We're back with the third installment of Expectations vs. Realities as you start the journey into motherhood with our friend and first-time mommy, Julie. In this episode, we chat about the first year and the expectations she had going into motherhood. Was the expectation the reality? Tune in with the mom culture crew; we promise you'll pick up a few nuggets from us!

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On this episode we follow up with first-time mama Julie Khaled about her birthing experience, the postpartum journey and the expectations she had going in verse the reality of the experience. We share our wisdom and experiences in a fun and always humorous chat with the Mom Culture Crew. 

Remember mamas “Opinions are like assholes” and everyone has one when it comes to motherhood so always own your motherhood and know you're a good mother even if your journey looks different from someone else's!

Do you want to hear any other postpartum topics in future episodes? Let us know mama!

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Tune in as we chat with our social media manager and fellow Mom Culture mama Julie Khaled.

When Julie left us pre-pandemic to relocate to Arizona in February 2020, we knew a lot would change, but boy, or girl we weren't expecting what she had cooking in her future.  Join us while we catch up and chat with Julie about the expectations and realities of becoming a first-time mama and her upcoming delivery. 

We don't hold back in answering her questions and sharing our experiences with our own first labor experiences. We plan to recap for a second episode to hear how it all went cause one thing us seasoned mamas know is you have to be prepared for anything and everything to change during delivery.  

You can follow Julie and her growing family on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jkhaled830/ and learn more about her services and management here: https://www.instagram.com/southpawmarketing/ 

This episode is super late but that's just us winging it and maybe not winning it but always trying to do our best. Sarah and Gina reflect on some of the highs and lows of 2020 and how they survived a year of the unknown at home while homeschooling and raising six children.  It's been a roller coaster but summer is here and fall is on the horizon.  We learned a lot about ourselves, our families and what really matters to us a women and mothers.  

On today's episode, we chat about how we made and maintained friendships through the highs and lows of motherhood. No matter if you have a village full of mama friends or just one good friend we know finding mama friends can be hard.  Tune in and listen to our chat about where we've made friends, how our friendships have grown and when they sometimes fizzle out and when you need to move on.  (this episode was done pre COVID-19 we plan to chat about the changes to mommy friendships in the "new norm" soon)

Read our blog here: How I met my mama crew 

References:

-Peanut App a New way to connect with and make mom friends. 

-Krystal Festerly My friend and founder of https://www.krystalfesterly.com creator of It takes a village magazine 

-Bianca the sweetest SoCal mama founder of Sunny & Cheer finder of vintage and maker of the best pants around the Ankle Biters

On today's episode, we chat with Emily McAllister of @chasingmcallisters about her journey to sobriety and how it has impacted her life as a woman and a mother. 

Sobriety date: 9/25/2009

Click here to see photo of Emily with Sarah, Julie, and Krystal at ALT Summit in Palm Springs 2019.

Click here to see photo of Emily with Sarah and Julie at the dinner they referenced in this podcast.

Today we chat about social media and our not so "tiny humans".  My personal fails as a parent while navigating the beast that is social media and keeping an open dialogue with my kids. 

We hope you find a few nuggets from our chat about what works for us and what we do to keep them safe while using social apps.  

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"Boys are like roosters." -Suzanne 

Today we chat with seasoned mama Suzanne. She's a mother to three with one in college and two in high school.  Suzanne has been in the trenches for years now and she's bestowing her nuggets of wisdom with the Mom Culture Community!

We loved hearing her insight into how she's navigated the teen years with humor and honesty with her not so tiny humans. This episode is full of so many little nuggets of firsthand advice with tried and true methods. 

We're so excited to share her wisdom with you.  We hope it gives all of us a glimpse of what's coming in the future with our babes!

Thank you Suzanne we can't wait to have you back in the Mom Culture Club to record again!

Photo of Suzanne and her family 

On today’s episode, we chat with Brooke Doughty one of my dearest mommy friends about her children and the journey from diagnosis to treatment of “invisible” disabilities in her youngest.  Trusting your gut will serve you well in motherhood especially when something doesn't feel right about your child and their behaviors or limitations.  Find some support from Brooke and Sarah and how we both trusted that inner mama voice to advocate for our daughters finding diagnosis and treatments.  We hope this episode helps people think a little and give some grace in public to those who might just have a hidden disability like our girls!