Mom Deconstructed Podcast

This week I'm joined by Sara Topping, from our first ever episode(!), to deconstruct our episode from last week with Jennifer Summerfeldt. If you haven't listened, go back and listen to Episode 81. This week we will be sharing our highs & lows, and making informed choices about birth, and support throughout the birthing & postpartum to help cope with trauma. MORE FROM JENNIFER: Jennifer’s Website | Healing After Birth by Jennifer Summerfeldt (Book) | Healing After Birth Podcast | Healing After Birth - Jennifer’s Online Courses | Sacred Story Keeper - Jennifer’s Course for Doulas | Follow Jennifer on Instagram |  MORE FROM SARA: Episode 01: Mom Deconstructed | Follow Sara on Instagram | East End Birth Network, Inc. | Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our full show notes: Visit our Episode Webpage This week we are talking with Jennifer Summerfeldt. Jennifer holds an MA in Counselling Psychology and has nearly two decades of experience in maternal health and psychology. In addition to being a counsellor and a coach, Jennifer has also been a childbirth advocate, maternal educator, doula, midwifery apprentice, and published writer. She uses her expertise and voice to help advance the dialogue on motherhood, mental health, and healing. Listen as Jennifer shares her birth stories, healing from birth trauma, and support she hopes all birthing women receive. MORE FROM JENNIFER: Jennifer’s Website | Healing After Birth by Jennifer Summerfeldt (Book) | Healing After Birth Podcast | Healing After Birth - Jennifer’s Online Courses | Sacred Story Keeper - Jennifer’s Course for Doulas | Follow Jennifer on Instagram |  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our full show notes: Visit our Episode Webpage While Liz is out with her newest addition to her beautiful family, Amanda Rowe is co-hosting this episode with me. Amanda was featured in Episode 55. In case you missed that episode, Amanda is a freelance writer, an academic administrator, an amateur chef, a travel enthusiast, a blogger, and a book hoarder. Her first children's book If There Never Was a You was recently released. Amanda and I will deconstruct our episode from last week with Debra Fox Gansenberg. If you haven't listened to that, go back and download last week's episode. This week we will be talking about our highs and lows, moms only being as happy as their least happy child, and some parenting pitfalls we see. MORE FROM AMANDA: Amanda’s Website | Amanda’s Book: If There Never Was a You | Follow Amanda on Facebook | Follow Amanda on Instagram |  MORE FROM DEBRA: Debra’s Website | How To Raise Perfectly Imperfect Kids—And Be Ok With It by Lisa Sugarman & Debra Fox Gansenberg (Book) | Follow

For our full show notes: Visit our Episode Webpage This week we are talking with Debra Fox Gansenberg. Debra Fox Gansenberg, MSW, LICSW is the founder and owner of New Beginnings Counseling Service P.C. located around the North Shore of Boston. She has a 25-year history working in the mental health field as a skilled clinical psychotherapist and business owner specializing in individuals, couples, group, and family therapy. Debra has also been the Director of School Services for NBCS for 20+ years and she has customized and implemented school-based counseling services for several schools, Pre-K through 12th grade. She received her counseling degree from Simmons College School of Social Work. She lives north of Boston with her husband and three sons. In addition, she recently released the book How To Raise Perfectly Imperfect Kids—And Be Ok With It with Lisa Sugarman. Debra shares her insight on what the biggest struggles of today's parents are and ways to reduce anxiety & stress in our children MORE FROM DE

We are back! With the arrival of Liz’s baby #4 we took a few weeks off from recording (thank you to all our past guests who helped us with the last 7 episodes). This week we are back and checking in with Liz and the arrival of baby Teddy. For our full show notes: Visit our Episode Webpage Listen as Liz shares how:  The transition from three to four kids is going. Sleep: still rough, even the fourth time around. Her birth story with Teddy What she wishes she could tell her pregnant self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our full show notes: Visit our Episode Webpage This week, we're hearing from Lisa Sugarman, Katie Rössler, Amanda Rowe, Alison Donaghey, Valerie Friedlander, Stacey Porter, Carrie Sharpe & Kate as they answer the question: What do you wish you could change about our current mom culture? Listen to guests: Lisa Sugarman from Episode 69Katie Rössler from Episode 49Amanda Rowe from Episode 55Alison Donaghey from Episode 65Valerie Friedlander from Episode 22Stacey Porter from Episode 32Carrie Sharpe from Episode 07Kate (One of your Mom Deconstructed Co-Hosts) MORE FROM OUR GUESTS: Lisa Sugarman | Katie Rössler | Amanda Rowe | Alison Donaghey | Valerie Friedlander | Stacey Porter | Carrie Sharpe |  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our full show notes: Visit our Episode Webpage This week, we're hearing from Carrie Sharpe, Heather Vickery, Kate & Liz as they answer the question: How can someone make you feel more appreciated and honored? Listen to guests: Carrie Sharpe from Episode 07Heather Vickery from Episode 28Kate (Mom Deconstructed Co-Host)Liz (Your Other Mom Deconstructed Co-Host) MORE FROM OUR GUESTS: Carrie Sharpe | Heather Vickery | Liz Sanicola | Kate Turza | Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our full show notes: Visit our Episode Webpage This week, we're hearing from Jen Dary, Kate & Liz as they answer the question: Is there something that you’ve dreamed of doing for a long time? Why haven’t you done it? Listen to guests: Jen Dary from Episode 41Kate (Mom Deconstructed Co-Host)Liz (Your Other Mom Deconstructed Co-Host) MORE FROM OUR GUESTS: Jen Dary | Liz Sanicola | Kate Turza | Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our full show notes: Visit our Episode Webpage This week, we're hearing from Lisa Sugarman, Amanda Rowe, Alison Donaghey, Jen Dary, Carrie Sharpe, Heather Vickery & Katie Rössler as they answer the question: What do you want to teach your kids about living outside their comfort zones and trying new things? Listen to guests:  Lisa Sugarman from Episode 69Amanda Rowe from Episode 55Alison Donaghey from Episode 65Jen Dary from Episode 41Carrie Sharpe from Episode 07Heather Vickery from Episode 28Katie Rössler from Episode 49MORE FROM OUR GUESTS: Lisa Sugarman | Amanda Rowe | Alison Donaghey | Jen Dary | Carrie Sharpe | Heather Vickery | Katie Rössler | Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our full show notes: Visit our Episode Webpage This week, we're hearing from Katie Rössler, Amanda Rowe, Valerie Friedlander, Jen Dary, Stacey Porter and Heather Vickery as they answer the question: What limiting beliefs or thoughts do I need to release in order to become comfortable asking for help? Listen to guests: Katie Rössler from Episode 49Amanda Rowe from Episode 55Valerie Friedlander from Episode 22Jen Dary from Episode 41Stacey Porter from Episode 32Heather Vickery from Episode 28 MORE FROM OUR GUESTS: Katie Rössler| Amanda Rowe | Valerie Friedlander | Jen Dary | Stacey Porter | Heather Vickery | Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our full show notes: Visit our Episode Webpage This week, we're hearing from Lisa Sugarman, Stacey Porter, Kate & Liz as we answer the question... What words do you want people to use to describe you? Why do you value those things? Listen to guests: Lisa Sugarman from Episode 69Stacey Porter from Episode 32Kate (Your Mom Deconstructed co-host)Liz (Your other Mom Deconstructed co-host) MORE FROM OUR GUESTS: Lisa Sugarman’s Website | How To Raise Perfectly Imperfect Kids—And Be Ok With It by Lisa Sugarman (Book) | Stacey Porter’s Website | Follow Stacey on Facebook | Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our full show notes: Visit our Episode Webpage This week we are hear from past guests as they answer the question: What are some of the things—messages, behaviors, beliefs—you learned from your parents that you would like to keep, and what are some you’d like to change, do better, or different?  Listen to guests: Alison Donaghey from Episode 65Valerie Friedlander from Episode 22Liz (Mom Deconstructed co-host)Kate (Your other Mom Deconstructed co-host) MORE FROM OUR GUESTS: Alison’s Website; Domino Thinking | Alison’s #MyPart Course - Use Code MOMWORTHY for 10% off | Valerie’s  Website | Follow Valerie on Facebook | Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our full show notes: Visit our Episode Webpage This week we are deconstructing our episode from last week with Lisa Sugarman.  If you haven't listened, go back and download Episode 69.  Stay tuned to this week as we talk about the importance of being the safe haven for our children, the art of biting our tongue, and that it's OK to be IMPERFECT.  MORE FROM LISA: Lisa’s Website | It Is What It Is: Lisa’s Nationally Syndicated humor column | LIFE: It Is What It Is, Untying Parent Anxiety: 18 Myths That Have You in Knots—And How to Get Free by Lisa Sugarman (Book) | How To Raise Perfectly Imperfect Kids—And Be Ok With It by Lisa Sugarman (Book) | Follow Lisa on Facebook | Follow Lisa on Instagram | Follow Lisa on Twitter |  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our full show notes: Visit our Episode Webpage This week we are talking with Lisa Sugarman. She writes the nationally syndicated humor column It Is What It Is and is the author of LIFE: It Is What It Is, Untying Parent Anxiety: 18 Myths That Have You in Knots—And How to Get Free, and How To Raise Perfectly Imperfect Kids—And Be Ok With It.  Lisa is a regular contributor on GrownAndFlown, This Mama Wines, MommingHubb, More Content Now, Wickedlocal.com, and Care.com. Her work has also appeared in TIME Magazine’s TIME for Parents, on LittleThings, Mamalode, 50 Shades of Aging, and on PBS Kids. She’s the founder and moderator of The Vomit Booth, the popular Facebook parenting group where parents go to bond over the madness of parenthood. Lisa lives with her husband and two daughters just north of Boston in a tiny coastal town of twenty thousand people crammed onto a teensy peninsula. Lisa shares the importance of accepting that we will make mistakes as parents, tips for letting go of the judgement we all feel

