Do you wonder what to buy or how much you should paly with your baby? Listen in to find out what is most important for your child.

Ayelet and I hit off the minute we met, sharing the same parenting and educational values it’s always a pleasure to share a good conversation with her. Listen in as she shares some easy and simple ways to engage your child in developmentally appropriate activities.

• How she created a support group out of the necessity of being a new parent in a foreign country
• Nerding out on sharing her child development knowledge by singing and playing with babies and their parents
• How our children can learn with what we already have 
• The importance of open-ended play with no significant goals
• Early literacy and how you can support it at home
• Her 4 pillar approach; Play, Talk, Sing and Movement
• Her prenatal and postpartum experiences between the UK and the US

“You do you.” - Ayelet Marinovich

“You are musical whether you like it or not.’ - Ayelet Marinovich

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Are you concerned about your child’s mindset? Listen in to find out how you can encourage a growth mindset each and every day.

Being a life long learner, I was intrigued by how Alexandra Eidens, founder of Big Life Journal, helps us understand why having a growth mindset is important for both our children and for ourselves as parents.

• What is the difference between fixed and growth mindset? 
• Why praising intelligence might not great for your child’s growth mindset.
• How personal development led her to create the Big Life Journal. 
• How to help your child develop a growth mindset. 

“Adjust your parenting style to your child.” - Amanda Eidens

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Do you ever wonder how you can continue being yourself, as you become a parent? Listen in and find out what Amanda’s solutions are to not lose yourself when parenting.

Sharing the fun and inspiring conversation I had with “Dude Mom”, she shares what she has learned raising her three boys and the importance of claiming yourself as you parent.

• How to be a ‘person’ while parenting
• Important things to do the first year of baby
• Connecting with your significant other
• Journaling and learning to ask for help
• Social media as an added value
• Getting in the picture with your children
• Learning to forgive yourself
• Parenting advice comes from many different sources

“Focus on what feels right for you and your baby” - Amanda Rodriguez

“There is no should in parenting” - Amanda Rodriguez

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Are you wishing for more connected family meals? Listen in to find how you can create this special time each and every day.

I’m delighted to be speaking with Katie today. She and I share our love of having children in the kitchen and connecting with them during family meals.

• How she went from teaching to helping parents get children in the kitchen.
• Why she chooses to focus on the kitchen
• How children feel when cooking for others
• Bringing cooking skills back in our fast food culture
• Family table time nurtures mind, body, and spirit
• The difference that just two family meals can make in our children’s lives 
• Fun ways to engage conversation during dinner time
• Giving children agency on how they sit and what they eat
• Division of responsibility when it comes to feeding our children
• The negative implications of screens at the table and how to get rid of them

“Parenting is a journey with no final destination.” - Katie Kimball

“For connected meals separate nourishment from entertainment.” - Katie Kimball

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Are you craving a deeper connection with your partner? Or worried that you’ve lost it forever. Listen in to find out how you can feel sexy and sensual even after baby.

I’m a tiny bit nervous to be sharing this one with you, due to its intimate topic. Yet, I know how important it is to talk clearly and in a supportive way about our own personal sexuality. If you have little ones around you might want to keep this conversation private (use earbuds). Enjoy!

• Nurturing our sensuality
• Her upbringing and how it influenced the work she is doing today
• The culture of empowerment through beauty and sex
• How she started her sexual wellness business
• How having children can change our intimate relationship with our partner
• How routine and resentment can affect our sensual relationship
• The mental load of parenting
• The importance of identifying where you need support and asking for it
• Making time for yourself and your partner
• Creating relationship check-in and co-create excitement
• Practicing self-pleasure, keeping your libido healthy and alive
• Reclaiming your bedroom as your romantic space.

