the longest running show on The Disney Channel, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and The Suite Life on Deck as well as bringing the show’s stars Dylan and Cole Sprouse to Disney. Ms. Dreayer discovered identical twins Tia and Tamera Mowry at the early age of 13 to star in The WB series, Sister Sister, that she executive produced for seven seasons. Ms. Dreayer has also produced several TV movies including THE SUITE LIFE ON DECK television movie for Disney Channel, LEGALLY BLONDES with Reese Witherspoon for MGM, Disney Channel and ABC Family, DESPERATELY SEEKING SANTA for ABC Family, RECIPE FOR LOVE for Hallmark and THE TREE THAT SAVED CHRISTMAS for UP TV.

The Dray Way, founded by Irene Dreayer, is an entertainment career coaching service for kids and a digital community that helps parents and kids navigate their way through show business. Ms. Dreayer works with kids from all over the world via Skype offering guidance, audition coaching, acting, vocal coaching and career consultation for parents. The Dray Way also manages tween talent and is currently developing original content for TV and the web for Tweens and Teens.

Get Irene's Book, "Mom I Want To Be A Star" 

Learn More about Irene from her site: https://thedrayway.com

We are dissecting the magazine covers that we constantly saw in the early 2000s, Y2K era. Covers from Self Magazine, Glamour Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Women's Health and more. The women on the covers include Eva Longoria, Jewel, and Molly Sims while headlines of ""Simplify Your Slim-Down", "Peel Off The Pounds", and "Lose Weight By January 1!" flood the front. 

My guest today is Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor Alana Van Der Sluys, who is a Health at Every Size advocate, author, speaker, and eating disorder survivor. She is the founder of Freedom with Food and Fitness, where she empowers women to heal their relationship with food and their bodies through intuitive eating and fitness. She gives her clients the tools to eat what they want--without guilt, stress or anxiety--while still promoting authentic health and longevity.

You can follow Alana on Instagram @freedomwithfoodandfitness

Check out her podcast here.

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I sat down with Sarah Neill, CEO and Founder of the body positive fashion app called Mys Tyler to get the scoop on why she developed an app that was clearly missing from the fashion industry! 

Did you know around 91% of the clothes we buy online aren’t a good fit? We suspect it’s because 91% of us don’t share the same body as the online models. This means up to 40% of clothes will end up being returned, with many more banished to the back of the closet.

That’s why we created Mys Tyler, a platform that lets you discover fellow women of a similar height, size, shape and more, so you can see how an outfit will fit on YOUR body. Think of our Contributors as your own fashion body doubles who are actively trying on clothes, styling them and showing you where to buy them. If it looks good on them, it will look great on you!

By helping you find clothing that fits you EVERY time, you’ll save time, the industry will reduce returns, and less clothes will end up in landfill. Wins all around!

You need to download the app to your phone ASAP!

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In this episode I invited Dr. Julia Raz of Golden West Organizing over to discuss the common overwhelm of home organizing, why we find it hard to declutter and some of her tips to let things go. She and her daughter Abigale even help me tackle some of Kennedy's playroom and share some awesome home organization tips for kid's playrooms and storage options. 

Dr. Julia Raz is the owner of Golden West Organizing, a professional organizing and unpacking business serving the Greater Los Angeles Area and a professor with a PhD in Communication. She takes a warm, compassionate, and non-judgmental approach in understanding the needs of each of her clients, to help them become the best version of themselves through decluttering and organizing all the little things in life that can weigh us down! 

Dr. Julia is offering 10% off your first session for local clients with code KASEY! To book your FREE consultations visit her website: www.goldenwestorganizing.com 

For more home organizing and decluttering inspo, follow along on Instagram: @goldenwestorganizing

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It is no secret that The All New Mickey Mouse Club produced superstars like Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Ryan Gosling, Keri Russell and dozens more. This show was a launching pad for stars of the y2k era and my guest Jennifer McGill had a front row seat. As a cast member on all 7 seasons of MMC, Jennifer had the chance to showcase her stellar vocal talent with covers of her favorite songs, interview pop-stars of the time and even perfect her acting skills with my personal favorite skit, "As the Mall Turns". 

Tune in to hear about her experience and see what she's up to now that the mouse-ears have been hung up! 

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With over 30 years of showbiz under her belt, she now tells the stories of her rollercoaster ups and downs like never before, as a Speaker, Worship Leader, Songwriter, Coach, and Inspirational Pop Recording Artist.

What started as almost a clean sweep of nearly 50 pageant victories from age seven in a small Texas town quickly evolved into seven seasons in Orlando on the Disney Channel’s wildly popular The All-New Mickey Mouse Club in the late ‘80s well into the ‘90s, which Jennifer describes as a sort of “‘Saturday Night Live’ for kids” featuring interviews, skits, variety show-styled razzle dazzle, and of course, loads of singing. A quick internet search shows her performing alongside a slew of internationally renowned stars, and throughout a real time conversation, she just as casually mentions how Michael Jackson used to visit the set as a major fan of their show or the time when Celine Dion helped calm her nerves prior to an inauguration performance for President Bill Clinton at the Kennedy Center. 

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Join me for my chat with “Reels Queen” @laurenravan as she shares some amazing tips for content creation, mom-fashion, and parenting! Lauren Ravan has been seen on The Food Network creating beautiful cookies, she loves all things Disney and Universal, plus she's a mom and a fashionista so clearly, we got along just great!