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Children are a mirror to ourselves. Julissa Edwards had a began a spiritual journey in her first pregnancy in healing her generational trauma. In this episode, Julissa chats with host Lina Forrestal about how entering motherhood can often spark the desire to heal trauma. 

Julissa is a licensed Therapist and Mindset Coach and is passionate about helping mothers heal through the journey of motherhood and expand that healing to their children and family. 

Talked about in this episode:

• How trauma is defined
• Julissa's personal experience with generational trauma
• Lina's personal experience with generational trauma
• How we see generational trauma pop up in motherhood
• Ways to break from old patterns and changing our mindset and experience
• The concept of "conscious motherhood"
• How we begin to heal generational trauma
• The benefits to healing generational trauma

Connect with Julissa on Instagram: @julissa.edwards_counseling

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Julissa Edwards is a licensed psychotherapist, retired adjunct psychology professor, positivity expert, and mindset coach. With a passion for positive psychology and holistic healing, Julissa takes a holistic approach to counseling and coaching, incorporating various techniques to help individuals achieve their goals. She firmly believes that the power of the mind is one of the best skills you can hone in on to achieve any accomplishment in life and overcome hardships. Drawing upon her years of experience as a therapist and teacher, Julissa guides clients to strengthen their resiliency and develop a positive mindset that can transform their perception of the world. Her goal is not only to help clients heal, but to also empower them to create better tomorrows for themselves.

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In this episode, Lina and her friend Fallon talk about what they've been obsessed with lately: from food to books to mom hacks and fun things to do with your kids in the summer, they talk about it all.
 
 Fallon Santiago is a mom of 2, blogger, artist, and Pure Barre instructor. Connect with her on Instagram: @casadefallon and @readwithfallon

This episode was inspired by A Beautiful Mess and their podcast episode: Favorite Summer Things (Deep Dive)
 
Things mentioned in the episode:

• Pitaya Foods Passion Fruit
• TikTok Blueberry "Icecream" Dessert
• Fallon's Chickpea Recipe: Marinated chickpeas from Trader Joes, micro greens, and garlic bread cheese from Trader Joes
• Lina's Mediterranean Recipe: Pasta Salad with Lemon and Dill, Falafel from Trader Joes, Hummus and Tzatziki 
• Tonies Box
•  Drive-In Movies as a the perfect date night for moms of newborns
• Nuuly: use my link for $20 off your first month's subscription: http://fbuy.me/ruacV
• Anthropologie Somerset Dress
• Fallon's Book Recommendations: 
  • Anything by Taylor Jenkins Reed
  •  Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reed
  • The Spectacular
  • The 90s Series: 1996, 1997, 1998
  •  Finely Donovan is Killing It Series
  • Poppy Perkins Series
  • The Four Aunties
• The Fourth Wing
• SkipHop Waterproof Blanket for picnics
• Summer Lofi Playlists on YouTube
• Jamie Devergillo's Kitchen Cabinet Painting 
• Ikea Bunk Bed for siblings to share a room
• Our opinion on Threads

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Postpartum depression can happen to any new mom and it happened to Christie. In this episode, mom of two talks about her experience:

• When did she first experience symptoms of PPD and PPA?
• Specific examples of her postpartum depression symptoms
• How long she experienced those symptoms before getting help
• What the therapy process looked like
• What kind of tools therapy gave her
• If she took any medication to alleviate her symptoms
• Practical advice to new moms struggling with PPD and PPA symptoms

Connect with Christie on Instagram: @sasssays

Christie Rocha is the host of Sass Says, a podcast to guide women on how to heal, educate, and empower themselves through therapy and real-life stories of resilience. She interviews mental health professionals, experts, coaches, and women who share her mission to debunk the stigmas and misconceptions about therapy and mental health. Christie is known for asking the “but how” questions so that her listeners walk away from each episode with actionable steps on what to do next when it comes to relationships, motherhood, body image, ambition, and what she calls, the Intangible. Self-care is also a hot topic on her show. She and her husband live in New Jersey with their two toddlers.

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In this Just Chatting episode, host Lina Forrestal invites her husband, John Forrestal, on the podcast to catch-up about their son turning 3 and adding another baby into the family come December. 

