Mommy's on a Call - Holistic Health & Wellness for Modern Moms, Work-Life Balance, Self-Care Habits, Entrepreneurship, Mindful Parenting

139. Letting Go of 2023: From “burn it all down” to burnout. How I went from taking a break to burning out and how to recover for 2024

December 30, 2023 21:00 - 13 minutes - 18.2 MB

Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week… because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!! 🎧 LISTEN: https://link.chtbl.com/MOAC ⭐️ SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW 👩🏻‍💻 SHOW NOTES: MommysonaCall.com ☕️ JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: The Modern Mama Society - Health & Wellness for Modern Moms ✨ FOLLOW ON IG: @MommysonaCall & @StephanieUchima 🔥 BOOK A RECHARGE MAMA SESSION: http://rechar...

138. The Impact of Mom Influencer Culture on Maternal Mental Health, Representation, and Marketing with Sara Petersen, Author of Momfluenced

July 06, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MB

Sara Petersen is a mom of 3 and author of the new book, Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture. Sara has written about motherhood and feminism for The New York Times, Harper's Bazaar, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. She also writes the newsletter, In Pursuit of Clean Countertops, where she explores the cult of ideal motherhood. Sara lives in New Hampshire with her 3 kids, ages 4, 8 and 10. Follow Sara at... Twitter: @slouisepetersen ...

137. Burn It All Down?!? My 2023 Mid-Year Review

June 30, 2023 11:00 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MB

Episodes Mentioned: Ep. 130 - Cultivating New Habits in 2023: What I’m Leaving Behind in 2022 and My 2023 Word of the Year Ep. 119 - Women’s Health Issues I Never Talked About Before: Removing My Ovary, Battling Ovarian Tumors and My Personal Wellness Journey Ep. 19 - Feedback Loops ---------- Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week… because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last ...

136. 6 Steps to Identifying and Eliminating Energy Draining Habits and Activities in Your Busy Life [Mindful Monday]

June 05, 2023 18:00 - 23 minutes - 32.4 MB

Welcome back to a new Mindful Monday series on Mommy's on a Call. It's been a couple months off from podcasting due to an unexpected surgery, illnesses and well, life. I'll go into my health and surgery later on the podcast, but for now, bringing back an episode from Oct 2020 that I thought is so helpful as we move forward to summer and the rest of the year. It's time to revaluate and eliminate those things wasting our time, draining our energy and bringing us down. In order to make space ...

135. Understanding Trauma Responses and Toxic Stress to Optimize Health and Reprogram Your Brain and Nervous System with Dr. Amy Hoyt

April 11, 2023 11:00 - 42 minutes - 58 MB

Everyone has trauma and toxic stress. You don't need to have gone through some major life altering event to have unresolved trauma (I mean the last 3 years were traumatic enough for most parents!). In this episode, I dive deep with Dr. Amy Hoyt on different types of trauma response and toxic stress, common symptoms of unresolved trauma in high-achieving women, and ways we can tune into our bodies to heal from trauma and stop generational trauma so we can optimize our health and happiness. ...

134. Sleep Training Your Babies, Toddlers and Kids (So You Can Sleep Too) with Brittany Sheehan

March 21, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MB

Many of you have followed the last 3+ years of my #OperationRoomShare journey. I’ve had my ups and downs with my kids' sleep which in turn affects us, the parents, getting a good night’s rest. We all know the importance of sleep for adults and your overall health, but sometimes those kids don’t let you get good zzzs. So today I’m bringing on a mom friend and sleep consultant, Brittany Sheehan, to chat all about getting kids to sleep! Brittany Sheehan is a Los Angeles-based sleep consultant...

133. Improving Gut Health and Your Microbiome with Ara Katz, Co-Founder of Seed [REPLAY]

March 08, 2023 12:00 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MB

On today's episode, I'm bringing back an interview with Ara Katz, the founder of Seed. I loved this episode because she speaks to the importance of the microbiome, why we need to take probiotics (and prebiotics) as kids and adults, and how gut health is central to our immune system and health. Ara Katz is a mother, entrepreneur, author and wellness expert. She is the co-founder of microbial sciences company Seed Health and consumer innovations brand, Seed. Ara's first pregnancy and breas...

