Episode 64 How to Raise Healthy Kids Without Overwhelming Yourself - with Dr Katrina Cryder   Becoming a mother can be a huge catalyst for you to make healthy changes in your lifestyle. New motherhood is a powerful time but it can also be overwhelming! Parents get a lot of advice and pressure about how to best raise their kids to be healthy and happy, and what worked for your parents’ generation might not work for your family now. Today’s guest helps dispel myths and gives actionable advice and simple steps you can take to raise healthy kids without overwhelming yourself. Yo ..read more

   Episode 62 Ditch New Mom Isolation Blues: Ways to Build Meaningful Connections as a New Mom - with Martina Stellmaszek and Juliana Caspari of MESH Moms   New mothers face a lot of change, regardless of how many babies they’ve had before. One change that seems to be universal is the isolation new mothers feel after their baby arrives. Today we discuss this important topic with the founders of MESH Moms - a membership-based support network for moms with a special focus on pregnancy and the early childhood years. In Kumbay’all episode 62, Amanda and Rebecca interview Martina S ..read more

   Episode 61 Our Homebirth Highlights to - Help You Have a Better Birth   Giving birth is a pivotal time in a birthing person’s life, but it’s often overshadowed by the focus that’s put on either being pregnant or the new baby. Baby showers, maternity photo shoots, and setting up the nursery seem to outshine the preparations for the actual labor and birth, although every person who has ever given birth knows how impactful that process is. In Kumbay’all episode 61 Amanda and Rebecca share the highlights of their homebirth stories and the key things they learned along the way ..read more

   Episode 60 5 Signs That You’re Doing Too Much Postpartum   New moms often hear to ‘take it easy’ during the postpartum period, but how do you know if you’re doing too much? And how long does this postpartum period last? In Kumbay’all episode 60 Amanda shares the 5 main signs that you’re doing too much after baby arrives.  In this episode Amanda discusses and describes: The window she calls the ‘maximum protection phase’ - how long it lasts, the different stages within this period, and what general guidelines for activity that she suggests during each stage The top ..read more

   Episode 58 Fourth Trimester Wisdom from a Postpartum Doula with Colleen Goidel, CPD(CAPPA), CLE(CAPPA), CBE(BFW)   The fourth trimester is a time of HUGE adjustment, no matter how many babies you’ve had, and our guest today will share some great advice and suggestions for how to help ease this transition. Today’s episode is part two of a two-part series on doulas. In episode 57 we learned about birth doulas and why you’d want to have one on your birth support team. You don’t have to listen to these in any particular order but if you haven’t checked out that episode you’ll wa ..read more

   Episode 57 What is a Birth Doula and Why Should You Hire One with Colleen Goidel, CPD(CAPPA), CLE(CAPPA), CBE(BFW)   If you have a midwife or doctor attending your birth, why would you need a birth doula? Listen in to learn why and much more! This episode is the first in a two-part series about doulas. Today we’re going to learn about birth doulas and why you’d want to have one on your birth support team. Episode 58 will be about postpartum doulas - and if you didn’t know that there’s such a thing as a postpartum doula, you’ll definitely want to listen to that episode too ..read more

   Episode 56 Pre-Pregnancy Detox with Rachel Marynowski, ND   If you think detoxing is only about water fasts and special supplements, you’ll want to listen up! Even though today’s episode is geared towards detoxing considerations before and during pregnancy, it has wonderful information for everyone! Our guest, Dr Rachel Marynowski, joins us to talk about why and how to detox your body before you get pregnant. Dr Marynowski shares why detoxification is something to put on your radar if you're thinking about conceiving, who needs to think about it, and not only how to detox ..read more

   Episode 55 What to Eat Before You Get Pregnant with Caitlin Samson, MSACN, MS   Are you thinking of starting or expanding your family? Then you won’t want to miss today’s episode!  Our guest is Caitlin Samson, MSACN, MS - a clinical nutritionist, exercise physiologist, and homebirth mom of three, who will teach you why it’s important to think about healthy nutrition habits before you even start trying to get pregnant. She gives useful tips and actionable advice to help you eat and avoid the foods that’ll support you and your baby! In Kumbay’all episode 55 Caitlin disc ..read more

   Episode 54 Conscious Connection with Carrie Contey, PhD   Are you struggling with conscious parenting, despite your best intentions? Are you unsure of how to stay connected with your children and to other loved ones (including yourself) when stress and frustration get high? Today’s guest gives practical ways to implement conscious parenting and shares fundamental concepts of brain development that will help you understand yourself and your children better. This is a replay of one of our favorite episodes - episode 16. It’s so good we had to share it again! In Kumbay’all ..read more

   Episode 53 How to Have Your Best Year Ever - with Bethany Baker, CHPC   You don’t want to miss our first episode of 2023 - it’s going to set you up for success for the year ahead! Bethany Baker, a Certified High Performance Coach through the High Performance Institute, joins Amanda in today’s episode to share her formula for how to have your best year ever!  In Kumbay’all episode 53 you’ll learn: The steps to follow to have your best year ever What’s more valuable than money How to get yourself motivated How to help yourself when you’re feeling down or things ..read more