By Lola Light
The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.
In this episode, Lola Light speaks to the components of perinatal obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) including common presentations, examples of scary and intrusive thoughts, and evidence-based treatments. **Trigger warning*** some examples described in this podcast episode may be disturbing to some listeners. Please proceed with caution.
In this episode, Lola Light describes how choosing to consciously focus on yourself once you become a parent creates space for vulnerability and also some unexpected wins.
In this episode, Lola Light reviews the baby blues versus postpartum depression, and discusses how asking for help is vital to any parent who may be experiencing a perinatal mood disorder.
In this episode, Lola Light describes why it's best to choose your battles as a parent while raising a toddler.
In this episode, Lola Light shares her honest and hilarious experiences and tips of getting back into the dating world as a single parent.
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Because infertility is fairly common, most mothers and couples accept this and visit fertility clinics to know their options.
But what most couples aren’t aware of is that there are natural methods that can help boost their chances of conception.
Our guest in this episode is Sarah Clark. She’s a health coach with training from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and a Certified Life Coach with accreditation from the Internation Coaches Federation. She is also the author of Fabulously Fertile: Supercharge Your Fertility Naturally.
We talk about her personal experience with infertility, natural methods for conception, how gut health affects fertility and hormones, and many more.
Sarah is the founder of Fab Fertile which is a fertility coaching program that utilizes functional lab testing, mindset shifts, and diet/lifestyle changes to support couples and dramatically improve their chances of a healthy pregnancy and baby. She also offers a free three-day fertility diet challenge for couples. Click here for more info.
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The pain of unexpectedly losing an unborn child is unimaginable.
For women and parents who’ve experienced a miscarriage, navigating their feelings and lives through this can a be journey that they have no road map on.
In this episode, our guest Alison Pena joins us and shares her valuable insight on the subject. She is also known as “bad widow”. She’s a speaker, consultant, and an author who resides in New York City. When her husband suffered from cancer, she became his caregiver. In 2016, after 11 months of battling his illness, he passed away. Since then, she’s learned how to live fearlessly in the face of death.
Alison does consulting work with her clients. She helps women regain their innate resilience by supporting them to re-engage, reinvent themselves, and to rebuild their communities. Appointments can be made through her website - badwidow.com.
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The presence and support of spouses or partners are essential for mothers undergoing labor and after giving birth.
In this episode, our guest Stuart Macintyre joins us once again to share what it’s like being a new father. He also imparts his first-hand experience supporting his wife during labor and after birth.
We discuss the adjustments that they had to make due to the pandemic, what every support partner needs to have with them in the hospital, and what to expect if you’re a first-time parent.
After an intense three and a half hour of labor and almost opting for a C-section, Stu’s wife Courtney finally gave birth to Crew, their baby boy who is now eight weeks old.
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Infertility is something that isn’t really talked about. As a result, parents going through it aren’t educated enough to understand that this is something that a lot of people go through and that there are a lot of options available for them out there.
In this episode, our guest, Stuart Macintyre shares his perspective as a spouse and a father with regards to infertility. Stu and I talk about the ups and downs of the fertility journey that he and his wife went through.
We also tackle the different kinds of treatments they tried, why getting into government funding waitlist can significantly reduce the cost of treatments, and why you need to open up to others about what you’re going through since you never know who’s gone through it.
He and his wife Courtney are now proud parents of a baby boy who was born a few months ago.
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One of the most difficult parts of returning to work is worrying about the kids. Not only do moms have to deal with the guilt of temporarily leaving their children, but they also have to make sure that they are well taken cared for when they do so.
Our guest for today, Claire Gavin - transitional life coach and founder of Antares Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching, challenges this mindset! She shares live-saving advice and tips for mothers going back to work.
We also discuss how going back to work gives the little ones the opportunity to be with others like them which is necessary for their development, how it shows that them it's totally normal for mothers, or females in general, to strive career-wise, and why returning to work empowers not only you but the future generation.
Claire is available for international coaching. She uses Zoom to give advice for women who struggle with their motherhood transition. She's also created a three-step problem designed to guide mothers to live more fulfilling lives!
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www.antareslifestylecoaching.com
Facebook @Claire-Gavin-Transitional-Life-Coach
Instagram @clairegavin_
YouTube @marg&claireTV
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Note: This audio was initially published in episode 14.
The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.