Motherhood In Between

Lauran Saunders
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Welcome to Motherhood In Between, a podcast made for moms who are in between babies, growing their family, and trying to actually feel good in their body along the way. Join your host Lauran Saunders, a functional dietitian with 8+ years in the maternal and infant health space and a mom of two (and counting), as she becomes your go-to source for rebuilding your body between pregnancies. Lauran deeply believes that the in-between season is not a waiting room. It is one of the most powerful rebuilding phases of your life, and you deserve real support in it. She is dedicated to empowering moms with the knowledge and strategies to replenish what pregnancy and postpartum took, so they can feel like themselves again and set their body up for success in future pregnancies and beyond. In her efforts, Lauran founded Nourished Moms Collective, a coaching experience designed to help moms get to the root cause of their depletion and feel genuinely good in the season they are actually in. Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a replacement for medical treatment or personalized medical advice.

  1. 19h ago

    Staying at Home Versus Going Back to Work Between Babies

    Every mom knows the guilt. If you work, you feel guilty for missing moments. If you stay home, you feel guilty for not contributing financially. If you do something in between, you feel guilty about that too. In this episode, Lauran shares the real, honest story of how she went from planning to climb the corporate healthcare ladder to building a flexible nutrition practice from her kitchen table, and how her working situation has shifted (multiple times) through two babies, a nervous system crash, and a lot of trial and error. This one is for every mom who's tired of measuring her choices against everyone else's. Episode highlights: Why there is no universally "right" answer between being a working mom, stay-at-home mom, or something in betweenThe flight home from California that gave Lauran the first thought of starting her own businessHow she gave herself permission to choose differently than what her family expectedWhy the flexibility she loved after baby #1 became overwhelming after baby #2The boundaries that finally made working-from-home sustainableA journal prompt to help you figure out what "enough" looks like for your familyConnect with Lauran: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/replenishwithlauran Website: https://www.nourishedmomscollective.com/

  2. Jul 27

    How to Pursue Your Ambitions Without the Mom Guilt

    Have you ever caught yourself scrolling social media, comparing your real life to someone else's highlight reel, whether it's the perfectly organized laundry room or the stay-at-home mom who claims she's making 10K a month "passively"? In this episode, Lauran gets honest about her own comparison trap in the early years of building her business, why ambition and motherhood are not opposing forces, and how nervous system regulation became the actual foundation that let her build something meaningful in between nap times, without falling into burnout or guilt. Episode highlights: Why your body cannot tell the difference between a toddler meltdown and a work deadline, and why that matters for burnoutLauran's own story of running a mineral test after her second baby and what it revealed about her stress and burnoutWhy she hired a nervous system coachThe real boundaries Lauran uses around work timeWhy "passive income" as seen on social media is almost never actually passiveLauran's honest reflection on comparing her business to others for the first four years, and what it cost herSimple, realistic action steps to start regulating your nervous system this weekConnect with Lauran: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/replenishwithlauran Website: https://www.nourishedmomscollective.com/

  3. Jul 20

    Can You Get Pregnant While Breastfeeding? What You Need to Know

    Can you get pregnant while breastfeeding? Yes, absolutely, but the how and why get misunderstood constantly. This week Lauran clears up two of the biggest myths she hears in her DMs. She walks through what's really happening hormonally, shares client stories of women who conceived, and gets honest about her own experience getting pregnant with her second baby while still nursing her first, including the depletion that led her to make a very different choice with baby number three. Episode highlights: Why you don't need a period to conceive, and what's actually happening with ovulation before that first bleedWhy breastfeeding is not a reliable form of birth control, and what can make that first ovulation easy to missHow prolactin and progesterone compete, and what that means for conception and early pregnancyLauran's own experience getting pregnant with baby two while nursing baby one, and why that pregnancy felt so much harderWhy Lauran chose to wean before her third pregnancy, and how she decided on that timelinePractical steps for supporting ovulation, your luteal phase, and your milk supply if you're trying to conceive while breastfeeding Connect with Lauran Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/replenishwithlauran Website: https://www.nourishedmomscollective.com/

  4. Jul 14

    Postpartum Periods: Late, Missing, and Everything In Between

    Your period hasn't come back. Or it came back and it's nothing like it used to be, unpredictable, spotty, gone in a blink or dragging on forever. Either way, you've probably been told it's "totally normal" and left with zero explanation of why. In this episode, Lauran breaks down what your menstrual cycle is actually telling you postpartum, why your body treats its return like a budget line item it's not ready to open, and what you can do to help it feel safe enough to try. She shares her own very different cycle stories after both of her babies, the milk supply dip almost nobody warns you about, and two client stories that show it's never too late to turn things around. Episode highlights: Why an absent or irregular period after baby often comes back to the same root cause: depletionThe "three of you" framework and why your body needs to feel safe supporting you, a breastfeeding baby, and potentially a thirdWhat's actually normal at 4 months, 6 to 12 months, and past 12 months postpartumLauran's differing luteal phase and progesterone experience after baby one versus baby two, and what changedThe milk supply dip many women notice around their luteal phase and period, and how to plan for itThe real action steps to support cycle return and regularityConnect with Lauran Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/replenishwithlauran Website: https://www.nourishedmomscollective.com/

