Mompreneur Unmuted: Breaking Molds and Building Legacies

Alicia L. Jenkins
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Mompreneur Unmuted is a safe and sacred space where real conversations meet the beautiful, messy blend of motherhood and entrepreneurship. Hosted by Alicia L. Jenkins — bestselling author, national speaker, and retired corporate Portfolio Manager turned purpose-driven mompreneur — each episode pulls back the curtain on building a business while raising babies, healing, and staying rooted in faith. Where we break molds and build legacies.

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    I’m Not a Jack of All Trades

    We live in a world that celebrates being busy. The more we juggle, the more successful we're supposed to feel.   But what if doing it all is actually keeping us from doing what matters most?   In this honest solo episode, Alicia shares the moment she realized she wasn't called to master everything. From a life-changing corporate buyout decision to learning how to prioritize her peace, she opens up about the freedom that comes from letting go of unrealistic expectations and embracing the season you're actually in.   Because sometimes the most productive thing we can do... is put something down.   In This Episode: Why trying to do everything left me exhausted instead of fulfilled The planner moment that completely changed my perspective The five-day decision that shifted the course of my career Why prioritizing isn't quitting—it's wisdom How boundaries protect your peace, creativity, andrelationships Learning to ask, "What matters right now?" Why building a legacy sometimes means saying "notyet" Connect with Alicia Instagram: @mrs.alicialjenkins Author Instagram & Facebook: @alicialjenkinsbooks Facebook: Alicia L. Jenkins

    I’m Not a Jack of All Trades

  2. Aug 11

    Climbing the Ladder, Carrying the Load.

    Some women make success look easy.   This episode reminds us it isn't.   Alicia sits down with one of her closest friends of nearly 20 years, Michelle—a social worker, university leader, entrepreneur, and mom of three boys, two of whom areon the autism spectrum.   Together, they unpack motherhood, grief, leadership, friendship, special needs parenting, and what it means to keep climbing while carrying responsibilities most peoplenever see.   This conversation is honest, funny, healing, and deeply relatable for any woman balancing multiple roles while trying not to lose herself in the process.   In This Episode: • Parenting children on the autism spectrum • Leadership and higher education • Losing both parents at a young age • Grief and motherhood • Women in leadership • Friendship across distance and time • Raising boys with intention • Entrepreneurship and purpose • Faith through difficult seasons • Building legacy while carrying responsibility   ✨ Connect with Alicia: IG: @mrs.alicialjenkins Author IG: @alicialjenkinsbooks FB: Alicia L. Jenkins   ✨ Connect with Michelle: Mchristii on Instagram Michelle Mattison on Facebook Website: http://Thehumanitycollection.comEmail: Grow@thehumanitycollection.com

    Climbing the Ladder, Carrying the Load.

  3. Aug 4

    Just Be There: What to Say (and Not Say) After a Loss

    Sometimes the most meaningful thing you can say... isn't much at all. After losing her son, Isaac, Alicia experienced firsthand the well-meaning comments that unintentionally hurt more than they helped. In this deeply personal solo episode, she shares what grieving people actually need, why we often feelpressured to "fix" someone else's pain, and how simple presence can be the greatest gift we offer. Whether you've experienced loss yourself or want to better support someone who has, this conversation is a gentle reminder that you don't have to have the perfectwords—you just have to be willing to stay.   In This Episode: • Why grief makes so many people uncomfortable • The comments that are often well-intended but deeply painful • What grieving parents and families actually need most • The power of remembering and saying a loved one's name • Why showing up months later matters just as much as the first week • How to replace pressure with presence when someone is hurting   Connect with Alicia: Instagram: @mrs.alicialjenkins Author Instagram & Facebook: @alicialjenkinsbooks Facebook: Alicia L. Jenkins

