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Carrie interviews Nathalie Walton, who shares her journey of transforming Expectful, a meditation app for expectant mothers, into a comprehensive wellness platform.   Nathalie discusses her transition from a stable role at Airbnb to co-founding Expectful, raising seed funding within 90 days, and the importance of a structured approach to fundraising.   She candidly addresses challenges in a male-dominated space, the mental health toll on entrepreneurs, and balancing time management with venture capital pressures. Nathalie reflects on the emotional journey of scaling and selling the business in just 28 months, emphasizing self-care, personal boundaries, and the support system required in entrepreneurship.   This inspiring conversation offers valuable insights and practical advice for women in business, entrepreneurs, and those interested in mindset, building, scaling, and selling a business.   02:22 Nathalie's Journey to Expectful 04:14 Taking the Leap: Joining Expectful 05:58 First 90 Days: Rapid Growth and Fundraising 09:23 Building Expectful: Vision and Expansion 11:01 Challenges and Realizations 13:59 Market Realities and Mental Health Toll 15:57 Facing Investor Pressure 16:29 Reflecting on Bootstrapping 17:41 Exploring Strategic Sales 19:43 The Role of a Banker 21:09 Mental Health and Personal Growth 26:19 Closing the Deal 27:53 Life After the Sale 29:59 Final Thoughts and Contact Information

HeHe gets the pleasure of sitting down with the founder of Expectful, Nathalie Walton. Expectful is a meditation app for pregnancy. This episodes shares the scientific benefits of meditation, how it can transform your birth prep and how it can act as pain relief in birth!   Download the Expectful app & SAVE on an Annual Subscription to Expectful with code HEHE25OFF    Learn more about Expectful: expectful.com    Connect with HeHe on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tranquilitybyhehe/   Join The Birth Lounge to find meditations specifically curated to step you through each month of pregnancy as your body changes and your mind prepares for birth!   Grab your copy of Scripts for Advocacy in your prenatals and labor experience here!

About Our Guest Nathalie Walton is the co-founder and CEO of Expectful, a women's health and wellness company. She has over a decade of experience in big tech corporations, including Google, Airbnb, and eBay. Nathalie took the leap to start her own company and has found great success in doing so. ​ Summary Nathalie Walton shares her journey of leaving the corporate world to start her own company and the difference between something that is scary and something that is dangerous. Nathalie emphasizes the importance of investing in oneself and surrounding oneself with inspiring individuals. She also highlights the need to step out of one's comfort zone and take risks in order to reach one's full potential. ​ Key Takeaways - Leaving a stable job to pursue something new can be scary, but the worst thing that can happen is ending up where you started. - It is important to invest in oneself and surround oneself with inspiring individuals who are doing cool things. - Outsourcing tasks that are not one's strengths can free up time to focus on what one is good at and lead to greater success. - Taking risks and stepping out of one's comfort zone can lead to personal and professional growth. - Investing in oneself may require financial sacrifices, but the returns can be significant in terms of personal fulfillment and achievement. ​ Quotes - "The worst thing that would happen to me was I would be exactly where I was in that moment, which was a great job at a great tech company." - Nathalie Walton - "You actually don't need a formal mentor. You can just follow people and get everything you need to know." - Nathalie Walton - "Investing in yourself always leads to outsized returns." - Nathalie Walton - "Your time is more valuable than money. If you could save more time to do what you're really, really good at, you can actually make more money." - Nathalie Walton Important Links Linkedin Instagram Website Transcription --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lexib/message

Have you practiced mindful meditation? Well your time to do so is now using the Expectful app. What is Expectful? It is the mentall health app for use before, during, and after pregnancy. Including Pregnancy Loss, Infertility, and Trying to Conceive. In today's episode, we have on Expectful's CEO, Nathalie Walton to share how meditation saved her pregnancy, her transition into being an app user to now CEO, Black women in Tech and why this app is for Black women, and the evolution and future of Expectful. Listen to this episode here: sistersinloss.com/links Download Expectful now! Expectful Helping Hands Link Nathalie's Bio Nathalie is the CEO and Co-Founder of Expectful, a holistic wellness app for hopeful, expecting, and new moms. After recovering from a traumatic high-risk pregnancy, she left her career in Silicon Valley to create holistic resources for other mothers. Nathalie has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and B.A. in Economics from Georgetown University. She is a Forbes Next 1000 Entrepreneurs to Watch, and is on the Fast Company Executive Board. Listen to this episode here: sistersinloss.com/links Become a Sisters in Loss Birth Bereavement, and Postpartum Doula Here Living Water Doula Services Book Recommendations and Links Below You can shop my Amazon Store for the Book Recommendations You can follow Sisters in Loss on Social Join our Healing Collective Online Support Group Join the Sisters in Loss Online Community Sisters in Loss TV Youtube Channel Sisters in Loss Instagram Sisters in Loss Facebook Sisters in Loss Twitter You can follow Erica on Social Erica's Website Erica's Instagram Erica's Facebook Erica's Twitter

In this episode of the EBB Podcast, we dive into the updated research on Nitrous Oxide. I discuss the following topics:  What is Nitrous Oxide?  How is it used? How commonly is Nitrous Oxide used around the world?  How does Nitrous Oxide impact overall satisfaction in birth? What are the benefits of Nitrous Oxide? What are the risks of using Nitrous Oxide?  And lastly, as always, we will discuss the bottom line!  Resources & References For Practitioners  Association of Ontario Midwives: Nitrous Oxide Tip Sheet  For Parents  EBB videos/articles: Painless Birth and Pain Perception During Childbirth EBB Podcast: Episode 15: Nitrous oxide  EBB Podcasts: Birth Stories (5 birth stories with nitrous)  Episode 76: Pushing Through Anxiety in Birth with Parent Emily Fleenor  Episode 147: Long Preterm Birth with Caitlyn Martens  Episode 158: Empowering Hospital Birth Experience during COVID-19 with Fiona and Craig Castleton  Episode 163: Stress and Anxiety During Pregnancy with Nathalie Walton, CEO of Expectful  Episode 202: A Fast First-Time Birth Experience with EBB Childbirth Class Graduate, Haley Grachico Other Resources: News Articles  Contemporary OB/GYN: Nitrous oxide's revival in childbirth  Cosmopolitan: Why I Used Laughing Gas to Ease My Labor Pain  The Atlantic: Using Laughing Gas to Relieve the Pain of Childbirth  The New York Times: The Rise of Laughing Gas in the Delivery Room  NPR: Laughing Gas Gives Women Another Option to Manage Labor Pain NPR: Bill of The Month: $4,836 Charge for Laughing Gas During Childbirth Is No Joke Today: Laughing gas for childbirth is on the rise in the US. What took so long?  References  For a full list for references, please access https://evidencebasedbirth.com/nitrous-oxide-during-labor/  

