The Mom Feed

Mom guilt.Mom rage. Mom brain.So many terms in motherhood, most of which we didn't really understand until we were in it.As mothers in this age, it can be really difficult to love your kids without losing yourself (and your mind!) in the process.My guest on the show today has made it her life's work to help mothers banish guilt and beat burnout in motherhood. She just released her first book, Love Your Kids Without Losing Yourself: 5 Steps to Banish Guilt and Beat Burnout When you Alrea...

Have you ever picked up a book that you just couldn't put down?You are exhausted and you want to go to bed, but you simply cannot stop turning the pages. And when you turn that final page, you're so sad, because it's over. But you're changed for having read it.That is The In Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments.It's a book written by hospice nurse, Hadley Vlahos, RN.Over her years helping patients transition from this life to whatever comes next, Hadley compiled their...

Are you concerned with fine lines and wrinkles?Are you into clean beauty, aging gracefully, and finding a natural way to minimize those years of expression lines on your face?If you're into quick fixes, there is surgery and Botox.But if you're into something different - a beauty secret that's been around since 1889 but that was made famous by Renee Rousso when she touted this product to be her secret to aging gracefully in Good Housekeeping magazine - then you're going to want to know about F...

At what point in your relationship is it time to see a therapist?Is love enough to keep a relationship going?Will having kids negatively impact my relationship?Stacey Sherrell and Rachel Facio are two licensed marriage and family therapists who have made waves with their down-to-earth, practical relationship advice on their popular platform, Decoding Couples, and they've joined us on The Mom Feed Podcast today to share some advice!This episode is one of those ones you'll want to listen to mor...

When was the last time you thought about your goals? When was the last time you wrote them down?When I began working for lululemon in 2006, I was introduced to the world of goal setting, and as an overachiever, I was hooked on the process.A few months into my time there, I met a woman named Susanne Conrad, a woman who would change my life. Susanne was the Director of Possibility at lululemon, and she co-developed lululemon's renowned leadership program there. Since then, Susanne has...

If you're a parent to a child or children between the ages of 2 and 12 years old, you're going to get a lot out of today, especially if you have children that are particularly spicy, shall we say?You know the ones. They seem to defy what the parenting books say. They push your buttons. They push boundaries at earlier ages then seems appropriate. They hold a mirror to your wounds and traumas - most of them unhealed - and ask you dig deeper and deeper for the healing and the lesson.They are the...

If you’ve ever wondered what is at the intersectin of astrology, human design, and your life, wonder no more.Today on the show, intuitive astrologer, mama and entrepreneur, Jessie Eccles, gives us a rundown on how you can use human design and astrology to better understand yourself and those around you.She empowers you to understand just how your birth chart reveals who you are, and how you can use your strengths and challenges to uplevel your life.Let’s face it – we’ll all have challenging m...

Are you a parent or thinking about becoming one?My guest on the show today, Lauren Makler, is the CEO and co-founder of Cofertility, a mother owned and led company that is reshaping egg donation and egg freezing.Today's episode is for you if:1. You are in your 20s or early 30s and thinking about having a family someday2. You are experiencing fertility challenges3. You are experiencing secondary infertility after having had at least one child already4. You are interested in egg freezing5. You ...

I don’t know about you, but motherhood goes in phases of panic and preparation. One phase informs the specifics around the panic and the preparation.For example, you get pregnant. Then, the research begins. What prenatal vitamins should I take? What kind of birth do I want? What kind of care provider do I want? What should I put on my baby registry? All the questions, all the preparation around the nursery and the buying of the parenting books and all the things.Then the baby comes, and you m...

How has motherhood felt to you? Has it felt easy? Hard? A mixed bag?I’ve been pretty open and honest about how much motherhood has thrown me for a loop. It came with some pretty dark moments, and though those dark moments are fewer and farther between, they are still there sometimes.Someone once asked me, “Why did you decide to have kids?”The question jarred me. Because the honest answer was: I didn’t know the answer. I was embarrassed and quite shocked that I didn’t know that answer.And when...