Podcasts about maternity

This is the 11th episode in my Pharmacist Podcasters Series. My guests and I talk about podcasting to inspire you to start your own podcast, be a podcast guest, or use your voice in general. If you're interested in podcasting, pod-guesting or public speaking, you need to listen to this episode. My guest today is Dr. Danielle Plummer, host of the MaternalRx Podcast on the Pharmacy Podcast Network.    Pharmacists can play a crucial role in maternal health. Advocacy and education are critical in improving maternal care. Listen and learn from Dr. Plummer on the MaternalRx Podcast!    Click to read the FULL show notes: https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com/podcast (select episode 329)   Bio - Danielle Plummer, PharmD (May 2025) Danielle Plummer, PharmD, is a third-generation pharmacist and host of the MaternalRx podcast on the Pharmacy Podcast Network. She earned her PharmD from Creighton University in 2016 and has since had a broad pharmacy career spanning retail, hospital, consulting, and medical affairs.   Combining clinical expertise with lived experience, Danielle specializes in supporting pregnant patients, particularly those suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG). After studying treatments for other diseases of malnutrition in pharmacy school, she became certified in pharmacogenetics and as an antepartum doula. This, along with a community of pharmacy entrepreneurs, inspired her to launch HG Pharmacist©, a blog to share information about HG, which later grew into Obstet-Rx©, a consulting company offering personalized medication management and patient advocacy to women worldwide.   Her subject matter expertise has led to board member appointments, speaking engagements, and media contributions for international magazines. In her work as an MSL, she has supported diagnostics for preeclampsia (sFlt-1/PlGF) and procalcitonin, as well as therapies for iron deficiency anemia and small cell lung cancer.   Through her podcast, Danielle shows how pharmacists play a key role in improving maternal outcomes. (End bio)    Backstory Danielle and I met at Medipreneurs several years ago and have kept in touch. I enjoyed getting to know her better during this interview. She has transformed her career since we first met, and I'm proud of her for starting a podcast.    The Pharmacy Podcast Network is an important part of Danielle's story. They produce and distribute the MaternalRx Podcast on their network. If you'd like to start a podcast on the Pharmacy Podcast Network, please reach out to Todd Eury via email: publisher@pharmacypodcast.com.   Share this episode! If you know someone who might like the MaternalRx Podcast, please share this episode with them. If you would like to be a guest on the MaternalRx Podcast or nominate a guest for the MaternalRx Podcast, please contact Dr. Danielle Plummer through LinkedIn or her other social media channels. She is also open to pod-guesting on other podcasts and speaking at events. Reach out to Dr. Plummer directly through LinkedIn or her other social media channels.   Subscribe to or follow The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast on your favorite podcast player and YouTube to get each new episode right when it comes out.   Apple Podcasts   https://apple.co/42yqXOG  Spotify  https://spoti.fi/3qAk3uY  Amazon/Audible  https://adbl.co/43tM45P YouTube https://bit.ly/43Rnrjt   Thank you for listening today. Happy Mother's Day if you're a Mom or a Mom-to-Be!   If you need help starting your podcast, I can help. Get my FREE eBook or audiobook version on kimnewlove.com/podcasting or Amazon https://amzn.to/4iAKNBs. I also teach a self-paced, online course and work with clients by-the-hour. Listen to my episodes about podcasting in my back catalog on thepharmacistsvoice.com/podcast.    Links from this episode  Danielle's Blog: https://pregnancyvomiting.com/  Danielle's consulting website: https://hgpharmacist.com/ Facebook Group: Extreme Pregnancy Vomiting Education https://www.facebook.com/groups/hgsolutions MaternalRx Podcast https://maternityrx.podbean.com/  Pharmacy Podcast Network https://pharmacypodcast.com/shows/  Todd Eury's email publisher@PharmacyPodcast.com  Danielle Plummer, PharmD on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellerplummer Connect with Danielle on Instagram @obstet_rx https://www.instagram.com/obstet_rx/  Connect on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HGClinicalSolutions  Subscribe to Danielle's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@hgpharmacist  Follow Danielle on Twitter (X) https://x.com/Obstet_Rx  Follow Danielle on Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/hgpharmacist/    Resources Mentioned HER Foundation https://hyperemesis.org  Preeclampsia Foundation https://www.preeclampsia.org/  Pregnancy Sickness Support (UK) https://pregnancysicknesssupport.org.uk/  PharmGKB (Pharmacogenomics Knowledge Base) https://www.pharmgkb.org/  CPIC (Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium) https://cpicpgx.org/  ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) https://www.acog.org/  UpToDate (Resource, Retail Pharmacists) https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/solutions/uptodate/industries/retail-pharmacy  Lexicomp is now Lexidrug  Micromedex https://www.micromedexsolutions.com/home/dispatch  Medscape https://www.medscape.com/  A Dose of Support Podcast on Spotify (April 2021 with Vanessa Kasper DNP, Host) featuring guest Dr. Danielle Plummer, PharmD https://open.spotify.com/episode/5qSIGIQ7lw6yO9rKNwi8Jg?si=9e97101b886f4f26     Kim's websites and social media links: ✅ Guest Application Form (The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast) https://bit.ly/41iGogX  ✅ Monthly email newsletter sign-up link https://bit.ly/3AHJIaF  ✅ LinkedIn Newsletter https://bit.ly/40VmV5B ✅ Business website https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com ✅ The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com/podcast ✅ Pronounce Drug Names Like a Pro © Online Course https://www.kimnewlove.com  ✅ FREE Podcasting eBook/audiobook combo https://www.kimnewlove.com/podcasting  ✅ Podcasting Online Course https://www.kimnewlove.com/podcasting  ✅ Private Podcasting Coaching or Consulting https://www.kimnewlove.com/private-coaching  ✅ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimnewlove ✅ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kim.newlove.96 ✅ Twitter https://twitter.com/KimNewloveVO ✅ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kimnewlovevo/ ✅ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA3UyhNBi9CCqIMP8t1wRZQ ✅ ACX (Audiobook Narrator Profile) https://www.acx.com/narrator?p=A10FSORRTANJ4Z ✅ Start a podcast with the same coach who helped me get started (Dave Jackson from The School of Podcasting)! **Affiliate Link - NEW 9-8-23**      Thank you for listening to episode 329 of The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast.  If you know someone who would like this episode, please share it with them!   Pharmacist Podcasters Series Part 1 with Ola Latala, PharmD (The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 248) Part 2 with Deeb Eid, PharmD (The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 253) Part 3 with Justin Cole, PharmD (The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 257) Part 4 with Christina Fontana, PharmD The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 262 Part 5 with Tony Dao, PharmD The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 266 Part 6 with Dr. H (Hussam Hamoush, PharmD) The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 275 Part 7 with Julie Doan, PharmD The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 297 Part 8 with Tim Ulbrich, PharmD The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 306  Part 9 with Zain Syed, PharmD The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 310 Part 10 with Rachel Gainsbrugh, PharmD The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 323  Part 11 with Danielle Plummer, PharmD (TODAY!) 

In photography circles, influencer marketing sometimes gets a bad rap. From getting ghosted after photographing a session or having filters applied to your hard work, it can feel intimidating to step into this realm.But in this episode, Cydnee Jex is here to walk through her whole process of working with influencers. She shares how she finds influencers to work with, how she sets expectations and boundaries, how she approaches the whole process from a very practical angle, and why, at the end of the day, she loves working with influencers!Plus, she's giving us a sneak peek at her upcoming Maternity and Newborn Summit, including  why she loves making in-person connections and how potential educators can apply to teach.If you're ready to start adding influencers into the marketing plan for your photography business, this episode with Cydnee is one you can't miss!What's in this episode:[00:00] Intro[02:12] All about the upcoming Maternity and Newborn Summit [10:51] Why in-person connection is so important[16:24] How Cydnee started working with influencers[20:23] Common mistakes when photographers try out influencer marketing for the first time[22:44] How to approach the dreaded “filters” conversation with influencers[30:18] How to talk about payment in collaboration with influencers[31:39] Cydnee's lightning roundFor full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, visit our website: https://themilkyway.ca/podcast/Grab your spot for the 2025 Online Family Retreat!

Abundance Community member Rachel and I discuss her current financial situation and her plans for maternity leave, including the potential for subleasing her office space. We also explore strategies for Rachel's return to work, including maintaining relationships with school counselors and offering workshops to homeschool co-ops. Lastly, we cover the challenges of balancing Rachel's online business with her upcoming responsibilities as a mother and therapist, and the need for clear communication with parents about Rachel's return. This episode is also available to stream on our YouTube channel! Sponsored by Paubox: Use code ABUNDANT to get $250 off your first year Sponsored by TherapyNotes®: Use promo code Abundant for 2 months free To check out our free resources, including weekly worksheets & our Tasky Checklist, visit https://www.abundancepracticebuilding.com/links. Learn how to fill your practice with the Abundance Party! Join today & get 75% off your first month with promo code PODCAST: https://www.abundancepracticebuilding.com/abundanceparty 

