Friends,  It is with a heavy heart that I close the doors to the Mamas in Training Podcast. The past 3.5 years have been unbelievable and have connected me to so many of you, creating a community I only dreamt of! However, my life has been thrown a major curveball and continuing the podcast is not aligning with me at this time. I want to make sure that I'm showing up authentically and truthfully for each and every one of you and until I can do that again, I am stepping away.  So, this is the last episode, but if you haven't heard the past 143 other episodes, I encourage you to check ..read more

Infertility can feel lonely and desperate… as if you have no control. Especially if we’re told we have unexplained infertility, what are we to do?! How can we not just throw up our hands and give up?!   After being beat down and given a predetermined course by her doctor, Monica Cox decided to take her future into her own hands and explore Functional Medicine. The impact this new lifestyle had on her personally encouraged her to get trained as a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner herself! She continued the diet and healthy lifestyle and got pregnant naturally for first time in 9 ..read more

Without any caution to say the right thing, not scare people or be P.C. Let's ACTUALLY talk about our vaginas and normalize what we will experience after birth. By doing so, we’ll be better prepared mentally and physically and not be caught so off guard. So… if you’d rather get some headphones, this might be a good time. YES, today we are talking about our vaginas post-birth.  By the end of this episode you'll really know what goes on down there and what to expect!   Dr. Sara Reardon is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Board-Certified Women’s Health and Pelvic Floor Therapist, and Mom o ..read more

Overwhelmed by finances and motherhood? By the end of this episode, you will know where to begin with your money, how to navigate all of those misc. expenses that come along with pregnancy and birth and find comfort in knowing that it is through these Tough, but important conversations that we can create generational wealth and support for our family.    BIO: My name is Jen, and I am the host of the Investor Mama Podcast. I am a wife, mom, daughter, granddaughter, real estate investor, business owner, and project manager. I am an adamant reader and a consumer of content geared toward ..read more

When we enter motherhood, there is an expectation that, “this is just how it is.” You’re never going to get sleep, you’re not going to be able to focus on yourself, good luck, “welcome to motherhood.” But what if we want something different for ourselves? Amelia Kriss is a Drama Therapist and Certified Coach in private practice in the Bay Area, California, where she lives with her husband and two powerhouse daughters. She works primarily with recovering people-pleasers and "Nice" girls who are ready to deconstruct self-shrinking patterns, and find more ease & joy. Amelia is also deeply com ..read more

As we move through the seasons, I can’t help but compare it to the seasons of life we go through.  There are many seasons we experience, especially through motherhood and some last longer than others.  Today I’m back with a quick Mamas in Training Tip to talk about seasons and offer a new way of navigating through the seasons that  feel darker than the rest.   Learn how to navigate through the seasons of life and motherhood in this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast.   FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podc ..read more

Learn the secret to preparing your baby for transitions and the best way to connect with your baby before they are even born… your voice and music. Vered is a music therapist, psychotherapist, a mother of 3 and the founder of BabyInTune.com. She helped over 1000 parents feel more connected to their baby, more confident in their parenting and get more sleep. Learn how your baby listens from inside the womb in this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast.   FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560 ..read more

Today, we are joined by Neferteri Plessy, the amazing woman and founder behind Single Moms Planet. Through her stories, and the stories of the many women she’s evolved with, listen as she talks about co-parenting, self-care, and how single mothers, or soon-to-become single mothers, can protect their heart, their thoughts, and their future. As a single mother, the words we’re going to hear from Neferteri will talk so much about the importance of the self and motherhood in single-motherhood.   Learn how to create legacy, even as a single mom on this episode of the Mamas ..read more

As the founder of Postpartum Together, today Chelsea Skaggs will share several takeaways that we can learn from her experiences with pregnancy, relationships during and after baby, the reality of postpartum, and the different postpartum preparations that women need. If she looks back at all the choices she made and spent time and effort on, present Chelsea would tell her past-pregnant-self to “trust yourself more.” The time she spent on Google and YouTube looking for answers, she believes, was better off spent listening to her intuition more as a woman and a mother –a ..read more

Rarely do we think about managing our blood sugar unless our doctor tells us there is a problem. However, when we are pregnant, we have to get the glucose test to check for gestational diabetes and all of a sudden stress and anxiety sets in. What if we don't pass the test, what does it mean? How can we make changes now? What should we do on the day of our glucose test? Today’s guest, Katie Dewhurst struggled herself with her health and nutrition and ended up discovering that by balancing her blood sugar, she felt better than ever. She is now a Functional Medicine, Health Coach Nutritionist, an ..read more