Welcome to this bonus episode of HERself! It is our dream to someday bring you two episodes each week, so today is the test for that. What you might not see behind the scenes is that our amazing sponsors want a certain amount of downloads, so we have an ask of you. If we do go to two episodes a week, it?s important that you keep listening and sharing these episodes to help us accomplish this dream! With that being said, we?re excited to continue providing you with the best resource that we can to support you along your journey. 

Today we want to reflect on Episode 146 with Dr. Becky, because Dr. Becky is someone who meets people where they are, and she?s not the type of expert who will shame you by pretending there is a ?perfect? way to parent. Rather, she is trying to come alongside you and to help wherever you are. 

Implementing some of the things that we talk about in this episode can make such a difference in helping you and your kids to get through the tougher times, by you providing support but not solving every problem for them. It might not show up at that very moment, but little by little you?ll start to see that all these hard conversations will lead to some really amazing transformations! 

Again, we would be so grateful if you could text, email, and share this episode so that we can bring you even more content weekly. As always, we want to hear your biggest takeaways and how this has helped you, so please tag us at @herselfpodcast! 

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146. HERself Expert: Clinical Psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy on How You and Your Child can Feel Good Inside & Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

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You are in for a treat today! We are so excited to be bringing you our conversation with Dr. Becky Kennedy, who is a clinical psychologist, mom of three, and founder of Good Inside, the expert-guided, community-powered platform equipping parents with a new way of seeing and solving challenges at home. 

Dr. Becky meets parents where they are at, and it?s so refreshing to get her insight on parenting, because a lot of these conversations are often happening behind closed doors. Today?s episode is a reminder that wherever we are in motherhood, we can start over right now by re-evaluating and changing our behaviors. By doing so we?ll not only help our kids, but we?ll start to help ourselves in the process. 

We encourage you to visit Dr. Becky?s website at https://www.goodinside.com/ and check out all the amazing resources that she has available for moms, and if you enjoy this episode, we?d be so honored if you shared it on Instagram, tagging @drbeckyatgoodinside and @herselfpodcast. 

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One subject that comes up over and over again with our community is friendship, so we?re excited to bring Dr. Marisa Franco, a psychologist and friendship expert, back on the podcast today!

Some of the things we cover in this episode include keeping friendships healthy when we?re in a busy season of life, tools for navigating conflict in friendship (and why conflict isn?t necessarily a bad thing), and ways to approach ending a friendship if the time comes for this to happen. Dr. Marisa also shares her best tips for making new friends, what to say when first engaging with new people, how strong friendships benefit our overall well-being, and so much more. 

We really want to make friendship uncomplicated for you and meet you where you are, because it?s normal to feel nervous about these topics. If friendships are something that you?re working on, like we are, we are proud of you because we recognize that this can be hard! 

If you enjoy what Dr. Marisa shares today, you?ll want to get a copy of her brand new book, Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make--and Keep--Friends, which is available now! As always, we also want to hear your biggest takeaways from this episode, and you can tag us on Instagram, @DrMarisaGFranco and @herselfpodcast. We?d love for you to share this information with others, because it?s so important for us to work on and build the friendships we all have in our lives! 

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59. HERself Expert: Dr. Marisa Franco on The Challenge and Triumphs of Adult Friendships

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In the United States this week we are celebrating Labor Day, and we know that many of you may be with friends and family and won?t have as much time for your normal Monday morning podcast listen. For this reason, today we are bringing you a Greatest Hits episode, and one that will be especially important if you are with your in-laws this week! 

Dr. Tracy Dalgleish joins the HERself Podcast to talk about in-law dynamics as it relates to children. Yes, this is your time to be a parent and your children are so important to you, but also this is the time where your in-laws can shine as grandparents. There will be a learning curve and some challenges involved, but getting through it together in a way where everyone can be happy is what Tracy D focuses on in this episode. 

If you like what she shares, you?ll want to tune in Episode 94, which is the second part in this two-part series. In it, we go into in-law dynamics as it relates to the adults in the relationship, because we want you to make sure that you can keep the peace while maintaining your boundaries! 

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Hi, it?s Amy here, and today is one episode that I?ve been wanting to do for a long time now! In this episode, you?ll hear me share about my own health journey that I?ve been on for the past year and a half, and I reveal what has happened during this time, where I am today, and more. 

Joining me is Sammie Gollup, who is an incredible dietician, to make sure that we have a safe and scientific conversation. With that being said, if hearing about weight gain or weight loss is triggering for you, please sit this episode out and take care of yourself first. In this conversation, we try to be very conscious of the way that we present these topics, but I want you to be aware of your own boundaries and needs, as always. 

Today, we want to have a really honest talk about weight gain and how it can impact a person mentally, and then give you the tools that can help you work through this. This episode is meant to be educational through storytelling. In it, I tell my story and Sammie gives some of the science behind it and background from her experience working with many patients. It?s going to be really interesting and informative, and we hope you get lots from it! 

