The Motherly Podcast

By Motherly

The Motherly Podcast features honest conversations about modern motherhood with inspiring leaders—who also happen to be mothers. These incredible women, like Kristen Bell, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, and Ga... more

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The podcast currently has 215 episodes available.

The Motherly Podcast episodes:

August 10, 2023 Jennifer Wallace on breaking the chains of toxic achievement culture
Liz talks to award-winning journalist and author, Jennifer Wallace, about her new book Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic—and What We Can Do About It, which takes a look at the toxic achievement culture that is overtaking parents and children's lives. Instead of blaming parents, Jennifer takes a look at the outside social and economic pressures that have brought us here and what we can do as parents to push back.

Learn even more about Jennifer and the book here: https://www.mother.ly/parenting/healthy-achiever-never-enough-book/
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August 03, 2023 Dr. Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo on how to navigate severe food allergies
In this episode, Liz speaks with Dr. Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo, a specialist in Allergy and Immunology with board certifications in both pediatrics and allergy immunology. Dr. Hernandez-Trujillo talks all about food allergy action plans and how parents of kids with severe allergies can plan for the school year ahead. She also shares her own motherhood story, raising three girls – two who have severe allergies. A note that Dr. Hernandez Trujillo is a paid advisor of Kaléo and all views are her own.
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July 27, 2023 Samantha Mathews on the Realities of Being a Gestational Surrogate
Samantha Mathews, mom of two, has always lived an unconventional life full of adventure – from her six months traveling in an RV with her husband and two kids to her more recent decision to become a gestational surrogate. In this conversation, Liz talks to Samantha about why she decided to become a surrogate, some of the biggest challenges she faced carrying someone else’s child, and why she’s already in the process of doing it all over again.
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July 20, 2023 Alexis Jones wants mothers to give themselves permission to slow down
Alexis Jones is an internationally recognized speaker, founder of the non-profits I Am That Girl, and ProtectHer, a media personality, author, and the recipient of The Jefferson Award, the “Oscar of Activism.” In addition to her long list of achievements, you may also recognize Alexis from her time on the TV show “Survivor.” Now, Alexis has a new memoir, Joy Hunter and in this conversation with Liz, Alexis talks about the new book and shares what she learned from her fertility challenges and her experiences as a new mother. She also talks about the cultural expectations that are placed on women and why finally giving herself permission to slow down has been her greatest accomplishment.
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37min
July 13, 2023 Blessing Adesiyan wants to build a better workplace for mothers
Blessing Adesiyan is a mom of four and spent 20 years working as a chemical engineer in the corporate world, always feeling like an outsider as a Black woman, immigrant, and mother. That’s what inspired her to start the Mother Honestly platform, a place for working mothers to talk openly about their experiences, and it has since evolved into MH WorkLife, which builds care infrastructure and products for today's workforce to help all employees lead better lives. In this episode, Liz talks all about what led Blessing to start Mother Honestly and how she's working to create a more inclusive workplace.
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July 06, 2023 Jules Blaine Davis wants to reframe how mother’s think about food & home
Jules Blaine Davis – a self-described “kitchen healer” – is a speaker, poet, cook, mother, and expert on women's healing. Her work, which is described in her book The Kitchen Healer, looks at our relationships with our kitchen and how we can transform them into places of healing and nourishment. In this conversation, Jules talks to Liz about the stories about motherhood we’ve inherited from our ancestors and what it means to truly nourish new mothers, who often neglect themselves.
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36min
June 29, 2023 Marie Kondo wants moms to know that a little messiness is ok sometimes
In this episode, Liz sits down with Marie Kondo and her translator to talk about her celebrated Kon-Mari Method, which focuses on organizing your space as a means of facilitating the lifestyle you want to live – and categorizing items by whether or not they spark joy. Marie tells Liz how her expectations about tidiness have changed since having three kids and why she thinks it is important for mothers to be less hard on themselves and to just savor the time they have with their children. She also offers some simple tips for moms looking to engage their children in tidying up.

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June 15, 2023 Ashley Mills is on a mission to make health & fitness accessible and fun
In this episode, Liz talks to Ashley Mills, the co-founder and CEO of Obé Fitness, which she started with the goal of making movement more accessible and bringing a boutique fitness experience into people’s homes. She talks about how her own health challenges have shaped her philosophy around health and fitness and shares some practical tips for exercise during pregnancy. She also talks about her experience starting a business while raising a family and how she cultivates resilience in her life.
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35min
June 08, 2023 Diary of an Honest Mom's Libby Ward wants to empower moms to start prioritizing themselves
Libby Ward is the creator of the wildly popular TikTok, Instagram, and blog Diary of an Honest Mom. In this conversation, Liz talks with Libby about her experience of new motherhood, why her discovery of all the social expectations placed on moms prompted her to get online and talk about it, and what it would look like to live in a world where mother's needs are met from the needed policy changes to our partnerships at home.
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47min
June 01, 2023 Vienna Pharaon on family origins and healing our childhood wounds
In this episode, Liz speaks with marriage and family therapist Vienna Pharaon. Vienna has her own practice called Mindful Marriage and Family Therapy and regularly shares relationship insights and advice on her popular Instagram account. Now, she has a new book called The Origins of You — all about how our families of origins shape how we show up in adult relationships, and how we can recognize and heal our own origin wounds. She also talks about how motherhood has helped to reshape her perspective on her work and how she advises couples to nurture their relationships.
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