Well-Adjusted Mama
207 episodes - English - Latest episode: 23 days ago - ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsA podcast dedicated to educating and empowering women from preconception, pregnancy, birth, and through early motherhood on wellness lifestyle. The host, Dr. Laura Brayton, is a maternity/pediatric chiropractor and mother who has hand-selected experts in natural, holistic health-care specialties to shine light on options and choices during this exciting phase of a woman’s life.
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Ibu Robin Lim: Human Rights in Childbirth | WAM207
April 02, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBIBU ROBIN LIM, CPM is a Filipino-American midwife, mother and grandmother, and founder of Yayasan Bumi Sehat, a non-profit organization in Indonesia. Lim also serves on the board of Bumi-Wadah Philippines, where she is known as "Lola Robin." Her passion is Human Rights in Childbirth. She believes that each individual is an essential "Piece of Peace" therefore, by protecting the mothers in childbirth and the newborns (our smallest citizens of Earth), we may build peace, one Baby, one Mother, ...
Nina Farzin: Babies, Business and Beyond | WAM206
March 19, 2024 07:00 - 55 minutes - 38.7 MBNINA FARZIN is a Pharmacist who made a deal on Shark Tank and successfully became a patent holder. She embarked on her entrepreneurial journey driven by a personal necessity – the need for a tool that could ease her babies’ breathing at night. Astonished by the absence of such a solution, she took matters into her own hands and created the oogiebear original booger picker. This innovative tool not only proved effective and safe but also embodied the charm that Nina, as an apprehensive young ...
Dr. Katie Lee, DDS: Oral Health and Fertility | WAM205
March 05, 2024 08:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBDr. Katie Lee is a dentist, speaker, author, and coach who lives in Aurora, Colorado. Dr. Lee graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2010 and was an owner-partner in over 80 DSO supported dental practices throughout the US and served as Clinical Partner overseeing 5 states. Currently, she consults for health technology companies and provides implant education for general dentists. Dr. Lee has two passions in her profession: dentistry itself and making other dentists successful...
Suzzie Vehrs: Empowered Birth | WAM204
February 20, 2024 08:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBSuzzie Vehrs is a childbirth educator and the founder of She Births Bravely, an organization that provides comprehensive education and support for expecting parents. She has worked with hundreds of families on their journey towards childbirth and parenting. Suzzie is passionate about empowering parents to make informed decisions about their birthing and parenting experiences. She uses evidence-based information and practical tools to help parents prepare for birth, breastfeeding or bottlef...
Gina Mundy: A Parent's Guide to a Safer Childbirth | WAM203
February 06, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBGina Mundy is an attorney that specializes in childbirth cases. For over two decades, she has analyzed the mistakes that are made during labor and delivery. Drawing on this knowledge, she has authored the bestselling book "A Parent's Guide to a Safer Childbirth" to help parents prevent these mistakes and have a healthy baby. Rather than merely getting involved after an unfortunate mistake was made, Gina has taken a proactive approach by getting involved before childbirth. Throughout he...
Ciara Burton: How to Embrace the Challenges of Motherhood with Authenticity | WAM202
January 23, 2024 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.7 MBCiara Burton is a renowned personal life coach and trainer with over a decade of experience. Known as "The Life Coach for Moms," Ciara's work has positively impacted the lives of over 800 people. She specializes in helping working women, especially mothers, overcome feelings of overwhelm, anxiety, and disconnection from their inner selves. Ciara's four-step approach helps women love their bodies into alignment, train their minds, feed their souls, and become sovereign women. Recently, Ciar...
Allegra Moet Brantly: Five Key Steps to Building Wealth | WAM201
January 09, 2024 08:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MBMeet Allegra Moet Brantly, the corporate ladder-climbing New Yorker who went from 6-figure salary to $0 in savings. But instead of letting shame and fear consume her, she took matters into her own hands and became a money expert. Fast forward a few years, and her net worth went from -$18K to a staggering $1.1M! But Allegra didn't keep her newfound knowledge and success to herself and realized she had a deeper, bigger vision. This is when Factora was founded, a company on a mission to “Lead...
