In this episode we discuss the steps career-driven working moms can take to advoate for themselves in the workplace and to join forces with other working parents. You can find out all about the episode HERE.
In this episode we talk about why automation and delegation is critical for any working mom who wants to spend more time on what matters, and less time building up resentment against our partners, our kids, and out lives. You can find out all about the episode HERE.
This episode dives into the importance of meditation and mindfulness for working moms, and how to make time for it in our busy schedules. You can find our all about the episode HERE.
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Listen here: https://modernmommydoc.com/how-to-declutter-home-and-life Your environment and your home should be a safe haven from the world...NOT an added stress to the rest of your life. Allie Casazza is on a mission to eradicate the "hot mess mom" stereotype by empowering other women. She is the author of Declutter Like a Mother and has built a multimillion-dollar online business based on her proven, family-oriented approach to minimalism. She is also the host of The Purpose Show and the creat...
Dr. Amy Moore is a cognitive psychologist and child development specialist with over 25 years of experience in the field. She is also the Research Director for LearningRx and the host of the Brainy Moms podcast. Kim Hanson is the CEO of LearningRx, and her passion is to help professionals, educators, and parents learn more about cognitive skills and how they impact real-life performance. Today we’re chatting about cognitive skill development, learning difficulties with kids, and how to optimize ...
Kristin Neff is an associate professor in educational psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Kristin received her doctorate from University of California at Berkeley in moral development. Kristin’s work focuses on mindful self compassion, an intentionality in being kind to yourself and showing yourself compassion, just like you would show someone else. And who needs self compassion more than moms...especially working moms? Kristen brings practical steps to implement self compassion int...
There’s a saying: if mama ain’t happy, nobody is happy. One of the worst things in the world is a miserable mom - for her AND for everyone around her. Denise Hamilton launched WatchHerWork, a digital platform that understands that when moms are happy, they can do amazing things and is working to close the achievement gap for professional women. She also has 25 years of executive professional experience in Fortune 100 companies, small businesses, and educational institutions, and is a highly soug...
Bethany Braun-Silva is a parenting, entertainment, and lifestyle editor. She is the former editor of parenting.com and frequently writes about the latest and greatest gear for parents and kids as well as health, women's lifestyle, pop culture, home, and food topics. Her work has also appeared in People, Real Simple, Shape, and Parents, and so many more publications. She is a graduate of New York University, but her proudest accomplishment is being a mom to Elias and Jake who make life (and work)...
Can you really have it all? Camille Walker is a lifestyle blogger and podcaster who motivates others to make meaningful connections in simple day-to-day ways through the My Mommy Style blog, and chase their dreams through her Call Me CEO Podcast. In this episode, we’re talking all about what you really need to know to start your own business and make it a success - all while juggling motherhood. We also talk about the importance of outsourcing what you can, how to hire (or become!) a virtual ass...
Do you feel like you are drowning under a list of “to-dos” and the invisible workload that so often falls on the shoulders of women? Eve Rodsky is a wife, mother, a Harvard graduate, and the author of Fair Play, a book that is not only shining a light on the issue of women’s unpaid labor, but also provides actionable steps to more equitably divvy up domestic responsibilities. In this episode, Eve shares the moment of her personal reckoning and the catalyst that eventually led to Fair Play being ...
Are you a mom and feel like you just don’t have time to do anything ? Zibby Owens is the founder of the “Moms Don’t Have Time” franchise, author to several books, podcast host, a contributor to Good Morning America, Parents, Marie Claire, Redbook, and the New York Times online, and a mom to four children. She joins me today to talk about what first prompted her to start the “Moms Don’t Have Time” movement and how moms today are feeling more pressure than ever to live up to unrealistic expectatio...
In this special bonus episode of the Modern Mommy Doc Podcast, we are joined by Susan May, who is sharing her incredible story of triumph through her son’s devastating diagnosis. Susan is the author of Nick’s New Heart: 30 Years and Counting, a true story about her son’s journey receiving a heart transplant and the impact that the diagnosis had on her and her family. She is sharing what got her through, what it was like raising a special needs child, and what prompted her to share her story with...
Blessing Adesiyan is the Founder and CEO of Mother Honestly, a platform that supports moms looking to live their best lives in the workplace and at home and she joins me today to discuss working motherhood, guilt, and success. We’re talking all about what mothering honestly means, why it’s important to make parenting out loud the norm, and why we need to redefine what success means. We also discuss how Mother Honestly is helping individual moms to build happier careers and happier homes (because...
When we can focus on our children’s strengths - instead of their weaknesses - we can help them to truly reach their full potential. Dr. Sam Goldstein and Dr. Robert Brooks are the authors of Tenacity in Children, a book that provides a framework to raise resilient and happy children by nurturing the seven instincts for lifetime success. Listen in as we go through the seven instincts that children are born with and how we, as parents, can provide opportunities to nurture those instincts to cultiv...
Mary Beth Ferrante is the Founder and Managing Partner of WRK/360, a platform designed to create workplace cultures that actually care by promoting flexible work, empathetic leadership, and doing away with parental bias. Her work has been featured in Forbes, CNBC, Working Mother, ScaryMommy, and more. We’re diving into something that is truly near and dear to my heart: affecting positive change for working moms. Mary Beth shares her experience hitting that maternal wall that so many of us have f...
