Momming, Surviving, and Thriving

No matter what you're going through in life, having a group of supportive individuals you can lean on is vital. This week we're joined by Secily Wilson who takes us through the importance of having a cheer group. 

Secily Wilson is the best-selling author of "She Said the P Word," an award-winning broadcaster, TedX speaker, philanthropist, mother of two, and a proud grandmother. 

Secily embodies the power of resilience—but she couldn't do it alone. She takes us through her own experience of having a posse in the hard times, the importance of vulnerability, and how we can support each other on our journeys. We hope you enjoy this week's episode!

Side hustles are on the rise—but and with the right plan, you can bring in multiple streams of income! This week we're joined by serial entrepreneur Nicole Damaris Green, who explains how she was able to establish new facets of income and also shares tools to inspire other moms to follow their entrepreneurial dreams.

Nicole is currently based in the Greater Seattle area in Washington State, but her business roots started in New York City when she was a child. In the 2010's she went on to open NDG Fit—which went on to be featured in the New York Times. Currently, she owns multiple businesses and hopes to empower other women to do the same. In this episode, she shares how she does it all, how she's able to incorporate and balance her companies with parenting, how to get children involved in entrepreneurship, and the importance of self-care in the process. 

Everyone's self-love journey is different, but with helpful tools, it can be easier. This week we're joined by Marshalla Ramos-Inde—she began her asana practice in 2007 while attending graduate school. In addition to being a certified 200-hour hatha yoga facilitator, she is a Mahayana Buddhist practitioner of 36 years. She is the CEO/Founder of Bubbly Moon Naturals, a natural vegan body and lifestyle product company & consultant to natural product makers, and is an indie children's author. She facilitates asana practice within the spirit of ahimsa non-violence to self through Body Positive Affirmations and movements. Her offerings include affirmation-based yoga for gaining internal strength, acceptance, wisdom, and self-love.

We dive into the power of affirmations, self-love, walking in our purpose, and more. Enjoy!

This week Myla brings you a solo episode diving into the value of resiliency. Being located in New Orleans, her family's been affected by Hurricane Ida--and she's here to remind you that we can make it through anything! Dive in for some inspiration.

This week we're joined by Dr. Kimberly Wilson! We discuss impostor syndrome when it comes to careers, parenthood, and other common areas women experience it -- but importantly we dive into strategies to over come impostor syndrome. 

Dr. Kimberly Wilson is the go-to expert for high-achieving women experiencing burnout. Her mission is to cure 5,500 women of burnout in honor of her grandmother’s legacy.

After retiring from the Marine Corps and then leading mental health teams; she discovered that lines were blurred between her work and home life. She was caring for her infants and providing guidance to a team of staff at the same time. Her days became an endless cycle of putting out fires at home and work. She struggled with feeling that there wasn’t enough time in the day and that, frankly, maybe she wasn’t enough to get it all done. 

Dr. Kimberly was able to meet organizational goals and take care of her family; however, there was no joy. She was meeting all the metrics of success, yet secretly wondering how much longer could she endure at this pace? After crying in her car between meetings once again, a thread to the solution emerged. She created sustainable strategies to be present in her life.

Dr. Kimberly assists women through a deep understanding and time-tested experience of supporting leaders. This experiential and academic understanding minimizes the risk of just spinning your wheels without results.

Dr. Kimberly Wilson received her doctorate in International Psychology. She is an author, coach, provides therapy as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for over 20+ years, and an international psychologist. She is the mother of two teenagers. 

Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault

This week we're diving into the importance of self-care with Dr. Alessandra Poroj! We discuss how to listen to our body's needs, create time for self-care, and the importance of taking care of ourselves so we can be there for others. 

Alessandra Poroj is the owner of WOWD (Women of Worth & Destiny) Center for Wellness. She is a Self-Care Architect and Holistic Practitioner. Alessandra is a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy and Howard University School of Divinity. She has practiced pharmacy for over 20 years. She had experienced burnout several

times and watched other women constantly running empty, with a complete absence of consistent self-care. These experiences, along with a deep knowing that she wasn’t walking fully in her divine destiny lead to a career pivot and an exploration of transformative self-care practices.

Her amazing journey has resulted in her becoming a certified 200-hr yoga instructor, pre-/postnatal yoga instructor, Reiki practitioner, Thai foot massage and yoga massage practitioner, yoga nidra guide, and holistic fertility doula. She is also a trained ritual facilitator. Alessandra created WOWD Center for Wellness to be a sacred space for restorative, energetic self-care practices that allow for transformative shifts in the body, mind, and spirit that strengthen, heal and empower women.

This week we're joined by Lesley Batson of Rebel Rock Wealth to discuss the basics of the F.I.R.E. (Financial Independence Retire Early) Movement! 

Learn the fundamentals of the movement, how we can best plan to save and retire, and have wealth that extends through generations.

How can we confidently ask for what we need professionally but also as a parent?

Leith Hill, The Entrepreneur Whisperer, joins us this week to give us great advice on how to set expectations, clearly ask for what we need, and how to collaborate with others in the process.

With children heading back to school during these unprecedented times, what's the best approach for sending them back?

From the relationship between parents and teachers, best practices, and navigating the new normal, Myla and Melissa sit down to discuss the upcoming school year while balancing the restrictions of COVID-19. 

This solo episode Myla covers how fear plays a role in our lives and how to overcome fear.