Dr. Laura Purdy: Family Tips for Healthy Kids + Happy Parents | WAM200
December 26, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBAmong the nation’s foremost thought leaders on the future of digital healthcare, “America’s Favorite Doctor” Laura Purdy, MD, MBA is a board-certified Family Medicine Physician and the Medical Director of the AFD brand. Having been licensed in all fifty states (including D.C.), she serves patients nationwide while partnering with industry innovators to develop virtual health offerings that support a higher standard of care. Beginning her career as an Army physician, Dr. Purdy spent fourteen ...
Celeste Yvonne: The Loaded Truth Behind Mommy Wine Culture | WAM199
December 12, 2023 08:00 - 50 minutes - 35.2 MBSober mom advocate Celeste Yvonne is a writer and certified recovery coach (IAPRC) with over twenty years of experience as a communications professional in corporate America. Her essays on parenting, the mental load of motherhood, mommy wine culture, and sobriety resonates with mothers everywhere and has been featured in the "Washington Post", "Good Morning America," "Today Show," and "Refinery 29," among others. She is also a contributing writer to the "Wall Street Journal" and "Publishers ...
Michelle Boyer: Supporting Mothers in Pregnancy with Time Outside | WAM198
November 28, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBMichelle Boyer is president and founder of Arctic Lynx Maternity. A graduate of Gettysburg College, Michelle began her career in the mortgage industry where she became a Senior Vice President of Compliance. After the birth of her second daughter, and with a desire to pursue a more creative career, she had the idea to create a baselayer for pregnant women. With much hard work and tears, Arctic Lynx Maternity was dreamed up and created. Launched in December 2018, the brand has grown from an of...
Anna Downs: Physical Prep for Pregnancy, Birthing, & Parenting | WAM197
November 14, 2023 08:00 - 50 minutes - 35.1 MBFor the past 12 years, Anna Downs has been dedicated to empowering individuals by providing exercise education that not only boosts confidence but also nourishes the body, preparing people for the physical demands of pregnancy, birth, and parenthood. With a wide range of signature topics, including Physical Preparation for Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting, Women's Empowerment, Core Rehab, Pelvic Floor Rehab, and more, Anna brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. What sets Ann...
Hally Brooke: Developing a New Lifestyle Rhythm that Supports You as the Mama | WAM196
October 31, 2023 07:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBHally Brooke is the Founder and CEO of Live Nourished Coaching. She is a Certified Functional Medicine Nutrition Counselor, Nationally Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, Fox 21 Fitness & Nutrition Expert, and fierce industry advocate. From her own personal experience overcoming serious GI issues including IBS and SIBO, along with her education and training and her work with clients, she has built a thriving, nation-wide, Functional Medicine Health Coaching practice that works with cl...
Dr. Shereen Lim: Keys for Healthy Airway Development in Children | WAM195
October 17, 2023 07:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MBDr. Shereen Lim is a Perth based dentist with a post graduate diploma in dental sleep medicine from the University of Western Australia. She has been involved in the team management of snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea for over a decade. Dr Lim is dedicated to promoting airway health from infancy as an alternative approach to minimize the development of these problems and their consequences, and is author of the book “Breathe, Sleep, Thrive: Discover How Airway Health Can Unlock Your Chil...
Dr. Maria Sophocles: Women's Journey from Fertility Through the Menopause Transition | WAM194
October 03, 2023 07:00 - 46 minutes - 32.5 MBWomen's sexual health advocate Maria Sophocles, MD, FACOG, IF, NCMP is a board-certified OG-GYN, certified menopausal specialist, and the founder and medical director of Women's Healthcare of Princeton, a progressive and innovative women's health practice in Princeton, NJ. Since earning her Medical Degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and completing her residency at Johns Hopkins/Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Dr. Sophocles has been a leader...
