Mom Mafia

This week we are thrilled to have the most instafamous and hilarious Mom and Daughter duo blogger FashionLush Erica and mom Linda. Leading off, Loxie and Chelsea both have fails this week. Loxie had to do a “PDP” - Public Display of Punishment. Chelsea shares a marriage woe we can all relate to. Then Chelsea came up with a game were calling “Would You Rather? The Plastic Surgery Edition”. We find out that Loxie’s biggest fear is looking like Grumpy cat and Chelsea has a sad belly button. Guests: Erica and Linda Stolman So we are trying not to fan girl out here. We are so excited to have Erica Stolman, aka Fashion Lush, and her mom Linda here on the mom mafia podcast. Erica, blogger, DIY goddess, and website witch doctor, is one of the OG bloggers who started it all. Her mom, Linda, is definitely goals. Cooler than your mom, Linda has even become part of the influencer community herself. Together, they are a bad ass blend of comedy, mom/daughter love, and the ganga. This BFF twosome are beyond entertaining and have created a name for themselves with their hilarious antics and Mary Jane know how. We are ready to get lit with Linda and Erica Stolman. Products Mentioned: Loxie’s Favorite Vape Pen: @dosist Calm Vape Pen http://dosist.com/pen-calm/ Linda’s Frownie’s: https://amzn.to/2KHtQ8Q

Chelsea shares a new product she ordered on instagram that actually wasnt a scam. And Loxie reveals what it feels like to “sleep like a toddler”. Then they talk a few minutes of pop culture news and recent baby announcements. Our guest this week is naturopathic doctor, Dr. Marlene Ehrler This majestic medicinal unicorn moved to San Diego from NYC for medical school in 2012 and has been lighting up the naturopathic world ever since.After the birth of her son, Dr. Ehrler decided to take the path less traveled by her western medicine counterparts. She began her naturopathic and homeopathic journey by the sheer drive of wanting to show up differently for her family, patients, and community. Dr. Ehrler wanted to give the gift of alternative medicine to other women because of the metal, emotional, and physical support it had shown her during her trying postpartum months. She aims to bring vitality back to women’s lives through healing the mind, body, and spirit. We welcome the queen of motherhood medicine, Dr. Marlene Ehrler. @motherhoodmedicine www.motherhoodmedicine.com Moonlight Story Projector: https://amzn.to/2tpbW3L Trace Minerals- https://amzn.to/2Iki6qK Follow us @mommafianation Loxie @theloxie Chelsea @styled_disturbed

We are celebrating our Father’s Day episode with a four-some with a husband and wife power couple. We started out with our Mom Fails- there was no winning for anyone this week. Then we answered a few of the listener questions we have received. Then we welcomed our first “couple” guests- Ljuba Lassala & Travis McCormick. We talk working together, stay together and parenting together and how we now call her amazing fabric ring slings “baby Xanax”. These two are serious #couplegoals Meet Travis McCormick and Ljuba Lassala. This magically creative couple are ones to be reckoned with in the style world. Ljuba, born in Mallorca Spain, came here to the US after meeting her only slightly older future husband, Travis, at the ripe age of 18. The two of them work and play together with there ridiculously chic baby sling collection, Beachwood Baby. Ljuba doing design and Travis, a professional photog who’s worked with such Brands as BlankNYC and Stetson and influencer heavy hitters such as Rocky Barnes, doing the photography for the brand. These parents of two still find time to look gorg as fuck and live an insta-worthy beach life. We bow to the king and queen of killing life and two of my favorite people, Ljuba Lassala and Travis McCormick. Sponsored by Brekkie Overnight Oats @brekkie Socials: @mommafianation @beachwoodbaby @travismccormick @styled_disturbed @theLoxie Creatology Cardboard Houses - https://amzn.to/2tgaL5P Stroller fan - https://amzn.to/2JJEhfn Water Wipes- https://amzn.to/2JWzmDU (Loxies summer tip is to freeze them for a hot day outside)

Don’t worry - Chelsea is back this week! And since she has been gone, Loxie picked some HAUTE pop culture news to fill her in on. Loxie shares her win that her daughter is finally old enough to act civilized in public. And Chelsea confesses a fail from their Disney trip this week. For the game this week- Loxie confesses the realness of her sweet tooth and created a game to try to justify it called “The Oreo Challenge”. They cover hot topics like Vanderpump Rules star Jax popping the question to Brittany, Meghan King Edmonds hiding her pregnancy and how TMZ has really rude headlines, Brigitte Neilsen’s geriatic pregnancy and why people should just calm the F down about formula shaming. Loxie’s “Mom Hack” this week is her powdered sunscreen that keeps her and Britton flawless and Chelsea’s hack is stealing all of Loxies. Social media tags- @mommafianation Loxie- @theloxie Chelsea - @styled_disturbed On my honor I will try to laugh at the fails, be real AF, “subscribe and follow Mom Mafia “ and that perfection is boring.