In this episode of the Fundraising Masterminds Podcast, we're wrapping up the $10M Story with a discussion on how 29:Eleven Maternity Home is giving hope and a future in San Diego, CA — with their $592K Vision Dinner!Join us today for an interview with Beckie Perez, founder and executive director of 29:Eleven Maternity Home. From hesitantly setting an internal goal of $250K to raising nearly $600K through the Perfect Vision Dinner model, discover how to go from stuck to soaring in a single night.Learn about the challenges of founding a maternity home in California. Discover why donors said this was “the best event they'd been to all year.” Hear why cutting the program shorter made the giving go higher. And find out how 29:Eleven Maternity Home raised nearly $600K with fewer than 200 people in the room!So whether you're struggling to raise your first $20,000 or feeling stuck at $200K, tune in to learn what helped Beckie push past her plateau. Remember, you don't have to stay where you're at—there's more ahead if you're willing to reach for it.Don't forget to check out Beckie's website at 29eleven.org, and make sure to subscribe to our channel for more inspiring nonprofit success stories!ASK US A QUESTION:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/fundraisingmasterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NEED HELP WITH YOUR NONPROFIT?Most nonprofits are under-funded. Even if you think your nonprofit is doing well, we've found you could be doing much better. However, most nonprofits don't have a clear development strategy that keeps them grounded. As a result, they "get creative" and "try new things" based on what is popular or trending, or they get comfortable with where they are at and don't realize the dangers they will be facing in just a few short years.The Perfect Vision Dinner Course is a 20-week "live video" course that addresses this problem head on. The course was developed by Jim Dempsey after 38+ years as a Senior Development Director at Cru. After Jim had personally done over 2,500 vision dinners in his lifetime and raised over $1 billion worldwide, Jim and Jason have partnered together to bring you Fundraising Masterminds. Our first course, The Perfect Vision Dinner is a time-tested proven formula that will introduce our development system and grow your nonprofit to its maximum potential.The course includes 20-hours of personalized development coaching from Jim Dempsey and Jason Galicinski and also includes a real-time community group where you have access to everyone attending the course and also our Masterminds throughout the course.The goal for this course is to fully equip you with a Biblical basis for Development so that you can Win, Keep and Lift new partners to higher levels of involvement with your nonprofit. → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://FundraisingMasterminds.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:→ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/fundraising.masterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠→ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/fundraising.masterminds⁠⁠⁠Episode Keywords:maternity home, giving hope and a future, the $10m story, the 10m story, fundraising masterminds, fundraising masterminds podcast, 29:eleven maternity home, 29 eleven maternity home, 2911 maternity home, beckie perez, jim dempsey, jason galicinski, nonprofit success, nonprofit success stories, inspiring nonprofit success, inspiring nonprofit success stories, perfect vision dinner, perfect vision dinner model, vision dinner model, vision dinner, perfect vision dinner program.

There is evidence that six months or more off the job leads to some loss of practical skills and knowledge and certainly, many doctors a loss of self-confidence. People take time out from medical practice for many different reasons but career breaks to raise children are more common than ever before. Paediatrics is one specialty where female representation exceeds 70 percent and it is also becoming more common for new fathers to take leave as primary carers. Senior staff at Sydney Children's Hospital have developed a day-long workshop to help medics brush off the cobwebs before they return to practice. It involves rehearsal of specific skills, refreshers on calculation and interpretation tasks and a high-fidelity critical care simulation. Just as importantly, there is open discussion and mentorship to support the transition back to work. The program is called Paediatric Returnees after Maternity or Extended Leave (PRAM) this podcast was recorded during a live workshop at the Kids Simulation Centre, Randwick.  GuestsWorkshop participants: Elodie, Eliza, Emma, April, Stephanie, Lucy and Paula. PRAM creators:Dr Josephine Goodyer FRACP (Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick) Dr Sasha Symonds FRACP FACEM (Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick) Renee Byrne (Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick) ProductionProduced by Mic Cavazzini DPhil. Music licenced from Epidemic Sound includes ‘Elm Lake' by Elm Lake, ‘Quiet Waters' by Walt Adams, ‘Illuminations 4' by Johannes Bornlöf, ‘Feeling Minnesota by Gavin Luke, and ‘Maybe This Time' by Major Tweaks. Image by Maskot licenced through Getty Images. Editorial feedback kindly provided by RACP physicians Sasha Taylor, Stephen Bacchi,Simeon Wong, Zac Fuller, Hugh Murray, Aidan Tan, Sern Wei Yeoh, Sasha Taylor and Stella Sarlos. Thanks also to RACP staff Arnika Martus and Kathryn Smith. Please visit the Pomegranate Health web page for a transcript and supporting references. Login to MyCPD to record listening and reading as a prefilled learning activity.  

In episode 95 of The Road to Wisdom Podcast we chat to Yaz Salera—a perinatal nurse turned new mother, blogger, and host of The Birth Unboxed Podcast. With years of experience inside the hospital system, Yaz opens up about the internal conflicts she faced while working in a maternity ward and how witnessing the rigid, protocol-driven care shaped her own birth intentions. We talk about the quiet heartbreak of knowing better but being unable to do more within a system that prioritizes ticking boxes over truly supporting women. Yaz shares how her professional experiences propelled her to seek alternative paths for her own birth and postpartum journey—ones rooted in autonomy, intuition, and trust in her body. She opens up vulnerably about her personal birth experience, the judgment she faced for making empowered choices, and what it's like to stand in your truth when the system pushes back. This conversation is a powerful reminder of the importance of informed choices, the courage it takes to go against the grain, and the healing that happens when we share our stories. In this episode, we explore: Yaz's experience as a maternity nurse and the emotional toll of working within hospital policy What she witnessed that made her determined to birth differently The nuanced grief of knowing better but not being able to do better within the system Her personal birth and postpartum story, including the resistance she faced The value of slow living, intentional motherhood, and reclaiming birth as sacred Whether you're a mama, a birth worker, or someone simply curious about what really happens behind the scenes in maternity care—this episode will move you, challenge you, and inspire you. Connect with Yaz: Website: yazsalera.com Instagram: @yaz_salera Podcast: The Birth Unboxed Podcast Loved what you heard in this episode? Your support means the world. Make sure to hit that subscribe button, spread the word with your pals, and drop us a review. By doing so, you're not just tuning in – you're fueling our community's growth and paving the way for more incredible guests to grace our show. As the week rolls by, we're already cooking up more tantalizing content for your hungry ears. Keen to stay in the loop with the latest episode releases? Follow our journey on Instagram at @theroadtowisdom.podcast and catch behind-the-scenes action on our YouTube channel @theroadtowisdompodcast. Don't miss out on a thing – also, snag the freshest updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter over at ⁠⁠https://www.theroadtowisdompodcast.com/⁠⁠. It's your VIP ticket to all things The Road To Wisdom

In episode 95 of The Road to Wisdom Podcast we chat to Yaz Salera—a perinatal nurse turned new mother, blogger, and host of The Birth Unboxed Podcast. With years of experience inside the hospital system, Yaz opens up about the internal conflicts she faced while working in a maternity ward and how witnessing the rigid, protocol-driven care shaped her own birth intentions. We talk about the quiet heartbreak of knowing better but being unable to do more within a system that prioritizes ticking boxes over truly supporting women. Yaz shares how her professional experiences propelled her to seek alternative paths for her own birth and postpartum journey—ones rooted in autonomy, intuition, and trust in her body. She opens up vulnerably about her personal birth experience, the judgment she faced for making empowered choices, and what it's like to stand in your truth when the system pushes back. This conversation is a powerful reminder of the importance of informed choices, the courage it takes to go against the grain, and the healing that happens when we share our stories. In this episode, we explore: Yaz's experience as a maternity nurse and the emotional toll of working within hospital policy What she witnessed that made her determined to birth differently The nuanced grief of knowing better but not being able to do better within the system Her personal birth and postpartum story, including the resistance she faced The value of slow living, intentional motherhood, and reclaiming birth as sacred Whether you're a mama, a birth worker, or someone simply curious about what really happens behind the scenes in maternity care—this episode will move you, challenge you, and inspire you. Connect with Yaz: Website: yazsalera.com Instagram: @yaz_salera Podcast: The Birth Unboxed Podcast Loved what you heard in this episode? Your support means the world. Make sure to hit that subscribe button, spread the word with your pals, and drop us a review. By doing so, you're not just tuning in – you're fueling our community's growth and paving the way for more incredible guests to grace our show. As the week rolls by, we're already cooking up more tantalizing content for your hungry ears. Keen to stay in the loop with the latest episode releases? Follow our journey on Instagram at @theroadtowisdom.podcast and catch behind-the-scenes action on our YouTube channel @theroadtowisdompodcast. Don't miss out on a thing – also, snag the freshest updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter over at ⁠⁠https://www.theroadtowisdompodcast.com/⁠⁠. It's your VIP ticket to all things The Road To Wisdom

This Day in Maine for Thursday, April 17, 2025.