Stacy Francis: Navigating Parenthood's Financial Journey | WAM193
September 19, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBStacy Francis is the founder of the nonprofit Savvy LadiesTM and President and CEO of Francis Financial, a fee-only boutique wealth management, financial planning, and divorce financial planning firm dedicated to providing ongoing comprehensive advice for successful individuals, couples, and women in transition such as divorce or widowhood. She is a Certified Financial PlannerTM (CFP®), Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA®), Certified Grief Recovery Specialist® and Certified Estate ...
Jay Aedo: Consciousness & Parenting - How History is Shaped by Stories | WAM192
September 05, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBJay Aedo is an international entrepreneur, teacher of practical philosophy and children's book author. Born and raised in southern California, Jay often felt the weight of the different belief systems his parents, teachers and religious leaders followed. As a writer and community leader, he encourages his young readers to look beyond the antiquated programs of the stories repeated for centuries. For the first time in the history of children's books, Conscious Bible Stories tells biblical s...
Cedric Bertelli & Andrea List: Getting Emotionally Prepared for Motherhood | WAM191
August 22, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBCedric Bertelli is a recognized expert in Emotional Resolution (EmRes), a revolutionary approach to emotional healing that has transformed the lives of countless individuals. As the Founder and Director of the Emotional Health Institute (EHI), Cedric has dedicated his career to helping people overcome stress, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other negative emotions using powerful tools and techniques. After a drastic career change, Cedric began his journey into Emotional Resolution in 2009 i...
Alexandra Harbushka: Entrepreneurship with Children | WAM190
August 08, 2023 07:00 - 41 minutes - 29 MBAlexandra Harbushka's life was sent into upheaval when she received a call from her doctor diagnosing her with herpes. Shaking, feeling like her life - her goals, happiness, and desires - had all just gone up in smoke, she was left scared shitless and with a new mission, to share her story with people just like her and to let them know that their feelings are normal, natural, and that they are not victims. With that mission in mind, she founded Life with Herpes, an online community consistin...
Connor Boyack: Are Our Schools Failing Our Children? | WAM189
July 25, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBConnor Boyack is an author, public speaker, TV show producer, podcaster and libertarian communicator. He is the founder and president of Libertas Institute, an award-winning, free-market think tank and educational organization responsible for changing over 100 laws across a wide range of issues. Their strategy and tenacity has yielded an 85% success rate in seeing their proposals enacted into law, with several landmark policies being the first of their kind in the entire country. Through the...
Kute Blackson: The Magic of Surrender | WAM188
July 11, 2023 07:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBKUTE BLACKSON is a beloved inspirational speaker and transformational teacher. He speaks at countless events he organizes around the world as well as at outside events including A-Fest, YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization), and EO (Entrepreneurs’ Organization). He is a member of the Transformational Leadership Council, a select group of one hundred of the world’s foremost authorities in the personal development industry. Winner of the 2019 Unity New Thought Walden Award, Blackson is widely c...
Kelly Van Zandt: Powerful Postpartum | WAM187
June 27, 2023 11:29 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBKelly Van Zandt is a Vedic Counselor and graduate student studying Marriage and Family Therapy who supports mothers through their transition into motherhood. Kelly believes that becoming a mother is a transformational moment of a woman's life, and she highlights the potential for spiritual growth in the postpartum season. In her book, Powerful Postpartum, Kelly presents a fresh and empowering perspective on early motherhood as a major life event filled with personal growth and inner discover...
Laurie Lewis: How to Increase Your Life Satisfaction by Ditching Dieting | WAM186
June 13, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 38.8 MBFor Intermittent Fasting Coach and Author, Laurie Lewis, menopause dealt a crushing blow -- brain fog, lack of balance, memory loss, and the sudden gain of 50 pounds of stubborn hormonal fat. She tried everything she knew to feel better, and the methods that worked in the past made no difference. After four years of struggle, Laurie stumbled upon Intermittent Fasting and started fasting that very same day. The menopausal fog lifted in less than one week, she had more energy and felt more “li...
