Me Before Mom

In today's digital age everybody's got an opinion, and not only that, everybody's got a platform to share those opinions. As if moms didn't already feel the pressure that comes with parenting. Now we see hundreds of photos, videos, blog posts an news articles all trying to rank, or measure our parenting skills. But sometimes we forget about the one and only metric that actually matters, are our kids happy?Matriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

As parents we sometimes get lost in the day to day of raising children, coupled with working and maintaining a relationship with your significant other. Bert reminds us all that it is healthy to step away sometimes and do things you love and enjoy so you don't lose yourself. So ask yourself what are the key things that make you happy and why? Matriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

Today Bert challenges us to face our fears. Taking risks, and doing things that scare us is what keeps life interesting. Sure you might fail a couple times, maybe even a hundred times, but you've still won by continuing to try. Let's all try to do one thing that scares us today, who knows, you just might succeed. Matriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

As busy moms, wives, and working women there comes a time when you need to unplug from it all and have some fun! Bert takes a girls trip with friends for the first time since the pandemic to relax and unwind. She shares fun stories of her weekend adventure and tips for how to have fun with no agenda. Matriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

Raise your hand if you've ever felt personally victimized by someone you considered a friend. We have all had run-ins with toxic people. People that intimidate us, or make us feel less than. Some of those people we dare to call our friends. How do tell a friend that their behavior is not okay, or that they made you uncomfortable? Bert shares her experiences with mean girls and how she's helping her daughter navigate girl world in her tween years. Matriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

Bert shares her anxiousness and fears surrounding social media and her kids. As a Social Media Manager, she understands all too well the influence these platforms can have on your children. As scary as it may be, it is our responsibility as parents to understand what our children are engaging in, to help them develop healthy habits with technology in this digital age.Matriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

Today Bert gushes over one of her most beloved pastimes…television! From nostalgic moments of bonding with family and friends to enjoying some much-needed alone time after a long day, the idiot box holds a special place in all of our hearts. Find out what shows Bert recommends, and maybe even pick up a tip on how to enjoy your favorite entertainment whenever you want.Matriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

Making friends as an adult can be hard. Making friends as a parent can be even harder. What do we do when the friendships we've tried to cultivate turn sour? Tune in this week on Me Before Mom as Bert tackles toxic friendships and giving each other a little grace.Matriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

Parenthood is all about making choices. Deciding on formula or breastfeeding, which brand of diapers are best for my baby or what foods should they be eating. These choices can leave us all wondering if we're doing the right thing for our kids. Tune in this week on Me Before Mom as Bert talks about a struggle all moms deal with on different levels, "Mom Guilt".Matriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

Bert opens up Season 3 of Me Before Mom by navigating the constant demands of motherhood and how sometimes your kid can feel like your boss! Matriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

TRIGGER WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SENSITIVE AND POSSIBLY TRIGGERING CONTENT, LISTEN WITH CARE.Let us take a moment to pause, take a deep breath, and give ourselves - and everyone around us - a break. COVID-19 has and continues to affect us all. Our lives have been turned upside down by social distancing, quarantines, and lockdowns. This week on Me Before Mom, Bert speaks candidly about her own mental health struggles during this collective time in human experience and shares the intimate details behind Season 2 Episode 4: Me, In a Pandemic. Bert opens up about her lowest point, weekly therapy appointments, and the mantra she developed after realizing life as we have previously known it will never be ‘normal’ again.For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comFrom this Episode: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or call 1-800-273-8255American Counseling AssociationMentalHealth.govWorld Health Organization #HealthyAtHomeCharted: The coronavirus' staggering toll on America's mental healthMatriarch Digital Media produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week on Me Before Mom entertainment journalist, actress, podcast host, influencer, comedian, and mom, Heather Brooker is speaking with Bert about her journey to motherhood, parenting in Hollywood, and how working from home has its ups and downs. Bert and Heather compare lockdowns between California and Minnesota and the ways their kids are coping with being at home. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comFrom this Episode: Heather Brooker Motherhood in Hollywood podcastInstagram @theheatherbrookerFacebook @TheHeatherBrookerTwitter @HeatherBrookerTikTok @heatherbrookerMatriarch Digital Media produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

Bert is talking with author, creator, influencer, and blogger Brandi Riley about how she is educating other influencers, raising independent kids, and balancing life during a pandemic. Brandi explains how working on her self-esteem and gaining a more accurate sense of self-importance has helped her show love to the people most valued in her life. Bert and Brandi remind us to take time to appreciate where we are right now as moms and being a good mom looks differently for everyone – some moms make pancakes, some moms order breakfast – do the most of what makes you a great mom!For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comFrom this Episode:Brandi Riley - website or Follow on Facebook MommaKnowsItAll and Instagram @brandijeterCourage to Earn on FacebookThe Dynamite Shop Matriarch Digital Media produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