132. How to Improve Your Hormone Health in Your 30s, 40s and Postpartum with Dr. Aviva Romm [REPLAY]

March 01, 2023 11:00 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MB

Happy March! I'm currently still recovering from laryngitis and so I thought I'd bring back some of my favorite episodes dealing with women's health. First up... Dr. Aviva Romm Dr. Aviva Romm is a world renowned midwife, herbalist, Yale-trained MD and board certified family physician with specialties in integrative, gynecology, obstetrics, and pediatrics. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling book "Hormone Intelligence" and is the mom of four and a grandma of two. Other t...

131. Living with ADHD & Hashimoto's and Helping Women Uncover Real Healing & Growth with Kaitlin Soule, LMFT

February 07, 2023 12:00 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MB

Kaitlin Soule is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and author of A Little Less of a Hot Mess: The Modern Mom's Guide to Growth and Evolution. She specializes in women's mental health, anxiety, and modern parenting, empowering modern women to take agency over their life and say yes to themselves. She is also an “imperfect mom” to three, ages 4, 7 and 8. In this episode, Kaitlin and I chat about: How she handled the big feelings of her youngest child How she had the capacity to man...

130. Cultivating New Habits in 2023: What I’m Leaving Behind in 2022 and My 2023 Word of the Year

January 20, 2023 11:00 - 20 minutes - 28.6 MB

Happy New Year!!! It has been a long month, over a month actually since I published the last episode and even recorded an episode of Mommy’s on a Call for you all. I'm excited to be back on the mic this week sharing the 3 things I'm leaving behind in 2022, the 10 things I'm cultivating for 2023 and what my 2023 word of the year is. I'm hoping some of these resonates and allows you to think about your year and what you would like to cultivate in 2023 also! I also share what this means for t...

129. From Battling Postpartum Depression in the Psych Ward to Uncovering Psychic Abilities – A Healing Journey Through the Art of Tarot with Leah Arnold-Smeets

December 08, 2022 10:00 - 50 minutes - 70 MB

Leah Arnold-Smeets is the founder of Woo Woo Realm, and an intuitive tarot reader, medium and spiritual guide located in Orange County, CA, with clients all over the world. However, in her pre-"woo woo life", she was a badass COO for an app development company and a marketing and operations expert. Leah’s growth over the years from battling postpartum depression and ending up in the psych ward to emerging into this beautiful spiritual being is an inspiration to all that there isn't one ri...

128. Breaking Generational Cycles and Healing from Trauma, Grief, Postpartum Anxiety and Pregnancy Depression to Building a Life (and Business) Fueled by Passion with Christine McAlister

December 02, 2022 01:24 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MB

**Trigger Warning: In this episode we talk about her experience with the loss of a child, stillbirth, and miscarriages.** Christine McAlister is passionate about helping impact-driven entrepreneurs attract their next clients by being value-driven podcast guests. She and her clients have generated over $1 million as podcast guests, and she’s has been recognized as the best in the world at podcast guesting by 7-figure founders. A media expert for 2 decades, she's helped broadcast the Olymp...

127. It's Cold Season! Holistic Ways to Strengthen Your Kids (and Your) Immune System, Gut Microbiome and Vagus Nerve with Integrative Pediatrician, Dr. Elisa Song, MD

November 16, 2022 11:30 - 46 minutes - 63.6 MB

Dr. Elisa Song, MD is an integrative pediatrician, pediatric functional medicine expert, and mom to 2 thriving children. In her integrative pediatric practice, Whole Family Wellness, she’s helped 1000s of kids get to the root causes of their health concerns and helped their parents understand how to help their children thrive – through body, mind, and spirit – by integrating conventional pediatrics with functional medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and essential oils. ...

127. It's Cold Season! How to Holistically Strengthen Your Kids (and Your) Immune System, Gut Microbiome and Vagus Nerve with Integrative Pediatrician, Dr. Elisa Song, MD

November 16, 2022 11:30 - 46 minutes - 63.6 MB

Dr. Elisa Song, MD is an integrative pediatrician, pediatric functional medicine expert, and mom to 2 thriving children. In her integrative pediatric practice, Whole Family Wellness, she’s helped 1000s of kids get to the root causes of their health concerns and helped their parents understand how to help their children thrive – through body, mind, and spirit – by integrating conventional pediatrics with functional medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and essential oils. ...

