Sara Petersen is a mom of 3 and author of the new book, Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture. Sara has written about motherhood and feminism for The New York Times, Harper's Bazaar, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. She also writes the newsletter, In Pursuit of Clean Countertops, where she explores the cult of ideal motherhood. Sara lives in New Hampshire with her 3 kids, ages 4, 8 and 10. Follow Sara at... Twitter: @slouisepetersen IG: @slouisepetersen Buy Momfluenced on Amazon Subscribe to "In Pursuit of Clean Countertops" on Substack:  ..read more

Episodes Mentioned: Ep. 130 - Cultivating New Habits in 2023: What I’m Leaving Behind in 2022 and My 2023 Word of the Year Ep. 119 - Women’s Health Issues I Never Talked About Before: Removing My Ovary, Battling Ovarian Tumors and My Personal Wellness Journey Ep. 19 - Feedback Loops ---------- Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week… because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!! ? LISTEN: https://link.chtbl.com/MOAC ⭐️ SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW ??‍? SHOW NOTES:&n ..read more

This episode originally aired on December 1, 2020. It was one of my most popular episodes on money and motherhood. Denise Duffield-Thomas (aka Denise DT) is a money mentor for the new wave of online entrepreneurs who want to make money and change the world.  She helps women charge premium prices, release the fear of money and create First Class lives. Her Money Bootcamp has helped over 6,000 students from all around the world reprogram their money mindset and live an abundant life. She is the author of 3 bestselling books all of which give a fresh and funny roadmap to living a life of abu ..read more

This episode originally aired on September 16, 2021. This previously published episode is one of the best mindset episodes of 2021. Manifesting is not just for the woo-woo world, it can be done in a tangible, real-life manner and Julie Ciardi helped walk us through it in this episode. Julie Ciardi is a former Fortune 500 marketing executive who has taken her passion for business and marketing to help women create businesses and income streams that create passion, purpose, profit and protection for themselves and their families. She is also the host of the Ignite Her Mind podcast, but above all ..read more

Everyone has trauma and toxic stress. You don't need to have gone through some major life altering event to have unresolved trauma (I mean the last 3 years were traumatic enough for most parents!). In this episode, I dive deep with Dr. Amy Hoyt on different types of trauma response and toxic stress, common symptoms of unresolved trauma in high-achieving women, and ways we can tune into our bodies to heal from trauma and stop generational trauma so we can optimize our health and happiness. Dr. Amy Hoyt is the founder of Mending Trauma, a digital mental health company that specializes in trauma ..read more

Ever feel like you’ve been hit by a truck? Well, Jo Schaalman has and she is an expert in healing and recovery. Jo was a state champion gymnast, a nationally ranked diver and a diving coach. While prepping for medical school she was t-boned by a semi-truck during a cross-country bike tour. As a result of the accident, Jo was told that she wouldn’t live a normal life, let alone become a doctor. Her recovery process was both physically and emotionally grueling, but through her healing she was able to unlock some universal healing principles that could not only help her, but other people as well ..read more

Welcome back to a new Mindful Monday series on Mommy's on a Call. It's been a couple months off from podcasting due to an unexpected surgery, illnesses and well, life. I'll go into my health and surgery later on the podcast, but for now, bringing back an episode from Oct 2020 that I thought is so helpful as we move forward to summer and the rest of the year. It's time to revaluate and eliminate those things wasting our time, draining our energy and bringing us down. In order to make space to grow, expand, build and improve, we need to eliminate those energy drains (aka energy vampires) an ..read more

Happy March! I'm currently still recovering from laryngitis and so I thought I'd bring back some of my favorite episodes dealing with women's health. First up... Dr. Aviva Romm Dr. Aviva Romm is a world renowned midwife, herbalist, Yale-trained MD and board certified family physician with specialties in integrative, gynecology, obstetrics, and pediatrics. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling book "Hormone Intelligence" and is the mom of four and a grandma of two. Other top episodes on hormone health: Ep. 85 - Combatting Heavy Periods, Painful Sex, Postpartum Issues and Hormone ..read more

Babita Trivedi is a certified financial planner with a passion for educating and empowering women in their financial lives. She helps her clients understand where they are financially, define where they want to be in the future, and give them strategies and tools to achieve those goals so they can feel less stress and be more confident in their future.  She’s a mom of 2 (5 and 11 year old) who went through a huge career transition after having her first kid. In this episode we dive into her journey of going back to school and switching careers to everything you need to know to start plann ..read more

On today's episode, I'm bringing back an interview with Ara Katz, the founder of Seed. I loved this episode because she speaks to the importance of the microbiome, why we need to take probiotics (and prebiotics) as kids and adults, and how gut health is central to our immune system and health. Ara Katz is a mother, entrepreneur, author and wellness expert. She is the co-founder of microbial sciences company Seed Health and consumer innovations brand, Seed. Ara's first pregnancy and breastfeeding experience led her to the microbiome and inspired her personal mission to explore the importance an ..read more