Parent Tell Podcast

13/06/2024

This photo was taken the day after I gave birth in 2020. I was terrified, overjoyed, traumatized, and optimistic. Six months later I was ready to talk about it. So I started a podcast, not knowing what I was really doing and certainly not knowing how much I was going to love it or how many wonderful people I would meet.

And now, almost 4 years later, I’m ready for the podcast to come to an end. I mean I’m not really ready? But I think it’s time anyway. I have a few episodes prerecorded that I will be releasing this summer, and then Jimmy and I will do one final goodbye episode.

Not to get too sappy, but I think starting, running, writing, editing, producing, and recording my own podcast is probably one of the coolest things I’ve ever done. And the main reason? I have met so many amazingly wonderful people and have made countless connections. During pregnancy I felt so alone and that certainly didn’t change much during early postpartum, and having this podcast was a lifeline and also made me realize that I wasn’t alone after all.

I’m looking forward to releasing the last few episodes and then trying not to cry during the final recording. Love you all big time, thanks for the mems. 🤍🤍🤍

03/08/2023

Right now my feed primarily consists of elaborate and stunning vacations. Beaches, mountains, swimsuits, kewt fits. Cocktails, sunsets, ice creams, and dreamy photos.

If you haven’t gone on vacation, it’s okay.
If you haven’t been to the pool once, it’s okay.
If you haven’t managed a single date night, it’s okay.
If all you’ve done all summer is work, survive, tackle daily responsibilities, and put one foot in front of the other? It’s okay.

Summer doesn’t have to be perfect and full of adventures and amazing highlights. Sometimes it looks exactly like the rest of the 3 seasons. And that’s okay.

08/02/2023

Issa Babysode with ya fave Mom&Dad. This week we were all about hyping YOU up. That’s right, YOU. We sat down and read your submissions for what you’re proud of lately and damn y’all make me proud. Episode available now, wherever you like to listen. ✊🏼🎧

09/11/2022

This week on Parent Tell is an extra special one as I embarked on my first ever crossover episode! Kasey Potts, from the podcast Kasey's Korner: The Ultimate Resource for Millennial Moms, recorded with me and us millennial moms hit it off quickly with the pop culture references flowing left and right. Kasey & I discussed how much we love parenting in the 21st century and why, as well as how much millennials are taking back our power and making sure that the generation we are raising feel heard and appreciated for exactly who they are.

Kasey Potts is a content creator and podcast host who helps millennial moms overcome the overwhelm of everyday life with confidence, humor and style.
She is the host of the podcast, "Kasey’s Korner" where she holds conversations with experts and influencers around confidence, body image, and women's health issues alongside a dose of healthy lifestyle tips, humor and nostalgia.

04/11/2022

It wasn’t all castles & Mickey shaped treats, but it was a wild ride. Mouse House recap in this month’s Babysode. Give it a listen 👂🏼🐭

26/10/2022

This week on Parent Tell I sat down with Roxana, a mom to a beautiful baby girl and also the skilled esthetician who waxes my caterpillar eyebrows every month. 🐛🐛

Roxana & I became fast friends after bonding over how freaking stressful it was to name our children, and so that's what this juicy episode entails. Roxana and I talk at length about the pressures we felt to to name (or in some cases, NOT name) our babies a certain name, why naming an entire human being gives us the anxiety sweats, how growing up with an often mispronounced name effects the thoughts that go into naming your own kiddo, and how important it is to put some respect on a person's name and get.it.right.

12/10/2022

This week we are back on the topic of BF. Not boyfriends or b*tch fits but breastfeeding. I talked with Pediatrician, IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant), and Breastfeeding Medicine Specialist, Dr. Cindy Rubin about the costs of breastfeeding in regards to a person's mental health. We discussed the various challenges a lactating person is confronted with when faced with the task of feeding their new bb and why it's important to keep bringing up how breastfeeding is for many, how seeking help is never a bad thing, and why it's okay to prioritize one's mental health above anything else.

As usual, available wherever you like to listen. Don’t forget to Follow the podcast on your streaming platform so you never miss an episode, and while you’re at it please rate the podcast and leave us a review! 🤍🤍

05/10/2022

Hi Facebook p*eps!!! Big things happening over on Patreon for Parent Tell and our community! If you’re new to Patreon, it’s a place for artists, creators, and small business to build a closer bond with those who support them! While I’m kicking myself a liiiittle bit for taking so long to create a Patreon page for the podcast, I am so excited for it to be up and running now!

