Milk and Motherhood | growing in person and spirit into the mothers we long to be

Feb 24 2025 35 ep. 71 mins 4

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A podcast companion for moms searching for contentment, wholeness, confidence, & strength in a season that can feel lonely, overwhelming, exhausting, & depleting. . I interview guest experts on physical, mental, & emotional health needs of mothers and children. We will also dig into the theology of motherhood, contentment, and loving boundaries through the lens of birth, postpartum, breastfeeding, and matrescence.

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35. The Parenting Antidote to a Pornified Culture with Greta Eskridge

Feb 24 2025 72 mins

If you have children, you need to listen to this episode. The idea that our kids could be exposed to pornography without their consent (or ours) is a very real concern in today's age, but Greta graciously shares the antidote to these fears, and it's so simple: conversation and connection.Her new book, It's Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn, is hopeful, encouraging, and so practi

34. Mirroring & Motherhood with Margaret Barry

Feb 18 2025 77 mins

This conversation with Margaret (@_musclesandmotherhood) was so fun. She helps moms balance their minerals, grow their muscles, and treat their fascia well. We both learned about mirroring from Michale Chatham and in this interview, we talk about how we see mirroring in our own motherhood, in our work with mothers, and in the Bible. Margaret's words will leave you encouraged, inspi

33. Motherhood Gains and Drains through the MyoWild®️ Lens with Michale Chatham and Kori Meloy

Feb 12 2025 96 mins

Kori (@korimeloy) and Michale (@michalechatham) join me in this episode to discuss gains and drains in the MyoWild®️ Framework. As we dive deep into these concepts, we explore how they pertain to everything from blame versus responsibility, belief systems, simplicity, resourcing, work, and family ecology.Links we mention in the episode:Sign up for my once-a-month emailHEREYour L

32. How to Find Breastfeeding Help That's Helpful

Jan 05 2025 52 mins

Have you ever gotten bad breastfeeding advice? Or thought you were seeing a lactation professional but they had no idea how to help you and just told you "latch looks good"? Or maybe you saw THE lactation consultant in your area and you just didn't jive with them at all. What's a mother to do? In this episode, we discuss what all the lactation credential letters mean, and what dif

31. Shifting out of the Victim Mindset in Motherhood with Kristin Hauser

Dec 11 2024 53 mins

This interview is the perfect way to launch into season 3 of the podcast and it transitions us gently into more of what I'm learning in my own life and lactation practice: at the end of the day, we get to choose how we respond to what life throws at us and how we show up for ourselves and our families. I can't wait for you to hear what Kristin has to say about the victim archetype

30. Holistic Recovery from Endometriosis Excision Surgery

Nov 25 2024 60 mins

This is my personal recovery experience recovering from 4 surgeries in 6 months this past year. I'm sharing because I had trouble finding this type of information this time last year, but none of this is meant to replace medical advice! Take what works for you and leave the rest :-) Recovery Food: free freezer meal plan Mama Meals HAPPYMAMA20 for 20% off Recovery Resources:

29. New Stages of Matrescence, Informed Healthcare Decisions, and Other Things I've Been Up To

Sep 23 2024 47 mins

I meant to take a 3 month podcast break and it's turned into a full year. It's been a year. This is a catch-up episode because I feel like it would be weird to just jump back in after such a prolonged break. I talk about my endometriosis excision surgeries and iron infusions and other controversial things in the crunchy world that I zero percent regret. **Trigger warning:

28. How to Think Critically About Women's Health in the News

Mar 25 2024 48 mins

In this bonus episode, my friend Stephanie Risinger (@stephanie.hopefulandwhole) and I talk about our personal experiences with the birth control pill and our professional experiences in working with women who are not always seen, heard, and respected in medical settings. In short, medical gaslighting is very common in the perinatal settings in which we see clients. So when the Was

27. Let's Talk About Breastfeeding Toddlers

Sep 23 2023 54 mins

I am solidly in my toddler breastfeeding era right now, so I figured this was the perfect time to talk about it! In this solo episode, I cover toddler breastfeeding myths, my personal change of heart in this regard, global breastfeeding recommendations and the benefits of breastfeeding, and the benefits of breastfeeding for more than a year. I talk about how your milk changes over

26. Feeling Strong in your Postpartum Body with Adina Rubin

Sep 10 2023 91 mins

This episode is sponsored by the Nourished Mother Recipe Bundle. Get a 15% discount here with code PODCAST15: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedmotherbundle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠In today's episode, strength coach Adina Rubin (@adinarubin_) and I chat about life with 3 kids, kettlebells, why moms need to be strong, how this looks practically in the postpartum s