Latest Its takes a village Podcast Episodes
Episode 30: Pediatric Functional Medicine: Interview with Dr. Juliana Nahas
Finding Your Village - October 12, 2020 02:00 - 31 minutesIn today’s episode we are discussing pediatric functional medicine. Our guest is Juliana Nahas MD, who is a board certified integrative pediatrician and functional medicine expert. Her practice is in Covington, GA where she and her team use conventional and functional medical knowledge to treat ...
Episode 29: Traveling the world with babies in tow: Interview with David Hoffman
Finding Your Village - October 05, 2020 00:00 - 38 minutesToday, we are talking about traveling the world with babies in tow! I am so fortunate that David Hoffman joined me as a guest a few weeks ago to discuss his journey into parenthood. David is a former classmate of mine from Northwestern and before the pandemic set in, he and his wife Liv spent a ...
Episode 28: Gentle Sleep Training: Interview with Anna Clifford
Finding Your Village - September 20, 2020 18:00 - 34 minutesIn today's show we are discussing baby sleep again! Today, I talk to Anna Clifford, who is a Cincinnati based Sleep Consultant, that specializes in Gentle Sleep Training. Anna went through the Sleep Consultant Certification Program created by previous FYV podcast guest, Jayne Havens. Today, Ann...
Episode 27: NICU Advocacy: Interview with André and Kayleon Elliott
Finding Your Village - September 13, 2020 22:00 - 40 minutesToday I have the privilege of airing the interview that I did with André and Kayleon Elliott about their experience with the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). September is NICU awareness month and the Elliott’s story is a great one to share during this time. André and Kayleon live just outs...
Episode 26: Building a Resilient Family: Interview with Lara Elfstrand
Finding Your Village - September 07, 2020 01:00 - 31 minutesThis week I spoke with Lara Elfstrand, who is a family resilience coach and postpartum doula, about how to create a resilient family! Lara calls herself a new parent sanity specialist and the goal of the show is to give you some tools on how to build resiliency in yourself as a parent and in you...
Episode 25: Postpartum Depression: Interview with Ronnisha Anderson
Finding Your Village - August 31, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutesToday we are discussing a very important topic: Postpartum Depression. Ronnisha Anderson is a mental health professional and certified professional life coach. Her mission is to provide her clients with support so they can flourish and empower themselves! Today, she and I share about our perso...
Episode 24: The 4th Trimester: Interview with Laura Siddons
Finding Your Village - August 23, 2020 18:00 - 31 minutesToday I spoke with Laura Siddons about the 4th trimester. The goal of the show is to explain the concept of the fourth trimester and to promote support for new moms during this sacred postpartum period. Laura Siddons is the founder of The Nesting Place and The 4th Trimester Support Circle Progr...
Episode 23: Baby Sleep Consultant: Interview with Jayne Havens
Finding Your Village - August 16, 2020 21:00 - 56 minutesToday we are talking about baby and child sleep today! I am so happy to share this interview that I did with Jayne Havens! I have talked about my experience with a sleep consultant in the past and I have shared the nuggets of information that I learned about baby sleep...but today I am actually...
Episode 22: Overdue and Over It
Finding Your Village - August 09, 2020 18:00 - 23 minutesToday I am talking about going past your due date in pregnancy. The goal of the show today is to tell you about my own personal experience with being overdue and to give you some suggestions on what you can do with that time! In addition to talking about my experiences going past my due date wi...
Episode 21: Creating a Family Business Plan: Interview with Danielle Bettmann
Finding Your Village - August 02, 2020 23:00 - 36 minutesToday Danielle with Wholeheartedly and the Host of the Failing Motherhood podcast is going to talk about a Family Business Plan! She is going to tell us what exactly a Family Business Plan is and why we would benefit from having one! What we discussed in the episode: A Family Business Plan is ...
Episode 20: Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (D-MER): Interview with Sara Muender
Finding Your Village - July 29, 2020 01:00 - 54 minutesToday we are discussing the topic of Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (D-MER). I interviewed Sara Muender, host of the Motivation for Moms Podcast, about her experience with D-MER. The goal of today's show is to share about Sara's experience with D-MER and to educate breastfeeding people about t...
Episode 19: Birth Story Healing: Interview with Guina Bixler
Finding Your Village - July 21, 2020 00:00 - 38 minutesIn today's episode, childbirth educator, Guina Bixler, discusses Birthing From Within and explains what Birth Story Listening is. The goal of today's episode is to explain why birth story listening is so important and how it can help you heal from birth trauma. For almost two decades Guina ha...
Episode 18: You're Always a Mother, You're Not Only a Mother: Interview with Callie Feyen
Finding Your Village - July 13, 2020 16:00 - 1 hourToday’s episode is a really special one for me because in this episode I got to interview my 6th grade teacher! In today's episode I also talk about watching Hamilton for the first time. Go watch it! Callie was my 6th grade teacher and she and I talk about that in the interview. In addition t...
Episode 17: Questions to Ask a Potential Doula: Interview with Shari Aizenman
Finding Your Village - July 07, 2020 23:00 - 1 hourThe goal of the episode today is to give expecting parents a list of questions to ask potential doulas that they are considering including at their birth and to discuss why having a doula at your birth is important. I was so excited to interview my Doula today, Shari Aizenman! In addition to be...
Episode 16: Unlearning Everyday Racism - Black Maternal Mortality: Interview with Cachet Prescott
Finding Your Village - June 28, 2020 19:00 - 1 hourToday we are discussing the alarmingly high rate of black women who die from childbirth in the United States today. We are going to be diving into the concept of unlearning. I am honored to have Cachet Prescott on as my guest today. She is the host of the All Things (Un)learned podcast. Cachet e...