To find out the different ways to support the podcast, all while getting some cute patron perks (helloooo stickers, happy hour zoom chats, and behind the scenes content!), click on the link!

Thank you so much for your love and support, always!! 🤍🤍🤍

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30/09/2022

Words cannot accurately describe my friendship with this week’s podcast guest and just how much she means to me!! I was so happy that Emily felt comfortable coming onto the show to talk about her daughter’s intense food intolerances and how it in turn affected Emily’s breastfeeding, diet, and of course her interactions with pediatricians (since we all know how much they love to force whole cow’s milk onto us & these lil’ bbs 🫠)

This episode is a bit longer than usual, because hello it was me and my best friend just a talkin’ away, but it’s a quality listen about self advocation, honest motherhood, and, well, 💩💩

21/09/2022

🚨New Episode Alert!

This week I spoke with about how we can keep our kids and ourselves safe in today’s (especially digital) world. We talked a lot about the importance of protecting our kids while letting them fail at the same time and also why it can seem like our world is 10x more dangerous than it was 30 years ago. Spoiler: it’s not, we just get bombarded with bad news via the various glowing rectangles in our lives.

A really great episode, available wherever you like to listen to music and podcasts!

14/09/2022

This week’s podcast episode is now about and about! A wonderful and deeply meaningful conversation with .sadie about postpartum depression (PPD).

*Reminder that weekly episodes are now available on Wednesdays instead of Mondays! 🤍

26/08/2022

🚨Long(ish) Caption Alert🚨

I took this photo 2 hours ago as we finish out this kid’s first week of preschool. He goes 3 days a week and then it’s business as usual hanging with me the other 2 days. The last month and a half leading up to preschool was not pretty. Between all of us adjusting to moving, a new house/town/city/state, and a genuinely heavy and depressing summer of 🐂💩 in the U.S. my patience was short and basically nonexistent after 11am every day. I have been a “stay at home mom” since May 19, 2020 and I truly don’t think I have the words to describe how cool, yet how utterly f*cking difficult and exhausting the last 2 years and 3 months have been.

But today I feel lighter. Calmer and connected to my son. Because I am starting to renew my connections to myself. For the first time in almost 3 years I get to spend hours on my own, pursuing my interests, my goals, my future as an individual. As Kaila, not as Mama.

It’s such a refreshing sense of peace; my son is growing and thriving in his new venture while I diverge and continue to do my own growing and learning. And at the end of the day, the end of the week we always come back to each other. Mama Bird + Baby Bird.

31/05/2022

This week on Parent Tell I discuss secondary infertility with Kyla ( ). Kyla had an extremely easy time getting pregnant with her now 6 year old, but when it came time to try and conceive a second child she was met with extreme roadblocks. Kyla explains her experience with fibroids and how it ultimately meant that she would not be having a second child. Kyla and I talk about acceptance, intrusive comments from strangers, and how finding community can help you feel supported in whatever your fertility journey looks like. Listen to the episode wherever you listen to podcasts & make sure you subscribe/follow and leave a review to help grow our lil’ community! 🤍

23/05/2022

This week's episode of Parent Tell found me discussing interior design, specifically for nurseries and kids' rooms, with Naomi Coe. Naomi Coe is the founder of Little Crown Interiors and author of the nursery design book, Your Perfect Nursery. She founded Little Crown Interiors in 2008, focusing her design studio on nurseries and child spaces after seeing this specialized skill missing from other firms. Bringing together beauty, functionality and safety, Naomi believes in creating spaces for her clients that are unique, intentional and curated.
Naomi and I have a thorough discussion about how overwhelmed most parents feel about turning one of their bedrooms into a baby's room, how little babies actually need in their nursery, and how social media has turned interior design into some perfection competition that none of us will ever win (nor should we really be striving to). While we talk about wanting items that grow with the child and the importance of safety, we also touch on the privilege that naturally comes with being able to afford luxury baby items and an interior designer in the first place. Episode is out now and available wherever you listen to podcasts ☺️🤍

16/05/2022

This week on Parent Tell I talk about revamping kids music with Jeff Fajans (), a creative coach and musician. Jeff decided to write and produce his own children's music albums after realizing that what was already out there just wasn't cutting it. Using the name Mrboodaddy (because who said our AIM names would never come in handy in our adult lives), Jeff has created a new style of music for kids that is edgy, relatable, and also doesn't make parents want to immediately insert some earplugs. Jeff and I have an important discussion, where we kinda sorta bash the "traditional" kids' music, sorry not sorry, Little Miss Muffet, but also discuss that this new style of music goes deeper than just proclaiming a toddler's love for trash trucks. Millennial parents are focused on respecting their children as individuals and want to reach them creatively and encourage them to relate to the world around them.  Empowering children + giving them the respect that many of us who grew up with Baby Boomer parents didn't necessarily get until later in life, if at all = Big Millennial Parent Energy.

