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Approximately 11% of children in the US between the age of 4 and 17 have been diagnosed with ADHD. With 3.5 million children currently prescribed Adderall and more than 42% of people aged 12 and over abusing the drug without a prescription, it is clearly one of the most pressing issues of our time. 

My guest today, Audrey Stimpson, is a master photographer who overcame a 23 year Adderall addiction and now manages her ADHD holistically through food, movement, meditation, breathwork, and more. As a fashion photographer working in the elite fashion and modeling industry of NYC for 8 years, Audrey had the privilege of shooting for top brands and major publications like Vogue, Elle, Forbes, and Robb Report to name a few. But since overcoming her addiction and becoming a mother, Audrey has made it her mission to help others free themselves of Adderall addiction too, and to help them thrive with ADHD.

If you've got a child with ADHD or have it yourself, this episode is chock full of information to help you manage this diagnosis in a more holistic way. Audrey is living proof that it can work. Listen in for the details.

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Do you know how many days you have from the moment your child is born until their 18th birthday? 6570 days. That's how many days you have to make an impact on them great enough that when they go out into the world, they are equipped with the tools they need to thrive. According to my guest today, Nellie Harden, your job as a parent is to help them develop self-led discipline and leadership. If you can do those two things, your job as a parent is done. Ok, not really. But it will be pretty set because once those babes turn 18, you don't have as much of a say in their lives anymore. 

Today on the show, Nellie, who is a family experience designer and parenting coach, shares some of her parenting advice and methods she recommends using with your children as early as possible in order to help them thrive in adulthood. 

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Infant sleep. Sleep training. Sleep regressions. To swaddle or not to swaddle. Noise machines or not. Black out blinds or not. Teaching babies to self soothe. Putting babies down drowsy but awake. Co sleep or not? Feed and rock to sleep or let them do it on their own? There is not shortage of questions that new parents have when they come home from the hospital with their newborns. 

Dr. Google can be confusing, because there seems to be a lot of information out there on opposite ends of the spectrum, from wait it out to cry it out. What if there were a solution somewhere in the middle? A solution that takes both the parents' and the baby's needs into consideration so that everyone can have their needs met and get some sleep?

Today on the show, pediatric nurse and sleep and feeding coach, Helen Davies of Essential Parenting discusses all of this and more, including tips on setting your child up for the best chance of having a great night's sleep. If you've got a child on the way or are in the thick of new motherhood wondering how to get your baby to sleep, Helen can help. Enjoy and wishing you many full nights of sleep in the very near future, mama!

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Working moms. Stay at home moms. Each role comes with its own set of rewards and challenges, and each role undoubtedly renders each mother completely exhausted by the end of the day. My guest today is Sarah Zapp, former TV host, journalist, reporter, and producer who earned multiple Telly awards and 8 Emmy nominations. Today we talk about her current role as CEO and founder of Beyond Board, as well as how she managed motherhood while keeping up with a high-paced career in TV, interviewing some of the biggest stars including Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston, Hugh Jackman, Meryl Streep and more.

This conversation is a breath of fresh air that is full of wisdom on navigating the seasons of motherhood. It's an episode about how to live your life, how to transcend mom guilt, getting clear on who you are, understanding the difference between being busy and being productive, putting the ego aside, and being willing to be a lifelong learner. 

If you often find yourself towing the line between balance and chaos in your life as a working or stay-at-home mom, you're going to come away from this episode with some insight into how to step out of that space and into a more balanced life. Enjoy!

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Do you ever have thoughts about your life as a mother that you feel like you need to keep private? Thoughts like oh my gosh, I don't want to play with my kids. Or I have no idea what I'm doing. Or I don't like my life right now. Life as a mom isn't for the faint of heart. And life as a stay-at-home mom comes with its own set of unique challenges including feelings around not having your own paycheck, navigating your identity, and more. 

