Send us a text Amanda is joined by her friend Lauren and they are discussing race and how we can teach our children about race. Included in this episode: Lauren tells us how we can teach our children about race, and how it is not as big as a deal as it feels How we can teach our children that everyone is different but to treat everyone with love Colourism - What is it and why is it important that we know what it is BLM Movement - What is it and why is it important Follow Lauren on Instagram @ble...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined by friend and mom Alisha AKA the Expert Hot Mess Mom and they are talking about motherhood, what its been like for Alisha thus far and how perfectionism tried to creep in. Included in this episode: Perfectionism in motherhood. How this comes into play and why its such a problem. Alisha shares her experience with perfectionism. Alisha has learned to love her "hot mess mom" self and this has changed her life Breaking generaltional trauma How Alisha is now coaching o...
Sep 13, 2021•39 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined by friend Christina Sanders, fellow mom and maternal mental health advocate. Included in this episode: **Trigger Warning, talks of Suicide** PMDD - what is it? What Christina experiences on a monthly basis Difference between PMDD and PMS How to parent without a village. How we created our own village. Maternal mental health, why Christina is such an advocate Creating boundaries with our children to keep ourselves happy Follow Christina on Instagram @christinasment...
Sep 06, 2021•30 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined by Tiktok Icon Emily Feret and they are talking about motherhood and normalizing being a normal mom with a normal life. Included in this episode: Emily is a content creator on Tiktok who is normalizing normal life as a SAHM for moms everywhere Being a SAHM. Emily shares what an average day is for her and how people perceive her as "lazy" and that she doesnt have a "real job" We are breaking down how much work being a mom is Content creation. How it works and how i...
Aug 30, 2021•30 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined by Robyn Murray who is a Pelvic Physiotherapist and they are talking about sex after giving birth. Included in this episode: Sex after giving birth - Whats normal, what is not. When should we be having sex again? Pain with sex. Is this normal? How can a pelvic physiotherapist help? Pain in pregnancy - not normal and Robyn explains why A Gentle C - What is this type of birth? Wife Guilt Robyn answers your listener questions Follow Robyn on Instagram at: pelvicphysi...
Aug 23, 2021•47 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined by Tiktok Star Gwenna Laithland AKA Momma Cusses and they are being open and honest about motherhood. Included in this episode: How Gwenna feels there is no such thing as a "first time mom" and why We discuss postpartum depression and why there is such a stigma Hot Mom Summer conversations. What is this and why is it so important to us? Amandas favourtie honest as a mother confession yet Follow Gwenna on instagram @mommacusses and on Tiktok @mommacusses...
Aug 16, 2021•40 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined by Dr. Siobhan Kennedy-Costantini and we are talking about mental health, and finding the grey in motherhood. Included in this episode: How we feel motherhood is not black and white, no matter what others say. Finding beauty in the grey in motherhood Love and hate for motherhood, we are allowed to have 2 emotions at the same time She loves to talk about science based parenting as a doctor in child development She shares her extremely brave story with postpartum de...
Aug 09, 2021•48 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined by Doula and Mom, Stephanie Bouwman. Included in this episode: What a Doula is and what are the benefits of having one? C-Sections and how Doulas can be involved Water breaking - it is not always like they show in the movies? The importance of our pelvic floor Peeing ourselves after having a baby is not normal despite what we have been told Kegels - Are they really that important? Postpartum - How Steph feels now after having her fourth baby vs when she had her fi...
Aug 02, 2021•32 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined by fellow Ontario mom Libby Ward and they are being honest as a mother through this whole episode! Included in this episode: Generational Trauma - What is it? How Amanda and Libby both are "gentle parenting" and how exhausting this can be How motherhood is hard AF and Libby is not afraid to be honest about that Big emotions in kids. Why does it trigger us so much ?! Libby shares how she is a recovering perfectionist and how she broke the cycle of perfection Libby ...
Jul 26, 2021•38 min
Send us a text This week Amanda is joined by Jamie Contarini, a sleep coach from Good Night Sleep Site and they are discuss all topics of sleep and answering all your questions. Included in this episode: ABC's of sleep. What are they? How can we get our child to sleep safely? Co-Sleeping and how we can get out of co-sleeping Sleep Training. What is it? Is there more ways than the cry it out method? Find out from Jamie during this episode Jamie answers listener questions that were sent in Follow ...
