MOMgienists podcast

This week on The Momgienists podcast Jasmin talks with Molly McDonald, Founder of the Three Journeys Community. Molly has developed a community of like-minded parents/parents-to-be to deep dive together through the physical and emotional, science + spirit of this life transformation.    Quotes    “What I quickly realized that the person with the phD was doing was crunching numbers, securing grants and writing articles, they were not hands-on with the parents and babies.”    “You are going to be the only one that knows what is right for you and your family.”    “They communicate way before they are verbal.”    “We can't fix everything for our kids, we can't protect them from everything but we can let them know they are not alone and we are there for them through it.”    “What we know is that there is a ton of change on the horizon, what we crave is the ability to control it.”   “Dial down what is in your ability to change and what is not. If it's not surrender.”   “In most cases your child will figure out how to eat and survive, there are very few cases where they don't.”   “They are who they are, and you get a little piece of that.”  Links molly@bodymindandmolly.com   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

This week on The Momgienists podcast your hosts are talking about how they played vs. how their kids play.    Quotes    “The best double dutch ropes are clothes lines, doubled up.”    “Karen is talking about square dancing and you are talking about tootsie roll.”    “They are not responsible enough to navigate what is appropriate or not on social media.”    “When she is dancing, she is in her own little world.”    “He told his dad WAP means worship and praise.”    “There will be no WAP dancing here today.”    Links   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

This week on The Momgienists podcast your host Jasmin is joined by Ayelet Marinovich who is a speech-language pathologist, parent educator, & imperfect mother. She is the founder of Learn With Less®, which helps families feel confident they can support & connect with their babies and toddlers – without having to buy a single toy!    Quotes    “You are just a therapist coming into a child's home, and then you take that toy when you leave, what is the point?”    “Guess what else does the same thing… an empty toilet paper roll.”    “Less is more.”    “My goal is to release families from that sense that they need to buy more, be more, do more and just step back and recognize the value that they are enough and what they are doing is enough.”    “There is a reason millions of dollars are put into marketing campaigns to make us feel we are not enough as parents.”    “Raise a kind, loving, great human.”    “As grown ups we look at play very linearly.”    Links ayelet@strengthinwords.com Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

This week on The Momgienists podcast your hosts are talking about body image, highlighting their experiences and how they talk about body image with their children.   Quotes    “I have two daughters so I have to be very aware of how I talk about my body and present my body.”    “When you don't look like that you wonder why.”   “Kim K. messed it up for us.”    “Curves and fullness of the lips were always a part of the black culture.”    “When you are 95 you will still look like you are 12 and that is a beautiful thing.”    Links   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

This week on MOMgienists your MOMgienists are talking with return guest, Sarah Watson, LPC about educating your children about sexual health in a healthy way.  Sarah is a licensed professional counselor, AASECT certified sex therapist, and sexuality educator. Sarah has a private practice located in Michigan, where she works with individuals and couples struggling with relationship and sexual health issues via telehealth. In addition to her private practice Sarah founded her education business, Simple Sex Education which provides online workshops for parents to prepare themselves for starting and continuing discussions about sex and relationships with their kids.   Episode Highlights A fully aware woman  When to talk to your kids Name your parts  Here are the facts  Approach with curiosity  Quotes   “You can be fully in your sexual self and it can be a really healthy and wonderful thing.”  “How can you truly educate your children if you don't understand yourself?”  “Only 17-18/50 of our states require medically accurate and driven sex education.”  “They say ‘don't do this because if you do you will get sick' that's terrible.”  “We are terrified of women finding their pleasure.”  “Your 6 year old may be more emotionally ready to talk about some things than your 8 year old.”  “Everychild is different, their needs, their wants and their questions are different.”  “When they get the answer they move on, it isn't traumatic.”   “Protection comes from knowledge.”  “The age for exposure to porn is 8 years old.”  “Approach with curiosity.”    Links   https://www.sarahwatsonlpc.com/   https://www.simplesexeducation.com/   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com  

This week your Momgienists podcast talking about getting spousal buy-in to achieve your goals.  Episode Highlights Call the meeting Write down your goals Talk openly about pro's and con's Explain your family prioritization Book recommendations  Quotes  “Shout out to the therapists out there keeping us sane.”    “When you are a relationship you are on a team.”    “They are tough questions, but they are questions you could answer before you had a family.”   “It's not a threat when someone is sharing their hopes and desires.”    “Talk about how this choice is going to effect the family, both positively and negatively.”    “Money makes the world go round.”    “When a women is fulfilled and we feel like we have our identity it leads to a better family dynamic.”    “Culturally and systemically we have taken the voice away from women.”   “We don't want people to go for their goals and then forsake their family.”    “You can have things that are just for you.”    “Ultimately if you have a true partnership your spouse will want to see you happy, and you can find a middle ground where all parties are happy.”    “It takes a lot of courage to put yourself out there, even to your spouse."   Links We Should All Be Millionaires  What Happened To You?    Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com  

This week your Momgienists podcast we are joined by Cheryl Shafer who has been a Dental Hygienist since 1985, who specializes in oral function, tethered oral tissue and breathing. She is helping those with orofacial myofunctional disorders find the root cause and solutions by collaborating with an integrative team of medical and dental providers.   Episode Highlights Cheryl's background Facial function  We want our patients to thrive It's not too late Michelle's journey  Quotes    “The hygienists are the most underutilized healthcare professionals.”   “One of the amazing things about what I do is that I don't work in isolation, I work as a myofunctional therapist in collaboration with all healthcare professionals.”    “Dental and Medical should be married.”    “The rewards are breathtaking.”    “Warning for everyone, if you dive into this subject you will dive deep into the rabbit hole, there is always more and more and more to learn.”    “There is so much I wish I knew for when my child was young that I would do differently.”    “He wrote his college essay on the pain that he suffered because he had oral dysfunction.”    “Waiting until someone is 8 years old to see the orthodontist for the first time is too late.”    “Foundation first, teeth second.”    “I feel like I have found my value and purpose.”   “He said Cheryl, you are doing God's work.”   “If we rise, all of us rise.”    Links cherylshafer@facialfunction.com   www.facialfunction.com      Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

