Season 4 is a WRAP! Thank to everyone who has listened to The Motherhood Metamorphosis podcast this season. Special thank you to my wonderful guests who came on and shared their stories. Hope you enjoy the wrap up episode with a reflection from me about turning 40!
BIO: Kaitlyn Willing graduated from Auburn University as a Student-Mom, passionate about changing the culture around unplanned pregnancies. She is currently the Director of National Operations for a nonprofit she helped build, called Baby Steps and is the host of their Podcast "Unplanned & Untold". Although Auburn will always be considered home, Kaitlyn and her husband currently live in Phoenix, Arizona with their 5 beautiful children.
Kaitlyn and I both share stories about how we got pregnant while we were university students. Kaitlyn faced her pregnancy without the support of her partner, parents, or university. After having her baby and graduating from Auburn University, she helped co-found Baby Steps, an organization committed to helping student moms through pregnancy and parenting until they graduate from college.
We discuss the ways women need to support women, demographics that are often overlooked, and the ways we can help young mothers thrive in unexpected circumstances.
This is an empowering and inspiring episode--don't miss it! #podcast #mompodcast #motherhood #Momlife #unexpectedpregnancy #pregnancy #studentmom #mom #youngmoms
Kaitlyn and I both share stories about how we got pregnant while we were university students. Kaitlyn faced her pregnancy without the support of her partner, parents, or university. After having her baby and graduating from Auburn University, she helped co-found Baby Steps, an organization committed to helping student moms through pregnancy and parenting until they graduate from college.
We discuss the ways women need to support women, demographics that are often overlooked, and the ways we can help young mothers thrive in unexpected circumstances.
This is an empowering and inspiring episode--don't miss it!
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Alisha and I explore her narrative about separation, divorce, and co-parenting her two boys. She relates the hard and challenges things she’s experiences and also shares how she’s growing, changing and finding new ways of being herself in an unexpected story.
This episode will encourage anyone who has gone through a big life transition and is now seeking new ways of being themselves and finding joy.
#divorce #lifeafterdivorce #motherhood #divorcedmoms #momlife #podcast #mompodcast
This episode is LIFE-CHANGING. Listen for yourself and then share it with your sister, BFFs, and tween and teen daughters. Lauren and I dive deep into all things menstruation! We challenge common narratives, attitudes and misconceptions, and provide alternative beliefs, attitudes and practices to help us embrace our periods, womb wisdom, and natural energy cycles as women.
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This episode is LIFE-CHANGING. Listen for yourself and then share it with your sister, BFFs, and tween and teen daughters.
Lauren and I dive deep into all things menstruation! We challenge common narratives, attitudes and misconceptions, and provide alternative beliefs, attitudes and practices to help us embrace our periods, womb wisdom, and natural energy cycles as women.
#podcasting #podcast #mompodcast #selfcare #menstrualhealth #empowerwoman #motherhoodjourney #motherhood
Sneak Peek of Lauren Rogers: Mindful Menstruation for Modern Moms
Lauren and I dive deep into all things menstruation! We challenge common narratives, attitudes and misconceptions, and provide alternative beliefs, attitudes and practices to help us embrace our periods, womb wisdom, and natural energy cycles as women.
This episode is LIFE-CHANGING. Listen for yourself and then share it with your sister, BFFs, and tween and teen daughters.
#podcastersofinstagram #podcasting #womensupportingwomen #motherhood #momlife #mom #menstruation
Tami narrates her story about her dreams of law school as a young woman in her 20s to motherhood, marriage and lifelong goals that keep pushing you to act. After 10 years of mothering 3 girls, she and her husband finally took the plunge into her pursuing her dream of becoming a lawyer. Tami recounts her struggles, how she got stronger through the difficulties, her family's support, and how she found her passion in her current law career. This is a story that will encourage and inspire you to keep going in pursuing YOUR dreams!
NEW EPISODE Julie K. Rhodes is an actor and author. In March of 2020, Julie was a healthy 30- something with a husband, two kids, a pug, and a professional acting career. A month later, she would be fighting an illness that her health team would come to believe was COVID-19. For the next year and a half, the virus would plague Julie with debilitating symptoms. She is the author of Chronic Grace: Prayers, Saints, and Thorns That Stay published in 2023.
Julie narrates her health journey through long Covid, where she experienced debilitating chronic illness for 18 months. As a mother of 2 young children, this was a life-altering experience. She also relates how she had to come to a new sense of self and acceptance as she was no longer able to do the acting work she loved.
Our conversation is honest and vulnerable as we discuss frantic striving for answers and quiet acceptance of reality, learning to hold on and let go, and leaning into story and faith to find strength and healing. #podcast #mompodcast #podcasting #covid #longcovid ##chronicillness #mom #momlife
Don't miss this beautiful conversation!