Nathalie Walton originally sought to be an entrepreneur in the safest way possible as she was leaving a successful corporate career.  That is until she realized how dangerous it would be for her to stay on that same successful path and not realize her full potential and impact. It would also give her the opportunity to bring her full authentic self to her work. Fast forward a few years, she doubled revenue, expanded product offerings and led the company to a successful acquisition as the CEO of Expectful. Listen to her full story to hear how she built her superpower of building creative partnerships. You will learn:importance of learning to become a global business person.what it can mean to separate scary from dangerous in your decision making for your life and career.to always ask for what you want in life.Follow Nathalie's story at:Instagram / LinkedIn / NathalieWalton.comFollow my story: Main site - https://www.mattestory.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattestory/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/mattestory/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mattestory Twitter - https://twitter.com/mattestory

On this episode of She Dynasty, we're talking all things mothers and mental health! Nathalie Walton, VP of Brand and Social Impact at Babylist and Co-Founder & former CEO of Expectful, joins Valerie and opens up about the risks she took in the name of entrepreneurialism, the sacrifices necessary to do so as a new mother, and her path to becoming the CEO of the mental health app she used during her own pregnancy.   

Nathalie Walton found that there were not enough resources devoted to the mental health of expecting mothers. After a serious health scare during her pregnancy, Nathalie turned to the Expecftul app to find peace of mind. The app moved her so much that she became an advisor and eventually a late-stage co-founder and CEO. She helped transform Expectful from a mediation app to a powerful tool for parents and soon-to-be parents.     In this episode, you will hear Nathalie's stories of approaching parenthood, being a business leader, and the strategies she and her husband used to navigate the process. Her candid story is the perfect listen for current and soon-to-be parents. Grey Interviewer: Elizabeth Gilchrist, EVP, Account Director, and winner of the She Runs It Working Mother of the Year 2023 (New Moms Category)   