126. Doing All The Things and Yet Frustrated That You're Not Seeing Results? The Key Ingredient Missing to Improving Your Emotional Health [Friday Pep Talk]

November 11, 2022 11:30 - 12 minutes - 16.9 MB

Welcome back to a Friday episode of Mommy's on a Call where I'm going to be doing a little bit of a pep talk or behind the scenes series of what's going on in my life or interesting things that I come across. Ever feel like you're doing all the things you're supposed to be doing? You've learned all the tools and tactics. You've started implementing what you've read and learned, and yet, you aren't seeing the results you hoped for? You keep feeling like you've had setback after setback even...

125. Taking the Stress Out of Household Management with a Solution to Help Parents Save Time Organizing and Planning with Michael Perry, Founder of Maple

November 10, 2022 11:30 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MB

Michael Perry is a husband and father to two little boys, Leander and Solomon. He is also the founder and CEO of Maple, a venture backed company focused on improving the quality of life at home by making it easier to plan and manage the workload in a more equitable way. Prior to founding Maple, he was the founder and CEO of Kit, which was acquired by Shopify in 2016 and spent a few years after remaining as the Director of Kit and Product at Shopify. Michael has previously been recognized ...

124. Feeling Out of Balance and Exhausted Juggling All The Things? 3 Steps to Getting Out of a Funk to Move Forward [Friday Pep Talk]

November 04, 2022 11:00 - 8 minutes - 11.7 MB

Have your habits and routines gone out the door? For me, the last few months have really made me feel out of balance, exhausted trying to keep up with all the schedules and out of alignment with my routines. It's time to get it together and move forward so 2022 doesn't end in a mess! In this episode, I go through my ABC's of how I'm moving forward intentionally and why I've been a little MIA on the podcast. Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and disco...

123. Don’t Be the Angry Mom! Overcome Mom Anxiety and Support Your Mental Health by Asking These 3 Important Questions with Jessica Jenkins, Founder of the Better Battery Co.

October 18, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MB

Jessica Jenkins is the Co-Founder of Better Battery Co., the first and only Carbon-Neutral Alkaline Battery. Growing up in the family consumer electronic business, Jessica gained passion for entrepreneurship. While completing her degrees, Jessica worked closely with her father’s carbon neutral alkaline battery company and was instrumental in the creation of Better Battery Co. As a busy mother of two beautiful young boys, Jessica quickly realized the ever present need for batteries, a g...

122. Do You Struggle with Teaching Your Kids Financial Wellness? The Parenting Secrets Behind Raising Financial Grownups with Bobbi Rebell

September 22, 2022 11:00 - 50 minutes - 69.5 MB

“The greatest gift you can give your children is your own financial independence when you get older so that they don't have to financially take care of you.” - Bobbi Rebell Bobbi Rebell is the author of Launching Financial Grownups: Live Your Richest Life by Helping Your (Almost) Adult Kids Become Everyday Money Smart. She is also a Certified Financial Planner, the founder of Grownup Gear - merchandise to celebrate all the milestones of adulting, a former global business news anchor hav...

121. Growth is Hard. Looking Inward to Move Forward After 3 Years of Podcasting.

September 09, 2022 10:00 - 15 minutes - 20.6 MB

Celebrating 3 years of podcasting (and 2 years as the Mommy's on a Call podcast). What started as the Power Mom Minute evolved into Mommy's on a Call. Flash forward 120 episodes, 2 more babies, a global pandemic and THREE years later, Mommy’s on a Call has now reached thousands of listeners in over a dozen countries and is now ranked in the top 2% of podcasts globally. I’m not saying this to brag (although I am pretty proud of that), but more reflecting upon “what if I never launched?” As ...

120. Overcoming Prenatal Depression, Taking Maternity Leave as a CEO and Revolutionizing Menstrual Health & Period Products with Lauren Schulte Wang, Founder & CEO of The Flex Co.

August 18, 2022 17:30 - 43 minutes - 59.1 MB

Lauren Schulte Wang is the Founder and CEO of The Flex Co. She coined the term ‘menstrual disc’ in 2016 and created a new category in period care. Today, Flex is the #1 selling, sustainable period care company in America and is aiming to transform the lives of people with periods and offer period freedom Lauren is also the mom of a toddler, but expecting a second child in a few months. In this episode Lauren and I chatted about... Her battle with prenatal depression with her first child...