    Just Be There: What to Say (and Not Say) After a Loss

  4. Jul 28

    Healing and Building Anyway

    Some women survive hard things quietly — and still find a way to build beautiful lives afterward. In this deeply moving episode, Alicia sits down with longtime friend Lunden for a conversation about healing after domestic violence, navigating fertility challenges, pregnancy loss, motherhood, real estate, and continuing to build even during uncertain seasons.   From writing her book Run Sis: Memoirs of a brokenwoman by L.M. Reid to becoming a wife, mother, property owner, and visionary builder, Lunden’s story is a powerful reminder that healing and growth can exist at the same time.   Topics covered: • Surviving domestic violence and reclaiming identity • Writing Run Sis and sharing painful truths publicly • Healing into healthy love and marriage • Fertility challenges and being told motherhood may not happen • Pregnancy loss and navigating grief • Becoming a mother after uncertainty • Building stability through real estate ownership • Fixer-upper life lessons and rebuilding from the inside out • Faith, patience, and trusting divine timing • Continuing to build while waiting for life to shift   😂 Plus: Alicia and Lunden revisit their Rock Connections friendship origin story and concert obsession during “Let’sGet Petty.”   💛 Favorite Reminder from This Episode: “You’re still allowed to build while you wait.”   ✨ Connect with Alicia: IG: @mrs.alicialjenkins FB: Alicia L. Jenkins Author IG + FB: @alicialjenkinsbooks   Guest:@LunTheBroker on Instagram

    Healing and Building Anyway

  5. Jul 21

    Managing Big Emotions at This Big Age.

    Gentle parenting sounds beautiful… until you realize you’re learning emotional regulation right alongside your kids. 😅 In this funny, healing, and deeply relatable solo episode, Alicia talks about navigating triggers, overstimulation, motherhood stress, and emotional regulation in real time. From Daniel Tiger songs and toddler tantrums to healing childhood wounds and learning healthier communication as adults, this episode is a reminder that emotional growth is lifelong work. Because sometimes the “big emotions” aren’t really about the spilled milk—they're about everything underneath it.   Topics covered: • Gentle parenting in real life • Emotional regulation for both kids and adults • Navigating overstimulation and triggers • Healing generational emotional patterns • Learning emotional literacy as adults • Why silence can sometimes be a healthy boundary • Parenting while actively healing yourself • Apologizing to your children and modeling accountability • Therapy, prayer, and self-awareness in motherhood • Learning to pause instead of react   😂 Includes real-life Alicia moments featuring Daniel Tiger songs along with "Jesus Will Fix It" and surviving motherhood one deep breath at a time.   💛 Favorite Reminder from This Episode: “We’re all still learning to smell the flowers and blow the bubble.”   ✨ Connect with Alicia: IG: @mrs.alicialjenkins FB: Alicia L. Jenkins Author IG + FB: @alicialjenkinsbooks

    Managing Big Emotions at This Big Age.

  6. Jul 14

    From Detroit to the World: Raising Kids Beyond What We Knew

    In this heartfelt and hilarious sister-to-sister conversation, Alicia sits down with one of her actual blood sisters, Sarita, to talk about motherhood, moving away from home, raising multicultural children, marriage across cultures, travel,finances, and building a life bigger than the one they grew up in. From growing up on Detroit's east side to now raising globally-minded children in Illinois, Sarita shares what it looks like to intentionally create opportunities, structure, and experiences for her family. This episode is full of laughter, honesty, sister energy, and meaningful conversations about parenting, identity, support systems, and building legacy beyond your starting point.   Topics Covered: • Growing up between Detroit’s east and west sides • Leaving home and building life in another state • Marriage across cultures and parenting intentionally • Raising multilingual and globally-minded children • Traveling internationally with kids • Creating support systems away from family • Financial literacy, stability, and legacy-building • Living with extended family while raising children • Evolving into motherhood unexpectedly • Pregnancy loss and processing grief differently • Gentle parenting, emotional awareness, and intentional parenting • Why exposing children to the world matters   😂 Plus: Alicia and Sarita revisit theirhilarious Cass Tech memories and former roommate days during “Let’s Get Petty.” 💛 Favorite Reminder from This Episode: “Your children are learning from every step you take.”   ✨ Connect with Alicia: IG: @mrs.alicialjenkins FB: Alicia L. Jenkins Author IG + FB: @alicialjenkinsbooksGuest:@ladyamongdreams on Instagram and TikTok Sarita Sora on Facebook and LinkedIn

    From Detroit to the World: Raising Kids Beyond What We Knew

  7. Jul 7

    Choosing Us… and Choosing Me Too.

