Next Chapter: The Podcast

Welcome back to Next Chapter: The Podcast! Today's episode comes with some big news - I'm pregnant. We are expecting baby #3 and I share the ins and outs of the first trimester.

We cover so much in today's episode, including:

- Finding out I'm pregnant and my pregnancy so far

- The hard realization I came to at the end of 2023

- What is to come for Next Chapter Collective in 2024

Welcome back to Next Chapter: The Podcast! Today's episode is with Andy - owner of Andy Lee Photography and a mom of 3 (soon to be 4) girls.

We cover so much in today's episode, including:

- Her path to photography and growing her business.

- Her photography studio and Instagram tips & tricks to grow and gain a following for your business.

- Balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood, prepping for maternity leave and setting boundaries as a business owner.

Welcome back to Next Chapter: The Podcast! Today's episode is with Erin - a single mom by choice who had her son through IVF and a sperm donor. Her story is so empowering.

We cover so much in today's episode, including:

- Her path to motherhood, including the thought process behind becoming a single mom by choice and IUI/IVF.

- Her experience bringing her son home, and how her days look as a solo parent.

- Their life now, her career shift and both the rewarding/challenging aspects of motherhood.

ERIN'S WEBSITE: https://www.erinrourkeconsulting.com/

Welcome back to Next Chapter The Podcast! Today's episode is a quick solo chat.

- A little update from my first episode of the season, sharing some changes and improvements

- A BEAUTIFUL poem I found on TikTok from Josie Balka: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8SKhEUu/

- A peek into the incredible mamas I have coming on for the rest of this season (Pssst...you're going to want to hear the finale!)

Welcome back to Next Chapter: The Podcast! Today's episode is with Alyssa - a mama who has been through so much and gets so open and honest about her pregnancy and motherhood journey.

We cover so much in today's episode, including:

- Experiencing miscarriage and getting pregnant again with baby Nathan.

- Her pregnancy, labor & delivery - which included preeclampsia, a 4 day labor, emergency C-section and more.

- Postpartum struggles and setting boundaries with family, and the struggles that have come with it.

- Her new business and goals for the future.

Welcome back to Next Chapter: The Podcast! Today's episode is with Samantha - an incredible mother and wife, who shares her story of infertility, adoption and parenting a child with special needs.

We cover so much in today's episode, including:

- Marrying her high school sweetheart, deciding to start a family and the infertility issues they faced.

- Her and her husband's adoption process and the journey that led them to their beautiful little girl.

- Parenting a child with special needs, their current life and what she had learned along the way.

- Why she chose to leave education and become an adoption consultant.

And then...

- What she has learned through her motherhood journey

- What she would like her next chapter to look like

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Welcome back to Next Chapter: The Podcast! Today's episode is part 2 with Cassie - a friend of mine and boss mama. She is a mom, stepmom, wife, co-owner of our photography studio, owner of a photography business and founder of Wanders Studio.

We cover so much in today's episode, including:

- Her labor and delivery experience, including the scary "what-ifs" she had to deal with after delivering her son.

- Her postpartum experience and how she dealth with body image after birth.

- Balancing work life with mom life

- What her next chapter looks like

+ more

Welcome back to Next Chapter: The Podcast! Today's episode is with Cassie - a friend of mine and boss mama. She is a mom, stepmom, wife, co-owner of our photography studio, owner of a photography business and founder of Wanders Studio. In Part 1, we dive into...

We cover so much in today's episode, including:

- Looking back at the first year of owning a photography studio, including the crazy story of how it happened.

- What led her to start her photography business & launch her creative studio, Wanders.

- Marrying someone 21 years older, becoming a stepmom and deciding to have a baby - while running 3 businesses.

And then...

- Her pregnancy experience

- What she envisioned for her labor and delivery experience

- What to expect for next week's (Part 2) episode

+ more

Welcome back to Next Chapter The Podcast! After taking the summer off, we are back with season two. I have missed recording and cannot wait to share more stories.

- This summer's haitus

- September's motherhood struggles (there were a lot of them)

- What is coming for The Collective

Welcome back to Next Chapter The Podcast! Today's episode is with Liv, who balances being a wife, mama and business owner while her husband's career requires him to be away for weeks at a time. We chat about her unique position being a mom while her husband works out of town, her pregnancy and waiting to tell her husband about it, mom life, marriage counseling and more.

- Her husband's career, his time in Saudi Arabia and why is he gone for weeks at a time

- Deciding to start a family

- Finding out she was pregnant and waiting to tell her husband until he came home

- Her initial reaction to knowing you couldn’t tell her husband she was pregnant right away

- Her pregnancy journey

- Her labor experience

solo parenting routine when he is away

- Marriage counseling

- What she thinks the hardest adjustment/challenge is when he isn’t there

- The community she has and the importance of mom friends

And then...

- What she would tell a mom-to-be right now, who is in the same position she was in

- What she would tell a mom right now, who is in the same position she is in now

- What her next chapter looks like

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