With Guests:Maria Williamson - Hospice MidwifeMichaela Griffiths - Palliative Care Midwife Jen Burnham - Hospice MidwifeSara Balmforth - Perinatal Midwife 

244: This week, I'm joined by Lindsey Meehleis, a certified midwife, doula, lactation consultant, EMT, CPR instructor, and neonatal resuscitation provider. Lindsey brings a truly holistic approach to birth, and our conversation dives deep into the importance of honoring the natural physiology of labor. As someone on my own fertility journey, I asked all the questions I've been curious about — from how to find a midwife to what real support during birth looks like. We explore the over-medicalization of birth in the Western world, how to prepare for a more empowered and informed birthing experience, and why individualized care matters so much. Lindsey's wisdom and passion for supporting women through this rite of passage is incredibly inspiring — I left this conversation wanting her by my side when I give birth someday. Topics Discussed: What is the difference between a midwife and a doula? How can I prepare for a natural birth in a medicalized world? Are epidurals and Pitocin necessary for every labor? What are the risks of relying on baby formula over breastfeeding? How to find a trustworthy midwife or doula? Sponsored By: Our Place | Use code REALFOODOLOGY for 10% off at fromourplace.com Timeline | Go to timelinenutrition.com/REALFOODOLOGY and use code REALFOODOLOGY for 10% off Qualia | Go to qualialife.com/REALFOODOLOGY for up to 50% off and use code REALFOODOLOGY at checkout for an additional 15% off. Pique | Piquelife.com/Realfoodology That's P-I-Q-U-E life dot com/REALFOODOLOGY.  Graza | So head to Graza.co and use REALFOODOLOGY to get 10% off of TRIO which includes Sizzle, Frizzle and Drizzle, and get to cookin' your next chef-quality meal! Cozy Earth | Go to cozyearth.com and Use code REALFOODOLOGY for 40% off best-selling sheets, pajamas, and more. Trust me, you won't regret it.   Timestamps:  00:00:00 – Introduction 00:03:42 – How birth became medicalized 00:06:51 – The "PuberTea" and early health education 00:08:17 – Navigating pregnancy in the Western world 00:13:18 – Epidurals, fentanyl, and early latching challenges 00:18:10 – The risks of baby formula 00:22:25 – The impact of high fructose corn syrup 00:24:14 – Maternity leave and postpartum support 00:26:34 – Latching tips & working with lactation consultants 00:31:51 – The truth about breastfeeding 00:33:46 – A brief history of birth practices 00:35:01 – C-sections, vaginal seeding, and gut health 00:37:40 – Learning to trust your body 00:39:31 – Pitocin, natural birth, and informed choices 00:44:11 – Advocacy and the MAHA Mom Coalition 00:48:44 – Environmental toxins: Glyphosate and fertility 00:51:52 – Understanding gestational diabetes 00:55:40 – Birth centers vs. hospitals 01:00:04 – How to find a midwife or doula 01:02:13 – Managing emergencies during birth 01:07:10 – Why individualized birth care matters 01:09:10 – Midwife vs. Doula: What's the difference? 01:10:53 – Addressing concerns about home birth 01:13:58 – Where to find Lindsey Meehleis Show Links: Sperm counts have declined by over 50% globally The U.S. fertility rate has dropped from 2.48 in 1970 to just 1.64 toda The U.S. maternal mortality rate has increased by over 60% in two years Black women are 2.6 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. Hispanic maternal mortality rates The World Needs 900,000 More Midwives Breastfeeding rates Worker protections need to be implemented Check Out Lindsey:  Instagram https://www.theremembering.com/media https://www.maha-mom-coalition.com/ Check Out Courtney:  LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE Check Out My new FREE Grocery Guide! @realfoodology www.realfoodology.com My Immune Supplement by 2x4 Air Dr Air Purifier AquaTru Water Filter EWG Tap Water Database Produced By: Drake Peterson

If you've ever wondered what it's really like to walk beside women through birth, to witness transformation in its rawest, most powerful form, then you're going to love this chat. It's for the mums who've felt unsure of their birth choices, those curious about home birth, or anyone who's ever questioned the systems that hold us during pregnancy and labour.In this episode, Dr. Renee White sits down with Oceane Campbell, midwife, mother, and author of Labor of Love, a breathtaking memoir about her journey into midwifery. With honesty, heart, and a touch of humour, Oceane shares what led her from a nomadic childhood to a career in supporting women through birth and everything she's learned along the way.This one's for the mamas craving connection, stories that stir your soul, and a reminder that birth can be beautiful, messy and deeply empowering all at once.You'll hear about:How Oceane's nomadic childhood and personal experiences shaped her approach to birth and midwiferyHer first-ever birth experience as a witness, and how it lit the sparkThe realities of birth trauma and how we can start to shift the conversationWhat it really means to be present and in tune with birthing womenEncouragement for anyone considering midwifery as a callingWhether you're pregnant, postpartum, or passionate about birth work, this episode will make you feel seen, heard, and gently held in the power of women's stories.

Abby and Patrick welcome returning guest Hannah Zeavin – scholar, write, editor, co-founder of the Psychosocial Foundation and Founding Editor of Parapraxis magazine – to talk about her brand-new book, Mother Media: Hot and Cool Parenting in the 20th Century. It's an exploration of the complex relationships that have tied together the figure of the mother as an abstraction, the work of mothering as a practical matter, and academic and popular discourses about what mothers should be and how they should go about doing it. What does it mean to think about the mother as a “medium” for containing, nurturing, and shepherding the development of a child, and why do debates about mothering pivot so invariably around questions of media consumption and technological mediation? The conversation spans the history of academic research into parenting from behaviorism to attachment theory; clinical and popular discourses about mothers from Freud to Dr. Spock; the profusion of tools that promise to “help” mothers with their kids; “good-enough” mothering, mother-blaming, and vicious double binds; moral, political, and legal debates about nannies, “helicopter mothers,” incarcerated mothers, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome; and much, much more. Read and subscribe to Parapraxis here: https://www.parapraxismagazine.com/Learn more about the Psychosocial Foundation here: https://www.thepsychosocialfoundation.org/Mother Media is available here: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262049559/mother-media/An excerpt from Mother Media in the Los Angeles Review of Books: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-heir-conditioner/Zeavin, “Composite Case: The Fate of the Children of Psychoanalysis”: https://www.parapraxismagazine.com/articles/composite-caseZeavin, “Unfree Associations”: https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-42/essays/unfree-associations/Zeavin, “Parallel Processes”: https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/politics/parallel-processes/A podcast about psychoanalysis, politics, pop culture, and the ways we suffer now. New episodes on Saturdays. Follow us on social media:Linktree: https://linktr.ee/OrdinaryUnhappinessTwitter: @UnhappinessPodInstagram: @OrdinaryUnhappinessPatreon: patreon.com/OrdinaryUnhappinessTheme song:Formal Chicken - Gnossienne No. 1https://open.spotify.com/album/2MIIYnbyLqriV3vrpUTxxOProvided by Fruits Music

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Dr. Rachae Bell joins the UCM Podcast.  In this episode, we discuss how Dr. Bell and the other doctors in her practice have been able to take maternity leaves without impacting the growth of the practice. Dr. Bell also shares how she has been able to effectively develop good relationships with associate doctors in her practice.  And lastly, we discussed dos and don'ts related to opening a second location. This is a great episode for anyone who is looking to navigate through maternity leaves, hiring associates or multiple locations.  

Welcome to Episode 182 of the Fully In It Podcast! Do you ever wonder what it would be like to go tech-light? To not have your phone constantly with you and interrupting your most important interactions with the people who matter to you most? During my maternity break from my business, I took a very tech-free stance, and the results of it have even surprised me. In this episode, I'm sharing what I learned and how to break your tech habit too. 

Today's episode is all about a one-word switch that is going to completely reframe an experience that most of us will have had. We're joined by the amazing journalist and broadcaster Emma Barnett, whose voice you'll recognise from Radio 4's Today programme and Woman's Hour. She's with us to talk about changing the phrase 'maternity leave' to 'maternity service' and how that simple switch changes everything. We talk to Emma about her experience as a mother, why we have to prepare women better for their journeys as mothers, and Emma shares some brilliant practical tips for your maternity service and beyond. Find your copy of Emma's new book Maternity Service here Click Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New way to thrive in a world of endless expectations' Motherkind is sponsored by Wild Nutrition, the brand raising the bar for women's supplements. Want to feel the Food-Grown difference yourself? Get 50% off for three months at wildnutrition.com/motherkind. Ts and Cs apply. For a £100 sponsored job credit visit Indeed.com/ Motherkind This show is sponsored by Usborne books. If you want to add a little extra joy to storytime, 'Don't Tickle' touchy-feely sound books are available now from all good booksellers. This show is sponsored by Yeo Valley. Find Your Daily Groove: visit the Yeo Valley website to find out more. Yeo Got This! This show is sponsored by FreePrints. Download the Free Prints app for iPhone and Android from the App store or Google Play or visit freeprints.co.uk. Continue the Conversation: Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskey Join our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are calls for a new pay-related social welfare scheme to be extended to maternity and paternity leave. From this week, jobseekers benefit will pay up to a maximum of 450 euro per week - depending on previous earnings and PRSI contributions for the first three months of someone losing their job. Welcoming the move, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions says it should now be extended to parents of newborn children. ICTU's Social Policy Advisor Laura Bambrick, says this should include parents leave. To discuss this further, Alan Morrissey was joined by Crusheen-based mother, Deborah Kett. Photo (c) jordan_rusev from Getty via Canva.com

I am honored to have Dr. Stephanie Estima back on the show today! (She was with me before in 2020, on Episode 123.) Dr. Estima is an exceptionally well-read and well-versed individual! She is an expert on female metabolism and body composition, the author of a fantastic resource called the Betty Body, and the host of an incredible podcast called The Better Podcast.  Dr. Estima is one of my favorite voices in the health and wellness space! She and I dive into an Ask Me Anything format today. We speak at length about the ideal percentage of body fat for perimenopause and menopause, thyroid health, the impact of diastasis, and weight training based on that core imbalance. We discuss the Gardasil vaccine, optimal nutrients, Hashimoto's, period cramps, and general PMS symptoms- particularly with inter-uterine devices. We also get into sleep basics, supplement support, the role of parasympathetic days and hormesis, and talk about load management and optimization.  I know you will love today's conversation with Dr. Stephanie Estima! IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Diastasis recti and how do you treat it Pelvic floor rehabilitation Mortality risk versus the benefit of the Gardasil vaccine Oestrogen and its causes What happens when you have low estradiol? Confusion about what you should be doing Stress management in autoimmune diseases Hormones that can be the most impactful on body fat Overcoming insulin resistance Side effects of a copper IUD How to support undisturbed sleep  Get the best sleep of your cycle in the luteal phase  Eat to support the luteal phase Optimize your load management    Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on X Instagram LinkedIn Check out Cynthia's website Connect with Dr. Stephanie Estima Instagram  On her podcast, Better! With Dr. Stephanie, where she explores the human potential, hormones, metabolism, and a life well-lived. Get a copy of Dr. Stephanie Estima's #1 bestselling book, The Betty Body: A Geeky Goddess' Guide to Intuitive Eating, Balanced Hormones, and Transformative Sex Previous Episode Mentioned: Episode 123 – Menstruation, Muscle, Maternity, & Metabolism: What Every Woman Should Know with Dr. Stephanie Estima

