Moms Got This

When your child realizes what you do, recognizes your success, sees you on TV, thinks you’re cool, watching basketball, unfortunate timing with big changes at Amanda’s company, and a new stretching studio. Amanda Freeman, Founder of SLT, shares her special moments and aspirations as a mom with hosts Stacy Igel and Michelle Park in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. (Amanda's Instagram: amandahopefreeman)

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In this episode:

Stacy other son and his first time coming to one of her fashion events, having one's own child come to an event, ah-ha moment when your child sees what you’re doing

Inspiring your kids with what you’re doing

Amanda’s TV segment and when her daughter watched it live, now thought she was legit

Seeing mom where they don’t expect to see you, and they think you’re cool

Amanda's kids can watch Duke basketball

A lot going on next for Amanda, had to let a senior person go in the company right after son born, and that thrust her back into a role that resulted in several initiatives, all happening at same time

Her new business "Stretched", a one-on-one assisted stretching studio, someone stretches you out, how she was inspired to do, for recovery

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Goody-stuff bags for boredom, a member's only concierge group, mom support groups, why there should be groups for dads, and learning a lot from Mahjong. Amanda Freeman, Founder of SLT, shares her best products and solutions as a mom with hosts Stacy Igel and Michelle Park in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. (Amanda's Instagram: amandahopefreeman)

Support for today’s episode comes from luxury footwear brand Tamara Mellon. Visit tamaramellon.com today to receive a $100 gift toward your first order using code MOMS100!

In this episode:

Creating a goody bag of stuff for kids to play with instead of electronics, great for shopping trips and airplanes

Jetblack, members-only voice-responsive chatbot to order online (except food) high end concierge solution from the Walmart people

Amanda participates in Seedlings put together mom support groups

Why there should be a dad support group too

Amanda's Mahjong group, learn from other moms about raising kids and special opportunities, schools, trends, products, etc.

SLT was founded in 2011 by Amanda Freeman (a serial wellness entrepreneur), and was born from her desire for a workout that was all the things she was looking for in one…reSuLTs-oriented, challenging, efficient, effective and fun.

To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

Carving out time for yourself as a mom, hanging out with kids instead of working out, making sure exercise time doesn't cut into time with kids, 27 minutes of TV daily, Peppa Pig books, nighttime routines, and how support systems help with managing a lot of work travel with two kids. Amanda Freeman, Founder of SLT, shares her routines and relationships as a mom with hosts Stacy Igel and Michelle Park in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. (Amanda's Instagram: amandahopefreeman)

In this episode:

Michelle on getting back into fitness

Idea of a routine as a mom is different

Having to carve out time as a mom for yourself or you’ll never get it

Amanda's boutique fitness chain of 20 studios

How Amanda doesn’t exercise for a living, and is lucky when taking 3 classes at SLT

When Amanda feels she's playing hooky  -- working out, or research?

She used to work out in the AM, now she hangs out (with kids)

Exercise cuts into work time

Making sure 1 1/2 hours in the AM with kids, and 1 to 1 1/2 hours in evening, then make sure night plans don't start until at least 7:30pm

Daughter watching no more than 27 min of TV each day, chooses from 4 shows she loves

Daughter self reports on day, even when she does bad stuff

Amanda holds her son while daughter's TV show is on, gets quality time without daughter being jealous

Always reads two "Peppa Pig" books each day

Amanda ignores her son's nighttime routines because he doesn’t care and her daughter does

Amanda's live-in baby nurse, and boyfriend is so supportive and flexible with the schedule, all help a lot with lots of travel

Dong a lot of day trips

To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

Running twenty fitness studios, collaborating with a friend in having a child as a single mother, why she never felt lonely as a mom, and the importance of affirmation from other moms. Amanda Freeman, Founder of SLT, shares her Mom Journey with hosts Stacy Igel and Michelle Park in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. (Amanda's Instagram: amandahopefreeman)

In this episode:

Founding and running SLT and its 20 boutique fitness studios

Amanda's two children 2 ½ yearly girl (as a single mom from a sperm donor), and 6 month old son with boyfriend

How a=in her class at Harvard she had business plan that made her think about motherhood

Doing less/better vs. more/worse

Collaborating with a friend doing legwork about becoming a single mother, and how they approached it in a businesslike manner

Why Amanda never really felt lonely, different from many single mothers

The importance of affirmation from other moms

SLT was founded in 2011 by Amanda Freeman (a serial wellness entrepreneur), and was born from her desire for a workout that was all the things she was looking for in one…reSuLTs-oriented, challenging, efficient, effective and fun.