We would love it if you shared this episode to get these important messages heard by more women and mothers. When you do, please tag us on Instagram, @anti.diet.mama and @herselfpodcast with your biggest takeaways from this episode! 

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We?re so excited to have Yasmine Cheyenne on the show today! Yasmine is a self-healing educator, author, speaker and mental wellness advocate who helps people learn how to cultivate daily practices to build healthy and joyful lives. 

In this episode, Yasmine reveals how you can create emotional and mental health boundaries, compromising with others, and the ways to begin using your own intuition in your daily life. She also talks about her powerful ?sugar jar? concept, (which we love!) and how it will allow you to start checking in with yourself.

Yasmine shares several prompts and activities that you can pull from this episode, and we want you to try them and let us know how you make out. We would love it if you tagged us on Instagram, @yasminecheyenne and @herselfpodcast with your biggest takeaways from this episode! 

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103. Nedra Tawwab on Reclaiming Yourself Through Setting Boundaries

128: HERself Expert: Therapist Kaitlin Soule on Becoming a Little Less of a Hot Mess in Motherhood 

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Today?s episode is all about relationships, and specifically the power of those in-person friendships that mean so much. We?ll be sharing some of the things that we?ve been going through ourselves lately, but one thing we strongly believe in at  HERself is that you need to have good friends in your life that you can absolutely count on. 

Real relationships take time to nurture and the process can?t be rushed, but we want you to be open to the idea of making new friends. During this season of life, there are times that you will need those people close to that you can lean on! 

We?ve been thinking about how we can help our listeners grow their roots, and that?s why we want to invite you to join the HERself Podcast Patreon Community, where we take these conversations deeper in our private Facebook Group. Recently, we talked about mom guilt and where it shows up, and in this community we talk about the shame and secrecy that comes with mom guilt, as well as the wins that we don?t normally celebrate with each other. You can join at one of three different tiers to support us as creators, and be part of an exclusive community of over 100 women who are also navigating this crazy thing we call life, at https://www.patreon.com/herselfpodcast.  

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140. The Mom Guilt Episode

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Today we are tackling the topic of mom guilt, which is something we talked about way back on Episode 12 of the podcast. This is important to mention, because what we say today is coming from a place of it being two years later. Back then, mom guilt was something that we were struggling more with, which led to both of us doing a lot of work in this area, and we want to share our insights and what we?ve learned with you today. 

Motherhood is a journey, and we realize that mom guilt shows up differently in all of us. We think that a lot of people just accept their mom guilt in a way that really holds them back, and we feel that your goal shouldn?t be focused on being selfless, but rather to demonstrate to your children that you are a healthy person.  We hope this episode provides a nudge for you to dive deeper into these feelings of mom guilt, and as always, we?re here for you every step of the way.

If you enjoy this episode and get something from it, we would love it if you shared it with a friend. This message on mom guilt needs to be shared with as many people as possible, and don?t forget to tag us on Instagram, @herselfpodcast and let us know your biggest takeaways! 

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139: Molly Millwood on Finding Your Voice in Motherhood and Marriage

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It would be an understatement to say that we have been looking forward to having today?s guest, Dr. Molly Millwood, back on the podcast! If you?re a long-time listener of HERself, you undoubtedly remember when Molly was with us for Episode 10, which is actually our second most listened to episode of all-time, and one that Amy still receives the most personal messages about. 

In this episode, Molly reminds us that not every part of motherhood is going to be enjoyable, and it?s ok to voice this out loud. She also helps us get a new perspective on the invisible load faced by so many women and mothers today, along with revealing why it really is time for us to start prioritizing our female friendships again, and a whole lot more. 

If you enjoy this episode, we would love it if you shared it with a friend. Molly?s message is definitely one that needs to be shared with as many people as possible, and don?t forget to tag us on Instagram, @molly.millwood.phd and @herselfpodcast and let us know your biggest takeaways! 

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10. HERself Expert: Molly Millwood on Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma

Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes & I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood  by Jessi Klein

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One topic that we know you tune in for is money, and today we?re covering it with Haley from Mrs. Dow Jones! Haley is a ?Financial Pop Star?, and her superpower is the ability to simplify financial matters and make them relatable for her community, which we appreciate so much here at HERself. 

In this episode, Haley shares her thoughts on a budget versus financial tracking, what you need to know about credit cards and your credit score, and the tremendous impact that holding regular ?money dates? with your partner can have (along with so much more good stuff)!

The big message that we want you to take away from this episode is that you really can start small and build your financial self-esteem over time. Money issues won?t go away on their own, but just by gaining awareness and implementing the strategies that Haley reveals today, you?ll be in a much better position to empower yourself when it comes to your finances.