Nathalie always had an Entreprenista spirit, but it wasn't until she found a meditation app during her high-risk pregnancy that she realized how she wanted to implement that spirit. After she made it to term with her pregnancy––she credits Expectful's meditations––she decided to join forces with Expectful and helped grow the brand.  Today, we sit down with Nathalie Walton, co-founder and CEO of Expectful, a holistic wellness app for hopeful, expecting, and new moms. Nathalie shares with us what she's learned about fundraising, how to sell a business, tips for building partnerships, and so much more.  “I came across this app called Expectful. Expectful, at the time, was a meditation app for pregnancy. And even though I've been meditating for over 20 years, when I started doing Expectful meditations, something in me stabilized. And I actually made it to term, which was something that none of my doctors thought was possible.” - Nathalie Walton If you're looking to take your business to the next level, join the Entreprenista League today at entreprenista.com/join. We can't wait to welcome you, support you, and be part of your business journey! This week's takeaways from Entreprenista: Nathalie shares how her Entreprenista journey began (2:20) Nathalie discusses how she made the initial connection with Expectful (6:19) Nathalie talks about fundraising and what she learned (10:25) Nathalie discusses the ins and outs of selling a business (15:49) Nathalie gives tips for building partnerships (24:44) Rapid fire questions (26:46) Nathalie talks about being a founder and raising a family (31:36) Nathalie shares a surprising personal fact (33:14) What being an Entreprenista means to Nathalie (35:03) Resources Mentioned: Instagram Zero Canva Our Favorite Quotes: “Something that is surprising about me, is that since four, I've always known what I've wanted. And so if you have a child or you yourself are that way, embrace it, it is okay to know what you want and go after it.” - Nathalie Walton “But when you're leading a mission driven company, and you're, like, trying to solve a problem, people will jump out of their seats to help you.” - Nathalie Walton “If there's something that you never have done before, finding a coach is like, the fastest shortcut that you can get to success and your time is valuable.” - Nathalie Walton Connect with Nathalie Walton: Expectful.com BabyList.com Nathalie Walton on Instagram Nathalie Walton on LinkedIn NathalieWalton.com If you're looking to take your business to the next level:   Join our Entreprenista League community of women founders! You'll have access to a private community of like-minded Entreprenistas who are making an impact in business every day, special discounts on business products and solutions, exclusive content, private events, the opportunity to have your story featured on our website and social channels, and MORE! Whether you're looking to scale your existing business and want to make the right connections, or you're thinking about finally taking the leap to launch your business, we're here to give you access to a community of women who will celebrate your every step, and with whom you can share the candid reality of building a business from scratch.  Join the Entreprenista League today at entreprenista.com/join. We can't wait to welcome you, support you, and be part of your business journey!   Become An Entreprenista!  Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of The Entreprenista Podcast - the most fun business meeting for female founders, by female founders. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 135In Episode 135, Chris and Baz discuss the latest cruise news from Costa, Carnival, NCL, Princess, Virgin Voyages, Cunard, Viking, Ponant, Seabourn & A-Rosa. They share some listener comments and reviews and Chris Challenges Baz in Fact or Fiction.Support the showListen, Like, Subscribe & Review on your favourite podcast directory.Share the podcast with someone you think will enjoy the showBuy Me A Coffee – This podcast is only possible thanks to our supporters, simply buying a coffee keeps us on air. It is just like shouting your mate a coffee, and we consider our listeners close mates. https://bit.ly/2T2FYGXSustainable Fashion – choose a TBCP design or design your own… all using organic cotton, green energy and zero plastic https://bit.ly/32G7RdhRun for a Reason – This year Chris will Run for a Reason, raising money for the Type 1 Diabetes Family Centre. The Family Centre is a unique WA based home away from home for people with type 1. The team work alongside people living with type 1 diabetes, to support them to live a full and rewarding life. Donations can be made here: https://lnkd.in/gjs7jXXjListener Ethan shares his artEthan is quite an expert on ocean liners and history of ocean liners. He spends hours drawing and designing ships and wants to be a ship designer in the future. Ethan likes to listen to your podcasts and youtube videos, he is a big fan of yours. I attached some of his drawing. Emilia  (Ethans Mum).Costa celebrates 75 yearsCruise newsCarnival celebrates sailing with 100 million guests Carnival Cruise Line has 100 million reasons to celebrate after announcing today it achieved a major milestone for the industry as the first cruise line to embark 100 million guests since its first sailing. Carnival President Christine Duffy visited Carnival Sunrise today as guests boarded the ship at PortMiami, where the cruise line was founded, to thank them for choosing fun since 1972 and making Carnival the world's most popular cruise line. The milestone was commemorated as Debbie and David Clifford, who are vacationing from Ohio and representing Carnival guests everywhere as the 100 millionth, boarded the ship with their family. They were recognised with fanfare from Duffy and the ship's team members, who are led by Captain Luca Cherchi. Other guests embarking on the cruise were able to take part in the festivities as well – and take special photos signifying how each is ‘One in 100 Million.'The company's new Carnival Celebration is already proving popular with guests in its first few months of sailing from Miami, and now the cruise line is preparing for another ship to debut in May. Carnival Venezia will expand Carnival's New York offerings from seasonal to year-round and bring to life a host of all-new “Carnival Fun Italian Style” experiences. Later this year, Carnival Jubilee, a third sister ship to Mardi Gras and Carnival Celebration, will join the fleet and sail from Galveston, Tex. In the spring of 2024, Carnival Firenze, sister ship to Carnival Venezia, will begin offering year-round cruises from Long Beach, California.Beetlejuice the Musical to premier at sea NCL announced “Beetlejuice” The Musical as the headline production aboard its newest ground-breaking ship, Norwegian Viva, along with the ship's full lineup of onboard entertainment offerings debuting August 2023. Marking the first time the Tony Award®-nominated musical will be performed at sea, the 90-minute Broadway adaptation of Tim Burton's iconic 1988 film narrates the story of the Deetz family as they attempt to remodel an uproariously haunted house. The musical's paranormal antics will be heightened by NCL's three-story multi-purpose Viva Theatre & Club and its immersive special effects and cutting-edge lighting and audio.The elaborate “Beetlejuice” production will charm and captivate guests as performers dance and sing along to show tune classics includeing “Day-O,” and “Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora),” while also revelling in the nostalgia from the pop culture classic film. Michelle D'Amico, who was a cast member of the Broadway production of “Beetlejuice” will join Norwegian Viva playing the role as “Lydia” for the first-at-sea rendition.Norwegian Cruise Line is known for its unwavering commitment to bringing world-class productions to the high seas, having previously debuted shows including “Six,” “Jersey Boys,” “Footloose” and more across its 18-ship fleet. This announcement also comes on the heels of the wildly popular debut of “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical,” aboard Norwegian Prima, which featured a show-stopping performance from “American Idol” season two finalist, Kimberley Locke, during its 2022 inaugural season.Princess Cruises Announces Lavazza as Official Coffee PartnerPrincess Cruises, the world's most iconic cruise brand, today announced that world-renowned coffee brand, Lavazza, is now the line's Official Coffee Partner. For more than 120 years, Lavazza has expressed the essence of real Italian coffee, with a passion for superior quality.Lavazza offerings will begin rolling out on Princess ships throughout the spring and guests can expect to enjoy the brand's array of hot coffee options and convenient Ready-to-Drink cans. The relationship will extend beyond offering Lavazza products and services on board to include unique coffee-inspired dinners and recipes collectively designed by Lavazza experts and Princess executive chefs, educational sessions, tastings, food pairings and samplings. The two brands will also collaborate on upcoming marketing campaigns, promotions and exclusive events.Carnival Firenze opens for saleCarnival Cruise Line today opened reservations for the inaugural season of its next new ship to showcase Carnival Fun Italian Style experiences, Carnival Firenze™, which will begin sailing year-round from Long Beach, Calif. starting in May 2024 through April 2025. View the sailings now open for sale on Carnival.com.The newly available sailings give guests 15 different itinerary options of three to seven-day cruises. Carnival Firenze's sailings will feature visits to popular Baja Mexico and Mexican Riviera destinations. Some of the sailings now open for sale from Long Beach, Calif. include:5-Day Mexican Riviera Inaugural Cruise departs May 2, 2024, and visits Cabo San Lucas and Ensenada, Mexico6-Day Mexican Riviera Cruise, offering several departure options, visits Ensenada and two days in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico7-Day Mexican Riviera Cruise, offering several departure options, visits Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlán and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.Carnival Firenze will be the second ship to showcase all-new Carnival Fun Italian Style experiences, which will debut with the May 2023 arrival of Carnival Venezia. Carnival Fun Italian Style incorporates Carnival's signature fun, friendly crew and many familiar venues, plus several new, creative concepts – including Italian-themed restaurants, bars and entertainment – and beautiful, unique architectural designs.Virgin Voyages Announces Limitless Voyage ProgrammingSetting sail on April 14, Virgin Voyages' special-edition Limitless Voyage is a one-of-a-kind experience created by the brand's Chief Entertainment and Lifestyle Officer, global icon and inspiring entrepreneur Jennifer Lopez. Taking to the high seas April 14-19 and set to the beautiful backdrop of the dream Caribbean seas, the unique programming – designed by women for women – includes a mix of engaging speaker events, networking opportunities, shore excursions, panels and on-board happenings spanning across wellness, lifestyle, dining and entertainment. Today, Virgin Voyages is announcing the incredible line-up of talent, including more than a dozen powerhouse speakers. Starting today, women now have the opportunity to book an exclusive package for this sailing with access to extraordinary, one-time-only events.At the forefront of the Limitless Voyage programming are the special guest speakers, each trailblazers in their own right. They have all been hand-selected to share their experiences, motivations and unique insights aligned with seven core themes (coined the seven Cs) including Clarity, Character, Confidence, Courage, Care, Community and Connection. The speaker line-up will touch on all themes, introducing new conversations and topics everyday and offered alongside Virgin Voyages' award-winning sailing experience.The impressive line-up of speakers includes:Andrea Sullivan, Chief Marketing Officer at VaynerX – As CMO of VaynerX, Andrea is responsible for the organization's brand and building its vibrant community of business leaders and culture icons. Creator of Marketing for the Now, she's personally responsible for the popular series featuring prolific speakers and drawing a global audience of 100,000 per month.Beatriz Acevedo, CEO + Co-Founder SUMA Wealth – A leading inspirational voice and Latina entrepreneur, Beatriz is dedicated to creating opportunities for the voices of diverse youth, with efforts to authentically influence and positively depict Latinos in society.Carrie Byalick, President of Spartina Industries – From one of the entertainment industry's most sought-after media and publicity strategists, to creator of her own talent management firm, Carrie now works with Late Show legend, Stephen Colbert, as president of his production company, Spartina Industries.Catherine Balsam-Schwaber, Founder & CEO at Kindra – Catherine is a life-long advocate for women's health and launched Kindra to break down the stigma around menopause. Empowering women through midlife, Kindra is an innovative self-care company for women in menopause that uses science-backed formulas, education, and community-building