This week on MOMgienists Jasmin talks to us about 5 strategies to maintain your identity while raising a family, developing a career, or both!  Episode Highlights Maintaining Identity 5 Strategies  Quotes    “One of my greatest gifts is being a mother, but there is also a side of me that existed before I had children.”    “Your children won't be young for long.”    “My children benefit when mommy is full and whole.”    “One of the most powerful things we have is our intuition, TRUST THAT.”    “Time is relative.”   “You will have mommy guilt, and it will never go away.”   “Of course they are okay, they have another loving parents that is there with them who is taking care of them.”    “Boundaries are not about them, they are about us.”    “Celebrate your small wins, they lead to bigger wins.”    Links   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

This week on MOMgienists your MOMgienists are talking with Sarah Watson, LPC about vaginal health and sex communication with your partner.   Sarah is a licensed professional counselor, AASECT certified sex therapist, and sexuality educator. Sarah has a private practice located in Michigan, where she works with individuals and couples struggling with relationship and sexual health issues via telehealth. In addition to her private practice Sarah founded her education business, Simple Sex Education which provides online workshops for parents to prepare themselves for starting and continuing discussions about sex and relationships with their kids.   Episode Highlights Sarah's Background The Vagina Cleans Itself Appreciating Your Smell Sexual Intercourse After Becoming A Mother Lube Is Your Friend Keepin' It Spicy Quotes    “Yoni, this is cleaning out the vaginal canal, and it is trash.”   “Your vagina, it cleans itself… period.”    “You can't smell pheromones.”    “You have probably been taught since you were a young woman, a lot of misinformation.”    “Most of this has been taught and influenced by men, and they don't know a lot about vaginas and vulva's.”    “Scented is not good, it will give you an infection.”    “What I was doing pre-children, is nothing compared to what I am doing now.”    “I have friends that have no stretch marks after having kids, I have tiger stripes y'all, and I am still scared to show that part of me.”   “There is so much shame around what happens to our bodies as women.”    “It takes your body 18 months to recover.”    “I am still supposed to wear a diaper and you want me to what?”   “Baby comes out and you are good to go… hell no.”   “Lubrication is your friend.”   “You can have the conversation in snippets.”   “Sex can be anything that brings you pleasure with your partner.”    Links   https://www.sarahwatsonlpc.com/   https://www.simplesexeducation.com/   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com  

This week on MOMgienists your MOMgienists are talking about creating, developing, and maintaining friendships while juggling the art that is raising a family.    Episode Highlights Strategies for friendships  Videogames and Crop Dusting  True Friendship Quotes    “Motherhood can be a lonely place.”   “It is okay to have seasons.”    “I can relate to my teenage boy patient base pretty well.”   “My family will always come first.”    “Sometimes people don’t have boundaries themselves.”    “It is okay to say no to your friends, it is okay if you are not the end all for them, it is okay to set boundaries.”    “Some people, you love them, but they drive you nuts.”   “I’ve never gone to a meetup with friends and regretted it.”     Links Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com The Safe Place for MOMgienists™️ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/  

This week on MOMgienists your MOMgienists are with Kari Carter- Cherelus about toxic work environments and getting paid what you deserve!    Kari Carter-Cherelus RDH, DA is a consultant, coach, speaker, and author. Kari knows first hand how working in a hostile work environment can contribute to feelings of burnout, negatively affecting one's overall health and confidence. She authored the book The Ultimate Guide for Dental Hygienist Burnout. She uses her platform as CEO and Founder of KMC Strategic Solutions to help improve the work culture in teams and organizations. She coaches professionals experiencing burnout and professional dissatisfaction. Her coaching assists her clients in rediscovering their passion by realigning themselves empowering themselves to make positive changes in their lives.   Episode Highlights Toxic work environments  Asking for a raise Kari’s book - Link below Quotes    “I have a captive audience, you are stuck in my chair and you have to listen to me.”    “I ended up having post traumatic stress and crying.”    “It takes about a year and a half to two years to get over burnout.”    “You have to establish boundaries, you cannot keep allowing things to happen to you.”   “If they play chess you can’t play checkers, you need to play chess.”    “Those little things become big things.”   “You don’t want to show up at the bosses door and say ‘I need some money’.”    “It is in the data, it is in the numbers.”    “At the end of the day we are working in a small business in the private sector, and we need to talk about the numbers.”    “I liken interviews to first dates, anyone can say anything on the first date.”   Links Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com The Safe Place for MOMgienists™️ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/ Kari:    Instagram: kmc.smiles The Ultimate Guide for Dental Hygienist Burnout : The Guide To Having an Optimal Dental Hygiene Career

This week on MOMgienists your MOMgienists are talking about self care strategies for the moms out there! If you are battling virtual learning, change of routine, work and life we are going to talk about implementing self sustenance into your life!   Episode Highlights Laughter is life Ask for help Stages: ups and downs Talking to your children about overwhelm Quotes    “Laughter is my self sustenance.”    “When I can sense when I am getting to the point of overwhelm, or she is, we speak in different accents, and laugh, and it helps us get through it.”    “The biggest part is recognizing when you need help, and asking for it, beyond your spouse.”    “I just had my first meet and greet session with my counselor.”   “I still have a little bit of a stigma saying it outloud that I need help.”    “It was my space, my time, by myself.”   “We have to find small pockets of time that belong to us.”   “Choosing me is actually not selfish.”    Links Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com The Safe Place for MOMgienists™️ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/

MOMgienists Podcast is back for SEASON 5! Can you believe it? This week Jasmin,  and Karen talk with Michelle Barrios, RDH who will be joining MOMgienists Podcast for season 5! In this episode the MOMgienists let you know what they have been up to, and what to expect for this season!   Episode Highlights MOMgienists catch up Michelle's background Stress is toxic Be okay with setting boundaries   Quotes    "I got to meet all these women that I felt were teaching me something every-time we talked."   "We don't have to go to the grave in the clinic."   "I was going to sleep at 5:00pm and crying before I had to go to work."   "Stress is toxic."   "It's like  shake and bake, we are going to SHAKE IT UP."   "I know that test is a part of my testimony now."   Links   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com   The Safe Place for MOMgienists™️ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/

