Moms Who Keep It Real

I'm baaaaaaaack! It's been a minute. Let's catch up. In today's episode, we're giving a life update, talking through child counselor strategies, behavior successes and women's rights. We also take a sneak peak into next week's episode and talk about another project I'm working on: a different podcast! Check out mwcoast.com, follow @mwcoast on Instagram and listen to the pod yourself: The Show, presented by Midwest Coast.

This week, I sat down with Dr. Erin Kotkowski, a clinical psychologist, to discuss the Texas Abortion Ban. She shares her thoughts on the issue while simultaneously advocating for women's rights and hoping for an educated future.

In today's episode, we sat down with Jarrod Church, my husband and the father to my children, to discuss how he manages a busy life while having children.

Talking about the way we look and feel about our body sucks. Hopefully this episode helps you open up about screaming a big F YOU to body image standards and living your best life no matter what.

My son is turning one this weekend, but how am I going to stay alive when I'm up against two toddlers? In this episode, I reminisce on the wonder year of Tilly and prepare for the inevitable downfall as a mother raising two bats out of hell.

Relearning patience as a parent can seem impossible when it's constantly wearing thin. Here's how I learned to cope and why it's important to remember that our kids are just learning how to be humans.

Society is a bitch to parents, huh? We'll cover all of the BS that comes with societal norms and expectations of parents, specifically moms, as they just try to navigate life with kids.

Welcome to the dark forest, where you'll be confused, frustrated, overwhelmed and altogether lost. There are moments of sunshine, though - don't get it twisted.

Having anxiety as a kid was a shitshow. Having anxiety as a parent is the whole fucking circus. In this episode, I dive deep into the different stages of anxiety I've faced in my life and give my unsolicited advice on learning to cope.

Do you find yourself juggling the life of a working professional and parent? Are you struggling with the fact that you're a stay at home mom and can't grow in your career? There are so many challenges that come with parenthood, but this really isn't one I anticipated. In this episode, I dive into my experience as a working mom and meeting the realization that it was time to take a step back from some of my other responsibilities.

Did you go through an identity crisis after becoming a parent? You're not the only one. Let's talk about some of the moments we felt like we were losing ourselves and why the F that happened in the first place.

In this episode, Jarrod talk about some of the things we try to keep in mind in an effort to keep the intimacy alive and well in our relationship.

In this episode, we're talking all things mom guilt - the common scenarios faced while navigating this lingering feeling, how we can cope and ways to prepare for the future of the inevitable guilt that comes with being a parent.

Happy Mother's Day, listeners! It's about time we sit down with the woman who brought me to this floating rock - my own mom! She talks about finding out she was pregnant at 19, the struggles she's faced over the years and some of her proudest parent moments.

This week, we're talking about all of the outlandish, irrational fears we face on a daily basis as parents. Will they ever stop? Will we ever learn to cope? The future freaks me out.

In this episode, we're talking about how difficult it can be to make friends as parents and maintain the ones you thought would last forever. Quality over quantity, baby!

WARNING This episode is as REAL as it gets! You asked, and we delivered. We talk about the dirty stuff that follows immediate postpartum, and let me tell ya, there's no holding back. We cover everything from the rips, the poops, the hemorrhoids and all of the WTFs in between.

This week, my daughter joins for an interview. We talk about playing football, loving the solar system and all of the fruits she pretends to like during our chat.

Life before kids involved sleep, relaxation and spontaneity. Lets just say those are passions of the past. In this episode, we keep it real and talk about all of the things we miss about life before kids.

In this week's episode, Nikki Fathauer joins us to explain what it was like having gestational diabetes during both of her pregnancies. She discusses the low points, the silver linings and how important finding her support system was to her.

Pregnancy is a rollercoaster of emotions. Buckle up, baby.

We all knew we were going to love our kids. What about the stuff we didn't prepare for? This week, we dive into some of those things we wish we knew before starting a family.

This week, we sit down with my husband to talk about his experience as a dad thus far and what he fears and looks forward to most while raising our kids.

You might feel lonely during the pandemic, but you're not alone when it comes to feeling like you've lost your damn mind. In this episode, I share some of my parenting experiences during the pandemic and include some personal thoughts from listeners.

This week, get to know Chelsey and some of her experiences so far as a parent. Motherhood isn't all rainbows and sunshines. It's determining whether the brown stuff on the floor is poop or chocolate.