initiatives.Lissette “Chiky BomBom” Eduardo, Co-Host, hoyDía – After conquering the hearts of the U.S. Hispanic audiences with her participation on Telemundo's first season of Top Chef VIP, and known for her famous TikTok videos in which she shares inspiring messages, the renowned Dominican influencer joined the network's morning show Hoy Día as co-host.CJ Frogozo, Communications & Marketing Executive / Fitness Instructor – CJ is focused on transformational policy change and communications strategies — disrupting norms to fight for social and economic justice, women's and gender issues, and consumer product transparency.Jill Lindsey, CEO of JILL LINDSEY – Entrepreneur and podcast host, Jill believes in positive business growth through partnering with small business owners — all while mentoring many of her vendors.Jill Stoneberg, Senior Director of Social Impact and Sustainability at Virgin Voyages – Dedicated to bringing to life Virgin Voyages' mission to “Create An Epic Sea Change For All,” Jill oversees brand initiatives to bring positive change to our Sailors, ocean, communities, Crew, and partners, with a focus on decarbonization and community relations.Katie Rosen Kitchens, Co-Founder, FabFitFun – Co-leading the evolution of this female-focused media brand since 2013 – from writing about lifestyle products to getting them into people's hands – Katie curates fresh and exciting brands for FabFitFun's members and oversees all brand partnerships and product development.Natalie Kuhn, Co-CEO, The Class – As the first employee of The Class, Natalie helped grow the business and its method from its inception in 2013 to what it is today: a global digital wellness company whose mindful movement practices are experienced in-person, in NY & LA, and digitally in 71 countries across the globe.Nathalie Walton, CEO of Expectful – As a new mother, Nathalie experienced the failure of the US healthcare system to nurture the mental and emotional wellbeing of pregnant and new mothers — so she joined Expectful to help solve this problem.Rei Chou, Founder, Rei of Light, The Feast – Rei is a healer, advisor, confidante and coach to the world's most visionary creatives and leaders.Stacy London, CEO, State of Menopause – Host of TLC's hit show “What Not to Wear,” Stacy is now an outspoken entrepreneur about women's health and longevity.Susan McPherson, Founder and CEO, McPherson Strategies – A purpose-driven leader, keynote speaker, and author, Susan focuses on ESG and corporate social impact communications.Sylvia Benito, Chief Investment Officer, ASK Family Office – A rare blend of spirit-dweller and financier, Sylvia is an indigenously trained shaman and Chief Investment Officer for a billion-dollar portfolio.Sailors will also be treated to enhanced entertainment experiences featuring female talent and Latina artists. Bella Dose, a bilingual group Rolling Stone recently named among the top 10 Latin acts to make it big in 2023, will perform along with VTech, a DJ known for her Vegas residencies and sharing the decks with the likes of David Guetta, Avicii, Zedd and Diplo. Keeping the voyage light and playful with their comedy acts are Gina Brillon, who's appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, America's Got Talent and Chelsea Lately, along with Aida Rodriguez, a Latina comedian, writer and actress who's recent comedy special “Fighting Words” is streaming on HBO Max.While everyone on-board will have the opportunity to experience a taste of the amazing programming like social happy hours or the JLo Booty Burn class, Virgin Voyages is taking it a step further by creating a “Limitless Package,” now available for purchase. Women who book this through Sailor Services (Customer service) will have access to fireside chats, hosted dining experiences, JLo Beauty gifts, private yoga sessions, a sound-bath meditation, thermal suite passes, networking opportunities and some surprises and delights along the journey. They can also select from a handful of specially guided shore excursions in Puerto Plata including surf lessons, a tour of a local women's co-op or jumping off the iconic Damajagua waterfalls.100 years of Cunard captured in time Cunard celebrates a century's worth of luxury, magic, history and memories by launching its new Sea Views Exhibition, carefully curated by British photographer and filmmaker Mary McCartney.The exhibition celebrates two momentous milestones in Cunard's history – the first being that over 100 years ago, Cunard introduced onboard photography to capture the signature moments of their voyages and the second being the centenary of the first ever round the world voyage on Cunard's ship, Laconia. Laconia's 130-day voyage departed on November 21,1922 and arrived back in New York on March 30, 1923 after calling at 22 ports.Boasting images from Cunard's photography archive together with an incredible number of photos submitted by past and present guests of its iconic cruise liners, the Sea Views Exhibition is a culmination of the century's rich history.The centennial Sea Views digital exhibition is available to view on www.Cunard.com/seaviews.Hundreds of Cunard passengers from all over the world, including America, Australia, Canada, Germany and the UK, submitted over a thousand of their personal highlights aboard Cunard ships. The images depict a series of fascinating moments from families immigrating to new continents, milestone anniversaries to unexpected guest encounters, telling magical stories from the 1920s to present day.Other images Mary McCartney selected to be part of this unique photography exhibition include:Troops walking onboard in Sydney, Cunard's Queen Mary (1940). The Queen Mary was deployed during the Second World War to carry troops to EuropeNelson Mandela sailing on the Queen Elizabeth 2's 1998 passage between Durban and Cape Town. In the ship's visitor book, he wrote “Travelling on QE2 was an unforgettable honour and a pleasure”Elizabeth Taylor, who regularly travelled with Cunard and her producer husband Mike ToddHarry Lillis Crosby, known to the world as Bing, was a regular on board the Queen Mary. He was often found in the dark room on board the ship chatting to photographers.The first ever Blue Note Jazz themed Transatlantic Crossing, with President of Blue Note Records Don Was, on Cunard's Queen Mary 2 (2015) (image is not of Don Was). The image was submitted by former guest Nick PrideSir Winston Churchill operating the controls with cigar in hand, with Commodore J.G.P. Bisset on Cunard's Queen Elizabeth (1940s)Prominent Passengers Phyllis Calvert and husband Peter Murray-Hill, actors, with their daughter, Auriol, facing press photographers on the Queen Mary's boat deckViking announces new Paris & D-Day 80th Anniversary voyageViking today announced its new Paris & D-Day 80th Anniversary voyage for the 2024 European river season. With departure dates running from March through November 2024, the special 12-day voyage from London to Paris will commemorate Operation Overlord and the historic battles of Normandy, which took place nearly 80 years ago and served as the catalyst to the liberation of Western Europe from German occupation.   Guests booked on Viking's new Paris & D-Day 80th Anniversary voyage begin their journey in London to visit historic World War II sites—including the Churchill War Rooms, where the D-Day landings were prepared in England, and Bletchley Park, the home of the World War II codebreakers. Guests may also learn about Britain's Special Forces and its allies during a visit to the Imperial War Museum London and experience Gunwharf Quays, the D-Day Museum and Southwick House—where Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower planned Operation Overlord.After four days in England, guests continue on to Paris to embark on an award-winning Viking Longship. Sailing roundtrip from Paris, guests may explore Giverny and visit the beautiful gardens and charming farmhouse where Claude Monet lived and worked, trace the footsteps of Joan of Arc in Rouen, visit the Pegasus Memorial Museum and walk the hallowed ground at Normandy's Commonwealth Cemetery and World War II beaches.Hosting 168 guests in 84 staterooms, Viking Longships on the Seine River are built specifically to navigate into the heart of Paris, with an exclusive docking location at Port de Grenelle, just a short walk from the Eiffel Tower. The ships feature an Aquavit Terrace and a wide variety of stateroom choices, as well as Viking's signature Scandinavian design aesthetic. The vessels also have a hybrid propulsion system with batteries and are also equipped for shore power to reduce reliance on fuel while in port. Onboard solar panels further contribute to the ships' energy efficiency.Ponant's 2024-2025 Antarctic expeditionsPonant has released its 2024-2025 sailing itinerary program for the mythical White Continent of Antarctica.With the first departure in the season scheduled for 19 October, the austral summer will see 26 sailings across three ships, Le Lyrial, L'Austral and Le Boréal in the company's fleet crossing the remote territories which offer the entire reproduction cycle of the penguins which populate in the White Continent.Backed by over 30 years of experience in the region and with the captains, expedition leaders and naturalist guides sharing their knowledge of the region, guests have the opportunity to see Adélie chinstrap and gentoo orcas, seals, elephant seals, albatrosses and southern fulmars all within the vast untamed land of ice and icebergs.Seabourn Announces Sale of Seabourn Odyssey to MOL GroupSeabourn, announced the sale of Seabourn Odyssey to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL). Following the sale, Seabourn will continue to operate all published voyages through August 22, 2024, under a charter arrangement. Seabourn Odyssey will be delivered to MOL after the charter agreement.With the addition of Seabourn Pursuit this summer, Seabourn will have one of the most modern fleets in the ultra-luxury segment with an average age of just seven years.”Seabourn's fleet expansion into the ultra-luxury expedition market allows for a more diverse offering of deployment opportunities, which will lead to new and exciting itineraries across all seven continents with a higher guest capacity compared to 2019 even after Seabourn Odyssey's departure.Seabourn Odyssey carried guests across the world for the last 14 years.How Pool is thatA-Rosa River Cruises will make a big splash by becoming the first river cruise line to offer swimming lessons onboard one of its ships. Working in partnership with the Wasserlust Swimming School, swimming lessons will take place on A-ROSA SENA, the lines flagship, family friendly vessel which launched last year.Beginner and intermediate courses will be available for children aged between four and a half and seven years of age on two key summer holiday departures – 5 and 12 August. The course will include six lessons all taught by a qualified swimming instructor, with a maximum of six participants per lesson of 45 minutes.Beginner lessons are aimed at all children who are completely new to swimming and aim to build water confidence and early skills and techniques. The intermediate course is for children who are already confident in the water and is designed to improve technique and endurance. After completing the course all children will receive a certificate. Each six lesson course will cost €100 per child.A-ROSA SENA's pool is located on the ship's expansive sundeck, next to the separate children's splash pool, another first on a river cruise.A-ROSA SENA is the perfect choice for a family holiday. Built from the outset with families and multigenerational groups in mind, she is the first European river cruise ship to feature a dedicated kids club room called ‘Treasure Island'. This pirate themed space boasts a slide, climbing and cave areas, craft and painting corners and a relaxation area with large cushions designed to look like stones.The kids club and 12 spacious family cabins are located in the ‘family area' of the ship on deck 1. These 28m2 cabins sleep up to five and have been creatively designed to feature a large double bed, bunk beds with port holes and curtains for little ones and a sofa bed. There is also a play area, a bathroom with shower and two sinks, a separate toilet and a toy box in every cabin filled with age-appropriate toys for the little guests.Aiming to make mealtimes as stress free as possible, a special children's buffet is available for younger guests and older children can put together their own favourite dishes at the gourmet buffet if they prefer. 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Follow on Instagram @expectful and download the Expectful App! Nathalie Walton is the CEO and Co-Founder of Expectful, a holistic wellness app for hopeful, expecting, and new moms. After spending nearly a decade climbing the ranks of Silicon Valley tech giants, Airbnb, Google, and eBay, Nathalie Walton decided to give entrepreneurship a shot.In 2019, Nathalie experienced a traumatic high-risk pregnancy, and she came across an app, Expectful. Her positive user experience eventually led her to an advisory role, that quickly blossomed into a CEO and late-stage co-founder role.  Follow Dreamland Baby @dreamlandbabyco and check out our website here! Use code MOMMANUAL15 for 15% off your first Dreamland Baby purchase.