09/05/2022

This month's Babysode is here and in it my husband Jimmy and I read what Parent Tell Listeners said they would never do as a parent and are now, in fact, doing. Because we all know that if you say your child won't have fried food until age 2 or will never watch more than 30 minutes of TV at a time, your kiddo will be chowing down on some fish sticks and watching Bluey in your living room before you know it! Justin Bieber was right, never say never! 😂🥴

07/05/2022

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07/05/2022

I’ve tagged some of the ones who keep it real on my feed. And of course there are so many more who keep me going, who remind me on the daily why I started the podcast and this Instagram page in the first place. Thank you so much to the ones who came before me, the ones standing here with me, and the ones who will follow after. 🤍🧑🏾‍🍼👨🏻‍🍼🫃🏽🤰🏼👩🏿‍🍼🤱🏻👨🏻‍🤝‍👨🏾👩🏼‍🤝‍👩🏻👩🏽‍🤝‍👨🏾

03/05/2022

Parent Tell will always be an honest, inclusive space first. Get into it and thank you for being here 🤍

02/05/2022

This week on Parent Tell, I chat with another honest mum from across the pond, Rebecca Oxtoby(). Rebecca is an award-winning British author. Her book series, Mum's The Word, has won Best Gift for Mum at the Project Baby Awards 2021, and documents life with a newborn, in all its sh*t-stained glory. Rebecca’s books speak truthfully about new mum life, post-natal depression, and the expectations of motherhood vs reality.

Obviously a match made in mom friend heaven, Rebecca and I talk at length about the importance of being honest when it comes to tackling motherhood (also toddlerhood, WOOF), navigating relationships and friendships while parenting, and being vulnerable enough to put their brutally honest thoughts and feelings out there for the world to consume. In a society that somehow STILL expects birthing people and parents to put on a happy face 24/7 and only talk of the sunshine and rainbows of raising humans, it's as vital as ever that people, like us, continue to lead with honesty and inclusivity.

14/04/2022

He’s been Earth side for almost a full two years now and today, for the first time, my boy and I dined out together. Just the two of us. Miss Pandy has stolen or stalled a lot of underrated milestones from us, and I didn’t even realize going out with my kiddo to lunch was on that list until we were in the middle of crossing it off. Let’s hear it for the underrated milestones. Dig in 🥪

11/04/2022

The long awaited (by me, at least) pelvic floor episode of Parent Tell is here! I had a wonderful and informative conversation with Allison Thompson, a physical therapist with a clinical focus in pelvic rehab and pregnancy/postpartum care. Allison is a toddler mom, a wife, and I am humbled to say, also an avid Parent Tell listener! Us moms discuss what exactly your pelvic floor is (along with why there's been a complete lack of education surrounding it), how we must advocate for important postpartum care like pelvic PT, and that it is in fact NOT normal at all to p*e your pants every time you sneeze just because you had a baby. This, like all PT episodes, is available on all podcast streaming platforms. Take a listen as we parent and tell about it.

05/04/2022

Just really out here trying to live my best life while managing my anxiety and then BAM! Anyone else? 🙆🏻‍♀️😂🙃

29/03/2022

It’s so hard to be a good listener, but our kids are going to communicate with us whether or not we are trying to pay attention. Constantly reminding myself that I have 2 ears and just 1 mouth for a reason.

This week’s podcast episode is a real goodie. Hit up Apple Podcasts or wherever else you normally listen for the full episode. And don’t forget to subscribe/follow the podcast and leave a rating please and thank youuuu ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

28/03/2022

This week on Parent Tell I talk with Lisa Sugarman ( ), a mom, published author, and radio show host, on figuring out how to support your kiddo when they are in need. Lisa and I talk at length about taking a step back when your child is working to figure out who they are and what path they want to take in life. No helicopter or lawn mower parents, here! Lisa shares the story of her youngest daughter's journey to find out what career is right for her, and it turns out that going to college was not part of that . In a society that tends to place a ridiculous amount of value on a college degree and the traditional four year university path, it is vital to normalize discussions around seeking what drives you and what makes you happy as opposed to what we feel like we are ~supposed~ to do after high school. Lisa's supportive parenting style is a wonderful model for doing exactly that. Our kids' lives do not have to mirror ours and in fact, they probably shouldn't.