The Pregnancy to Parenting Show with Elizabeth Joy

Latest Episodes:

EP207: Birth Stories with Shannon Perkins Mar 07, 2022

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This week we are having on listener, Shannon Perkins. She shares her two birth stories with us. They did not go quite as planned but Shannon had empowering experiences. She is a mom of two (Madelyn - 3 and Benjamin - 1), senior communications manager for a medical software company, and freelance writer. She resides in a coastal town in southeastern Massachusetts with her husband and children. When she's not mom'ing or writing, you can find her exercising, organizing, reading, or indulging in her favorite guilty pleasure — reality TV.

Connect with Shannon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonplasski

Shannon on Motherly: https://www.mother.ly/author/shannon-perkins

Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com

Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas

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Bonus EP: Birthing Jitters and Plans with Liz and Vito Mar 03, 2022

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As the due date for Presta Baby #2 is approaching quickly, Liz and Vito are getting ready. In this bonus episode, they are sharing their birth plan, answering questions and reliving what happened with their last birth. They share what they are changing this time and what they are most excited about. Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com

Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas

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EP206: Don't Just Sit There, Do Nothing with Jessie Kanzer Feb 28, 2022

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Jessie Asya Kanzer is the author of Don't Just Sit There, DO NOTHING: Healing, Chilling, and Living with the Tao Te Ching — a book in which she uses ancient philosophy to help us thrive amidst our modern chaos. Jessie shares her own story of healing and spiritual awakening, as well as her very human messes, to show others how to find their power no matter where they are on their journey. As a former reporter and actress who's appeared on television programs and podcasts all over the country, she brings high energy to her workshops and speaking engagements, leading participants in exercises and discussions that help them Heal, Chill, and Live better!

Jessie's website: https://jessiekanzer.com

Jessie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessiekanzer

Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com

Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas

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EP205: Pediatrician and Mom, Dr. Mona (AKA Peds Doc Talk) Feb 21, 2022

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In this episode we have on mother and pediatrician, Dr. Mona Amin. She answers all of those first time parenting questions regarding rashes, fevers and development. We also dive into "mommy brain" and finding the joys in parenting.

Dr. Mona's website: https://pedsdoctalk.com/

The New Mom's Survival Guide: https://pedsdoctalk.com/nmsg/step/sales

Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com

Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas

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EP204: Let's Talk About Sex with Irene Fehr Feb 14, 2022

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It's Valentine's Week and the perfect time to talk about sex. Irene Fehr is a certified coach, writer, speaker, and relationship expert. She has spent the last decade as a sex & intimacy coach specializing in women's libido and sexual desire in a long-term relationship. Irene has helped hundreds and hundreds of couples and single women to find sexual aliveness, satisfaction and connection.

Irene's website: https://www.irenefehr.com

Ignighted Woman YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ignitedwoman

"How to Want Sex Again" 3-video series: https://www.irenefehr.com/wanting-sex-again

Why Sex Dies and Why It's a Good Thing Video: https://www.irenefehr.com/why-sex-dies-in-a-marriage

Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com

Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas

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EP203: Birth Story with Doula Kaitlyn Wozniak Feb 07, 2022

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Kaitlyn Wozniak, known as the fit doula, is a pre and postnatal trainer, birth doula and childbirth educator. She is on this episode sharing her birth story of planned VBAC turned cesarean birth. She shares how her team support, knowledge as a doula and intuition lead to her decision.

Kaitlyn's website: https://www.kaitlynwozniak.com

Kaitlyn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaitlyndinneh

Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com

Miraculous Mama's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas

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EP202: Pumpspotting with Amy VanHaren Jan 31, 2022

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This week, Amy VanHaren, who founded pump spotting is on the podcast. After her lonely experience being a new breastfeeding, working, traveling new mama, she recognized that to be successful with breastfeeding, parents need both support and practical resources. Aside from the app available to individual users, pumpspotting provides a B2B version that allows employers to provide a custom experience (i.e., info on lactation lounges in the building and a close community of fellow employees). There's right-size solutions for any business and their technology to make it easy to support feeding parents whether they are at work or home. Amy has connected and helped over 40,000 parents since founding this community.

Pump Spotting website: https://www.pumpspotting.com

Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com

Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas

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EP201: What to Look for in a Prenatal with Needed Co-Founder, Ryan Woodbury Jan 24, 2022

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Have you ever wondered what to look for in a prenatal? Ryan Woodbury is the cofounder of Needed, an amazing company that is changing the prenatal game. She answers all of your questions this episode about what to look for in a prenatal, what to avoid, and what to add in supplementation. Through navigating her fertility and nutrition journey, she realized most prenatal nutrition information and products fall far short of empowering real nourishment for mamas-to-be. Needed empowers women to meet their biochemical nutritional needs, and to find nourishment beyond nutrition through better products, better identification of nutrition needs, education and community to support nourishment beyond nutritional needs alone.

Connect with Needed: https://thisisneeded.com

Needed Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/needed

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Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com

Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas

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EP200: Using Reiki, Sound and Meditation to Connect and Heal with the Spirit Mamas Jan 17, 2022

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Spirit Mamas, Tiffany and Victoria, are in this episode sharing with us all about the work they are doing to help women heal, restore and connect. They use tools such as Reiki, Sound healing and Meditations to reclaim power and bring ancestral healing. They have created an online community for spiritually curious mamas who want to raise their consciousness and energy, crave cosmic connection, and learn to trust themselves on their mom journeys.

Spirit Mamas website: https://www.spiritmamas.com

Spirit Mamas IG: https://www.instagram.com/spirit.mamas

Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com

Miraculous Mama's IG: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas

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EP199: The Art of Breech Birth with Dr. Stu Jan 10, 2022

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Dr. Stu is LA's only OB/Gyn specializing in natural breech, twin and VBAC (Vaginal birth after Cesarean) birth. California law now prevents midwives from providing care for breech and twin deliveries.

In this episode, we will talk about the study 20 years ago that changed it all for women delivering breech in the United States. Dr. Stu covers the different kinds of breech and actual data surrounding breech birth. From the Head's Up Documentary: "A breech baby is born nearly every four minutes in the United States. Until the year 2000, a woman could opt to birth her breech baby vaginally or via surgery. Then, in 2001, a study came out that took away one of those options. The study was later found to be faulty, but the damage was already done--vaginal breech birth was almost completely eliminated from medical school training and from delivery rooms."

Birthing Instincts website: http://www.birthinginstincts.com

Birthing Instincts IG: https://www.instagram.com/birthinginstincts

Birthing Instincts podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/birthing-instincts/id1552816683

Heads Up documentary: https://www.reelhouse.org/informedpregnancy/headsup

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