Haley?s new course, Let?s Invest, is launching on July 28th, 2022, and HERself listeners can use the discount code ?HERSELF? for 10% off at https://university.financeiscool.com/p/lets-invest. Hurry, as this promotion will only be available through August 25, 2022! 

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Haley?s Instagram Reels, How to Have a Money Date & The 7% Rule

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Alyssa Blask Campbell dives into a topic that is real in this community - emotional intelligence.  Not just for raising our children to learn EI but to help us understand it in the process. As an expert in this field, Alyssa is no stranger to how dysregulated emotions for an adult can impact a child and she dives into real scenarios on how we (and our partners) can learn, repair, and grow in this important area of parenting.

@seed.and.sew has an abundance of resources on this topic as well as others that will help you build confidence on your parenting journey. We can't wait to see what you pull from Alyssa's interview!

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Today?s episode is inspired by something that we go through as hosts of this podcast which you don?t see as listeners, and that is what goes on behind the scenes as we deal with our guests. Every once in a while we have changes or cancellations, and things can get a little bit stressful for us as a result when these curveballs happen. Both of us often ruminate or worry about the impact that it has on our schedule, and that is what we?re focusing on here.

In this episode, we not only share specific strategies that you can use to overcome rumination, but we also reveal our own personal experiences with it and how we?re working to reduce, or eliminate it, as well. Rumination isn?t something that you?re going to solve tomorrow, but just take one step in the right direction whenever you feel that it is popping up for you and see what happens! 

If you enjoyed this episode, we?d be so honored if you shared it on Instagram, tagging us @herselfpodcast, and make sure to share it with a friend or someone that you think can benefit from this important message! 

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This episode is being released the week of July 4th in the United States, and we realize that with the Independence Day holiday, you may be a bit busier this week spending time with family and friends - but you must relisten to this episode! 

Today we are bringing you one of our Greatest Hits episodes with HERself Expert, Vanessa Marin, a sex therapist who takes the taboo out of sex. This is such an important topic that seldom gets discussed in this much detail, even among close friends.

Join us this week as we uncover how sex, conversation and releationships really go hand-in-hand, and where we as women (and couples) can find joy and more confidence in this key area of our lives. We can?t wait to hear what you get from this episode with Vanessa! 

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We?ve got a special treat for you today, as we bring you a conversation we had with the amazing Dr. Chelsea Jackson Roberts. Chelsea earned her teaching credentials and later completed her MA followed by her Ph.D. from the Division of Educational Studies at Emory University in 2014. It is during her experience as a classroom teacher that she began to make connections between literacy development, yoga and other mindfulness practices. Now she?s able to teach hundreds of thousands of people, including celebrity supporters and clientele such as Shonda Rhimes and Jennifer Garner - and she really helped Amy restore after the long pandemic parenting days too! 

Chelsea is such an inspiration to us, starting as a teacher and now being on a big platform that she is serving people so well on, and we are so happy that you get that chance to learn from her today. Listen in as she shares more about her journey, including how she is approaching being a mom for the very first time, and Chelsea gives us all a reminder that showing up as ourselves is enough.  

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Last week, you heard Colin and Abby talk about what?s going on in their marriage and with parenthood right now, and today Drew and I will be diving into some questions that I gathered from the community for us. You?ll hear what we?ve been going through as well, and the goal of this episode is that by sharing our experiences and the way we are working through certain things that come up, you might be inspired to also work through whatever you may be going through at this time. 

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124: HERself Expert: Susie From @busytoddler on Activities, Play and How to Survive the Little Kids Years

123. Bring on the Men - Parenting: the Good, the Bad, and Everything in Between

122. Bring on the Men - Partnership: the Good, the Bad and Everything in Between

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Fair Play by Eve Rodsky

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Covid has finally hit the entire Green household, and it resulted in a full week of rearranging plans and alternating childcare. Colin and I thought that this would be the perfect time to record an episode with just the two of us, coming to you from our studio (which happens to be our master bedroom, for the time being)! Today we are focusing on some of the biggest obstacles that we deal with as a family, while also sharing how we?re finding strategies to get through them. We have a feeling that many of our pain points may just be the same ones that your family is going through as well! 

Drew and Amy will be doing an interview with each other for an upcoming episode on the podcast, and you won?t want to miss that one! If you are enjoying this type of content, we?d love it if you shared this episode and let us know what you took away from hearing a new perspective on some of the biggest things that we deal with in parenthood, as well as partnership! 

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123. Bring on the Men - Parenting: the Good, the Bad, and Everything in Between

122. Bring on the Men - Partnership: the Good, the Bad and Everything in Between

The Dad Vibes & The Family Coach on Instagram

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Today we?re excited to be welcoming Emily Oster back on the podcast! The last time Emily joined us to debunk many of the myths we hear as parents, and today she?s specifically sharing her expertise on how we can be more confident in the decisions we?re making as moms with school-aged children. 

