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Sharing stories about birth, birthwork, and everything it entails – infertility, miscarriage, pregnancy, labor and delivery, bottle feeding, breastfeeding & relactation, self-care after birth, sex to get pregnant and after kids, birth options, to medicate or not to medicate, adoption, midwife vs hospital, and running a successful birthwork business.
Meg was up front about her struggles and successes as an entrepreneur and her experience working for Facebook as well as raising "Kidpreneurs". Her struggles with pregnancies and almost losing her life reinforced what is the most important to her and she pushed through the pitfalls of being her own boss to run a fantastic business. With a podcast, blog and lots of resources, her website is amazing - as is she! Find her HERE --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
Lara and I discussed being raised in Seattle as a free-range child at a time the city was really coming into its own. Plagued with pedophiles and serial killers, by 15 she was on her own and had lost over 15 friends to murder, suicide, and drug overdoses. Despite the struggles, Lara embraced school, diversity and communication with the deaf/blind community. With so much that she personally had to work through, she does work on triggers, boundaries and emotions and how they affect our daily lives. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
Alana and I chatted about strategy vs spirituality, human design, how our financial attitudes mirror our inner attitudes. Going through the motions of school and doing what she was supposed to do didn't resonate with Alana. Rerouting her expertise to align clients with their energetic design allows them to create true abundance and although Alana has lost some followers, she's gained many more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
Brigid and I visited about being an overachiever - in a BIG way, until her second year at college when her binging, gaining 40 lbs and struggling with anxiety, clinical depression and restrictive bulimia stopped her - literally - in her tracks. Learning not to suppress her emotions, living by her own rules and no longer suppressing her spirit took a break-down at work, therapy and embracing self-care. #allthethings doesn't have to mean taking on the world alone. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
Lani and I hit it off and her words were so spot on, I showed them off here! Yes, I say "stoked" and pee outside (it's a runner thing) so we were instantly connected. Plus we both love to swear. I also frequently wee outside because I live in the jungle and I love a good cuss sesh. Today I live in Bali and I have an incredible partner, an online coaching business, I work location free, surf, connect to the Cosmos in my meditations, value experiences not things, and I travel the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
Carolina grew up with a bipolar/OCD mother who had her at 19. She was sexually assaulted by 4 different family members from ages 8-14, moved out on her own when she was 16, got herself through high school working two part-time jobs, graduated with honors. Was in a relationship with a guy who turned out to be a cocaine addict who was always stealing money from her, locked her in their apartment, forced her into non-consensual sex repeatedly, until she escaped without even shoes on her feet. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
Susan is my friend, however her deep story was new to me. Growing up with an alcoholic Dad, an uninvolved Mom but having huge faith and an innate sense her upbringing was wrong, she knew she was strong enough to weather the storm. Pregnant as a Senior in High School, married (for 24 years) and a military dependent with 4 children, it took years for Susan to stop feeling worthless, start an amazing career selling jewelry and go back to college. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
Melanie was a blast, but I'm being selfish. She got up at the butt crack of dawn to talk with me. I use video so I connect better to the people I interview and I got to watch the sunrise out the window behind her, over the ocean, off the Gulf Coast in Australia! Plus, we're both dorks. So there is that. We discussed moving, being married, living through a plane crash, fire, floods, death, cyclones, being sick and stress. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
Sometimes I interview someone with a story so incredible that I'm in awe and Stacy is one of those. Being married to a sociopath, blaming herself, being removed from family and friends, moving often, living above her means, and how insidious this type of personality and abuse is was her life. Going from feeling like you're crazy, being afraid and then showered with love was a crazy life for over a decade - especially with children. Stacy fought back for herself and her kids and moved forward. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
Shari has a story that's SO relatable. Wanting to lose weight, not understanding why it isn't happening, feeling stressed and overwhelmed with life. We realized we're from the same part of the country and have the same food loves from New England. Discussing her Mom's triple bypass at 63 years old and knowing she didn't want that to be her was life changing as was investing in herself. Self-care is of the utmost importance in order to give back to others which she now does with abundance! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
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