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Massachusetts mom Christie and her husband tried for a year and a half before they finally conceived. At her 20-week anatomy scan, she was diagnosed with VCI and got growth scans the rest of her pregnancy. At her 32 week growth scan, they discovered she had severe preeclampsia and transferred her to another hospital about an hour away because her local hospital didn't have a NICU. She had my daughter almost exactly 29 hours later via an emergency c-section.

Christie shares her birth story and what her experience was like each step of the way. She shares what was challenging and most importantly, what she is grateful for.

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Creidm.com is a Distributor of the all-natural and eco-friendly home, skin, and health products created by Shaklee. These products are the most clinically tested and clinically proven. Creidm and the Shaklee Products focus on children and mothers. They offer personalized vitamin packs for children and adults called Meology and can come in gummy and pill form. What is great, is they offer higher discounts on the Meology kids packs for the more kids you have! Also, starting in November they will be releasing their pre- and post-natal line to help support Mothers and their children in such an important time of their life.

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Massachusetts working mom of two, Sadie Naimoli, didn't know she had breast implant illness. For years, she struggled with chronic illness and couldn't put a finger on what was going on in her body. Like many women in their 20s, Sadie had a warped sense of what the perfect body looked like and decided to get breast implants. Ten years and two babies later, Sadie learned that she had breast implant illness (BII). She shares her story hoping that she can help other women who may be struggling.

Resources:

• Facebook Group - Breast Implant Illness and Healing with Nicole
• Website - https://www.healingbreastimplantillness.com
• Podcast Episode - Angie Lee: "Breast Implant Illness. Why I REMOVED MY BREAST IMPLANTS 3 Years Ago + Why Thousands Of Women Are Waking Up To The Truth That The Plastic Surgery Industry Won’t Tell You. Part 1"
• Denai Johnson: The Hella Well Podcast
• Danica Patrick: 'I did every test that could be done' before breast implant illness diagnosis'
• Documentaries: 
  • Explant on Paramount
  • The Bleeding Edge on Netflix
  • Toxic Tits on YouTube

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Creidm.com is a Distributor of the all-natural and eco-friendly home, skin, and health products created by Shaklee. These products are the most clinically tested and clinically proven. Creidm and the Shaklee Products focus on children and mothers. They offer personalized vitamin packs for children and adults called Meology and can come in gummy and pill form. What is great, is they offer higher discounts on the Meology kids packs for the more kids you have! Also, starting in November they will be releasing their pre-

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Amber never planned to be a stay-at-home-mom, but when pumping conditions were less than ideal and the cost of childcare was nearly the amount of her income, Amber and her fiance made the decision for her to stay home and take care of their girls (5 & 3yo's). She's been with her fiance since highschool and bought their first house two years ago in New Jersey. She's now diving into homeschool and working towards the goal of relocating and owning land. Amber struggled with anxiety and depression her whole life and got hit hard with postpartum anxiety and postpartum depression. 

In this episode, her and Lina talk about:

• The importance of advocating for yourself at the doctor's
• Amber's experience having a VBAC
• Struggles with pumping at the office
• Her experience as a stay-at-home-mom

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[This episode is sponsored by Creidm.com]

Creidm.com is a Distributor of the all-natural and eco-friendly home, skin, and health products created by Shaklee. These products are the most clinically tested and clinically proven. Creidm and the Shaklee Products focus on children and mothers. They offer personalized vitamin packs for children and adults called Meology and can come in gummy and pill form. What is great, is they offer higher discounts on the Meology kids packs for the more kids you have! Also, starting in November they will be releasing their pre- and post-natal line to help support Mothers and their children in such an important time of their life.

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Oakland mom, Sahra Brandt, was navigating her first year postpartum while her husband battled postpartum depression. In this episode, host Lina Forrestal and fashion stylist Sahra talk about how hard that first year postpartum is on relationships and Sahra discusses in detail how couples therapy saved her marriage. Today, she and her husband are expecting another baby and are happier than ever. 

In this episode, Lina and Sahra talk about:

• When Sahra first realized that there was something deeper going on with her husband
• How she went so far as to file divorce paperwork
• How the first few sessions of couples therapy went and the steps they took
• What brought them back together
• How common it actually is to have marriage problems in the first year of postpartum
• Why more couples don't talk about this

Resources:

• How to Spot Signs of Male Postpartum Depression in New Dads
• Postpartum Depression in Men is Real, Science Says

Connect with Sahra: @queserasahra @shop_the_city

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[This episode is sponsored by Creidm.com]

Creidm.com is a Distributor of the all-natural and eco-friendly home, skin, and health products created by Shaklee. These products are the most clinically tested and clinically proven. Creidm and the Shaklee Products focus on children and mothers. They offer personalized vitamin packs for children and adults called Meology and can come in gummy and pill form. What is great, is they offer higher discounts on the Meology kids packs for the more kids you have! Also, starting in November they will be releasing their pre- and post-natal line to help support Mothers and their children in such an important time of their life.