“Self-pleasure is a radical act of putting yourself first.” - Dana Myers

“When two parents are getting their love needs met, it’s only ever a good thing for the children.”  - Dana Myers

“It’s going to take a minute to learn who you are as a mother.” - Dana Myers

“How can I grow as a mother right now?” - Dana Myers

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Are you craving for a more balanced work and family life? Listen in to find out how you can create that for you and your family.

I had the pleasure of speaking and laughing with Sarah about the changes happening in our parenting and work life. As she shares on her blog “The world of parenting today doesn’t look like what it did in years past. How we work and how we parent are undergoing massive changes.” Listen in as we discuss more.  

• Her professional and parenting journey
• Navigating the world of business as a parent
• The changing family landscape
• Women in leadership roles
• Addressing both parents for sustainable change
• The increase in workload for both parents when welcoming a child
• Getting clear on what matters most
• How she navigates her social life with little ones
• Benevolent sexism
• What the future of work for working parents might look like
• Be accepting of the learning curve both in business and parenting
• Her personal journey with prenatal depression

“It’s ok to lower your standards.” - Sarah K. Peck

“Allow yourself to drop things that don’t  matter.”- Sarah K. Peck

“Be a good enough parent.” - Sarah K. Peck

“Create a don’t do list.” - Sarah K. Peck

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Are you aware of how you talk about your body in front of your children sets them up to be body-positive or not?  Listen in to find out how you can make sure they love themselves no matter how they look.

I believe that as parents and educators we want the best for the next generation. Today’s conversation with Dana is critical in helping them be body positive and beneficial for all of us. 

• Raising children who love themselves
• Her journey from a fashion blogger to a body-positive advocate
• The importance of learning about our diet culture
• Understanding the system of oppression that causes us to not like ourselves
• The way you speak about your body might hurt you and those listening.
• Social media and how it influences how we see ourselves and what you can do about it.
• Tools for parents and teens to navigate
• The language we use to describe food
• How to diversify and lean-up your social media feed 

“When we set up restrictions we are setting our children up for failure.” - Dana Suchow

“We are not supposed to hate ourselves!” - Dana Suchow

“If we don’t want to pass on our toxic stuff we must heal ourselves first.” - Dana Suchow

“When we place moral value on food we are actually placing it on the person eating it.”  - Dana Suchow

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Are you tired of losing your sh*t with your child? Listen in to find why it’s not your fault and what you can do about it. 

• Responding to our children
• Why we lose our temper
• Why our brain either fights, flight, freezes or freaks out
• Self-care and boundaries
• Building a strong support network
• From housewives to SAHM
• Her personal journey overcoming Postpartum Anxiety

“Take your own needs more seriously.” - Carla Naumburg, PhD

“Stop holding yourself to unreasonable parenting expectations.” - Carla Naumburg, PhD

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Are you wanting a pleasurable birthing experience?  Listen in to find out what is possible. 

In honor of a 2-day doula training, I just completed I’m sharing a wonderful conversation I had with Debra a few years back, she has been an inspiration to so many including me.

• The first steps to choosing how you want to birth
• Following our inner wisdom when it comes to how we want to birth our babies
• Changing the language around ‘pain of  contractions’
• How to find the right birthing environment for you
• Having the option to move during birth
• Choosing your supporting team that honors and respects your needs
• Interviewing caregivers and shopping around for your options

“Don’t let anybody put you down in birth” - Debra Pascali Bonaro

“Birth is not just another day” - Debra Pascali Bonaro

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It’s important to take stock in your accomplishments and the lesson learned.  Listen in to find what mine were.

In this episode, I wanted to spend some alone time with you and share a few things… Solo Sunday is dedicated to wishing you a happy new year, reviewing the decade and sharing what to expect in the coming months. 

• The decade in review, what I’m proud of and what I’ve learned along the way.
• My word for the year: Aligned
• What I’m most excited about; being a volunteer doula. 

“ So many of our answers are within us”  - Jeanne-Marie Paynel 

“As a parent, that gut feeling is very wise.”   - Jeanne-Marie Paynel

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