Mamas in Session

Dr. Mary Kate Roohan and Maya Kruger, LCAT
  • 5.0 (4)
  • Parenting

Clinically trained. Radically honest. 2 therapist moms on anxiety, identity & what we're failing at by 7am.

Episodes

  1. 3d ago

    Becoming a Mother Is Trauma

    Preview episode. A kid yells "don’t kill me" at the phlebotomist. Her mom spends the car ride home feeling like a monster. Is matrescence trauma? Mary Kate catches Maya adding "but I’m so grateful" to the end of a genuinely hard week — the gratitude trap, live and on mic. What follows is a real argument about whether the word trauma belongs only to capital-T catastrophe, and where matrescence fits. It lands on a verdict the show now uses as shorthand. Mamas In Session is a podcast for moms, by moms — who are also therapists. We’re therapists, but we’re not your therapists. If you’re struggling, please reach out to a professional. Follow the show to get new episodes as soon as they’re released. Come find us between episodes — clips, outtakes and the parts that didn’t make the cut: Instagram: https://instagram.com/mamasinsessionpod TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@mamasinsessionpod Everything else: https://mamasinsessionpod.com/ You can find Maya at OvertureTherapy.com You can find Mary Kate at Thrive & Feel Psychology thriveandfeelpsychology.com

  2. 3d ago

    Mom Guilt Doesn’t Take Sick Days

    Preview episode. Maya gets a sinus infection, cancels on clients twice, then spends a week rubbing her own nose in it. Mom guilt survives a fever. Mary Kate brings the DBT line that ruins her a little: suffering is pain plus non-acceptance. The teaching arrives entirely through a smelly, beret-wearing, mural-painting construction worker named Paul, and lands somewhere quiet — we are very hard on ourselves. Mamas In Session is a podcast for moms, by moms — who are also therapists. We’re therapists, but we’re not your therapists. If you’re struggling, please reach out to a professional. Follow the show to get new episodes as soon as they’re released. Come find us between episodes — clips, outtakes and the parts that didn’t make the cut: Instagram: https://instagram.com/mamasinsessionpod TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@mamasinsessionpod Everything else: https://mamasinsessionpod.com/ You can find Maya at OvertureTherapy.com You can find Mary Kate at Thrive & Feel Psychology (thriveandfeelpsychology.com)

  3. 3d ago

    I Canceled Daycare Forever and Ever, Amen

    Preview episode. Mary Kate’s daycare quietly wasn’t keeping its ratio — and she can’t bring herself to send the break-up text. Gut, or anxiety? Maya turns the therapy chair around and makes her roleplay the confrontation live, naming an invented caregiver mid-scene. What comes out is the difference between intuition and fear when a room full of toddlers is what’s hanging in the balance — plus a pigeon-delivered care basket and a concept called the "gut of gut." Mamas In Session is a podcast for moms, by moms — who are also therapists. We’re therapists, but we’re not your therapists. If you’re struggling, please reach out to a professional. Follow the show to get new episodes as soon as they’re released. Come find us between episodes — clips, outtakes and the parts that didn’t make the cut: Instagram: https://instagram.com/mamasinsessionpod TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@mamasinsessionpod Everything else: https://mamasinsessionpod.com/ You can find Maya at OvertureTherapy.com You can find Mary Kate at Thrive & Feel Psychology (thriveandfeelpsychology.com)

  • 3 Episodes

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
4 Ratings

About

Clinically trained. Radically honest. 2 therapist moms on anxiety, identity & what we're failing at by 7am.

Information

  • Creator
    Dr. Mary Kate Roohan and Maya Kruger, LCAT
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Dr. Mary Kate Roohan and Maya Kruger, LCAT
  • Show Website
    Mamas in Session