Jessie Collins' first labor, delivery, and postpartum experience was nothing short of traumatic. To heal physically and emotionally from the maltreatment and bad judgments of her healthcare providers took years of extensive work, including EMDR and talk therapies. Jessie shares what she learned's about self-advocacy and how she and her care team prepared for a redemptive second birth experience. References: EMDR therapy: https://www.emdria.org/page/emdr_therapy Jessie's redemptive second...

Psychologist Dr. Kat walks us through the signs, symptoms, and causes of each perinatal mood disorder. That's right, pregnant and postpartum women are not ALL suffering from baby blues or postpartum depression. Learn to differentiate, and treat, each disorder from a psychologist with her own private practice, a board seat at Postpartum Support International, and a personal history of Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Anxiety and Postpartum OCD. References: Postpartum Support International:...

Haylie Rudy Schwartz has a background in marketing and political fundraising. After becoming a mother, Haylie saw a major gap in the market for well-made, beautiful clothes catering to breastfeeding mothers. She's now the founder of Chapter Goods, a capsule collection that aims to redefine what people expect of postpartum wear. Listen as she walks us through her journey from the corporate world, to motherhood, to entrepreneurship (with a healthy dose of fear and doubt along the...

Gena Mann, mom of four and co-founder of Wolf + Friends, shares her personal experience responding to her child's autism diagnosis. After years of feeling isolated and unsupported by her mom friends and the brands claiming to understand her family's unique challenges, she joined forces with another mom to make community-building easier for special needs families. The Wolf + Friends platform is a judgement-free space to share resources and find your tribe. References: Wolf + Friends online...

For the first time in Hello My Tribe history, we invited a man onto the podcast! Dominick Luciano is a husband and father of two with a lot to say about his responsibilities as a parent. Alex and Dominick talk doulas, self care, fatherhood, parenting partnerships, and delayed bonding with kids. We recommend sharing this episode with your own co-parent *hint hint* References: Brené Brown's A Call to Courage netflix special: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gr-WvA7uFDQ

Join us as we sit down with Gina Giordano, a doula and childbirth educator who's passionate about educating and empowering birth workers and expecting families. We talk about the importance of having advocates for all types of birth, the new landscape of birth worker training, and current social justice concerns in the birth world. References: Doula Trainings International: www.wearedti.com DTI Instagram: www.instagram.com/doulatrainingsint DTI Scholarship Program:...

Ara Katz is a mother, a serial entrepreneur, has been named one of Marie Claire’s 50 Most Influential Women in America, and through her new company Seed is on a mission to teach everyone about their microbiome. Say what? Tune in to learn why probiotics and prebiotics are so important to us as women and mothers, and small steps we can take to promote full-body health. References: Seed: www.seed.com Female Daily Synbiotic:...

Kelli Kelley is the founder and executive director of Hand to Hold, a national and nonprofit organization dedicated to providing education and support to NICU families. As the mother of two children born preterm at 24 weeks and 34 weeks, Kelli has invested her time and talents during the past ten years to raise awareness of the growing problem of preterm birth and to support families who share in her experience. References: Hand to Hold's website: handtohold.org Hand to Hold’s podcasts for...

Kelli Foulkrod is a holistic psychotherapist specializing in perinatal mental health. On this episode, Kelli shares her passion for the mind/body/spirit connection and empowers us to be our own healers so we can thrive in early motherhood. We cover the grieving process new mothers experience as they say goodbye to their old lives, the anger so many of us hide inside, and practical solutions for combating isolation. References: Kelli's psychotherapy practice:...

After the birth of her son, Paige Bellenbaum suffered from severe postpartum depression that almost cost her her own life. Paige shares her journey that included the inability to connect and bond immediately with her son, anxiety, and sleeplessness. While walking down the street in New York City, Paige was ready to jump in front of a bus. Seeing her reflection, Paige didn't recognize herself and immediately went to the hospital with her baby in tow to seek treatment. Paige is now the Chief...