Emily Oster is a Professor of Economics at Brown University and the author of Expecting Better, Cribsheet and The Family Firm. 

We were so glad that Emily came back to talk about this topic, because the decisions we must make do get trickier as our kids get older. This is the stage that we are entering right now with our little ones, and we know that many of you are in the same season or getting close to it, so we hope you find the information that Emily shares valuable to you. To hear more great advice from her, we encourage you to check Episode 98, the last time she was here to chat with us!

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With many of us celebrating Memorial Day this week, we thought we?d throw it back to one of the most shared and listened to HERself episodes of all time! This was Episode 3, our very first ?Bring On The Men? episode, and it was also our very first one where we had guests on. Drew and Colin joined us to talk about becoming a true partner, and they shared about dividing household tasks, entering parenthood, and that 3-letter-bad-word we refer to as ?nag? - plus how to ditch it for good! 
There is just so much gold in this episode, whether you?re hearing it for the very first time or you?ve been a HERself listener right from the start! 

If this episode resonates with you, we?d love to hear your biggest takeaway and feedback. Leave a review on your favorite podcast app, or let us know on Instagram, @herselfpodcast!

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Today?s episode features a really important conversation with Britt Hawthorne, who is an anti-racism educator, teacher, speaker, visionary and advocate. We are such huge fans of Britt and her energy is so infectious that we could not wait to dive into this interview and to share it with you. 

What we love about this conversation with Britt is that she explained things in such a non-judgmental way and she answered the questions that so many of us have. Best of all, she gives us the permission to have these tough conversations with our parenting partners and children, as well as providing language to use and her advice for handling anti-racism when it arises. 

We?d encourage you to pre-order Britt?s upcoming book, Raising Antiracist Children: A Practical Parenting Guide (which we cannot wait to read!) and watch our Instagram this week as we?ll be sharing more great resources from Britt. 

If this episode resonates with you and you think it could help someone in your life, we?d love it if you shared it to your Instagram Stories and tag us, @herselfpodcast and @britthawthorne. 

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Motherhood can be hard, and that?s why we like to bring experts on to the podcast to help you, and us, navigate each day as moms. Today?s guest is Kaitlin Soule, a therapist, maternal mental health and anxiety expert, author, and she?s also a HERself listener. It?s been so fun for us to connect with Kaitlin over the last couple of months, and for us to get the opportunity to read her new book, A Little Less of a Hot Mess: The Modern Mom's Guide to Growth & Evolution as we prepared for this interview. 

Kaitlin shares so many tips, strategies and advice for moms in this interview, and she really is someone who walks the walk by giving herself permission to be fully who she is, and we hope that this conversation allows you to do the same. 

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Self-love, living in the present moment and self-acceptance are things we talk about so often here on the podcast, which is why we?re really excited to bring you our conversation with author, podcaster and meditation teacher Rosie Acosta! We just finished reading Rosie?s book, You Are Radically Loved, which is an invitation to discover the healing power of who you are, body, mind, and spirit. If you haven?t read it yet, this is one book you?re going to want to dig into, as Rosie is on a beautiful journey and she is helping so many women in the process.

We got so much from this interview with Rosie, but most importantly, it was her message of the importance of finding yourself. Whether it?s through yoga, meditation, or just sitting for 5 minutes, we encourage you to use a little bit of time today to reconnect with yourself.

If this episode with Rosie resonates with you, we?d love it if you shared in your Instagram Stories what hit home the most for you. We love seeing your feedback as we continue to develop new content for upcoming episodes!

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We?re hoping today will be a powerful episode, as we talk about the common things that come up for us as women! Abby uses her life coaching knowledge to coach us, having gone through The University of Wisconsin?s Professional Coaching Degree in Business and Life Coaching, and we always want to make sure that we?re giving you the right information and coaching that is research-based. 

There are things women can do right now to help with their mindset in lots of different areas, including motherhood, relationships and friendships. Today, Abby gives coaching prompts, tangible reframes and exercises to help get you out of your own head when the inner critic (or ?gremlin? or ?saboteur?) starts chiming in! 

If this episode resonates with you, we?d love it if you shared in your Instagram Stories what hit home the most for you. We love seeing your feedback as we continue to develop new content for upcoming episodes!

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103. Nedra Tawwab on Reclaiming Yourself Through Setting Boundaries

59. HERself Expert: Dr. Marisa Franco on The Challenge and Triumphs of Adult Friendships

47. HERself Expert: Jancee Dunn on How to Not Hate Your Husband After Kids

36. HERself Expert: Kara Loewentheil on Thought Work, Retraining Your Brain, and Finding Your Keys to Life

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Today we have Abby?s long-time friend Sammy Harrison on the podcast, and she is someone who has been an inspiration to watch over the years. When we talk about the concept of turning pain into courage, this is exactly what Sammy has done with her life! Sammy is a certified life coach, podcaster and former secret binge eater, and in this episode she specifically shares her personal experiences related to binge eating, infidelity and single parenting. Sammy allowed us to ask some very tough questions in this interview, and we are honored that she agreed to be so open with us and our listeners by answering them.