The ladies were THRILLED (and shocked?) to be invited back to the Olmsted County History Center to perform LIVE! Kelley tells the story of Dr. Martha Ripley, an activist who came to Minneapolis and changed the game for maternity care. Then, Emily covers Engla Schey, a woman who, after being devastated by her father's mental illness, launched a one-woman crusade for mental health care reform that ballooned in ways she could never imagine. Enjoy this uncharacteristically family friendly episode! Grab your coffee and your bad feminist jokes, because we're wining about herstory! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, I'm answering your most pressing style questions live! From styling an oversized blazer to transitioning away from skinny jeans and navigating maternity fashion, I've got the advice you need to feel confident and stylish at any stage. I share my top tips for wearing new pant styles and making the most of your wardrobe during pregnancy.In this episode, I talk about:✨ How to wear an oversized blazer and make it work for your body ✨ What to wear if you love skinny jeans but want to try something new ✨ Maternity fashion tips—what to buy, what to avoid, and staying stylish while pregnantI hope these answers help you feel more confident in your wardrobe and inspire you to explore new styles that reflect your unique self. Let me know your thoughts and feel free to send in more style questions—I'll be doing this weekly!XO,Tannya ❤️

Where you live matters. This is especially true for pregnant mothers. We look at the gaps in maternity care for many expectant mothers especially in rural areas. Plus, what's being done to bridge that gap. Guests include health system OBGYNs Dr. Emily Mathiesen and Dr. Tara Chettiar, and Jodi Schmidt, Executive Director, The University of Kansas Health System Care Collaborative.

Coaches Justin, Emily, and Amanda chat all about postpartum recovery and what to expect. Check out their coaching and programming services at highcallingfitness.com.

There is a lot doctors and scientists still don't fully understand about what includes labour, both pre and at term. But we do know that there are treatments that can reduce your chance of having a preterm birth, especially if you have had one in the past. Preterm birth can be especially traumatic for those living in remote communities which is why in our guests on today's podcast, Drs. Kirsten Duckitt and Jennifer Kask, developed a prevention of preterm birth pathway in Northern Vancouver Island that is spreading to other remote communities. They share with us a moving story of a pregnant individual from a remote community who had her baby in their hospital, and break down the definitions and rates of preterm birth, risks to mama and baby, and how they can be decreased. Listen to our podcast on Being a NICU parent! Taking you from anxious and overwhelmed to confident during your childbirth experience: Pregnancy to Parenthood Online Prenatal Masterclass. *This episode is a re-release. Original release date: November 3, 2021.

Maternity leave as an entrepreneur doesn't have to mean choosing between your business and your baby. Alyson Caffrey, operations expert and author of the Sabbatical Method, reveals how she transformed from answering client messages hours after giving birth to enjoying a fully present two-month paid leave with her second child.Most business owners build their companies around their unique skillsets, making it nearly impossible to step away. Alyson breaks down the four essential systems every business needs: lead generation, conversion, fulfillment, and improvement. She explains how analyzing your calendar can reveal shocking insights about where your time actually goes – and how much of it you're spending on tasks that could be delegated for a fraction of your hourly rate.The emotional journey of entrepreneurial motherhood runs deep. Your business was likely your "first baby," making it difficult to loosen your grip on the reins. But as Alyson discovered, trying to maintain business-as-usual with a newborn on your hip simply isn't sustainable. The surprising truth? Maternity leave can become a powerful catalyst for business transformation and growth when approached strategically.With only 13 states offering any maternity leave support for self-employed mothers, entrepreneurs must create their own solutions. Alison shares practical strategies for reimagining your business structure based on how you want life to look after baby arrives – from financial preparation to team training and systems documentation. Her advice? Give yourself at least two months to fully embrace the transformative experience of new motherhood, then customize everything else to fit your unique family needs.Whether you're expecting your first child or planning for future family growth while building your business, this conversation offers a refreshing perspective on creating space for both ambition and motherhood. Follow Alyson on Instagram @MasterMaternityLeave or visit mastermaternity.com/guide to access her comprehensive free resources for planning your entrepreneurial maternity leave.Resources:Maternity Leave Planning guide: https://www.mastermaternityleave.com/free-maternity-leave-planning-guide The Ultimate Time Audit & Productivity System (Freebie)Grab it here: TIME AUDIT WORKBOOKHow to Hire Your First VA for $27Get it now: GROWTH CHEATSHEETDiscover Your WHY – Free 5-Day WorkshopSign up for free here: DISCOVER YOUR WHYThe Mom Balance Playbook (Freebie for Managing the Mayhem)Download here: MOM BALANCE PLAYBOOKHire a VA or start your VA business here: https://camillewalker.co/5-Minute Meditations for Kids PodcastListen & subscribe here: APPLE SPOTIFYConnect with Alyson:Instagram: @alycaffrey: https://www.instagram.com/alycaffrey/ @MasterMaternityLeave:  mastermaternity.com/guide Connect with Camille: Follow Camille on Instagram: www.instagram.com/CamilleWalker.coFollow Call Me CEO on Instagram:

Maternity services need to reduce the “medicalisation” of childbirth, according to a report from the Birth Rights Alliance. One of the report authors Rachael Bermingham told us more about their findings.

Catherine, David and Matt are back to discuss the best of the action so far in Indian Wells. Part one - ATP Results. Matt Futterman checks in from on site at Indian Wells to set the scene and we get some insight from Paul Haarhuis on the marvel that is Botic van de Zandschulp after his victory over Novak Djokovic. We also chat about what that defeat might mean for Djokovic, the iconic return of Lance Davis, the court surface dividing opinion, yet another defeat for Alexander Zverev, a nice win for Jack Draper over Joao Fonseca, and the fun run of Yosuke Watanuki. Part two (from 36mins) - WTA Results. We talk about how Iga Swiatek is barely dropping games, the bottom half Last 16 is stacked with great matches, Coco Gauff is winning ugly again, Naomi Osaka playing ‘the worst match of her life', and a clash between the two best backhands in the world. Part three (from 49m14s) - News. The WTA announces a new maternity fund, but at what cost as its paid for by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund? And we pay tribute to Australian great Fred Stolle who died last week at the age of 86. Become a Friend of the Tennis Podcast to receive exclusive access to bonus podcasts, including Tennis Re-Lived episodes, Grand Slam Review Shows, and monthly Live Shows on YouTube. Friends also get access to The Barge, Hannah's Column, and an ad-free listening experience to all episodes of The Tennis Podcast. Talk tennis with Friends on The Barge! Sign up to receive our free Newsletter (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt's Stat, mascot photos, predictions, and more)Follow us on Instagram (@thetennispodcast)Subscribe to our YouTube channel.Check out our Shop - We have recently launched a range of caps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Media Storm delves into a vastly underreported topic - and one of the biggest potential barriers to gender equality, child welfare and family security. The UK has the least generous paternity leave entitlement in Europe, currently set at a measly two weeks. On the surface, maternity leave looks generous in length - but compared to OECD countries, the rate of pay is one of the lowest. As the government and media put culture wars over real-life policies, spread muddled misinformation about benefits that are designed to be difficult, and gender equality faces major cultural setbacks.... we ask young parents campaigning for change: why? (And how they're doing it while 5 months' pregnant?!) Joining us this week are the founders of Dope Black Dads - Marvyn Harrison, and of Nugget Savings - Katie Guild.  The episode is hosted and produced by Mathilda Mallinson (@mathildamall) and Helena Wadia (@helenawadia)  The music is by @soundofsamfire Support us on Patreon! Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, and TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 187 of Sport Unlocked, the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on March 7, 2025 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja.64-team World Cup planWill FIFA expand HT for 2026 final?Gianni Infantino pitches crypto coin to Donald Trump during White House visit & POTUS turns soccer interviewer.Infantino in Oval Office - Trump turns soccer interviewerFIFA ads on Fabrizio Romano's feedsMLS team's free tickets because Messi didn't play against themWomen's WC hosting deals for US and Britain?What's happening to billions from Abramovich's Chelsea sale?Saudi funds tennis maternity payFollow the pod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel for updates⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vakg4QSH5JLqsZl7R62Z/101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sportunlockedpod@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/sportunlocked.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SportUnlocked⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/SportUnlocked ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/sportunlocked⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––No Love by MusicbyAden / musicbyadenCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_no-loveMusic promoted by Audio Library • No Love – MusicbyAden (No Copyright M...––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Maternity leave and postpartum as an online business owner are drastically different than in the traditional sense. I've been able to set up passive income, monthly recurring revenue, systems, and delegate all my tasks so that I'm able to take as much time off as I want. Whether you're a business owner, a soon-to-be parent, or simply curious about how to plan for life's transitions while running your own business, this episode is for you!  