This week Jasmin, Michelle and Karen talk with Nikki Tucker. Nikki is a Divorce Financial Strategist and founder of The FIIRM Approach. She’s a mom, part-time foodie and a 16 year financial professional who helps female breadwinners prepare their finances for divorce. She joins us to talk to us about her work, and financial peace of mind.    Episode Highlights Nikki’s Background The FIIRM Approach  Money Story  Family Playbook    Quotes    “I am a true financial nerd”    “I don't think anyone enters into a marriage seeing their marriage lead down to divorce”    “Let’s be honest, divorces rarely go as soothly as we hope”    “A therapist is a heck of a lot cheaper than an attorney”    “My intention is not for your marriage to end”    “The conversation should be happening before you get married”    “If you are willing to lie to me about your financial position, are you really my partner? Are we really in this together?"   “In order to have financial peace of mind, you need to be proactive and protect yourself and your family”    Links Nikki's Info:    email: nikki@thefiirmapproach.com URL: https://thefiirmapproach.com/ultimate-resource-guide   Christie Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @skaren52 The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

This week Jasmin talks with Larissa Parson and Michelle Barrios! Larissa is a Black, biracial movement teacher specializing in core & pelvic health. She loves helping women connect to their bodies, so they can smash the patriarchy without peeing their pants!   Episode Highlights Larissa’s Background Core and Public Floor You are not alone  What you can do   Quotes  “This is a touchy subject and it shouldn’t be”    “It sounds easy now, but it was very hard at the time”    “Confession time y’all…I’ve dealt with this”    “Why does my bottom area feel extra warm… like wet warm”    “Don’t go do kegels willy nilly”    “Using the core is the driver, the pelvic floor is the passages when you are moving around in daily life”   “You have a strategy that is working for you in daily life”    “We want to be seen and heard… we want to talk about challenging things that we deal with”   “Go have more orgasms, it’s good for your public floor”    “Maybe save that for play time… but not all the time”     Links Larissa’s Info:  email: move@larissaparson.com URL: www.larissaparson.com     Christie Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @skaren52 The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

This week Jasmin talks with Anomie Atkins! Passionate about putting the love you have for your child into action, Anomie has developed a Purposeful Parenting program. As a Certified Professional Coach, she helps her clients establish their values and decide what kind of parent they plan to be, while elevating their own levels of mindfulness and presence so they can stay sane and enjoy the ride.   Episode Highlights Anomie’s Background From Coachee to Coach  Anomie’s Motherhood Journey  Considerations Pre-Childbirth Purposeful Parenting  Trauma  Making Space for Communication    Quotes    “With a coach the client is the expert of their life… they solve their own problems and it is so empowering”    “My grandfather and father define success as survival”    “I am a solo mum by choice”    “They said you have a less then 2% chance of having a baby in your arms…and I got my daughter”   “Our motherhood journey is ours, we choose, and it’s okay to do that”    “I think parenting is the most wonderful thing we can do”   “As coaches we all walk our talk as much as we can”    “You are a human, it is okay to have those emotions, you are not a perfect robot”  Links   Anomie’s Info email: anomie@anomieatkins.com URL: http://www.instagram.com/anomieatkins Christie Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @skaren52 The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

This week Jasmin talks with Amanda Freeman! Amanda helps smart, successful women master their energy. So they can overcome overwhelm, self-sabotage and burnout – and make a powerful impact in the world with their work. Combining practical mindset with energy healing and strategy, Amanda facilitates powerful transformation for her clients – so they can show up and be successful, sustainable and socially conscious in life and business.   Episode Highlights Amanda’s Background and Commitment Honoring Ourselves  Self Sustenance  3 Step Process  Pandemic    Quotes    “The people I am working with are myself”    “Many women I work with find it difficult to even find an hour in a 24 hour period that is just theirs”   “That’s not broken, it’s part of my journey”    “Even if we are having a bad day… you are not allowed to, you have to be 100% game face on”   “I want to raise young women that honor themselves, and if I don't honor myself, they won’t either”    “At least once a year I go away by myself for 3 days”    “Every woman needs to find what refills them”    “Self care sounds negotiable, self sustenance is not”    "Have the courage to recognize when you are pushing beyond your limits, when you are empty”   “You know that emoji with the head blowing up… that's where I am at”    “Personal development should never end”  Links Amanda’s Info  email: info@inspirenaturaltherapies.com.au URL: www.amandafreeman.com.au Christie Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @skaren52 The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

This week Jasmin talks with Samantha Griffin. Samantha is an impassioned woman who unequivocally believes in the voices of women, especially black women, and trusts their decisions regarding their bodies, their children and their families.   Episode Highlights Samantha’s Background Cloth Diapering  Women for Women Childbirth Education Class  Accountability  Quotes    “I wish this was a conversation I heard before I had decided to have children”    “I didn’t even know what I doula was until I got into the world of cloth diapering”    “When it works breast feeding and cloth diapering is cheaper”    “I’ve always been a woman’s woman”   “I had a much more pleasant experience when I had a doula at my second birth”    “I went totally ballistic because I was not being heard”    “As women we need to show up for each other… we are all we’ve got sometimes”    “She worked through her shift and stayed until I gave birth”   “I believe that childbirth education should be more accessible and that everyone should take it”    “Trust your gut, you know when someone is not listening to you”    “This is the age of information…and we need to ask questions”    “The stuff we hear about that we think of as being in history books… It wasn’t that long ago”    “That documentary has turned many a woman into a soldier”    “If they are not going to listen to Serena Williams…they are not going to listen to anyone”  Links Samatha’s Info:    email: samantha@dcmetromaternity.com URL: Dcmetromaternity.com   Christie Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @skaren52 The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

This week Jasmin talks with Meliea Black. Meliea helps feminists who are preparing for birth and/or postpartum find and trust that woman that lives inside of them. She is a multi-passionate entrepreneur, Midwife and Women's Wellness Coach who had 3 amazing children and 3 crazy postpartum experiences that influenced her passion to start her business.   Episode Highlights Meliea’s Background  Postpartum  We need to stop wearing masks  This is a medical condition  Preparation, a Director and Support System are Crucial  Quotes    “What do you mean you might let me try?!”    “When I see an injustice in the world I become whatever I need to be to help with that”    “Don't ever apologize for advocating for me”    “I remember when the medicine wore off, how hard it was for me to walk and use the restroom”   “I new it was possible for my body to open up”    “The older you get the more passionate you become about the injustices that happened to you when you were younger”    “We just need to be raw about it”    “A warm bath is not going to help me feel less overwhelmed right now”    “We’ve let the dialogue become really sinister”    “Suicide is the second most common reason women die during that time”    “Never mind you, where is the baby … and you feel like no-one is seeing you”    “Invest in yourself and your preparation”    “If she can’t come up with something, that is a big red flag”    Links   Meliea’s Contact: email: yourempoweredpostpartum@gmail.com URL: www.yourempoweredpostpartum.com Christie Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @skaren52 The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