Jul 19, 2021•50 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined this week by Meenakshi Sharma who is a mother, wife and advocate for maternal mental health. Included in this episode: Meenakshi shares her story of becoming a mom, what it was like and how she was diagnosed with PTSD from her birth trauma that she did not even know was trauma. We talk birth trauma and what it can look like Maternal mental health. What CPMHC is doing, what we think our country could do better and how we would like to see the change Follow Meenaksh...
Jul 12, 2021•44 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined by Natalie Vecchione who is a podcast host, a mom, and the co-founder of FASD Hope. Included in this episode: Natalie shares how she adopted both of her children and how they were two very different adoptions Natalies son was diagnosed with FASD and she talks with Amanda through this journey and what it was like for her and her family Natalie started FASD Hope with her husband. She tells us about this Follow Natalie on Instagram @fasdhope and learn more about thei...
Jul 05, 2021•42 min
Send us a text Today Amanda is joined by Cierra Bailey aka Not Mother Goose and they are discussing prenatal, pregnancy and postpatum depression. Included in this episode: Cierra shares her story with Prenatal and Pregnancy Depression and how it turned to postpartum depression Bonding with your child - It is not always that movie moment. It can take time Having a newborn in the pandemic. How Cierra feels COVID stole her Mat Leave Leaving the house for the first time with your kids. The Anxiety! ...
Jun 28, 2021•37 min
Send us a text Another Bonus Episode to hear more about presales of our collaborative coauthor book coming out very soon! Amanda is joined by fellow co-author Jenn Hoffmeister and Tesha Gibbon and they are chatting about what they wrote about in the book, why they chose a coauthor project and what this has been like for them so far. To get your copy of Momming hard please reach out to any of the authors of the book. You can find more information here: https://www.lead-her.com/momming-hard...
Jun 25, 2021•24 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined by Sharana Ali today to discuss the pre-order process for the book they both contributed to called Momming Hard. They are discussing whats in the book, giving a sneak peek to Sharana's chapter and talking about how momming is hard, and how this book is for moms everywhere. The book was done through Leadher Publishing. Follow Amanda on Instagram to pre-order @honest.as.a.mother_ and Sharana @bossthesixedition and follow Leadher @leadherpublishing for all other upco...
Jun 23, 2021•20 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined this week by 6 times TED Talk speaker and 4 times New York Times best selling author Megan Gallagher and they are talking about anxiety in teens. Included in this episode: Megan shares her story of panic attacks and how she was able to reach out to her parents when she was a teen Social Media - Do we think its a cause to anxiety? How teens are dealing with anxiety these days and how teens think social media plays a part Megan is now sharing her story on the TED st...
Jun 21, 2021•38 min
Send us a text Bonus Episode ! In honour of Pride Month Amanda is joined by her friends Katrina and Lydia who are members of the LGBTQ+ community who are so open and honest and share their journey through IVF and now pregnancy. Included in this episode: Katrina's journey through IVF and Lydia's journey being the partner through IVF as well as IVF during COVID Funding for IVF in Ontario Having conversations with our children about the LGBTQ+ community and how to teach our children that love is lo...
Jun 17, 2021•49 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined on the podcast by Dana Graham and they discuss so many different pieces of motherhood including: How Dana's husband is overseas. She is an army wife. What that looks like and how her children handle it Adapting and adjusting each time her husband leaves and then again when he comes home How Dana felt like she was missing so much time with her kids so she left her corporate job and became an entrepreneur. Dana is now a podcast host as well and shes bringing on wome...
Jun 14, 2021•54 min
Send us a text **Trigger warning** This episode includes conversations about abuse, alcoholism and substance abuse. Amanda is joined by Jessica Ashley from the Stay Calm Mom Podcast and they are talking about starting over in motherhood. Included in this episode: Nap times vs quiet time Jessica shares her story of leaving her 10 year relationship when she was 1 month postpartum How Jessica learned so much about herself through leaving this relationship and becoming a mom but also a single mom PT...
Jun 07, 2021•47 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined today by Justine Sones who is a self-care coach who helps moms take better care of themselves however they need. Included in this episode: Justine explains how she was a massage therapist and saw a connection between stress and the way the body physically reacts to it Burnout - We are talking about it in regards to the pandemic but also how moms are in this constant fight or flight mode. How to learn to sit with your feelings to understand why we act out sometimes...