Nathalie Walton built a career in tech before becoming an Expectful user and fan—at the time the app was solely focused on pregnancy meditation. Today, they're a leading tool for expectant mothers with over 500,000 users, and as of January 2023, Expectful's been acquired by Babylist! Nathalie was asked join as a late-stage co-founder and CEO. Her first task was raising over $4M to pivot the app to capture a bigger market including fertility, pregnancy and motherhood. She did it within 30 days. Hear how Nathalie's been building Expectful on episode 113 of the Female Founder World podcast with Jasmine Garnsworthy. Links Learn more about Expectful: https://expectful.com/  Join the Female Founder World online community home: https://links.geneva.com/invite/00c30313-1566-470a-a764-62010d8301bd  Become a Business Bestie subscriber: femalefounderworld.com/subscriber Get our quick case studies on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@jasgarnsworthy

Nathalie Walton is the CEO and Co-Founder of Expectful, a holistic wellness app for hopeful, expecting, and new parents. In her first 90 days in this role, Nathalie pivoted the company and raised a $4.2M seed round. Expectful has supported over half a million women on the journey to motherhood through their mobile app, which has over 3K five-star ratings in the app store. Nathalie also led the Expectful team to cultivate an Instagram community of 175,000, as well as a cult-like following with over 65 press mentions in 2022, including features in Forbes, Techcrunch, Vogue, and Goop.   Prior to Expectful, Nathalie spent nearly a decade in various roles at Airbnb, Google, and eBay. She has led product partnerships, business operations, and strategy teams in the US and internationally. Nathalie has signed and negotiated over 50 first-in-kind deals and launched multiple new products within large organizations.   As an entrepreneur and executive, Nathalie thrives in start-ups and the corporate world. She is energized by advising other entrepreneurs on fundraising and growth strategies. Nathalie also enjoys speaking about entrepreneurship and tactics for growing early-stage companies.    Read the show notes on Arcbound's Podcast Page: https://arcbound.com/podcasts/    Find Arcbound here: Homepage: Arcbound.com Services/Work with Us: https://arcbound.com/work-with-us/ About: https://arcbound.com/about/ Founders Corner: https://arcbound.com/category/founders-corner/ Connect: https://arcbound.com/connect/