119. Women’s Health Issues I Never Talked About Before: Removing My Ovary, Battling Ovarian Tumors and My Personal Wellness Journey

August 12, 2022 10:00 - 25 minutes - 34.5 MB

This week's episode goes personal. I talk about my recent salpingo-oophorectomy (aka removal of ovary and tube), ovarian tumors and my wellness journey. Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week. SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW: Tune in weekly because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!! SHOW NOTES: MommysonaCall.com FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: The Modern Mama Society - Health & Wellness for M...

118. The Positive Benefits of CBD for Moms on Sex, Sleep, and Stress and Lessons in Co-Parenting and Launching a Luxury Brand with Amanda Goetz, Founder & CEO of House of Wise

July 20, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes - 61.9 MB

Amanda Goetz is a single mom of 3 kids and the founder & CEO of House of Wise, a luxury CBD company and wellness brand that empowers women to give more purposeful intention to their routines so they can take better control of their lives. Her CBD products empower women to take control of their sleep, sex, strength and stress while also giving women the opportunity to create wealth by selling the products in a non-MLM sort of way. But Amanda’s journey has not always been easy. From infer...

117. The Essential Nutrients and Vitamins You Need for Every Stage of Womanhood (from Conception to Pregnancy to Postpartum) Plus Giving Birth While Launching a Company with Victoria Thain Gioia, Co-Founder of Perelel Health

July 07, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MB

Victoria Thain Gioia is the co-founder of Perelel Health, the first and only OB/GYN-founded vitamin brand offering clean, targeted nutrition for each distinct stage of a woman’s reproductive life cycle. Tori holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and has a background in Finance and Strategy working for many eCommerce companies like Olive & June, Carbon 38 and the Honest Company. But on top of it all, Tori is the mom to 3 littles ones ages 4 and under. In this episode, Victoria and ...

117. Launching a Vitamin Company with 3 Kids Under 3 and Supporting Women’s Health Through Every Stage of Womanhood with Victoria Thain Gioia, Co-Founder of Perelel Health

July 07, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MB

Victoria Thain Gioia is the co-founder of Perelel Health, the first and only OB/GYN-founded vitamin brand offering clean, targeted nutrition for each distinct stage of a woman’s reproductive life cycle. Tori holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and has a background in Finance and Strategy working for many eCommerce companies like Olive & June, Carbon 38 and the Honest Company. But on top of it all, Tori is the mom to 3 littles ones ages 4 and under. In this episode, Victoria and ...

116. Using Time Blocking to Avoid Mom Burnout and Tips to Launch a Consulting Business from Scratch with Katie Wussow

June 01, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MB

Katie Wussow is a business coach that helps creative entrepreneurs build profitable service-based businesses so they can make a living doing what they love. She's also the host of The Game Changer podcast and a mama of two. In this episode, Katie and I chatted about Her journey leaving her management consulting job working with goverment contracts to launching her own business consulting and coaching company working with creative entrepreneurs How she figured out how to price her ser...

115. Thyroid Imbalances? Bad PMS? Poor Sleep? Holistic Strategies to Improve Hormone Health Throughout Motherhood (Especially in Your 30s, 40s and Postpartum) with Dr. Aviva Romm

May 18, 2022 10:00 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MB

I have been following Dr. Aviva Romm's work and consuming everything she puts out into the world for the last couple years including participating twice in her 28-Day Women’s Gut Reset as she is the go-to top expert in women’s health and especially hormonal health. Dr. Aviva is a world renown midwife and herbalist who is also a Yale trained MD and Board Certified Family Physician with specialties in Integrative Gynecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics. Her New York Times bestselling Hormone...

115. Improving Hormone Health Throughout Motherhood (Especially in Your 30s and 40s) with Dr. Aviva Romm

May 18, 2022 10:00 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MB

I have been following Dr. Aviva Romm's work and consuming everything she puts out into the world for the last couple years including participating twice in her 28-Day Women’s Gut Reset as she is the go-to top expert in women’s health and especially hormonal health. Dr. Aviva is a world renown midwife and herbalist who is also a Yale trained MD and Board Certified Family Physician with specialties in Integrative Gynecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics. Her New York Times bestselling Hormone...

