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Do you have a child or know someone who has a child with autism? Do you want to know how to support a friend who has a child with autism? Do you want to learn more about warning signs of and how to manage autism? With two unplanned pregnancies and two children diagnosed with autism, Leah Behrens tells the challenging, yet beautiful, story of her journey through motherhood. You can find Leah online at http://thebehrensden.com/

This episode mentions autism, special needs, and Temple Grandin

Do you constantly feel like you are failing as a mom? Do you feel like you don't live up to your full potential? Kate Wicker, author of Getting Past Perfect, chats with us on how to overcome perfectionism in motherhood and how to be a good mom, instead. She describes her own journey through perfectionism, how she overcame it, and how she strives to lead a balanced life as a good mother.

Are you struggling with months or even years of infertility? Katie Waldow and her husband struggled with infertility for over 5 years, and she shares her experience on this episode. She gives practical tips on how to have the right mindset, keep hope, all while acknowledging the negative emotions. She also gives an exciting update that just happened right after this episode was recorded!

Are you struggling with months or even years of infertility? Katie Waldow and her husband struggled with infertility for over 5 years, and she shares her experience on this episode. She gives practical tips on how to have the right mindset, keep hope, all while acknowledging the negative emotions. She also gives an exciting update that just happened right after this episode was recorded!

Have you heard the buzzword "emotional intelligence" thrown around? Do you know what it is? Do you want to teach your children how to practice important values such as kindness, empathy, and respect? School counselor, Emily Beckman, talks about how to teach our children emotional intelligence. She also describes what bullying is and how to recognize the warning signs in your children if they are being bullied. Finally, she gives practical tips and provides resources to learn more.

Emily and Cullen chat about the meaning of gratitude, share some vulnerable stories, and discuss how we can show our gratitude to those serving in our armed forces.

Do you want to parent your child in a positive way? Do you want to know how to nurture healthy self-esteem and cultivate boundaries at the same time? Psychotherapist Kris Jablonski chats with us on how to effectively implement positive parenting into our disciplining. She discusses how to respond to tantrums, hitting, and biting; how to respond after telling your child to do something once and they don't listen; how to discipline in public, plus much more.

What is it like to adopt? Whether you are currently struggling with infertility or would like to expand your family in ways other than having biological children, adoption is a beautiful option. In this episode, we chat with Bridget Lappert Salisbury, who recently became a first-time mom through adoption. She talks candidly about her struggles with infertility, what it was like going through the adoption process with her husband, and how she felt when she met her daughter for the first time.

Do you have a child with or know a mom who has a child with special needs? Sylvia Bass, who is an attorney turned stay-at-home mom of six, including a daughter with Down Syndrome, chats about the realities, hardships, and beauty of living with a child who has special needs. She shares what are the rights things to say to a parent of a child who has special needs, how to be an advocate to healthcare professionals, what kind of therapy is available, plus much more.

Do you know what your rights are as a parent in the workforce? Do you know where to turn if you don't think your legal rights for maternity/paternity leave or pumping are being honored at work? What is right mentality to have when it comes to supporting parents who are at home with kids? Workplace civil rights attorney, working parents advocate, and witty writer Candace Alnaji talks about her experience as a parent advocate both at the workplace and in our society in general, plus more. Candace, aka the "Mom-at-Law" on social media and her blog, also talks about life as a parents of three, including twins.

https://themomatlaw.com/

Topics discussed:

• maternity leave
• pumping at work
• working parent
• working mom
• twin mom
• supermom/badass mom
• working from home
• scaling back workload
• attorney mom