The Inkfully Podcast

Welcome back to The Inkfully PodcastThis episode is all about Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. So, if you are an expecting mama, new mama, mom of littles, (or you know of one...share this episode),then this episode is for you!Today I talk with Dr. Angel Montfort, Licensed Perinatal Clinical Psychologist and mom of 4In this episode we cover:What is Postpartum Depression and Anxiety?What are the risk factors?What are the symptoms?What are some of the misconceptions we have as mothers?What are some practical strategies you can use TODAY to start feeling more like yourself?You don't want to miss this episode!You can find Dr. MontfortIG: @DrAngelMontfortYou can find me, Tania: IG @ink.fullySHOW NOTES:The website for Postpartum Support International is www.postpartum.net.They offer a wealth of resources including online support groups.Dr. Monforts' website: www.cfmmh.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hey friends, I have missed you!In the middle of this quarantine madness BUT, I recorded a special episode today because guess what?!My husband and I are celebrating our 10th anniversary!This is a huge milestone for us ("Can't believe we made it" - in the Words of Jay and B) haha...anywayWe sat down on the couch late last night after a long day (DAY 44 of this quarantine with our kids) to do some Red Table Talk conversation cards and reflect on the past 10 years. Lots of laughs and lots of good marriage nuggets at the end. So stay tuned till the end. Love you guys!Come hit me up on IG after you listen to this episode - @ink.fully @aaronpwoodsAdd a screenshot to your instastory - and share the love, would love to know what you thought of the show!XOT See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On today's special bonus episode you are going to hear a LIVE recording on stage at Podfest 2020. In honor of International Women's Day this past Sunday, I sat down with 3 other woman and fellow podcasters. We discuss everything from our greatest achievements, biggest regrets, our childish tendencies, colorism, and even Kobe bryant. Lots of powerful nuggets in this episode!Listen in!You can find the ladies on todays show below (give them a follow and them I sent you!):Martina Lindo - Full Bloom Podcast - IG: @_martinakristianElla Turenne - Fanm on Films Podcast - IG: @blackwomynSheunopa - High Key Woke Podcast - IG: @noopaa_ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode is the 2nd part of a conversation around identity and self discovery.In this episode I talk (your ear off) haha about the importance of self discovery.I share my own journey, tools you can use if you currently find yourself in a similar season and if you stay tuned to the end, you get a passenger seat into my actual trip - yep I recorded daily - everything just for you! Stay tuned to the end! Enjoy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bae is back ya'll! On this episode my husband returns to the show to help me sort through my introspections on a topic that I have been wrestling with and struggling through for years: Reclaiming my identity, and myself again.As a wife and mother it is so easy for our identity to be overshadowed by those two dominate roles that define us. In that last 10 years, marriage and motherhood stripped away everything I knew about myself and left me standing in a shell I could no longer identify with. I am on a personal journey of self-discovery, and rebirth. Sharing this with you on the show today.*This episode is part 1 of 2* See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

