Hi Y’all! I wanted to talk about some changes going on in your girl’s life.  I have been working a full-time job while trying to get my businesses started.  Last year was one of the hardest yet most rewarding years of my life.  I was trying to juggle a job, puppies, kids, publishing a book, moving, and starting my business. It was insane! I didn’t realize the toll it was taking on me physically and mentally.  What did I do?  I just kept going.    I realized something had to change.  I couldn’t keep on neglecting myself, to just get by. Sometimes the diff ..read more

In this episode, I share another chapter from my book.  I talk about pushing past my perceived limits.  My pregnancy story took me through so many obstacles, and I did not think my breaking point would be on the delivery table.  There I was—wanting to give up.  I didn’t think I had the strength or mental power to deliver my son.   If you have been pushed to your breaking point (especially delivering a baby)- this episode is for you.  Get your copy of Fat and Pregnant at www.melissajograham.com   To get a copy of my Book: Purchase a signed copy of my first boo ..read more

Have you recently let self-doubt creep in?  Has it prevented you from going after your dreams or goals?  As women, we let exterior sources and our own internal voice create doubt in our capabilities.   We forget how much we have accomplished in our lives and extinguish our own lights.   In this episode, I discuss my own fears and how I overcame them with looking back in my past.  Focusing on what I have accomplished. How the little and big steps led me to the Melissa of today.  Was it easy? No, it was hard.  Was it worth it?  Yes.    Just ..read more

Pregnant. My first positive sign on a pregnancy test.  Most women would be thrilled - I was scared out of mind.  I’m not just big boned - I am a big, fat girl and now I am growing a little human inside of me.  My pregnancy and delivery were completely different than a skinny girl’s pregnancy and delivery.  In this episode, I discuss my book and share a chapter from my story.  If you are plus-size and pregnant - this story is for you.  It is a story that I wished was available when I found out I was pregnant.  My big, fat girl pregnancy viewpoint.  To rea ..read more

In many ways, the world has change drastically. Today I discuss my perspective on Covid-19, four months after the initial shock of a global health crisis.  In this episode, I talk about my world months later and the some of the weird things I noticed along the way.  Our world is constantly changing, and this mom is struggling.  Struggling with the mom guilt and the missed memories Enjoy this show? Check out my Instagram for a picture of my s'mores poke cake. Please subscribe and find me on the links below: Melissa Jo Graham Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissajograham/ M ..read more

     In this week’s episode I discuss how the current pandemic is increasing mom guilt across the world.  What does it feel like to be a parent right now? I’m struggling! We are all trying to figure out our new normal and what that means for our children.  The virus is making us experience a new level of mom guilt.  Nothing could have prepared us for our new reality and how much it would impact every aspect of our daily life.  I was drowning in mom guilt and had to find my new path in this evolving situation.       I hope this episode is helpfu ..read more

This virus continues to impact people around the world, I wanted to talk about how it changed my life.  In between the mad runs to the stores to stockpile on items that you didn’t even know you needed.  Now your glad you got the items but now you might lose your job.  Then your kids are out of school and unsure if they will go back.  It’s a scary new world we are living in and it wasn’t the one I was living in three weeks ago. Things are changing every day and at times it seems like they are getting better but then you hear the news and stories.  You wonder who is runn ..read more

      Do you find yourself trying to decide when is the right time to start having a family? My younger sister is planning to start a family soon.  Our conversation was the inspiration for this episode.  When I got pregnant, I had no idea how much having a baby could cost.  In this episode, I go over the major expenses that occur and how it can add up quickly.       So if you have baby fever, this episode will be an introductory course in potential baby cost.  Don't let the cost scare you away.  Once you hold your baby, it makes it all wor ..read more

On this episode of the Mom Chronicles, I talk about my reflecting on my last year and decade.  We are a couple days away from a New Year and typically a new start.  You have just survived the Holidays and now it's time to make plans for the new year.  As you make your goal list, make a separate list of what you have accomplished.  It will help you visualize all the goals you accomplished by not giving up.  Take time to soak in the big and small moments because you worked your butt off to get there.  This episode will remind you to be intentional in your goal plann ..read more

      I have been excelling at my career but couldn’t enjoy it because I felt guilty.  I felt guilty for being away from my family.  I felt guilty for following my dreams.  I was doing more in my career which made me feel that I was automatically a bad mother.  There is this mentality that we cannot have a career and happy home.  I believed it for a long time and then I realized I could have both.  I had learned how to cope with the guilt and realized that my journey actually helped my family.       If you have ever struggled with wan ..read more