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You, The Mother

245 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 174 ratings

You, The Mother is a podcast dedicated to supporting, empowering, and connecting all parents in all seasons of parenthood.

I’m Abbey Williams, I began my motherhood journey as a young single mom, before the era of parenting gurus being at your fingertips, online parenting groups, and before most of my peers. Now, 12 years later, I’m a married mom of four raising my blended family and offering support, empowerment, and connection on this platform for thousands of other parents to feel a little less alone.

Join in the community over on Instagram @youthemother and www.youthemother.com

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Episodes

Periods After Childbirth and In Our 30s-40s with Dr Saru Bala

February 27, 2024 13:00 - 40 minutes - 56 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Saru Bala! Dr. Saru is a naturopathic doctor specializing in women’s hormonal health. She focuses on heavy periods, PMS, and period pain and has helped 1000s of women get their confidence in their periods back with natural tools and simple changes. She shares with us how health doesn’t have to be all encompassing and overwhelming, and how we can make small changes to our routine that add up over time. Our bodies go through many tran...

Dysfunctional Family Systems with Dr. Judith Joseph

February 12, 2024 19:20 - 31 minutes - 44.1 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Judith Joseph! Dr. Judith is a board certified psychiatrist who is conducting the first of its kind research study in High Functioning Depression in her laboratories. She talks with us about what a dysfunctional family system is, how was can gain sight and understanding regarding our parents limitations, and how dysfunctional family systems play a role in our mental health. Dr. Judith provides insight into high functioning depressio...

The Power of Feeling Good with Heather Chauvin

February 05, 2024 18:07 - 39 minutes - 54.8 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Heather Chauvin! Heather is a leadership coach who helps ‘successful’ women courageously and authentically live, work, and parent on their own terms. She walks us through the power of feeling good, getting clear about how we want to feel, and what steps we can take to get there! Heather talks about why it’s hard for women to care for themselves and how we can reconnect with ourselves. Do you want to feel good, but it seems like an impos...

Empowering The Empty Nester with Kristin Svets

January 29, 2024 21:53 - 39 minutes - 55 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Kristin Svets! Kristin is a is a multi-passionate life coach, author, meditation teacher, and sound bath healer. She facilitates restoration, healing, and empowerment for high-achieving women so that they can bridge the gap between outer success and inner peace. As a mom to two boys in college, she is also passionate about empowering moms through the stage of kids flying the nest. She walks us through the highs and lows of becoming an e...

Escape From Emotional Eating with Jessica Procini

January 22, 2024 14:06 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Jessica Procini! Jessica is the founder and leader of Escape from Emotional Eating, a unique process grounded in a decade of research, a background in the Psychology of Eating, and transformational coaching methods. Jessica shares her own personal journey and experience, being frustrated in therapy and finally getting to the root of her emotional eating. She walks us through how others can find peace, freedom, and joy in the body, mind,...

Mastering Breastfeeding Fundamentals with Amy Tanzillo

January 15, 2024 15:55 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Amy Tanzillo! Amy Tanzillo is a breastfeeding expert who helps expectant and new moms feel knowledgable and empowered during the early months of breastfeeding. Amy walks us through the fundamentals of breastfeeding and how we can master them! From proper latch, supply, and everything in between Amy provides us the confidence to breastfeed with ease. Are you overwhelmed with your breastfeeding journey? Let’s talk about it! ——————————————...

Reducing the Stress of Baby's 1st Year with Sharon Mazel

January 08, 2024 17:25 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Sharon Mazel! Sharon is an internationally recognized parenting and pregnancy expert, author, journalist, speaker, parenting coach, and mom of 4. Sharon walks us through what we can expect during our baby’s first year of life. From feedings to sleep and more, Sharon helps us understand what choices we can make during this time and how to make the decisions that are best for our family. Baby’s change so much during the first year of life...

Navigating Intimacy in the Parenting Years with Sadé Ferrier

December 04, 2023 17:26 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Sadé Ferrier, LMFT! Sadé is a licensed marriage and family therapist. Sadé walks us through navigating our intimacy through the parenting years. She normalizes some of the dips in libido and challenges individuals have during these years. She provides insight into how to have conversations with our partners and what to do when our partners won’t have the conversations. Does intimacy feel like a struggle right now in your relationship? L...

