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LGBTQIA+ Ally 101: What Parents of Trans Kids Need You to Know

March 12, 2022 / Mom &… Podcast BONUS Episode / Guest: Amber Leventry Listen & Subscribe Wherever You Listen to Podcasts Show Summary It’s bonus day! We have nothing to add to your paycheck, but we do have something valuable. In this episode, we got to talk with our friend, Amber Leventry, about how to…

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How to Have a Kid and a Life: A Survival Guide with Ericka Sóuter

March 10, 2022 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 61 / Guest: Ericka Sóuter Listen & Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts Show Summary Ericka Sóuter started out writing celebrity news, but becoming a mother changed her, and ultimately, changed her career. She wrote How to Have a Kid and a Life: A Survival Guide, a…

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The Sandwich Generation – Practicing Self-Care While Caring for Everyone Around You

February 24, 2022 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 59 / Guest: Kay Newton, The Midlife Strategist Subscribe, Rate & Review Wherever You Listen To Podcasts Show Summary Kay Newton is The Midlife Strategist, focusing on simplicity and support to help women find their spark in this new phase. She shared her story, including how she…

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Get Strong – Mentally and Physically (and at Your Own Pace)

February 17, 2022 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 58 / Guests: Ashlee Brandt, Robin Winkles of STRONG by Ash B Download and Subscribe Wherever You Listen to Podcasts Show Summary This week we’re veering ever so slightly out of our usual career-focused lane, but trust us when we tell you there is a reason. One…

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Restart: Designing a Healthy Post Pandemic Life

February 3, 2022 / Mom &… Podcast Episode 56 / Guest: Doreen Dodgen-Magee Subscribe and Download Wherever You Listen to Podcasts Using the Links Below Show Summary This episode is packed – and we mean PACKED – with wisdom. Some of our favorite quotes include: “It’s easier to establish healthy norms than it is to…

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Self-Love: Release Self-Doubt & Build Self-Compassion

Watch This Episode On Our YouTube Channel November 4, 2021 Mom &… Podcast Guest: Megan Logan, MSW, LCSW, Author of SELF-LOVE WORKBOOK FOR WOMEN Show Summary Megan Logan is a licensed therapist and author of the SELF-LOVE WORKBOOK FOR WOMEN. In this episode we talk about Megan’s experience writing the workbook, and veer off into…

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Top Lessons from 40 Weeks of Coaches & Inspiring Moms

Watch this Episode on Our YouTube Channel October 14, 2021 Mom &… Podcast Episode 40: What We’ve Learned in 40 Weeks of Podcasting Show Summary Hosts Susanne Kerns and Missy Stevens talk about what they’ve learned in 40 weeks of interviewing life coaches, career coaches, and women who are embracing life in their ellipses. After…

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Tipsy Ellipses – Fitness in Menopause Facebook Live

Watch This Episode On Our YouTube Channel Tipsy Ellipses: October 2021, featuring Maria Luque, PhD If you’ve followed us for any time, and have ever joined us for a Tipsy Ellipses episode, you know that usually, we sit – cocktail in hand – and talk with our guests. Not this month! For October’s Tipsy episode,…

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A Sleep Away Camp Just for Moms? Yes, Please!

Watch Episode at our YouTube Channel Episode 31: Gillian Behnke, Mom Camp Gillian Behnke is passionate about helping moms create lives they don’t want to run away from.  If you’re sitting in a pile of unfolded laundry, or at a desk piled with the endless to-dos of your job, balancing all the things at home…

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Tipsy Ellipses: Mary Katherine Backstrom & Holy Hot Mess

Watch This Episode on Facebook Watch This Episode on Our YouTube Channel MK & Susanne causing trouble, per usual. Welcome to the Mom & dot dot dot podcast Tipsy Ellipses edition – Once a month, we do a Facebook Live taping of the podcast – It’s a much different format than our usual “numbered” episodes…

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Shannon Rafalowski – Preventing & Recovering from Body Image & Eating Disorders

Watch this Episode on Our YouTube Channel Episode 24: Shannon Rafalowski  (Trigger warning: eating disorder thoughts and behaviors and self-harm/cutting) Today’s episode is Part 2 of our discussion with Shannon Rafalowski (from Episode 22, when Shannon joined us to talk about defining our values and mind-body connection.) Our conversation went beyond those topics to include…

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Defining Your Values & Understanding Mind-Body Connection with Shannon Rafalowski

Watch This Episode On Our YouTube Channel Episode 22: Shannon Rafalowski Almost every week on The Mom &… Podcast, the concept of values comes up. Understanding your personal values allows you to focus on what matters in your life.  Every week when this comes up we think, we really should learn more about how to…

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How to Set (and Enforce) Boundaries with Family, Friends & Co-workers

Watch This Episode on our YouTube Channel Episode 18: Justine Sones Boundaries. Got any? We don’t. Well, sometimes we have boundaries, and sometimes we feel bad about enforcing them. We’re learning. Enter: Justine Sones. If you have the time, we recommend pausing after everything Justine says, and just letting it… Simmer. Soak. Absorb into your…

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Balancing Mental and Physical Health While Pursuing Your Passion with Michelle Garrett

Episode 17: Michelle Garrett Please Note: This episode contains a discussion around depression, with a reference to self-harm and suicide which may be difficult for some listeners. If you need resources for yourself or someone you love, please visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org or call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 800-273-8255. We are honored, and so grateful,…

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Career Solutions for People Dealing with Chronic Health & Life Issues

Episode 13: Alison Tedford Alison Tedford is a mom & … writer, marketer, indigenous (Kwakiutl First Nation) activist based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, and author of the soon to be released, Chronic Profit – Building My Business While Managing Persistent Pain, which is filled with career solutions for people dealing with chronic health & life…

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Mom & . . . Niksen – Embracing the Dutch Art of Doing Nothing with Olga Mecking

Episode 1.6: Mom And… Niksen: Embracing the Dutch Art of Doing Nothing, with Olga Mecking Episode summary:​  In this episode, author Olga Mecking joins us to talk about the concept of Niksen. Olga Mecking is a journalist, writer and translator. Originally from Poland, she lives with her German husband and three children in the Netherlands….

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