Sammy wants women to know that healing is possible, and that they don?t have to do it alone. We hope that you are as inspired as we are by what she discusses in this episode, and if it resonates with you, please share it with anyone you feel could benefit from hearing this conversation. 

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119: HERself Expert Michelle Dempsey: How to Move on with Certified Divorce and Co-Parenting Specialist

120: The Body Image Episode

Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program that Works by Elyse Resch and Evelyn Tribole

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We could not be more excited to talk with our special guest today, because we have Susie Allison from Busy Toddler with us! Susie is a former kindergarten and first grade teacher turned stay-at-home mom. She is an author and one of Instagram?s favorite moms, because she gives us so many tangible tips to help us navigate the ?little kids years? and what to do to keep our children happy, thriving, and frankly, entertained.

A big takeaway that we got from this conversation is that we must remember to give ourselves credit for making it through the hard days, and for everything that we do as parents! 

If you enjoyed this episode with Susie too, we would be absolutely honored if you tagged @busytoddler and @herselfpodcast so we can see you enjoying it! 

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They?re back! Colin and Drew are joining us again this week for another Bring on the Men episode, and this week we?re focusing on all things parenting. Drew may have said it best recently when he said that no one prepares you for these little kid years - and we would have to agree! 

We want to thank the guys for their vulnerability and openness in sharing what?s behind the curtain of being a dad these days, as they answered some questions that fathers aren?t asked often with some very thoughtful and emotional responses (which makes us love them even more). 

We hope you enjoyed this special mini-series with Colin and Drew, and that it inspires conversations between you and your own spouses about some of the important topics that we just scratched the surface on these past two episodes. As always, we would be so grateful if you shared the episode, and tag us on Instagram, @herselfpodcast, with your biggest takeaways.  

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How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen

122. Bring on the Men - Partnership: the Good, the Bad and Everything in Between

63. Bring on the Men: On Dad Life and How to Make Your Partner Feel Loved

59. HERself Expert: Dr. Marisa Franco on The Challenge and Triumphs of Adult Friendships

33. Bring on the Men: Our Husbands on Dad Life, Discipline, and Being True Partners

18. Bring on the Men: The State of Our Unions

9. Bring on the Men: Arguments, Communication, and Those Tough Conversations

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Today we?re all in for a treat, because we have another Bring on the Men episode! It?s been awhile since Colin and Drew have been on the podcast and a lot has changed since that last time they joined us, including our friendships, as we?re all more comfortable and much more open with each other. 

In this episode, we look at partnering and how different seasons of partnership exist. We believe that every couple, including the 4 of us, have things to work on, constantly. Every time we bring Colin and Drew on, there's going to be different things to talk about, but the thing we really like about these Bring on the Men episodes is that the 4 of us are always committed to recalibrating and getting back on track. Whatever we are going through, we want to make sure we get back on track, and we want the same for you.

We had so many important things to touch on about partnership that we decided to make this a special 2-part series with the guys, and you?re not going to want to miss next week?s show where we?ll be focusing on parenting! 

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33. Bring on the Men: Our Husbands on Dad Life, Discipline, and Being True Partners

21. HERself Expert: Vanessa Marin, Sex Therapist. All of Your Sex Questions, Answered.

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Today we?re talking about an important subject and one that can have such a big impact on our lives, especially if we don?t understand it. We?re talking about the shame and the guilt that so many mothers, including ourselves, feel each and every day. As you know, we?re reading Brené Brown?s Atlas of the Heart with our Patreon Book Club, and in the book she helps define what that human experience is for us, and the book can really help us to start to understand the difference between those two words, shame and guilt. 

What is so fascinating is that shame and guilt are words that are often used interchangeably, but there is a subtle difference that we need to be aware of. We?ll dive deep into that difference in this episode, as well as share both of our personal experiences with these feelings, along with self-compassion, perfectionism, humiliation, and embarrassment. 

These feelings don?t only plague motherhood, but other extremely important parts of our lives as well. Shame is part of the human experience, and we really want to bring it into the light so this community can start growing together. We hope that you can learn from us, and maybe give yourself the empathy that you really need much earlier than we have in the past with ourselves. 

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30. HERstory: Jacquelyn Brennan on Infertility, Parenthood, and Owning a Business With Your Spouse

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Body image and health is a topic that we knew we had to talk about again on the podcast, because it?s something that we?ve both been on a journey with over the past year. Today we?re opening the conversation on body image back up and diving deeper into what this process has looked like for us. 