July is here and summer is in full swing ya'll - Suns out, Bums out! And that means one thing - its time to talk about loving these the body we are in AS IS! Today on the show, I have the pleasure of chatting with my guest Arielle Estoria about Body Positivity, what the movement is all about, and she share her own "Body Love Journey", and teaches us how we can learn to love ourselves without the filters, diet pills, and impossible media driven standards of beauty.About out guest: Arielle Estoria - spoken word artist, author, speaker, influencer, actress, model - i.e - she does all the things yall (and does them well!). But more than anything she is an all around dope human being who uses her platform and sphere of influence to remind women of their worthiness. She offers "words not the ears, but for the soul." (Love that!)It's a good show!Tune in yall! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On Todays Episode, I sit down with my friend, Camille Robinson - actress, model, and beautiful soul both inside and out. Join me as she shares her vulnerable story of leaving her marriage, which she describes as toxic and abusive. Camille describes the symptoms she overlooked, how she was able to finally make the necessary exit from her marriage, how she healed from that trauma, and how that healing has allowed her to walk in the full confidence of who she is today. (And how you can do the same.)This episode is one of my favs, def want to tune in to the end. Camille is infectious, hilarious, and drops lots of gems in this one. Get ready to take some notes y'all.-T See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#IssawordWednesdayOn This Episode: Host, Tania shares some deep truths about the Process of Becoming why who we are becoming matters more than we think.Episode Preview:"There is a chasm that often exist between who we are, and who we want to be...and often times we fall short of loving the former. But you are worthy of love today. You are enough today. And it's in the process of learning to fully loving who we we are right now, today...that we become the person we envision ourselves to be. Give yourself permission to become:Becoming can be distressing because we don't want to wrestle with our deepest insecurities, or our weaknessesWe don't want to become - we want to BE.We want to be a doctor.Be an influencer.Be an authorBe a a millionaire.Without having to journey thru the actual becominggggg part."Join in as we discuss of this and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We are continuing on in the month of May to discuss all thing Motherhood. Including the parts we walk in silence.No part goes the most unspoken then the pain of a "mother-in-waiting" So many women, desire to become mothers, yet silently struggle with the grief pangs of infertility. Today on the show, I sit down with my good friend Grace as she shares her journey of battling infertility for the last 13 years and her journey with IVF. Listen in. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this weeks episode I sit down with my good friend Kaylee Kanning to discuss Motherhood and Mental Health.We open up and share our stories as mother of have both been impacted by mental illness. We are pulling back that curtain on the stigmas that cling to that words "mental illness - depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and ideations etc" We talk about postpartum depression, when to see the signs, and when to seek help, and what you can do if you know a mother or friend who is showing signs that "something is off"This show is for everyone - mothers or not. Listen in.#MothersDay #MentalHealthAwarenessMonthIf you or someone you know needs help, please use the resources down below:Postpartum Support International hotline: 1-800-944-4773 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-TALK (8255)Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services National Helpline: 1-800-622-HELP (4357) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today on the show, we have a special episode. Join me as I sit down with my good friend Kennesha Buycks, @Restoration House. We are talking about her new book, fittingly named Restoration House, that just released yesterday!She shares how God used her restoring of forgotten furniture to simultaneously restore the broken places in her life as a young military wife and mother. She also share how the Lord told her about this forthcoming book the same day she lost her mother, and so so much more.If you ever struggle with #pinterestenvy, discontentment in your home, creating a space that reflects your family or personal purpose and welcomes people in, then this episode if for you. Listen in. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The month of April is Autism Awareness Month, and often we use this month to celebrate the many achievements of these exceptional individuals.But there is another side, often walked in silence and that is parenting a child with Autism.As a mother of a child with Autism, I wanted to give a raw and honest portrayal of what it is like to raise a child on the spectrum.Today on the show, I share my story. Listen in. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As a society we talk a lot ABOUT sex, we may jokes about it, dish out all the "How To" bedroom tips...But it is extremely its RARE to see examples of someone discussing sex WITH the person he or she actually is actually having sex with.Let's just be honest, it's awkward.How do you communicate to your spouse "I am not happy with our sex life" How do tell the person you love that you feel sexually unfulfilled?This is not easy stuff friends.No one teaches us how to do that.Well on todays show my husband we are going to dive in to it.Joins us as we sit face to face and talk about navigating the dry seasons and challenges in our sex life. Listen in. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

...I love you too much to leave, but it's hurting me too much to stay. "At times marriage is painful. You give someone else access to the most intimate part of you - your heart. And you trust them to care for it like their very own. But, because we are human it doesn't always happen that way…we hurt each other, we say things we never meant, and suddenly a cement barrier begin to form around our chest. We don't want to let go of that pain. We don't want to accept that they are just a human as we are."Join my husband Aaron and I as we dive in to the complexities of navigating marriage.

Do your boobs hang low? Do they wobble to and fro? Can you tie them in a knot? Can you tie them in a bow? Can you throw them over your shoulder like a Continental Solider? Do your boobs hang low?Ours do. Mamas…they didn't tell us …why they ain't tell us that our bodies would not only occupied, but fully manhandled, mangled, and marred by tiny little leeches with chubby cheeks, and soft skin. We are talking about all of that and more on todays episode.Mamas, this one is for you. (And if you haven't crossed over into the world of motherhood yet, you've been warned.)

In the past 5-10 years social media has audaciously inserted itself into our lives. It's made itself at home. Putting its feet up on our coffee tables, eating our food, and outstaying it's welcome. Like an old school sitcom, social media has become the "Urkel", the "Roger", the character who have come to (kind of love) but refuses to leave...Join me today as I share an old journal entry that led to me getting off social media for an entire year.

Our lives are written with ink. There are no backspaces, cancels, or delete buttons. Yet, beauty and redemption emerge when we embrace our ink-stained imperfections and share them with one another. This is where we find strength. This is how we overcome.Join us every week as we push past fear to vulnerably share our narratives and introspections on identity, purpose, dating, marriage, motherhood and everything in between.Welcome home, friend. This space is for you.