In Karen Davis' interview we discuss:

• A little about Karen's coaching practice
• What exactly is self care
• How to treat yourself like a child
• Finding time for self care
• Getting your family on board with you taking the time for yourself
• Overcoming mom guilt for taking time out for self care
• Why it's so hard for us to ask for help and why we should be asking for help more often
• How does mom build a life she loves
• Self care is the farthest thing from selfish!

Links:

• Karen's blog post about treating yourself like a child
• Another great blog post about creating a life of your dreams!

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In Dianne Kibbey's interview we discuss:

• A little about her family
• Her career progression in technology, highlighting when her kids were young
• How to find the balance; "You can have it all, but not at the same time"; taking one day at a time
• Creating a network of people you can depend on to help bridge the gap with childcare
• Building trust with her managers that even if she had family obligations, she would still log in and get her work taken care of
• Giving yourself a break and realize that you're doing the best you can as a mom at any given time, especially if you are balancing family and a career
• Getting rid of the mom guilt and realize that your kids love you and think you're doing a great job even if you don't think you are
• The importance of finding an employer that is flexible and understands work/life balance
• Her interest in hiring and supporting women that are moms and mentoring new moms in finding the balance
• Life with a teen and a tween - lots of drama and chauffeuring them around!
• Starting to discuss her needs with her daughters now, partly get some of her life back and to also teach them independence
• Getting girls interested in STEM fields, and why it is so important to her and one of her passions
• Making science cool to keep kids interested in technology, and realizing that technology and math touches so many other areas of life.
• Starting Tech Girls at her daughter's school and how it's different from Girls Who Code
• Theories as to why girls aren't into technology as much

Links

• Goldiblox: An ordinary girl who builds extraordinary things! (affiliate link)
• Raspberry Pi - $35 computer you can program and make cool things with!
• Video of throwing a pot of boiling water outside in sub-zero temps

In Emily Saunders' interview we discuss:

• Her online support community Momsanity - how it started, what it's all about and how it is helping moms in the areas of Motherhood, Faith, Fitness, and Nutrition
• The importance of realizing that social media is everyone's highlight reel
• How a busy mom can prioritize health by eating more and exercising less!
• Being a detective and figuring out what macronutrient (fat *carb *protein) ratio your body does best on
• How less is more when it comes to exercise
• Individuality with food and why it's so important
• The recent article about the dangers of coconut oil
• Raise Them Well and her husband's integrative medicine practice (affiliate link)
• Why toxins are problematic, especially with kids
• A few of Raise Them Well's products and how they work, including their magnesium roll on
• Why you should make sure to be conscious about what you are putting on your and your child's skin
• The Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Database: use this to check the toxicity ratings of your favorite personal care products

Links:

• Momsanity shop: includes the sliders that Emily discussed during the interview! (affiliate link)
• Emily's husband Wiggy's Integrative Medicine Practice
• Raise Them Well shop (affiliate link)
• Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Database: use this to check the toxicity ratings of your favorite personal care products

Be sure to visit the show notes page at http://themodernmomsociety.com/episode11/ to get Emily's free gifts:

1. 5 Free Workouts to Work Your Core and Your Faith mini-course - includes 5 videos that are less than 10 minutes to exercise your core
2. Fix The Generation Video Series: 5 Things I Wish Pediatricians Would Teach Parents - which covers processed food, toxins, prescription medications, vaccines, and dirt!

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In Erin Reiff's interview we discuss:

• How she arrived at her decision to become a Single Mother by Choice (SMC)
• The process of choosing a donor and going through IUI and IVF
• What it was like bringing her daughter home and the early months of single motherhood
• Being an older mom versus a younger mom
• Going back to work and the importance of having an employer who understands work/life balance
• Navigating the journey with her daughter's multiple food allergies
• The importance of asking for help

Links:

• California Cryobank
• Fertility Centers of Illinois

Access show notes and get additional words of wisdom from Erin on motherhood at http://themodernmomsociety.com/episode10 Get in on the conversation with Erin and other Modern Mom Society moms at facebook.com/groups/themodernmomsociety

In Cassie Rajewich's interview we discuss:

• Cassie's story of becoming a single mom
• The struggle with her relationship with her daughter's father
• Taking "the lid off" of her life when she left him
• Her "Golden Ticket" moment that made her make the decision to get out of the abusive relationship with her daughter's father
• Turning things around: declaring bankruptcy, going to school, working, and being a mom
• Getting into and out of $45K in debt - by earning, saving, and budgeting
• How Cassie coaches and teaches other moms to do what she did
• What things out of all the things that single mothers struggle with are the hardest?
• The importance of being vulnerable and reaching out to get help

