Our Messy Collective

In our 11th episode,  we catch up on our lives the past week. Then Suzanne sits down to talk to KC Davis (@domesticblisters on TikTok) about the Six Pillars of Struggle Care from her website www.strugglecare.com and her new book How to Keep House While Drowning! (Click to read a sample)

Get to know KC in her own words, below!

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I'm KC Davis, a licensed professional counselor, mother of two, and creator of StruggleCare.com. After having my second baby in a new city right as the world shut down from COVID-19, I found herself without access to a support network for months on end. I used every tool in my therapy training arsenal and created a self-compassionate way to address my stress, depression, and ever-mounting laundry pile. After sharing this unique approach on social media, I found myself with 180k followers in under 90 days. The struggle resonated with so many people that I decided to write a book about my approach: How to Keep House While Drowning debuts in November 2020.

Carla Thomas of Loving Motherhood joins Suzanne for a conversation about her latest project, Loving Holidays.  Carla Thomas is a master life coach and mom who created the online village Loving Motherhood with the mission to help you love your motherhood as much as you love your baby. Loving Motherhood was born in her heart during the long lonely nights awake with a breastfeeding newborn. She longed to find an online space where she could make sense of the transformational journey she was on as a new mom and get to know herself again. Through her Loving Motherhood platform she helps new moms process their transformation from maiden to mother, get to know themselves in this new phase of life, and build communication and relationship skills.

Social:

facebook.com/love.your.motherhood

instagram.com/loving.motherhood

Sites:

lovingmotherhood.vipmembervault.com

We talk about taking care of ourselves, where the election currently stands, and how we're surviving the uncertainty of this historic time.

Join us for a moment just to take a break.

This week we talk to Hannah Fuhlendorf, MA NCC LPCC about bodies, food, family, the holidays, and boundaries. We also discuss self-care and how to navigate Election week with intention.

Hannah Fuhlendorf is a professional counselor, personal coach, and public speaker who specializes in the areas of social justice, fat liberation, and Health at Every Size. She has worked professionally in progressive politics, human rights, eating disorder treatment, substance use treatment, and community mental health. Hannah is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) through the National Board of Certified Counselors and has a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling. When Hannah isn’t working with clients or making TikToks, she enjoys swimming, cooking, and hanging out with her husband and two cats at their home in Colorado.

Handles:

TikTok and Insta: HannahTalksBodies

Web: HannahTalksBodies.com

We asked you, our listeners, to tell us what babywearing means to you. Your messages are so lovely and full of heartfelt meaning. We feature ten of our listeners and their stories. Thank you all so much for sharing with us! We are so glad to end Babywearing Month 2020 with our first collective episode! Stay tuned for our NEXT collective!

In our seventh episode, we briefly catch up and talk about how we've been doing and then we get in to our FIRST EVER guest interview!

Mia O'Malley is an influencer and

advocate for plus size parents and the founder of @plussizebabywearing on Instagram. She is a certified babywearing educator, a social media consultant, a writer, and a mom. She has been featured on the Today Show, Cup of Jo, Plus Size Birth, and The Plus Mommy Podcast.

She loves babywearing, The Office, and most of all being a mom to her 2 year old son Ivan.

To book a consultation with her head to

bit.ly/miaomalleypbw

You can follow her on Instagram @miaomalley

Links:

It Feels Good To Be Yourself: A Book on Gender Identity

Being a Super Trans Ally

Sex Positive Families LGBTQ+ Reading List

Plus Size Babywearing

In observation of NICU Awareness Month, Suzanne shares her birth and NICU story with Carey (and listeners) for the first time. We discuss birth complications, NICU realities, and postpartum.

This week we're digging in. We discuss mental health, mental illnesses, postpartum mental health issues, and the state of the world right now. We talk about our personal histories and our current stages of mental well-being. Due to the heavy nature of our content this week, we understand if you decide to skip this episode or save it for a time when you can listen safely.