General Hospital Admittedly Fans! Season 2!This episode was recorded Saturday February 8th 2025. Malin, G and Jaim talk top storyline theories, sage predictions, pet peeves and trivia! The episode ends with a laughing fit caused by one of us to leave the show a little early...G!WANT TO JOIN AN UPCOMING EPISODE?- Email: Founder@swingmg.com Top StorylinesCarly and Brennan and the Recast Switcharoo!  GHAF and fans everywhere don't like switching actors at the least appropriate time!The end is near for Cyrus and everyone is getting in on the search party! The Maternity bombs are about to go off like a summer camp smoke alarm!Pet Peeves and Props!The enduring relationship between Alexis and Sonny,  Tracey rocking every scene, Cody has no game or story, enough about Charlotte, Lulu!  Where are the romances? GH TRIVIA!JOIN AN UPCOMING EPISODE?- Email: Founder@swingmg.com For information about more shows or to be considered for an upcoming episode, swing by our site and drop us a note:   https://swingmg.com/general-hospital-admittedly-fans/   SoapFans GH General Hospital ABC Daytime TV Comedy Support the show

‘The Honest Midwife', Victoria Rixon, joins Debi Evans and Cheryl Grainger to reveal what is happening behind closed maternity ward doors. Has birth been medicalised? Maternity hospitals and departments have long been under scrutiny, but more than ever now in 2025. Read the write-up at: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/catching-babies-with-victoria-rixon-the-honest-midwife

Join us for some Cuban food, cigars, friendship, Michelin Stars, and new baby talk with the award-winning chef and owner of Ariete Hospitality, Michael Beltran, alongside Nicolas Jimenez, the Cigar guy at El Vecino and so much more!  