For our full show notes: Visit our Episode Webpage This week we are deconstructing our episode with Yvonne Marcus from last week.  If you haven't listened, go back and download Episode 67.  This week we will be starting with our highs and lows, then delving into tips that help us manage our home and family life, and sharing the mental load. MORE FROM YVONNE: Yvonne’s Website | Your Agile Home: Yvonne’s Course  | Follow Yvonne on Facebook | Follow Yvonne on Instagram | Follow Yvonne on Pinterest | Follow Yvonne on Twitter | Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our full show notes: Visit our Episode Webpage This week we are talking with Yvonne Marcus. Yvonne Marcus is a home management expert who teaches tech savvy individuals how to integrate the Agile Framework into their home. After spending 10 years working in operations and project management for a television production company, Yvonne moved from Los Angeles to Asheville, NC with her family.  She enjoys the occasional glass of red wine, gluten free caramel bars, and dancing.  Yvonne shares how she was frustrated with having to do #allthethings and incorporating  the Agile Framework into her home, making everyone accountable for family goals & projects. MORE FROM YVONNE: Yvonne’s Website | Your Agile Home: Yvonne’s Course  | Follow Yvonne on Facebook | Follow Yvonne on Instagram | Follow Yvonne on Pinterest | Follow Yvonne on Twitter | Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our full show notes: Visit our Episode Webpage This week we are deconstructing our episode from last week with Alison Donaghey.  If you haven't listened, go back and download Episode 65.  This week we will chat about the damaging effects of negative self talk & how we silence it, and the importance (or unimportance) of putting labels on things. As usual, we share our highs & lows from the week.  MORE FROM ALISON: Alison’s Website; Domino Thinking | Think Opposite: Using the Domino Effect to Change Your Business, Change the World by Alison Donaghey (Book) | Alison’s #MyPart Course - Use Code MOMWORTHY for 10% off | Follow Alison on Facebook | Follow Alison on Instagram | Follow Alison on Pinterest | Follow Alison on Twitter | Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our full show notes: Visit our Episode Webpage This week we are talking with Alison Donaghey. Alison reflects on what it was like to be a single mom at the age of 20, choosing to live in a freedom state rather than as a victim, and the importance of self worth. MORE FROM ALISON: Alison’s Website; Domino Thinking | Think Opposite: Using the Domino Effect to Change Your Business, Change the World by Alison Donaghey (Book) | Alison’s #MyPart Course - Use Code MOMWORTHY for 10% off | Follow Alison on Facebook | Follow Alison on Instagram | Follow Alison on Pinterest | Follow Alison on Twitter | Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our full show notes: Visit our Episode Webpage This week we are deconstructing our episode from last week with Lily Nichols.  If you haven't listened to it, go back and download Episode 63.  It's chock full of real-life advice for incorporating real food into your family's diet.  This week we will be talking about our highs/lows, our own angst with feeding our children, and what we've done to *try* to have a less stressful eating experience in our households. MORE FROM LILY: Lily’s Website | Real Food for Pregnancy by Lily Nichols (Book) | Real Food for Gestational Diabetesby Lily Nichols (Book) | Follow Lily on Facebook | Follow Lily on Instagram | Follow Lily on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our full show notes: Visit our Episode Webpage This week we are talking with Lily Nichols. Lily is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based  prenatal nutrition. Her work is known for being research-focused, thorough, and unapologetically critical of outdated dietary guidelines. She is the author of two bestselling books, Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. Lily discusses the importance of unprocessed foods in family nutrition, tips for transitioning to a real food diet, and tips for picky eaters. MORE FROM LILY: Lily’s Website | Real Food for Pregnancy by Lily Nichols (Book) | Real Food for Gestational Diabetesby Lily Nichols (Book) | Follow Lily on Facebook | Follow Lily on Instagram | Follow Lily on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices