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You and your partner can love your kids, share the same big-picture values, and still have completely different instincts about how to handle a hard parenting moment.

In this episode, I’m joined by Jacqueline Laurenzi, a Resident in Counseling specializing in couples counseling and perinatal mental health, working virtually with clients across Virginia, to talk about why parenting disagreements can become so personal — and how couples can get back on the same team.

We talk about the childhood patterns and “default settings” we bring into parenting, why couples often get stuck in the same fight over and over, and how different coping styles can create a pursuer-withdrawer dynamic between partners. Jackie also shares practical ways to recognize when you’re emotionally flooded, handle disagreements in the moment, and have more productive conversations when everyone is calm.

We also explore how couples can identify the values underneath their parenting choices, support each other’s strengths, repair after conflict, and model healthy disagreement for their kids.

Because parenting as a team doesn’t mean responding exactly the same way. It means understanding what matters to each of you, communicating clearly, and learning how to work together when you don’t agree.

Connect with Jackie:

Jackie’s website: www.jlaurenzicounseling.com
Jackie’s Instagram: @jlaurenzicounseling
Still Us: www.jlaurenzicounseling.com/still-us

Mother Nurture Free Teamwork Framework Tool, simple workbook to get on the same parenting team with your partner:

https://nn.mothernurturecoaching.com/mncteamwork

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We spend so much time thinking about what our children need—how to help them regulate, manage big feelings, build resilience, and develop emotional intelligence. But what happens when we're trying to teach skills we were never taught ourselves?

In this episode, I’m joined by trauma-informed psychotherapist Arielle Kempler for an honest conversation about the emotional experience of parenting and why caring for ourselves is so deeply connected to how we show up for our children.

We talk about what happens when our child's behavior activates our own fears, expectations, and old patterns; why trying to avoid or “fix” difficult feelings can actually make parenting harder; and how learning to notice what's happening in our own bodies can help us respond with more clarity and intention.

We also get into boundaries, mom guilt, self-care, emotional regulation, and the pressure so many mothers feel to put everyone else's needs ahead of their own.

Because our children don't just learn emotional regulation from what we tell them. They learn by watching us experience emotions, care for ourselves, set boundaries, make mistakes, and find our way back.

Maybe the work isn't becoming perfectly regulated parents. Maybe it's becoming more connected to ourselves while we grow alongside our children.

Stay in touch with Arielle Kempler:

website: https://arielle-kempler.clientsecure.me/

IG: @your_therapist_arielle

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Did you end today wondering if you're getting this whole parenting thing wrong?

In this Goodnight, Mom episode, we're questioning what it actually means to be a “good” mother—and the impossible standards we often use to measure ourselves. Your child having big feelings, struggling with behavior, or needing more support doesn't mean you're failing. And one hard parenting moment doesn't get to define your whole day.

Before you go to sleep tonight, instead of collecting evidence of everything you got wrong, let's look for the places you're growing: the moment you paused, the boundary you held, the repair you made, the connection you found, or simply the fact that you kept showing up.

Because parenting isn't about raising a child who never struggles—or becoming a mother who never makes mistakes.

Maybe it's time to put down the scorecard.

Goodnight, Mom is a series of short, encouraging audio messages from The Nurture Network to help you end the day feeling supported, grounded, and a little more connected to yourself.

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Somewhere along the way, many of us started believing that being a "good mom" meant doing it all ourselves.

Managing the schedules. Carrying the mental load. Keeping everyone happy. And feeling guilty whenever we need help.

But what if support isn't a luxury? What if it's one of the most important things we can give our families?

In this episode, I'm joined by Lindsay Bell, founder of Bell Family Company, to talk about what support really looks like for modern families—and why building your village isn't just good for parents, it's incredibly valuable for children.

Together, we discuss:

• Why so many parents struggle to ask for help
• The emotional barriers that keep moms stuck in survival mode
• How children benefit from having trusted adults in their lives
• What makes great caregiver relationships thrive
• Why support isn't just for working parents
• Practical ways to begin building a support system that fits your family's needs

Whether your "village" is a babysitter, a grandparent, a neighbor, a friend, or simply someone who helps you carry the mental load, this conversation is an invitation to stop believing you have to do it all alone.