Have you practiced mindful meditation? Well your time to do so is now using the Expectful app. What is Expectful? It is the mental health app for use before, during, and after pregnancy. Including Pregnancy Loss, Infertility, and Trying to Conceive. In today's episode, we have on Expectful's CEO, Nathalie Walton to share how meditation saved her pregnancy, her transition into being an app user to now CEO, Black women in Tech and why this app is for Black women, and the evolution and future of Expectful. Listen to this episode here: sistersinloss.com/links Download Expectful now! Expectful Helping Hands Link Become a Sisters in Loss Birth Bereavement, and Postpartum Doula Here Living Water Doula Services Book Recommendations and Links Below You can shop my Amazon Store for the Book Recommendations You can follow Sisters in Loss on Social Join our Healing Collective Online Support Group Join the Sisters in Loss Online Community Sisters in Loss TV Youtube Channel Sisters in Loss Instagram Sisters in Loss Facebook Sisters in Loss Twitter You can follow Erica on Social Erica's Website Erica's Instagram Erica's Facebook Erica's Twitter  

How does meditation improve pregnancy outcomes? Today's episode is a powerful conversation with Nathalie Walton, CEO/Co-Founder of Expectful. Expectful is a meditation and mental health app for before, during and after pregnancy. We've been friends with the folks over at Expectful for a few years now, and we're very excited to team up for this episode to bring important topics to light. Nathalie shares some of her personal journey of her pregnancy in 2019 and the stress that came with being high risk for preterm labor. After finding Expectful and using it herself, Nathalie found that her tests stabilized and her practices of mindfulness, breathwork and fitness supported her in making it to full term.  We also discuss the science behind meditation and its benefits during pregnancy and postpartum, and how Expectful has created multiple avenues for incorporating mindfulness, meditation, community and support within their platform. From courses in Hypnobirthing to addressing mom guilt, fitness events and classes and lactation support. Plus an extensive library of meditations that can walk you through every day of your pregnancy journey. There are also meditations focusing on preconception, postpartum and loss.  You can download the Expectful app for a free week trial. And - we have a special offer for DIAH listeners. When you use the code DIAH25OFF on Expectful's website (https://expectful.com/), you'll get 25% off your annual membership.  Links From The Episode: Expectful - use the code DIAH25OFF for 25% off an annual membership: https://expectful.com/ Expectful in the app store: https://bit.ly/3yjkytz Expectful Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expectful/ Article from The Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jmwh.13359 Article from The American Journal of Perinatology: https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/a-1787-7576 More From Doing It At Home: DIAH Website: https://www.diahpodcast.com/ DIAH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doingitathome/ DIAH YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pzuzQC

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Nathalie Walton right after the show. Special thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: BetterHelp is a great, affordable option for professional counseling done securely online. As a listener, you'll get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/one   Away: We love our new sponsor AWAY, the modern lifestyle brand that creates thoughtful products for every traveler and every kind of trip. Start YOUR 100-day trial and shop the entire Away line-up of travel essentials, including their best-selling suitcases, at AWAYTravel.com/theonlyone. PATREON SHOUT OUTS: Mercedes Cusick LMFT, Website: www.mercedescusick.com, IG: @recoverhealbloom Check Out How To Do The Pot Thanks to Kathleen Hahn Cute Booty Lounge is made right here in the USA, by women and for women. The company is incredible, female, and minority-owned and all of their leggings make makes your booty look amazing. Go to https://cutebooty.com/ today! Embrace your body, love your booty! Join our Patreon: Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you'll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcast  Don't miss our new Friday series On My Nightstand. Be sure to join our Facebook Group for the most up-to-date info on guests, episodes and more. You can also DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us via the website at www.theonlyonepod.com Also visit the website for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if when you were twenty weeks pregnant, your doctor told you that there was a good chance you wouldn't be able to carry your baby to term? Nathalie Walton, Chief Executive, CEO, and co-founder of the Expectful app, understood that the stress and anxiety of knowing that she could give birth prematurely might actually increase her chances of going into early labor. So what would you do if you discovered an app that provided meditations designed to help reduce stress during pregnancy? Would you decide to look for other, more traditional methods of preventing premature birth? Or would you dive into Expectful's meditations and let them help you carry your baby to term? More From Nathalie Walton: Visit: expectful.com Download: Expectful Instagram: @expectful Finding Nathalie Walton: Instagram: @nathaliewalton Special thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: BetterHelp is a great, affordable option for professional counseling done securely online. As a listener, you'll get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/one   Away: We love our new sponsor AWAY, the modern lifestyle brand that creates thoughtful products for every traveler and every kind of trip. Start YOUR 100-day trial and shop the entire Away line-up of travel essentials, including their best-selling suitcases, at AWAYTravel.com/theonlyone. PATREON SHOUT OUTS: Mercedes Cusick LMFT, Website: www.mercedescusick.com, IG: @recoverhealbloom Check Out How To Do The Pot Thanks to Kathleen Hahn Cute Booty Lounge is made right here in the USA, by women and for women. The company is incredible, female, and minority-owned and all of their leggings make makes your booty look amazing. Go to https://cutebooty.com/ today! Embrace your body, love your booty! Join our Patreon: Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you'll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcast Be sure not to miss Scott Talks on Wednesdays, our Sunday release called Sunday Edition & our brand new series On My Nightstand releasing on Fridays by subscribing to the show wherever you listen to podcasts.  Join our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series.  Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show! All of us at The Only One In The Room wish you safety and wellness during this challenging time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nathalie Walton's resume is what most people dream of - JP Morgan, eBay, Google, and Airbnb. She had relentlessly pursued every career move with the constant push to keep trying. "I am a black woman, and I think people often underestimate me. That's something I've had in my career." Nathalie re-applied to Google four times before she got accepted. "I didn't give up; I didn't say, oh, I'm a terrible person because I didn't get into Google. I just said, okay, I didn't get in. So I'm going to try again." During her stint at Airbnb, Nathalie got some advice that changed her whole trajectory. "I never had a conversation with a venture capitalist before, and I'm like, oh my God, the doors that I'm opening and the conversations I'm having are incredible." She realized that an opportunity of running Expectful was something she couldn't give up for the comforts of a corporate job. Before working with Expectful, Nathalie had also used the app during her tumultuous pregnancy and knew first-hand the work that she would do with the company would help millions of women just like her. "If you're not talking to your customers, shame on you. You have to do that to build an awesome product." You can learn more about Expectful on the website or Instagram. Connect with Chris on Linkedin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of the Pretty Little Tribe Podcast, we are joined by Nathalie Walton, CEO of Expectful, an app that combines online resources with community for new and expecting mothers.   Nathalie first heard of the app when she was pregnant with her son. At the time it was mainly used as a pregnancy and meditation app. Years later, she had an opportunity to join the app as a partnership advisor before being offered the role of CEO.   Since becoming CEO of Expectful, Nathalie has helped shape the app into a holistic wellness platform that includes an extensive resource library and live events.   Join us as Nathalie talks about her experience with Expectful and shares her thoughts on pregnancy mediation.  Find Nathalie: IG: @expectful Website: expectful.com  Follow us on Instagram! @prettylittletribe   If you enjoyed this episode of the Pretty Little Tribe Podcast, please give us a rating on Apple podcast! And we'll see you next week!    Music:  Miss Summer by Roa Music | https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US  

