Our Most-Listened to Episode of 2025. It resonated so deeply with our community that we knew we had to share it again.

If you’ve ever felt torn between who you were before motherhood and who you’re becoming now, this episode will change something in you.

We’re re-releasing our number one most downloaded episode of 2025, and it’s easy to see why.

In this conversation, I sit down with the incredible Martha Beck, whose wisdom has supported millions of women through life’s biggest transitions. Martha reveals one of the most powerful truths about parenting: your children won’t treat themselves the way you treat them - they’ll treat themselves the way you treat yourself.

We talk about why mothers feel so stuck, how cultural expectations pull us in opposite directions, and what it really takes to break free. Martha shares her own extraordinary story, from Harvard to raising a child with Down syndrome, and the moment she stopped living for approval and started living for joy.

This episode will leave you feeling seen, soothed and braver in your own motherhood journey.

In this conversation, you’ll learn:

If you’re exhausted, overwhelmed or craving a gentler way of mothering, this is the episode to revisit whenever you need grounding and hope.

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