Nikki Bostwick: Ancient and Holistic Healing Rituals for the Modern Woman | WAM185
May 30, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBNikki Bostwick is the founder and editor in chief of THE FULLEST and host of the THE FULLEST Podcast. She has always been passionate about providing wellness content that offers a perspective out of the mainstream narrative - one that is holistic, diverse and inclusive. Since launching, Nikki has grown THE FULLEST to a daily digital platform, a podcast, a botanical product line and a wholesale business alongside her amazing team. Nikki has been in the wellness scene for 10+ years - after r...
Katrina Foe: Why Preventing Cancer Requires Looking at Your Whole Body's Health | WAM184
May 16, 2023 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30.5 MBKatrina Foe knows that when we look at health, we should be looking at the body as a whole. A 2nd generation Pilates instructor, NCPT (PMA) certified, and owner of Personalized Pilates in Scottsdale, Arizona, Katrina was trained by Lolita San Miguel before teaching alongside her as her anatomy teacher. She has run her Pilates studio from another state for over 10 years, and over the last 20 years, trained over 1,000 pilates instructors worldwide with her innovative online Pilates teacher t...
Jenny Tse: Safe Teas for Mothers and Babies | WAM183
May 02, 2023 07:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBSipping Streams Tea Company founder, Jenny Tse, was born in Hong Kong, but raised in Fairbanks, Alaska. She spent her summers selling her mother's vegetables at the local farmer's market and was very active in the local community. Her vision for Sipping Streams began the summer of 2004 where she began to notice how tea brought different people together. Traveling to different tea farms in China encouraged her to teach about tea in her local community. Tse is a certified tea specialist. Her...
Dr. Lindsay Mumma, DC: Your Pelvic Floor Sucks | WAM182
April 18, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBLindsay Mumma, DC is a practicing chiropractor and the owner of Triangle Chiropractic and Rehabilitation Center in Raleigh, NC, a multi-disciplinary practice she opened in 2012 after graduating from Palmer College of Chiropractic with the Clinical Excellence Award. She teaches continuing education for the Motion Palpation Institute and moveMentors. Her private practice focuses on rehabilitative chiropractic care across the lifespan and with a specific focus on prenatal and postpartum health....
Dr. Elliot Berlin, DC: Alternative Birthing | WAM181
April 04, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBDr. Elliot Berlin is an award-winning prenatal chiropractor, childbirth educator, labor support bodyworker, and co-founder of Berlin Wellness Group in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Berlin graduated Summa Cum Laude from Life University of Chiropractic in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Atlanta School of Massage. His separate schooling in massage therapy, bodywork, and chiropractic form the backbone of his innovative pre- and post-natal wellness care techniques. Unique ‘Chirossage’ sessions soothe ...
Marnie Madras: How to Not Lose Yourself in the Process of Becoming a Mother | WAM180
March 21, 2023 07:00 - 50 minutes - 35.1 MBMarnie Madras is the founder and CEO of Rumbly, which started as a small idea during her third pregnancy when she realized women’s experiences during this life-changing time deserved a new narrative. With previous entrepreneurial work in hospitality, food, drink, and product development, Marnie embarked on a new journey focused on leading a change in how we approach the transition to motherhood. Helping women prioritize themselves throughout the whole journey (and particularly when no one ...
Erica Ignjatovic: Why It's Time to Reinvent Baby Registries | WAM179
March 07, 2023 08:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBFounder of Little Honey Money, Erica Ignjatovic shares her personal story of why she came to create an unique baby registry that allows mamas-to-be and their partners receive financial gifts in lieu of baby products so they have freedom to choose. A Letter from Erica Ignjatovic, Founder of Little Honey Money: When I was pregnant with our first baby, I used an online baby registry service. Like many new parents, I spent countless hours researching products to ensure I was prepared with ev...