Creidm also offers ways to become a distributor yourself and make extra income all from home! To learn more, go to Creidm.com.

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In episode 15 of season 2, Canadian mom Alexis Simon shared that her son Theo was born with a rare genetic condition. Two-year-old Theo recently went through heart surgery and Alexis shares what that experience was like. She talks about how challenging the experience was at the hospital, watching Theo wake up from surgery, and the type of support she had from the heart warrior community.

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Ever get overwhelmed by your to do list? In this episode, host Lina Forrestal consults mom of 3 and business owner Jessica Morlan on how she prioritizes tasks and manages her to do list while juggling running a business and home schooling her daughter.

Jess is a registered nurse and mom of 3, 5 and under. She has experience working as a perinatal public health nurse and bedside pediatric nurse. She now coaches new moms in their first year of motherhood. Her professional and personal experience form the foundation of her work as the founder of For Love of Mom and Baby. 

Follow Jess on IG at https://www.instagram.com/thewomantomothercircle/ or learn more at her website www.forloveofmomandbaby.com

Resources Mentioned:

• Eat The Frog First Productivity Method

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[This episode is sponsored by Creidm.com]

Creidm.com is a Distributor of the all-natural and eco-friendly home, skin, and health products created by Shaklee. These products are the most clinically tested and clinically proven. Creidm and the Shaklee Products focus on children and mothers. They offer personalized vitamin packs for children and adults called Meology and can come in gummy and pill form. What is great, is they offer higher discounts on the Meology kids packs for the more kids you have! Also, starting in November they will be releasing their pre- and post-natal line to help support Mothers and their children in such an important time of their life.

Creidm also offers ways to become a distributor yourself and make extra income all from home! To learn more, go to Creidm.com.

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In this episode, Lina is going to be talking about her eating disorder journey and how it’s affected motherhood and shown up in my motherhood journey.  This episode may be triggering to those who have a history of eating disorders or who currently have an eating disorder. She references anorexia, body dysmorphia, and disordered eating. If you’re not ready to hear this story, bookmark it for a later date when you’re ready. 

Lina is 33 years old and the mom of a 2 year old. Her eating disorder started at 13 years old. She struggled with anorexia throughout high school and then adopted disordered eating habits throughout college. She binge ate and then became orthorexic in her 20s. 

Lina shares that she's not sure that someone ever truly recovers from an eating disorder. She shares that while throughout pregnancy and postpartum she was okay with her body changing, most recently she's dipped into old eating disorder habits. 

Mentioned in this Episode:

• Huberman Lab: HEALTHY EATING & EATING DISORDERS – ANOREXIA, BULIMIA, BINGING 

In this episode, Lina mentions the diet culture of the 2000s. Gal Pals podcast does a great episode diving into the diet culture of the 2000s. Listen to their episode, "Trash Diet Culture of the Early 2000's"

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[This episode is sponsored by Creidm.com]

Creidm.com is a Distributor of the all-natural and eco-friendly home, skin, and health products created by Shaklee. These products are the most clinically tested and clinically proven. Creidm and the Shaklee Products focus on children and mothers. They offer personalized vitamin packs for children and adults called Meology and can come in gummy and pill form. What is great, is they offer higher discounts on the Meology kids packs for the more kids you have! Also, starting in November they will be releasing their pre- and post-natal line to help support Mothers and their children in such an important time of their life.

Creidm also offers ways to become a distributor yourself and make extra income all from home! To learn more, go to Creidm.com.

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There's no denying that being a mother is a full-time job in itself, but when you add your own career on top of it, where do you find the time to add in passions and side hustles?

Host Lina Forrestal and high school teacher Melissa Pyrch talk about: 

• How to find the time as working moms 
• How to navigate the fear of failure
• How to not get lost in comparing yourself to others
• Learning how to "fill your cup" in ways outside of motherhood
• Learning to find your definition of self-care
• How to navigate imposter syndrome 
• How graduating high school is the start of adulthood

Order Melissa's Book: Beyond the Bell: 12 Lessons for Navigating Your Life After High School

More about Melissa: For more than 20 years, high school English teacher Melissa has encouraged her students to go for their dreams and never quit on themselves.  While leading a motivational speaking class for a group of seniors in 2019, Pyrch realized she needed to be listening to her own advice.  And she began the journey to becoming a published author, starting with getting herself on social media and creating @pyrchgetspublished.  In addition to teaching and pursuing her author dreams, Melissa is also a mom of 3 and a fire captain’s wife. She has learned to make sacrifices and deal with obstacles head-on, which she talks candidly about.

