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A Mother's Story Art of Motherhood
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Parenthood can be one of the most trying times in a person's life. We talk with moms and hear stories of the real and raw nature of motherhood. Instagram, movies, Facebook and other media outlets show a great highlight reel of the ideal standard of motherhood. And while we love seeing success stories, most often struggles are very real and there isn't much talk of it out in the world. We're here to facilitate change through storytelling. If you've struggled through motherhood, know you're not alone. We hope our moms' stories help you feel encouraged and empowered.
We will also talk with experts in the fields of parenting, birth and mental health to have real and honest conversations mainly around maternal mental health.
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What is Mindful Parenting?
In this episode, Telly is joined by Vanessa Gillis-Phelps of Queer Fertility. They discuss what mindful parenting is, how they try to implement it, and why they do. Mindful parenting isn't parenting with no consequences or boundaries, but instead being proactive instead of reactive in our interactions with our children. Thank you for listening! @mothersstorypodcast
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Let's talk Divorce (again)
On this episode we dive deeper into the subject of Divorce. Bernadette comes from a divorced family and she shares what it was like to grow up in a household of divorced parents and how it affected her to this day. Hope you enjoy this episode! FB & INSTA: @mothersstorypodcast
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Navigating Through Divorce with Andrea Leggett
In this episode, Andrea Leggett of Compassionate Conflict joins the podcast to share her thoughts and strategies on how parents can best handle going through a separation. She draws on her experience as a social worker to help guide parents through mindful ways to approach their divorce or separation. We chat about what those mindfulness practices look like, how to talk to children about divorce, how to introduce a new partner, and how parents can help their children through this big life change. Follow Andrea on Instagram: @compassionateconflict --
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Emotional Labor and the Mental Load
In this episode we talk about the leading cause of burnout in women and moms--Emotional Labor and the Mental Load. It's the expectation of holding everyone's emotions with a smile, along with the never ending list of things to do/schedule/prep/accomplish while also smiling and projecting success. It's exhausting! While it affects partnerships of all kinds, this is typically expected of and affects women based on social cues and generational responsibilities. It amplifies when we become moms, because now other people and their needs are added to the long list of people that expect you to be emotionally and mentally available. If you add on a mental health struggle, it can feel like you're failing, because this phenomenon is, again, expected whether we're aware of it or not. We hope you find this episode informative and helpful!
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Talking to kids about Santa
In this episode we get in the holiday spirit and break down our opinions on Santa. We love the idea of Santa and the magic of the story, but there are certain aspects of mainstream Santa that don't align totally with the way we are raising our kids. Is playing along with Santa fun for kids, or can it have negative mental health effects? We don't have the answers. We just have opinions.
If you have a Santa believer nearby, this may. not be an episode to listen to with them around.
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Maternity Leave and the Motherhood Tax
In this episode we talk about "the motherhood tax" which is the barrier to workplace advancement for simply being a mother. We also discuss maternity leave in our country compared to maternity leave in other countries and how we can do a lot...lot..LOT better! Working moms need support and are, instead, growing increasingly burned out trying do it all.
Exciting news: Telly launched her new support group, The Art of Motherhood! It is like a traditional support group with guidance and creative techniques to help us heal. December 16 is the intro meeting where we will make wooden Christmas ornaments while learning what the group is all about. Hope you join!