Otterly Mama Emily Flores

This week Emily interviews, Kate Ford, a mom of two bio babies and two step children. Emily talks to Kate about what it’s like going back to work after having a newborn and in the middle of a pandemic. Kate works in a hospital Pharmacy so going back to work is not easy. She’s very lucky to have a fantastic support system including her partner, parents and in-laws. It’s a bittersweet experience for Kate, she wants the balance of working and having adult conversations but misses her kiddos while she’s at work. Having a work life balance is so important whether you’re a full time parent, work full-time or work part time. Listen to this week’s episode to find out tips to ease the transition back to work and to learn from Kate some positives that have some out of her working,

Music By: Jason Kozel

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This week Emily interviews, Bridget Boston, a mom of two who started her weight loss journey 4 years ago after having her first child. While she was pregnant with her first born, she developed pre-eclampsia and was put on bed rest. Her OB encouraged her not to gain any weight during pregnancy but how do you not, when you’re put on bedrest during your second trimester due to an elevated blood pressure? Bridget shares her story and how she has slowly lost 135 pounds over four years and is now participating in a body building competition in July. After becoming pregnant with her daughter she was determined to live a healthier lifestyle to prevent pre-eclampsia. Bridget is so energized from her own journey that she’s encouraging others to achieve their health goals.
Looking for motivation to get healthy? Check out Bridget's private Facebook group to be held accountable: No Excuses! Good Vibes Only! 
Music By: Jason Kozel
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This week Emily continues the Overcoming Obstacles mini series and she interviews a strong mom, Ginna Shellhammer, that had her first family home taken away from her. Everything seemed to be going well until she received a foreclosure notice. Her husband’s work info was hacked and they stole all their money which made them late by 16 days of paying their mortgage, once. Somehow a portion of their loan was transferred to Wells Fargo but they were requiring they pay the full note on their loan which was about $75,000 or else lose their home. Ginna and her young family were forced out of their home for one payment that was late due to a ridiculous hacker. It really makes you wonder who holds your loan especially if you worked with a broker when you secured your home mortgage? Listen to this week’s episode to learn from Ginna and what she’d do differently when buying a new home.

Ginna mentions MERS during the interview. Learn more about your specific mortgage and who holds your mortgage loan.

https://www.mersinc.org/homeowners

Music By: Jason Kozel

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This week Emily starts the Overcoming Obstacles mini series and she begins by interviewing an incredible mom, Jennifer Perkins, that is raising her son on her own. Her son was diagnosed with Caudal Regression Syndrome from the first few days of life and she has been fighting for him ever since. She a nurse so she knows her way around the health care field but it does not make it any easier. She was told that her son, Noah, would never walk but he has been proving physicians wrong left and right. He’s walking, jumping and playing on playgrounds, something she thought he would never do. Jennifer’s perseverance and strength is incredible, she says all moms would do this for their kids, but Emily’s not so sure. Caring for a child with a health condition is not easy but Jennifer makes it look, dare I say, easy? Listen to this week’s episode to hear some tips from Jennifer and what she does to make it through the countless surgeries, MRIs and doctors appointments. 

During the episode Jennifer refers to a website: https://opwdd.ny.gov

Music By: Jason Kozel

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Emily is gearing up for a mini series where she interviews several different moms about how they have overcome various obstacles in their lives. While interviewing the moms she realizes each one of them has something in common with her. They are all very resilient. So today she talks about how to be resilient and sets the stage for the next several weeks of her mini series on over coming obstacles. What does being resilient mean and how do you build resilience? Listen to today’s episode to find out.
Learn more about how to build your resilience: https://www.apa.org/topics/resilience
Music By: Jason Kozel
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In today’s episode, Emily has a very special guest, her mother Elizabeth Taylor, on the show for a special Mother’s Day episode. Emily and her mom talk about memories they have of Emily’s grandma and Eliza’s mom. She was a role model for both women and continues to be. They share stories of what they remember about times they spent with their mothers and what was important to them. They reflect on what kids remember and how to spend meaningful time with their kids.

Link to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs:
https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html#gsc.tab=0

Music By: Jason Kozel

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