Heidi Rojas is a #1 hit songwriter, artist, proud first gen Latina and Millennial mama of two toddlers based in Los Angeles. After many years of writing for other artists including “Wings” with Little Mix, “Crazy Stupid Love” with Cheryl Cole, songs with Dove Cameron, Pitbull, NKOTB, Allen Stone, and more, Heidi is writing and sharing empowerment anthems and lullabies for Latines, women and their families. Her second single "Madre Creator" is a mom empowerment anthem that has received over 10 mi...
Mar 26, 2024•56 min
Paige Connell is a working mother of four who is dedicated to sharing her experiences of motherhood, the mental load and career on social media. Her goal is to help women put words to their experiences so that they are better able to communicate with their partners to have healthier and happier lives. She raises awareness about the mental load of motherhood and advocates for equitable relationships within couples. Additionally, Paige is a passionate advocate for affordable and accessible childca...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr
Yael Goldstein-Love is a psychotherapist and critically-acclaimed novelist whose most recent book, The Possibilities , has been described as "Everything Everywhere All At Once" meets "What to Expect When You're Expecting." Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, and Slate , among many other places. She lives with her son in Berkeley, CA and in her private practice works frequently with postpartum mothers. Yael shares her experience with post...
Mar 12, 2024•56 min
Erin Bagwell shares her journey as a mother and her experience with postpartum depression as well as her experience as a feminist and filmmaker. Erin Bagwell is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, podcaster, maternal health advocate, and mom of two. In 2014 she launched a successful Kickstarter campaign, raising over $100K in funding to produce her first feature length film Dream, Girl that premiered at Obama's White House. In 2018 she became a mother and started filming Year One , about the...
Mar 05, 2024•54 min
Michelle Zagardo is the mom to an incredible 2 year old daughter and is expecting her second daughter. She runs the Instagram account @foodbodiesfamilies and hosts The Body Competence Podcast , empowering parents to become body competent at the same time that they work to raise kids who have better relationships with food and bodies than they do. She lives with a neurological sleep disorder (called narcolepsy) and is the co-facilitator of a weekly support group for pregnant women and moms managi...
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Raena Boston is a rising thought leader in the women’s and maternal rights space with a fresh, imperative voice. She is a working mom of three, fierce advocate for working families, and a co-founder of the nonprofit Chamber of Mothers. She is also a writer and creates content for her online platform, The Working Momtras. The Working Momtras is a community designed to help empower moms to unsubscribe from the scams of motherhood, resign from doing it all, and instead lean into their inherent wort...
Feb 20, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Special Valentine's Day Episode! I asked my husband, Derek, to chat with me about our relationship and transition to parenthood and how we've navigated trying to be equal partners. Referenced in this episode: Father Figure: How to Be a Feminist Dad by Jordan Shapiro The Fair Play Deck: A Couple's Conversation Deck for Prioritizing What's Important Cards Listen to episode with Eve Rodsky about Fair Play Follow Erin on Instagram: instagram.com/feminist.mom.therapist Learn more abo...
Feb 13, 2024•55 min
Gemma Hartley is a writing coach, freelance journalist, and author of Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward . She has spoken about emotional labor and the mental load around the world, and her writing has been featured in Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, The Washington Post, and many others. She is passionate about creating a world in which invisible and domestic labor is supported by both partners and public policy alike. Mentioned in this episode: Fair Play with Eve Rodsky Rage Bec...
Feb 06, 2024•53 min
Today I'm speaking with Erin Schlozman, MA, LPC, LCPC . Erin is a Licensed Therapist, Mom of 2 and runs the social media account @4th.Trimester.Wellness. Erin has a private therapy practice that provides care for expectant and new parents in their transition into parenthood. She is also a co-host for the podcast I Love My Baby, And.... Where to find Erin Schlozman: www.erinlevincounseling.com Link to Erin's blog post . Follow her on Instagram: @4th.Trimester.Wellness Follow Erin Spahr on Ins...
