Motherhood Meets Medicine
188 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsThe Motherhood Meets Medicine Podcast is a space that brings all women together. It's for those who hope to be a mom one day, those who are already mothers, and mothers of mothers. This podcast will give you candid, informal interviews on motherhood topics that you can listen to while you're driving to work, folding laundry or whatever else your busy day may bring. Each week, Your host, Lynzy Coughlin, will be focusing on topics ranging from postpartum issues to parenting teens. She's bringing in experts with formal training to cover everything motherhood! So grab your coffee and join us for a weekly chat on your time. All are welcome! Lynzy is a Physician Assistant in the Emergency Department where she has practiced medicine for the last 15 years. You can connect with Lynzy on her Substack account, Badass Matriarch.
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169: Supporting Teen Autonomy and Self-Determination with Researcher Ellen Galinsky
July 03, 2024 08:00 - 54 minutesIt is not productive to think negatively of our children's teenage years. Instead we need to find ways to embrace this time period and support the changes they’re experiencing while giving them room to grow, learn, and fail with us. But it seems like all the literature out there is designed to scare and dishearten parents as their children reach these later years. What should we be reading? Thankfully, Ellen Galinsky decided it was time to share the positive side of parenting teenagers. El...
168: Siri, Send Help! How to Use AI in the Trenches of Parenthood with Michelle Tangeman
June 26, 2024 08:00 - 46 minutesIf there was a program out there that could help you plan your weekly meals, come up with fun activities for your kids, give you gift and party ideas and so much more… would you use it? Fun fact, this does exist! It’s called AI and tools like Chat GPT and Gemini are an amazing way to take off some of the mental load and stress of making day to day decisions. Here to share more is Michelle Tangeman. Before opening Michelle Tangeman Behavioral Health as a child and family therapist, Michelle ...
167: How Mothers Against Media Addiction Will Change the Landscape of Social Media + Phone Use for Kids with Founder, Julie Scelfo
June 19, 2024 08:00 - 55 minutesMedia addiction among children is a huge problem. We know this and you know that I’ve been talking about it for a while. Thankfully there is a movement out there working to make changes at the policy level. Enter MAMA - Mothers Against Media Addiction, founded by Julie Scelfo. Julie is a former New York Times journalist, Media Ecologist and founder of Mothers Against Media Addiction, otherwise known as MAMA, a grassroots movement of parents fighting back against media addiction to create a w...
166: EMTALA, Idaho and the Future of Reproductive Rights with Litigator Alexa Kolbi-Molinas
June 12, 2024 08:00 - 41 minutesSome really important things are happening in the world of women’s health and reproductive rights. In case you weren’t aware or if you’ve heard of EMTALA and the case that is with the Supreme Court coming out of Idaho, I wanted to bring on an expert to explain what is happening and what it could mean for health care providers in the future. Alexa is a deputy director at the ACLU reproductive freedom project located in New York City. For almost 20 years, Alexa has been litigating in states ac...
165: Inside the Teenage Mind with Dr. Jenny Rose
June 05, 2024 08:00 - 58 minutesYour teenager is meant to make mistakes and push the envelope when it comes to boundaries and expectations. They’re learning who they are as individuals rather than as sons or daughters. So how do we keep them safe while still letting them try and fail? It all starts with the boundaries you’re setting with your young children today. If you’re having your very first talk about curfews and drinking with your child as you drop them off at a school party, you’re too late. Dr. Jenny Rose joins ...
164: Navigating Negative Self-Talk with Our Kids with Emily W. King P.h.D
May 29, 2024 08:00 - 56 minutesHave you ever heard your child say something truly negative about themselves? Do they do it often? We all have a mental talk track that plays in our head through which we process our lives and emotions. So do kids. What do we do when our kids start to display signs of their talk track becoming negative? Joining me today to share more about why negative self-talk occurs and how to navigate it with our kids is Dr. Emily King. Dr. King is a child psychologist and former school psychologist who...
163: Raising Kids Abroad with Christina Dismuke
May 22, 2024 08:00 - 55 minutesTraveling with children is not for the faint of heart. Leaving everything you’ve ever known along with family and friends to pursue a different lifestyle in a whole new country? Not a decision to be made lightly. But when you know that you’re being called to something different, you take the leap and see where you land. Christina Dismuke and her husband did just that and she’s here to tell us all about it. Christina was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and has her undergraduate and master...
