In this monthly State of Women in Utah series, host Lindsay Aerts talks with Dr. Susan Madsen of the Utah Women and Leadership Project and Emily Bell McCormick of The Policy Project about issues that impact Utah's women. This week they discuss how mothers play a vital role in gender messaging for their daughters. They discuss areas of education, culture, and social settings where mothers can model for their daughters how to change messages around what women can do and be. This discussion is spawned from research from Dr. Madsen and her team on What Utah Mothers can do to Impact their Daughters. 

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Pregnancy can be very hard on your body but Kelli Pierce was diagnosed with a rare illness triggered by her pregnancy. Kelli is the producer for Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson, and former reporter for KSL. She now has an 8 month old baby boy. Host Lindsay Aerts talks with Kelli about she felt faint during her entire pregnancy, and what she did when symptoms didn't go away after she gave birth. Kelli has since been diagnosed with POTS, Postural tachycardia syndrome, a condition where your heart rate increases when lying, then sitting up or standing. It causes dizziness or fainting. 

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Have you ever worried that having your kids watch the early Disney princess movies like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Snow White and others might have a negative impact on young girls? Well so did this week's guest, Dr. Sarah Coyne, Child Development Professor at BYU. So she decided to research it.  Dr. Coyne and Host Lindsay Aerts talk about the findings of her multiple studies, and how they actually surprised her when she found the impacts to actually be encouraging. You can read more on the study here. 

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According to new research from the Utah Women and Leadership Project working mothers felt guilt as both a parent and employee during the Covid-19 pandemic. Having had so many additional responsibilities and expectations piled on working parents’ shoulders, it is no surprise mothers felt like they were falling short and even failing on both fronts—home and work.  In this episode of the State of Women in Utah series, host Lindsay Aerts talks with Dr. Susan Madsen, Executive Director of the UWLP and Emily Bell McCormick of the Policy Project. They also disucss several other findings of the research including how caretakers say they had difficulty managing both their home and work responsibilities, lack of support at home and at work, and the perspectives of single mothers, other caretakers, and mothers of color. 

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Motherhood is a relationship. That means, that motherhood isn't the tasks of changing diapers, feeding kids, or managing emotions. Motherhood exists in the relationship between you and your kid(s). That's the concept taught by guest Hannah Olsen, who runs the Instagram account Freckledhan. Host Lindsay Aerts and she discuss why viewing motherhood this way helps separate motherhood from being defined as some of those tasks, thus allowing you to enjoy your relationship with your kids more and let go of the guild of all the things you think you're not doing. They also discuss how viewing motherhood as a relationship helps you to forgive yourself for the tasks of parenting that you don't like, by not making it mean that you don't enjoy motherhood. Spoiler, if you love your kids you love motherhood. They discuss how you can love your kids and not love the tasks of caring for them. Sign up for Hannah's workshop where she teaches about reducing mom guilt and finding more joy in motherhood here. 

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Welcome to the Teen Talk show. This show will eventually have its own podcast but for now, you can catch all the episodes here in The Mom Show feed. In this episode, teen hosts Jocelyn Osmond and Andy Beeson about navigating the challenges of the Covid pandemic. Also joining the teens, Ronda Bromley, Executive Director of Utah Association of Secondary School Principals.

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Do you think motherhood gets a bad wrap because of how much people talk about it's challenges? Recently, the author of a Deseret News op Ed titled Modern motherhood has a major PR problem argued that negativity on social media and in social circles is making fewer women want to become mothers, or is making them want to put off motherhood. She argues that it's much easier to talk about it's challenges, and how much sacrificing it takes, than it's joys. In this monthly edition of the STATE OF WOMEN IN UTAH, Host Lindsay Aerts, Dr. Susan Madsen, and Emily Bell McCormick discuss the elements of this argument that they think are problematic, and where they agree. 

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New motherhood is hard. Whether it's your first child or your fifth, adding a child to your family brings enormous change. This week host Lindsay Aerts talks with Postpartum Support International's maternal mental health policy co-chair Heather Dopp about both the systemic and local changes that can help postpartum moms. They also discuss several ways you can help your friend during that time. Saturday, June 26th join Lindsay and Heather at PSI's Climb out the Darkness event, 10 AM at Sugarhouse Park. There, mothers who've survived postpartum mood disorders will share their stories and we'll walk around the park to shine a light on issues like postpartum depression and anxiety.   

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Utah's First Lady Abby Cox joins Host Lindsay Aerts to talk about her journey being a gestational carrier for her sister-in-law. They discuss how the decision came to be, how the pregnancy wasn't easy, and the range of emotions she felt as she carried this baby for Governor Spencer Cox's sister. They also discuss the First Lady's recently launched initiative called Show Up, and one of the main pillars focusing on Utah's foster system. The First Lady is hoping to shine a light on the fact that everyone can build up foster families, even if you don't foster children. 

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Welcome to the Teen Talk show. This show will eventually have its own podcast but for now, you can catch all the episodes here in The Mom Show feed. In this episode, host Lindsay Aerts talks with teen hosts Jocelyn Osmond and Laney Emmerson about navigating peer pressure in today's social media and technology-driven world. You'll hear from the teens' perspective how they navigate friends, likes, and the pressures that come with growing up with technology. Also joining the teens, Dan Horne, lacrosse coach at Westlake High School. 

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