  5. Jul 6

    My 3rd Pregnancy, What I Did Before TTC To Make This Pregnancy Smoother

    This third pregnancy feels different, and a lot of that is in a good way. No food aversions to eggs or meat, less severe nausea, and far better tolerance overall compared to her first two pregnancies. But it's not all smooth sailing. In this episode, Lauran gets honest about what changed, what didn't, and what she actually did in the months leading up to trying to conceive that she believes made the biggest difference. Episode highlights: Why Lauran had fewer food aversions and far less nausea this time around, and what she thinks made the differenceThe pregnancy-smell-aversion phenomenon (and the Fiji spa-oil story that explains why you should never introduce new products early in pregnancy)Why "more knowledge doesn't always bring more peace" The three comprehensive lab tests she ran before trying to conceive and what those labs actually revealedThe three months of intentional replenishment that followed, including a custom mineral blend built around her own results Connect with Lauren Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/replenishwithlauren Website: https://www.nourishedmomscollective.com/

  6. Jun 29

    The Mental Load of Motherhood Is Real. Here's What It's Doing to Your Body

    You know your child's shoe size. You know when their next dentist appointment is. You know which kid likes the blue cup and which one likes the pink cup with flowers on it. You know it all, and you're carrying every bit of it while making breakfast and trying to remember why you walked into the laundry room in the first place. If you've ever wondered why you're still so exhausted two, three, four years postpartum even when your body has had time to heal, this episode is for you. Lauran unpacks the mental load of motherhood, not the tasks themselves, but the constant remembering, anticipating, and tracking, and why it's not just exhausting your mind. It's affecting your hormones, your nervous system, and even your fertility. Episode highlights: Why moms become the "default manager" of family life, even with a fully involved partnerThe waffle-brain vs. spaghetti-brain analogy for why one thought turns into ten moreHow your nervous system can't tell the difference between a toddler tantrum and an actual emergency, and why that mattersThe physiological ways mental load drains your minerals, disrupts your hormones, and makes true rest impossibleThe wake-up call Lauran had from her own mineral test after her second babyFour practical shifts Lauran made to lower her own mental load, from brain dumps to theme-night meal planning to tiny moments of nervous system regulationWhy this isn't about becoming superhuman, but about building a body resilient enough to carry what motherhood asks of itConnect with Lauran Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/replenishwithlauren Website: https://www.nourishedmomscollective.com/

  7. Jun 22

    How to Stop Living in Survival Mode and Actually Enjoy This Season of Motherhood

    Things will feel better when the baby is sleeping. I'll feel better when I'm done breastfeeding. I'll finally enjoy life again when I lose the weight. If you've ever caught yourself living in a string of "I'll feel better when..." moments, this episode is for you. Lauran gets personal about her own survival mode spiral, a tearful dressing room breakdown on her anniversary trip, and the moment she realized she had been postponing her own life without even knowing it. Because the finish line keeps moving, and your life is happening right now. In this episode Why so many moms get stuck in survival mode, both mentally and physicallyThe physiological reasons your body keeps you in fight or flightWhy even after your body starts to heal, you can stay emotionally stuck waiting for the next phaseThe four shifts that helped Lauren actually start enjoying motherhoodWhy this in-between season is not a waiting room and why it deserves your care right now Connect with Lauran Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/replenishwithlauran Website: https://www.nourishedmomscollective.com/

  8. Jun 15

    Why Your Doctor Said You Are Fine but You Know Something Is Wrong

    You finally made the appointment. You sat in that crinkly paper gown and told your doctor everything, the exhaustion, the brain fog, the hair still falling out a year later, the anxiety that crept in after the baby. They ordered the labs. And a few days later you got the call: everything looks normal. If that moment felt worse than getting a real answer, this episode is for you. Lauran breaks down exactly why standard lab work misses so much of what postpartum moms are actually experiencing, what functional testing looks at instead, and why normal does not mean optimal. In this episode Why so many moms get told everything is normal when something clearly feels offWhat standard labs are actually designed to detect and what they completely missThe specific markers that are most commonly overlooked in postpartum womenHow functional testing like hair mineral analysis, GI mapping, and Dutch hormone testing creates a fuller pictureWhat you can do right now, even before running any tests, to start supporting your body Connect with Lauran Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/replenishwithlauran Website: https://www.nourishedmomscollective.com/

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Welcome to Motherhood In Between, a podcast made for moms who are in between babies, growing their family, and trying to actually feel good in their body along the way. Join your host Lauran Saunders, a functional dietitian with 8+ years in the maternal and infant health space and a mom of two (and counting), as she becomes your go-to source for rebuilding your body between pregnancies. Lauran deeply believes that the in-between season is not a waiting room. It is one of the most powerful rebuilding phases of your life, and you deserve real support in it. She is dedicated to empowering moms with the knowledge and strategies to replenish what pregnancy and postpartum took, so they can feel like themselves again and set their body up for success in future pregnancies and beyond. In her efforts, Lauran founded Nourished Moms Collective, a coaching experience designed to help moms get to the root cause of their depletion and feel genuinely good in the season they are actually in. Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a replacement for medical treatment or personalized medical advice.

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  • Creator
    Lauran Saunders
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Lauran Saunders
  • Show Website
    Motherhood In Between

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