Motherish

Being a working-mom means living in a constant battle to keep the perfect balance between excelling at work and shining at motherhood. But reality is perfection seldom exits and at some point something has got to give. Today we dare to enter the guilt free zone and vent about some of the things we do, that perhaps come off as annoying but whatever -“yup, I’m that mom”

Let’s talk about the postpartum experience - it’s been glorified to seem like you’re supposed to feel like you’re floating on cloud 9, but in reality, after the adrenaline settles, it’s often lonely, dark and confusing- and on top of that, you might even feel guilty for feeling this way. Today we’ll talk to Dr. Jennifer Schell, who will guide us through this experience and how to care for ourselves in the midst of it all.

Having children changes you and in return also transforms your friendships. Before becoming mothers, we tend to not be aware of what your friends who already have children go through in order to balance all the relationships in their lives. Today we dedicate our episode to all those mommy friends who were, are, and continue to be there for us- and we finally apologize if we were ever that insensitive friend in the past!

Exactly one year ago, many of us went into quarantine and started working home after many states across the US mandated shelter-in-place orders. Here we are 12 months later and many of us still have our children home with us, many doing virtual learning and with little or no exposure to other children. Today we speak with Dr. Christie Ferrari, Child Psychologist, on the psychological impact of isolation and quarantine on our children.

Careers and carriages- two things that keep us busy but also very motivated. Before we became moms, we were both very focused and driven by our careers, only to learn that our most important assignment was on its way. Today we discuss our careers, the impact motherhood has had on them, and how we constantly work on juggling everything at once.

Our most important work is not only raising our children, but also raising our children to be kind and inclusive members of society. Race and inclusion are crucial topics to discuss with our little ones... but when we do it or how we do it.. are often the biggest questions we struggle with. Today Zoila Darton, founder of WORD- a creative agency committed to cultural storytelling, joins us to guide us through this topic through her eyes.

In Part 2 of our episode on infertility we speak with Yvette and Jesus Trivino, they open up about their almost 10 year struggle to conceive.. a path that led them into the world of adoption, turning their heartbreak into a shining star of hope.

Living with infertility could be lonely and emotionally draining. If a friend, co-worker or relative confides in you and tells you they’re struggling to conceive it usually means they trust you and believe you will be supportive. However, figuring out how to actually give empathetic and effective support could be challenging, especially if you've never experienced infertility yourself. Today we talk to Sandy Bodeau, a mother of two, TV personality, blogger and author of “The Light After Loss”, about her infertility journey.

Karen opens her heart in this letter to Victoria.

Motherhood is truly a love like no other. And all though our babies hear us say "I love you" all the time, we really don’t get a chance to truly tell them how our lives were changed for the better with their arrivals. Today we open our hearts and mics to share with you our very intimate love letters to our babies.