114. The Importance of Creativity to Your Well-Being and How Technology Can Support Working Parents with Sarah Dorsett, CEO of Nanit

May 11, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MB

Sarah Dorsett is CEO of Nanit, a high-growth baby tech company that supports the new parent journey with products that connect parents to their child’s development through powerful insights that improve the sleep and well-being of the entire family. She was previously the VP of ECommerce for Bed, Bath & Beyond and comes from a long standing career in the fashion and beauty industry. But above all, Sarah is the mom of 3 managing a family and a career. In this episode, Sarah and I talked...

114. Supporting Working Parents Through Technology and Community + The Importance of Creativity with Sarah Dorsett, CEO of Nanit

May 11, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MB

Sarah Dorsett is CEO of Nanit, a high-growth baby tech company that supports the new parent journey with products that connect parents to their child’s development through powerful insights that improve the sleep and well-being of the entire family. She was previously the VP of ECommerce for Bed, Bath & Beyond and comes from a long standing career in the fashion and beauty industry. But above all, Sarah is the mom of 3 managing a family and a career. In this episode, Sarah and I talked...

113. Mom 2.0 Recap: Motherhood in a Post-Pandemic World

April 29, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutes - 18.7 MB

In today’s episode I share my 5 main takeaways from the Mom 2.0 Summit - a conference that brings together marketing, media and moms. Even if you’re not a mom or don’t care about whatever this conference is all about, tune in because whether you’re a parent or a brand, there are some important lessons I learned moving forward in 2022 and beyond. Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week. Subscribe and tune in week...

112. Changing the Future of Company Culture for Working Parents and Advice For Moms Transitioning Back into the Workforce with Mary Beth Ferrante, Founder of WRK/360

April 21, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 54 MB

Mary Beth Ferrante is a mom of 2 and advocates for creating inclusive workplaces for parents. She is the Founder of WRK/360, a community and leadership development platform for working parents and leaders that care with the goal of providing tools and resources to build and transform company culture to support the spectrum of care for employees. She is a regular contributor to Forbes and most recently her out of the office email response went viral. In this episode Mary Beth and I cha...

112. Advice For Moms Transitioning Back into the Workforce and Changing the Future of Company Culture for Working Parents with Mary Beth Ferrante, Founder of WRK/360

April 21, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 54 MB

Mary Beth Ferrante is a mom of 2 and advocates for creating inclusive workplaces for parents. She is the Founder of WRK/360, a community and leadership development platform for working parents and leaders that care with the goal of providing tools and resources to build and transform company culture to support the spectrum of care for employees. She is a regular contributor to Forbes and most recently her out of the office email response went viral. In this episode Mary Beth and I cha...

111. Microbiomes 101: Probiotics, Vaginal Microbiomes, and the Impact of Microbes in Moms and Babies with Ara Katz, Co-Founder of Seed

April 14, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MB

Ara Katz is a mother, entrepreneur, author and wellness expert. She is the co-founder of microbial sciences company Seed Health and consumer innovations brand, Seed. Ara's first pregnancy and breastfeeding experience led her to the microbiome and inspired her personal mission to explore the importance and impact of microbes. At Seed Health, she leads fundraising, design thinking, brand, insights, commercialization, and the company’s translational work in science communication and storyt...

110. Never Give Up: Lessons Learned in Entrepreneurship and on the Sports Field with Kate Torgersen, Founder of Milk Stork

March 23, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MB

Kate Torgersen is the Founder & CEO of Milk Stork, the first-ever breast milk shipping company and the mom to 3 amazing kids (including 1 set of twins). What started off as a bootstrapped side hustle to her full-time 18 year corporate career at Clif Bar all while raising 3 kids under 3, has turned into a venture-backed company changing the landscape of working motherhood and travel. In this episode, Kate and I chatted about… The importance of sports as a learning zone for kids in buildi...