This week on MOMgienists Podcast we talk with Parijat Deshpande. Parijat is the leading high-risk pregnancy specialist, somatic trauma professional and speaker and author who guides women to improve their pregnancy complications so they can reduce their risk of preterm birth. Her unique neurobiological approach has served hundreds of women to manage pregnancy complications and reclaim a safety and trust in their bodies that they thought was eroded forever. Parijat is the author of bestselling book Pregnancy Brain: A Mind-Body Approach to Stress Management During a High-Risk Pregnancy. She is also the host of the popular podcast Delivering Miracles, that discusses the real, raw side of family-building including infertility, loss, high-risk pregnancy, bed rest, prematurity and healing once baby comes home. Learn more at parijatdeshpande.com   Episode Highlights Paritjat’s Background Buy In Trauma Holistic Approach Education  It’s not over, because it’s over  Focus on the body, and feeling safe in it Moving past stuck    Quotes  “This was not on our radar at all… that my life could be in danger… It was a HUGE wake up call”  “I went from being this really busy person to being this person, at home, binging on Netflix”  “We are so sorry, we don’t think this baby is going to come home… it’s just to early”  “Too early but late enough that it gave him a chance at life”  “If I can get 15 days, and I am nobody special, what is possible if we can teach this to everyone?”  “You have the power, you have information nobody else on this planet has”  “If you are coming from a place of survival, you are not going to be able to speak up” “Trauma is something that happens to your body too soon, too much, too fast… notice it has nothing to do with what the event is”  “It is a physiological response happening outside of conscious choice”  “Get the heck out of here, we are in a health crisis!” “You have to learn how to feel safe again, in your own life”  “We cannot think or talk ourselves out of trauma” “You don’t have to remember what happened to heal, and you don’t have to talk about it”  “It’s not because your ceiling as dropped, it’s because your floor has risen”  Links   Parijat Deshpande Contact and More: email: info@parijatdeshpande.com URL: https://parijatdeshpande.com/ IG: @healthy.highriskpregnancy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParijatDesh/ Parijat's Book, Pregnancy Brain - Available on Kindle and paperback on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. - https://parijatdeshpande.lpages.co/pregnancybrain/ Listen to the Delivering Miracles podcast - https://www.parijatdeshpande.com/podcast Christie Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @skaren52 The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

This week on the MOMgienists Podcast Jasmin talks with Amanda Jewson about motherhood and sleep deprivation! Amanda is the mother of two young girls, a Canadian certified sleep consultant and trained educator. In 2017 Amanda founded Baby's Best Sleep and has since then helped countless parents create healthy sleep habits for them and their children. Amanda is an all-around sleep expert and uses a research-based approach to developing custom-tailored programs for her clients.    Episode Highlights Amanda’s Background The internet has no chill Sleep Deprivation and Society Co-Sleeping For the mom’s that are not fine     Quotes  “I wish you were in my life 11 years ago”  “The internet has no chill”  “I was the only teenager without a curfew because I would come home to get my 8 hours”  “Sleep is not a luxury, it is a necessity”  “I never thought I would let her cry it out” “Modern society does not support mothers” “You child is going to cry for an hour when they are 3 because their shoe is red… and not blue… wait for it”  “The babies with colic cry non stop, whether they are being held or not”  “I am so tired, I just don't have anything else in me”  “Sleep deprivation is the number one brain impairment”  “You just had a baby, so science doesn’t apply to you" Links Amanda’s Info email: amanda@babysbestsleep.com URL: http://www.babysbestsleep.com Christie Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @skaren52 The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

This week on the MOMgienists Podcast Jasmin talks with us about diversity and shares tips and strategies you can implement and share with your own children.    Episode Highlights Build a Bridge We want your to be a part of our group MOMgienists Culture Listen Experiences Survey Responses and Stories Tips for Parents   Quotes  “The fact of the matter is we are all human, we have the same systems in our body and all bleed red blood”  “This is a man made issue” “You want to have moms from all different walks of life”  “I spent a lot of time educating my patients that she was well qualified and skilled and that they were in good hands”  “The world of dentistry is about selling a brand, and I don't fit that brand” “I have had many patients refuse to see me, as soon as they saw me” “As a black hygienist I always ask from desk to let them know they would be seeing a different hygienist” “I was so hurt and disgusted all I could do saw hum hymns while I cleaned his teeth” “I guess they figure his money was enough to excuse his racist behavior”  “Having toys that show a diverse group” “What can you introduce that shows other people exist”  “He didn’t see a difference, he just saw friends"   Links Christie Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @skaren52 The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

This week on the MOMgienists Podcast our MOMgienists are joined again by Dr. Ellie Phillips. Dr. Phillips shares with us her thoughts about Biofilm, Ph, Xylitol and so much more!   Episode Highlights Be Yourself Ph Testing BioFilm Infection vs Colonization Xylitol Quotes  “Testing the saliva of a woman you will almost always find its acidic” “I don’t think Ph testing is that valuable because its so affected by stress" “What they are trying to do is changing the mothers mouth health” “At 6 years old the children of the mothers that ate xylitol had 85% less decay” “Kids love it because it tastes like sugar, but it is the opposite of sugar”  “Do what you feel, don’t worry if it is right or wrong”  “If you have bad oral hygiene it tends to push the birthdate earlier”  “It is only when the biofilm becomes infected that it puffs up and becomes plaque” “Xylitol is good for good bacteria"   Links Shop Zellies http://shop.zellies.com Mouth Care Comes Clean: https://amzn.to/2OgwPs6 Kiss your Dentist Goodbye:https://amzn.to/2BUAKsa  Dr. Phillips Website: https://drellie.com    Christie Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com       Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com       Karen Instagram: @skaren52   The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