Connect with Lindsay Bell & Bell Family Company

Website: bellfamilycompany.com

Instagram: @bellfamilycompany

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• Join me on Substack at Nurture Boost Weekly 

 • Learn more about Groundwork: The Foundational Coaching Experience for Aligned Motherhood, my signature coaching experience for mothers who want to parent with more confidence, connection, and intention.

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What if one of the biggest sources of stress in parenting isn't your child's behavior—but the expectations you're carrying?

Every day, we move through motherhood with an invisible list of "shoulds." Our children should know better. We should be more patient. Bedtime should be easier by now. Respectful parenting should be working. These expectations often come from our own childhoods, family pressure, comparison, social media, and a culture that tells mothers they should instinctively know how to raise emotionally healthy children while somehow healing themselves at the same time.

In this episode, Jess explores what she calls the expectation gap—the space between what we imagined parenting would look like and the reality we're living. She shares why expectations themselves aren't the problem, but why unconscious expectations can leave us feeling frustrated, disconnected, and like we're constantly falling short.

Most importantly, you'll discover why the answer isn't to lower your expectations for yourself or your child. It's to become more intentional about them. Because children don't learn through pressure, shame, or fear—they learn through practice, repetition, support, and scaffolding. And maybe, as mothers, we do too.

If you've ever caught yourself thinking, They should know better, or I should be better at this by now, this episode is for you.

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And if a mom you love came to mind while you listened, send this her way. That is how this work travels.

Get parenting support with Jess:

If this episode resonated, I'd love to support you.

• Start with a Free Parent Reset Call to talk through what's feeling hard and determine the best next step.

• Join me on Substack at Nurture Boost Weekly 

 • Learn more about Groundwork: The Foundational Coaching Experience for Aligned Motherhood, my signature coaching experience for mothers who want to parent with more confidence, connection, and intention.

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What if taking care of yourself wasn't something you earned after everyone else's needs were met?

In this Goodnight, Mom episode, Jess offers a gentle end-of-day reminder for the mom who realizes she gave everything to everyone else—and left nothing for herself. Together, we'll explore why self-care isn't selfish, why staying connected to yourself makes you a more grounded parent, and how the smallest moments of presence can help you come home to yourself again.

This isn't about adding another thing to your to-do list. It's about remembering that you matter, too.

Whether it's taking one deep breath before getting out of bed, savoring your morning coffee, moving your body in a way that feels good, or simply noticing your own experience for a moment, these small acts of self-connection have the power to change how you move through motherhood.

So tonight, before tomorrow begins, take a deep breath.

You deserve nurturing, too.

Goodnight, Mom is a new series of short, encouraging audio messages from The Nurture Network—created to help mothers end the day feeling a little more connected, a little more supported, and a little less alone.

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• Join me on Substack at Nurture Boost Weekly 

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We've been told that if we could just find better work-life balance, we'd finally feel less overwhelmed, less guilty, and more present. But what if balance isn't the goal at all?

In this episode, Jess is joined by Work-Life Harmony Coach & Strategist Amy Pierre-Russo for an honest conversation about why so many working moms feel like they're constantly falling short—and how the traditional idea of work-life balance often creates more pressure than peace.

Together, they explore where mom guilt really comes from, why trying to control everything can leave us feeling even more overwhelmed, and how shifting from compartmentalizing our lives to integrating them can create more honesty, support, and ease.

If you've ever felt like you're succeeding at work while failing at home—or finally present with your family but falling behind professionally—this conversation will remind you that the problem isn't you. It may just be the model you've been trying to follow.

Connect with Amy:
🌿 Hustle to Harmony: https://www.coachingwamy.com/

Amy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachingw_amy/

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For the mom who lost it today and can't stop replaying it.

I made Goodnight Mom for the hour no one talks about. After the kids are finally asleep, when the house goes quiet but your mind doesn't, and the guilt starts listing everything you think you got wrong.

