Raise Your Hand Motherhood Podcast Rae Lynn Minke

In today’s episode, we're talking about navigating the toddlerhood phase, and how we, as parents, need to shift our focus and adjust our expectations.


My guest, Sara Whaley, is the CEO and owner of Joyful Toddler Parenting. Sara is a parent coach for toddler parents, and a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst - she's based out of the USA, where she lives with her partner and two toddlers.


Sara and I discuss everything from the social media evolution of ‘gentle parenting’, to the most common ways we overestimate and underestimate our toddlers. Sara clearly breaks down how factors such as inadequate self-care, burnout, and mom guilt can get in the way of us parenting the way we’d like to.


As she says in our interview, “Toddlers are hard. They just are.” But Sara’s goal is to help all parents find the joy in this stage, despite its challenges.


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In today's episode, we're talking about a very important topic - postpartum depression.

I'm joined by Maranda Bower, Founder and CEO of Postpartum University and mother of 4, to talk about her own personal story battling extreme postpartum depression, postpartum rage, as well as a diagnosis of an autoimmune disorder and postpartum bi-polar.

Maranda is here to share how this debilitating experience led her to creating Postpartum University - an online education facility that has been recognized as the “leading postpartum resource” for Professionals and Experts in the field, as well as for thousands of mothers around the globe.

You can purchase Maranda's new book, Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness: A Holistic Guide to Returning to the Roots of Health in Motherhood, now available in all major retailers.


Links from today's episode:
Postpartum University
'Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness' by Maranda Bower (book)
The BRAZEN Podcast- "Live a more bold, curious, & vibrant life"

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THANKS AGAIN TO THIS EPISODE'S SPONSOR/FELLOW PODCASTING MAMA!
'This Mama Means Business' Podcast (Kylie Kelly)
www.kyliekelly.com (for more tips, course, etc.)

Kylie is a past contributor, and an upcoming guest on the Raise Your Hand Motherhood Podcast, and has been so inspiring to connect with! If you are a mompreneur, or a mama looking to learn how to build and scale your business while you raise your babies - check out her website and podcast to start!


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Hey Mamas!


It's been a minute...but the Raise Your Hand Motherhood Podcast is back!


In this mini solo-episode, I'm sharing a bit more about MY current motherhood reality - including some of the ways that mom guilt, self-doubt, loss of identity, and uncertainty about what I want/need as a mama creep into my daily life...almost 2 and a half years into this journey we call motherhood!


I'll be back shortly with more interviews and upcoming episodes on postpartum depression, raising dual-culture/bilingual children, balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood, and more!


Thanks for hitting download on some motherhood reality today, and if you're new here...make sure to check out some of the past episodes!


-Rae Lynn Minke xo



THANKS AGAIN TO THIS EPISODE'S SPONSOR/FELLOW PODCASTING MAMA!
'This Mama Means Business' Podcast (Kylie Kelly)
www.kyliekelly.com (for more tips, course, etc.)

Kylie is a past contributor, and an upcoming guest on the Raise Your Hand Motherhood Podcast, and has been so inspiring to connect with! If you are a mompreneur, or a mama looking to learn how to build and scale your business while you raise your babies - check out her website and podcast to start!



Want to know how you can join the Raise Your Hand Motherhood Community?
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In today's episode, we’re talking about SLEEP....so maybe take a minute now to go grab your journal, or open the Notes app on your phone - because you never know when you might need a little more information about infant, toddler, or childhood sleep!


I’m joined by Kim Davis, founder of 'Babes & Beyond Pediatric Sleep Consulting'. She’s a Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant, with a psychology degree in child development, and a whole HOST of certifications and experience working in the field of sleep.

We cover a lot in today’s interview, INCLUDING some sleep-related questions that I’ve collected directly from the Raise Your Hand Motherhood Community! Tune in for Kim's direct responses and advice for each Mama who contributed.