162: Protecting Children Online with Fareedah Shaheed
May 15, 2024 08:00 - 1 hourProtecting our children online is so important. We all know that we need to teach our kids not to share their personal information with strangers online, but what else is there? How can we approach this monumental task with grace and understanding? Here to share her thoughts is Fareedah Shaheed. Fareedah is an award winning Internet safety expert and a Forbes 30 under 30 honoree. She uses her background in cybersecurity and online gaming to help parents protect their kids online. Her work ha...
161: LISTENER FAVORITE: Unlearning Traditional Gender Norms to Move Towards Household Equality with Kate Mangino, PhD
May 08, 2024 08:00 - 1 hourOver the next few months, I’ll be mixing in some of our earlier Motherhood Meets Medicine interviews with new episodes. These ‘best of’ episodes are the most shared and listened to episodes of all time! Here is today’s featured episode with Kate Mangino, PhD all about unlearning traditional gender norms in the household. Gender norms are slowly changing in the everyday household. Men used to be the income providers and bring home the money while women would take care of the children and hous...
160: LISTENER FAVORITE: A New Marriage Model That Will Transform Your Relationship (even after kids) with Kaley and Nate Klemp of The 80/80 Marriage
May 01, 2024 08:00 - 53 minutesOver the next few months, I’ll be mixing in some of our earlier Motherhood Meets Medicine interviews with new episodes. These ‘best of’ episodes are the most shared and listened to episodes of all time! Today’s featured episode is an interview with Nate and Kaley Klemp of the 80/80 Marriage. When you start a new relationship, it’s logistics 5% of the time and fun the other 95% of the time. However, when you bring kids into the mix, that ratio tends to flip and now you’re struggling to find th...
159: Dr. Cam on Parent-Teen Connections
April 24, 2024 08:00 - 59 minutesHave you ever thought to yourself, man I’m dreading the teen years… I am not ready for the snark, attitude and hormones. Why can’t my babies stay babies? Come to find out, it’s this type of thinking that can and will lead to the teen years being way more difficult than they have to be. So what can you do to maintain your connection with your teens as they grow into themselves and your relationship evolves? Here to share is Cameron Caswell, PhD, otherwise known as the teen translator is an ad...
157: A Candid Conversation About the Reality of Life For Mothers in America + Tips on Mindfulness with Megan + Lauren
April 17, 2024 08:00 - 1 hourWhen a woman becomes a mother, it sometimes feels like she’s entered the wild, wild west without any sort of map, compass or guide. Half the things you read on the internet are purely opinion and not based in fact. The other half may be factual, but how does it apply to your life? In the U.S. there is a dire need for better and more comprehensive postpartum care. Which is why Megan and Lauren, co-created The Matrescence App. The Matrescence is a maternal mental wellness app created after per...
158: A Candid Conversation About the Reality of Life For Mothers in America + Tips on Mindfulness with Megan + Lauren
April 17, 2024 08:00 - 1 hourWhen a woman becomes a mother, it sometimes feels like she’s entered the wild, wild west without any sort of map, compass or guide. Half the things you read on the internet are purely opinion and not based in fact. The other half may be factual, but how does it apply to your life? In the U.S. there is a dire need for better and more comprehensive postpartum care. Which is why Megan and Lauren, co-created The Matrescence App. The Matrescence is a maternal mental wellness app created after per...
156: The Importance of Active Listening with Dr. Maiysha Clairborne
April 10, 2024 08:00 - 51 minutesOur children are begging for us to listen to them. In fact, recent polls suggest that many of our children, pre-teens and teens feel like we aren’t listening because we’re engaged with our phones and distracted. Is this true? Are we really not listening? Or have we forgotten the importance of active listening in conversations? Dr. Maisha Clairborne is an integrative family physician, Master Practitioner and trainer of neuro linguistic programming, hypnosis and timeline therapy and founder of...
157: The Importance of Active Listening with Dr. Maiysha Clairborne
April 10, 2024 08:00 - 51 minutesOur children are begging for us to listen to them. In fact, recent polls suggest that many of our children, pre-teens and teens feel like we aren’t listening because we’re engaged with our phones and distracted. Is this true? Are we really not listening? Or have we forgotten the importance of active listening in conversations? Dr. Maisha Clairborne is an integrative family physician, Master Practitioner and trainer of neuro linguistic programming, hypnosis and timeline therapy and founder of...