Melisa Keenan: Understanding Masculine & Feminine Energy in Personal & Professional Life | WAM178
February 21, 2023 08:00 - 49 minutes - 34.7 MBKeynote speaker, International and USA Today bestselling author, Melisa Keenan is the go-to intuitive intimacy expert for the top 1%. She helps business owners have more confidence, connection, ease and trust in their personal relationships through mastery of intimacy and masculine/feminine energy. More that just a four-year coach or a certified master of the Gibson-Banning method, Melisa is a true expert on healing broken and strained relationships, starting with her own. Having overcom...
Colleen Goidel: Navigating the Fourth Trimester | WAM177
February 07, 2023 12:39 - 41 minutes - 28.9 MBColleen Goidel is the co-founder of Two Doulas & You, an Atlanta-based doula collective offering consistent, continuous, compassionate support from pregnancy through postpartum. Their team-based approach ensures that clients receive more attention, flexible scheduling options and timely support as their journey unfolds. Colleen is a retired labor doula, a CAPPA-certified postpartum doula, a CAPPA-certified lactation educator, a Birthing From Within certified childbirth educator and a postp...
Stephanie Radler: Identifying & Releasing Conditioned Beliefs Around Pregnancy/Birth | WAM176
January 17, 2023 13:47 - 49 minutes - 34.6 MBGo deep with this episode featuring certified intuitive life coach, Stephanie Radler, as she discusses how to identify and release conditioned generational and societal beliefs around pregnancy and birth. Stephanie Radler is a pregnancy expert, coach and doula. For over 15 years, she taught prenatal yoga and provided birth doula support in NYC and has guided 100’s of women and families through pregnancy, birth and early postpartum. She believes that a mama has everything she needs to carry...
Neil Cannon: Inner Healing | WAM175
January 03, 2023 18:12 - 52 minutes - 36.6 MBNeil Cannon is an Authority on Holistic Health & Healing, the Founder of Vitality Secret and Author of the bestselling book The Vitality Secret. For 7 years he has been living a semi-nomadic lifestyle, working around the world where kitesurfing is possible, including Los Angeles, Bali, Brazil and now South Baja, Mexico. He comes with his own story of reversing an illness, suffering from eczema for 30 years, and receiving poor short-term treatments; he had a ‘Wake Up Call’ when his father...
Dr. Karen Erickson: Better Health with CranioSacral | WAM174
December 20, 2022 08:00 - 55 minutes - 38.6 MBDr. Karen Erickson has a family practice in New York City, specializing in perinatal and pediatric chiropractic and craniosacral care. Dr. Erickson was a pioneer in ushering chiropractic into mainstream healthcare when she became the first chiropractor credentialed by a teaching hospital at Beth Israel's Continuum Center for Health and Healing in New York. She trained in pediatric craniosacral therapy with Dr. John Upledger. She is now on the faculty of the Master of Science in Integrative P...
Dr. Shivani Gupta: The Secrets to Immune Health for Busy Mamas | WAM173
December 06, 2022 13:21 - 48 minutes - 33.7 MBDr. Shivani Gupta, Founder of the Fusionary Method, has a passion to help others experience unparalleled health, vibrant immunity and to become happier humans, ready to do their great work in the world and live a life full of joy. Having had a fascination with health and wellness from a young age and seeing first-hand how it profoundly affects not just the quality of an individual’s life but also their loved ones, she discovered that her upbringing in both the United States and India gave ...
Diana Gasperoni, LCSW-R: Boundary Setting for Mental Health | WAM172
November 22, 2022 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40.8 MBDiana Gasperoni is the founder of Be.WELL. Psychotherapy Group, the co-creator of Indigo 108, host of the BeREAL Podcast and creator of BeHER Teen Program. Diana’s mission is to provide 360 degrees of mental health wellness to as many souls as possible through direct service and content. She believes in an integrative approach to mental health and wellbeing. Her first experience with both yoga and psychotherapy laid the foundation for her cutting edge approach to mental health. Diana walke...