This week on the MOMgienists Podcast our MOMgienists are joined by Dr. Ellie Phillips. Dr. Phillips shares with us the amazing story of her career and what brought her to where she is today!    Episode Highlights Dr. Phillips in Dental School Swiss Model Dr. Phillips Opens a Bakery Kissing and Bacteria  Acidity Floss   Quotes  “In England in the 50’s women were not in dentistry”  “We studied 6 days a week, and lived in silence on Sundays to digest what we learned Monday through Saturday”  “I had nothing else I could think about other than physics, chemistry and biology” “I was accepted into dental school and there were 7 women, 700 men, the whole thing was a fight because they didn’t want women in dental school”  “I was a little rebel, I made it a skirt and sewed it down the middle”  “The bigger the filling, the more the patient had to pay, I got the same amount, root canals were less expensive than extractions so patients really made an effort to keep their teeth and maintain health” “No-one was flossing at yet they had the best oral health I had ever seen” “If a family wanted to come all together, and have a consultation, why not? I am going to say the same thing to each of them” “I didn’t clean teeth that didn’t need cleaning… why do we do this”  “I'm going to ask myself that next time someone is getting on my nerves… What would Dr. Ellie do? “He has really white teeth before the whitening era and he was using comet cleaner” “I did tell a guy he had to go on my program for 6 months before I would kiss him” “Brushing not about scooping stuff out of your teeth, brushing is to create lymphatic drainage” “It's like a garden, if you blowtorch your garden, it's clean, but it's not healthy”  Links Mouth Care Comes Clean: https://amzn.to/2OgwPs6 Kiss your Dentist Goodbye:https://amzn.to/2BUAKsa  Dr. Phillips Website: https://drellie.com  Christie Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com Jasmin   Instagram: @itjasminhaley   Facebook: @itsjasminhaley   Website: www.jasminhaley.com Karen   Instagram: @skaren52   The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/  

This week on the MOMgienists Podcast our MOMgienists talk about anxiety and how they cope.    Episode Highlights Anxiety Coping strategies  Sleep Test A Sisters Siesta  Pregnancy during Covid-19   Quotes  “If you see a big dump…. don’t whack it!” “When you get a patient in your chair you don’t know what your getting, and you deal with it, no matter how much calculus gets flicked in your face”  “Sometimes I’ve just got to let it go” “Sometimes you have a better energy the next day, and you can deal with something you just couldn’t today”  “I understand why some mothers feel like, I just want to hit the road Jack… and disappear”  “I wish I had this book when I started working” “Not everyone is cut from the same cloth”  “When I was pregnant my anxiety was through the roof” “You have to count those risks and decide”  Links A Sisters Siesta: https://app.thebookpatch.com/BookStore/a-sisters-siesta/018aeed2-3e20-4e28-bf66-61fe78807a78  Christie   Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist   Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com Jasmin   Instagram: @itjasminhaley   Facebook: @itsjasminhaley   Website: www.jasminhaley.com Karen   Instagram: @skaren52   The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/  

This week on the MOMgienists Podcast our MOMgienists talk as friends about race, racism, their feelings, and their struggles.    Episode Highlights A conversation about Race Waking up White Invisibility Action Items    Quotes  “If you are surrounded by people who look like you, you don’t ever have to consider race”  “Be willing to learn” “I am never going to feel invisible, no matter what the world scene is”  “When you put those boundaries and limitations on there, you lose out. Period.” “It starts at your dinner table”  “As a leader we have to lead by example”  “We cannot fight racism in our industry alone...we need everyone to do better, collectively”  Links Christie   Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist   Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com Jasmin   Instagram: @itjasminhaley   Facebook: @itsjasminhaley   Website: www.jasminhaley.com Karen   Instagram: @skaren52   The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/  

This week on the MOMgienists Podcast our MOMgienists talk about being a mom of boys! Addressing societal standards, what they worry about for their boys, and more!   Episode Highlights Being a Mom to boys Attention to detail with men Field Trip - boys are not animals  Concerns with the rise of feminism  Disobedience and disrespectfulness need to be addressed We are failing our young boys - double standards  Have the important conversations early   Quotes  “Being the one female in his life that he loves first is so special and so precious”  “I’ll live with you, but I don’t want to marry anybody” “He said that his dad was his favorite and I was like whatttt… excuse me?” “There are no animals here except the boys… and I looked up, and way like… did you really just say that out loud”  “I worry that with the rise of feminism my sons will be made to feel less than”  “I was born doing it, I was ready to fight any man that disrespected any woman in my life”  “I want them to be strong men, I do not want to reduce their masculinity to animal like behavior” “If I say something they are going to do it, if their dad says something they are like ehhhh... whatever” “Their worth is not what other people think and see”  Links Christie   Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist   Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com Jasmin   Instagram: @itjasminhaley   Facebook: @itsjasminhaley   Website: www.jasminhaley.com Karen   Instagram: @skaren52   The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

This week on the MOMgienists Podcast our MOMgienists talk about alcoholism and motherhood!   Episode Highlights Jasmin, Karen, and Christie’s experience with drinking and motherhood Article - Characteristics of the high functioning alcoholic  Genetics Triggers HALT What wellness means for our MOMgienists  Coping methods    Quotes  “I feel like I started drinking a lot more when I had children, and there have been times that I have had to check myself”  “There have been times I have told myself ‘I deserve this because I had a rough day’” “Once I figured out a healthier outlet, it helped a lot”  “Hmm this tastes good, I like this feeling, but it was daytime” “I became worried when I found myself wanting to have a drink at 10:30am/11:00am in the morning”  “Hungry, angry, lonely, tired”  “Addiction is simply an escape from pain”  “Addiction is addiction, there is no just”  “The MOMgienists community is about realness, connection and we want everyone to know if you are struggling with this, you can reach out to any one of us”  “The best gift to give a mom is wellness”  Links Care Package: https://amzn.to/2T5V0w3  Article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-high-functioning-alcoholic/200910/mothers-can-be-high-functioning-alcoholics-too  Christie   Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist   Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com Jasmin   Instagram: @itjasminhaley   Facebook: @itsjasminhaley   Website: www.jasminhaley.com Karen   Instagram: @skaren52   The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