Laurie James is a mother, caregiver, and divorcée turned author and transformative coach. She wrote the book Sandwiched: A Memoir of Holding On and Letting Go , and she joins me today to share her story in the hopes that we can all learn from her experience. Listen in as Laurie describes what it was like to struggle to “do it all” while her ideal life and family crumbled around her, the epiphany she had that changed everything for her, and the importance of understanding our worth as human being...
We’re keeping it real AND getting back to the basics in this episode! We all know that mental health is important, and it’s fantastic that there is so much awareness around it, but it’s crucial that we also remember our physical health is just as important. Krystle Howald is co-founder of Expecting and Empowered, whose mission is to empower ALL women to feel confident in keeping their baby safe during pregnancy and heal their body properly after birth. Listen in as we dive into something so many...
Mom rage. What is it? Why do we feel it? And what can we do to prevent it? No doubt if you’re a mom you have at some point experienced the inexplicable rage that we have come to know as “mom rage.” In fact, it’s so common that it even made the New York Times in 2020 during the height of the pandemic (though don’t worry if you were too busy trying to juggle everything during a global pandemic to read it). Christina Furnival is a mental health therapist, writer, public speaker, and children’s book...
Would you love for your kids to play more independently? Are you worried about lasting effects from the pandemic on your kids’ well-being? Do you feel guilty about how much screen time your kids are getting, especially during the pandemic? We’re talking about all of this today with Erin O’Connor. She is the co-founder of Scientific Mommy, a resource for parents that sifts through the data and presents research in an honest, accessible, and most importantly, an evidence-based way. We’re talking a...
Money, money, money. It’s such an important part our lives, but it’s also an area that many of us spend a lot of time worrying about and not a lot of time talking about - at least not publicly. In this episode, Dawn Dahlby shares the foundational steps that most people are missing when it comes to financial health, what the key is to growing wealth, and how much we should all be putting away towards our savings. We also discuss why having spending freedom today and financial security tomorrow ar...
Dr. Lisa Bravo is an acclaimed psychotherapist, speaker, author, and teacher who has worked in the field for over 20 years and has a passion for working with teenagers and their parents to ease extreme behavior. We’re discussing the reasons behind why kids of all ages act out, how to interpret their behavior, and how to discipline in a way that doesn’t further push your child away. Lisa also shares when the right time is to deliver discipline and what the first step is to shifting away from a di...
Nina Restieri is the author of Overcoming the Mom-Life Crisis and founder and president of momAgenda. In this episode, Nina shares what exactly the “mom-life crisis” is, how to know whether you might be experiencing it, and what to do about it if you are. We also talk about the day that Nina’s life changed, why it’s important to get clear on our own priorities (not just what we want to do, but how we want to feel! ), and we discuss the importance of knowing the bigger purpose behind what you’re ...
Chastity Holcomb is a therapist, enneagram coach, and founder of Momfully You Academy, a private online community that teaches moms how to reclaim their identity after kids and love the authentic version of themselves. In this episode, we’re talking all about boundaries: what healthy boundaries look like, what the first step to setting (and keeping) boundaries is, and why we need to change the narrative and start to think of boundaries as acts of kindness for ourselves and others. For show notes...
Kate Borsato wears a few hats: a proud mom, a partner, a writer, and a therapist with a focus on maternal mental health. Her focus and passion is supporting moms to get rid of what is weighing them down so they can live their best lives possible. We’re talking about something that is so common among moms, but that is not talked about nearly enough: anxiety and intrusive thoughts. If you find yourself struggling with anxiety, or you’re just looking for some validation that you’re not alone, this ...
Amy is a psychotherapist, author of four books, and an expert on what makes people mentally strong. In this episode, we’re talking about what makes kids resilient, how we can encourage our kids to be the best version of themselves, and what it means to go back to the basics (and how important that is!) Amy also shares why having some control is really important for children’s development and inner strength, why cultivating gratitude is an important skill to learn early, and how to encourage your...
Do you struggle with feeding your kids? If you do, you’re not alone. Jennifer Anderson is a registered dietician, a wife, and most importantly, a mom, and she has spent a lot of time studying the world of food, culture, and family to find solutions to the struggle so many of us have: feeding our kids. We’re talking about why the old rules about how to get kids to eat healthy just don't work anymore, why it’s not your fault if you struggle getting your kid to eat well, and the foundational base t...
Tara Clark is a modern mom who is also the founder of Modern Mom Probs, a parenting humor and lifestyle Instagram account that has grown to over 600,000 followers since conception. She also creates content for Scary Mommy and is the author of the book Modern Mom Probs: A Survival Guide for 21st Century Mothers . We’re getting real about what motherhood looks like today! Tara gives us a sneak peek into what you can expect from her hilarious and must-have motherhood survival guide and we even talk...
What does it mean to put yourself at the center? It does not mean that your life is perfect day in and day out, or that you’ll never experience mom guilt, or that you’ll love every moment of being a mom (here’s a secret: I have yet to meet a mom who does love every moment). What it does mean is that when things are chaotic you feel grounded and secure enough within yourself that you can be your own rock and act from a place of feeling like you’re worthy to show up for . In this episode I’m shari...
Hardly anyone expects to have a hard time with their partner after a baby comes along but, the reality is, most couples struggle. New York Times bestselling author Jancee Dunn tells it like it is in this episode and gives real, sound advice on how to make it better. For show notes and more: https://www.modernmommydoc.com/podcast/43 — Don't just survive: THRIVE! Get your Thriving, Not Surviving Guide to reclaim joy in Motherhood and learn: • Six powerful exercises to help you choose how to live a...
