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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.
Craig and I discuss what it was like being raised with all girls, earning his Masters, being on the police force, the moments that changed his life and his own debilitation depression at the age of 21. He shares the professor that made a difference to him, exercise and his faith. Craig serves as a coach, motivational speaker and advocate for women. He specializes in coaching women to a place of emotional wellness and wholeness by building confidence and breaking the obsession for perfection cycle. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
Kristen, who is an amazing example of resilience. A girl who loved sports, Kristen had head injuries that ultimately led to a very risky surgery. The surgery was successful in removing a tumor, however the road to recovery was long and difficult. She found some answers from a trainer who sent her on a voracious path towards finding her well being in other cultures practices. Not only did this assist her recovery, it changed the trajectory of her life. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
Steph and I get REAL about being a female minority who came from a low-income family. She was the first one to attend college - thanks to a program called TRIO Upward Bound - and is now a Director at Microsoft - #28 on the Forbes Fortune 500 list. Mom to two children, marathon runner, traveler of every continent except Antarctica. She speaks openly about where she came from, how she got over the imposter syndrome and why Man In The Mirror is one of her favorite poems. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
Karyn is candid about her moms diabetes, watching her go blind, go through dialysis and a suicide attempt and ultimately losing her at the tender age of 15. She discusses her dads affair and how he moved on with the woman he was unfaithful with. She also talks about her own suicide attempt, feelings of failure that she wasn't in a serious relationship, the desire to have children and the realization after 40 that she wouldn't. Now, she's a new woman. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
I loved this interview! Camen was so raw about her life with alcoholic parents, her moms mental illness, her dads suicide, being a single mom, getting her GED at the same time as her daughter and being successful as an executive in the corporate world despite not graduating high school. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
Jen and I talked about being raised with a bipolar dad in dysfunction and abuse, fearing for her life. Through trial and error, Jen has learned how to Mother her children, be the best person, spouse, sister, and daughter while feeling lonely and sifting through the baggage of her past. Through all this, she was a business coach and then meandered into launching her website where she focuses her efforts on her podcast, blog and coaching people on a more personal level. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
Christian Simone is a lover of beauty, health and Sprinkle's vegan cupcakes.TheChristianSimone.com is an expression of life as a plus-sized black woman who lives contrary to societal norms. She shares her journey on being healthy, being the most beautiful version of yourself, and experiences while navigating the corporate jungle and traveling while mocha. If you would like to collaborate or want to work with her please email at christian@thechristiansimone.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
Devon is a fellow podcaster and all around great person. We discuss being the first in his family to get a college degree, growing up with asthma in a multi-generational home, having an amazing Mom, brother, sister and grandpa, cerebral-palsy, spina bifida, having a dad who abused drugs and alcohol and what it took to get past crippling anxiety. @streamersguide and @rocksfalleveryonedies --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
JD and I talk about being in the military, losing family members, alcohol abuse, the importance of family, reinventing yourself and getting your shit together. JD - in a softspoken way - got personal about his life growing up in the military and joining himself, his bouts with alcohol abuse, trying to make a good living for his family even when being in a motorcycle accident requiring several surgeries to reconstruct his face --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
Lisa is my friend and I'm so proud that she was willing to discuss a tough subject. Eating disorders and body image. First I go over some unnerving stats and then we delve into Lisa's story growing up, how and when body image became noticeable, how as a teenager Lisa dealt with it, when an eating disorder came into play and how (in her now 53 years of life) she works with it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message
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