To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

When the dad takes over for a few days, getting into nutrition and physical training to help people, making sure kids get a good education, finding something kids can be passionate about, living life in the face of  a challenging living situation, and the Secret Circle before bed with her girls. Nationally recognized registered dietician, nutritionist and personal trainer Tammy Lakatos-Shames, one-half of The Nutrition Twins, shares special moments and aspirations with hosts Stacy Igel and Michelle Park. (Instagram: @nutritiontwins)

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In this episode:

Admiring Tammy’s arms

Michelle shares how a few months ago was the first time she had a work trip and really left her daughter with her husband totally alone and how on the third day he begged Michelle to come home, how mom can’t always be there

The kind of work The Nutrition Twins do, and how Tammy got into the career because she likes to help people

Tammy and her twin sister Lyssie started taking less on with individual clients, but success with their 21 Day Body Reboot program made them realize how much they want to start seeing clients again, so rewarding ,and how they want personal (not just virtual) contact

Tammy's brother

Wanting kids to be getting a good education, following up to make sure they're being their best selves, finding things they’re interested in something, passionate about it, keep them out of bad stuff

Kids interested in being in music, firefighting, dancing

Tammy's recent big challenge with their apartment, living apart from her husband for logistics, dealing  with fumes from the building's garage

A new French Bulldog in the family

To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

Why frozen veggies can be more nutritious than fresh ones, when organic cauliflower is like candy, when mom puts herself first with proper nutrition, all-vegetable smoothies every morning, daily activity and sleeping better, the magic of the Just Dance Now mobile app, and limiting phone time. Nationally recognized registered dietician, nutritionist and personal trainer Tammy Lakatos-Shames, one-half of The Nutrition Twins, shares her mom products and solutions with hosts Stacy Igel and Michelle Park. (Instagram: @nutritiontwins)

Support for today’s episode comes from luxury footwear brand Tamara Mellon. Visit tamaramellon.com today to receive a $100 gift toward your first order using code MOMS100!

In this episode:

Instagram saves

Why frozen veggies are more nutritious than fresh

When veggies lose nutrients when exposed to light, heat, and air

Different brands do frozen veggies differently

Organic cauliflower cane be like candy

Putting yourself first with a couple of nutrition steps

All-vegetable smoothies every morning

Getting 60 min activity per day

Falling asleep better because of activity

Apps like the Just Dance Now  mobile app can get kids active  while these the phone

Limiting time on phones

To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

Routines change when you have a child, when routines are a happy spot, kids need borders and lines, creating an after-school vegetable snack routine, when kids ask for veggies, raising twins, when kids claim individuality from their siblings, and reinforcing family loyalty. Nationally recognized registered dietician, nutritionist and personal trainer Tammy Lakatos-Shames, one-half of The Nutrition Twins, shares her mom routines and relationships with hosts Stacy Igel and Michelle Park. (Instagram: @nutritiontwins)

In this episode

How Michelle had a routine until she had her daughter

Tammy on how it is hard to keep routine when you’re a mom because stuff changes constantly

Michelle on embracing the ”no routine” routine

Tammy is happy and thrives in routines, a happy spot

Kids like to have borders and lines

Tammy’s proud moment as a mom, creating a healthy routine

Three books, the most recent is “The Nutrition Twins’ Veggie Cure”, how vegetables can impact beauty, health, and lots of other things

Start with plate of veggies when the kids come home from school

How it is all about exposure, takes at least 21 times of exposure for kids to accept something nutritious

When kids ask for vegetables

Hiding veggies in other food and when it is and isn’t a good idea

Knowing what it was like growing up as a twin, then raising twins

How raising twins is like a science experiment, and how Tammy’s twin Lyssie is like a second mom to her kids

Lot of fights come from working with your twin

Tammy’s twins very different, perhaps subconsciously make themselves different to claim individuality

