The Soul Mammas Podcast

The Soul Mammas Podcast

By Nicole De Leon: Podcast Host and Fired up Soul MammaKids & Family
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The Soul Mammas Podcast episodes

  • 13: How to let your inner beauty shine-Interview with mama and renowned portrait photographer Ashleigh Taylor
    Bringing out a woman’s divine femininity through the lens of the camera is what Ashleigh Taylor does best. This mama & former wedding photographer, featured in Bride and Vanity Faire Magazines and highlighted for years on June Bug wedding photographers list, now shoots and creates heirloom quality, personalized photoshoots that leave her clients feeling & looking gorgeous. Ashleigh is truly lit up by her job, and believes that we should never stifle our inner fire, especially as dedicated parents.
    41 min
  • 12: Single motherhood to thriving business owner: Interview with artist Lindsey Mickelson, owner of Mothersun & the Captain
    Lindsey Mickelson faced her deepest fears two years ago when she became a single mom, having to support her daughter solo. After working odd jobs to make ends meet, this artist took a huge financial & energetic leap and decided to focus solely on Mothersun and the Captain. This unique, hand-crafted apparel company, for empowering women has gained incredible momentum. Recently Lindsey has launched a business course for women & has been featured in a Linkedin video series highlighting her incredible story.
    59 min
  • 11: Urban homesteading in a modern world. Interview with Emma Rollin Moore of Women's Heritage Goods and Supply
    Our fast moving modern world often isolates us from our roots and many of us crave a lifestyle where we are more connected to the land.
    This week’s guest Emma Rollin Moore, co-founder of Women’s Heritage Goods and Supply Store lives as an urban homesteader in Santa Barbara, California and emphasizes that anyone can live this type of lifestyle. Her and her business partners Ashley Moore and Lauren Malloy believe in following their intuition, passion & always seeking growth as mamas/ business owners.
    49 min
  • 10: Surfboard shaper mom, musician and former professional long boarder-Ashley Lloyd Thompson
    Former professional surfer, mama of a four year old, renowned surfboard shaper & musician, Ashley Lloyd Thompson, is the epitome of a Soul Mamma. This Santa Cruz local is not only a seasoned water woman, she is also one of the only females around who shapes boards for a living.  Now, when she goes surfing she often brings along her eager little son Odin, and they even surf tandem together. Ashley’s story is one of adventure, strength and joy that will inspire listeners to honor their own inner mermaid
    42 min
  • 09: Postpartum distress- anxiety, depression, OCD -why moms should never feel guilty. With LMFT/Psychotherapist Angela Wurtzel
    Postpartum distress is very common. But why we should never feel guilty when struggling with it?  Angela Wurtzel, a LMFT/ Psychotherapist of 20 years, who leads pre and postnatal women's therapy groups will be speaking with me about anxiety, depression, & OCD.
    As the host, & a new mom, I have also experienced postpartum anxiety, and insomnia and felt very alone in it. Angela shares her perspective as a seasoned therapist and reminds moms that these are common experiences and that we are far from alone.
    54 min
  • 08: In vitro fertilization, birth, entrepreneurship and what really matters-interview with business owner Nicole Jessen of Shop Love Threads
    Nicole Jessen of Shop Love Threads, an online boutique with a fresh bohemian edge, is a lifelong entrepreneur, saavy business woman, and loyal friend. Nicole, had to face her fears head on, when she was told she was unable to conceive naturally and began the emotionally draining process of in vitro fertilization five years ago. This strong and compassionate spirit believes that all her scariest moments have led to the biggest soul expansion. Her daughter Eleanor, the light of her life, was born in 2014.
    44 min
  • 07: Practicing self-care as moms. Interview with mommy of four, Anna Stump.
    In this episode we talk to Anna Marie Stump, creator of the Santa Barbara Support Network and speaking agent for the Joy Agency, about her journey back to her self with FOUR little daughters. Anna speaks about how having four babies made self care and slowing down nearly impossible. Although it is easy to burn the candle at both ends and model fatigue and resentment in a sped up society, Anna wants to end that cycle for her girls. Here she models the importance of re-igniting and re-aligning as "mamma".
    41 min
  • 06: Seasoned surfer, filmmaker, full-time mom; a story of finding & returning to your passions as a parent
    Self proclaimed “obsessed” surfer for the past 40 years and soulful mother, Heather Hudson felt called to be a filmmaker when her boys were young, even though she didn't know the first thing about filmmaking. Her courageous leap into the unknown led to her greatest passions. Heather inspires our mothers to follow their truths, even if it isn't the "practical" thing to do.  Her films, The Women and the Waves One and The Women and the Waves Two, have been renowned throughout the U.S. and worldwide.
    30 min
  • 05: Child with special needs, mother of six, mama to an entire community. Interview with Teresa Kuskey Nowak of La Boheme Dance Troupe.
    Named a “local hero” in 2017 in her hometown of Santa Barbara, and mother to six children, one with Down Syndrome, Teresa Kuskey Nowak truly embodies soulful motherhood. This effervescent, former professional dancer leads a popular dance troupe of over 80 dancers who she inspires to live their soul's purpose rather than seeking perfection. Raising a disabled son, Teresa talks truthfully about how her "angel" Mikey , along with her other kids, were put in her life to help her fulfill her life's purpose.
    45 min
  • 04: Rebelling against the stigma of perfection-this yogi entrepreneur shares with us her story
    Chyla Walsh, is a yoga teacher goddess, mama of a beautiful baby girl, & creator of the Female Rebels Program- designed to empower & inspire women & moms alike. Chyla believes wholeheartedly in teaching our children to manifest their greatest desires. Yoga, for her, is much more than just the poses themselves, & she laces her classes and group coaching sessions, with rich life lessons/profound reflection. To Chyla, if we believe our kids should dream big, then we must model that soulful living right back.
    40 min

About The Soul Mammas Podcast

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In a world where so many women have shed past notions of what being a mom looks like, who can listeners turn to for real talk on soulful motherhood? Through this weekly podcast, host, Nicole De Leon,…