THIS is Legit Motherhood

Do you feel like it's really hard for you to let go sometimes and just be flexible? If we've learned anything from COVID and the year 2020, is that we have to be flexible sometimes. But it's not always easy, especially if you are someone who loves to plan and have a nice routine. In this episode, I'm going to share with you 3 ways you can start becoming more flexible, regardless of your circumstances or how much you love to plan. It's important to have some flexibility in your life so that you are less stressed and can enjoy your motherhood more often.

I would love to know what your biggest takeaway from the episode was! Come find me on Instagram @hailimurch and DM me your favorite parts of the episode!

This Month's Sponsor:

DEAR DARBY:

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Did you have a birth experience that was not what you expected? I would guess that a lot of women have had birthing experiences that didn't go as planned and sometimes that really affects them and how they view their motherhood or their bodies.

In this episode, I talk with Amy Matos who opens up about her C-section experience and how it affected the way she viewed birth and her body for a while. But after having time and space to heal, she recognized that it didn't matter how her baby was born, it was beautiful. She also talks about how we need to be careful about how we talk about birth so that women feel empowered in their births no matter how the baby might come. I really appreciated her honesty and her sharing her story with us. She also talked about her thoughts and experience in a recent article on the Scary Mommy blog which you can read in the link below. This episode is as legit as it gets. Mom's….you are amazing. Your body is amazing. Take a listen!

Amy Matos is a bilingual business consultant, content strategist, and heart centered copywriter who is on a mission to empower women. She helps women who coach women articulate their compelling and soulful message in a way that elevates their brand and their business. Amy leads a local FemCity Collective in Nashua, NH which is where she lives with her husband and two toddlers.

Learn more about her work at www.gleampeoplestrategies.com.

Read her article on Scary Mommy here: https://www.scarymommy.com/stop-using-word-natural-for-childbirth/

Are you having a baby soon? Did you just have a baby? Do you have a friend who is having a baby? This episode is so powerful in helping women feel confident and beautiful in their birth experience. I got to chat with owners, and sisters, of Dear Darby. Dear Darby is a company that creates gowns and robes for labor and delivery that are beautiful, functional and comfortable. They also offer birth classes. Aleena and April have created an amazing resources and a community that supports mom in their births. Aleena and April are sisters, doulas, and childbirth educators with a combined 15+ years of experience in the birthing industry. They own Dear Darby luxury labor gowns and are passionate about helping women have positive birth experiences. It was through their own birth experiences that put them on the path with a mission to help women know that birth is the coolest! That our bodies can do the most amazing things! Aleena is a mother of 4 kids, including a set of twins. She is a certified master herbalist and iridologist. If there is a party, Aleena wants to be there! April has 5 kids, all unmedicated out of hospital deliveries, and loves being a mom. April's favorite treat is a spoonful of peanut butter dipped in chocolate chips.

Are you having a baby soon? Did you just have a baby? Do you have a friend who is having a baby? This episode is so powerful in helping women feel confident and beautiful in their birth experience. I got to chat with owners, and sisters, of Dear Darby. Dear Darby is a company that creates gowns and robes for labor and delivery that are beautiful, functional and comfortable. They also offer birth classes. Aleena and April have created an amazing resources and a community that supports mom in their births.

Aleena and April are sisters, doulas, and childbirth educators with a combined 15+ years of experience in the birthing industry. They own Dear Darby luxury labor gowns and are passionate about helping women have positive birth experiences. It was through their own birth experiences that put them on the path with a mission to help women know that birth is the coolest! That our bodies can do the most amazing things! Aleena is a mother of 4 kids, including a set of twins. She is a certified master herbalist and iridologist. If there is a party, Aleena wants to be there! April has 5 kids, all unmedicated out of hospital deliveries, and loves being a mom. April's favorite treat is a spoonful of peanut butter dipped in chocolate chips.

To learn more about Dear Darby, go to the following links:

>IG @dear_darby

>Shop the Dear Darby labor gowns and robes: www.deardarby.com

>If interested in the childbirth course unmedicated birth academy go to: unmedicatedbirthacademy.com

This Month's Sponsor:

DEAR DARBY:

$50 off enrollment of the birth class with the code LEGIT.

Get on the waitlist for the fall class: CLICK HERE

$10 off a gown or robe on deardarby.com with the code LEGIT

Haili Info:

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Legit mom friends! This week on the podcast I am celebrating having the podcast for one year! It's been an amazing journey and I've loved all the guests who have been willing to be vulnerable and share their stories to help YOU in your motherhood journey.

Take a listen to hear some updates on the Legit Motherhood Community and the podcast. Also, I share with you 3 things I've learned this last year about legit motherhood!

