The Mom Show

This is not your mother's radio show. Lindsay Aerts looks at the topics and issues that Utah moms care about. Babies, health care, mental health, family and more.

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Episodes

How to teach kids kindness over achievements

Research shows teaching kids kindness over achievements will actually set them up for success later in life. Host Lindsay Aerts and Emily Bell McCormick of the Policy Project ( https://thepolicyproject.org/ ) discuss ways to teach your kids to be kind. They discuss the findings in this article from The Atlantic. ( https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/12/stop-trying-to-raise-successful-kids/600751/ ). Modeling the behavior and praising kind acts instead of good grades or sports score...

Dec 28, 2019•18 min

When you're a mom of one because of PCOS

Mom's of one: motherhood is hard. Mom's of seven: motherhood is hard. Host Lindsay Aerts talks with KSL Newsraido's Executive Producer of Digital Content Becky Bruce who openly shares about why she's a mom of one: her journey through infertility and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). It's a hormonal disorder common among reproductive age women. Becky details how she found out she had it, a terrible doctors visit where her symptoms were dismissed, what women dealing with it might need to hear, her...

Dec 21, 2019•36 min

Why moms are NOT in charge of the holiday magic

Ever feel like the entire "magic" of the holiday season depends on you creating it? And the pressure of living up to the task might just do you in? Host Lindsay Aerts outlines why it's not even possible for you to create holiday magic. She discuss what to do if you're feeling burnt out on all the to-do's of the holidays with Monica Ashton, Director of Maternal Mental Health at The Healing Group. They also discuss why the term "self-care" needs a new name. See our website for privacy information....

Dec 07, 2019•31 min

What motherhood is like for Mary Kaye Huntsman

Mary Kaye Huntsman is the former first Lady of Utah. She is an activist, launching and developing Bag of Hope and Power in You, programs that help children and teenagers deal with the emotional side of adversity with peer-to-peer and grownup support. She has lived in several different countries with her husband, Jon Huntsman Jr. former Utah Governor and US Ambassador. She and host Lindsay Aerts discuss what it was like for her raising 7 kids, travelling the world, adopting her two youngest child...

Nov 23, 2019•39 min

Why Utah should get rid of the 'Tampon Tax'

There's a push on Utah's capitol hill to get rid of the so-called "Tampon Tax." This is a sales tax on feminine hygiene products, like pads and tampons, used by 50 percent of the population. Host Lindsay Aerts is joined by Emily Bell McCormick of The Policy Project who has been largely behind the push. They layout the reasons for, and against doing away with this tax. They discuss what's being done at a federal level. They discuss what other items are tax-exempt in Utah while pads and tampons ar...

Nov 16, 2019•35 min

Want to go to Disney on Ice?

Disney on Ice is coming to Salt Lake City! This year's show, World's of Enchantment comes November 14th through 17th at the Vivint Smart Home Arena. This action-packed ice spectacular showcases beloved characters from Disney•Pixar’s Cars , Toy Story 3 , Disney’s The Little Mermaid plus the enchanting Academy Award®-winning Frozen . Host Lindsay Aerts talks with Abigail Kimmelman, who plays Frozen's Ana, and takes an inside look into the world of Disney and what it is like to be part of the uniqu...

Nov 09, 2019•9 min

How you can be a mom AND start a business

Do you ever feel like you have to choose between being a mom and starting your business? Obviously, mom's know they can do whatever they want but the realities of caring for children often means that it's hard to find time to do both. Host Lindsay Aerts is joined by successful Utah businesswoman Heather Osmond, who started her now thriving Osmond Designs furniture and interior design stores from the ground up while raising four little kids. Heather details how she got started, how she found chil...

Nov 09, 2019•28 min

WHY MOMS OF A LOT OF KIDS ARE STILL ALLOWED TO COMPLAIN

Motherhood is hard whether you have two or seven children. Host Lindasay Aerts talks with Julie Boye, who runs the successful Instagram and YouTube account The Boye Family Jules. Julie has seven kids ages 10 to 4 months. They talk about the challenges of daily life with that many kids, how to have a schedule, and how to still find alone time. Julie shares her struggles with feeling like she can't complain about motherhood when she chose to have seven kids. She talks about why she had that many k...

Nov 03, 2019•35 min

Have you gotten your mammogram yet this year?

FM100.3's Rebecca Cressman is sharing her story of being diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. She says getting her annual mammogram may have just saved her life. She has a family history of the disease, her mother and grandmother were killed by it. She knew she was at risk and started getting mammograms at 35 years-old. She and host Lindsay Aerts discuss why mammograms are so important even if you don't have a family history. Rebecca shares the moment she found out she had cancer and her outloo...

Oct 27, 2019•35 min

How to build connection with your daughters

If your worried about building a strong connection with your daughter (or sons for that matter) this is the episode that will help you do that. Building connection happens through modeling positive self-talk, making small moments of time for you kid, and meeting them at their level This, from guest Mollie Pettingill who is the host of a workshop called Dear Daughter and joins host Lindsay Aerts to teacher her three steps for building connection. The hope, she says, is that your child will want t...

Oct 22, 2019•36 min

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