Julie narrates her health journey through long Covid, where she experienced debilitating chronic illness for 18 months. As a mother of 2 young children, this was a life-altering experience. She also relates how she had to come to a new sense of self and acceptance as she was no longer able to do the acting work she loved.
Our conversation is honest and vulnerable as we discuss frantic striving for answers and quiet acceptance of reality, learning to hold on and let go, and leaning into story and faith to find strength and healing.
Don't miss this beautiful conversation! #podcasting #podcast #mompodcast #motherhood #chronicillness #momlife #chronicillnessawareness #longcovid
NEW EPISODE!
Kirstyn narrates her unique journey to motherhood through foster care and adoption. We talk about the challenges of building love and relationships with children and their biological parents and how Kirstyn developed a special relationship with her daughter's birth mom.
Kirstyn's story is heartfelt and encouraging, especially in learning to accept and love our children and families through unique and challenging circumstances.
#podcasting #mompodcast #mom #Fostercare #fosterlove #fosterfamilies #adoption #birthmom
Kirstyn narrates her unique journey to motherhood through foster care and adoption. We talk about the challenges of building love and relationships with children and their biological parents and how Kirstyn developed a special relationship with her daughter's birth mom.
Kirstyn's story is heartfelt and encouraging, especially in learning to accept and love our children and families through unique and challenging circumstances.
#motherhood #fostercare #fosterlove #adoptionjourney #mom #podcasting #podcastinterview #podcast #adoption
Heather and I dive into the complex issue of body image as women. She shares how her struggles began as a child, young woman and young mom and how she worked through the narratives of comparison and "never enough" when it comes to how you feel about your body. We talk about how diets and fads come and go and how the real issue lies at the heart, not on the number on the scale. Our conversation about our bodies, beauty, acceptance, and changing the narrative for ourselves and our children is powerful and encouraging. Don't miss this one! #podcasting #podcastinterview #motherhood #momlife #bodypositive #bodyimagehealing #bodyimage
Kelly shares her story of mothering her daughter Adalaide. She was a career woman until her daughter's diagnosis with Infantile Spasms and her husband's demanding career collided. She shares how she grew to love being her daughter's advocate and care-giver and then the life-transition she was thrust into again when her daughter died at age 3.
Kelly's book, Normal Broken, was born out of her love and grief for Adalaide and her honest reflections on healing when you're not sure you want to.
She is a vulnerable, honest, and beautiful story-teller, possessing the strength to share her story of love and the ability to keep on living through grief. #motherhood #mom #grief #daughter #healingjourney #epilepsy #podcasting
SNEAK PEEK of Kelly Cervantes' podcast interview!
This episode launches tomorrow! Kelly is a vulnerable, honest, and beautiful story-teller, possessing the strength to share her story of love and the ability to keep on living through grief. #Podcast #podcasting #mompodcast #motherhood #mom #grief
Susie shares her most hilarous and MORTIFYING driving oopsie (that landed her on FB Shame page) while she lived overseas in England!
We also share our favorite things about living in a new culture, how we navigated schools systems, and the things we loved about living in England. Also, we share how the DRIVING nearly did us in--and hilarious stories about how we thought we were going to die in a roundabout!
My favorite part of our conversation is how we learned to navigate motherhood and growth while feeling completely out of our element and being brave in the face of cultural and personal challenges. #podcast #mompodcast #interview #expat #militarylife #Momlife #podcastlife
Sneak Peek from the podcast with Susie Maurer!
Susie and I reminisce about the challenges and surprising gifts we experienced while living overseas in England while parenting young children. We share the really tough stuff that made us cry and how we found inner strength to keep growing as women and moms. #podcast #podcasting #expatlife #UK #militaryspouse #momlife #motherhood
Ever wondered what it’s like to live and parent in another country? Susie and Brittany discuss the gifts and disasters of living in England as American moms. Listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast app! #podcasting #mompodcast #motherhood #expats #militaryspouse #themotherhoodmetamorphosis
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Susie and I reminisce about the challenges and surprising gifts we experienced while living overseas in England while parenting young children. We share the really tough stuff that made us cry and how we found inner strength to keep growing as women and moms.
We also share our favorite things about living in a new culture, how we navigated schools systems, and the things we loved about living in England. Also, we share how the DRIVING nearly did us in--and hilarious stories about how we thought we were going to die in a roundabout!
My favorite part of our conversation is how we learned to navigate motherhood and growth while feeling completely out of our element and being brave in the face of cultural and personal challenges.
Amazing interviews this morning for The Motherhood Metamorphosis Podcast! I love having these conversations and I Can’t wait to share them in the coming weeks. Check out episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google podcasts or your favorite podcast app. #podcast #mom #motherhoodjourney #mompodcast #metamorphosis #themotherhoodmetamorphosis