The importance of reinforcing family loyalty

To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

Managing workouts into the mom grind, having twins as a twin, finding moments to exercise during other activities, how the dynamics of a career with an identical twin business partner changed with kids, the shock of learning you're having twins, mothering competitive fraternal twins, and when you realize you didn't get it all done. Nationally recognized registered dietician, nutritionist and personal trainer Tammy Lakatos-Shames, one-half of The Nutrition Twins, shares her mom journey with hosts Stacy Igel and Michelle Park. (Instagram: @nutritiontwins)

In this episode

How to incorporate working out into the mom grind

Having twins as a twin

Keeping arms bent when walking, penciling time in

When kids play at park, do squats, all do it together

Taking advantage of little moments

Little movements, like flexing calves when cooking

The grocery store walk, keeping arms up

Being an identical twin

Her 17 minutes older twin Lyssie, and how she might be “bossy”

Tammy's dad was a hard core athlete, she and her sister tried to keep up with him, Mom was healthy

At friends houses, she'd eat all the bad things

Career was priority when twins came, they changed the dynamic, she is still working at 5am

Finding out she’s having twins as an identical twin, it is unusual, was a huge shock

Full time mom, didn’t have much help

She wants to be there with the kids and do work

Had a baby sitter when traveling

Already had built business when she had kids

The Nutrition Twins had to reinvent themselves because they couldn’t travel as much as possible

The challenge of parenting twins in general

Fraternal twins competing for attention, and when one is more needy than the other

A #MOMSGOTHIS Moment when you realize you don’t have it, and when you thought you did

To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

Managing workouts into the mom grind, having twins as a twin, finding moments to exercise during other activities, how the dynamics of a career with an identical twin business partner changed with kids, the shock of learning you're having twins, mothering competitive fraternal twins, and when you realize you didn't get it all done. Nationally recognized registered dietician, nutritionist and personal trainer Tammy Lakatos-Shames, one-half of The Nutrition Twins, shares her mom journey with hosts Stacy Igel and Michelle Park. (Instagram: @nutritiontwins)

In this episode

How to incorporate working out into the mom grind

Having twins as a twin

Keeping arms bent when walking, penciling time in

When kids play at park, do squats, all do it together

Taking advantage of little moments

Little movements, like flexing calves when cooking

The grocery store walk, keeping arms up

Being an identical twin

Her 17 minutes older twin Lyssie, and how she might be “bossy”

Tammy's dad was a hard core athlete, she and her sister tried to keep up with him, Mom was healthy

At friends houses, she'd eat all the bad things

Career was priority when twins came, they changed the dynamic, she is still working at 5am

Finding out she’s having twins as an identical twin, it is unusual, was a huge shock

Full time mom, didn’t have much help

She wants to be there with the kids and do work

Had a baby sitter when traveling

Already had built business when she had kids

The Nutrition Twins had to reinvent themselves because they couldn’t travel as much as possible

The challenge of parenting twins in general

Fraternal twins competing for attention, and when one is more needy than the other

A #MOMSGOTHIS Moment when you realize you don’t have it, and when you thought you did

To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

Looking ahead at the future when your child is very young, keeping track of everything that will happen, encouraging kids to finish something, music lessons, Michelle's hidden musical talent, talent auditions, parents wanting to be with kids more than kids want to be with parents, and being awakened at 3am for kisses. Niki Cheng, owner of furniture brands Camerich New York, Calligaris NY, and M Collection Dumbo, and  co-founder of BoConcept,  shares her special moments and aspirations with hosts Stacy Igel and Michelle Park. (Instagram: @nikicheng55)

Presented by Keepsake Frames. Print, frame your photos easily and fast from your phone – handmade in the USA and delivered with free shipping. Use discount code #MOMSGOTTHIS at www.keepsakeframes.com for 30% off first order through July 4th, 2018.

In this episode:

Looking ahead at the future when your child is very young

Keeping track of everything that will happen

Encouraging kids to finish something

Music lessons

Michelle's hidden musical talent and Carnegie Hall

When a kid bugs you for talent auditions

Do parents want to be with kids more than kids want to be with parents?

When Michelle's daughter wakes her at 3am for kisses

To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.