Mom Deconstructed Podcast

This week Liz and Kate are talking about the recent turn of events in all our lives, COVID-19.  Listen as they discuss how it has affected their lives, what’s changed, and ways they are coping.  

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This week we are talking with Rachel Bailey. Rachel opens up about the importance of prioritizing, failure, and being vulnerable.

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This might be our last episode for a while, due to the changes taking place at home with the spread of the Coronavirus. Please, stay in touch. Visit our website (www.momdeconstructed.com) and sign up for our newsletters. We share things we're doing, reading, and listening to and any resources we're finding useful. We'll also keep you up to date on new projects as things evolve. Stay well. Reach out. We are in this together. 

This week we are deconstructing our conversation from last week with Maggie Quinlan. 

This week we will share our highs and lows of our lives and of social media.

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This week we are talking with Margaret Quinlan.  Maggie discusses research with Bethany Johnson that led to their book, the ways social media can positively influence mothering, and, of course, the negatives social media can bring. 

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This week we are deconstructing our episode from last week with  Kristy Rodriguez. Listen today as we talk about our highs and lows, navigating loss with kids and a holistic approach to health.

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This week we are talking with Kristy Rodriguez of the podcast, Pure Nurture. Tune in as Kristy discusses losing her dad, postpartum depression & the importance of a holistic approach to our own healthcare.

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This week we are deconstructing our episode from last week with Lara Schulte of Generation.Mom.  This week we'll be sharing our highs & lows, the ups and downs of early pregnancy, and what we took away from talking with Lara. 

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Listen as Lara shares: 

• Struggling with the balance of mom life and work life.
• How miscarriage has impacted her life.
• The uncertainty of the first trimester.
• How this impacted her husband.
• Her feelings of anger after miscarriage.
• Finding out she was pregnant for the fourth time.
• The need for connection.
• Benefits of publicly sharing about her miscarriage.

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Lara’s Miscarriage Post (Instagram)

Generation.Mom (Podcast & Community)

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This week we are deconstructing our episode from last week with Hope O. Baker.  If you haven't listened, go back and download Episode 85.  We will delve into highs and lows and changing perspectives in life and in motherhood

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This week we are talking with Hope O. Baker Listen as Hope shares her story of being a birth mother and the consequences of that decision.

Listen as Hope shares:

• Learning she was pregnant at the age of 21.
• Closed v. open adoption.
• Why she chose an open adoption.
• Finding her son’s forever family.
• Her birth story with her son.
• How her needs changed after her son was born.
• Spiraling out of control after her son’s birth.
• Her reasons for writing her book.
• Stigmas of being a birth mother.

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