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2 Mistakes Well-Intentioned Parents Make

Failing Motherhood - April 30, 2024 07:00 - 28 minutes
This week we’re taking parenting tips from Hello Fresh! In ways you may not have realized, being a parent is sort of like working in customer service. In our case, the customer isn’t always right, but the way we handle conflict may invite our child to ask for our manager! :) Your goal as a par...

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[Birth Stories] How She Reframed Birth Toward Pleasure and Let Her Power Flow

Birthful - April 27, 2024 04:00 - 59 minutes
Maya Ehnat was brought up to be comfortable with birth, and so from the get-go, her language and approach weren’t fear-based. Beyond that, much of the preparation she did during pregnancy was guided by a desire to minimize trauma and bring heaps of pleasure and joy into the experience. She share...

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190: Empowering Births Through The Midwife Bus with Brooke Schmoe

The Motherhood Village Podcast - April 25, 2024 13:06 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
Brief summary of show: In this episode of the Motherhood Village podcast, I speak with special guest Brooke Schmoe, who discusses her transformative journey from being inspired by her OB-GYN father and experiencing her own midwife-led delivery, to becoming a midwife herself.  Brooke graduate...

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Energy Exchange | Activating the Currency of Success Ep 29

Mom Bosses Abroad - April 25, 2024 04:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
In this episode, Desiree and Iva delve into the concept of energy exchange as mompreneurs, emphasizing the importance of reciprocity and gratitude. From the significance of perceived value to the impact of a taker's energy, listen in to explore how acknowledging and reciprocating value can lead...

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Ep. 124 - Preventing Turmoil with Your Toddler around Travel

Parenting Understood - April 24, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, we discuss how a reward chart can support young children when traveling. More specifically, we walk through the key steps to using a reward chart, and the role of supporting positive behaviors. Traveling is a time of transition and often stress for children (and parents) but the...

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How to Bring More Pleasure and Joy Into Your Birth (And Why It Makes a Difference!)

Birthful - April 24, 2024 04:00 - 54 minutes
If you want to minimize sensations of pain and even move them into pleasure, this episode is for you! Debra Pascali-Bonaro and Adriana explore how you can bring more pleasure and joy into your birth, and why doing so can help you not only have a better experience, but also help support your birt...

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How to Bring More Pleasure and Joy Into Your Birth (And Why It Makes a Difference!)

Birthful - April 24, 2024 04:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
If you want to minimize sensations of pain and even move them into pleasure, this episode is for you! Debra Pascali-Bonaro and Adriana explore how you can bring more pleasure and joy into your birth, and why doing so can help you not only have a better experience, but also help support your birt...

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GLOW UP: Feel Better In Your Body Without Changing It

Failing Motherhood - April 23, 2024 07:00 - 29 minutes
For the past 6 months I’ve had the opportunity to work on my relationship with my body- no procedures, no weight loss, no supplements, just selecting and being more mindful of how I’m dressing myself and how it makes me feel. In today’s episode I break down what kicked off the journey, the mile...

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[Birth Story] How Harnessing Her Birth Hormones Allowed Her to Forgo an Induction

Birthful - April 20, 2024 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
When Danellia Arechiga became a gestational surrogate, she felt strongly about having an unmedicated birth at a birth center. Even as her labor plan derailed into an induction, she pushed for few interventions and worked with her physiology, ultimately experiencing the elusive Fetal Ejection Ref...

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[Birth Story] How Harnessing Her Birth Hormones Allowed Her to Forgo an Induction

Birthful - April 20, 2024 04:00 - 31 minutes
When Danellia Arechiga became a gestational surrogate, she felt strongly about having an unmedicated birth at a birth center. Even as her labor plan derailed into an induction, she pushed for few interventions and worked with her physiology, ultimately experiencing the elusive Fetal Ejection Ref...

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Breathe, Feel, Then Move | Ryan Cooper on Fitness, Breathing, Combating The Dad Bod

Modern Dadhood | Unpacking Fatherhood + Parenting for Dads (and Moms!) - April 19, 2024 09:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratings
Dads, raise your hand if becoming a parent resulted in falling out of healthy routines like exercise and mindful eating? Yeah, same here. And it's only natural... when there's a new baby in the picture your priorities immediately shift to your partner, the baby's well-being... and your own survi...

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189: Parenting in the Digital Age: Navigating Challenging Behaviors and Building Resilience with Coach Zach Kasabo

The Motherhood Village Podcast - April 18, 2024 09:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
Eaton Financial Group's motto is to live well, work hard and give generously. The firm specializes in helping women who handle household financial planning by acting in a fiduciary capacity – meaning your best interests are their first priority. For a relaxed and no-obligation cup of coffee and ...

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Ep#63 Juggle Less, Re-balance More.

Partners In UpBringing - April 18, 2024 02:54 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Join us in this episode as we welcome a truly unique guest, Jayne Ruff, who brings together the worlds of parenting and leadership coaching. With her rich and diverse background, she offers invaluable insights into the art of parenting through her theory of the importance of rebalancing. Jayne ...

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System Update | Revisiting Your Values to Level Up Ep 28

Mom Bosses Abroad - April 18, 2024 02:28 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
When was the last time you took stock of your core value system? Have you been walking around with an outdated model? If we’re so keen to update the software on all of our devices, how come we don’t do the same for our own internal compass? Listen in as Desiree and Iva use a quick but powerful ...

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Helping Your Mammalian Body (and Baby!) Have an Easier and More Connected Birth

Birthful - April 17, 2024 04:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
During labor, you want contractions that are longer, stronger, and closer together. But why? Dr. Sarah Buckley and Adriana take a deep dive into the amazing and fascinating hormonal dance that happens during the birthing process, and how interventions such as synthetic oxytocin or an epidural ca...