We also thought it would be fun to have our friend Nina join us to share her thoughts. The 3 of us just did a swimsuit try-on together showing them to our Instagram followers, and she has some awesome insights that we wanted to share with you in this episode. 

Before you listen, we must stress that body image is something that anyone can struggle with, and there is space for women of all shapes and sizes to take part in this discussion. If body image is something that you struggle with hearing about, or you find it to be triggering, give yourself permission to sit this episode out. While we are presenting it in a way that we believe to be safe, we want to add this warning so that you can take care of yourself, as always. 

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34. HERself Expert: Melainie Rogers on Diet Culture, Disordered Eating, and Navigating These Subjects with Your Kids

2. Body Image: From Struggle to Confidence

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Even if you?re married, it?s still really important for all of us to understand divorce, which is why we wanted to have today?s special guest join us to share her expertise on this subject. 

Michelle Dempsey is a Certified Divorce and Co-Parenting Specialist and host of the podcast, Moms Moving On, which is also the title of her brand new book (that happens to be launching tomorrow, March 15th, 2022, if you?re listening to this episode in real-time)! Michelle is the go-to divorce guru on Instagram, and today she reveals tangible and actionable advice for women who are thinking of separating, are in the midst of the process, or are a friend who is supporting someone going through divorce right now. 

As women, we all have to get comfortable in setting boundaries and comfortable with the idea that we?re going to have people mad at us at times, but as Michelle says, this process doesn?t have to be intimidating. We as women always find a way to make it work, and in the end, divorce can be the best thing for not only you and your spouse, but for your children as well. 

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Both of us are always reading books, and oftentimes we?re reading the same book at the same time. On today?s episode, we?re looking at a specific chapter from Eve Rodsky?s amazing book, Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World (Eve also happens to be past guest of this podcast, and we encourage you to check out that conversation we had with her)! 

With this podcast we want to get women one step further than they are today, and the chapter from Eve?s book that spoke so loudly to us was about something that women in our community often struggle with. So many of them are getting swallowed up by mothering, being a partner, and working, which leaves little time to be who they are outside of these roles. This is something that we have both experienced, so we wholeheartedly understand. 

In today?s episode, we?ll be encouraging you to ask yourself the tough questions. What do you enjoy outside of motherhood? What do you do for fun, and what are the hobbies that light you up? These are questions that some women simply can?t answer, because being so entrenched in their roles, they?ve put themselves on the back burner. 

We?re hoping to give you a gentle nudge in the right direction here, one that allows you to have interests and to care about things outside of your home and work life. This episode focuses on all parts of you, making sure that you?re giving yourself the time and energy to invest in the relationships that really matter. Ultimately, it?s about making sure that you feel more like YOU by doing the things that help you feel that way!

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When you?re in the weeds of parenting it can all feel so heavy, and sensory overload is something that so many of us struggle with as parents. This is why we?re looking forward to bringing you this conversation with Larissa Geleris, an Occupational Therapist who has been on a mission to help people become aware of their sensory processing. Larissa supports parents and their children, because if you know more about how sensory works, you?ll be able to be a more empathetic parent and have more tools available for both you and your child. 

In this episode, Larissa brings a topic to light that is relevant for so many members of this community. Not only are the ideas and concepts she shares backed by science, but they are tangible and doable for anyone. You?ll hear about ?reset nachos? and so many more helpful tips from Larissa, and we recommend you try implementing just one or two of the strategies she talks about into your daily life. When you do, you?ll see a world of difference this will make for you and your family! 

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No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel 

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Motherhood is beautiful, but it?s exhausting and hard at the same time, and we?d be lying if we said it was always easy raising children. Today?s expert guest is Karrie Locher, who is someone that faces these struggles and openly shares about them so that she can help others on their journey.

We see a lot of Karrie on Instagram where she has a large following, but we?re so excited to dive into her behind-the-scenes here so that we can all get to know her a bit better and hear more about her life with 4 precious kiddos and her husband. We?ll cover some of the topics that she?s so well known for as a postpartum RN with nearly a decade of experience caring for moms and babies, and more recently she furthered her credentials and became a certified lactation consultant as well. 

If you?re tired of the curated Instagram feeds and images on television that show mothers who seem to be in total control raising their children 100 percent of the time, you?ll find this conversation refreshing because Karrie is not only an expert on these subjects, but she is real about her own journey in motherhood.

We hope you enjoy listening to this episode with Karrie as much as we did in recording it, and that it gives you permission to always be in a state of learning. 

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If you?re listening on the day this episode is published, February 14th, 2022, it?s the very first day of our book club that we?re doing with the HERself Podcast Patreon members, and we can?t wait to dive into Atlas of the Heart by the amazing Brené Brown (who is one of our favorite authors)!