Tiff and Dana share common pitfalls that scale back your practice's production — and what to do to address them. Included solutions are Dental A-Team's scorecard and a fixed cost spreadsheet, which you can reach out to the DAT for help on: hello@thedentalateam.com.  Episode resources: Subscribe to The Dental A-Team podcast Schedule a Practice Assessment Leave us a review Transcript: The Dental A Team (00:01.967) Hello, Dental A Team podcast listeners. I am so excited to be here with you today. This is Tiffanie. I never introduced myself, which is weird. Hopefully there's like some sort of intro that goes to that. just thought of that. Anyhow, here we are. Another day, another podcast. And first and foremost, I want to thank all of you guys who listen. I know we get a lot of practice assessment.   schedules from people who listen to our podcasts. That's how you guys are finding us. And it just means a lot to us that you're here, that you're with us, that you're supporting us. We want to support you and we are doing forever. As far as I can tell, we're doing new free practice assessments for practices all over, all over the country, all over the world. Sometimes we get Canadian practices and it's super cool. I know we've worked with practices all the way in New Zealand and it's just really cool. And these complimentary practice assessment tools.   are fantastic because we really are helping you deep dive and figure out where your focus should be or could be to get you to the results that you're looking to gain, whether you're gonna work with us one-on-one in a group fashion or just continue being a listener no matter what. We love doing these complimentary practice assessments with you guys. And it's just really fun. It's so cool to see where dentistry is at and where you guys are at.   wins and the struggles you guys are having and it's just, it's super awesome. So thank you to everybody who's here with us today. We are excited to take you on this journey with us and doctors and practice owners, leaders, whoever's here today. I really wanted to chat here. I've got my girl Dana with me and I wanted to chat about projections, scheduling, reaching goals. I think that's a huge focus.   for everyone always needs to reach goals, right? But I think in 2025 so far, Dana, like we need to heavily focus on this because 2024, there was a lot that happened in 2024. It was a weird, it was a wild year, right? Like was so weird. It felt like, okay, we're getting momentum with everyone. And then it was like two steps forward, one step back, five steps forward, three steps back. And it was like, gosh, we're getting momentum. But it was an uphill battle in 2024. I don't know what happened, but holy cow, this year feels cleaner already. It feels different.   Dana (01:57.805) wild.   The Dental A Team (02:17.795) And I think everyone's kind of shifted their focus to the areas to be able to see what's the most important. So I'm excited to chat with you about that today, Dana, and I hope our listeners are excited for this one. I wanted to just have a conversation around what impacts production from a schedule standpoint, not technical scheduling, right? Not our blog scheduling. We've done a million freaking podcasts on that. Dana and I are not doing that today.   Dana (02:45.276) No?   The Dental A Team (02:47.601) But really those other pieces that impact it and how doctors can and practice owners can look at these factors and project. It's still early enough in the year that if you haven't done this yet, get on it. It's totally fine and look for those pieces. So I wanted to pick your brain a little bit Dana and I think let's take it in the space of let's talk about the things that can impact and then let's talk about how we can.   project that and fix it and work it into our goals. So what are the spaces Dana that you have, your clients, and I think we likely do this the same, but what spaces and what do you have your clients look for when they are getting prepped for that next year? We're into the year and we're trying to figure out what's going on, what things impact production goals from a scheduling standpoint like that that you guys are taking a look at.   Dana (03:37.388) Yeah, I love this topic because I do think when we think about production and impacts on production, we go right to scheduling, we go right to those pieces. And so I love that today is a little bit different. And I think that sometimes we just forget that like taking a vacation is going to impact production, having holidays in there, holidays will sometimes fall on work days and sometimes not.   you know, yearly, they're different. so looking at how many holidays do we have in there looking at, if we're going to take CE, how much of that is time away from the office, team meetings and quarterly meetings and admin time, knowing all of those things, right? All of those things impact your production because then that isn't necessarily time spent taking care of patients. It's definitely needed. It's time spent working on the business. It's time spent training and, working on all of our processes. So   The Dental A Team (04:21.495) So.   Dana (04:27.664) let's not not do it because it affects production, right? Knowing it will impact your production and being able to combat that is definitely super helpful.   The Dental A Team (04:31.174) Yeah, yeah.   The Dental A Team (04:40.57) Yeah, I totally agree. think CE is something that a lot of doctors will find on a whim or be like, I need to take this course. You need to block me out these days. And if we're not projecting and planning for that or accommodating the schedule in other places, it really impacts it. I had a client that I was chatting with last week, an office manager, and she's like, Tiff, what the heck do I do? Like they want to make XML this month, but they took between the two doctors, they took two weeks off. And I'm like, well,   This is the shared reality, right? So their reality is they're not looking at that. They're not thinking about that. Your reality is that you have to get it on the schedule. And so that's the first place you look when they come to you and tell you to shut down days is you're like, well, what am I supposed to do with this? So coming to that shared reality is huge and trying to project as much as you can the CE that you want to take this year or   estimating how much CE you're willing to take time off for is always huge as well. I know I've got a few doctors that don't know when they want to take vacation or where they want to go or if they want it. And I say, you know what? That's totally fine. In the perfect world, how much vacation time do you want to take with your family? And I have one doctor that said four to six weeks. I said, great. Then plan for six. I want you to take six weeks out of your productive   numbers, days of work, right, take those six weeks out of that productive time, now estimate what you can do and how we can bump those goals. Because the reality is we need to increase production and collections by seven to ten percent every year to keep up with inflation. And team members that are listening, every year, no matter what, you're going to get a new goal. It's going to be different than it was last year. And guess what? We're doing things on the other side to help you with that.   just FYI, you're going to get a bigger goal every year. Soap. Soapbox. The days of the year that we're willing, that we're able to work, right, impact if how easily or how difficult it's going to be to get to that goal. So we've got to say, okay, this is our goal, this is the number of days we're working with, what do have to do every day to get to that goal? So it's not necessarily, this is how many days I have to work, what is my goal, it's, this is what I need to do, this is how many days I   The Dental A Team (07:03.878) I have that I'm working, how do we fix that? So I love that. And I've had a lot of doctors in the last couple of years that have really learned to just say, okay, well, I don't have it planned yet, but I would love to take three CEs this year, because I want them and I need them. And I'd love to take this much vacation with my family. Great. Swipe it off, figure it out, we move on. Other pieces that I know have come into play, in the dental industry. So   Guess what, guys? We've got a lot of babies that come along. Maternity and paternity leave is a real thing. Like, we're family. We're healthcare providers, so we are family-oriented beings. So making sure that we're considering that as well. I know a lot of offices that are like, shoot, I didn't even think about the fact that my hygienist is going to be out for three months starting in June, and what am I supposed to do? And it's May. And I'm like, my gosh.   Dana (07:59.95) you   The Dental A Team (08:00.052) Why didn't Oyrin want this information? You know, it's just like those pieces we forget about. So I love that. Like, Observed Holidays, which 2024 taught us a lesson if we were not pre-planning for Observed Holidays because Christmas and New Year's landed on wild days for that year, and it really, really messed with December production. 2025, it's similar. It's at least towards the end of the week, so you can work the beginning of both.   Dana (08:03.246) Yeah.   The Dental A Team (08:29.897) but observed holidays and how much time are you gonna give yourself and your team off during those holidays? CE, how much do you want to on vacations? How much do you want to take? How much do you aspire to take? Always go big, because you can work extra days. Team vacations, especially when it comes to providers, so associates and hygienists, you've gotta make sure we're prepped for that. Maternity and paternity leave.   making sure we're prepped for all of those situations and scenarios, and I'm sure there are some that I didn't even think about, that impact it. I do have doctors that will take some time off and then they'll work maybe extra Fridays or they'll work extra long on Thursdays where they normally would have done some admin work, which I don't love you guys getting rid of admin work. and you said, know, admin hours and meeting hours, things like that, making sure we're accounting for those things. But if you can,   pick up extra days for sure. I'm never gonna turn that down and neither will your schedulers. But making sure we're prepping and planning for that. some tools, Day, let's talk about some tools that we have that we have our clients utilize and then also that you guys who aren't yet clients, your listeners, use tools like this or reach out and we can help you with tools like this. Really narrowing in and making things easy is...   what I love in life. I hate... doesn't mean things are never going to be hard. I hate hard forever. I want hard right now, so maybe it's time consuming right now, but it's going to save me pain later. That's what I want to do. So, Dana, we have our projections sheet, so maybe talk about our projections sheet a little bit and our scorecard and how those combine and then how you're using that now two months into the year with your clients to really assess and see.   Dana (09:59.5) Yeah.   The Dental A Team (10:21.856) how their goals are going for them as we're rounding out middle of Q1.   Dana (10:26.092) Yeah, so I love our projection sheet and I feel like in 2024 I used it more than ever because 2024 was wild so let's prep and make sure 2025 stays a little less wild than 2024 was.   The Dental A Team (10:32.031) Yeah.   The Dental A Team (10:37.896) Absolutely.   Dana (10:38.766) And so really, it truly is it's mapping out I go through every month of the year with the client, how many working days are we going to have for each provider, including hygiene. And some of that does take prep work as far as hey, I need you to get that information from your heart to can they do they have any idea when they're going to take vacations? Do they have any idea and then honestly, if we don't, okay, well, how much PTO do they have and we build that in just saying like, okay, well, we know they're probably going to use their two weeks of PTO somewhere. So if we even it out throughout the   The Dental A Team (10:53.716) Mm-hmm.   The Dental A Team (11:01.909) Yeah.   Dana (11:08.72) quarters, at least we kind of have the number of days that we're working with. And so we'll go through and we'll say, where do you want to end up next year, right? We'll base it on this year, we'll look at all sorts of things. And then we go through that sheet together and we basically say, okay, if these are the number of working days, if this is the number of providers we have available, this is what it's going to take every single day from each provider to get you to your ultimate goal. So it's kind of some reverse engineering, but it also is some planning and prepping.   The Dental A Team (11:34.315) Yeah.   Dana (11:38.83) And I love that meeting with clients because a lot of that goes like a lot of things go into that projection sheet. And I love that you said, okay, well, how many CE days do you want to take? Sometimes actually CE comes down to what do we have for a CE budget next year? And then of that budget, okay, well, that can likely get you two to three CE courses, which then helps with our projections that way. So it is a lot of planning and prepping that goes into it. But I think that it really helps.   got them down to the penny what needs to happen every single day in each month and really gives them a roadmap that then as the year starts going and we bring in our scorecard we're constantly paying attention to where are we to getting to that and following that roadmap that we set out at the end of the year prior. So it's a really cool combination of tools and and I love to see especially this year is like we're   The Dental A Team (12:21.32) Yeah.   The Dental A Team (12:30.802) Yeah.   Dana (12:38.704) really customizing and tightening of the scorecard that it constantly has them assessing gaps, it constantly has them going back to that initial roadmap we set, and then like you said, really just looking for opportunities of what is the thing we need to focus on right now.   The Dental A Team (12:56.073) I love that. think you nailed it with those. The projection sheet is huge. And then coupling it with the scorecard and a piece that made me think of that's on the scorecard. And we purposely put it on the scorecard because this made a massive impact on goals being reached last year. I think every year, but last year, it really showed its face is the number of hours that were left.   open on the schedule, so they were not filled with production either in hygiene or on the doctor's schedule. So when you look at the projections, you're like, great, this is awesome. This is if I were full to 100%, this is what my estimated production could be by provider. But then when you get in there and you start utilizing the scorecard and you're looking at the production, you compare the two, you're like, why am I off and why is it hard to reach these goals? Or why am I just not there yet? Why am I not reaching this goal yet?   A lot of times it's lost in those pieces that we haven't always paid a lot of attention to, or just like we could, we should, why isn't it happening? I'm not sure. Looking at those open hours and even taking into account maybe, know, with that, that you're likely going to have like 3 % or so left open on the schedule. But looking at those open hours and saying, great, well, if I multiplied these open hours by that producer's average dollar per hour, that's going to show me I probably could have made that goal.   really focusing the attention in on there and bringing it back then to the schedulers and treatment planners and full team of handoffs and all of those pieces we talk about because of schedule working takes the full practice. So it takes you guys projecting, you guys prepping and planning takes, you know, the back office and front office working really hard together to ensure that our patients are the healthiest they possibly can be. Dana, you mentioned CE budget.   And that made me think of the other tools that we're utilizing that I hope other practices that are not yet Delay Team clients are utilizing as well. that's in the, which goes along with that projection, right? The fixed cost spreadsheets, making sure you know what your fixed costs are. That's also part of that planning and projecting because if you're fixed costs and your bare minimum production and collections that you need in order to have the overhead that you want,   The Dental A Team (15:12.587) If those aren't in alignment, right, with your projections, your projections are low, we might need to look then and say, okay, well, where can we add days back in? Because if we're not combining all of that information, again, we're just not seeing all the levels. It's like not seeing all of the colors. It's like being colorblind to orange, right? You can't see orange anywhere and you're just missing all of these flowers and things that could light up your life. It's like.   not being able to see those pieces. So the fixed cost spreadsheet and knowing what are the fixed costs, what are my average payrolls, what are my average supplies, what should this look like? Then you look at what that needs to be, what are my projections, and what can I do then minus those fixed costs? What would my overhead look like if this is the projection for that month? So then tackling that and looking at that growth percentage and profit percentage,   opportunity allows you then to again look at what you're projecting and what you're taking time off for and evaluate what do I need to do to change that result or it's perfect. And Dana, I you've been working a lot, a lot, a lot with the fixed cost spreadsheet. How has that impacted the being able to project and impact the schedule for the clients that you've got utilizing that spreadsheet?   Dana (16:35.374) Yeah, I really used to fix costs heavily this year because I do feel like that was part of the wild of 2024 is you know with everything going on and things are just more expensive wages are higher and I feel like practices we're seeing really good growth as far as looking at production but offices who weren't keeping quite an eye on expenses got some surprises because it ended up that like   The Dental A Team (16:41.294) Mm-hmm.   The Dental A Team (16:56.345) Yeah.   Dana (17:03.36) you know, we set goals based on the numbers from the previous year. And so then when this year's expenses are quite a bit higher, and they're not watching them, or that's not something, you know, that they consistently look at, it just became more necessary this year to ensure that they knew where their fixed costs were. And they also knew that, okay, if it's outside of this, right, that is like,   The Dental A Team (17:07.769) Mm-hmm.   The Dental A Team (17:17.051) you   Dana (17:28.31) an alert that like we need to take a deeper dive into this and we need to really keep an eye on it. So it was something that I really incorporated in 2024. And again, this year, I love that it is part of our scorecard and the things that we're really tracking with clients because that was an area that really hit offices hard. was like, were just giving raises and we were just saying, yep, you know what, I think I can extend my pay range for this new position to this and, just making some of these   The Dental A Team (17:29.614) Yeah.   The Dental A Team (17:56.641) Mm-hmm.   Dana (17:58.186) decisions like a little bit on the fly without crunching and saying, All right, well, what does that look like on the expense side? Or how much does that actually add to my BAM and my bottom line? And so I think that that it really was impactful this last year. And so, you know, I with you, I'm encouraging offices, even those listening to really make sure that that is a number that you know.   The Dental A Team (18:08.548) Yeah.   The Dental A Team (18:22.36) For sure, and I think you're 100 % right because our goal is to be profitable and to have a thriving business that patients can continue to come to. But when we're making decisions without knowing the full spectrum, makes it really difficult. And to combine those pieces into what you just said, the...   holiday situation at the end of the year. I know I had a lot of clients and it was like November, December. They're like, Tiff, we decided to just take the two weeks off. And it's like, my gosh, like you just deleted four days out of December and that's massive. So going from a 16 day month to a 12 day month, like if you're averaging, you know, $10,000 a day, that's 40 grand that we've now deleted at the end of the year. There's nowhere else to put that. So being able to know.   Is that 40 grand going to affect the profit, the profitability and the overhead of the practice? Do I have that saved somewhere to cover it because I'm not collecting that 40 grand in January from December, right? So having that fixed cost information and what your bare minimum is to know where your overhead will be to know, can I actually deduct 40 grand from my production?   and be okay because I've got a couple practices now, you know, into January, February that are like, Tip, why is my collections low? And I'm like, well, girl, you took two weeks off in December and we collect on a lag when it comes to dental insurances. So I'm not surprised that it was a little low in January. So I think that was brilliant to really be able to combine all of those pieces. And again, that's like missing a color in the rainbow spectrum of colors, whatever. Like, you can't, you've got to look at it all.   Dana (19:51.595) Yeah.   The Dental A Team (20:09.444) And if any of those pieces aren't missing, it could be really detrimental to the practice. So I think that was really cool, Dana. Thank you for bringing that up. You guys, it's simple. Even though it's February, if you haven't done this yet, like, that's okay. It's not December. You guys, you're not telling me in November, you're taking four days off in December. So guess what? It's only February. It's only whatever month you decided to live, you decided to listen to this in, go do these things. So look at, if you don't have the spreadsheets, if you're not one of our clients, then...   Dana (20:26.67) Thank you.   The Dental A Team (20:37.805) Create one. All you have to do is know what you can work and what your estimated dollar per hours are or reach out to us. Hello@TheDentalATeam.com We're happy to help you with some ideas and some tools as well. Again, we are doing our complimentary practice assessments. Always TheDentalATeam.com That'll pop up. You can sign up for one those. This is definitely something that we talk about on those a lot. So we always look at your profitability. We always look at how the business can grow clients and non-clients. We like to help you guys with all of that. So   Dana, thank you. Thank you, thank you. Thank you for being such a huge advocate of the business side of all of this and really helping your clients and all of everyone to see those pieces and for helping on the back end so much of the creation of all of these pieces. It was a huge project within our company to ensure that we had it dialed in as much as we.   have the knowledge for now or know to look at. So thank you so much for that. Thank you for this conversation today and freaking rock it out. Your clients are doing amazing and I love seeing you all, you and your clients just thrive in those worlds. So super cool. Awesome. Guys, go do the things. Like I said, it's gonna take some time upfront, but it's gonna save you.   pain in the long run. So do the hard right now, save yourself pain and hard later. Get those numbers dialed in. Dana had some amazing tips and tools today within all of those different areas and realms to look for. Don't forget the meetings, you guys, I think that's a space that a lot of us miss. Meetings, CE credits, those hours, those pieces like that that you're taking off in admin hours. So make sure you're calculating correctly.   Go look at what can impact your production and your schedule and work with your team to make sure you guys are doing the best ever possible. Dana, thank you for being here with me today. I loved this conversation. Your brain is incredible and I don't, that's it. Like you're just freaking amazing. I don't know how you do it and I just love it. So thank you so much.   Dana (22:37.826) Thanks for having me and right back at you, Tiff.   The Dental A Team (22:40.263) Thank you. Thank you. All right, guys, let us know what you thought about this. We'd love to see a five-star review and letting us know how much help this information was or what have you. Hello@TheDentalATeam.com And we can't wait to see you guys, if you are not yet a client, on a complimentary practice assessment because I really, really, really want you to get dialed in this year, no matter what that looks like for us and you. And keep listening, you guys. We're gonna always have some amazing content here for you. Catch you next time.