Jan 30, 2024•52 min
Today I am speaking with Celeste Yvonne . Celeste is a writer and certified recovery coach (IAPRC) in Reno, Nevada. 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. Over five years sober and a founding host of the Sober Mom Squad, Celeste advocates for mothers who struggle with addiction and mental health. Her n...
Jan 23, 2024•58 min
Today I am speaking with Kayleigh Summers . Kayleigh is a licensed therapist, mom, and birth trauma survivor located in Southeastern PA. You may know her on social media as thebirthtrauma_mama . Kayleigh suffered an Amniotic Fluid Embolism during the birth of her son in 2019, which almost took her life. Since then, She’s used her skillset as a therapist and lived experiences as a birth trauma survivor to create a supportive community for others who have experienced trauma during the perinatal pe...
Jan 16, 2024•58 min
Today I am speaking with Koa Beck , author and journalist. Koa Beck is the author of the acclaimed nonfiction book “ White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind .” She is a recipient of both the Alan Jutzi Fellowship at The Huntington and the Joan Shorenstein Fellowship at the Harvard Kennedy School. She lives in Los Angeles with her wife and foster children. Most recently, her essay titled Nanny of the State was published in the Massachusetts review where she ...
Jan 09, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Today I am speaking with Ivanna Colangelo , Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist about why you want your couples counselor to bring a feminist perspective into couples work. Ivanna and I get real about our observations of couples dynamics and how they’re created and reinforced by the patriarchy. Ivanna is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a therapy and coaching practice in Rochester, NY where she lives with her husband, 3-year old daughter, and 2 rescue dogs. Ivanna is certified in...
Dec 12, 2023•57 min
Today I am speaking with Yolanda Renteria, LPC about out breaking intergenerational cycles and how to manage anxiety and perfectionism that commonly comes up for cycle breakers. Yolanda is a Trauma Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor in Private Practice at Latibule Counseling in Arizona. She also owns Yolanda Renteria, PLLC , where she provides Somatic Processing Sessions, psychoeducational workshops, and speaking services. She is passionate about helping people break generational cy...
Dec 05, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Today I am speaking with Chelsea Robinson, LCSW about matrescence, intensive mothering and maternal burnout. Chelsea is the founder of Mama's Modern Village. She is a licensed clinical social worker with over ten years of experience in the field of trauma, mental health and maternal mental health. She takes a unique approach in supporting mothers as her focus is at the intersection of a woman's matrescence and patriarchal motherhood. She provides 1:1 therapy for mothers in UT, WI and MA howeve...
Nov 28, 2023•55 min
Today I am speaking with Lindz Amer about talking to kids about gender and queerness. They are the author of “ Rainbow Parenting: Raising Queer Kids and Their Allies ” and host of the Rainbow Parenting podcast . Lindz created their beloved LGBTQ+ family web series Queer Kid Stuff in 2016 which now has 4M lifetime views and counting! Their debut picture book, “ Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They! ” is slated for publication with Simon & Schuster in February 2024. Their work has been featured by...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Today I am speaking with Eve Rodsky about division of domestic labor, the mental health impact of maternal stress, and the Fair Play Method. Eve Rodsky transformed a “blueberries breakdown” into a catalyst for social change when she applied her Harvard trained background in organizational management to ask the simple yet profound question: What would happen if we treated our homes as our most important organizations? Her New York Times bestselling book and Reese’s Book Club Pick, Fair Play , a ...
Nov 14, 2023•58 min
Today I am speaking with Dr. Colleen Reichmann about body image, “bounce back culture,” and dressing for yourself. Dr. Colleen Reichmann is a licensed clinical psychologist and eating disorder specialist with lived experience with anorexia. She is the founder of Wildflower Therapy , (a group therapy practice in Philadelphia) and coauthor of The Inside Scoop on Eating Disorder Recovery: Advice From Two Therapists Who Have Been There . Colleen is also an advocate for intersectional feminism, bo...