To paraphrase a quote from Brené?s, we should all strive to live a life with regrets in order to learn, become braver, and to teach us things we wouldn?t have experienced otherwise. A life full of reflection is worth living, and we?ll explore this life-changing concept in this episode and inside the book club with you.

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https://brenebrown.com/book/atlas-of-the-heart/

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https://www.oprah.com/own-podcasts/brene-brown-atlas-of-the-heart-part-2

Episode 36 with Kara Loewentheil

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Mother wound is a subject that we really wanted to cover here on the podcast, which is why we just knew when we found today?s guest on Instagram that we had to bring her on the show. If you?re not familiar with what mother wound is, or who it even applies to, we can assure you that you will leave this episode being more informed on this subject. 

Stephi Wagner is the Founder of The Mother Wound Project, which is fueled by the power of lived experience. Every member of the MWP Team not only has the relevant training and experience in fields such as psychotherapy, psychology and program management but also personal experience with and demonstrated recovery from the mother wound themselves.

In this episode, Stephi reveals how becoming aware of and addressing the mother wound is really all about reclaiming ourselves and breaking the silence, isolation, and often generation cycles that exist with the mother wound. She provides the first steps to take and helpful resources to start healing the mother wound right now. 

If this episode resonates with you, or you know someone who could benefit by listening to it, we would love it if you could share it and tag us in your Instagram Stories. 

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Stephi?s Top Resources: 

All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks/Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn/What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey/Why Won't You Apologize?: Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts by Harriet Lerner/Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown

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This new year started off with its fair challenges for us, including a stomach virus, breaks from work and cases of Covid (in both our households!), and more. Today, we want to share our thoughts about these experiences in pandemic parenting, as well as give you some tools that we?ve found helpful, including mindset shifts and exercises that you can start implementing in your daily life. 

If you?re exhausted right now, know that we?re right there with you, but that you don?t have to stay stuck in the suck! Embracing the challenges, surviving, and finding those little pockets of light where we can is going to help us all feel better through this time.

Remember that our paths in life for a large part have been chosen for us, and time will keep moving on regardless of what is happening, but we?ve got to figure out how to make the most of it for ourselves, our families, and each and every person we meet!

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Motherhood can be hard for EVERY single one of us, and if you feel like you?re silently struggling in this area you are not alone. I?m so excited to be introducing you to Laura and Megan from The Matrescence, and if you?re not sure what this word means, don?t worry because we talk all about the meaning behind the name and the very personal mission of The Matrescence in this powerful episode! 

What Laura and Megan are doing in the world right now is so needed, because we all know how difficult it can be for mothers to find time, especially in a global pandemic, to take care of themselves. In this episode, they share the importance of prioritizing self-care for not only yourself as a mother, but for your entire family, and what you can do to begin using movement and exercise without the mom guilt that often comes with it. Laura and Megan reveal what they each do to overcome the common pitfalls that mothers face, like feeling the need to wear all of the hats and carrying the invisible load, while falling short in different areas of daily life, and so much more.

This conversation provides real, actionable advice from real mommas, along with so many tools you can start using to improve your mental (and overall) health today!

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Ask and you shall receive! Molly joins the podcast as a ?real mom? from our community with her compelling story. She gives details on advocating for herself in the delivery room (with the help of her doula Amy :)), tips for protecting her peace on social media while struggling with PCOS and infertility, where she sets boundaries and allows for space with inlaws and family members and how she and her husband work through their partnership challenges.

There is a little something for EVERY HERself listener and we are so lucky to have such a vulnerable interview that will inspire you in your roles.

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?Come on, we never hang out anymore. What would one drink hurt??

The pressure around drinking is still relevant for many women in our community. For some it?s not an issue where others feel the heaviness of saying ?yes? out of obligation even though their gut is saying ?no?. 

In this episode with Michelle Smith from @recoveryisthenewblack, we dive into all things mommy wine culture and how to be a better friend or stand up for yourself. Michelle is an author, educator and engaging TEDx speaker and has used her personal experience and work as a substance abuse counselor to support people on their journey to recovery. 

This is a judgment free episode. Listen with an open mind and an open heart on where you can make small changes in your life to do and feel your best. 

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Happy New Year HERself listeners! We start this year with some inspiration and prompts to help you reframe your thoughts around some of life?s biggest stressors. Whether it?s a last minute change of plans, the demands from everyone everywhere, the tiny tasks that add up to big overwhelm, or feeling the monotony of life? this episode will help you process. 

Let?s start this year with grace and realistic expectations. And we will be right by your side through it all!

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We brought back Molly Millwood?s episode this week! Molly was our first author to join the podcast and our first book club author for HERself. Her message is an important one for any stage of motherhood and is one of our most listened to episodes to date.

If you have read her incredible book To Have and To Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma...you know how powerful her words are. It is both freeing and validating for women in the throes of one of life?s biggest transitions: motherhood.