    Marriage isn’t just a wedding-day decision—it's a daily choice. In this honest and relatable solo episode, Alicia opens up about the real, unfiltered side of marriage: the misunderstandings, the overstimulation, the “don’t talk to me right now” moments… and the decision to keep showing up anyway. Fresh off the conversation from DJ’s episode, Alicia reflects on what it means to choose your marriage without losing yourself in the process. Because sometimes loving your partner well starts with taking care of you first. This episode is raw, funny, grounded, and deeply real for anyone navigating marriage, motherhood, healing, and partnership in real time.   Topics Covered: • Why marriage is more than saying “I do” once • The everyday choices that hold relationships together • Marriage after almost a decade together • Navigating irritation, overstimulation, and misunderstandings • Choosing patience over pride • Why space can sometimes be healthy • The importance of protecting your peace before responding • Being frustrated while still being committed • Learning how to choose yourself without abandoning your marriage • How a wife and mother’s energy affects the entire home • The reality that love sometimes looks like “trying again tomorrow”   💛 Favorite Reminder from This Episode: “Choosing your marriage does not mean losing yourself. It means learning how to show up as a better version of yourself inside of it.”   ✨ Connect with Alicia: IG: @mrs.alicialjenkins FB: Alicia L. Jenkins Author IG + FB: @alicialjenkinsbooks

    Choosing Us… and Choosing Me Too.

  8. Jun 30

    Love After Divorce: Rebuilding Intimacy, Family, and Yourself

    Life changes after motherhood, divorce, and starting over—and so does love.   In this honest and layered conversation, Alicia sits down with DJ to talk about blended families, rebuilding intimacy, rediscovering yourself after divorce, and navigating relationships in completely new seasons of life. From motherhood and postpartum shifts to bonus parenting, entrepreneurship, healing, and vulnerability, this episode explores what connection really looks like when life no longer resembles the version you originally imagined.   Raw, funny, healing, and deeply relatable — this conversation reminds us that intimacy isn’t about “going back” to who we used to be. It’s about learning who we are now. Topics Covered: • Rebuilding identity after divorce • Navigating new love after heartbreak • Motherhood, postpartum, and relationship shifts • Blended family life and becoming a bonus mom • Balancing entrepreneurship, corporate life, and family • Rediscovering intimacy after major life transitions • Vulnerability, healing, and emotional growth • Postpartum identity changes and cutting locs as a reset • Creating connection in busy seasons of life • Lessons about partnership and love after starting over   😂 Plus: DeeJa joins Alicia for another hilarious round of “Let’s Get Petty.”   💛 Favorite Reminder from This Episode: “Connection can always be rebuilt.”   ✨ Connect with Alicia: IG: @mrs.alicialjenkins FB: Alicia L. Jenkins Author IG + FB: @alicialjenkinsbooksGuest: Instagram: @LDGBartending

    Love After Divorce: Rebuilding Intimacy, Family, and Yourself

  9. Jun 23

    Momming and the Mission: How I Do Both Without Losing Myself

    In this solo episode, Alicia pulls back the curtain on life as a mompreneur, wife, author, speaker, and former corporate professional trying to manage it all without losing herself in the process.   From snack requests to podcast recording, book writing, and chasing big ideas, Alicia shares what her days actually look like behind the scenes. She opens up about setting boundaries between work and family time, learning that every good idea isn't a right-now idea, and why being intentional matters more than being busy.   This conversation is for every mom who's trying to build something meaningful while still being present for the people she loves most.   Because the mission matters.   But so do the little moments.   Topics Covered: • The real behind-the-scenes of being a mompreneur • Recording podcasts during toddler interruptions • Balancing business goals with motherhood responsibilities • Mom guilt on both sides of the equation • Leaving corporate and adjusting to entrepreneurship • Learning the difference between multitasking and prioritizing • Why burnout can’t be the price of purpose • Giving yourself grace during busy seasons • Creating structure around chaos • Trusting God in seasons that feel overwhelming   💛 Favorite Reminder from This Episode: “We’re not meant to do it all at once. We’re meant to do what matters most in the moment.” ✨ Connect with Alicia: IG: @mrs.alicialjenkins FB: Alicia L. Jenkins Author IG + FB: @alicialjenkinsbooks