How To Pay For College with Ann Garcia

November 13, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 48.2 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Ann Garcia! Ann has helped thousands of families save millions of dollars on college. Not only is she a certified financial planner and author of How to Pay for College, she’s also a parent of twins who just graduated from college debt-free, so her expertise goes beyond 529s and the FAFSA to the emotional components of helping your child set and achieve their dreams. Ann shares all her best insights on how to pay for college from saving...

Why An Unfair Labor Division Creates Resentment and How To Fix It With Dr. Tracy Dalgleish

November 06, 2023 10:00 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Tracy Dalgleish! Dr. Tracy is a clinical psychologist and relationship expert who is on a mission to help couples break old relationship cycles and find joy in their relationships again. She talks to us about why unfair labor division creates resentment and what we can do to fix it. We all know how heavy the mental load of motherhood is and the long to-do list it feels like we are always carrying, and we want to share the load. How ...

How to Support Moms on Their Pumping Journey With Dr. Dianna Dixon

October 30, 2023 09:00 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Dianna Dixon! Dr. Dianna is a Doctor of Public Administration, Certified Lactation Counselor, and Certified Breastfeeding Specialist, Postpartum Doula, Certified Life Coach, and Master Certified Life Coach with a focus on postpartum families. She created Pump with Purpose a global lactation and postpartum private practice servicing the postpartum community across the world and was started due to a recognized lack of resources and as...

Breaking The Cycle Of Toxic Parenting With Cari Fund

October 23, 2023 09:00 - 45 minutes - 63.4 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Cari Fund! Cari comes to share how we can break the cycle of toxic parenting. She believes that as parents, we are all humans who make mistakes, but the important thing is that develop self-awareness and the impulse to do better. Cari and Abbey get vulnerable about their own journey to break the cycle of toxic parenting, how they have navigated talking about estrangement with their kids, and what steps they are taking to heal. Are you b...

Maintaining Our Identity Throughout Motherhood with Andrea Herbert

October 16, 2023 13:13 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Andrea Herbert! Andrea is a mom of 3, entrepreneur, and Co-Founder of Gold Ivy Health Co. Andrea gives insight into how we can maintain our identity throughout motherhood and prioritize self-care. She shares the biggest mistakes moms make when it comes to self-care and the absolute musts for maintaining our individual identity. In a busy world with lots of competing expectations these things can feel impossible. How can we not lose ours...

Breaking Down Stress When Things "Should" Feel Happy with Michelle Felder, LCSW, MA

October 09, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Michelle Felder, LCSW, MA! Michelle is a psychotherapist, parenting coach, and the Founder + CEO of Parenting Pathfinders. Michelle helps us unpack why we stress out over things that “should” make us feel happy. So many of us struggle with feelings of happiness and being uncomfortable in happy moments. Michelle helps us reframe some of these moments and gain tools to redirect some of these stressful feelings that come up. Do you “should...

How to Model Being a Responsible Parent with Leslie Cohen-Rubury

October 02, 2023 14:48 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Leslie Cohen-Rubury! Leslie is a licensed clinical social worker with a Masters in Social Work as well as a Masters in Special Education. Leslie shares with us how we can model being a responsible parent in order to raise responsible children. She touches on how to have conversations with your child, how and when to share our emotions with our children, and how to be a pillar of support with them. Leslie guides us through how to apologi...

How to Manage Financial Inequality in Your Marriage with Alli Williams

September 25, 2023 09:26 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Alli Williams! Alli is the Founder and CEO of FinanciALLI Focused! Alli shares with us what to do when one partner makes more money, has more debt, or has more saved. She helps us navigate financial inequality within our marriage. How can we get on the same page with our partner about money? Let’s talk about it! ——————————————— You can find Alli Williams: www.financiallifocused.com IG @financiallifocused Free Foundations Course: www.fi...