109. Teaching Children About Philanthropy and Global Issues Intentionally While Changing the World with Jessica Jackley, Founder of Alltruists and Kiva

March 16, 2022 11:00 - 43 minutes - 59.1 MB

Jessica Jackley is an entrepreneur and investor whose work focuses on making big bets on the goodness in all of us. Currently, she is the founder of Alltruists, offering at-home, kid-friendly volunteer projects for families, and a cofounder and General Partner at Untapped Capital. Jessica is best known as a co-founder of Kiva, the world's first crowdfunding site allowing anyone to lend as little as $25 - at 0% interest - to entrepreneurs around the world. Since it launched in October 2...

108. The Multi-Dimensions of Wellness and the Upcoming Season of Mommy's on a Call

March 11, 2022 12:00 - 14 minutes - 19.5 MB

The next season of Mommy's on a Call is here with a new set of guests and experts all focused on the different dimensions of wellness and the intersection with motherhood. In this episode I share about the slight change in direction of the podcast, what does multidimensional wellness mean and what big decision I just made in my life that will also add value to the podcast content... tune in to hear more! ----- Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and di...

107. Staying Calm: Learning to Manage Stress, Teaching Kids How to Express Emotion and Co-Parenting without Communication with Dr. Alison Mitzner

February 22, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MB

Dr. Alison Mitzner is a single mom of 2 (ages 8 and 10), board-certified pediatrician, family wellness and fitness expert, and passionate supporter of parents feeling calm, confident, and healthy. After attending medical school in Syracuse and completing her residency on Long Island, Dr. Mitzner worked at a private practice in Manhattan and is now a senior director at a major pharmaceutical company in worldwide safety and regulatory. She is the author of the #1 Amazon best-selling book...

106. The 3 S’s: Sugar, Sleep and Sex - All About Toxins, Children’s Health, Day Dates and Boundaries with Dr. Natasha Beck (aka Dr. Organic Mommy)

February 10, 2022 12:00 - 40 minutes - 56 MB

Dr. Natasha Beck is a parenting expert and the founder of Dr. Organic Mommy, an online resource focused on pregnancy, parenting, nutrition and non-toxic living. She holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, specializing in pediatric neuropsychology from Pepperdine and has a Master’s in Public Health, specializing in child and family health from USC’s Keck School of Medicine. But above all she is the mom of 3 (ages 3, 5 and 7) with a 4th little one on the way (due Feb 2022) and is marrie...

105. Feel Like You’re At War with Your Toddler? Learn to Manage Tantrums, Toddlerdom and Postpartum Depression (PPD) Through Mindfulness and Intentional Play with Michelle Tangeman, LMFT

January 27, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MB

Michelle Tangeman is a mom of two and a licensed therapist specializing in maternal mental health and pediatric behavior support. She is also the founder of Thriving Toddler, an online resource that helps parents navigate toddlerdom and the preschool years, and she is the co-host of Parenting Understood, a research-based parenting podcast with Dr. Erin O'Connor from NYU. In this episode, Michelle and I talk about Her attempt to wean the pacifier - as mom vs. therapist. Staying on the s...

105. Coping with Tantrums, Toddlerdom and Postpartum Depression Through Mindfulness and Intentional Play with Michelle Tangeman, LMFT

January 27, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MB

Michelle Tangeman is a mom of two and a licensed therapist specializing in maternal mental health and pediatric behavior support. She is also the founder of Thriving Toddler, an online resource that helps parents navigate toddlerdom and the preschool years, and she is the co-host of Parenting Understood, a research-based parenting podcast with Dr. Erin O'Connor from NYU. In this episode, Michelle and I talk about Her attempt to wean the pacifier - as mom vs. therapist. Staying on the s...

104. Personal + Family Integration: Bringing Your Family To A Retreat (Joshua Tree Weekend Retreat Recap)

January 21, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutes - 15.3 MB

Last weekend I headed out to Joshua Tree for an incredible retreat by my good friend Danielle (@themoonmedicine). It was supposed to be a getaway for me to have some space to work on spiritual practices; however, I accidentally (yes, accidentally) invited my family to come along and tag along to the trip. It actually worked out beautifully and in today's episode I share some takeaways on how we can integrate our personal needs and family and make it work. On a side note: If you need any ti...