    Momming and the Mission: How I Do Both Without Losing Myself

  10. Jun 16

    When Motherhood Changes the Plan | Therapist, Homeschool Mom & Finding Herself Again

    Life doesn’t always go as planned—and sometimes motherhood changes everything. In this episode, Alicia sits down with therapist and longtime friend LaShawn for an honest conversation about identity shifts, motherhood, marriage, and finding yourself again after life takes a different direction. From therapy and healing to homeschooling, ADHD, and redefining success, this episode is a reminder that you’re not behind—you’re becoming. If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Who am I now?”… this one is for you. Plus, stay tuned for a hilarious round of “Let’s Get Petty.” 😂 ✨ Connect with Alicia: IG: @mrs.alicialjenkins FB: Alicia L. Jenkins Author IG + FB: @alicialjenkinsbooks ✨ Guest: LaShawn IG: @momshealing 🎧 Sound Bites: 00:00 “Different doesn’t mean wrong.” 04:23 “I think every therapist needs a therapist.” 24:08 “I don’t know who I am.” 33:31 “Therapy is such a beneficial resource.” 34:59 “ADHD shows up vastly different in women.” 66:21 “You’re not behind. You are becoming.” Keywords: motherhood, marriage, therapy, personal growth, parenting, relationships, mental health, ADHD, dyslexia, homeschooling, healing, identity, boundaries, legacy

  11. Jun 9

    Then vs Now | A Grandmother’s Truth About Love, Loss & Raising Men

    This episode is more than a conversation—it’s family history 💛   Recorded from her grandmother’s living room couch in Detroit, Alicia sits down with “Gramcracker” for a heartfelt, honest conversation about motherhood across generations, raising sons, surviving domestic violence, faith, grief, and legacy.   With humor, wisdom, and real-life experience, Gramcracker shares what motherhood looked like “back then” versus today—and the lessons she hopes her family carries forward.   From resilience to love after heartbreak, this episode is a reminder to cherish the voices, stories, and wisdom of the women who came before us.   Plus, Gramcracker becomes the FIRST guest to play “Let’s Get Petty” 😂   ✨ Connect with Alicia: IG: @mrs.alicialjenkins FB: Alicia L. Jenkins Author IG + FB: Alicialjenkinsbooks   🎧 Sound Bites: 00:00 “I'm saved and sanctified.” 06:04 “It takes a village.” 06:04 “I put my faith in God.” 10:06 “Tell your mama this!” 11:01 “I love my sons and my sons love me.” 13:05 “I was a strict mama.” 30:44 “I never regretted marrying that man.” 33:08 “The Lord just brought me through.”   Keywords: motherhood, family legacy, domestic violence, parenting, community, faith, resilience, aging, love, wisdom

  12. Jun 1

    Let’s Start Here… I See You | My Story, My Grief & The Birth of Mompreneur Unmuted

    In the very first episode of Mompreneur Unmuted, Alicia L. Jenkins opens her heart and shares the story behind the pain, the purpose, and the platform. After losing her first son, Isaac, in 2020, Alicia found herself rebuilding life, faith, motherhood, and identity all at once. What followed was a journey of grief, healing, and obedience—one that led her to discover purpose in the most unexpected place. From a deeply personal poem to her first children’s book Isaac Can Do It, Alicia reminds us that purpose can begin right where we are. If you’ve ever felt lost, stretched thin, or unsure how to move forward after heartbreak—this episode is for you. Your story deserves the mic too 💛 Keywords: motherhood, purpose, grief, healing, faith, resilience, legacy, entrepreneurship, children’s books ✨ Connect with Alicia: IG: @mrs.alicialjenkins FB: Alicia L. Jenkins Author IG + FB: @alicialjenkinsbooks

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Mompreneur Unmuted is a safe and sacred space where real conversations meet the beautiful, messy blend of motherhood and entrepreneurship. Hosted by Alicia L. Jenkins — bestselling author, national speaker, and retired corporate Portfolio Manager turned purpose-driven mompreneur — each episode pulls back the curtain on building a business while raising babies, healing, and staying rooted in faith. Where we break molds and build legacies.

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