one year ago today, I gave birth to the sweetest, goofiest, most loveable little girl I could ever have hoped for. although she was worth every single second of my 44 hour labor — my birth story was... well... rough. listen in to find out just HOW rough

we all have rough days, including our babies, & sometimes it can feel like there is no escape! I’ve had my fair share of hard times, & these are 10 things I do to help get my energy up & my happiness back in place. let me know which ones work for you! happy listening :)

you guys it’s so popular to complain about being a mom, & I get it. motherhood is hard! but it’s also so beautiful & fun and I just want to give it some love. let me know what you think & connect with me on instagram! @micali_depinto. happy listening!

guys, screens are running our lives (see: Black Mirror) and I for one, decided not to be a slave to it anymore! If you want to be in control of your phone and not the other way around, give this podcast a listen! leave a comment on my latest instagram post or slid into my DMs to let me know what you think :) @micali_depinto

my baby girl is almost a year old (where had the time gone!?) & I wanted to share my postpartum journey with you. this episode talks about everything from health & fitness to learning body love. happy listening! connect with me on Instagram @micali_depinto & on my blog! raisingawildflower.blog.home I’d love your feedback!

The lives of 31 families were shattered last Saturday. There have been 112 people killed in 32 mass shootings so far in 2019, the second worst in a ten-year history. The nation is in a state of terror, and the scariest part is that there IS no one-click fix. Listen in for my solution to this awful epidemic.

It’s world breastfeeding week & have fed my daughter in a lot of public places. Like, a lot, and this weekend was the first time I was ever shamed for doing so. Listen in on how I handled the situation (could have been better) and what conclusion I draw from the whole experience. connect with me on instagram: @micali_depinto & check out my blog! raisingawildflower.home.blog

The stigma surrounding mental health is slowly falling away — which is great! But the stigma around taking antidepressants is alive & well, at least from where I’m sitting. In the podcast, I talk about my thoughts on being a mama who takes pills. Take a listen & let me know if it helps you in any way! You can connect with me on Instagram @micali_depinto or on my blog - https://raisingawildflower.home.blog/ 💙 it means the world to her your feedback. If you love it - please share it with a friend ✨

Deep loss is ugly & hard. The grief can be hard to handle if you are the one carrying it, and it can be hard to know how to help if you know someone else who is grieving. Three years ago, I lost my two-year-old niece, and while it was the single worst experience of my life, it has taught me a lot. On this podcast, I share five of those things. Thanks for listening

I wrote this letter to my unborn baby when I was 16 weeks pregnant. we were waiting to find out the sex, & I had originally planned on writing one for both my daughter AND son, but only this one came out because I was so sure we were having a girl! happy listening 💙