156: How to Maintain Current Friendships and Build New Ones as A Mom with Danielle Bayard Jackson
April 03, 2024 08:00 - 55 minutesIs it impossible to build new friendships when you become a mother? How about maintaining the relationships you already have? No. It’s not. In fact, it’s vitally important to our health that we continue to actively build and maintain our relationships. But how do we do that when we’re juggling all the things as moms, wives, employees, business owners, etc? Here to share her tips and strategies for navigating friendships is Danielle Bayard Jackson. Danielle is a female friendship coach and ed...
155: How to Maintain Current Friendships and Build New Ones as A Mom with Danielle Bayard Jackson
April 03, 2024 08:00 - 55 minutesIs it impossible to build new friendships when you become a mother? How about maintaining the relationships you already have? No. It’s not. In fact, it’s vitally important to our health that we continue to actively build and maintain our relationships. But how do we do that when we’re juggling all the things as moms, wives, employees, business owners, etc? Here to share her tips and strategies for navigating friendships is Danielle Bayard Jackson. Danielle is a female friendship coach and ed...
155: Nutrition for Brainpower: A Deep Dive with Dietician Barbie Boules
March 27, 2024 08:00 - 1 hourWith processed foods being so excessively available to us, how do we nourish our brains and fuel our bodies for longevity? Believe it or not, you can use nutrition for brainpower and to deter the effects of neurological dysfunction and disease. Here to do a deep dive on what to eat to support your brain and body for life is Barbie Boules. Barbie is a registered dietician, certified health coach and meditation teacher with over 22 years of experience. In her practice, she works as a private ...
154: Nutrition for Brainpower: A Deep Dive with Dietician Barbie Boules
March 27, 2024 08:00 - 1 hourWith processed foods being so excessively available to us, how do we nourish our brains and fuel our bodies for longevity? Believe it or not, you can use nutrition for brainpower and to deter the effects of neurological dysfunction and disease. Here to do a deep dive on what to eat to support your brain and body for life is Barbie Boules. Barbie is a registered dietician, certified health coach and meditation teacher with over 22 years of experience. In her practice, she works as a private ...
154: The Power of the Dyslexic Brain with April McMurtrey
March 20, 2024 08:00 - 47 minutesIf you’ve listened to the podcast for any amount of time, you know that one of our children has been diagnosed with dyslexia. Once she was finally diagnosed, an entire world of knowledge and resources opened up for us. But it took a LONG time to get to this point. Because of our journey, it’s important to me to share expert information with you about this extremely common neurological condition. Which is why I reached out to April McMurtrey. April is a professional reading specialist, dysle...
153: The Power of the Dyslexic Brain with April McMurtrey
March 20, 2024 08:00 - 47 minutesIf you’ve listened to the podcast for any amount of time, you know that one of our children has been diagnosed with dyslexia. Once she was finally diagnosed, an entire world of knowledge and resources opened up for us. But it took a LONG time to get to this point. Because of our journey, it’s important to me to share expert information with you about this extremely common neurological condition. Which is why I reached out to April McMurtrey. April is a professional reading specialist, dysle...
152: Developing Emotional Intelligence in Your Child with Gabriela Blanco
March 13, 2024 08:00 - 1 hourWhen your child is being hurt emotionally or physically by other kids or hurting others themselves do you know how to talk to them? Gabriela Blanco shares some tips on talking to our kids in ways they will understand when something like this happens. She also discusses how to deal with the emotions and feelings this brings up and how to listen deeply to what our children are saying. Gabriela says that validating their feelings but also setting boundaries is much more effective than saying “ho...
153: Developing Emotional Intelligence in Your Child with Gabriela Blanco
March 13, 2024 08:00 - 1 hourWhen your child is being hurt emotionally or physically by other kids or hurting others themselves do you know how to talk to them? Gabriela Blanco shares some tips on talking to our kids in ways they will understand when something like this happens. She also discusses how to deal with the emotions and feelings this brings up and how to listen deeply to what our children are saying. Gabriela says that validating their feelings but also setting boundaries is much more effective than saying “ho...
151: The Future of IVF with Dr. Erica Bove
March 06, 2024 09:00 - 1 hourIf you’ve seen the news at all lately, you’ve likely heard that the Supreme Court of Alabama has ruled that all embryos are children. But what does that mean? What implications does this ruling have for the future of IVF? Here to share more about what this could mean for hopeful families is Dr. Erica Bove. Erica is a double board certified OB-GYN and Reproductive Endocrinologist (REI) physician at the University of Vermont, as well as a certified life coach through The Life Coach School. Sh...