Did YOU submit a sleep question? Want to make sure you know when the next Q & A is happening on the pod? Go follow @theraiseyourhandmotherhoodpod on Instagram, or come over and join the Raise Your Hand Motherhood Community on Facebook, and join in the conversation / get notifications about all upcoming podcast episodes!


LINKS FROM TODAY'S EPISODE:
Babes & Beyond Pediatric Sleep Consulting
KIM's BOOK RECOMMENDATION: 'The Wonder Weeks'
Family Sleep Institute

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THANKS AGAIN TO THIS EPISODE'S SPONSOR/FELLOW PODCASTING MAMA!
'This Mama Means Business' Podcast (Kylie Kelly)
www.kyliekelly.com (for more tips, course, etc.)

Kylie is a past contributor, and an upcoming guest on the Raise Your Hand Motherhood Podcast, and has been so inspiring to connect with! If you are a mompreneur, or a mama looking to learn how to build and scale your business while you raise your babies - check out her website and podcast to start! 



Want to know how you can join the Raise Your Hand Motherhood Community?
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In today’s episode, we’re talking about BLENDED FAMILIES, and the challenges and complexities that come with being a co-parent or step-parent within them.


I’m joined by Amy Stone - she’s a Life Coach, Blended Family Expert, and NINJA level communicator - who helps parents and step-parents in blended families to find and create more JOY and HAPPINESS in their lives.



'RAISE YOUR HAND MAMA' SEGMENT:
As usual, I’m also sharing a few thoughts from 2 blended family mamas in the Raise Your Hand Community, so stick around for some motherhood reality! They share their experiences and lived wisdom around:

-the IMPORTANCE of communication
-dynamic shifts throughout different stages
-having mutual respect for new partners/co-parents
-staying united in front of the kids
-navigating that 'lack of control' as the adult/parent JOINING the first family dynamic
-the importance of therapy


LINKS FROM TODAY'S EPISODE:
Amy Stone's Life Coach website


THIS EPISODE'S SPONSOR/FELLOW PODCASTING MAMA
'This Mama Means Business' Podcast (Kylie Kelly)



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Hey Mama, and welcome to 2023! 


Here's a question to start off the new year.....
How knowledgable and confident are you about the HEALTH of your pelvic floor?  



In today’s episode, I’m joined by a very special guest to talk about some VERY under-discussed topics - Kim Vopni is most commonly known and referred to as the ‘vagina coach’, and she’s here to speak with me about pelvic floor health - a topic that is important for EVERYBODY who is listening, whether young, old, pregnant, menopausal, or in some other stage of life or motherhood. We cover a lot of ground together in this interview, including some of the most common confidence-stealers women experience in regards to their pelvic health AND what actions we can take to RECLAIM that confidence!  




Kim wants everybody to know: "You deserve body confidence and it all starts with the pelvic floor! Despite what media will tell you, light bladder leakage is NOT ‘just part of being a woman’. Incontinence, chronic back pain, and organ prolapse are common challenges for women but they are not something you need to live with or accept as normal." 



Make sure you check out or sign up for Kim's next 28 day 'Buff Muff' challenge, which can help"take you from daily pads to leak free living."




RAISE YOUR HAND MAMA SEGMENT:
Today's contributor is Kylie Kelly - she's a business coach for CEO Mom’s, specialising in virtual summit strategy. She is also a podcast host of 'This Mama Means Business' and is a boy mama of two, Spencer & Samuel. She helps female business owners build their perfect audience FAST through a simple holistic summit strategy - without wasting their time or money. See links below!


LINKS FROM TODAY'S EPISODE:
Where to find today's guest, Kim Vopni:
@vaginacoach on Instagram
@vaginacoach on TikTok
28-day 'Buff Muff' Challenge (starts on the 1st of every month)
The Audience Accelerator Private Podcast Series (Kylie Kelly)
'This Mama Means Business' Podcast (Kylie Kelly)

And just a great link for ALL pelvic floor owners (according to my own Pelvic Floor Therapist, this is important /helpful for women, men, and children alike!)
Squatty Potty

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