May 31, 2021•44 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined by Chelsea Stivers who runs the Balance After Baby Instagram Page and they are talking motherhood, what its really like and the many issues that moms are faced with everyday. Included in this episode: Our fears around speaking the "scary thoughts" that come with motherhood and where we think that comes from How we think society sets moms up to fail How we are breaking the cycle that has been passed down so many generations Learning to live in the "grey" of motherh...
May 24, 2021•44 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined by the beauilfully honest and wonderful Catie Reay today on the podcast. Catie shares her story into motherhood and how after her 3rd child she struggled with Postpartum depression, Anxiety and Pychosis. **TRIGGER WARNING** Catie speaks about harm intrusive thoughts and that she is a sexual exploitation survivor. Included in this episode: Tiktok and how it has allowed Catie to open up Harm intrusive thoughts - what they looked like for Catie How she spoke up and g...
May 17, 2021•45 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined by licensed therapist Jenna Overbaugh to discuss Postpartum OCD. Included in this episode: What is postpartum OCD vs PPD and PPA? Doubt - how doubt plays a huge part in OCD and why Is Postpartum OCD temporary? How OCD is treated and no its not just meds and therapy How mental health is not prioritised for moms at all Follow Jenna on instagram @jenna.overbaugh and access help at www.treatmyocd.com...
May 13, 2021•45 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined on the podcast today by Kayleigh Summers and she courageously shares her story with her birth, the trauma, and the toll her birth took on her mental health. Included in this episode: Kayleigh is an AFE survivor - What is an AFE? Can they be prevented? How she had a hysterectomy right after giving birth to her son How Kayleigh struggled with guilt postpartum How we can have two emotions at one time Bonding - How it does not happen for every mom Follow Kayleigh on i...
May 10, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Send us a text Today is Maternal Mental Health Day and Amanda is sharing her story to help break the stigma surrounding Postpartum Depression. Amanda will also be sharing her story in a book that will be available for pre-order very soon called "Momming Hard" stay tuned for more details.
May 07, 2021•16 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined again by her friend Katie Langdon. Katie is a mom of Carter, and a bonus mom of 3 other children. In this episode we are talking all things bonus parents and co-parenting. Included in this episode: Dating someone with kids. What that is like and how Katie felt being introduced to her now husbands, children Her introduction into motherhood - she was very much thrown into it with 3 young children once her and her husband her married. Co-parenting and building bonds ...
May 05, 2021•36 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined by Angel Rose who is a single mom of 3 in Ontario Canada. They are talking about so many topics in this episode. Topics include: TikTok - Are moms cool enough for tiktok? Momtok? Sodia Media and how we can change the narriatev in motherhood with vulenerable posts and telling the truth Food - picky eaters we all have one. How it can make people comment on your childs body and how that makes us feel How we want to parent different from our parents and how hard that ...
May 03, 2021•43 min
Send us a text On this weeks episode Amanda is joined by Amber Trueblood. Amber is a licensed marriage and family therapist, an author and a podcast host of the podcast "The Stretchmarks Podcast". Discussed in this podcast episode: How we as moms tend not to be very compassionate towards ourselves and why that is How to learn to love our postpartum bodies Amber talks about affirmations and manifestation and how it has changed her perspective on some things How to handle things when they don't fe...
Apr 26, 2021•55 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined on the podcast by Dr. Carly King who is a Naturopathic Doctor here in Dundas, Ontario and they are talking about all things female reproductive health. Topics covered in this podcast: What is a "normal" period? You will hear this out of Carly's mouth: Periods should be pain FREE?! Cravings during your period and PMS - Yes they are real and there is a reason for them Keto Diets. Do they work for women? How Carbohydrates affect our periods and even fertility Hormone...
Apr 19, 2021•48 min
Send us a text Amanda is joined by Lisa Colalillo AKA Lisa in the City on today's podcast and we are talking about so many different topics on this episode so buckle up. Covered in this episode: Lisa tells us how she became so comfortable in her own skin and how she owns who she is. How we can teach our children these things just by being our authentic selves Identity crisis in motherhood and how Lisa loves helping moms get through this Gender roles in the home Mental Health We are diving into t...
Apr 12, 2021•43 min