Lina and John talk about:

• John's apprehension about Archie having a sibling and where it comes from
• Lina's thoughts about sibling relationships
• John feeling like he'll have a hard time bonding with baby number 2
• If having a child changed their relationship
• Feelings on the gender of their second child
•  Navigating complicated family dynamics and extended family dysfunction
• How we balance time between being parents and a couple
• Talking about "the spark" after having a baby
• What we're doing different to prep for baby number 2
• How we juggle parenthood, work, the farm, and life
• If we've ever disagreed on parenting style
• What we appreciate about each other since becoming parents

Related Episode: My Husband and I Reflect on a Year of Parenthood

Thank you to our listeners who submitted all the thoughtful questions! Hope you enjoyed the episode :)  

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In this fun episode, Lina and Heidi talk about creativity and art and how to nurture that at home. Heidi is a writer, editor, and creative coach. Heidi discusses how her son is autistic and how to encourage children who aren't interested in traditional art activities.

Connect with Heidi on Instagram: @heidifiedler

Website: https://www.helloheidifiedler.com/ 

Take one of Heidi's Masterclasses: https://www.helloheidifiedler.com/masterclasses 

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In this Just Chatting episode, Lina discusses her complicated feelings around her ever-changing body. She gained weight after her first pregnancy, then lost the weight, and is now gaining it again with her second pregnancy. Although she feels blessed for her pregnancy, she's not loving the process of gaining weight again. Lina shares about how radically accepting her body changing has helped in navigating the complex feelings around weight gain. 

Mentioned in this episode:

• Eating to Get Pregnant and Fertility Myth Busting with Nora Debora, Preconception Health Coach
  
  
• Solo Episode: My Eating Disorder Journey and How It's Affected Motherhood
  
  
• Nuuly Code: http://fbuy.me/ruacV Use my link for $20 off your first month's subscription 

Content Warning: This episode includes discussions around weight loss and weight gain. If you're sensitive to those topics, please be mindful :) 

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Hayley is a first-time mom and full-time working mom that lives in San Diego, California. She has always had a passion for fashion, body positivity and empowering women to feel BEAUTIFUL and SEEN- no matter what their size. 

In this episode, Lina and Hayley chat about navigating their ever changing bodies, especially postpartum. In this episode, they talk about:

• Hayley's experience with being a mid-sized/plus-sized mom
• Navigating body image throughout pregnancy and postpartum
• Hayley's style and her favorite places to shop
• Gestational diabetes

Catch up with Hayley here: @songbug92

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This week, I had to put my 12-year-old dog down. The grief in this episode is specific to losing a pet. It’s therapeutic for me to share everything that I learned about grief in the last few weeks:

• How grief brought my husband and I closer
• How grief feels like mental gymnastics
• Navigating tough conversations: when is the right time to put a dog down?
• Coping mechanisms and how I managed my grief
• Trying to turn my grief into gratitude 

The biggest lesson was that I had to learn how to manage my grief because I still had to be a mom. Even though my world felt paused, life still moves around me and I have to show up. 

Thanks for listening and if you had to go through the process of putting a dog down, I am so sorry and I know how hard it hurts.

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In this episode, we're talking having a "Vaginal Birth After a Cesarean" delivery, also known as the acronym, VBAC. Doula and unmedicated VBAC mama, Sarah Marie Bilger, shares her experience and tips for moms who are looking to have their VBAC experience. She’s also an engineer and the host of the Entering Motherhood podcast.

Topics in the episode:

• What is a doula
• How do you hire a doula
• Why are a lot of doctors discouraging VBACs?
• How Sarah had a successful unmedicated VBAC
• Can you still have a VBAC if you have to be medically induced?
• How does a doula help moms prepare for a VBAC?

Follow Sarah Marie Bilger on Instagram: @entering_motherhood

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In May, Netflix dropped a Bridgerton prequel spin-off, "Queen Charlotte" that focuses on the marriage between Charlotte and King George III. In this Just Chatting episode, Lina invites her friend and fellow blogger, Ayzia, to discuss the show with her. 

They talk about:

• The history of the real Queen Charlotte
• Charlotte's character arc
• Lady Danbury's marriage to Lord Danbury
• Lady Danbury's heart-breaking affair with Lord Ledger 
• The relationship between the Dowager Princess and Queen Charlotte (aka a contentious mother-in-law relationship)
• Why representation in media matters
• Charlotte and George's marriage
• George's mental illness
• Charlotte as a mother

Connect with Ayzia on Instagram at @ayzia_ and read her blog: Ayzia a la Mode

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