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Helping Your Mammalian Body (and Baby!) Have an Easier and More Connected Birth

Birthful - April 17, 2024 04:00 - 50 minutes
During labor, you want contractions that are longer, stronger, and closer together. But why? Dr. Sarah Buckley and Adriana take a deep dive into the amazing and fascinating hormonal dance that happens during the birthing process, and how interventions such as synthetic oxytocin or an epidural ca...

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What to do when they won't let it go

Failing Motherhood - April 16, 2024 07:00 - 21 minutes
Today's episode is a little bit of a different, more special setup. I had a fantastic coaching conversation with a parent of a 3 1/2 year-old about a situation that they were dealing with around an irrational hyperfixation they just could not get over or let go of no matter what they tried! Lis...

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[Birth Stories] How Her Goals of “No Epidural and No Whining” Helped Her Befriend the Labor Pain

Birthful - April 13, 2024 04:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Celeste and Claudiu Bancos share their perspectives of their son’s birth (who chimes in too!), often surprising each other with moments the other didn’t remember or knew about. Ultimately, Celeste achieved her birth goals of not whining and avoiding getting an epidural, with the help of a veteri...

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[Birth Stories] How Her Goals of “No Epidural and No Whining” Helped Her Befriend the Labor Pain

Birthful - April 13, 2024 04:00 - 37 minutes
Celeste and Claudiu Bancos share their perspectives of their son’s birth (who chimes in too!), often surprising each other with moments the other didn’t remember or knew about. Ultimately, Celeste achieved her birth goals of not whining and avoiding getting an epidural, with the help of a veteri...

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188: Enhancing Pediatric Care and Supporting Parents with Dr. Karl Yousef

The Motherhood Village Podcast - April 11, 2024 09:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
Eaton Financial Group's motto is to live well, work hard and give generously. The firm specializes in helping women who handle household financial planning by acting in a fiduciary capacity – meaning your best interests are their first priority. For a relaxed and no-obligation cup of coffee and ...

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Hidden Brain Gem | Befriending Your RAS to Achieve More Ep 27

Mom Bosses Abroad - April 11, 2024 04:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
In this episode, uncover the fascinating workings of the brain's hidden gem: the Reticular Activating System (RAS). Desiree and Iva share how mothers can harness its power to uplevel various aspects of their lives and parenting like helping you with enhanced focus, achieve goals, and broaden yo...

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Ep. 90 [Revisited] - How to Build a Balanced Plate: Successfully Tackling Selective Eating in Children with Success with Dr. Holly Gover

Parenting Understood - April 10, 2024 10:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Holly Gover, a board-certified behavior analyst with extensive experience working with children with developmental disabilities. Dr. Gover, currently a faculty member in pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, joins us to tackle a common concern ...

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The Purpose of Childbirth Pain

Birthful - April 10, 2024 04:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Rhea Dempsey is one of the foremost thinkers on the topic of working with pain in childbirth. She shares with Adriana the physiological purpose of pain during labor, why it gets such a bad rap, and suggests the pain relief paradigm is a medical construct that undermines our capacity for peak per...

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The Purpose of Childbirth Pain

Birthful - April 10, 2024 04:00 - 47 minutes
Rhea Dempsey is one of the foremost thinkers on the topic of working with pain in childbirth. She shares with Adriana the physiological purpose of pain during labor, why it gets such a bad rap, and suggests the pain relief paradigm is a medical construct that undermines our capacity for peak per...

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Do LESS and Feel BETTER: Saying Goodbye to Intensive Mothering and the "Perfect Mom" Myth with Erica Djossa

Failing Motherhood - April 09, 2024 07:00 - 51 minutes
Ever feel like you're doing it ALL and it's never ENOUGH? My guest today, Erica Djossa is a registered psychotherapist, sought-after maternal mental health specialist, and the founder of wellness company Momwell. Erica is frequently featured in media publications and her popular Momwell podcast...

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Rewind Episode | Matt Gourley on Being a New Dad, Finding Balance

Modern Dadhood | Unpacking Fatherhood + Parenting for Dads (and Moms!) - April 06, 2024 19:52 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratings
Episode 59 originally aired in February, 2020. Becoming a new parent can be a special kind of mayhem. Add a global pandemic into the mix, and the chaos of the first few months are elevated to a new level. But depending on your situation, those challenges may be coupled with opportunity. In Epis...

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[Birth Stories] Birth Is as Mental and Emotional as It Is Physical

Birthful - April 06, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour
Megan Othling explains how birth can happen as much in your head as in your body and how facing the unexpected feelings she was having during the birth of her third child was just what was needed for them to be born. She shares with Adriana the profound growth and transformation she experienced ...

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[Birth Stories] Birth Is as Mental and Emotional as It Is Physical

Birthful - April 06, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Megan Othling explains how birth can happen as much in your head as in your body and how facing the unexpected feelings she was having during the birth of her third child was just what was needed for them to be born. She shares with Adriana the profound growth and transformation she experienced ...

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187: Empowering Womanhood through Photography with Katie Cassin

The Motherhood Village Podcast - April 04, 2024 13:06 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
Before proceeding with this podcast episode, we want to provide a trigger warning. The following content may be sensitive and could potentially trigger adverse reactions in individuals who have experienced or are currently experiencing similar situations. We advise discretion and encourage self-...

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Across Borders | The World of Third Culture Kids Ep 26

Mom Bosses Abroad - April 04, 2024 04:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Tune in for a fascinating discussion on the unique experiences of third culture kids. Iva and Desiree explore the challenges and triumphs of navigating multiple cultures, identities, and belonging, offering insights into the complexities of cross-cultural upbringing. Discover insightful perspe...