Nathalie is a mama, CEO, and Co-Founder of Expectful, a holistic wellness app for hopeful, expecting, and new moms. She feels that her first (and most important) job is being a mother to her son, Everett. She has spent the last decade in leadership roles at Airbnb, Google, and eBay. Nathalie has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.A. in Economics from Georgetown University. She is a Forbes Next 1000 Entrepreneurs to Watch and is on the Fast Company Executive Board.Nathalie and the Expectful team have created a special promo for NEW users and listeners of the Be Loud About What Matters podcast. Use the code BELOUD to try your first month of Expectful for $1 !Links we discussed in the episode:https://app.expectful.com/https://expectful.com/author/nathalieexpectful-com/https://www.facebook.com/expectful/https://www.instagram.com/expectful/https://medium.com/@nathaliewaltonhttps://www.instagram.com/nathaliewalton/Study on  Mindfulness and Meditation during pregnancy:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34162788/ 

It is a privilege to have quality perinatal health care and assistance in conceiving. Unfortunately, due to a myriad of factors included a broken healthcare system, many people are not able to access the support they need. In this episode of Yoga|Birth|Babies, I speak with Expectful's Co-Founder and CEO, Nathalie Walton about the biggest obstacles in improving access to maternal health care. She shares steps and suggestions of how to obtain better care. We also dive into a conversation about conception and ways to enhance one's chance of conception. Support Our Sponsors:  Green Chef: If you want to shake up your dinner selection or just know that you are going to get delicious, easy to follow recipes, go to GreenChef.com/90ybb and use code 90ybb to get $100 off including free shipping! Boober: Looking for a  lactation support, birth doulas, mental health therapists, and postpartum doulas. Use the code PYC to get 10% off your first service at www.getboober.com  Get the most out of each episode by checking out the show notes with links, resources and other related podcasts at: prenatalyogacenter.com If you love what you've been listening to, please leave a rating and review! Yoga| Birth|Babies To connect with Deb and the PYC Community:  Instagram & Facebook: @prenatalyogacenter Youtube: Prenatal Yoga Center Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristin and Alyssa talk with Nathalie Walton, CEO of the Expectful App about managing a high risk pregnancy. Go to www.expectful.com/ask-the-doulas promocode ASKDOULAS to get your first month of Expectful for just $1.

If you are... thinking about having a baby, dealing with fertility issues, pregnant, recently had a baby, breastfeeding, or healing from the pain and loss of a miscarriage or loss of a child, you are going to want to listen to my amazing conversation with Natalie Walton, CEO of Expectful. Even if you aren't, you might know someone who is on this path. You are going to want to share this podcast episode with them. We are going to talk about Expectful. It's an app that you can download to your phone. It can  help you reduce stress, get access to healthcare professionals, improve your sleep and even connect you to support groups. Expectful has the largest library of meditation and sleep content for fertility, pregnancy, and parenthood. It is your trusted companion on one of life's most challenging and beautiful transformations. On this podcast, we are going to talk about...The benefits of meditation for fertility, pregnancy, delivery, and parenthood.The lack of access for pregnant women and those trying to conceive in the US.How meditation and holistic healthcare can empower women to have more control over their pregnancy journeys.The biggest issues surrounding the abysmal maternal healthcare outcomes for black women.About NathalieNathalie Walton is the CEO of Expectful, the #1 meditation and sleep app for fertility, pregnancy, and motherhood. Nathalie also is on the Fast Company Executive Board.As CEO, Nathalie is aiming to tackle the wellbeing crisis facing the 21 million women in the U.S. on their motherhood journeys by increasing access to holistic, evidence-based wellness solutions. Over the span of 8 years, Nathalie rose to the ranks of Google, eBay, and Airbnb building her entrepreneurial confidence, however, it wasn't till Nathalie had a traumatic high-risk pregnancy in 2019 that she realized there needed to be more accessible pregnancy resources. She became a late-stage co-founder and CEO of Expectful in September 2020. Within just 90 days, she closed her first seed investment round whilst raising an infant and has been adding hundreds of thousands of users to the platform.Here are some great resources from Nathalie: Get Expectful for $1.00 for the first month. Go to www.expectful.com/functional and enter the promo code: FUNCTIONAL to get your first month for one dollar.  Learn about the Services available through the Expectful App https://www.expectful.com/servicesExpectful Website: https://expectful.com/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/expectful/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expectful/Learn about the benefits of meditation during pregnancy: https://expectful.com/blog/the-benefits-of-meditation-during-pregnancy/The Functional Gynecologist's Guide to Balancing your Hormones: https://lcvjtpc8.pages.infusionsoft.net/Dr. Tabatha's Website: https://www.drtabatha.com/Dr. Tabatha's FB: https://www.facebook.com/DrTabathaDr. Tabatha's IG: https://www.instagram.com/dr_tabatha/Dr. Tabatha's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFunctionalGynecologist

Nathalie is the CEO and Co-Founder of Expectful, a holistic wellness app for hopeful, expecting, and new moms. She is also the mother of her twenty-month-old son, Everett. Nathalie has spent the last decade in leadership roles at Airbnb, Google, and eBay. She has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.A. in Economics from Georgetown University. She is a Forbes Next 1000 Entrepreneurs to Watch and is on the Fast Company Executive Board. Go to www.expectful.com/well-adjusted and use code WELLADJUSTED and get your first month for $1. Please click the like button above and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you! Visit http://drlaurabrayton.com/podcasts/ for show notes and available downloads. © 2021 Dr. Laura Brayton

RESOURCE ALERT! This is a different kind of podcast episode. In this episode I'm highlighting a resource that I've personally found helpful in my own mindfulness/wellness journey. We're all starting to learn how important Mindfulness is when it comes to our mental health, right? I know I talk about it often with clients, and I've talked about it's role in my own life here on the podcast. I often recommend apps like Calm and Headspace as a great starting off point, but always wished there was a resource directed to new parents. Enter...Expectful! In this episode I share my conversation with Nathalie Walton, CEO of this mindfulness and wellness app for anyone navigating fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum. She shares the role mindfulness had in her own pregnancy and postpartum, specifically as it relates to struggles with control, anxiety, and sleep! To learn more about Expectful click here, and if you decide to explore this resource be sure to use code HOLDINGSPACE to try it out for $1 for the first month. Looking to learn more about WHY and HOW mindfulness can support your mental health? Check out these past Holding Space episodes: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Cultivating a New Relationship with Emotion