This week on the MOMgienists Podcast our MOMgienists talk about disc assessments, drivers and how Jasmin, Christie and Karen are handling COVID-19 shutdown.    Episode Highlights  DISC assessment and conflict resolution  Hand-washing How the Momgienists are handling the COVID-19 shutdown   Quotes  “I work harder and want to be better when I am around someone that has their stuff together”  “Oh my gosh everything people used to complain about me as a child are my strengths”  “I can’t certify their hand washing… I’m not coming over”  “I love repetitive routines”  “If your worried about foreclosure on your house, you had problems before Coronavirus, do the things necessary to take care of your family”  “I feel secure in just thinking, if I can get through today”  Links Christie   Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist   Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com Jasmin   Instagram: @itjasminhaley   Facebook: @itsjasminhaley   Website: www.jasminhaley.com Karen   Instagram: @skaren52 The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

This week on MOMgienists podcast Christie, Jasmin and Karen talk about what you can be doing during this quarantine period.  Episode Highlights Closet Cleaning and Bralettes Urban Dictionary - Coronavirus  Tracy Anderson Method  Emotional Eating/ Intermittent Fasting The power of sleep Quotes “I don't care I am having this piece of garlic bread and wine”  “There has been a shift in what is recommended for nutrition”  “Me not drinking wine as regularly has helped me a lot”  “When I am tired i'm just like… ugh I want cookies”  “If I can’t learn about it on Dentistry Humor… I don’t know what it is”  Links Christie   Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist   Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com Jasmin   Instagram: @itjasminhaley   Facebook: @itsjasminhaley   Website: www.jasminhaley.com Karen   Instagram: @skaren52 The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/  

MOMgienists podcast returns! Join Christie, Jasmin and Karen as they talk about the changes to their children schooling during COVID-19 and talk about homeschooling, taking impressions, the MOMgienists first jobs, boom boom movies (if you know… then you know) and more. "Be sure to call up your girlfriends up about this episode, laugh, do what you got to do… we will make it through!" Episode Highlights Changes due to COVID-19 Homeschooling Taking Impressions - then and now ‘Boom Boom’ Movies and more…  Quotes “Unless he brings me some food, or some beverage… he needs to stay out of this room” “There was a little bit of a method to the madness… but I really had to comb through it”  “After the tenth time… you need to bounce”  “I had contemplated homeschooling my children anyway, closer to high-school age, but I didn’t expect to be in this situation where I have to elementary aged kids who need to be educated now”  “Optional homework… not in this house.. whatever you get, you are doing”  “If you do your work… I’ll go pick up a puppy” “Then I would have to stand there, for about 10 minutes…waiting for it to set”  “ I was boujee since 16”  “Hygiene school…that is a whole different kind of hand washing”  Links Christie   Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist   Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com Jasmin   Instagram: @itjasminhaley   Facebook: @itsjasminhaley   Website: www.jasminhaley.com Karen   Instagram: @skaren52   The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/

MOMgienists podcast returns! Join Christie, Jasmin and Karen as they talk about what they were up to for the last year when they took a break from the podcast, and what you can expect now that they are BACK!  Episode Highlights Where the 3 MOMgienists are now and where the podcast is going OMT and a new direction for one of our MOMgienists and her son Your creative side and passions Social Media Quotes “How many fingers to you have to count all the things now”  “He is going to be my case study”  “I’ve never had this freedom to do what I want clinically…and it feels really good” “So it's my doctor…he is a boss”  “I feel like if we can get rid of the structural cause of constricted airways in children that are developing, then we don't need to get into obstructive sleep apnea for adults”  “Anything can be an art if you are passionate about it”  “There’s so many things I do with my kid, and I don’t post them… I don’t want to” Links Christie   Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist   Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com Jasmin   Instagram: @itjasminhaley   Facebook: @itsjasminhaley   Website: www.jasminhaley.com Karen   Instagram: @skaren52 The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/  

Listen in as Christie, Jasmin, and Karen recap 2018 and discuss what the future holds for 2019. We are catching up and talking about random experiences in our lives. #MOMgienist Featured book: Girl Wash Your Face with Rachel Hollins   Subscribe to our Podcast and leave a review   Like Us on Facebook   Join our MOMgienists Community on Facebook   Where to find MOMgienists: Facebook: @MOMgienists Instagram: @MOMgienists Stitcher: @MOMgienistspodcast Apple Podcast: @MOMgienistsPodcast

Listen in as Christie and Jasmin interview a myofunctional therapist with Chris Zombek, RDH. This is an insightful and empowering episode.  We get open and honest about our own experiences. #MOMgienist Featured book: Girl Wash Your Face with Rachel Hollins   Subscribe to our Podcast and leave a review   Like Us on Facebook   Join our MOMgienists Community on Facebook   Where to find MOMgienists: Facebook: @MOMgienists Instagram: @MOMgienists Stitcher: @MOMgienistspodcast Apple Podcast: @MOMgienistsPodcast

Listen in as Christie and Jasmin interview a pediatric hygienist with Barbara Christoph, RDH.  We get open and honest about our own experiences. #MOMgienist Featured book: Girl Wash Your Face with Rachel Hollins   Subscribe to our Podcast and leave a review   Like Us on Facebook   Join our MOMgienists Community on Facebook   Where to find MOMgienists: Facebook: @MOMgienists Instagram: @MOMgienists Stitcher: @MOMgienistspodcast Apple Podcast: @MOMgienistsPodcast

Listen in as Jasmin interviews a single mom rockstar with Alicia Johnston, RDH. This is an insightful and empowering episode.  We get open and honest about our own experiences. Featured book: Girl Wash Your Face with Rachel Hollins   Subscribe to our Podcast and leave a review   Like Us on Facebook   Join our MOMgienists Community on Facebook   Where to find MOMgienists: Facebook: @MOMgienists Instagram: @MOMgienists Stitcher: @MOMgienistspodcast Apple Podcast: @MOMgienistsPodcast

Listen in as Christie, Jasmin, and Karen discuss depression during motherhood with return guest Dorothy Ferreira, RDH. This is an insightful and empowering episode.  We get open and honest about our own experiences. Disclaimer: Please be aware of triggering speech if you suffer from anxiety or depression.  Featured book: Girl Wash Your Face with Rachel Hollins   Subscribe to our Podcast and leave a review   Like Us on Facebook   Join our MOMgienists Community on Facebook   Where to find MOMgienists: Facebook: @MOMgienists Instagram: @MOMgienists Stitcher: @MOMgienistspodcast Apple Podcast: @MOMgienistsPodcast