Love Your Kids Without Losing Yourself With Dr. Morgan Cutlip

September 18, 2023 13:27 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Morgan Cutlip! Dr. Morgan is a psychotherapist, relationship expert, and author of ‘Love Your Kids without Losing Yourself.’ Dr. Morgan talks about how we can mom ourselves alongside raising our children. She provides insight into how we can prevent burnout, improve communication in your home, and rid yourself of mom-guilt. Dr. Morgan calls out the myth of balance and how we can navigate it. How can we love our kids without losing o...

Breaking Down Childhood Wounding with Chasity Holcomb

September 11, 2023 09:00 - 47 minutes - 65.4 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey kicks off season 6 by welcoming Chasity Holcomb! Chasity is a wife, mother, Trauma Therapist, Coach and Founder of Momfully You. After helping hundreds of clients heal from their childhood wounds, she’s on a mission to help high-achieving moms end perfectionism by healing their childhood wounds. Her biggest belief - generations shift when moms heal. In this episode Chasity and Abbey break down what childhood wounding is, they touch on the mother...

Raising Spicy Kids with Mary Van Geffen

July 31, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes - 58.2 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Mary Van Geffen! Mary is the international parenting coach for moms of Spicy OnesTM️. She helps people who are highly competent in life but overwhelmed by motherhood to lean into the discipline of staying calm and cultivating warmth and tenderness all while trying to wrangle fiery future CEOs. Often this requires serious skill-building and the balm of self-compassion. She walks us through how to navigate raising our spicy children witho...

The 7 Elements of The Strong Family Path with Joe and Mell Hashey

July 17, 2023 09:00 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Joe and Mell Hashey from the Strong Family Project Podcast! Joe and Mell have formulated what they call the “Strong Family Path,” which involves 7 elements that help us raise confident, independent, and resilient children. They walk us through how they focus on goal setting and accountability, morning routines, family dinners and meeting, and evening debriefs. They help guide us to utilize a mindset that is important to keep a pulse on ...

Overcoming our Addiction to Overwhelm with Amber Trueblood, LMFT

July 10, 2023 19:23 - 1 hour - 85.2 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Amber Trueblood, LMFT! Amber talks with us about anxiety and overwhelm with a unique definition of “overwhelm.” She delves into anxiety and the five styles of anxiety. Each has distinct contributing factors, emotional triggers, superhero traits, and life lessons. Amber not only helps us understand our anxiety and overwhelm, but leaves us with practical strategies to reduce anxiety in the moment. Do you know what style of anxiety you are...

Coming Back to Yourself when Rage Hits with Kelly Smith

July 03, 2023 13:48 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Kelly Smith! Kelly is a yoga teacher, meditation teacher, and host of the chart-topping podcast, Mindful in Minutes. Kelly walks us through how to come back to ourselves when rage hits. We normalize rage and the presence it has in parenthood. Kelly provides practical tools that busy moms can use when rage comes up for them. Do you experience mom rage? Let’s talk about it! ——————————————— You can find Kelly Smith: Website: www.yogaforyo...

Baby-Led Weaning Made Easy with Katie Ferraro, R.D.

June 26, 2023 09:30 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Katie Ferraro, R.D.! Katie is on a mission to help parents and caregivers give their babies a safe start to solid foods without spoon-feeding. Katie walks us through what baby-led weaning is, when to start, how to do it safely, and so much more! As a busy mom of 7, Katie talks about how baby-led weaning changed meal times in her home and the trajectory of her career as a registered dietitian. How can we make baby-led weaning easier? Let...

Dealing with the "Compare and Despair" of Motherhood with Stephanie Rosenfield

June 19, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutes - 56.4 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Stephanie Rosenfield! Stephanie is a former speech pathologist turned life coach for overwhelmed moms who helps her clients navigate the internal and external chaos that often creeps up during motherhood without losing their -ish. She walks us through how to move out of the comparison trap, how to drop the need for external validation, and how to live a life that is aligned to our own values. Do you struggle with comparison in motherhoo...