RESOURCE ALERT! This is a different kind of podcast episode. In this episode I'm highlighting a resource that I've personally found helpful in my own mindfulness/wellness journey. We're all starting to learn how important Mindfulness is when it comes to our mental health, right? I know I talk about it often with clients, and I've talked about it's role in my own life here on the podcast. I often recommend apps like Calm and Headspace as a great starting off point, but always wished there was a resource directed to new parents. Enter...Expectful! In this episode I share my conversation with Nathalie Walton, CEO of this mindfulness and wellness app for anyone navigating fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum. She shares the role mindfulness had in her own pregnancy and postpartum, specifically as it relates to struggles with control, anxiety, and sleep! To learn more about Expectful click here, and if you decide to explore this resource be sure to use code HOLDINGSPACE to try it out for $1 for the first month. Looking to learn more about WHY and HOW mindfulness can support your mental health? Check out these past Holding Space episodes: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Cultivating a New Relationship with Emotion

Few things feel as exciting as creating a business around the things we use in our own lives, and sometimes, our coping mechanisms can turn into professional ventures.   How can we turn something like meditation for stress alleviation into a business, so we can use what's helped us to assist countless others? How can we fall in love with our daily practices enough to promote them?   In this episode, CEO of Expectful, Nathalie Walton shares how she became the co-founder of a business that helped her through her difficult pregnancy.  3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode   How to develop a regular meditation practice Most of us have heard about the benefits of meditation, but how can we find the time (and the willpower!) to get started?    How stress impacts fertility What can we do to reduce the effects stress has on our reproductive systems?    How to get started with hypnobirthing What is hypnobirthing, and how can we more women start using it in their own birth plans?   Guest Bio-  Nathalie Walton is the CEO and Co-Founder of Expectful, the number one go-to wellness app for women and growing families. While she was working at some of the world's most admired companies, Airbnb, Google, and eBay, she was always on a constant search for deeper fulfillment. This search launched a self-discovery process that resulted in the cultivation of a wellness & mindfulness practice; Nathalie began meditating and practicing yoga daily, became mindful of her eating, and read incessantly about finding purpose. Not long after, she became pregnant and discovered that she was at high risk for placental challenges in the second half of her pregnancy. She went from an uneventful pregnancy to a high-stress pregnancy where every day she worried about her baby's survival. During her third trimester, she saw an ad for Expectful, which was not only life-changing but the next step into her future. Within a week of diving into the meditations and deeping her hypnobirthing practice, her condition managed to stabilize and she made it to term.    After becoming familiar with Expectful, she soon met Mark Krassner, who was looking for the right person to succeed him as CEO/Co-Founder. As a user, a new mother, a longstanding wellness enthusiast, and the person who built the roadmap for scaling Google's Local Commerce offerings, this was the perfect opportunity for Nathalie.    Nathalie knew that she was passionate about the prospect of making Expectful available to every pregnant woman, especially those whose doctors hadn't offered them the support and resources they could be utilizing.    Since becoming CEO, Nathalie has raised over $4M for Expectful. As Expectful's CEO, as of September 2020, Nathalie's mission is to solve the wellbeing crisis facing the 21 million women in the U.S. who are new parents, pregnant, or aspiring to conceive.   To find out more, go to:  https://expectful.com/  https://www.instagram.com/expectful/  https://www.instagram.com/nathaliewalton/

39. Nathalie Walton - Expectful “One of the ways that we're generous is, is by holding the space to have those conversations because people need to have those difficult conversations…I think we're most generous when we listen to our users and provide an avenue to have conversations about things where people just aren't having conversations about.”   Guest Info: Nathalie is the CEO of Expectful, the #1 meditation and sleep platform for expecting and new parents.  Nathalie was introduced to meditation in 2002 during a visit to a Buddhist Ashram in Thailand.  She participated in a three-day silent meditation retreat where she was introduced to meditation.  Her at-risk pregnancy led her to download Expectful.  Weeks after delivering her son, Everett, she took an advisory role at Expectful and eventually was offered the CEO role by the founder, Mark Krassner. She has spent the last decade in leadership roles at Airbnb, Google, and eBay. Nathalie has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and B.A. in Economics from Georgetown University.  Nathalie lives in San Francisco with her husband, Max, and their one-year old son, Everett.    Favorite Quote: "It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it. Life is long enough, and a sufficiently generous amount has been given to us for the highest achievements if it were all well invested. But when it is wasted in heedless luxury and spent on no good activity, we are forced at last by death's final constraint to realize that it has passed away before we knew it was passing. So it is: we are not given a short life but we make it short, and we are not ill-supplied but wasteful of it… Life is long if you know how to use it." — Seneca Resources: Nathalie on Twitter (@NathalieGWalton) Expectful.com Expectful on Instagram (@Expectful) The Extreme Work Life Balance of Being a Woman Business Leader During Covid-19 Expectful's New Chief Executive Experienced the Trauma She Just Raised Millions to Solve Birthing While Black Bedtime Ritual Tips SleepDiplomat.com Credits: Nathalie Walton, Expectful. Production team: Ian Devitt, Sheep Jam Productions, Nani Shin, qodpod network

In this episode, Nathalie Walton explains how she navigated a career crossroads that found her taking the helm of a startup while raising a toddler, after a series of roles at AirBnB, Google, and EBay. She talks about the logistical, mental, and societal challenges faced by pregnant women and working parents, and strategies for taking care of yourself. Listen for advice on:Working on a company from a personal place Evaluating risk in career opportunities The role of intrapreneurship in driving a company's innovation Finding a community that's shared your experiences Learn more:Nathalie Walton: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaliewalton/Zoia Kozakov (Host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakov/About WIN: Women in Innovation: https://www.womenininnovation.coBrand Copy by Nicole Beckley See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we're bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Founders Series – a snapshot on these Founders' paths to launching their ventures, insights and learnings they developed along the way, and perspectives from overcoming the challenges they faced. Today, I'm talking with Nathalie Walton, the Co-Founder and CEO of Expectful. Expectful provides the leading meditation and sleep platform for fertility, pregnancy, and motherhood. In this episode, you'll hear about Nathalie's path from banking to the world of tech startups, her personal journey through pregnancy, and sudden transition to CEO of Expectful.

Irina talks with Nathalie Walton, a new mom and the CEO of Expectful, the leading meditation app for hopeful, expecting, and new parents. They discussed the struggle to get into a routine with a new baby, how common breastfeeding challenges are in the first week of a baby's life, and how Nathalie found better rest and more sleep through meditating. Plus, how she developed a warrior mentality when she became a mom! Join the Pandemic Mama Podcast Facebook group to connect with other parents having babies in 2020 and 2021, follow us on Instagram at @pandemicmamapod for updates, and email your questions to pandemicmamapod@gmail.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pandemicmamapod/support