These aren't lessons. Nothing to take notes on, nothing to fix, no plan to do better tomorrow. They're short on purpose. A few minutes meant to be heard lying down, in the dark, on the days you have nothing left to give.

Here's how to use them. Put one on when a hard day won't let go of you. Let me do the talking, so the voice in your own head can finally rest. Then close your eyes.

You spend all day being the calm for everyone else. Let this be a few minutes of someone being calm for you.

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• Start with a Free Parent Reset Call to talk through what's feeling hard and determine the best next step.

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 • Learn more about Groundwork: The Foundational Coaching Experience for Aligned Motherhood, my signature coaching experience for mothers who want to parent with more confidence, connection, and intention.

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We prepare endlessly for the birth of a baby. We rarely prepare for the birth of a mother.

In this Season 2 premiere, I introduce the idea at the heart of everything that follows this season: matrescence, the profound identity shift a woman moves through as she becomes a mother. It is as significant as adolescence, and almost no one is guided through it.

I walk you through the framework at the center of my work, the six pillars of Becoming Mother: Becoming, Origin, Generational Cycles, Partnership, Regulation, and Village. Together they map the inner work of motherhood, the part that so often goes unspoken. If you are pregnant, this gives you a clear sense of the inner ground ahead of you. If you are already deep in the middle of mothering, it gives you language for the woman you have quietly become, and an invitation to keep shaping her on purpose.

This is the foundation of Season 2, Motherhood from the Inside Out. A season about coming home to yourself, trusting your own instincts, and learning to hear your knowing beneath the noise of everyone else's advice.

I also introduce Goodnight Mom, a new short series I'm releasing alongside the main episodes this season. A few quiet minutes of company at the close of your hardest days.

Continue the work:

The Becoming Mother Collective is my free, private community for women who are pregnant and thinking beyond the nursery. It runs on a gentle weekly rhythm of reflection, conversation, and shared resources, and it is a small, intentional space where this work continues alongside other women walking the same path. If you are expecting a child in the next 3-10 months, please join us in the Becoming Mother Collective. 

Becoming Mother 1:1 Coaching is my private, one-on-one program for women who want to do this work personally and in depth. Together, we move through all six pillars at the pace of your own story, with guidance shaped entirely around you. 

The Collective is where this conversation lives. The coaching is where it becomes yours. Many women begin in one and grow into the other.

You deserve to be nurtured.

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Get parenting support with Jess:

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• Join me on Substack at Nurture Boost Weekly 

 • Learn more about Groundwork: The Foundational Coaching Experience for Aligned Motherhood, my signature coaching experience for mothers who want to parent with more confidence, connection, and intention.

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When support shows up, everything changes. In this powerful conversation, Jess sits down with Stella Falkner, founder of Dowa Health, to explore what happens when maternal depression and anxiety don’t end after the first year of motherhood — and how Dowa is transforming the way moms access care.

Stella shares her deeply personal journey through maternal mental health challenges and how it led her to create Dowa, a wellness platform designed to meet mothers where they are — with evidence-based, on-demand tools and compassionate experts who understand the emotional, physical, and mental load of motherhood.

Together, Jess and Stella explore why so many moms still suffer in silence, how to find real, lasting support, and what it looks like to feel connected again.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed or unseen, this conversation offers a reminder that you’re not alone — and that support can start with one small step.

Try the Dowa App for FREE for 2 weeks. Use code JESSB10 for 10% off when you upgrade.

Join me on the Dowa app for a FREE Live Session, on Weds November 12, 730pm:

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Get parenting support with Jess:

If this episode resonated, I'd love to support you.

• Start with a Free Parent Reset Call to talk through what's feeling hard and determine the best next step.

• Join me on Substack at Nurture Boost Weekly 

 • Learn more about Groundwork: The Foundational Coaching Experience for Aligned Motherhood, my signature coaching experience for mothers who want to parent with more confidence, connection, and intention.

Explore everything at:
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