152: The Future of IVF with Dr. Erica Bove
March 06, 2024 09:00 - 1 hourIf you’ve seen the news at all lately, you’ve likely heard that the Supreme Court of Alabama has ruled that all embryos are children. But what does that mean? What implications does this ruling have for the future of IVF? Here to share more about what this could mean for hopeful families is Dr. Erica Bove. Erica is a double board certified OB-GYN and Reproductive Endocrinologist (REI) physician at the University of Vermont, as well as a certified life coach through The Life Coach School. Sh...
151: Matrescence and the Maternal Brain with Nikki Pensak
February 28, 2024 09:00 - 52 minutesYour postpartum brain is amazing. Not only is your body going through the physical changes that come with motherhood, but your brain is processing a ton of hormones and inputs that help you take care of your new baby. Matrescence is essentially the process of becoming a mother. It’s a word that describes what your brain and body are going through as you leave the world of pre-motherhood and prepare to usher life into the world. Here to share more is Dr. Nikki Pensak. Dr. Nikki is a Clinical ...
150: Matrescence and the Maternal Brain with Nikki Pensak
February 28, 2024 09:00 - 52 minutesYour postpartum brain is amazing. Not only is your body going through the physical changes that come with motherhood, but your brain is processing a ton of hormones and inputs that help you take care of your new baby. Matrescence is essentially the process of becoming a mother. It’s a word that describes what your brain and body are going through as you leave the world of pre-motherhood and prepare to usher life into the world. Here to share more is Dr. Nikki Pensak. Dr. Nikki is a Clinical ...
149: What To Do When Your Child Lies with Amie Anger
February 21, 2024 06:00 - 55 minutesWhat is your first thought when your child lies to you? Are you reactive? Or do you take a moment and think through what their lie is really telling you? I’m sure you’re not thinking to yourself, this lie is a gift, but what if that’s exactly what it is? Amie Anger joins me to share what to do when your child lies and strategies for figuring out the root cause of their lying. Amie is a child and family therapist and mom of 6. After two years of post-grad training at Yale Child Study Center,...
150: What To Do When Your Child Lies with Amie Anger
February 21, 2024 06:00 - 55 minutesWhat is your first thought when your child lies to you? Are you reactive? Or do you take a moment and think through what their lie is really telling you? I’m sure you’re not thinking to yourself, this lie is a gift, but what if that’s exactly what it is? Amie Anger joins me to share what to do when your child lies and strategies for figuring out the root cause of their lying. Amie is a child and family therapist and mom of 6. After two years of post-grad training at Yale Child Study Center,...
149: Navigating Motherhood and the Quest for Support in America with Stephanie Defilippis
February 14, 2024 09:00 - 56 minutes“You deserve to be held just as much as your baby.” Just one of the many gems Stephanie Defilippis shares in our conversation about navigating motherhood and the quest for support in America. Because in America, we really fall behind in providing support to new moms, both in our communities and from a policy perspective. Stephanie is a perinatal mental health therapist in Illinois. She owns a group therapy practice called crescent moon therapy, where they specialize in working with individual...
148: Navigating Motherhood and the Quest for Support in America with Stephanie Defilippis
February 14, 2024 09:00 - 56 minutes“You deserve to be held just as much as your baby.” Just one of the many gems Stephanie Defilippis shares in our conversation about navigating motherhood and the quest for support in America. Because in America, we really fall behind in providing support to new moms, both in our communities and from a policy perspective. Stephanie is a perinatal mental health therapist in Illinois. She owns a group therapy practice called crescent moon therapy, where they specialize in working with individual...
148: Parenting Through Tantrums, No Matter the Age with Dr. Rebecca Hershberg
February 07, 2024 09:00 - 58 minutesHave you ever wondered why your child randomly loses their mind over the smallest things? You’re going along, everyone is happy and thriving, and then a pea touches the potatoes and it seems like the world has caught on fire. Believe it or not, there’s nothing wrong with your peas or potatoes, and there’s also likely nothing wrong with your child. Dr. Rebecca Hershberg is a Clinical Psychologist, Parenting Coach, Author and Public Speaker, who has been helping parents with their kids and vi...
147: Parenting Through Tantrums, No Matter the Age with Dr. Rebecca Hershberg
February 07, 2024 09:00 - 58 minutesHave you ever wondered why your child randomly loses their mind over the smallest things? You’re going along, everyone is happy and thriving, and then a pea touches the potatoes and it seems like the world has caught on fire. Believe it or not, there’s nothing wrong with your peas or potatoes, and there’s also likely nothing wrong with your child. Dr. Rebecca Hershberg is a Clinical Psychologist, Parenting Coach, Author and Public Speaker, who has been helping parents with their kids and vi...