Bert is continuing her conversation on race and opens up about the humbling and awkward conversations she’s having with her kids about racism. Bert explains how she is talking to her kids differently based on what they are seeing from pre-school to tween and why you don’t need to be an expert on race to talk to your kids and acknowledge what they are seeing. Bert invites you to walk on this journey with her and talk about how we can raise the next generation of white children to recognize social injustices. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comFrom this Episode:Understanding Racial CovenantsA 'Forgotten History' of How The U.S. Government Segregated AmericaNetflix Black Lives Matter selectionsMatriarch Digital Media produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

Bert has been dreaming about and wanting just a little bit of alone time since she became a mom. Now it’s happened, the kids are doing their own things - without her. This week Bert is reflecting on the old saying “the days are long, but the years are short” and what it means to finally have that alone time she’s always dreamed of. Bert discusses how being tired as a mom changes from physical to emotional as her children’s needs change from toddlers to teenagers and reminds us all to stop once a day and appreciate the moment – our kids won’t need us again as much as they do right now.For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week Bert discusses where she is at on her very personal journey of racial reconciliation and why it is important to do the hard, ugly work of looking at herself as a white woman privilege and facing racism head on. Bert address what it means to be a “white savior” in the black community and how white people can really help people of color (Hint: it’s not about just showing up in an emergency). From this episode: TIME magazine - George Floyd’s Death and the Long History of Racism in Minneapolis: https://time.com/5844030/george-floyd-minneapolis-history/TPT – original Jim Crow of the North:https://www.tpt.org/minnesota-experience/video/jim-crow-of-the-north-stijws/ Matriarch Digital Media produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

Bert is reminded of summers spent with her family growing up in the 90s and compares them to her kids as they spend more time at home this summer. Bert wants to know, with all of the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, if life is returning to a simpler time and if it is good to let your kids be bored, after all Bert’s mom didn’t entertain her during her long summer days as a kid. Is it good to let your kids be bored?For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comFrom this Episode: Shanna's Blog: https://peytonsmomma.comManoush Zomorodi Ted Talk: How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideasMatriarch Digital Media produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

In this week’s episode Bert is opening up about her personal struggles during quarantine and how being an extrovert during lockdown brought her to her lowest point. As moms we often take care of others before ourselves, Bert reminds us to put our oxygen masks on first before we put on oxygen for everyone else. Bert shares her transition from being an always positive person to someone that couldn’t see hope in any situation and how she finally found the help she needs. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comFrom this Episode:American Counseling Association Mental Health ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention or call 1-800-273-8255Matriarch Digital Media produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Iowa, and brother-in-law to Bert, Dr. James A. Ankrum is back for the third and final interview on COVID-19 and coronavirus. In this week’s episode Dr. Ankrum is discussing the second (or third) wave of the virus, what we really need to understand about holiday gathering with its risks and the potential vaccines on the horizon in 2021.From this Episode:Dr. James A Ankrum, University of Iowa, Mendeley.com publications, Google Scholar publicationsstatnews.comBill Nye the Science Guy doing the mask test91-divoc.comWorld Health Organization COVID-19 informationMatriarch Digital Media produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Iowa, and brother-in-law to Bert, Dr. James A. Ankrum is back for more on COVID-19 and coronavirus. In this week’s episode Dr. Ankrum is breaking down masks, how to understand the models and charts, coronavirus testing, and transmission in kids and schools.From this Episode:Dr. James A Ankrum, University of Iowa, Mendeley.com publications, Google Scholar publicationsstatnews.comBill Nye the Science Guy doing the mask test91-divoc.comWorld Health Organization COVID-19 informationMatriarch Digital Media produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Iowa, and brother-in-law to Bert, Dr. James A. Ankrum is breaking down the science surrounding COVID-19 and coronavirus. Dr. Ankrum is explaining how to understand the information about vaccines, how clinical trials are performed, and the safety of vaccines being developed. Bert learns about Operation Warp Speed happening at the FDA, and the national security surrounding a stockpile of chicken eggs.For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comFrom this Episode:Dr. James A Ankrum, University of Iowa, Mendeley.com publications, Google Scholar publicationsstatnews.comNational Library of Medicine pubmed.govFDA Operation Warp SpeedMatriarch Digital Media produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week’s episode is the season one finale of Me Before Mom! Bert reflects on her first season as a podcast host. The highs, the lows and all the fun in between! And you know Bert wouldn't leave you without a few sage pieces of advice as she heads into the break. Bert is hard at work on Season Two (we promise it won't take a year! - we'll be back before you know it) We'll be keeping you up to date with bonus materials as well. Thank you so much for your support of Me Before Mom. And remember, above all else, be kind.

