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The Motherly Podcast

The Motherly Podcast features honest conversations about modern motherhood with inspiring leaders—who also happen to be mothers. These incredible women, like Kristen Bell, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, and Gabrielle Union, are helping to redefine motherhood, using their voices to uplift women with practical ideas and expert insights. The Webby Award winning podcast is hosted each week by Liz Tenety, an award-winning journalist and co-founder of Motherly.

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Latest Episodes:

Dr. Hansa Bhargava wants overscheduled families to relax Mar 24, 2022

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Dr. Hansa Bhargava is a Board certified pediatrician, Chief Medical Officer at Medscape Education, and mom of two. Now, she has a new book – Building Happier Kids: Stress-Busting Tools for Parents – where she shares actionable steps parents can take to reduce the stress and mental health challenges impacting our children. Liz talks to Dr. Bhargava about what the evidence says about the basics of healthy eating, sleeping, and unscheduled free time. They also talk about the reset in Dr. Bhargava’s own household benefited both her and her children.

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Pediatric Dermatologist Dr. Sheilagh Maguiness on skin health from newborns to teens Mar 22, 2022

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Dr. Sheilagh Maguiness is a board certified pediatric dermatologist and Chief product officer of Stryke Club, which provides skincare essentials for teen boys. In this conversation, Liz talks to Sheilaigh about what the latest research says about the link between eczema and allergies and why “natural” ingredients aren’t always better for your baby’s skin. Sheilagh also offers suggestions on how to handle your child’s first signs of acne.

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Deborah Gladney and Angela Muhwezi-Hall on sisterhood and helping service workers thrive Mar 17, 2022

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Deborah Gladney and Angela Muhwezi-Hall are co-founders of QuickHire, a successful career platform for service and skilled trade workers that they started during the pandemic from their home in Wichita, Kansas. They also happen to be sisters and Deborah is the mother to three little boys. Together, they talk to Liz about why they decided to start their company to help what they felt was an overlooked segment of the professional world and what their village looks like as sisters and colleagues. Deborah also reflects honestly about what her experience has been like as a Black mother in the tech industry.

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This is Motherhood: Sonia Smith-Kang on Embracing Multiculturalism Mar 15, 2022

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In this very first episode of “This is Motherhood,” host Joyce Brewer checks in Sonia Smith-Kang, the founder and designer of a children's wear line, Mixed Up Clothing, which celebrates and highlights multiculturalism. This is something Sonia knows a lot about firsthand. Sonia grew up in a multicultural, multiracial, and multilingual household, and she's raising a family with the same background. Sonia explains why she started her company and how her childhood and her current family has shaped her understanding of the world. She also talked about her approach to raising her children – and gets candid about some of the tough but important conversations she’s had to have about multiculturalism with everyone from investors to teachers.

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Best-selling author Eve Rodsky wants mothers to be interested in their own lives Mar 10, 2022

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Eve Rodsky is the bestselling author of Fair Play (also a Reese’s Book Club pick) which outlines a system that helps make the invisible work of mothers visible so partners can divide domestic household tasks fairly, based on their own needs. Now she has a new book out, Find Your Unicorn Space and a new podcast Time Out: A Fair Play podcast, aimed to help people prioritize time for activities that not only fill their calendar, but also unleash their creativity and joy. In this episode, Liz talks to Eve about what led her to write Fair Play and become a leader in gender equity, why she wants to banish the word “multi-tasking” from our vocabulary, and why she thinks it is so important for mothers to get interested in their own lives, outside of being a partner, a parent, or a professional.

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Emily Calandrelli of Emily’s Wonder Lab wants kids to love science Feb 24, 2022

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Emily Calandrelli isn’t just one of the first women to host a kids science TV show – Netflix’s Emily's Wonder Lab – she also did it nine months pregnant. The scientist, MIT trained engineer, children’s author, and new mother talks to Liz about her unusual career trajectory, her childhood growing up in West Virginia, the challenges she has faced as a woman in STEM, and why she’s so dedicated to making science and STEM fields fun and accessible to kids, especially little girls.

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Dr. Shefali on learning to heal and mother yourself Feb 17, 2022

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Dr. Shefali Tsabary is a renowned clinical psychologist and the New York Times bestselling author of The Conscious Parent and The Awakened Family. In this episode, she talks about why parenting is an opportunity to heal and mother yourself and why the key to raising evolved, independent, and unique children is about giving them space and tapping into their own vital and unique needs. She also offers all listeners of this episode15% off of her Conscious Parenting 2.0 method class on the three core needs of children.

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Tiny Earth’s Rachael Classi wants to liberate moms from the burden of stuff Feb 15, 2022

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After spending more time at home with her kids during COVID, Rachael Classi noticed a problem – her home was getting cluttered with plastic kids that often sat unused, ready to regift, donate, or toss. That’s why she started Tiny Earth, a circular subscription toy kit, that helps our children develop through age-appropriate, educational toys – and parents model sustainable behavior. In this conversation, Liz talks to Rachael about why she started her company, how losing her mother at a young age influenced her approach to parenting, and offers tips on how parents can declutter for their sake of the earth, and their own sanity.

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Eva Chen on the immigrant experience and the importance of self-love Feb 10, 2022

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In this episode, Liz speaks with Eva Chen, the head of fashion partnerships at Instagram and former editor-in-chief of Lucky Magazine and editor at Teen Vogue, about her latest children’s book, I am Golden, which tells the story of a young Asian American girl, and carries a message of self-love and validation. Eva explains why it was so important for her to write this particular children’s book now, how her mother and grandmother shaped her identity, and why she wants all mothers to know that it is never too late to pivot and evolve in your professional life and your personal life.

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Parsley Health’s Dr. Robin Berzin on How Moms Can Prioritize their Health Feb 03, 2022

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Dr. Robin Berzin is the Founder and CEO of Parsley Health, which she started to address a failure she saw in the healthcare system to address the root cause of chronic healthcare issues. Parsley Health goes beyond just refilling prescriptions to look at each patient’s medical conditions, diet, mental health, and lifestyle – and it is making holistic medicine accessible to more people everywhere. Now, the accomplished mother of three has a new book “State Change: End Anxiety, Beat Burnout, and Ignite a New Baseline of Energy and Flow.”

In this conversation, Dr. Berzin shares how chronically stressed and burnt out moms can put their own health first and offers realistic ways for moms to prioritize their health. She also explains what the latest research says about gut health and autoimmune disease.

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