MOMFIT

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MOMFIT episodes

  • S2 E12 "Exercise as a mom" - Laurie Ehrlich

    Laurie Ehrlich: 

    Utilizing two decades of expertise in digital strategy, content creation, and social media, Laurie builds sustainable and measurable marketing programs for nonprofits, independent schools, and small businesses. She is a results-driven and creative thinker skilled at building and innovating on ideas, programs, and teams, and is passionate about driving measurable results through key account marketing approaches to build awareness and brand loyalty.

    Laurie holds an M.B.A. from Fordham’s Gabelli School of Business in New York City and a B.S. from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is very involved in her local community, volunteering for the PTA and chairing Washington, D.C.'s Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Brewers Ball. Laurie has two boys, ages 9 and 6, and spends her "free time" at basketball, soccer, hockey, and baseball games.

    3 Takeaways: 

    1. How to find the time to exercise when your children suck the life out of you.

    2. Creating an exercise cadence that is interesting and motivating.
    3.  Incorporating exercise into everyday mothering tasks.


    51 min
  • S2 E11 "Let us actively model turning Oopsies into Opportunities so we can enhance our communication, cooperation, and connection with our children." Meagan Ducan

    Special guest: Meagan Ducan - Babysign and Early Communication

    Meagan is an inspiring early childhood educator and parenting coach, a loving foster and bio mom, and the Connected Kids Thrive Community founder. For over 16 years, she has been helping parents equip themselves with proven-effective parenting tools so their young children can listen and cooperate without resorting to yelling, threatening, or punishing. She strives to live by and model the philosophy of being curious and actively turning Oopsies into Opportunities, so parents can positively connect with their children even when giving direction and correction.


    3 Takeaways:

    1- How baby signs can help us attune to our children, deepening our attachment, trust, and relationship.

    2- How baby signs gift children as early as 6 months easy and early access to communication,  thereby enabling a parent/caregiver to readily meet the child's need,  thereby reducing frustrations, meltdowns, and disconnection.
    3- How our children listen differently when we use non-verbal communication-  no age too young!


    51 min
  • S2 E10 "You've got to act your way into feeling" - Kim Kendall-De Silva

    Special guest: Kim Kendall-De Silva - 5 Top Tips to Bring the Romance Back to Your Relationship

    Kim helps moms bring the romance and spark back to their relationships - like it was when they first started dating.

    Her clients are moms who describe their current relationship with their partners as a “co-parenting roommate arrangement” but they want to recreate the spark they had in the beginning… maybe even… "get him to bring flowers again!" ⁣
    With a background in lecturing Latin American History and Spanish, she also enjoys working with women in cross-cultural relationships or with those who are using Spanish as a tool to connect with family and community members.⁣

    3 Takeaways: 

    1. 5 tips on what habits they can develop to strengthen their relationships with their partners.

    2. Ideas they can immediately use to reignite the romance in their relationships.
    3. How to create their next BEST date night.

    51 min
  • S2 E9 "Let your triggers be your teacher" - Stefanie Fernandes

    Special guest: Stefanie Fernandes - Gentle parenting


    Stefanie runs the family circle and supports anyone with infertility issues, guides her clients to a safe and calm birth with hypnobirthing, and is there all the way to parenthood. Stefanie is also a conscious parent coach and uses rapid transformational therapy to bring unparalleled results to her clients' lives and their families.

    3 Takeaways

    1. The power of our words: how you can utilize language for a calmer and happier family.
    2. The power of our thoughts: every thought has a physical reaction in our body. How to harness your thoughts to regulate your nervous system.
    3. The power of the subconscious mind: your mind loves what is familiar and rejects what is unfamiliar. How to transform your parenting style and overcome the positive unfamiliar style.

    54 min
  • S1 E9 Batman advice on how to move from Fear to Love - Warren Falkenstein

    Do you want to know how Batman overcome his fear? 

    Stay tuned to learn Batman Bat-Secrets to choose Love over Fear!   

    This episode is full of gems and treasure wisdom to help you cope with any challenging situation!  

     In this episode we welcome our dear friend and award winning speaker Warren Falkenstein. Warren will share with us how we learned to chose Love over Fear even facing physical challenges. 


     THANK YOU Warren for being with us today!

    59 min
  • S1 E8 5 Easy tips for self-awareness - Trish

    Join us as we discuss 5 easy strategies to help you to bring self-awareness to your daily life, and start the journey of self-discovery. 


    Remember you can't improve, what you don't measure, and you can't measure what you don't know and understand! 


    Love, Joanna & Trish

    34 min
  • S1 E2 Tongue tie and how this can affect things like breastfeeding, feeding, reflux, sleep and the implications for infancy all the way to adulthood - Jessica Miller

    We will be talking with Jessica about Tongue tie and how this can affect things like breastfeeding, feeding, reflux, sleep and the implications for infancy all the way to adulthood. Tongue tie is common, affecting nearly between 4% and 11%t of all newborns. It is three times more common among boys than girls and frequently runs in families. 


    Jessica Miller is a myofunctional therapist and a registered massage therapist. She has specialized training in manual osteopathy and craniosacral therapy. She is on a mission to support whole body health and family health by supporting oral motor health and airway. In babies, this type of dysfunction can show up as difficulty with feeding, reflux and more. 

    In adults it can show up as jaw pain, clenching, grinding, snoring, headaches and mouth breathing. Jessica is the mother of two littles. She has navigated tongue tie treatment in herself, for her daughters and with her clients. She believes that curiosity is one of the most important skills in motherhood and in navigating a health journey. Sometimes you have to look far and wide to find the most helpful and relevant answers. Jessica has a free facebook group to keep this conversation going. It's called Tongue Gymnastics Myofunctional therapy.


    #realmoms #momlifeunfiltered #newmama #momprobs #momstruggles #mommyproblems #mamahood #realmotherhood #motherhoodjourney #firsttimemom #healthcoach #motherhood

    50 min
  • S2 E8 "Breastfeeding doesn't have to be all or nothing" - Alex Wachelka

    Special guest: Alex Wachelka - Breastfeeding

    Alex Wachelka, B.Sc, IBCLC - Alex is an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant and mother of two. Her aim is to help mothers feel seen, heard, and validated while helping them reach their breastfeeding goals with a non-judgmental, supportive, and holistic approach. With the birth of her first child and her own challenges breastfeeding him, she found her passion for lactation support and education. She is dedicated to ensuring you feel well-supported and confident in how you feed your baby. She owns and operates a private practice in Ontario, Canada.

    3 Takeaways:


    1. It’s best you always do what feels right for your family.
    2. They are many different ways to feed a child.
    3. Your instincts are always right, and you must advocate for yourself and your baby to your care providers.

    53 min

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