This week on ME BEFORE MOM, Bert shares her own expertise as a professional blogger and practical advice to help you create a stronger Instagram presence. With the growth of social media and how it has changed the way that we live Bert shares her theories about social media plus gives practical advice to help you navigate the development of your online presence. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week on ME BEFORE MOM, Bert discusses branding. With the growth of social media and how it has changed the way that we live one thing is clear... You are a brand whether you like it or not. Bert shares her own expertise at a professional blogger and early adopter of social media (she had Facebook when .edu(s) were required!) She shares her theories about social media plus gives practical advice to help you navigate the development of your online presence. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week on ME BEFORE MOM, Bert continues her multi-part series to kick off the new year right! Bert wants to help you find ways to be better and feel better about yourself in 2020. The "Be Better At" series will focus on advice to help you feel and do better. This week, Bert discusses how to have more fun with your kids. It can be challenging to balance all of our daily responsibilities with the needs of our children. But taking the time to enjoy your children's company and make memories with them is vital. Bert shares her own experience and practical steps to help you have more fun with your kids.For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week on ME BEFORE MOM, Bert continues her multi-part series to kick off the new year right! Bert wants to help you find ways to be better and feel better about yourself in 2020. The "Be Better At" series will focus on advice to help you feel and do better. This week, Bert discusses how to be better at Instagram. Bert shares her own expertise at a professional blogger and practical advice to help you create a stronger Instagram presence. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week on ME BEFORE MOM, Bert continues her multi-part series to kick off the new year right! Bert wants to help you find ways to be better and feel better about yourself in 2020. The "Be Better At" series will focus on advice to help you feel and do better. This week, Bert discusses how to support friends who are depressed. Bert shares her own experience and practical advice to help you be a better, more thoughtful and supportive friend to your friends and loved ones living with depression. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week on ME BEFORE MOM, Bert continues her multi-part series to kick off the new year right! Bert wants to help you find ways to be better and feel better about yourself in 2020. The "Be Better At" series will focus on advice to help you feel and do better. This week, Bert discusses how to make mom friends in real life. It can be extremely challenging to make new friends as an adult. It can be even harder when you are a mom. Bert shares her own experience and practical steps to help you take the first steps to make new mom friends. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week on ME BEFORE MOM, Bert starts a brand multi-part series to kick off the new year right! Bert wants to help you find ways to be better and feel better about yourself in 2020. The "Be Better At" series will focus on advice to help you feel and do better. This week, Bert discusses how to find time for yourself. When you put yourself last behind everyone else in your family's needs, no one wins. Bert shares her own experience and practical steps to help you carve out time for yourself. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week on ME BEFORE MOM, Bert concludes her multi-part Affirmations series. Mom guilt is real and Bert wants to help you move past it. She discusses the importance of self-affirmations and how implementing them can improve your outlook (including scientific research). Bert will walk you through a series of affirmations and provide explanations for how best to use them. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week on ME BEFORE MOM, Bert continues her multi-part series. Mom guilt is real and single moms sometimes have unique challenges that create even more guild. Bert wants to help you move past it. She discusses the importance of self-affirmations and how implementing them can improve your outlook (including scientific research). Bert will walk you through a series of affirmations and provide explanations for how best to use them. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week on ME BEFORE MOM, Bert continues her, multi-part series on self-affirmations. Mom guilt is real and Bert wants to help you move past it. She discusses the importance of self-affirmations and how implementing them can improve your outlook (including scientific research). Bert will walk you through a series of affirmations and provide explanations for how best to use them. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week on ME BEFORE MOM, Bert continues her multi-part series. Mom guilt is real and Bert wants to help you move past it. She discusses the importance of self-affirmations and how implementing them can improve your outlook (including scientific research). Bert will walk you through a series of affirmations and provide explanations for how best to use them. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

Matriarch Digital Media is excited to share a preview of our brand new podcast... A MESS IN THE KITCHEN!Hosts Molly Mogren and Dusti Kugler want you to relax and have fun in the kitchen. Each episode will feature practical, hands on advice to help you feel like a more confident cook. Remember, you don’t have to know everything to be a great cook!To kick things off, the ladies take on Thanksgiving! They definitely have strong opinions. The title alone says it all: Thanksgiving Bitch (there's a little bit of language). You can listen by going to MollyMay+, The Gynocast or Twila and Natalie on your favorite podcast app! AMITK will launch in December, Follow the show at https://amessinthekitchen.com/ and http://matriarchdm.com..