We ask Sarah Davis of Olive. You. Nanny and the soon-to-launch Nanny Tribe all sorts of questions. What to look for when hiring a nanny? What processes should be in place? How to give feedback to the person caring for your children and in your home? What have you learned along the way balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship?

Alli Kasirer walks us through her own journey with unexplained infertility, which led to the launch of FertileGirl. FertileGirl is a platform committed to changing the conversation about fertility from one that is isolating, confusing, and stressful to one that is hopeful, rewarding, and empowering. After many rounds of medications, procedures, and negative pregnancy tests, Alli and her husband went back to basics. Alli focused on managing her stress, exercising more, and eating healthier....

Have you ever felt left out of a conversation or not welcome somewhere because you have a child in tow? Upon entering motherhood after completing graduate school at Columbia University at 34 weeks pregnant, this is exactly what Sarah Lux-Lee came to find. With the desire to continue to be part of professional and intellectual experiences, Sarah ran a successful experiment in Brooklyn which led to the launch of Mindr. Mindr runs talks, workshops, classes, and events with global experts where...

Elizabeth Bachner, owner of birthing and wellness center Gracefull in Los Angeles, shares her personal journey of transitioning from the corporate world to midwifery. Now a leader and champion for those birthing, Elizabeth walks us through the differences between doulas and midwives, home birth and hospital birth, and low-risk childbirth and high-risk childbirth. Elizabeth shares her thoughts on how pain is part of the process and the concept of hands on healing.

Sera Bonds of Circle of Health International joins us to talk about maternal health around the globe and the importance of women centered care, especially during natural disasters and war zones.

Jessica Gaffney of ProMama joins us to chat about balancing motherhood and career, how to support moms in the workplace, the motherhood penalty, the concept of women having it all, and learning to say no and to create boundaries.

On this week's episode, teen mom turned Ivy League grad Jessica Rockowitz not only shares her motherhood journey with us, but covers a wide range of topics including: talking to your children about sex starting as young as five, teaching our children about self-respect, postpartum bodies, comparison on social media, relationships with food, anxiety, and finding what makes you happy.

Entrepreneur and mother of three, Michelle Muller shares her journey into motherhood and how she has overcome an abusive relationship and divorce.

On this week's episode, Lauren, mother of two boys, opens up about her experience with infertility, IVF, and ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. Lauren shares her healing and self-care journey with us, including the use of both medication and alternative medicine to address prenatal depression and postpartum anxiety. And for the first time, we hear from a woman about the ethical dilemma of what to do with unused embryos.

Anxiety, debilitating depression, thoughts of suicide, and hallucinations led Jill Birt to follow her intuition, using yoga to connect deep to her inner-self to begin the healing process. As a mom of three, Jill has been caring for expectant mothers since 2001, first as Labor and Delivery nurse and now as a prenatal yoga instructor. This career transition came after Jill’s journey with postpartum psychosis after the birth of her third child.

Andra Liemandt is a visionary and brings her energy to all her passions, particularly The Kindness Campaign. When her friend's 12-year-old daughter, a bullying victim, committed suicide, Liemandt discovered a shocking dearth of educational resources. Motivated to make a difference, she founded The Kindness Campaign, which now proactively addresses bullying via powerful curriculum, meaningful activations and events at schools and organizations, teaching the foundational message "I am enough."...

Kim Updegrove, executive director of the largest milk bank in the world, shares the Mother's Milk Bank at Austin with us. Why is there a need for donor milk? What are the issues with informal sharing? Learn how you can help save the most fragile babies, and families from more heartache.

First stop for Babyation, reinventing the outdated breast pump. Sam Rudolph, the woman behind the start-up, chats breast pumps and motherhood with us.

Erin Erenberg chats with us about her career, motherhood journey, and postpartum care that led to Totum Women.

Michele Muller from Little Spoon shares the inspiration behind her company. Learn the differences between jarred, pouched, and fresh baby food.