Next Chapter: The Podcast

Welcome back to Next Chapter The Podcast! Today's episode is with Raylene, a mama to a sweet little boy - who spent 3 years experiencing infertility and IVF.

- Her diagnosis

- Her and her husband's journey to becoming parents

- When and how she realized that her and her husband may be experiencing infertility

- Her IUI experience, the decision to start IVF and how everything progressed from there

- “Prep” for IUI and IVF

- What her pregnancy experience was like + how mentally difficult those first few months pregnant were

- What her favorite part of becoming a mom has been so far

- How important creating and growing the mom community was during (and after) her infertility journey

Welcome back to Next Chapter The Podcast! Today we have a solo episode, recapping the first month of Next Chapter Collective and sharing what's to come. I also chat about the concept of losing yourself in motherhood, and that identity crisis some of us experience.

Next Chapter Collective

- A Recap of Month One (the first few podcast guests, the shop's launches and the first two mama walks)

- What's Coming (the next few podcast guests, my vision for the shop and some mama walk additions & May's calendar)

Losing Yourself As A Mom

- Discovering what you based your identity on pre-kids

- Identifying the changes, other than having kids, that contributed to your loss of identity

- Realizing how much you are prioritizing everyone or everything else over yourself

- Finding what outlets (creative, physical, etc.) make you feel like yourself again

- Connecting with your inner and higher self

- Setting new life goals or life purposes for yourself

- Asking yourself what ways you are evolving

Welcome back to Next Chapter The Podcast! Today's episode is with Annie, an entrepreneur and owner of multiple businesses AND a mama to her sweet little girl.

Business

- Her past and current business ventures

- What made her want to become an entrepreneur and how she balances multiple buisnesses

- What made her want to start her own real estate agency

- What she sees as her biggest accomplishment

- Her take on work/life balance, and if it exists for her

- What she is the proudest of in her businesses and life

Motherhood

- What pregnancy journey was like

- Her birth story

- What her mindset was like after having a different birth experience than she imagined

- How her routine/work schedule has changed since having a baby

- What the hardest adjustment/change she has been since becoming a mom

- The importance of mom friends

And then...

- What she would a mama right now, who is trying to balance being an entrepreneur as well

- What advice she would give a mama who is looking to start her own business

+ more

Welcome back to Next Chapter The Podcast! Today's episode is with Nicole, a mom of three who lost her second baby at 36 weeks. She shares her story of loss, heartbreak and strength - dealing with pregnancy loss.

Welcome back to Next Chapter The Podcast! We are kicking off our mama interviews with Kelsey, a mom of three and social worker. We dive into ALL of the topics when it comes to mental health and the invisible load.

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