The Parenting Map with Dr. Shefali

June 05, 2023 09:30 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Shefali! Dr. Shefali is a clinical psychologist who is an expert in family dynamics and personal development. She walks us through what conscious parenting is, how to create the ultimate parent-child relationship, and the steps to transform your parenting. Dr. Shefali’s latest book is a step-by-step guide to creating the ultimate relationship with your child. She provides insight into self-awareness, generational patterning, and mor...

Empowering Women with Their Finances with Ashley Kyle Miller

May 29, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes - 45.5 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Ashley Kyle Miller! Ashley is a finance professional who helps inspire women to take charge of their own financial future, and live the lives they want to live! She discusses the disadvantages women face in finance, generational trauma around money, and steps women can take to start learning how to be apart of the money conversations! Not sure where to start with your money? Let’s talk about it! ——————————————— You can find Ashley Kyle ...

Puberty Talks with Dr. Trish Hutchison

May 22, 2023 14:20 - 27 minutes - 38.8 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Trish Hutchison! Dr. Trish Hutchison, is a pediatrician, nationally recognized health educator, and author. Dr. Trish is the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Girlology, a leading wellness app supporting girls and caregivers with personalized on demand health resources that guide them through puberty and adolescence with confidence. Dr. Trish provides insight into when puberty begins, how to have these important conversations ...

Healing Complex Trauma With Dr. Ingrid Clayton

May 15, 2023 14:03 - 58 minutes - 81.2 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Ingrid Clayton. Dr. Ingrid is a clinical psychologist and the author of ‘Believing Me: Healing from Narcissistic Abuse and Complex Trauma.’ While she has a clinical background, she believes there is no theory, diagnosis, or therapy that can replace the power of shared experience. Her recent memoir is written from the heart, where all of our hurt lives—so it speaks the same language. Dr. Ingrid provides insight to how trauma shows up...

The Cost of Approval Conditioned by Achievements with Dr. Wendy Osefo

May 08, 2023 19:28 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Wendy Osefo! Dr. Wendy is n award-winning researcher, a Nigerian-American television personality and progressive political commentator, a Contributor to The Hill, the Founder and CEO of the 1954 Equity Project, an Assistant Professor at The Johns Hopkins University, and is on hit Bravo TV show Real Housewives of Potomac. Dr. Wendy shares her story about her relationship with her mother, how the approval of her mother which was condi...

Navigating Hard Conversations with Your Child with Sara Olsher

May 01, 2023 09:30 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Sara Olsher! Sara is the Founder and CEO of the family mental health and wellness company, Mighty + Bright, and the author of 10 picture books for kids coping with divorce, cancer, change, and big feelings. Sara walks us through how to support our children through life struggles and how to navigate hard conversations with our child. She gives insight into how we can manage our emotions and expectations in order to show up for our child ...

The Role Nervous System Dysregulation Has in Parenting with Amanda Armstrong

April 24, 2023 16:07 - 48 minutes - 67.8 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Amanda Armstrong! Amanda is a neuroscience and trauma-informed anxiety & depression coach and Founder of Rise As We, a mental health coaching space. Amanda walks with us to understand the roll our nervous system plays in our parenting, what it means to be dysregulated, and some practical tools to help us self-regulate while being busy parents. She normalizes our messy moments and how we can be more compassionate and repair with ourselve...

Difficult Family Dynamics and Estrangement with Whitney Goodman, LMFT

April 17, 2023 19:36 - 36 minutes - 50.9 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Whitney Goodman, LMFT! Whitney is the radically honest psychotherapist behind the hugely popular Instagram account @sitwithwhit, author, and the owner of The Collaborative Counseling Center, a virtual therapy practice in Florida. She shares with us how to navigate difficult family dynamics and estrangement. Whitney normalizes emotions, helps us understand why siblings experience their upbringings differently, and how we can shift from s...

Child Abuse Prevention with Dr. Missy Gryder

April 10, 2023 12:53 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Missy Gryder. Dr. Missy is the Founder of the Body Safety Box and the Founder of Meeting Kids Needs! Dr. Missy talks about child abuse prevention and how we can make sensitive conversations with our children easier. She gives tools and isight into age-appropriate approaches to keeping our children safe. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and Dr. Missy give such valuable tools to create that safety in your home and school...

