Mama Making Podcast

Jessica Lamb
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The Mama Making Podcast is a space for moms making impact - in their communities, in their work, and in the everyday spaces that shape the world. Hosted by Jessica Lamb, this show features honest conversations with women building, leading, creating, and mothering in ways that ripple outward. Each week brings a mix of solo reflections, expert interviews, and real stories from moms navigating growth in every season — from pregnancy and postpartum to leadership, entrepreneurship, advocacy, and beyond. Because motherhood doesn’t pause growth. It often reshapes it.

  1. 1d ago

    Anthi Patrikios | The Values-Based Family: How Globally Mobile Parents Raise Confident, Grounded Kids Across Cultures

    What does it take to raise a confident, grounded child when home changes every few years?  In this episode, Jessica sits down with Anthi Patrikios — parent coach, former educator, and globally mobile mom of one who has lived in England, the Philippines, Kenya, and now Uzbekistan. Anthi shares how her 25 years in education across the world led her to one conclusion: what children need most isn't resources or stability of place, but a values-based identity that travels with them. She talks about emotional anchoring, why your child can't be your source of calm, the five-word exercise that clarifies your family's real values, and why the most confident kids she's ever seen grew up across cultures. This one will make you rethink what home actually means. MAIN TOPICS COVERED Growing up Greek with an English mother in Athens — the identity struggle that started early25 years in education: from researching infectious diseases across Africa and Asia to policy writing to teaching in London, Manila, Nairobi, and now TashkentWhy children across all resource levels struggled with the same emotional challengesDepression after becoming a parent — and how parent coaching changed everythingThe globally mobile family experience: diplomats, expats, short-mid-long stay families, and how they're all differentHow Anthi and her husband choose where to move (including choosing Uzbekistan for the metro stations)What children gain from being raised across cultures — and the quiet confidence that most people don't anticipateValues-based identity: why it matters more for globally mobile kids and why it matters for all kidsThe five-word exercise: what do you want people to say about your child as an adult?The difference between aspirational values and lived values — and how children can smell the differenceDignity vs. respect — why Anthi's family uses one and not the otherWhy your child cannot carry your sense of safety — and what emotionally leading your child actually looks likePractical starting points for families wanting to become globally mobileToxic positivity vs. quiet calm confidence — and why both matterHOW TO CONNECT WITH Anthi Patrikios Website: https://www.anthipatrikios.com/Instagram: @anthipatrikios | https://www.instagram.com/anthipatrikios/This episode is sponsored by Collabs Creative - a boutique digital marketing company helping small business owners and creatives tell their story. Follow The Mama Making Podcast on socials on Instagram and Facebook! Share and subscribe to the podcast: click this link Watch on YouTube: Click here!

  2. 6d ago

    Lauren Pfeifer | Untethered: The Recovery Gown Built for Every Woman Who Deserves to Feel Like Herself in Healthcare

    Did you know you can bring your own gown to a hospital? Most women don't.  In this episode, Jessica sits down with Lauren Pfeifer — third-generation nurse, PhD-prepared researcher, mom of three, and founder of Untethered — a mission-driven company creating organic cotton recovery gowns for women navigating pregnancy, birth, postpartum, cancer, chronic illness, and medical care. Lauren shares the grief behind the idea, what two and a half years of design iteration taught her about clinical access and patient dignity, why the traditional hospital gown was made for men in the first place, and what it looks like to build a business rooted in love — for a mother-in-law she lost before she could show her the finished product. This one will make you rethink every medical appointment you've ever had. MAIN TOPICS COVERED Growing up in a family of nurses — third generation, grandmother, mother, and Lauren all registered nursesWhat happens emotionally when a woman is handed a hospital gown — and why it matters more than we thinkWhy the traditional hospital gown was designed for men and has never been updated for women's needsWatching her mother-in-law navigate metastatic colon cancer in an impersonal hospital gown — and how that became the catalystWhat she discovered when she bought 10 gowns from 10 different companies and brought them to her mother-in-lawTwo and a half years of design iteration: snaps, pockets, organic fabric, wire openings, and a red visual cueWhy 94% organic cotton with 6% spandex was the right formula — and what she tested to get thereThe fact that you can bring your own gown to almost any medical appointment — and why more people don't knowHow wearing what you choose affects your confidence, advocacy, and ability to show up for your own carePartnering with female artists and a small family-run Pennsylvania printing companyGrief as the engine of the business — and what it meant to build something when she couldn't save the person who inspired itThe buy-one-give-one model: every 10 gowns sold, one is gifted to a woman navigating cancerWhat's coming: Comfort and Care gift packages and a pediatric lineDiscount code MAKING for 15% off all ordersHOW TO CONNECT WITH LAUREN PFEIFFER Website: http://shopuntethered.comInstagram: @untetheredgowns | https://www.instagram.com/untetheredgownsDiscount code: MAKING for 15% off all orders (valid for one month from episode release)Buy-one-give-one: every 10 gowns sold, one is gifted to a woman navigating cancerThis episode is sponsored by Collabs Creative - a boutique digital marketing company helping small business owners and creatives tell their story. Follow The Mama Making Podcast on socials on Instagram and Facebook! Share and subscribe to the podcast: click this link Watch on YouTube: Click here!

  3. Oct 28

    Lauren Sims | Baton Baton: The Members Club for Teens That's Building the Mental Health Movement Nobody Else Started

    Teen suicide rates have tripled in twenty years. And Lauren Sims — who spent two decades designing environments that shape human behavior for brands like Vanity Fair, Fox, and Grey Goose — believes she knows part of the answer.  In this episode, Jessica sits down with Lauren, founder of Baton Baton, a members club launching in Los Angeles for kids ages 11 to 14. It's a physical space with creative labs, mental health exploration, sound baths, podcast studios, music production, and a staff trained in emotional fitness — designed to give teens somewhere to go that isn't a screen, a scroll, or a performance. Lauren talks about the statistics that stopped her cold, what it means to design for identity formation, and why she believes this is a movement, not just a business. MAIN TOPICS COVERED Lauren's career in experiential design — spatial storytelling for brands at Oscars, South by Southwest, Fashion Week, and CoachellaHow environment shapes behavior — and how she realized that expertise belonged somewhere more meaningful than consumerismThe teen suicide statistic that changed her direction: rates tripled over 20 yearsCOVID as a clarifying moment — and how she used it to build a business plan deliberatelyWhy she chose the 11-to-14 age window — identity formation, self-abandonment, and the skills we don't teachWhat Baton Baton actually is: a members club, keycard access, only 11-to-14s during business hoursThe physical space: creative labs, podcast studio, music production, classes, solo reset rooms, sound baths, red light therapy, coloring kiosks, a stageFoundational classes included in membership: yoga, dance, breakdancing, meditation, drum circles, creative writing, graffiti art, resin, still lifeWhy they're not banning phones — and how they plan to make the room more compelling than the screenThe calculated risk conversation — Gen Z as the most overprotected and under-resourced generationBuilding emotional fitness, inner alarm bells, and self-trust before the high-stakes decisions comeWhy LA was the right launch city — and where they're looking nextThe dream: a movement, not just a locationHOW TO CONNECT WITH LAUREN SIMS Website: http://batonbaton.usInstagram: @batonbaton | https://www.instagram.com/batonbaton.us/Location: Sherman Oaks, Los AngelesLaunch: October-November 2026This episode is sponsored by Collabs Creative - a boutique digital marketing company helping small business owners and creatives tell their story. Follow The Mama Making Podcast on socials on Instagram and Facebook! Share and subscribe to the podcast: click this link Watch on YouTube: Click here!

  4. Oct 27

    Shree Rego | Stop Parenting on Autopilot: The Four Patterns Keeping Moms Stuck — and How to Break Them

    What if the way you're parenting right now has less to do with your choices — and more to do with patterns you inherited and never examined?  In this episode, Jessica sits down with Shree Rego — coach, single mom of two, and founder of a practice helping working moms break generational cycles and build the close, trusting relationships they've always wanted with their kids. Shree shares her journey from raising two kids in diapers alone to building a coaching practice, the four generational patterns she's identified in her work, and why raising good humans always starts with raising ourselves first. This one is for every mom who has ever caught herself reacting in a way she swore she never would — and wants to do something about it. MAIN TOPICS COVERED Raising two kids in diapers as a single mom while building a career and a businessWhy Shree believes women don't have to choose between ambition and motherhood — and what that actually looks likeThe difference between work-life balance (a myth) and seasons of capacityWhy most of us are parenting on autopilot — repeating patterns we didn't chooseThe four generational patterns: the Overcompensating Protector, the Reactive Pattern Repeater, the High Functioning Disconnector, and the Conscious Cycle BreakerHow to determine which pattern you lead with — and what to do about itThe five steps Shree uses with clients to break patterns and rebuild relationshipsModeling vs. telling: why children learn from what they see, not what they're toldHow to call a family meeting after conflict — and why it worksThe importance of naming emotions — for yourself and for your kidsApologizing and taking accountability as a parent: what it teaches kids about humilityWhy the teenage years don't have to be the worst — and how early pattern work changes everythingRecognizing what triggers you — and whose pattern it actually belongs toThe quiz, the guidebook, and the group coaching programHOW TO CONNECT WITH SHREE REGO Website: https://www.shreerego.com/Instagram: @shreerego_raisinggoodhumans https://www.instagram.com/shreerego_raisinggoodhumans/This episode is sponsored by Collabs Creative - a boutique digital marketing company helping small business owners and creatives tell their story. Follow The Mama Making Podcast on socials on Instagram and Facebook! Share and subscribe to the podcast: click this link Watch on YouTube: Click here!

  5. Oct 7 ·  Video

    Kate Kurdziej | Sun, Sea & Strategy: How One Mom Packed Up Her Family, Moved to Spain, and Built a Business That Finally Fits Her Life

    What if the life you've been dreaming about didn't require waiting until retirement?  In this episode, Jessica sits down with Kate Kurdziej — business strategist, retreat host, and founder of Olivier Consultancy — who packed up her family and moved from the UK to France to Spain, built a multi-six-figure business along the way, and now helps established female founders do the strategic thinking they never have time for from a villa with an infinity pool in the Mediterranean. Kate talks about the decision to move abroad with a baby, the bureaucratic realities of building a business across three countries, the Instagram story that accidentally launched her retreat business, and why most people don't have a marketing problem — they have an alignment problem. This one is for every ambitious mom who has ever felt like her business is running her instead of the other way around. MAIN TOPICS COVERED Why Kate left a toxic corporate job while pregnant during COVID — and never looked backThe decision to move from the UK to France with a five-month-old: YOLO, aligned values, and a resilience mindsetTwo years in France, then three in Spain — and what drove the pivotRaising a multilingual child in an international school in ValenciaThe behind-the-scenes reality of setting up a business across three countries: visas, accountants, bureaucracy, and driving licensesGoing from nap-time freelancer to burning out at 12-hour days — and what changedThe Instagram story that accidentally launched Sun, Sea and Strategy retreatsWhy retreats sold out in 30 minutes — and what makes them workThe two-sided business: hosting business strategy retreats AND helping other founders launch profitable retreatsThe Clarity, Strategy, Action framework Kate uses on retreatWhy it's almost never a marketing problem — it's an alignment problemThe financial mechanics behind profitable retreats most people don't think aboutHow to build a retreat business that's sustainable, repeatable, and actually makes moneyWho Kate works with and what established meansWhat's coming: the 2027 retreat waitlist and free resourcesHOW TO CONNECT WITH KATE KURDZIEJ Website: https://olivier-consultancy.co.uk/Instagram: @kate_kurdziej https://www.instagram.com/kate_kurdziej/Retreats: https://olivier-consultancy.co.uk/business-retreat/Retreat strategy: https://olivier-consultancy.co.uk/retreat-planning-consultancy/This episode is sponsored by Collabs Creative - a boutique digital marketing company helping small business owners and creatives tell their story. Follow The Mama Making Podcast on socials on Instagram and Facebook! Share and subscribe to the podcast: click this link Watch on YouTube: Click here!

  6. Sep 30

    Elizabeth Rago | The Modern Domestic Woman: Building Community, Navigating Crisis, and a Village That Shows Up

    What do you do when life falls apart — and you feel completely alone in it?  In this episode, Jessica sits down with Elizabeth Rago, founder of MGW Media, The Modern Domestic Woman magazine, and executive director of MDW CARES — a nonprofit dedicated to helping women navigate life's transitions through trusted information, meaningful connection, and accessible support. Elizabeth shares the season of financial crisis, shame, and isolation that sparked everything, how a transparent post in a small Facebook group changed the trajectory of her life's work, and what she's built over 12 years into a full ecosystem of support for women in Kane County, Illinois and beyond. This one is about what real community looks like — and what it costs when we don't have it. MAIN TOPICS COVERED The car accident, bankruptcy, repossessed car, and seven-year legal battle that cracked Elizabeth openWhy she felt shame about struggling — and what happened when she finally said so out loudThe Facebook post that changed everything — and the flood of private messages that followedHow a spreadsheet of local resources became a website, a magazine, and eventually a nonprofitThe difference between hosting events and actually building communityWhy the lifestyle and magazine elements are not separate from the mental health mission — they're the entry pointThe dignity of being a full human even in your hardest seasonHow Elizabeth acts as a care navigator — connecting women to therapists, lawyers, and other providers before they hit crisisThe 708 Mental Health Grant from the City of St. Charles — and MDW CARES' first funded programSupport groups: Mom support, women's general, and perimenopause groups meeting weekly and bi-monthlyThe Essentials Exchange: grocery gift cards during SNAP disruptions and the new period poverty initiativeThe Wildflower Project: connecting teenage girls through agriculture, gardening, and multi-generational communitySaturday morning coffee with show-and-tell themes — and why it worksWhat it took to quit her corporate job in February and go all-in on MDW full timeRESOURCES MENTIONED Tri-City Family Services — local mental health organization partnered with MDW CARESHOW TO CONNECT WITH ELIZABETH RAGO MDW website: https://www.themoderndomesticwoman.com/Nonprofit website: https://www.mdwcares.com/Support Listing: https://www.mdwcares.com/support-usThis episode is sponsored by Collabs Creative - a boutique digital marketing company helping small business owners and creatives tell their story. Follow The Mama Making Podcast on socials on Instagram and Facebook! Share and subscribe to the podcast: click this link Watch on YouTube: Click here!

  7. Sep 23 ·  Video

    Lauren Dewey | Infertility, Loss, Postpartum, and Everything In Between: The Story Behind Brooksy Box

    What do you give someone when you don't know what to say?  In this episode, Jessica sits down with Lauren Dewey — mom of two boys, former corporate sales leader, and founder of Brooksy Box — a curated care package company serving women at every stage of the motherhood journey: infertility, baby loss, pregnancy, the NICU, postpartum, and beyond. Lauren shares her nearly three-year infertility journey before IVF, the corporate layoff that forced a pivot, the rocking chair moment at 2 a.m. that made the decision clear, and why empathy — once labeled a weakness in corporate — became the foundation of everything she's built. This one is for the moms who needed someone to show up — and for everyone who wanted to but didn't know how. MAIN TOPICS COVERED Lauren's three-year infertility journey before conceiving her first son Brooks via IVFWhy COVID was unexpectedly a gift — giving her the space to be home for treatments and appointmentsThe identity of "climbing the corporate ladder" and what happened when motherhood shifted her entire perspectiveThe corporate layoff that became the unlikely catalyst for Brooksy BoxThe rocking chair moment at 2 a.m. that made the decision clear: she didn't want to be in a hotel roomHow a sister-in-law's postpartum care basket changed everything she thought about giftingWhy the path to motherhood is not linear — and why her boxes had to reflect thatThe full suite of Brooksy Boxes: infertility, baby loss, pregnancy, morning sickness, NICU, postpartum, and mama and baby miniWhat goes into every box: clean ingredients, no hormone disruptors, women-owned small businessesThe practical and pretty philosophy — why the aesthetic matters as much as the contentsMoving from direct to consumer into B2B with healthcare practices and corporate companiesThe emotional weight of the baby loss and infertility boxes — and why empathy keeps her goingWhat's coming next: the deluxe mama and baby box designed for corporate giftingThe full circle moments: following customers from loss to infertility to pregnancy to postpartumHOW TO CONNECT WITH LAUREN DEWEY Website: https://brooksybox.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brooksyboxAlso on TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest, and LinkedIn (Lauren Dewey — founder)This episode is sponsored by Collabs Creative - a boutique digital marketing company helping small business owners and creatives tell their story. Follow The Mama Making Podcast on socials on Instagram and Facebook! Share and subscribe to the podcast: click this link Watch on YouTube: Click here!