This episode of CAA Conversations reprises themes from "Acts of Care," a CAA 112th Annual Conference panel (2024) sponsored by the Women's Caucus for Art. Moderated by Rachel Epp Buller, the discussion brings together four artists and art historians to consider how caring gestures and labors take shape across activist, academic, curatorial, and performance contexts.  Rachel Epp Buller is an artist, art historian, professor, and gallery director at Bethel College. Her books include Reconciling Art and Mothering and Inappropriate Bodies: Art, Design, and Maternity (edited with Charles Reeve). Her current research addresses listening as an artistic method. She is a two-time Fulbright Scholar and the CAA liaison to the Women's Caucus for Art.  Mya Dosch is Associate Professor of Art of the Americas at California State University, Sacramento. Their research focuses on art and urban space in Mexico City, from monuments to protest interventions, with a secondary research interest in art history pedagogy. Their work has appeared in Future Anterior, Sculpture Journal, and the edited volumes Teachable Monuments and Imágenes en colectivo. Elena Marchevska is Professor of Performance Studies at London South Bank University. Elena is a practitioner-researcher writing on issues of belonging, displacement, the border, and intergenerational trauma. Her artistic work explores borders and stories that emerge from living in transition. Gloria Dai is an independent curator, art critic, and graduate student in the Arts Management and Art History programs at George Mason University. Her professional work at GMU focuses on building the community through arts and culture activities and organizing educational programs. Recently, she curated the exhibit A Path to Healing & Transformation at the National Veterans Art Museum and co-curated RE(FORM)ER at Fenwick Gallery, George Mason University. Deirdre Donoghue is a visual and performance artist, practicing birth doula, and Research Associate at the Faculty of Arts at KU Leuven University in Antwerp, Belgium. Her work centers on issues of relationality and the aesthetics of care from feminist, decolonial, and posthumanist perspectives. In her artistic practice, she works across disciplines to design encounters that facilitate the production of new knowledge systems.

Join Lisa and Laura as they wrap up the four-part series on Feminine Genius. The feminine genius has four components: receptivity, sensitivity, generosity, and maternity. Each week, Lisa and Laura have unpacked one of these components through the writings of Saint Edith Stein, personal stories, and the Word of God. This is the last week, and we are excited to be talking about maternity! Maternity is more than biological; it is spiritual. The truth is, we are all called to be mothers, to mother the world back to Christ. If you are wondering how, tune in and find out. Open your Heart to our key Scripture. James 1:27: Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. Open your Bible to other Scriptures referenced in this episode. Psalm 68:5: Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. Romans 12:22: Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Invite Him in with this episode's question for reflection. You matter. Sit with this phrase in the presence of God until you fully absorb its truth. Ask the Lord, “Who am I being called to mother back to God?” Our presenting sponsor is Hallow. Hallow is the #1 prayer and meditation app dedicated to helping you grow closer to God and find peace with thousands of guided prayers and meditations. As Lent approaches, Hallow invites you to join the Lent Pray40 challenge, where you will pray with incredible spiritual leaders, hear powerful stories, and join fantastic guests in preparation for Easter. Visit hallow.com/walkingwithpurpose to get 3 months of Hallow free and join the waitlist!  Show mentions. Melissa Maleski, The Supreme Vocation of Women: According to St. John Paul II Saint Edith Stein Mindy Edginton, Blog Liz Bell Young, Let There Be Havens: An Invitation to Gentle Hospitality Lisa Brenninkmeyer, Sisters of Strength Lisa Bevere, The Fight For Female: Reclaiming Our Divine Identity ACTS XXIX Mobilizing for the Mission Let's stay connected. Don't miss an episode. Subscribe to our podcast on your favorite platform.  Want to keep the conversation going? Join our private Facebook community. Stay in the know. Connect with us today.  We are committed to creating content that is free and easily accessible to every woman—especially the one looking for answers but unsure of where to go. If you've enjoyed this podcast, prayerfully consider making a donation to support it and other WWP outreach programs that bring women closer to Christ. Learn more about WWP on our website. Our shop. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube.

In this episode of CocoaPods, Dr. Bola Sogade hosts Dr. Julia Interrante from the University of Minnesota to discuss the alarming rise in maternal mortality in the U.S., particularly in rural communities. They examine the consequences of inadequate maternal healthcare access, the role of data in shaping policy, and how technology, such as telemedicine, can support rural healthcare providers. Dr. Interrante highlights the ongoing closure of birth centers and hospitals offering obstetric services, emphasizing that funding and policy changes are essential to prevent further losses. The conversation underscores the need for a systemic shift in healthcare financing and advocacy efforts to ensure safe childbirth for all women, regardless of location or socioeconomic status.Dr. Julia Interrante is a mentee of Dr.Katy Backes Kozhimannil,a Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Co-Director of the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center.#CocoaPodsPodcastMaternal Health & Advocacy:#RespectfulMaternityCare#BlackMaternalHealth#MidwiferyMatters#DoulasSaveLives#EndPreventableMaternalDeaths#PregnancyCareForAll#MomsDeserveBetter#ReproductiveJustice#BirthEquityRural & Telemedicine Solutions:#TechForMoms#DigitalHealthSolutions#HealthcareInnovation#VirtualCareForMoms#TelehealthSavesLives#MaternalCareAccessPolicy & Systemic Change:#FixMaternalHealthcare#MedicaidForMoms#ReformMaternityCare#FundBirthCenters#SupportReproductiveRights#MakeBirthSafeGeneral Engagement & Awareness:#EveryMomCounts#HealthyMomsHealthyBabies#NoMoreMaternityDeserts#PregnancyIsNotAPreexistingCondition#SupportLocalBirthCentersSupport the show

Sara Burdorff joins Jana Byars to talk about her new book, Maternity, Monstrosity and Heroic (Im)mortality from Homer to Shakespeare (Amsterdam University Press, 2025). This work uses an adaptation of monster theory to rethink the foundations of epic-heroic immortality. Rather than focusing on a specific monster or monsters, the author identifies the "belly-monstrous" as a crucial point of intersection between mothers and warriors in traditional narratives of the Trojan War. Identifying the gestating/digesting belly as the center of the Iliadic world, this groundbreaking approach disrupts androcentric readings of the Iliadic warrior and his ethos, emphasizing the crucial role of female suffering in the generation and preservation of immortal legacy. The author reconsiders ancient Greek depictions of the Trojan War and its aftermath, including Homeric epic and the tragedies of Aeschylus and Euripides, and illuminates the cohesive patterning of Shakespeare's "mother-warrior" plays, which place inherited Iliadic-belly-monstrous motifs in conversation with cultural anxieties of late Elizabethan England. With meticulous scholarship and captivating analysis, Maternity, Monstrosity, and Heroic (Im)mortality from Homer to Shakespeare redefines the relationship between mothers and warriors in the Iliadic-heroic ideal, paving the way for new interpretations of war, grief, and immortal glory in a broad range of literary and cultural contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Sara Burdorff joins Jana Byars to talk about her new book, Maternity, Monstrosity and Heroic (Im)mortality from Homer to Shakespeare (Amsterdam University Press, 2025). This work uses an adaptation of monster theory to rethink the foundations of epic-heroic immortality. Rather than focusing on a specific monster or monsters, the author identifies the "belly-monstrous" as a crucial point of intersection between mothers and warriors in traditional narratives of the Trojan War. Identifying the gestating/digesting belly as the center of the Iliadic world, this groundbreaking approach disrupts androcentric readings of the Iliadic warrior and his ethos, emphasizing the crucial role of female suffering in the generation and preservation of immortal legacy. The author reconsiders ancient Greek depictions of the Trojan War and its aftermath, including Homeric epic and the tragedies of Aeschylus and Euripides, and illuminates the cohesive patterning of Shakespeare's "mother-warrior" plays, which place inherited Iliadic-belly-monstrous motifs in conversation with cultural anxieties of late Elizabethan England. With meticulous scholarship and captivating analysis, Maternity, Monstrosity, and Heroic (Im)mortality from Homer to Shakespeare redefines the relationship between mothers and warriors in the Iliadic-heroic ideal, paving the way for new interpretations of war, grief, and immortal glory in a broad range of literary and cultural contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Sara Burdorff joins Jana Byars to talk about her new book, Maternity, Monstrosity and Heroic (Im)mortality from Homer to Shakespeare (Amsterdam University Press, 2025). This work uses an adaptation of monster theory to rethink the foundations of epic-heroic immortality. Rather than focusing on a specific monster or monsters, the author identifies the "belly-monstrous" as a crucial point of intersection between mothers and warriors in traditional narratives of the Trojan War. Identifying the gestating/digesting belly as the center of the Iliadic world, this groundbreaking approach disrupts androcentric readings of the Iliadic warrior and his ethos, emphasizing the crucial role of female suffering in the generation and preservation of immortal legacy. The author reconsiders ancient Greek depictions of the Trojan War and its aftermath, including Homeric epic and the tragedies of Aeschylus and Euripides, and illuminates the cohesive patterning of Shakespeare's "mother-warrior" plays, which place inherited Iliadic-belly-monstrous motifs in conversation with cultural anxieties of late Elizabethan England. With meticulous scholarship and captivating analysis, Maternity, Monstrosity, and Heroic (Im)mortality from Homer to Shakespeare redefines the relationship between mothers and warriors in the Iliadic-heroic ideal, paving the way for new interpretations of war, grief, and immortal glory in a broad range of literary and cultural contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