You can access the show notes to get a summary of the show, words of wisdom on motherhood from Cassie, as well as information on how to work with her to master your single mom mess at themodernmomsociety.com/episode9

In Dee McCord's interview, we discuss:

• The story of her 5 year old socially transitioning from male to female
• If Dee struggled with her daughter making the choice to transition
• The mourning period that goes along with changing your expectations of how your life will be with having a transgender child
• Her other child, a 3 year old boy, and if he had any trouble accepting his sister
• Their experiences with schools and their level of acceptance of her daughter - both with the administration and with the classmates
• The body dysmorphia that her daughter experiences
• What therapy for children with gender issues looks like
• Dee's advice for what to do if your child is experiencing gender related issues
• The fact that her day to day life is no different than most of ours. We all face different struggles, but at the end of the day we just don't want our kids to suffer.

View the show notes at http://themodernmomsociety.com/episode8/ to get additional words of wisdom from Dee on motherhood as well as links to LGBTQ resources.

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In Shannon Burns' interview we discuss:

• What happens to a woman's sense of style when she becomes a mom and why it ends up being yoga pants most days
• How to clear your closet and make sense of your style
• The Magic of Tidying Up
• Shannon's thoughts on holding on to clothes that don't fit
• How to put outfits together
• What 'Layered by Cake' means
• Styling for your body type and where to find clothing and body type tips
• Shannon's story about transitioning from a 9-5 to having her own business
• Working through mom guilt and rocking motherhood
• Being open to the opportunities and experiences coming to you when you move towards following your dreams!
• Learning to lean on help, especially for the tasks you don't like doing
• Finding your flow in motherhood

Links:

• Shannon's Pinterest Style Board
• Marie Kondo's The Magic of Tidying Up book (affiliate link) - this book really helped me shift my perspective on my stuff! Must read!
• Shannon's favorite stores:
  • Layered by Cake
  • Nordstrom
  • Anthropologie
  • Sam Edelman Shoes
  • Sole Society Shoes
• Shannon's awesome Facebook community where she offers styling tips for free! Layered With Style

In Katie Hurley's interview we discuss:

• How she and her husband met while nurses at the same hospital
• Struggles with infertility, attempts at IUI proved unsuccessful
• Got accepted into a study for IVF and were able to conceive their first child
• Stressful pregnancy with lots of testing, and concerns over down syndrome risk
• Katie's mom's battle with cancer and losing her mom when the twins were infants
• Second round of IVF; found out it was twins!
• A little about her boys, Cian, Declan, and Brendan
• Surviving the early stages of having infant twins and a toddler at home
• Katie's great idea about having a mother's helper to assist around the home and with the babies
• Teaching kids about paying it forward and helping others
• Difficulties with parenting today
• Leaning on your community, friends, and family for help

If you'd like to access the show notes and additional words of wisdom on motherhood from Katie you can access them at: www.themodernmomsociety.com/episode6

While you're there be sure to browse all of the additional great content on The Modern Mom Society site including free resources and tools to help you on your parenting journey.

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In Nili Yelin's interview we discuss:

• How she became the Storybook Mom
• Her start in acting with MTV and Saturday Night Live
• Ways to make storytelling more interesting and engaging for your kids
• How to choose a good picture book
• Nili's favorite books and authors
• How to encourage reading in your children
• Drawing from her stand up and acting experience, she shares tips for making up stories on the spot!
• Final tips to share on reading and parenting
• Rapid Fire questions

If you'd like to access the show notes with links to Nili's favorite books and authors as well as additional words of wisdom on motherhood from Nili you can access them at: www.themodernmomsociety.com/episode5

While you're there be sure to browse all of the additional great content on The Modern Mom Society site including free resources and tools to help you on your parenting journey.

In Dori Mages's interview we discuss:

• Life before kids
• How doing therapy with kids before becoming a mother shaped how she parented
• What you can do to help your child when they are "perfect" at school and let it all out at home
• The importance of preparing your kids for the unknown so they know what to expect and how to behave at an event
• Life with teenagers - how to get them to communicate with you at that age, what discipline looks like
• A day in her family's life
• Managing work/life balance as a busy mom and business owner
• What she struggles with most in the day to day
• A few of her favorite tips and tricks: consequences, do-overs, "right words, right voice"
• Rapid fire questions and her thoughts on "13 Reasons Why"

If you'd like to access the show notes and additional words of wisdom on motherhood from Dori you can access them at: www.themodernmomsociety.com/episode4

While you're there be sure to browse all of the additional great content on The Modern Mom Society site including free resources and tools to help you on your parenting journey.

Be sure to subscribe and give us a rating so more moms like you can find all the great content we have planned!