Overcoming Body Image Issues with Dr. Morgan Francis

April 03, 2023 14:52 - 40 minutes - 55.7 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Morgan Francis! Dr. Morgan is a Doctor of Clinical Psychology and a Licensed Mental Health Therapist who specializes in the treatment of body image, eating disorders, relationships, sexual health, and grief. Dr. Morgan talks with us about diet culture, how to find body neutrality, and ways we can feel good in our bodies. She normalizes the changes our bodies go through in different seasons, and how we can make healthy changes for ou...

What Does It Mean To Be An Empath with Kristen Schwartz, MA, CTRC

March 27, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Kristen Schwartz, MA, CTRC! Kristen is an attuned empathic healer and certified trauma recovery coach with a Master’s Degree in Counseling who is fueled by passion and recognizing the need for Empaths and Highly Sensitive People to realize their potential. Kristen walks us through what it means to be an empath and how to navigate life as an empath. Kristen shares with us how we can protect our energy, get clear about our priorities, set...

How Did Motherhood Change Your Life Professionally with Julie Cole

March 20, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Julie Cole! Julie is a recovered lawyer, mom if six, and co-founder of Mabel’s Labels! Julie shares with us how we can manage running a business while raising babies. Julie gets real about productivity, perspective, and what entrepreneurship really means. She gives practical insight and tools for juggling it all. Does motherhood change you life professionally? In Let’s talk about it! ——————————————— You can find Julie Cole : Instagram: ...

Real Self Care with Dr. Pooja Lakshmin

March 13, 2023 09:00 - 44 minutes - 62 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Pooja Lakshmin! Dr. Pooja is a board-certified psychiatrist, New York Times contributor, and a leading voice at the intersection of mental health and gender, focused on helping women and people from marginalized communities escape the tyranny of self-care. Dr. Pooja shares with us how self-care is more than juice cleanses, gratitude lists, and bubble baths. She walks us through how we can set boundaries with ourselves, create a rout...

Understanding the IEP Process with Beth Liesenfeld, MOT, OTR/L

March 06, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 44.1 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Beth Liesenfeld, MOT, OTR/L! Beth is an occupational therapist passionate about providing “insider” information of the school’s process and culture to parents in order to increase collaboration between parents and school staff! Her company, The IEP Lab, provides online workshops and courses as well as produces The Parent IEP Lab Podcast. She shares with us how to determine if our child needs an individualized learning plan, how to advoc...

Transitions with Toddlers with Dr. Erin O’Connor

February 27, 2023 15:48 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Erin O’Connor! Dr. Erin is a Developmental Psychologist, Professor in Teaching and Learning and Program Leader for Early Childhood at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She is the co-host of the parenting podcast, Parenting Understood with Michelle Tangeman, and Chief of Education at Cooper. Her research focuses on development within the context of social interactions. Dr. Erin walk...

How to Build Strong Connections with Your Child with Shelly Robinson

February 20, 2023 14:46 - 28 minutes - 39 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Shelly Robinson! Shelly Robinson is the founder of Raising Yourself and a certified family wellness coach for parents who want to break cycles and raise themselves alongside their children. Her passion is to empower and educate parents on how to reparent themselves, disrupt generational patterns, and take radically good care of their needs. She shares with us how through reparenting yourself you can build a stronger connection with your...

Examining Our Relationship with Alcohol with Amanda E. White, LPC

February 13, 2023 10:45 - 32 minutes - 45.6 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Amanda E. White, LPC! Amanda is a licensed therapist and the creator of the popular instagram account @therapyforwomen. She is the author of the book “Not Drinking Tonight: A Guide to Creating A Sober Life You Love.” Amanda talks with us about how we can examine our relationship with alcohol. She discusses the issues with the “mommy wine culture,” sober curiosity, sobriety and motherhood, and how we can support our sober mom friends! Ha...