Ellen Velez & Sarah Filipovitz: Motherhood & Entrepreneurship: Maintaining Your Identity | WAM171
November 08, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBEllen Velez, partner FlipFort, is a serial entrepreneur, classically trained chef and published journalist. Her passion for entrepreneurship can be traced back to 2005 when she started a successful catering company in the NYC metro area and grew the sales to upwards of a quarter-million dollars. In February 2015, she sold it to her resident chef and moved to Cleveland where she started another small catering company and also continues to teach cooking classes. These experiences have helped...
Maria McNish: Picky Eating & Difficulty Transitioning to Solid Food | WAM170
October 25, 2022 07:00 - 50 minutes - 35.2 MBMaria D. McNish, M.S. CCC-SLP ASDCS is the founder and director of Advanced Therapy of America®. She is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist with over 20 years of experience and enjoys speaking at local, national, and international conferences. Maria is a Myofunctional Therapist trained by the IAOM® and is a Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist. She is the creator of OccuSpeech®, a dynamic treatment approach that provides speech and feeding therapy in the context of move...
Dr. Jessica Hehmeyer: Three Ways to Support Your Mood & Your Hormones Following the Arrival of Your Babe | WAM169
October 04, 2022 07:00 - 44 minutes - 31.3 MBDr. Jessie Hehmeyer is the physician founder of Well Empowered where she practices data-driven, outcome-oriented Functional Medicine. She created Well Empowered with one commitment in mind: Guiding you to create the health and vitality that transforms your experience of life and alters what is possible for you. How does Dr. H live true to this? By taking a root-cause, natural medicine approach. Through working one-on-one, with groups or in delivering corporate webinars, Dr. H provide...
Keri Cooper, LCSW: Children's Mental Health Uncensored | WAM168
September 13, 2022 07:00 - 49 minutes - 34.7 MBKeri Cooper, LCSW, is the owner of Keri Cooper Holistic Therapy in northern New Jersey. In her private practice, she counsels teens and works to give them the tools they need to navigate life. Keri takes a holistic approach to therapy, looking at the whole person, not just their symptoms. Keri is the author of Mental Health Uncensored: 10 Foundations Every Parent Needs to Know, a book designed to give parents steps on how to improve their child’s mental health. She is a speaker and writer ...
Dr. Gena Bofshever: How to Help Your Baby Poop & Sleep Better | WAM167
August 30, 2022 07:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBDr. Gena Bofshever, a leading South Florida chiropractor and dedicated health advocate has influenced the industry for more than 13 years. A graduate of the State University of New York at Binghamton and a doctorate from Life University, Dr. Gena completed post-graduate training in pediatrics through the ICPA and is certified in the Webster Technique. After beginning her career at a high-volume family care center in Pennsylvania, Dr. Gena relocated to Florida. Now the owner of her own clin...
R Blank: Effects of EMF on Reproduction, Children and Immune System | WAM166
August 16, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 37.5 MBR Blank is the CEO of Shield Your Body, whose mission it is to Make Technology Safer. With hundreds of thousands of customers in over 30 countries and having been interviewed on platforms ranging from ABC television to ElectricSense, R is an internationally followed expert on issues of EMF, health and safety. He was inspired to create SYB when he co-authored the best-selling book, Overpowered, with his father, Dr. Martin Blank, one of the world’s leading EMF scientists. He has degrees from C...
Eugenie Kruger: Homeopathy for Fertility, Pregnancy & Beyond | WAM165
August 02, 2022 07:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBEugenie Kruger is a Professional Homeopath based in Perth, Western Australia. She has a busy clinic, where she treats women and children for a variety of conditions from depression, anxiety and OCD to eczema, allergies and asthma. She has been working tirelessly for over a decade to empower families around the world with the knowledge of using Homeopathy to treat themselves for a variety of first aid and acute conditions. Her podcast, Homeopathy Hangout, is about to release its 100th episo...