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[This episode is sponsored by Creidm.com]

Creidm.com is a Distributor of the all-natural and eco-friendly home, skin, and health products created by Shaklee. These products are the most clinically tested and clinically proven. Creidm and the Shaklee Products focus on children and mothers. They offer personalized vitamin packs for children and adults called Meology and can come in gummy and pill form. What is great, is they offer higher discounts on the Meology kids packs for the more kids you have! Also, starting in November they will be releasing their pre- and post-natal line to help support Mothers and their children in such an important time of their life.

Creidm also offers ways to become a distributor yourself and make extra income all from home! To learn more, go to Creidm.com.

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As moms, we all have something that triggers us: everything from the baby crying, to our husbands, clutter, or our pets. And then sometimes, that trigger turns into rage. That 0 to 100 feeling leaves us feeling less than great. In this episode, host Lina Forrestal sits down with speaker, life coach, and the fellow podcast host,  Dr. Gertrude Lyons.  

In this episode, Lina and Gertrude talk about:

• Their personal triggers
• Strategies they've learned to work through their triggers
• Gertrude's advice for how to work through your emotions when triggered
• How they define "mom rage"
• Tips to overcome mom rage
• Their personal experiences with mom rage

Dr. Gertrude Lyons is the Founder of Rewriting The Mother Code, Lead Faculty member, Senior Life Coach and Director of Family Programs for The Wright Foundation for the Realization of Human Potential.

Gertrude uses her past personal experiences and learnings to help other women heal on their personal journeys. Her mission is to challenge the traditional and outdated notions of mothering instilled in our society to help women tap into their feminine power, reclaim their lives, and connect with their own mother code.

Listen to Gertrude's podcast: the mot(her) podcast
Connect with Gertrude on Instagram: @drgertrudelyons

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[This episode is sponsored by Creidm.com]

Creidm.com is a Distributor of the all-natural and eco-friendly home, skin, and health products created by Shaklee. These products are the most clinically tested and clinically proven. Creidm and the Shaklee Products focus on children and mothers. They offer personalized vitamin packs for children and adults called Meology and can come in gummy and pill form. What is great, is they offer higher discounts on the Meology kids packs for the more kids you have! Also, starting in November they will be releasing their pre- and post-natal line to help support Mothers and their children in such an important time of their life.

Creidm also offers ways to become a distributor yourself and make extra income all from home! To learn more, go to Creidm.com.

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In this episode, Lina talks to Kristen about body image, the pros and cons of the body positivity movement, how to simplify nutrition and health for new moms, and what the first steps are to losing the baby weight.

[This episode is sponsored by Creidm.com]

Creidm.com is a Distributor of the all-natural and eco-friendly home, skin, and health products created by Shaklee. These products are the most clinically tested and clinically proven. Creidm and the Shaklee Products focus on children and mothers. They offer personalized vitamin packs for children and adults called Meology and can come in gummy and pill form. What is great, is they offer higher discounts on the Meology kids packs for the more kids you have! Also, starting in November they will be releasing their pre- and post-natal line to help support Mothers and their children in such an important time of their life.

Creidm also offers ways to become a distributor yourself and make extra income all from home! To learn more, go to Creidm.com.

Kristen shares what her body image journey has looked like after having four kids and Lina talks about how she had to have "radical acceptance" with her postpartum body. They talk about the body positivity movement and how it's great but then how it can also be harmful in having toxic positivity around the subject of weight loss. Lina shares her experience in that she can love her body but also want to lose weight for reasons other than what she looks like. Kristen shares what it's been like navigating the space as a dietitian. 

Other topics discussed in the episode:

• How do we define "baby weight"?
• How new moms can begin the path towards to losing the baby weight
• How long can it take for moms to lose the baby weight
• How much of losing weight is diet versus how much of it is exercise
• How true is “calorie in calorie out”
• What is the best form of exercise? Cardio, strength training, etc. 
• Kristen's favorite hacks for new moms to implement to get them started on the path to losing weight
• How to deal with cravings 

Kristen Noriega is a registered dietitian nutritionist, mom weight loss expert and host of the top 5% podcast for Christian women, the Baby Weight Nutritionist   As a Catholic-Christian mom of four, her mission is to help moms of littles lose weight and feel comfortable in their bodies.  She's talking sustainable lifestyle changes that are doable with a baby on the hip and toddler tugging on the leg!

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