Listen in as Christie, Jasmin, and Karen discuss having sex after delivering a baby.   They get open and honest about their own experiences. Disclaimer: Adult Content, Not kid-friendly Featured book: Girl Wash Your Face with Rachel Hollins   Subscribe to our Podcast and leave a review   Like Us on Facebook   Join our MOMgienists Community on Facebook   Where to find MOMgienists: Facebook: @MOMgienists Instagram: @MOMgienists Stitcher: @MOMgienistspodcast Apple Podcast: @MOMgienistsPodcast

Listen in as Christie and Jasmin interview Alyse Shockey, RDH.  She shares her pearls of wisdom that will surely leave you empowered and inspired.  Listen in! Featured book: Girl Wash Your Face with Rachel Hollins   Subscribe to our Podcast and leave a review   Like Us on Facebook   Join our MOMgienists Community on Facebook   Where to find MOMgienists: Facebook: @MOMgienists Instagram: @MOMgienists Stitcher: @MOMgienistspodcast Apple Podcast: @MOMgienistsPodcast  

Listen in as Christie and Jasmin interview the wonderful and inspirational Linda Meeuwenberg, RDH. She shares her pearls of wisdom that will surely leave you empowered and inspired.  Listen in! Featured book: High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard   Subscribe to our Podcast and leave a review   Like Us on Facebook   Join our MOMgienists Community on Facebook   Where to find MOMgienists: Facebook: @MOMgienists Instagram: @MOMgienists Stitcher: @MOMgienistspodcast Apple Podcast: @MOMgienistsPodcast

We're back for Season 3! Listen in as Christie, Jasmin, and Karen enjoy themselves at the RDH UOR conference in Oxon Hill, MD. This episode we get a chance to chat with the 2018 Award of Distinction Recipients Susan Cotten and Lesley Tuomi. We missed Rhoda Kublickis! We had a blast with you all and can't wait to share the new and improved podcast for Season 3. Thank you for making our community and podcast a success!!!    Podcast Sponsor: Beyond the Prophy  Featured book: Girl Wash Your Face    Subscribe to our Podcast and leave a review   Like Us on Facebook   Join our MOMgienists Community on Facebook   Where to find MOMgienists: Facebook: @MOMgienists Instagram: @MOMgienists Stitcher: @MOMgienistspodcast Apple Podcast: @MOMgienistsPodcast Google Play: @MOMgienistsPodcast

Listen in as Christie and Jasmin enjoy drinks, friendship, and recap over 30 episodes from Season 2. We had a blast with you all and can't wait to share the new and improved podcast for Season 3. Thank you for making our community and podcast a success!!!  Podcast Sponsor: Audible, get your 30-day free trial HERE.    Featured book: High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard   Subscribe to our Podcast and leave a review   Like Us on Facebook   Join our MOMgienists Community on Facebook   Where to find MOMgienists: Facebook: @MOMgienists Instagram: @MOMgienists Stitcher: @MOMgienistspodcast Apple Podcast: @MOMgienistsPodcast Google Play: @MOMgienistsPodcast  

Christie and Jasmin had the privilege to interview the AMAZING Jamie Freitag-Dooley, RDH. We thoroughly enjoyed this conversation and was inspired by all of the pearls that Jamie shared during the interview.    Jamie is a compassionate RDH who has created a phenomenal career in public health and has made it her mission to help other RDHs fulfill their big dreams in their professional and personal lives. Jamie is a giver and in this episode, she shares her personal journey in her career and the biggest accomplishments in her life which is raising her two daughters. Hear more of her unique story and be prepared to be inspired to see the good in you.    Thank you for being on the show!    Topics we discuss: Her career in Dental Hygiene 15 years chairside as an RDH before making a career change BS at 35 as a single mother Mother of two Living with no regrets Going to school while raising children as a single mother Raising a daughter who is living with special needs Getting your mindset ready to support your children with special health considerations Dealing with infertility Instilling grace and confidence to your children to conquer their goals Her inspirational career in public health and program development Getting involved Dental impact LLC and making an impact Making and reaching those big dreams   Find Dental Impact LLC Website: Click Here Contact Jamie here: jamie@dentalimpact.org   Featured book: Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod   Like Us on Facebook   Join our MOMgienists Community on Facebook   Where to find MOMgienists: Facebook: @MOMgienists Instagram: @MOMgienists Apple Podcast: @MOMgienistsPodcast Google Play: @MOMgienistsPodcast

Christie and Jasmin had the privilege to interview the AMAZING Karen Fiala, RDH.   Hands down, this is one of the best and funniest episodes we have done. We had such a fun time talking with Karen about motherhood and we kept it REAL! There is adult content in this conversation so listen at your leisure and get ready to laugh!   We thoroughly enjoyed this conversation and was inspired by all that Karen shared. She is one of our dear friends and #1 supporters of our podcast. We can't thank her enough for being on the show!!! We love you!      Topics we discuss: How Jasmin met Karen Unleashing Your Potential in Chicago Her history as an RDH Dental hygiene programs Having multiple children and being pregnant while working Facebook Breastfeeding challenges and changes of your breast Past President of the Nebraska Dental Hygienists Association Challenges of being in leadership with children Letting go of what you can't control DISC assessment Supportive colleagues and friends Words of wisdom Dental hygiene school challenges Mom talk     Podcast Sponsor: Audible, get your 30-day free trial HERE.     Like Us on Facebook   Join our MOMgienists Community on Facebook   Where to find MOMgienists: Facebook: @MOMgienists Instagram: @MOMgienists Apple Podcast: @MOMgienistsPodcast Google Play: @MOMgienistsPodcast