Ditching the Mom Hustle Culture with Ahuva Hershkop

February 06, 2023 19:23 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Ahuva Hershkop! Ahuva is a burnout coach for working moms and the Founder of the Unapologetic Living Code who shares with us some insight and tips for ditching the mom hustle culture. She walks us through how we can make perspective shifts, get real about our priorities, and stop subscribing to the culture norm the hustle has become. How can we prevent burnout? Let’s talk about it! ——————————————— You can find Ahuva Hershkop: Instagram ...

It's Your Labor with Lo Mansfield MSN, RNC-OB

January 30, 2023 15:43 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Lo Mansfield MSN, RNC-OB! Lo is passionate about families understanding their integral role in their own stories. Lo talks with us about how to be informed in your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum to find what is best for YOU. Lo walks us through how to plan for our labor and postpartum in ways that are aligned with you. There are so many ways to do anything and everything in pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and beyond, and not one way is ...

Understanding the Mother Wound with Michaila Tyson

January 23, 2023 13:56 - 39 minutes - 55.3 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Michaila Tyson! Michaila is a Self-worth + Motherwound mentor, and advocate for women who are on a journey of self-acceptance and honouring their fullest expression. Michaila sheds light on what the mother wound is and how this wounding shows up for daughters. Michaila shares her experience with the mother wound and how she healing her mother wound while helping other women stop abandoning themselves. Do you understand the mother wound?...

Good Grief Parenting with Michele Benyo

January 16, 2023 20:19 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Michele Benyo! Michele is a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®, early childhood parent educator and coach, and the founder of Good Grief Parenting. After her 6-year-old son died of cancer, her 3-year-old daughter said, “Mommy, half of me is gone.” This heartbreaking statement defined Michele’s life purpose—to be a voice for the youngest of grievers and a guide for the grownups who love and care for them. Michele walks us through the g...

The Estrangement Project with Maggie Nick, MSW, RCSWI

January 09, 2023 15:26 - 43 minutes - 60.9 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Maggie Nick, MSW, RCSWI! Maggie is the Founder of Parenting With Perspectacles, a framework to support parents of toddlers to teens in finding their way through the hardest, most impossible moments of parenting by providing them with the tools to help both their child AND their inner child feel seen and loved. Maggie is my co-founder of the Estrangement Project. In this episode we talk about the Estrangement Project, some of our experie...

Mom Struggles with Libby Ward

December 26, 2022 22:33 - 34 minutes - 47.8 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Libby Ward! Libby is a content creator, speaker, and mental health advocate with a deep commitment to breaking cycles of trauma. Libby shares with us honestly how struggles can show up in our motherhood and how we can navigate these struggles. Libby talks about her experience with mom rage, mental health issues, being the default parent, and more to normalize that motherhood is hard, and to create opportunities to struggle less. Are you...

Rasing Kids with Big Emotions with Rachel Bailey

December 19, 2022 10:00 - 27 minutes - 38.6 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Rachel Bailey! Rachel Bailey is a Parenting Specialist who has been serving families for over a decade. Besides being a mother of two, she also has a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology, a certification in Positive Discipline, and has provided services as an ADHD Coach, in-home mentor, and therapist. Rachel walks us through what it means to have a child with big emotions, how we can show up for our child with big emotions, how we can...

Emotional Support for New Moms with Ana Canu

December 12, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Ana Canu, Founder of Moments The Journal! Ana shares how beginning her motherhood journey in a pandemic world really shined a light on the lack of emotional support for new moms. Ana talks about the importance of emotional support for mothers especially in the 4th trimester. We talk about self-care and how to prioritize time for yourself. Ana created the Moments Journal as a tool to improve mental health and gain some emotional support....

Being Intentional in Your Relationship with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish

December 05, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MB

This week on the You, The Mother Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Tracy Dalgleish! Dr. Tracy is a psychologist and couples therapist in Ottawa. For over 15 years, Dr. Tracy has provided direct clinical services as well as researching, writing, and speaking about relationships. Dr. Tracy focuses on helping mothers improve their relationships and reconnect with their partners. Dr. Tracy talks with us about how to be more intentional in our relationship. She walks us through communication, creating t...

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