103. Reinvent Yourself: Leading in a Time of Uncertainty and Navigating Career Aspirations as a Working Mom with Shanna Hocking

January 19, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MB

Shanna Hocking is a thought leader, keynote speaker, podcast host of One Bold Move A Day, and author of a forthcoming book on women and leadership, as well as the former Associate VP at a global pediatric hospital. She recently left her role in 2022 to focus full time on Hocking Leadership Her expertise has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, Chicago Tribune, American Express Business Insights, Today.com, The Muse, and Thrive Global, among others. Shanna is committed...

102. Scaling, Selling, Raising Capital and Re-Launching a Startup as a Female Founder and Mom of 2 with Jen Saxton, Founder of Tot Squad

January 11, 2022 12:00 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MB

Jen Saxton is the founder and CEO of Tot Squad, a marketplace that connects new and expecting parents with health, wellness and safety services like car seat installation, sleep consulting, babyproofing, and lactation consulting. She's an alumna of Duke, has a Kellogg MBA and is a serial entrepreneur having sold her first business in 2020 and was part of the 2020 Techstars Anywhere accelerator. But above all, Jen is the mom of Charlotte and Sophie, aged 7 months and 3 years. In this epi...

102. From Building and Scaling a Car Seat Cleaning Business without Kids to Launching a New Startup as a Mom of 2 with Jen Saxton, Founder of Tot Squad

January 11, 2022 12:00 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MB

Jen Saxton is the founder and CEO of Tot Squad, a marketplace that connects new and expecting parents with health, wellness and safety services like car seat installation, sleep consulting, babyproofing, and lactation consulting. She's an alumna of Duke, has a Kellogg MBA and is a serial entrepreneur having sold her first business in 2020 and was part of the 2020 Techstars Anywhere accelerator. But above all, Jen is the mom of Charlotte and Sophie, aged 7 months and 3 years. In this epi...

Ep. 102 - From Building and Scaling a Car Seat Cleaning Business without Kids to Launching a New Startup as a Mom of 2 with Jen Saxton, Founder of Tot Squad

January 11, 2022 12:00 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MB

Jen Saxton is the founder and CEO of Tot Squad, a marketplace that connects new and expecting parents with health, wellness and safety services like car seat installation, sleep consulting, babyproofing, and lactation consulting. She's an alumna of Duke, has a Kellogg MBA and is a serial entrepreneur having sold her first business in 2020 and was part of the 2020 Techstars Anywhere accelerator. But above all, Jen is the mom of Charlotte and Sophie, aged 7 months and 3 years. In this e...

101. Eliminate Mom Burnout and Reclaim Your Time by Finding Your Unicorn Space with Eve Rodsky

January 04, 2022 12:00 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MB

Eve Rodsky is the author of the New York Times bestselling book Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) where she applies her expertise in organizational management to a problem closer to home – a system for couples seeking equity, efficiency, and peace in their home. And on Dec 28th, 2021, she released her newest book called “Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World” which is a practical program for reclai...

101. Discovering the Antidote to Burnout by Finding Your Unicorn Space with Eve Rodsky

January 04, 2022 12:00 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MB

Eve Rodsky is the author of the New York Times bestselling book Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) where she applies her expertise in organizational management to a problem closer to home – a system for couples seeking equity, efficiency, and peace in their home. And on Dec 28th, 2021, she released her newest book called “Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World” which is a practical program for reclai...

Celebrating 100 Episodes and Looking Forward to 2022

December 31, 2021 19:06 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MB

I'm excited because not only is it the last day of the year but also I'm celebrating 100 episodes of Mommy's on a Call. I just wanted to thank everyone out there for listening and for supporting me along the way for leaving reviews, tuning in, sharing it with friends. I couldn't get to 100 episodes without your support. Thank you! And as I celebrate 100 episodes, I wanted to reflect back on a few things that have happened over the last hundred episodes, but also the last year, 2021. And ...

[BEST OF MONEY] Money Mindset, Abundance and the Chillpreneur Lifestyle with Denise Duffield-Thomas

December 30, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MB

This episode originally aired on December 1, 2020. It was one of my most popular episodes on money and motherhood. Denise Duffield-Thomas (aka Denise DT) is a money mentor for the new wave of online entrepreneurs who want to make money and change the world. She helps women charge premium prices, release the fear of money and create First Class lives. Her Money Bootcamp has helped over 6,000 students from all around the world reprogram their money mindset and live an abundant life. She...

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