Christie and Jasmin had the privilege to interview Maryland's own rock star educator Marion Manski, RDH. We thoroughly enjoyed this conversation and was inspired by all she has done for our profession here in our state and what she will continue to do in the future. Marion shapes the future of dental hygiene as the director of the University Of Maryland, School of Dentistry, Dental Hygiene Program. She is the 2017 ADHA Irene Neuman Award Recipient.   Marion is a powerhouse focused on excellence and innovation. She sheds light on motherhood, going to school while raising a family and the future of our profession. Hear more of her unique story in dental hygiene and be prepared to be empowered!   Thank you for being on the show!    Topics we discuss: Her journey into Dental Hygiene Being a clinician and transitioning into Academia Raising two children while attending school How advancing her degree helped her career Being a member of your professional association Advocacy Working as a representative for women appointed by the Governor of Maryland Future of Dental Hygiene and the role of professional associations Being bored with the profession Accelerated BS to MS degree Bridge RDH to RN program in Maryland, Clinical Nurse Leader!! Scope of practice issues for the future professional Being an empty nester and the phases of motherhood Treasure the moments in parenthood Maintaining your sanity in motherhood   Contact Marion Here: mmanski@umaryland.edu   Podcast Sponsor: Audible, get your 30-day free trial HERE.    Featured book: Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg   Like Us on Facebook   Join our MOMgienists Community on Facebook   Where to find MOMgienists: Facebook: @MOMgienists Instagram: @MOMgienists Apple Podcast: @MOMgienistsPodcast Google Play: @MOMgienistsPodcast

Christie and Jasmin had the privilege to interview the fearless Charlotte Coopstirk. We thoroughly enjoyed this conversation and was inspired by all of the pearls that Charlotte shared during the interview.    Charlotte is a single mom that has taken her career by the collar and has built a brand surrounded by her intelligence, wit, and technology savviness.  Hear more of her unique story and how she handles the challenges that arise in life.   Thank you for being on the show!    Topics we discuss: Why the MOMgienists love Charlotte Being an introvert Being a mom and handling mixed emotions How she became a RDH What she is currently up to: Freelance blogging and web design Being a single mom and going through a divorce No excuses Transitioning into single parent hood Goals for the future Handling the Day to day and the hope that things will get better Why she started to branch outside of clinical practice   Find Charlotte's Website here: Click Here   Contact Charlotte here: charlotte@charlottesmiled.com   Podcast Sponsor: Audible, get your 30-day free trial HERE.    Featured book: Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod   Like Us on Facebook   Join our MOMgienists Community on Facebook   Where to find MOMgienists: Facebook: @MOMgienists Instagram: @MOMgienists Apple Podcast: @MOMgienistsPodcast Google Play: @MOMgienistsPodcast

The MOMgienists podcast is on location at the RDH Under One Roof Conference. Jasmin had the opportunity to interview Michelle Barrios, RDH.  She enjoyed getting to know this MOMgienist and hearing the journey she is embarking on in her professional career.    Michelle is a positive and passionate dental hygienist that explores her goals and interests in the future. Hear more of her story into dental hygiene and how she maintains her passion in dental hygiene.     Thank you for being on the show!    Topics we discuss: Thoughts on Chicago and RDH UOR Providing Local Anesthesia How she came into dental hygiene Mother of two girls Young Dental Clinical Rep and her future goals Trying new things while being a mom Going back to school while raising a family leadership in dental hygiene Passion in dental hygiene   Contact Michelle here: michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Podcast Sponsor: Audible, get your 30-day free trial HERE.    Featured book: Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod   Like Us on Facebook   Join our MOMgienists Community on Facebook   Where to find MOMgienists: Facebook: @MOMgienists Instagram: @MOMgienists Apple Podcast: @MOMgienistsPodcast Google Play: @MOMgienistsPodcast

The MOMgienists Christie and Jasmin share their experience at RDH UOR. You will just have to tune in to hear all the details. Listen in to hear their hilarious adventure without the children! Podcast Sponsor: Audible, get your 30-day free trial HERE.  Featured book: Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod Where to find MOMgienists: Facebook: @MOMgienists Instagram: @MOMgienists Apple Podcast: @MOMgienistsPodcast Google Play: @MOMgienistsPodcast

Jasmin woke up to discover her daughter found her website and was playing her podcast. Her daughter begged to be on the show. So here it is, her debut recording!   Where to find MOMgienists: Facebook: @MOMgienists Instagram: @MOMgienists Apple Podcast: @MOMgienistsPodcast Google Play: @MOMgienistsPodcast  

Christie and Jasmin had the privilege to interview the AMAZING Ashley McCauley. We thoroughly enjoyed this conversation and was inspired by all of the pearls that Ashley shared during the interview.  Ashley is a rock star hygienist who has taken her career to heights of excellence while maintaining work/life balance. Hear more of her unique story into dental hygiene and how she maintains her mindset while juggling multiple things.   Thank you for being on the show!  Topics we discuss: The podcasts she listens to How she came into dental hygiene Growing up in a Saw Mill family and learning to walk on STILTS! Being in a Guinness World Record Holding family How Stilts lead to Dental Hygiene Hygiene Career and Being a Mom The various roles she has in dental hygiene Being a consultant with Custom Dental Solutions. Challenges and highlights. Work/Life Balance: Biggest Tips Miracle Morning: Meditation, Running, Gratitude Journal Having a supportive husband Finding your time Find Custom Dental Solutions Website: Click Here Podcast Sponsor: Audible, get your 30-day free trial HERE.  Featured book: Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod Where to find MOMgienists: Facebook: @MOMgienists Instagram: @MOMgienists Apple Podcast: @MOMgienistsPodcast Google Play: @MOMgienistsPodcast

This week Jasmin is on location at the ADHA conference. She had the privilege to interview dental hygiene students Melissa Roman, Bianca Bucio, and Professor Marie Prassas. This meeting was an impromptu interview at the Chicago Midway Airport. The conversation was so good that we needed to record it.  Melissa and Bianca are students of City Colleges of Chicago and competed in the national ADHA table clinic competition. Melissa and Bianca were assigned to Jasmin as their judge. They were mentored by equally dedicated and passionate Professor Marie Prassas. Listen in on the conversation to learn about their experience and why diversity is so important to dental hygiene.  Thank you for being on the show! You are shining stars in this profession! Topics we discuss: Why they participated in the table clinic competition at the ADHA conference. Mentorship with Professor Prassas Jasmin as their judge (blooper) The student experience at ADHA conference "AHA" moments at the conference Diversity in dental hygiene Why dental hygiene is important to them. Why student leadership is important Being a MOMgienist while going to school and the gratitude towards the support received.  Find City Colleges of Chicago Dental Hygiene Program Website: Click Here Podcast Sponsor: Audible, get your 30-day free trial HERE.  Featured book: The Power of Starting Something Stupid by Richard Norton Where to find MOMgienists: Facebook: @MOMgienists Instagram: @MOMgienists Apple Podcast: @MOMgienistsPodcast Google Play: @MOMgienistsPodcast