Nov 10, 2023•53 min
Today I am speaking with Rachael Shepard-Ohta from Heysleepybaby about the cultural messages around baby sleep and the importance of community support. Rachael Shepard-Ohta is a mother of three, certified sleep consultant and founder of Heysleepybaby. Rachael’s mission is to arm families with knowledge and offer them compassionate, sustainable, stress-free sleep solutions for their families. Rachael also hosts a podcast for parents, No One Told Us . Rachael lives in San Francisco CA with her hus...
Nov 10, 2023•45 min
Today I am speaking with Cynthia Agyeman-Anane from @Talk_allaboutit about self-care, mothering across cultures, and growing into motherhood. Cynthia Agyeman-Anane has nineteen years of experience in the field of social work and mental health. She founded Conversations Create Change LLC because she believes regular talk therapy can be a way to live an authentic and meaningful life. Cynthia Agyeman-Anane is a clinical licensed therapist and Level 3 Gottman Therapist who specializes in child an...
Oct 31, 2023•52 min
On this episode I talk to Yara Heary about matriscentric feminism and her experience and observations of the relationship transitions that occur after becoming a mother. Yara is a Perth psychologist who works exclusively with women throughout conception, pregnancy, and motherhood. Yara started Life After Birth Psychology following the birth of her first son which started her on yet another journey of self-rediscovery. Her experiences throughout early motherhood drew her to support other women a...
Oct 17, 2023•56 min
On this episode I talk to Mary Catherine Starr about partner relationship dynamics and what it's like to find yourself fulfilling traditional gender roles after having kids. Mary Catherine Starr is a mother-of-two and a graphic designer, illustrator, yoga teacher, and the artist behind the Instagram account @momlife_comics. Mary Catherine's work focuses on the challenges of marriage, motherhood, double standards, and inequality in both the household and the workplace. She is passionate about spe...
Oct 10, 2023•51 min
On this episode I speak with Minna Dubin about mom rage. Minna Dubin (she/her) is the author of MOM RAGE: The Everyday Crisis of Modern Motherhood (Seal Press). Her writing has appeared in the New York Times , Salon , Parents , the Philadelphia Inquirer , Romper , The Forward , Hobart , MUTHA Magazine , and Literary Mama . She is the recipient of an artist enrichment grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women . As a leading feminist voice on mom rage, Minna has appeared on MSNBC , Good Morning...
Oct 03, 2023•54 min
In this episode I talk to Jessie Harrold about matrescence, identity transitions, and rights of passage in motherhood. Jessie Harrold, B.Sc., MA a coach and doula who has been supporting women through radical life transformations and other rites of passage for over a decade. She works one-on-one with women and mothers, facilitates mentorship programs, women’s circles and rituals, and hosts retreats and wilderness quests. Jessie is also the author of Project Body Love: My Quest to Love My Body an...
Sep 26, 2023•50 min
I am super thrilled to be sharing this conversation that I had with Amanda Montei . Amanda is the author of TOUCHED OUT: MOTHERHOOD, MISOGYNY, CONSENT, AND CONTROL , out this month, September, 2023 from Beacon Press. She's also the author of a memoir called Two Memoirs and a collection of prose titled The Failure Age. Amanda's work has been featured in the New York Times , The Cut , Romper , Mother Tongue , Slate , Vox , and more. I came across Amanda's work in 2020 during the pandemic. I had be...
Sep 19, 2023•48 min
I'm really excited today to share this conversation that I had with Imani Payne. Imani is a parent, consultant, space holder, advocate, and commentator on modern American motherhood. She aims to create a community through connection while sharing her personal matrescence journey online. I found Imani through a reel on Instagram where she talks about how nothing will radicalize you quicker than becoming an American mother. And I really resonated with her message. I think you will too. We get into...
Sep 12, 2023•47 min
Did motherhood not only change you as a person, but change the way you view our society? Do you love your children but not always love motherhood because of how little our society actually values and supports moms? Maybe you’ve identified as a feminist forever or perhaps you’ve only recently come to notice the ways that women and mothers are oppressed by the patriarchy. Well I have a podcast for you! Introducing the Feminist Mom Podcast, where we look at motherhood through a feminist lens. My na...
Sep 03, 2023•2 min
