Parent Tell

This week on Parent Tell Kaila talks with Megan MacCutcheon, a Licensed Professional Counselor focused on perinatal and postnatal mental health. Megan and Kaila discuss what grief can look like in pregnancy (think gender disappointment), during birth (grieving birth expectations), as well as grief postpartum (it suddenly taking you 10 minutes to get in and out of the car because of carseats can be surprisingly grief-y). The moms bring up the power of feeling two contrasting emotions at the same time and why we need to be talking about this more with our partners, doctors, friends, and basically everyone.

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Megan and Katie with Perinatal Place

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This month's Babysode is all about kiddo birthday parties! Kaila and Jimmy read listeners' opinions on children's birthday parties and cover topics like the cost, whether or not you're throwing a massive birthday party every single year, and the need to make sure the party is fun for the adults too.

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This week's episode can be summed up in a few choice words: prolapse, lube, trauma, pelvic floor.

Kaila talks with Sarah Mayer, a pregnancy and postpartum corrective exercise specialist, who is very similar to Kaila in many ways. Both moms gave birth in 2020, are military spouses, teach or have taught group fitness, and most importantly, both women have turned their pregnancy and birth trauma into a mission to help and educate others. Sarah shares with Kaila her birth trauma and birth injuries dealing with a fistula and prolapse while giving birth to her first child in a country where she didn't speak the language. The toddler moms discuss the shock and anger involved in all of the above and the importance of discussing these topics and educating ourselves.

Find out more on Sarah's IG

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This week's episode of Parent Tell discusses single motherhood. Kaila speaks with a friend of a friend (not even being cheeky, literally), Alyssa,  about her experience as a single mom. Alyssa shares the hard and not so hard when it comes to single parenting, and the two moms also bond over their need for honesty, how hard it can be to ask for help, and the importance of sexy photoshoots.

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This week's episode of Parent Tell was a bit of a high school reunion for Kaila and her guest, as you might be able to tell from the amount of giggling (and the fact that Kaila tells you the guest is a high school pal, duh). Kaila speaks with Clara, a mom who has experienced the dreaded? Famed? Infamous?  two children under 2. Twice! And she also was living the three under 3 life for a few months after her last baby was born and her first was a few months shy of 3. 

The moms talk about the potential pros and cons of having children close in age, why Clara and her husband chose that path, as well as the importance of embracing where you are. And also whether or not to leash a child who enjoys sprinting away from you. What can we say, this episode has it all.

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This week's episode is a cute, tiny, lil' Babysode! Kaila and Jimmy asked listeners the question that has become famous on Parent Tell and that is, "How has being a parent changed you as a person?" While reading your responses to this question, Kaila and Jimmy discuss how they've changed, particularly how being a toddler parent has changed them versus being an infant parent, and how it's important to self reflect on your parenting journey every now and then. Because we're all doing a great job, even if it doesn't feel like it in the moment.

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This week on Parent Tell, Kaila speaks with Jesse Rorvig, a man who is not afraid to declare his desire to have a child. Kaila and Jesse discuss why this type of statement from a non-child bearing person stands out so much in the first place, as well as the nuances and layers behind the desire to make the transition into parenthood.

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This week on the podcast, Kaila talks with Speech Language Pathologist, Lenora Edwards! The two educators talk about the fascinating ways that speech develops in humans, how important it is to talk with you baby from Day 1 (they are talking back to you, too!) and common developmental speech quirks in those young lil' talkers. For more information about Better Speech and an option to get your kiddo the speech help they made need, click here, or follow on Instagram.

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This week on Parent Tell, Kaila talks with Bradley Morris, a multimedia artist, writer, educator, entertainer, and  entrepreneur who is currently raising his very own homeschooled kiddo. Bradley and his wife made the choice to homeschool their son a few years ago (particularly when their son made it clear that he truly did not enjoy going to school, listen to the episode for full deets) and it really works well them! Kaila talks with Bradley about how homeschooling is different from attending school outside of the home and why it can be really awesome for the child and the parents as they navigate learning together.

Find out more about Bradley's audio stories for kids, Majik Kids

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This week on Parent Tell Kaila speaks with Brittany Scott, a perinatal fitness specialist, who really just gets it; "it" being the fact that pregnant people can and should work out during pregnancy and no, we actually don't need to be sitting on the couch for 9 months straight or eating for two, or any of those now antiquated sayings we all grew up hearing about pregnant people. Kaila and Brittany passionately discuss all of the above while highlighting the copious amounts of reasons why it's so important that we take ownership of our pregnancies in the 21st century and exercise when preggo. For your body, for your mind, and actually for your baby too!

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