Today on the show I'm joined by mom influencer, Mary Hendricks of The Very Mary Life. Through funny mom memes and Instagram reels, Mary has managed to change the narrative around all facets of motherhood, normalizing feelings that moms may otherwise be afraid to share out loud. She's funny, refreshing, relatable, and unapologetically herself as she tells the story of her journey as a mom on Instagram every day. This episode and Mary are not to be missed! Consider this one of the best mom friend dates you'll ever have. Just pour yourself a glass of wine or a cup of coffee and enjoy!

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It's safe to say that many of us go into motherhood with a plan. Heck, we go into labor with a plan. And it's also safe to say that almost none of it ever goes the way we want it to. Many of us envision a birth that isn't anything like the one we actually experience. And many of us think we're going to be one way as a mother, and then get a rude awakening once our child is in our arms and we are faced with all the realities of motherhood: the emotions, the shifting hormones, the changed identity, the feelings that flood through us at breakneck speed. 

Molly Nourmand is a licensed psychotherapist, yogini, and mother. She has a practice called Life After Birth that focuses on postpartum support for mothers. In her group is the opportunity to process birth trauma, to discuss any possible PMADS (perinatal mood and anxiety disorders), and so much more, much of which we discuss today. 

Today's show is for anyone currently pregnant or in their first few years postpartum, though it may be good for anyone who hasn't yet processed their birth stories, no matter how old your children are. 

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Motherhood is perhaps one of the biggest balancing acts of our lives. How can we be present for our children, ourselves, our work, our partners, our everything? Is that even possible? If you've been struggling to find balance in your life as a mom, whether you work outside of the home or are a stay-at-home mom, today's episode is going to transform your life. Cherylanne Skolnicki is a mentor that helps busy working moms be rockstars both at home and at work. Today on the show, she teaches us how to reclaim our energy with 4 powerful yet simple steps, how to define our purpose, how to find balance, how to take back our power, how to step into our full potential, and how to redefine what success looks like. Get ready to take notes because Cherylanne is about to blow your mind!

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If you find yourself surviving but not thriving in your life both within and outside of motherhood, a deep dive into the mother wound might be what the doctor ordered. It can manifest in many ways, including martyrdom, perfectionism, a feeling of being unworthy, and much more. In today's episode, energetic healer, tarot reader, and pilates guru, Tandy Gutierrez of Unicorn Wellness Studio, takes us through the mother wound. Don't miss this penetrating discussion about ancestral healing, why it matters, and what you can do to begin the healing journey.

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If you're a mama with a baby on the way, or you have an infant or young child at home and you're struggling with sleep, today's episode is going to be extremely helpful to you. Lauren Heffernan is a certified pediatric sleep specialist and co-creator of the Baby-Led Sleep Approach. Essentially, Lauren teaches a holistic approach to improving infant sleep without using any sleep training. So if you've been struggling to figure out how to get your child to sleep, whether through cry it out (CIO) or wait it out or any of the other training methods, today's episode is going to give you some insight into what to expect, and will empower you with things you can do in a gentle, respectful way to help both you and baby get the rest you both need. 

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You're a mom, so we already know you're a superstar. But riddle me this: do you feel like you're thriving? Or do you feel like you're sort of just coasting through your days, surviving and just barely keeping all the balls up in the air? Unfortunately, most mothers feel like the latter, and that feeling of just getting by, of pushing ourselves and our needs to the side comes from a lifetime's worth of societal and familial outdated beliefs about what it means to be a good mother. Our mom guilt runs hot, and we are firing on all cylinders for the wrong reasons, often leaving ourselves depleted not just for our children, but also and more importantly, for ourselves. Brooke Weinstein is a Doctor of Occupational Therapy who - after over a decade treating children - began to see that her skills could be applied to coach busy moms how to fall in love with their lives again. How to thrive, not just survive. How to ditch mom guilt and effectively step into a better version of herself for all parties involved. Tune in to find out how you can too!

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