Chelsea is out of town. And since Loxie was a hot mess last week - she had to record without her. But because she felt weird getting drunk and talking to herself- she asked her husband Eric to join her. He talks Dad Win and Dad Fail. Loxie asks him some opinions on Hot Topics in the reality tv world. Then Lox puts him on the hot seat to talk about “dad life” and how him getting a vasectomy fixed their sex life. Mom Hacks: Rose Cider – Shacksbury Rose Cider Dad Hacks: hands free phone watcher - https://amzn.to/2Lh7eMg Social media tags- @mommafianation Loxie - @theloxie Chelsea @styled_distrubed On my honor I will try to laugh at the fails, be real AF, “subscribe and follow Mom Mafia “ and that perfection is boring.

Todays episode is all things Disney! Loxie has been asked a lot by her followers about all her disneyland tips (since shes there everyweek or so it seems). We thought we’d put it all here in one helpful episode. On theme, Chelsea shares a win about our “most extra mom’s day at Disneyland ever”. Then Loxie shares a Disney day that everything failed and fell apart, including her dress. Then- Loxie made up a Disney lyric trivia game that Chelsea hated… because she lost. Then we got into the bulk of the episdode- not only does Loxie talk Disneyland and California Adventure- but she also shares her tips about taking toddlers to Disney and how to manage the stress and plan ahead. There’s a lot of nuggets in here that can be applied to any trip to a theme park. Disney Cheat sheet: 1. Pack food and snacks 2. Download the App 3. Avoid too much sugar 4. Plan your day ahead- pick your priorities 5. Save eating and snacks for while you are in lines 6. Follow Magic Kingdom Mamas @magickingdommamas 7. Listen to see how you’ll get busted for lying about your kids age 8. Valet at the Mariott Courtyard 9. Always bring a stroller if your kid is 5 and under 10. Bring a portable charger for your phone 11. Use the Baby Centers for everything 12. Use Loxie’s favorite nap spot 13. Know where to find the booze Products Mentioned: Water Painting – https://amzn.to/2JcK3VV Bugaboo Chameleon - https://amzn.to/2L1Pjsu Loxie’s Portable Charger- https://amzn.to/2krIc1o Pro-Bugs popsicles- http://lifewaykefir.com/family/probugs/ Halls Lollipops- https://amzn.to/2L0ZHRy Heal.com- http://gethe.al/mqkSy Please follow us at @mommafianation “On my honor I will try to laugh at the fails, be real AF, subscribe and follow Mom Mafia and that perfection is boring. “

We are Chelsea, style blogger & mom to Annabelle and Isla, and Loxie, activist & mom to Britton Belle.   We are the Mom Mafia and we welcome you to spend an hour with us- kick back, unwind and maybe have a drink– because raising little people is hard and we want to help you make it easier- by giving you the two things we believe new moms need the most – Comedy and Community.   Todays win and fail is about how Chelsea accidently gave A an ouchie, but made up for it by coming in clutch for Loxie. Then they welcomed their guest, Natalie Fitzgerald, a sleep coach who we decided is truly doing Gods work. BIO: This woman truly does “gods work”. If you had a child like mine, that was not one of those magical unicorn children that allegedly exists who just come out of the womb sleeping through the night… I don’t buy it – than you have undoubtedly been in the depths of exhaustion and despair like I was when I finally admitted that I had no idea what I was doing and that it was time to bring in an expert. This woman is the most sought after sleep coach in San Diego and beyond. She has three little munchkins of her own and is my favorite “expert” - because even though she is the master of schedules- she still admits that having kids is hard and loves to let loose with us on a moms night out. And that is why we welcome her to the mom mafia with open arms- our sleep goddess- Natalie Fitzgerald. PRODUCTS MENTIONED: BLACKOUT WINDOW CLINGS-https://amzn.to/2s0iYdI HALO SWADDLE- https://amzn.to/2IURVLp HALO SLEEPSACK- https://amzn.to/2ICu1oY MERLIN SLEEP SUIT- https://amzn.to/2IA0PdW