  8. Sep 16

    Michele Clark | From Preschool to Springfield: One Mom's Path from Business Owner to State Senate Candidate

    What happens when the person closest to the problems decides to go fix them?  In this episode, Jessica sits down with Michele Clark — former early childhood learning center owner, director of development for the D300 Food Pantry, and candidate for Illinois State Senate in the 33rd district. Michele talks about 11 years of running a preschool while raising her own children, what she learned about childcare costs and deserts from behind the curtain, her work with Boys and Girls Clubs during COVID, and why she decided the next door to walk through was Springfield. This one is for every mom who has ever thought: somebody should do something about that — and maybe that somebody is me. MAIN TOPICS COVERED Growing up in a family business household — and how early entrepreneurship shaped her pathLeaving corporate sales to start a preschool when her daughters were four and a half and one year oldWhy childcare is so expensive — and what running a center for 11 years taught her about the system from the insideChildcare deserts across Illinois and why families are being forced to choose between career and childrenWhat happened to families during the 2008 housing crash — and what she witnessed firsthandCOVID and opening 13 emergency learning centers across four school districts with Boys and Girls ClubsBuilding relationships with legislators through nonprofit work — and how one of them tapped her to runBecoming campaign manager for a state house representative and what it taught herWhy District 33 became an open seat and how Michele decided to runHer platform: childcare, youth development, equal opportunity for kids from every zip codeWhat she's hearing at the door: affordability, SNAP benefits, Medicaid, and families hanging on by a threadWhy Illinois has one of the highest percentages of mothers in the General Assembly — and why it mattersHow to get involved: volunteer, host a coffee, canvass, become an election judgeElection Day November 3rd, early voting September 24thHer ask: if you're in District 33, she's coming to your doorHOW TO CONNECT WITH MICHELE CLARK Website: https://micheleforilsenate.com/District 33 covers: Crystal Lake (north) through St. Charles and Geneva (south), Kane County, McHenry County, and DuPage CountyTo vote or get voting info: Kane County Clerk's officeElection Day: November 3rd | Early voting: September 24thWays to support: postcard writing, door knocking, hosting a neighborhood coffee, becoming an election judgeThis episode is sponsored by Collabs Creative - a boutique digital marketing company helping small business owners and creatives tell their story. Follow The Mama Making Podcast on socials on Instagram and Facebook! Share and subscribe to the podcast: click this link Watch on YouTube: Click here!

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The Mama Making Podcast is a space for moms making impact - in their communities, in their work, and in the everyday spaces that shape the world. Hosted by Jessica Lamb, this show features honest conversations with women building, leading, creating, and mothering in ways that ripple outward. Each week brings a mix of solo reflections, expert interviews, and real stories from moms navigating growth in every season — from pregnancy and postpartum to leadership, entrepreneurship, advocacy, and beyond. Because motherhood doesn’t pause growth. It often reshapes it.

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  • Creator
    Jessica Lamb
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    190
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Mama Making Podcast
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