Special takeaways: 

Resentment for our partners is generally formed around unrealistic expectations The goal of being a ?good enough? motherThe inequities between men and women when it comes to parenting are realGiving voice around fear, depletion, longing and hunger will win over passive aggressive communication every timeA man?s ability to accept influence from their partner is directly related to marital stabilitySeeking professional therapy should be normalized and we could all benefit from it

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Mental health therapist Kate Borsato joins us on the podcast as we bring back her episode from late 2020. Different year, same struggles for many as we dive into pandemic stress, postpartum anxiety and the identity shift that motherhood brings. These conversations need to happen and this podcast is the perfect platform for them.

So in today's episode, you can expect vulnerability, honesty, and help navigating through your own motherhood challenges. All the while, this amazing expert will lead the way. @kateborsato, you are a light in this world. Thank you SO much for what you do for mamas and thank you for having this conversation with us.

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Eve Rodsky joins the podcast to talk on the unfair division of household labor. As women, we are doing ? of the work at home? even for those who have working roles outside the home. And it?s up to us to change the script within our own homes to help our next generation see a new way of playing fair.

Learn and unlearn with us on this important conversation this week! A great one to bring back to your partner and start implementing right away.

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Brooke from @nuitrition.for.mamas gives our audience the information we wish we had years ago in regards to nutrition, food freedom, and body image. As a registered dietitian who has struggles with insecurities in the past, Brooke speaks in a way that is warm, inviting, but also has the facts. If you are looking at where to start with intuitive eating, how to prevent binges, and also some easy grab and go meal and snack ideas, we cover it all this week.

Thank you for all that you do for your own community at @the.mama.well and for bringing that information to our listeners too!

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If you have been around here for a while, you know we are always learning and growing. Through taking courses, listening to podcasts, and reading books, we are able to infuse new information into our lives every day.

And this week we learned something new from @estherperelofficial and it sparked the idea for this podcast. It?s easy to fall into seeing the world only through your own lens but understanding the full picture is beneficial for everyone. And it starts with replacing the old  ?how was your day? questions with new and improved questions that we list out in the episode. The awareness of the story behind the story can go a long way at creating successful relationships.

Forward progress friends, learning and growing right alongside you!

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We read Nedra Glover Tawwab?s book ?Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself? as a group in our Patreon Book Club a few months ago. Together we learned where we can improve on our ?no? responses to give more power to the ?YES!?. 

And today, we dive into the details of her book and boundaries in general. We have answers to the family member who gives you the guilt trip, the friend who keeps testing the limits, and also with finding the power within yourself to make the changes with boundaries needed in the first place. 

@nedratawwab has been on our dream guest list since the very beginning of the podcast and we can?t wait to hear your takeaways from her episode!

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Jess from @ourmamavillage joins the podcast this week to inspire our listeners. As a registered psychotherapist and mother, she teaches parents how to respond to children with gentleness and respect. If you?re feeling the pressure to have the perfect script and the correct answer right when the tough discussions come up, this episode welcomes you with some peace of mind. Toddler meltdowns happen. Differences in parenting are common. But finding ways to compromise and reflect inwardly can make these little people years go by far more smoothly for your entire family. 

Thank you Jess for leaving our community with so many valuable takeaways. We have a feeling this one will be reshared for weeks and months to come because it?s the information we ALL need to feel confident and calm in this parenting game!!

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Communication, compromise and financial transparency are keys to a healthy marriage. But it?s not always easy. Today we meet with Jackie Combs who details out the conversations and financial measures to take in marriage and partnership. These are discussions to have proactively as well as ongoing to help create success. If you are considering a divorce, Jackie also gives details to help you and your family right from the start.

This new perspective is one that we will implement into our own marriages right away.

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We are celebrating today! 100 episodes in and loving where these episodes have taken us. This week we have Kat Herro, our third partner at @pursuingherpurpose, interviewing us about this journey. We dive into lessons learned, some of our favorite episodes, how they have impacted our family and what?s to come ahead.

Whether this is your first episode or you?ve been listening from the start, thank you! And let?s celebrate this milestone together!!

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We open up in this episode about a part of self-care we have been missing all along. Caring for ourselves is important AND we need to allow others to care for us. True, deep, meaningful connection that only real friendship provides.

Friendships can be hard as adults, and they are also imperative for our wellbeing. Sending love if this is a challenge for you right now and inviting you to open the door to a relationship that will fuel your soul.

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A dream guest right here! Professor Emily Oster debunks the myths that we have been told as they relate to pregnancy and the little people years. An author of three best selling books on the subject, she is so relatable while also bringing in the stats. Her research helps parents-to-be and parents make calm, confident decisions and today we provide a sliver on some of her best findings.

Emily thank you for doing the research to make for one less stressor on this crazy parenthood journey!

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