This week on ME BEFORE MOM, Bert begins a new, multi-part series. Mom guilt is real and Bert wants to help you move past it. She discusses the importance of self-affirmations and how implementing them can improve your outlook (including scientific research). Bert will walk you through a series of affirmations and provide explanations for how best to use them. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week on ME BEFORE MOM, Bert continues her multi-part series. Mom guilt is real and Bert wants to help you move past it. She discusses the importance of self-affirmations and how implementing them can improve your outlook (including scientific research). Bert will walk you through a series of affirmations and provide explanations for how best to use them. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week on ME BEFORE MOM, Bert begins a new, multi-part series. Mom guilt is real and Bert wants to help you move past it. She discusses the importance of self-affirmations and how implementing them can improve your outlook (including scientific research). Bert will walk you through a series of affirmations and provide explanations for how best to use them. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

On this week’s ME BEFORE MOM, Bert walks us through the dynamics of the work of a mom blogger. What happens when experiences with your kids are central to your storytelling? How do you strike a delicate balance between the work you need to do and your children’s participation. Bert walks this line with humor and heart. Plus, she advice for aspiring and current mom blogger out there. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week on ME BEFORE MOM, Bert tackles a difficult discussion. She wants to talk about race. Raising her children in Minnesota has highlighted the big differences between Bert's childhood and that of her children. Bert's shares her own experience as a part of a globe-trotting military family. How being the minority in different states and countries impacted her understanding of race. Bert walks us through a discussion of how she is approaching raising her kids with a clear understanding of what white privilege is and how to push back against it. Discussions like this can be hard. Bert hopes to give everyone something to think about.For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week on ME BEFORE MOM, Bert confesses to her hidden struggle with having a bad attitude about her children. We all know motherhood is hard. It can be even more difficult when your children behave in ways that get under your skin. Bert is determined to do better by herself and her children.She shares something that she calls the three joys project. Take time to find the things you enjoy about your children and your life. Remember, perspective fosters joy. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

On this week’s ME BEFORE MOM, Bert open up about her struggles with depression. She has an honest conversation about what depression feels like when she is experiencing it. Bert also shares her journey toward better mental health. She details the importance of family, friends and tools (like the “depression toolbox” that have helped her along the way. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

On this week’s ME BEFORE MOM, Bert shares her approach on what NOT to talk about on social media. There are things Bert recommends you don’t share. Her thoughts are definitely a conversation starter. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

On this week's ME BEFORE MOM, Bert shares why she wrote her book, Me Before Mom, and how you can read it and use it as a resource. Bert has a passion for helping other moms connect with the passions they had before children to help them lead more fulfilling lives. This episode is best paired with Episode 10: I Wrote A Book. https://www.buzzsprout.com/452614/1643212-season-1-episode-10-i-wrote-a-book.mp3?blob_id=5135107&download=trueFor more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

On this week's ME BEFORE MOM, Bert has a candid conversation about the importance of extending grace to ourselves and each other. Our lives are busy and complicated. Sometimes we get overwhelmed with all of responsibilities. The struggles we go through are the some struggles our friends and loved ones face. Let's talk about how we can show up for one another when we need support the most.For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week, Bert explores this issue of sanctimommies (sanctimonious + mom = sanctimommies). Motherhood is challenging enough without the addition of judgement between and among mothers. Bert wants moms to know that we all parent differently... and that's okay. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week on ME BEFORE MOM, Bert shares the story of how her life-long dream of writing became her book Me Before Mom. From an idea through her process (it takes longer than one month to write a book, everyone), The roots of the book run deep with inspiration coming from family and friends. Bert tells us all about the ups and downs of going after your dreams while maintaining your life and responsibilities. Come join the movement!For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week, Bert talks about her transition from stay at home mom (SAHM) to work at home mom. How do you negotiate your "job" as a mom and your transition back into work that doesn't directly involve your kids? How do you let go of the guilt that comes with our unrealistic "supermom" standards? It's time to look at the stress we put ourselves under to do all the things and be all the things for our children.For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This Week, Bert wants moms to get in the picture. You are a part of your family’s story. You are a part of your children’s memories. They (and you) deserve to see that. Bert shares personal stories to remind moms to create memories with their children and not just for their children.For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

This week's Me Before Mom is all about Bert’s journey to find and maintain an exercise routine that fits in with her busy life. For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

Bert takes what could be considered a controversial stand this week. She makes a case against the concept of having a best friend. She didn't come to this decision lightly and she's willing to be vulnerable and put her opinions on the line. It's a lively discussion. One we're sure will get you talking among your friends.For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

Are your kids in EVERY ACTIVITY? Do you feel over scheduled and overwhelmed? Are you a dance/soccer/football/hockey/robotics/band/choir/ mom (the list goes on and on)? This just might be the episode for you. This week, Bert shares her experiences (and frustrations) about kids and extracurricular activities. How did we get here? Why are we so focused on them? Do our kids even want to be involved? Bert tries to help find the balance between giving your kids the best experiences you can and making sure you're doing for the right reasons.For more information, check out Bert's website: https://bertmanderson.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.