I would so appreciate it this week as we celebrate if you would please share about the podcast! And also, if you haven't already, leave a rating and a review for the podcast! This is so important because it helps other moms to be able to access and find the podcast so they can join our legit mom world!

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DEAR DARBY:

Haili Info:

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Do you ever feel super overwhelmed by the mess in your house? Do you feel like you can never keep up and your house can never look perfect?!

Well, this episode should give you some major mom freedom in recognizing the meaning of the mess and creating an intentional home. This interview with Carly Thornock is so uplifting and inspiring on how you can look at the mess in your home and find purpose but also how to create a space that works for your family! We talk about embracing the mess, truly picking the ONE priority in your home that's most important and creating your whole home around that one priority! This episode is legit about how your home does not have to look perfect to feel like a home that works for your family.

Carly is the interior designer and marriage and family scholar behind the company Intentional House, where she helps mamas use their HOUSES to maximize their daily happiness (say what?) and rock their family relationships.Though she finds creating stunning homes to be super fun, Carly's true joy is in (un)designing... putting together spaces that prioritize family connection, with beauty and functionality as natural consequences. Carly and her husband Chase live with their three boys in Utah. There is never a dull moment around the Thornock home, and for that reason they intentionally select dull corners on all their furniture.

More about Carly:

Instagram: @intentionalhouse

Facebook: @intentionalhouse

Website: www.intentionalhouse.com

Free Downloadable Guide-The 3 "C"-crets of Meaningful Messes

Carly's Book: Intentional House by Month

Book Package (includes bonuses): https://thornocks.com/inthousebymonthinfo

This Month's Sponsors:

THE WINKLE: Go to https://thewinkle.com/. Use code LEGIT to receive free shipping on your order. Find them on Instagram @thewinklecrate

CHOULALA BOX: Go to www.choulalabox.com and use code HAILI15 to receive 15% ooff of your order. Find them on Instagram @choulalabox

Haili Info:

Want to make some new mom friends and have fun?! Join the Legit Motherhood Community Facebook Group

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To get updates on THIS is Legit Motherhood Podcast, CLICK HERE

In this interview with Sonja Thompkins, you will get a new perspective on how we talk to our kids about race, how we can support each other as moms, and a good laugh as she talks about her legit motherhood experience. She gives great insight into how we can better teach and expose our kids to different races and experiences. She mentions it's important that we don't focus on the problem, but we need to focus on how to keep the problem from existing. A lot of what our kids learn is by watching us. Our actions are crucial in how our kids see how we react with others.

I love Sonja's openness in helping us recognize that we can meet each other where we are in discussing these topics and that there are some things that are universal no matter what our race, religion or ethnicity.

Sonja Thompkins is a practical empowerment coach and business strategist who's dedicated to helping women & female entrepreneurs create more fulfillment in their lives and businesses. Her motto is think big, start small and practice with precision.

An entrepreneur for over 20 years she has mastered the art of pivoting her businesses to meet both industry challenges and personal shifts like marriage and motherhood and teaches these strategies in her coaching programs and podcast The Sonja Thompkins Show. When she's not working with ambitious entrepreneurs she's a wife and homeschool mom to her seven year old son.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonjathompkins/

Website: https://sonjathompkins.com/mastermine

This Month's Sponsors:

THE WINKLE: Go to https://thewinkle.com/. Use code LEGIT to receive free shipping on your order. Find them on Instagram @thewinklecrate

CHOULALA BOX: Go to www.choulalabox.com and use code HAILI15 to receive 15% ooff of your order. Find them on Instagram @choulalabox

Haili Info:

Want to make some new mom friends and have fun?! Join the Legit Motherhood Community Facebook Group

Want to see my legit mom life on the daily? You can find me on Instagram @hailimurch

To get updates on THIS is Legit Motherhood Podcast, CLICK HERE

In this special episode, I get to chat with one of my clients! Crissy Pyfer is a life and business coach with a mission to inspire women to live each day with a Suburban Warrior mindset! I had her come on the podcast because I love her perspective and tips about why mindset matters so much as a mom! She says "Mindset is EVERYTHING!" We talk about how as a mom mindset affects what we do and how we can break the cycle of the negative thoughts. When we really break things down, there's no reason we can't do something! This is such an inspirational episode to help you recognize your warrior strength as a mom!

Crissy is the podcast host of Suburban Warrior and the owner & CEO of Crissy Pyfer, providing coaching services and programs for women. She is a motivational speaker and has appeared at The Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, PA. She has filmed a pilot TV show focusing on coaching women and is a featured podcast guest. She is also a Vice President with EVER, a clean beauty company leading over 120 women. She is a wife and a mom to 4 little warriors, ranging in age from middle school to college.

