This week, catch some cathartic life updates from Jess and Laura, including periods of pause and waiting for both. We share major life updates, big decisions ahead, the importance of leaning into the discomfort of waiting, and lessons in this season. Thank you for tuning in, for joining us with open hearts, and for being a part of this community. Love what you hear here? Please share with a friend!

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In this week’s topical episode, Laura and Jess sit down and recap the Modern Mamas work retreat, from the experience and bliss of time together to the details of what’s to come for the podcast and our Patreon community this year and beyond. We’re so grateful for this community and so excited to serve, connect, and share more this year!

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This week, Laura sits down with Kiana Reeves, somatic sex educator, certified sexological bodyworker, pelvic health practitioner, certified doula, and Foria's Chief Content Officer.

Tune in for the ways that pleasure, intimacy, and tapping into sexuality can benefit mind body and soul, both in the bedroom and far beyond. Kiana talks plant power, sexual healing, and pleasure as a tool to reorient the way we view the world. All that and so much more! This is a must listen.

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Tune in for this week’s catchup, where Jess and Laura share life updates, lube love, skincare as a ritual, major motherhood transitions, the power of ask, and reclaiming sense of self in motherhood. We’re so grateful for this space to share the candid, real, and raw. Thank you for tuning in!

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Local to Northern California? Want to connect in person? We’re getting together for an informal meetup up at Abbot Square in downtown Santa Cruz at 5pm on Saturday February 4th, 2023. We’d love to see you there!

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In this topical catchup episode, Jess and Laura candidly share their journeys transitioning from one babe to two, the highs, the hards, and everything in between. Tune in for real talk, real advice, and the real unknowns through this season of motherhood. We hope you love this one as much as we loved recording it! As always, we welcome any questions and/or episode topic suggestions. Send them our way!

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Today Jess gets to sit down with Ryan Woodbury, co-founder of Needed, a nutritional supplement company that is truly at the forefront of quality, sourcing, and intentional end to end production of the best perinatal supplements on the market.  We really deep dive into issues within the supplement industry that result in poor quality products, insufficient nutrition, and how this problem not only impacts the health of parents and babies, but the environment and population as a whole.  IT IS A FASCINATING conversation filled with practical info, but also lots of thoughts to ponder on the whole about how the health of mothers can impact the world.

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In this reflective catch-up episode, join Jess and Laura as they reflect on the first week of the New Year, big feels around Indie’s first birthday, and the power of unapologetically changing your mind when it serves you. Happy New Year, friends! It’s going to be a good one.

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Join us for the very first episode of 2023 as we share reflections from 2022 and intentions for the year to come. They might not be what you expect! Do you have an intention for the year? We’d love to hear from you!

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for an incredible year of connection, solidarity, and sharing. We can't wait for all the's to come this year. Cheers, friends!

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In this week’s catch-up episode Laura and Jess chat all things updates, holidays and desires for the new year! Laura reflects on her desire to slow down in this season of life and shares some big changes for her and her family. Jess shares how she’s betting on herself and what she’s manifesting for the new year, as well as a recap of her eventful weekend. Thank you for tuning in. We’re so grateful for you!

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This week, Laura sits down with Kim Perez of Root and Branch Nutrition. Kim is a Functional Nutritionist who guides and supports women through the transition into motherhood and beyond by addressing the root causes of common symptoms like fatigue, anxiety, and painful periods.

Kim breaks down the HTMA test and shares how understanding how restoring vibrant metabolic health, mineral balance, and stress resilience can help women better understand, honor, trust, and nourish their bodies so they can feel and function the ways they are designed to - especially in the face of the many demands of motherhood.

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