Erica Orosco Cruz: Sleep Training Tips for New Parents that No One is Talking About | WAM164
July 19, 2022 16:02 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBErica Orosco Cruz is an early childhood development expert and parent coach who helps children, families, and teachers thrive and grow together on the foundation of mutual respect. She is certified through RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers) and the state of California and is also trained in the Waldorf methods. Erica’s passion for supporting families stems from her own experience as a mother of 4 boys (ranging in ages from 1 to 25!), and a daughter who set out to parent in a different wa...
Jenny Watson: Natural Remedies to Keep Your Family Healthy & Active | WAM163
July 05, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBJenny Watson is the founder of The Elderberry Co. The wife of a pastor and stay-at-home mom with two small children, she was looking for ways to keep her family healthy, naturally. She started making Elderberry Syrup in her kitchen and found they were no longer fighting colds or flu. Friends and family were her first customers, but soon, it got to the point where strangers were showing up at her doorstep at all hours wanting to buy the magic elixir. Within a year, Jenny was making the syrup ...
Paige Cornetet: Teaching Your Kids About Money | WAM162
June 21, 2022 07:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBPaige Cornetet is the bestselling author of the Spend-Then series, a collection of children’s books teaching financial literacy by simplifying traditionally complicated concepts. A forward-thinking entrepreneur, Paige founded Millennial Guru at the age of twenty-six to provide companies like Kroger and Capital One with business coaching and strength-based team-building workshops. Paige, the eldest of four, is passionate about helping parents teach children imperative life skills and financ...
Debra Goldman, PT: Creating a Proactive Approach to Your Health During Pregnancy, Childbirth & Postpartum | WAM161
June 07, 2022 07:00 - 50 minutes - 35.3 MBDebra Goldman began her career as a modern dancer in New York City. But after a couple of dance-related injuries, she shifted her focus to the field of dance and sports medicine and earned a B.S. in physical therapy from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Debra then returned to Manhattan and for 12 years she worked at orthopedic and sports medicine clinics in the financial district. She also created a practice with a focus on prenatal and postpartum issues, located in New...
Josh Ford: Boost Your Energy & Create Healthy Habits on Your Own Terms | WAM160
May 24, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBJoshua Ford is the CEO and Co-Founder of HipTrain. As the son of two teachers, he is passionate about creating more affordable and accessible services for people of all income levels. Prior to starting HipTrain, he was an early employee and served for three years as Head of Global Business Development at Candid, a venture-backed company focused on making oral healthcare more accessible and affordable. He previously led strategic partnerships in Latin America for Uber. He also worked for ...
Dr. Patrick Porter, PhD: Managing Stress During and After Pregnancy | WAM159
May 10, 2022 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.7 MBIn late 2020, Patrick K. Porter, PhD was the honored recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Interdisciplinary Association of Functional Neurosciences and Rehabilitation (IAFNR), and for good reason. Over a career spanning more than three decades, Dr. Porter has been on the cutting edge of brainwave entrainment technology. He was co-developer of the first personal light & sound brain training machine, voted “Best New Gadget of the Year” at the 1989 Consumer Electronics Show and ...
Lisa Greaves Taylor: Gathering Your Optimal Birth Team | WAM158
April 26, 2022 11:24 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBLisa Greaves Taylor is the founder of Birth Matters NYC and has been working with NYC-area birthing families since 2010 as a childbirth educator, birth doula and lactation counselor. She teaches group and private childbirth classes in-person in Astoria Queens, virtual live classes, and also offers an online, on-demand version of her comprehensive course. She’s certified with Lamaze International, Childbirth Education Association of Metropolitan New York, Evidence Based Birth, and DONA Intern...