147: The Impact of Screen Time on Young Minds with Dr. Alison Yeung
January 31, 2024 09:30 - 58 minutesWhat do you do as a family medicine physician when more and more children and young adults are coming to you for anxiety and depression that isn’t made better by medications? You dig deeper. That’s exactly what Dr. Alison Yeung did and what her patients shared with her was astounding. Kids these days are spending an untold amount of time on their phones and its impacting their lives in severely detrimental ways. Dr. Yeung is a practicing family physician in Ontario, Canada. She has been prac...
146: The Impact of Screen Time on Young Minds with Dr. Alison Yeung
January 31, 2024 09:30 - 58 minutesWhat do you do as a family medicine physician when more and more children and young adults are coming to you for anxiety and depression that isn’t made better by medications? You dig deeper. That’s exactly what Dr. Alison Yeung did and what her patients shared with her was astounding. Kids these days are spending an untold amount of time on their phones and its impacting their lives in severely detrimental ways. Dr. Yeung is a practicing family physician in Ontario, Canada. She has been prac...
146: A Parent's Guide to Educational Advocacy with Vickie Brett, ESQ
January 24, 2024 09:00 - 1 hourA couple weeks ago I had on Caitlin McLarnon to discuss how to navigate special education in schools. During that episode Caitlin shared how different these programs are from school to school, district to district, state to state. So what do you do if your child isn’t getting the attention and services they need? That’s where people like Vickie Brett, Esq. come in. Vickie is a Special Education Attorney in California. Her nonprofit law firm is called Inclusive Education Project, IEP for sho...
145: A Parent's Guide to Educational Advocacy with Vickie Brett, ESQ
January 24, 2024 09:00 - 1 hourA couple weeks ago I had on Caitlin McLarnon to discuss how to navigate special education in schools. During that episode Caitlin shared how different these programs are from school to school, district to district, state to state. So what do you do if your child isn’t getting the attention and services they need? That’s where people like Vickie Brett, Esq. come in. Vickie is a Special Education Attorney in California. Her nonprofit law firm is called Inclusive Education Project, IEP for sho...
145: Co-Regulation Strategies for Connected Parenting with Dr. Sarah Bren
January 17, 2024 09:00 - 1 hourIn recent years there has been a lot of talk about co-regulating with your child. The benefits are clear and the science is sound, but how do you do it? How do you co-regulate with your child and what do you do when you’re struggling to regulate your own emotions? Dr. Sarah Bren joins me to share more about what co-regulation is and strategies you can use to help your children develop healthy emotional insights and skills. Dr. Bren is a licensed clinical psychologist and mom of two whose pas...
144: Co-Regulation Strategies for Connected Parenting with Dr. Sarah Bren
January 17, 2024 09:00 - 1 hourIn recent years there has been a lot of talk about co-regulating with your child. The benefits are clear and the science is sound, but how do you do it? How do you co-regulate with your child and what do you do when you’re struggling to regulate your own emotions? Dr. Sarah Bren joins me to share more about what co-regulation is and strategies you can use to help your children develop healthy emotional insights and skills. Dr. Bren is a licensed clinical psychologist and mom of two whose pas...
144: A Guide on How to Navigate Special Education in Schools with Psychologist, Caitlin McLarnon
January 10, 2024 09:00 - 1 hourDo you hear the words “special education” and immediately have a negative thought or emotion about it? Me too! Not because there is anything wrong with our wonderful special education teachers or the programs as a whole, but because I wasn’t aware of all the fantastic resources these programs provide to students. There is so much more to special education than what you remember from school. Here to share more about how special education programs can help students with a range of learning di...
143: A Guide on How to Navigate Special Education in Schools with Psychologist, Caitlin McLarnon
January 10, 2024 09:00 - 1 hourDo you hear the words “special education” and immediately have a negative thought or emotion about it? Me too! Not because there is anything wrong with our wonderful special education teachers or the programs as a whole, but because I wasn’t aware of all the fantastic resources these programs provide to students. There is so much more to special education than what you remember from school. Here to share more about how special education programs can help students with a range of learning di...
143: LISTENER FAVORITE: The History of Abortion in the U.S. + Legal Facts About Abortion with Sharon McMahon
December 27, 2023 09:00 - 1 hourIt’s time for another listen to one of your favorite episodes. Due t0 the overturning of Roe v. Wade the abortion debate has only amplified. Which is why I thought it important to reshare the legal facts about abortion and its history. To note, some of what we discussed in this episode is no longer imminent, but the overall content is still absolutely relevant. This entire episode will be focused on providing information to educate you on the legal arguments surrounding abortion. I know I le...