Episode 15: We are the Example
Finding Your Village - June 08, 2020 03:00 - 17 minutesThe goal of the show today is to serve as a reminder to myself and anyone else who needs to hear that we are the example for our children. Whether we like it or not, it is still true that our children watch everything that we do. Therefore, if we want to keep any negative cycles from repeating t...
Episode 14: Handling Difficult Feelings with your Kids: Interview with Marie Gorman
Finding Your Village - June 02, 2020 02:00 - 1 hourThe goal of this episode is to encourage parents to show their kids appropriate ways to respond to difficult situations/seasons. Parents often think that they need to be perfect or maintain a strong front in front of their kids during hard times. However, its not only ok to let your guard down a...
Episode 13: How to Get Your Baby to Sleep Longer
Finding Your Village - May 25, 2020 01:00 - 37 minutesToday, I’m talking about baby sleep. My first sleep episode was focused on newborns, in this episode I am shifting my focus to talk about babies ages 3-9 months. My goal in this episode is to help you and your baby get more sleep! What I'll cover: Discuss sleep regression and sleep training I...
Episode 12: The Importance of Creating a Morning Routine: Interview with Allie Kibler
Finding Your Village - May 17, 2020 21:00 - 24 minutesThis week, Allie Kibler, a life and goal coach for moms, joined me to talk about why it's important to establish a morning routine! Why does it need to be the morning specifically? Gives you a chance to recharge and refuel before she’s bombarded with all of the other responsibilities of the ...
Episode 11: Five Steps to Stop Yelling at your Kids: Interview with Celia Kibler
Finding Your Village - May 11, 2020 15:00 - 49 minutesThis week I had a chance to speak with Celia Kibler and wow...what a great interview this was! The goal for the show that we put together for you is to teach you how to parent without yelling! I hope you get as much out of this episode as I have! Celia is a Family Empowerment coach and has spen...
Episode 10: Just Say No to the Kids Menu: Interview with Maryanne Tranter
Finding Your Village - May 03, 2020 14:00 - 56 minutesThis week I interviewed Maryanne Tranter with The Healthy Child Concierge! In today's episode Maryanne and I are going to provide strategies on how to get kids to eat healthy at home and on the go. Maryanne Tranter, PhD, APN has 25 years of experience in pediatric primary and urgent care setti...
Episode 09: What (Unplanned) Unassisted Home Birth is Like: Interview with Karissa McCallum
Finding Your Village - March 30, 2020 00:00 - 56 minutesEpisode 09: What (Unplanned) Unassisted Home Birth is Like: Interview with Karissa McCallum This week I was honored to interview my friend, Karissa McCallum! She shared with us about her birth stories of her three children, all of which were born at home and unassisted at that! My goal for thi...
Episode 08: What a Cesarean Birth is Like: Interview with Amanda Avery
Finding Your Village - March 21, 2020 17:00 - 54 minutesEpisode 08: What a Cesarean Birth is Like: Interview with Amanda Avery I had the privilege of interviewing one of my best friends, Amanda Avery! We discussed the surprise C-section delivery of her sweet 9 month old little girl, Caroline. My goal for this episode is to continue our conversatio...
Episode 07: Big Little Feelings
Finding Your Village - March 16, 2020 16:00 - 14 minutesGiven our current state of crisis...feelings are on my mind a lot this week. Specifically, little kids’ feelings. My goal this week is to relay the importance of listening to your little ones, especially when they have big feelings, acknowledging their feelings and not trying to change their min...
Episode 06: Unmedicated vs. Epidural Birth
Finding Your Village - March 09, 2020 00:00 - 33 minutesEpisode 06: Unmedicated vs. Epidural Birth In today's episode I will be comparing what its like to give birth with an epidural vs. without any pain medication. My goal is to give you insight into what you can expect in both scenarios. Takeaway: Both births were great, epidurals are great, birt...
Episode 04: How to Prevent Recurrent Plugged Ducts
Finding Your Village - February 21, 2020 00:00 - 21 minutesEpisode 04: How to prevent recurrent plugged ducts Goal: help you to keep plugged ducts from happening You should focus on 5 things to keep plugged ducts from being a reoccurring issue: Don't wear underwire bras (until you are done nursing) Don’t go too long without nursing. (Stay on your t...
Episode 05: How to Cope with Prodromal Labor
Finding Your Village - February 21, 2020 00:00 - 22 minutesEpisode 05: Coping with Prodromal Labor The goal of today’s episode is to help you cope with prodromal labor! What is prodromal labor: A common part of the labor process that happens leading up to the start of early labor. Not every pregnant woman will experience prodromal labor. You will ha...
Episode 03: How to Unplug a Plugged Milk Duct
Finding Your Village - February 16, 2020 20:00 - 33 minutesEpisode 03: How to Unplug a Plugged Milk Duct You need to do 3 things over and over in order to unplug a plugged duct: Express milk often (nurse your baby more, pump and hand express) Put a warm compress on the area (specifically a moist warm compress, my favorite compress is a clean diaper,...
Episode 00: Intro to the Finding Your Village podcast
Finding Your Village - February 05, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutesAfter parenting for only a few years, I deeply understand the saying, It Takes a Village to Raise a Child! Having supportive resources around you to help you maneuver through each step, milestone and bump in the road is so important. However, today, most of us don’t live in that village model. E...
Episode 02: Set Yourself Up for Success with your Newborn's Sleep Habits
Finding Your Village - February 04, 2020 20:00 - 42 minutesFinding Your Village Episode 02: Set Yourself Up for Success with your Newborn's Sleep Habits In today’s episode I will be discussing newborn sleep habits. Goal: Provide you information on how you can get yourself in a rhythm that sets you and your baby up for successful sleep habits The 5 m...
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