077: How to Avoid Monster Mommy Moments with Nicki Paulun
When you lose your temper on your child, it doesn't make you a bad mother. Every single mother on this planet has done it. But it is an...
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076: When Crying is Not a Sign of Postpartum Depression
With increased attention on postpartum depression in the media and in research, more and more women (and their loved ones) are becoming...
075: Coping With Pregnancy After Loss with Christine McAlister
Experiencing a loss is heart shattering for any parent. Whether it's a chemical pregnancy, miscarriage, due to prematurity, a stillbirth...
074: How Stress and the Mind-Body Connection Impact Pregnancy Health
The term "mind-body connection" can mean a variety of things to so many people. Some take it to mean mental health, others take it to...
073: When Your Body Needs You to Slow Down But You Like to Go Fast
When you're a Type-A, go-getter person who loves to be busy, it hard to accept when your body needs you to go slow. You feel...
072: The Hidden Truth About Secondary Infertility With Sarah Argenal
When it's easy to have your first child, it's a pretty safe assumption that having subsequent children will be easy too. You start...
071: Why Labels Matter
The words and labels that you use during your family-building challenges matter. They inform what important anchor points define your...
070: How to Cope with Financial Stress for a Healthy Pregnancy with Aisha Taylor
Financial stress is a tremendous source of stress for women with a high-risk pregnancy. Whether it's because you spent much of your...
069: How Environmental Toxins Impact Your Fertility with Dr. Lora Shahine
Environmental toxins are all around us in our day to day lives. From what we eat to what we breathe to what we put on our skin and hair,...
068: Essentials and Gifts for NICU Parents
The NICU is an overwhelming, scary place that feels like a world away from the rest of the world. Whether you're expecting to spend time...
067: Infertility, Marriage, Pregnancy After Loss - Listener's Questions Answered
When you have challenges creating the family of your dreams, whether it's experiencing loss or infertility, a high-risk pregnancy or...
066: Expecting Triplets - A Mother's Experience of a High-Risk Pregnancy and NICU
When I first started watching This is Us, the very first episode reminded me of a good friend I'd met during my high-risk pregnancy. Not...
065: The Truth About Adoption After Infertility
For many couples who experience fertility challenges, adoption is often an option that's considered the next step. But is it right for...
064: How to Cope with Anger Even When You're Living the Life You Dreamt Of
Ever feel angry to the point when you get a baby shower invitation or hear about a birth announcement? Feel that anger bubbling up when...
063: What OBs, Medical Providers and Postpartum Women Need to Know About Maternal Mental Health with
There are far too many misconceptions and incorrect stereotypes about maternal mental health. From believing a woman is crazy to labeling...
062: How to Take Back Control When You Feel Backed Into a Corner During Infertility or a High-Risk P
No matter the circumstances, when you feel like all options are gone and your back is to the wall, we feel extremely frustrated. That...
061: How Real Food Can Help with Postpartum Healing - Interview with Lily Nichols
You made your birth plan. You have your nursery all decorated and ready for baby. You have a closet filled with tiny clothes for your...
060: How to Manage Pregnancy and Postpartum Pain Without Medications with Beth Darnall
Pregnancy comes with so many aches and pains, as does recovering from delivery. But many women are reluctant to, or unable to, take...
059: How to Build Your Postpartum Dream Team (Even if You Have a Baby in the NICU)
After my son was born and came home from the NICU, I was consumed with guilt - as so many preemie moms are. I felt like my body and I had...
058: How to Trust the Right People During Infertility, a High-Risk Pregnancy and in the NICU
It's hard to know who to trust when you're going through a life-altering experience like infertility, high-risk pregnancy or a baby in...
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