We are Chelsea, style blogger & mom to Annabelle and Isla, and Loxie, activist & mom to Britton Belle.   We are the Mom Mafia and we welcome you to spend an hour with us- kick back, unwind and maybe have a drink– because raising little people is hard and we want to help you make it easier- by giving you the two things we believe new moms need the most – Comedy and Community.   Each week our podcast will drop on Sunday at bedtime- because in mom life that’s our go time. It’s the beginning of a new week, a fresh start, and a blank slate. We always start out each episode with our Mom Win/Mom Fail of the week. And although we always aim for a week of wins, there will always be fails. Some routine, some epic. Chelsea shares a fail about how things always end up in her mouth and Loxie shares a total “mom fail” of not believing that her two year old actually could be right and isn’t just manipulating her. In lieu of a game for the week, we talk about two hot topics: The Royal Wedding and Mother’s Day! For their topic this episode, we wanted to discuss a huge difference between us – our birth plans! We both are very happy with our birth plans and our birth process(es) – but we both went about it in opposite ways. For our hacks this week- Chelsea shares her new fake tanning secret and Loxie talks more about her quest for self-care on an budget and all the loot she got on Amazon. Please follow us at @mommafianation “On my honor I will try to laugh at the fails, be real AF, subscribe and follow Mom Mafia and that perfection is boring. “

Guest Today is Jordie from @themodernminimalist! We are the Mom Mafia and we welcome you to spend an hour with us- kick back, unwind and maybe have a drink– because raising little people is hard and we want to help you make it easier- by giving you the two things we believe new moms need the most – Comedy and Community. To kick thing off, Loxie was totally cheap but actually loved it and shares that win. And Chelsea talks about what happens when she gets an Amazon alert that her husband just bought an item called “Pony Up, Daddy!” We were inspired to make up a game this week inspired by our guest, Jordie called “What the CRIKEY does that mean? While hanging with Jordie - we noticed she had different slang vernacular for baby related items so we asked her to prepare a list of terms that are unique to her homeland and have us guess what the term is in “America”. After Chelsea won the game, we got into our real topics for the day and first we had to figure out how Jordie ended up here in San Diego and what the process is like to move continents with two little people. She also explains some of the differences she has experienced between parenting/Mom culture (discipline, rules, food, etc). Then we got into travel, Jordie is a very brave woman and has great advice on traveling alone with 2 kids and how to master jet lag. Jordie also joined us for Mom Hacks- Loxie contributed another cheap hack but this time travel related. The Pledge: On my honor I will try to laugh at the fails, be real AF, “subscribe and follow Mom Mafia“ and that perfection is boring. Please follow us at @mommafianation, @theloxie & @styled_disturbed Here are the affliate links to the mentioned products: Pony Up, Daddy: https://amzn.to/2FETCXN Coconut Oil Hair Mask: https://amzn.to/2HOe4Hv Josie Maran Oil: https://rstyle.me/n/c3v7sbb9rk7 Malin Goetz: https://rstyle.me/n/c3v7qxb9rk7 AD: BREKKIE “Newsflash- I am not a morning person. so when my little person wakes up hangry, I am not in the mood to make anything harder than peeling a banana… but now I have found the healthy mini belly filling answer to my pre-coffee prayers! Brekkie overnight oats is dairy free and ready right out of the fridge. Its already ready! Just peel the seal, stir and enjoy. Britton’s favorite is the blueberry flavor and they have now become so much a part of the routine that she asks for them by name! Brekkie overnight oats- the dairy free, healthy convenient way to start the day!

On Mom Win/Fail this week Loxie shares a throwback toddler win of hers as fail by proxy and makes Loxie realize that maybe she deserves all the hell she is put through by her offpsring. And Chelsea shares her first class win because she refuses to do a “walk of shame” during travel. We also have our first ever guest on, Dr. Zoe Rafaat from Perfect Face Aesthetic Medicine to give us all her best skin advice for pregnancy, breastfeeding, and anti-aging. She also answers all our questions about the very trendy procedure of “Microneedling”. Also gives us tips for the must-use products to look as good as her. Check out her line of products at www.perfectfacelajolla.com and on instragram at @DrZoePerfectFace As always, we close it out with our favorite Mom Hacks! Dr Zoe even brought one to share. Links are below. Ad: Brekkie Brekkie overnight oats- the dairy free, healthy convenient way to start the day! https://www.brekki.com/ Guest Bio: Dr. Zoe Rafaat @drzoeperfectface This woman is not only mom to three year old Aarow and currently pregnant with a little girl who we call “Dos” – she also happens to be a board certified Anesthesiologist who completed her residency at Stanford, spent 10 years doing what is known as the most stressful job ever, and found and married the real life McDreamy. Lately she has been spending way less time in the operating room and more time focusing on aesthetic medicine – aka she is the most qualified person EVER to give me botox. Aside from procedures and fillers- she has also become a Mom Boss and started her own skin regimen line of products called “Perfect Face” - she also happens to have a perfect face and a badass style to go with it. It is my honor to introduce the first ever guest on Mom Mafia, Dr Zoe Rafaat. Links to mentioned products: Zoe’s Art Cart: https://amzn.to/2r72CzU Loxie’s Dance Light: https://amzn.to/2FkTFHW