In this episode, Liz talks to venture capitalist and mom of three boys, Jesse Draper, who is on a mission to invest in female-founded consumer technology companies. Jesse started her fund Halogen Venture in 2016 and has since become a leading voice for women in business.  Jesse also hosts the podcast Monumental where she explores the world of childcare, foster care, and parenting. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ..read more

Dr. Cassie Holmes is a professor of behavioral decision making at the UCLA Anderson School of Management and the author of a new book called Happier Hour, which is based on her signature course about the science of happiness. In this conversation with Liz, Dr. Holmes breaks down all the factors that busy moms may not realize lead to their feelings of time poverty – and suggests some ways we can make small adjustments to optimize happiness in our day-to-day lives. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ..read more

Ashley Hearon-Smith & Keri Setaro met when they were paired as co-hosts on their popular podcast Momtourage – and now they are best friends, colleagues, and their kids are just as close to each other as they are. In this episode, they talk to Liz about their different approaches to friendship and why making new friends after motherhood can often feel so challenging. They also get honest about their parenting failures – and explain how laughter has helped them get through the toughest days of new motherhood. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht ..read more

After the birth of her first child, Boram Nam realized that the United States was severely lacking in postpartum care services, in comparison to the care that her friends were getting back home in Korea. So, she decided to take matters into her own hands and start the Boram Postnatal Retreat in New York City to provide mothers with postpartum support services and care. Boram also talks about the work she’s doing to make this type of care accessible to more women – and suggests some ways that new mothers and their loved ones can create a healthier postpartum period, even at home. See Privacy Po ..read more

In this episode, Liz speaks with Shazi Visram, entrepreneur, children’s health advocate, and investor best known for founding Happy Baby Organics, a company that was ahead of its time. Instead of retiring after selling Happy Baby as initially intended, her mission to optimize early childhood health was reignited by her son Zane’s autism diagnosis. Now, with her new company, Healthybaby, she’s investing in a new standard for clean baby products. In this conversation, Shazi discusses her unusual path to entrepreneurship, gets real about the impact raising a child diagnosed with autism can have o ..read more

Yoky Matsuoka is an award-winning tech designer leader and has spent decades building functional human-centric technology across companies like Google and Apple. In this episode, the mom of four explains why she’s shifted her focus to tackle something she knows all parents need – more help. She tells Liz more about Yohana, the membership service she founded that provides the support of real people to virtually help busy parents tackle the never-ending “to do” lists and also opens up about her experience as a woman in a male dominated tech world and what it’s taught her. In the episode, she als ..read more

In this episode, Liz is joined for the first time in four years by her Co-Founder and current CEO of Motherly, Jill Koziol. They talk about what’s changed in their personal lives since founding Motherly, as well as how the company has continued to evolve.  Jill talks about some of Motherly’s exciting plans for 2023, including new features, free classes and resources for mothers, and what’s next for the State of Motherhood study. She’s also transparent about the help it takes her to thrive as an entrepreneur and a mother – and wants mamas to know that there’s no shame in saying that you ca ..read more

In this episode, Liz talks to Kelly LeVeque, a certified nutritionist and wellness expert. Her science-backed Fab four Method has helped so many people, especially busy moms, to stabilize their blood sugar with balanced meals that really help them – and their families – stay nourished throughout the day. In this conversation, Kelly shares some nutritional tips for pregnant mothers and some easy tips for moms to set their kids up for lifelong healthy eating habits. Kelly also talks about the traumatic birth of her first child – and what it taught her about expectations and the importance of com ..read more

In this episode, of This is Motherhood, host Joyce Brewer speaks with Melissa Orijin about what inspired her to start her groundbreaking doll company, Orijin Bees. Melissa also talks about raising her children in a way that fosters connection to their heritage and an entrepreneurial spirit. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ..read more

Dr. Melisa Holmes is an OBGYN, an author, and a health educator. She is also the co-founder and CEO of Girlology, which is a platform designed to provide girls and their caregivers with health resources to support them through puberty and adolescence. In this conversation, Dr. Holmes explains how to talk to your kids—both boys, girls, and gender nonconforming children—about reproductive health and sex from early childhood into their teen years so they can navigate puberty with confidence. Dr. Holmes and Girlology are offering a 10 part-class on the Motherly website that you can sign up for now ..read more