More about Crissy:

Free Warrior Up Worksheet to Help with Your mindset! Go to her website crissypyfer.com and scroll to the bottom or click on website pop up to sign up!

Instagram- @_suburban_warrior

Podcast- Suburban Warrior

Facebook Group- Suburban Warrior-Tips and Tricks for living your best life

This Month's Sponsors:

THE WINKLE: Go to https://thewinkle.com/. Use code LEGIT to receive free shipping on your order. Find them on Instagram @thewinklecrate

CHOULALA BOX: Go to www.choulalabox.com and use code HAILI15 to receive 15% ooff of your order. Find them on Instagram @choulalabox

Haili Info:

Want to make some new mom friends and have fun?! Join the Legit Motherhood Community Facebook Group

Want to see my legit mom life on the daily? You can find me on Instagram @hailimurch

To get updates on THIS is Legit Motherhood Podcast, CLICK HERE

Are you in thick of the 1 to 2 kid transition? Or are you expecting your second and your mind is reeling about how in the world you are going to take on two kiddos!? You are not alone! In this episode, I am not afraid to share with you my experience of transitioning from one to two kiddos. It was not easy, but I learned a lot! I share with you 7 things that will give you hope in the transition!

This Month's Sponsors:

THE WINKLE: Go to https://thewinkle.com/. Use code LEGIT to receive free shipping on your order. Find them on Instagram @thewinklecrate

CHOULALA BOX: Go to www.choulalabox.com and use code HAILI15 to receive 15% ooff of your order. Find them on Instagram @choulalabox

Haili Info:

Want to make some new mom friends and have fun?! Join the Legit Motherhood Community Facebook Group

Want to see my legit mom life on the daily? You can find me on Instagram @hailimurch

To get updates on THIS is Legit Motherhood Podcast, CLICK HERE

Have you ever had physical therapy after giving birth? If your answer is no, you aren't alone. It's not very common and very few women think or are offered or advised to have physical therapy after giving birth. In this interview, Jenny LaCross, a board certified Women's Health Physical Therapist and who specializes in pelvic health in women, breaks down a lot of the realities of the women's anatomy and why pelvic health and physical therapy is so important, especially after giving birth. She gives great tips and information that I wish I would have known sooner! Take a listen to learn more about what you can do now to help with your pelvic health!

Her research interest is in the relationship between the hip and pelvic floor in active females. She has completed training in rehabilitative dry needling and myofascial decompression. Jenny values collaborative patient care and desires to educate as many people as possible about this specialty.

Jenny is a St. Louis native currently residing in Stillwater Oklahoma, received her B.S. in Kinesiology-Athletic Training from University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in 2011 and her doctorate of physical therapy from Washington University in Saint Louis in 2014. She received her Board Specialty Certification in Women's Health Physical Therapy in 2016 from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. She then completed Texas Woman's University's post-professional certificate program in Women's Health Physical Therapy in May 2018 and is currently working on her PhD at Texas Woman's University.

More on Jenny and resources she suggested:

Instagram: @pelvicboxer

You can DM her to have a consultation with Jenny about whether pelvic/physical therapy may be something you need.

Podcast: Real Talk with the Pelvic Docs

Resources Mentioned:

American Physical Therapy Association- Find "Academy of Pelvic Health"

Pelvic Guru

Haili Info:

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Supporting a spouse no matter what they are trying to achieve or what their career is, can be a tough ride. I love this chat with one of my good friends from college, who has been a med-student wife while her husband has been in medical school and doing his residency the last few years. her husband has been in medical school and doing his residency the last few years.

This episode is SOOO good whether you 100% relate to Hannah's situation or not. She talks a lot about how to make time for your spouse when real life gets busy with jobs and kiddos. She also talks a lot about navigating yourself as you might have to work, be mom, and try to have time for the things you love, while supporting your spouse.

I love how she also touches on the transition of moving and how to meet new people everywhere you go and how important that support really is. Seriously, this episode is just beautifully said and very legit!

Hannah is a mama, medical wife, and marketer living in the suburbs of Washington DC. She, her husband, Phil, and their two year old daughter moved east after Phil graduated from the University of Washington Medical School in Seattle in 2019. She loves spending her time at museums (bless the Smithsonian Institute) and exploring all the historical sites on the east coast. When she's not out in DC, she's usually immersed in a good book, embroidering, or binge watching Great British Bake-off.

If you want to chat with Hannah, check her out on Instagram @hannscrepeau.

Haili Info:

Want to make some new mom friends and have fun?! Join the Legit Motherhood Community Facebook Group

Want to see my legit mom life on the daily? You can find me on Instagram @hailimurch

To get updates on THIS is Legit Motherhood Podcast, CLICK HERE.