Sara Burdorff joins Jana Byars to talk about her new book, Maternity, Monstrosity and Heroic (Im)mortality from Homer to Shakespeare (Amsterdam University Press, 2025). This work uses an adaptation of monster theory to rethink the foundations of epic-heroic immortality. Rather than focusing on a specific monster or monsters, the author identifies the "belly-monstrous" as a crucial point of intersection between mothers and warriors in traditional narratives of the Trojan War. Identifying the gestating/digesting belly as the center of the Iliadic world, this groundbreaking approach disrupts androcentric readings of the Iliadic warrior and his ethos, emphasizing the crucial role of female suffering in the generation and preservation of immortal legacy. The author reconsiders ancient Greek depictions of the Trojan War and its aftermath, including Homeric epic and the tragedies of Aeschylus and Euripides, and illuminates the cohesive patterning of Shakespeare's "mother-warrior" plays, which place inherited Iliadic-belly-monstrous motifs in conversation with cultural anxieties of late Elizabethan England. With meticulous scholarship and captivating analysis, Maternity, Monstrosity, and Heroic (Im)mortality from Homer to Shakespeare redefines the relationship between mothers and warriors in the Iliadic-heroic ideal, paving the way for new interpretations of war, grief, and immortal glory in a broad range of literary and cultural contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Maternity leave comes with a lot of ups and downs, from baby's first bath to waking up every two hours during the night, navigating witching hour and so much more. When your maternity leave comes to an end many women stress about the work life balance when becoming a mother. Today we will be discussing how to navigate motherhood as a working mom! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This month, we've been exploring the huge topic of MONEY in the Members Academy. It comes up in ALL parts of the test, so in this lesson, we examine two very similar General Training Texts in order to learn more about the topic of government benefit systems and the allowances that you might be entitled to. Each country's benefit system is different, so it's really worth a listen as you'll learn valuable information and keywords. Get the video and full text with vocabulary list in the Bronze Academy on my website. https://ieltsetc.com/ielts-tips-and-tricks/

 Faith-based cost-sharing seemed like an alternative to health insurance, until the childbirth bills arrivedNBC News, By Aria Bendix, on December 22, 2024https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/health-care-cost-sharing-ministries-maternity-childbirth-rcna170230In this episode of The Non-Prophets, the hosts discuss the exploitation within faith-based healthcare sharing ministries (HCSMs). Helen highlights how these ministries present themselves as alternatives to traditional health insurance for religious families, only to deny critical coverage, such as maternity care within the first year of membership. This leaves many financially vulnerable, particularly those raised in purity culture, who are taught to rely solely on the church rather than secular systems. Stephen explores whether these families should have been better prepared but acknowledges the systemic barriers they face. Helen counters by emphasizing how isolation and lack of sex education in strict religious communities prevent proper financial and reproductive planning. Tracy suggests enforcing legal accountability on these ministries, while others debate the risks of intertwining government oversight with religious entities. The hosts collectively criticize the deceptive nature of these organizations, which exploit faith for profit.The Non-Prophets, Episode 24.2.2 featuring Jimmy Jr., Tracy Wilbert, Helen Greene, and Stephen HarderBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-non-prophets--3254964/support.

In this episode of the Young Dad Podcast, host Jey speaks with Greg and Allison Bishop, founders of Boot Camp for New Dads and Boot Camp for New Moms. They discuss the importance of preparing new parents for the challenges of parenthood, emphasizing hands-on learning, communication, and mental health awareness. The conversation highlights the unique approaches of both boot camps, the significance of maternity care, and the need for open discussions about intimacy and support in relationships. The Bishops share insights on building confidence in new parents and the vital role of fathers in the parenting journey. Takeaways Boot Camp for New Dads started to help fathers gain confidence before their babies arrive. Maternity care should include fathers to ensure they are prepared for their role. Hands-on learning is crucial for new dads to build confidence. Open communication between parents is essential for a healthy relationship. Mental health awareness is important for both new moms and dads. Dads need to understand their role in supporting breastfeeding. Normalizing conversations about parenthood can alleviate stress. Changing scenery can help manage stress and anxiety for new parents. The bond between parents and babies develops over time and with effort. Support from both parents leads to better outcomes for the family. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Young Dad Podcast 02:03 The Origins of Boot Camp for New Dads 03:15 Preparing New Parents: Key Insights 10:17 Hands-On Mentoring: The Boot Camp Approach 15:31 Boot Camp for New Moms: Bridging the Gap 19:29 Normalizing Conversations Around Parenting Challenges 27:47 Addressing Mental Health in New Parenthood 31:14 Understanding Postpartum Challenges 34:08 The Role of Support in Parenting 36:58 Navigating New Environments as Parents 40:49 Building Bonds with Your Baby 43:29 The Importance of Communication in Relationships 47:43 Advice for New Dads 53:36 Final Thoughts and Resources Check out the Website for Interactive Activity Guides, Resources, Full Transcripts, all things YDP- ⁠⁠www.youngdadpod.com⁠⁠ Clink the Link for YDP Deals (Joon, Forefathers &more)- ⁠https://linktr.ee/youngdadpod Want to be a guest on Young Dad Podcast? Send Jey Young a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/17304299436966453bcb0b95c

Eunice Yang from BBC Chinese reports on the closure of over 400 maternity wards across China. Plus, South Korea's illegal tattoo parlours with BBC Korean's Yuna Ku, and why Ghana's traditional kente fabric has been recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, with BBC Africa's Jelilat Olawale. Yuna's documentary is part of the BBC 100 Women series. To find out more about the other inspiring and influential women on this year's list go to bbc.co.uk/100women. You can also follow BBC 100 Women on Facebook and Instagram. Presented by Faranak Amidi. Produced by Caroline Ferguson, Alice Gioia and Hannah Dean. (Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)

Join U.S. Army Iraq Combat Medic Veteran Col. Dr. Damon Arnold in an insightful discussion with Lillian M. Hughes, The Oregonian's Homelessness and Mental Health Reporter. They explore her recent Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) Health News article, which sheds light on the challenges rural communities face in accessing maternity care. Learn how maternity deserts, preeclampsia risks, and the intersection of abortion legislation and maternal care impact families across America. This powerful conversation uncovers the hidden health care struggles and calls for action to address medical deserts.

et a FREE Posing eBook from The Portrait System here: https://the-portrait-system.lpages.co/podcast-pose-funnel/In this special re-release of a past episode, host Nikki Closser interviews maternity and motherhood photographer Lola Melani. Lola is an incredibly inspirational figure who is all about manifestation and positive thinking. If you want to know how Lola manifested her business and made her dreams come true, don't miss this episode!PODCAST LISTENER SPECIAL!! If you want to get started with the Portrait System, get a special discount using code “POD7” to get one month access for just $7 here https://theportraitsystem.com/pricing/IG https://www.instagram.com/theportraitsystem/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/theportraitsystemSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2986: Dr. Ashley Burkman from Smart Money Mamas.com delves into the often-overlooked expenses associated with childbirth, offering valuable insights for expectant parents. From understanding insurance deductibles to choosing between hospitals, birthing centers, and home births, she guides couples in making informed decisions to manage maternity costs effectively while preparing for the unexpected. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://smartmoneymamas.com/maternity-medical-costs/ Quotes to ponder: "Even with a birth plan, having a Plan B or Plan C for alternative scenarios like complications is helpful." "If your pediatrician does not make you feel supported, pick a different doctor." "It's better to over-prepare than to be underprepared when it comes to medical costs." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Craig Shoemaker returns to the show and they open by talking about why people today are “poorwashing”, why bikers & surfers insist on wearing all black, and compare their fathers parenting styles. Next, Jason “Mayhem” Miller reads the news including stories about a dying husband attempting to kill his wife twice because he didn't want to leave her alone, a woman was fired for returning from maternity leave pregnant again, and Russia fining Google two undecillion rubles for blocking pro-Russian channels on YouTube. Then, journalist & author Glenn Greenwald joins the show to talk about the fight to keep the internet free, how most disinformation comes from the corporate media, Jeff Bezos' decision for the Washington Post not to endorse presidential candidates, and his coverage of the Hunter Biden laptop story. For more with Craig Shoemaker: ● LIVE SHOWS: Dec. 6th in Houston & Dec. 7th in Phoenix, both with Adam Carolla. ● PODCAST: Still Standing Up ● INSTAGRAM: @officialcraigshoemaker ● WEBSITE: craigshoemaker.com For more with Glenn Greenwald: ● RUMBLE: System Update - Weeknights at 7pm EST ● INSTAGRAM: @glenn.11.greenwald ● TWITTER/X: @ggreenwald Thank you for supporting our sponsors: ● http://OReillyAuto.com/Adam