YOUR FAVORITE LISTENS: The History of Abortion in the U.S. + Legal Facts About Abortion with Sharon McMahon
December 27, 2023 09:00 - 1 hourIt’s time for another listen to one of your favorite episodes. Due t0 the overturning of Roe v. Wade the abortion debate has only amplified. Which is why I thought it important to reshare the legal facts about abortion and its history. To note, some of what we discussed in this episode is no longer imminent, but the overall content is still absolutely relevant. This entire episode will be focused on providing information to educate you on the legal arguments surrounding abortion. I know I le...
142: Creating a Home for Purposeful Play with Dr. Marissa Aron
December 20, 2023 09:00 - 52 minutesPurposeful play is one of the keys to appropriate motor development and hitting those all-important milestones. But what does it mean to create a home for purposeful play? Listen as Dr. Marissa Aron shares her expertise and what to look out for if you’re concerned about your child’s development. Dr. Aron is a doctor of physical therapy specializing in infant and toddler development. She founded Mom & Me PT, her physical therapy practice in South Florida, to provide families with the support ...
141: Embracing Diverse Paths in Infant Nutrition with Pediatric NP & Lactation Counselor, Erin Moore
December 13, 2023 09:00 - 45 minutesOne of the most stress inducing parts of becoming a new mom is figuring out how to feed your baby. There’s so much rhetoric around the entire process that no matter what you choose to do it seems like you’re immediately failing at this super important job. But you’re not! Fed is best, no matter how the feeding occurs. Here to share more about embracing diverse paths in infant nutrition is Erin Moore. Erin is a pediatric nurse practitioner, certified lactation counselor, and mom of two boys ...
140: Supporting Your Child's Motor Development From Infancy and Beyond with Meg Garhan
December 06, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutesOne of the most stressful things about being a new mom is worrying about your child meeting developmental milestones. I remember being so worried when it seemed like our first may or may not have been hitting each milestone right on time. But is it really as big a deal as we think? Here to share more about supporting your child’s motor development from infancy and beyond is Meg Garhan. Meg is a pediatric physical therapist working at a large pediatric hospital in Chicago. She works in the NI...
139: Nature's Rx: The Science of Forest Bathing with Laura Cochrane
November 29, 2023 17:18 - 59 minutesHuman beings are meant to spend time in nature. There are countless studies documenting the benefits of spending time outdoors on the brain and the body no matter what age you are. Spending time with plants is vital to our health and wellness. Joining me today is Laura Cochrane, a PA turned lifestyle medicine educator and health and wellness coach. She’s on a mission to help you find the health and happiness you deserve using realistic and sustainable evidence-based tools. She’s sharing what...
138: Confronting Postpartum Psychosis with Ayana Lage
November 22, 2023 09:00 - 57 minutesTrigger Warning: There are mentions of suicide and infant death in this episode. Postpartum hormones are no joke, but sometimes the behavior a woman exhibits is due to much more than hormones. Our bodies and minds react to the magnificent and overwhelming process of growing and birthing life in many different ways, not all of them good. What happens when our minds start to crumble and we aren’t aware of it? Ayana Lage is a lifestyle blogger and freelance writer. She writes about motherhood...
137: Navigating Challenges with Responsive Parenting: Tips from Liz Luize
November 15, 2023 09:00 - 1 hourThere are as many ways to parent as there are parents in the world, but is there a “right” way to parent. Of course that answer is no, but there are definitely ways to parent that help meet your children where they are. Both developmentally and emotionally. No matter what, parenting is hard, but sometimes it’s easier to navigate those challenges with responsive parenting. Liz Luize is an educator, daycare owner, and M.Ed in Learning, Cognition, and Development. After becoming a mom, she found...
136: Breaking Stereotypes: Nurturing Boys to Champion Gender Equality with Dr. Shelly Vaziri Flais
November 08, 2023 09:00 - 1 hourLife is filled with roles that are neither made for men nor women. The household for instance, is a place that needs human labor. But how do we break the stereotypes that we’ve grown up with and knock down the walls of gender equity in the home and at work? Joining me to talk about this important topic as well as her new book is Dr. Shelly Vaziri Flais. Shelly is a board-certified practicing pediatrician, the mother of 3 sons and 1 daughter, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at...