Feeling lost in your career after becoming a mother? Or feeling torn between the career you love and the love you have for being a mom? The balance is so hard and figuring out how to navigate and balance it all is exhausting. But you aren't alone and this week we dive into feeling lost in our careers after motherhood. How can motherhood influence our career trajectory? How can we overcome our fear of taking a risk especially when it comes to our career and livelihood and how can we...

I think we can all agree that motherhood is not easy! There is so much advice out there and even the most well intentioned advice sometimes just isn't very helpful and can end up doing more harm than good. Sharing honest conversations around motherhood is usually helpful though and helps us all feel less alone! 1. What do you have the hardest time with/struggle the most with in motherhood? 2. What is one hill that you will die on about motherhood that you know is controversial and you'll get...

Did you know you may not remember some of your childhood trauma? It can be really difficult to heal from something we don't remember and how do we know if we are truly healed? We dive into these questions and more on this weeks episode! 1. Our last episode together was the most listened to episode on Mamaknows podcast. We talked about the importance of parenting our inner child and how our inner child wounds affect how we show up in our relationships. But what if we don't remember our...

I want to raise my kids to be confident, kind kids. But growing up in today's world, it can be so difficult to help our kids maintain their sense of self esteem. Carol Kim dives into what we can to do raise our kids self esteem and avoid inadvertently negatively impacting their self esteem. 1. What are things I can do daily to help raise my kids self esteem? 2. How can I encourage my child to not get their self esteem from others but from within instead? 3. Can I still give my child...

You have just experienced a loss of a loved on or a family pet. How do you tell your kids about it? What do you tell your kids? Navigating these conversations is difficult, especially when you, yourself, are grieving too. Here from an expert in the area so you feel prepared when you need to have these conversations.What we cover in this episode:1. Talking about death is a difficult and hard subject especially with kids. What approach should we take when we talk to our kids about death?  2....

Guilt and shame are often feelings that come up when parenting. You aren't alone! These aren't feelings you need to be ashamed of or suffer alone in. Michelle helps us learn to shift of our perspective and minimize the shame and guilt that comes up during parenting. Questions: 1. What is the difference between guilt and shame when it comes to parenting? 2. What do you often see that parents feel most guilty about? 3. How do we shift our perspective and make the mom guilt productive rather...

I struggle with being productive with my ADHD. Am I alone?Normal tips to be productive and organized just don't work for me and I am beginning to realize that I need to work with my ADHD instead of against it!In comes, Brooke Schnittman, who answers all my questions:1. As someone with adhd I want to better organize my day, but I struggle with traditional to do lists. Why aren’t these traditional ways working for me? What can I do instead to organize my to do list and life? 2. Why are some...

If you haven't heard of attachment theory or don't know which attachment type you are start here:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attachment-theory-toxic-relationships-w-mac-stanley/id1610026077?i=1000633976705.This week Dr. Morgan helps us anxious attachment girlies (+ guys) feel more secure in our relationship. We cover:1. Can you do a quick recap on what the attachment styles are, especially anxious attachment? 2. What does self abandonment look like as someone with anxious...

I am currently trying to not procrastinate right now so this epiosde is coming at the best time. This week Chelsey Newmeyer helps us best utilize our time so we can feel better and accomplish more. The questions we answered this week:   1. I will admit that I can be a procrastinator, how do I unlearn procrastination habits? 2. I feel like I don't have enough time in the day to finish the tasks that need to be completed, let alone, do anything enjoyable/spend time on any hobbies. How can I...

Mom rage is a topic near and dear to my heart and something I am still working on improving. If you are like me and feel like you are quick to anger and have a short fuse but don't know why or how to mitigate it, this episode is for you. Questions we addressed in today's interview: 1.  I was personally diagnosed with postpartum mood disorder and rage back in 2021 - do you have any stats or data on approximately how common this is? 2. What brings so many of us moms to rage, when we weren't...

I just learned that often times the beliefs and judgments we have about our partners and their actions is a direct reflection of the belief you have about yourself and your own worth stemming from something that happened to you in childhood. Here are the questions we covered: 1. Women tell me often that their partner's actions and/or habits are really getting to them to the point where they are starting to label their partner as uncaring/inattentive/condescending. Why do we do this and how...

Am I a bad parent if my child is lying or is this totally normal? This week I sit down with Devon Kuntzman of Tranforming Toddlerhood to tackle the topic of lying. We cover: 1. Am I a bad parent if my child is lying or is it normal? 2. When do toddlers often start lying and why? 3. Should I ignore lies or address them? 4. Walk me through what do I do and say when I catch my toddler in a lie? For example: my toddler says he didn't color on the walls but there are stick drawings that weren't...

If you haven't figured out your fight language, make sure you listen to Part 1 with Lena Morgan before listening to this episode!  Do you feel like your partner's apology isn't resonating with you and that your fights never seem to resolve? You NEED this episode. I highly suggest you listen to this episode with your partner! 1. We figured out our fight language now what? 2. What does repair or apologies look like for each fight language? 3. What do I do or say to my partner if I don't feel...

This week is dedicated to all your potty training questions: 1. When is the "ideal" time to start potty training? And what does that look like/involve? 2. Is the 3 day potty training a real thing? How long does it usually take? 3. How do I encourage my kid to want to use the potty? What route should I take? Prizes? Candy? Help! 4. What does successful potty training look like? What if there are still accidents? 5. My kiddo has hit a potty training regression and we can't seem to get out of...

Emotions are big and sometimes scary to feel, especially as a child. As a mom, I want to foster a safe place to help my kids identify and work through their emotions, and love the idea that they can do that through play. I am so excited to have Elisabeth Emmerich, a registered play therapist, on the podcast this week to walk us through: 1. How can we, as parents, help our kids identify or understand the emotions they are feeling? (ie. Mad vs. frustrated?) 2. What are ways that we can help...

This week Dr. Shainna and I sit down and talk about: 1.What does it mean to reparent yourself and how do I know if I need to do it? 2. What are some examples of unmet childhood needs and the way that they look/present in adulthood? (For example my person attachment style and constant need for validation) 3. What does reparenting look like and how often do we need to do it and or how long does it take to see results? (talk through an example/scenario step by...

There is so much information out there about holistic approaches to baby sleep - but what about toddlers? I am so thrilled to have Sarah Patel, a certified baby and toddler sleep consultant, on the podcast this week to answer the following questions: 1. How do I know when to drop the final toddler nap? 2. My toddler fights going to bed, how can I stop this? 3. My kid says they are scared when I put them to bed. How can I create a welcoming environment for them to want to sleep in their...

Happy Valentine's day! As a special treat, Dr. Tracy Dalgleish joins us back on the podcast to help us strengthen our relationship with our partner. This week we discuss: 1. What are ways we can feel more connected with our partner? (Talk me through how to initiate a conversation about our relationship and how it can improve) 2. How can we feel more secure in our relationship? 3. What are things I can do for myself to make me feel more connected and less annoyed with my partner? 4. How do I...

A while back we talked about the 5 love languages and why it may be important  for your relationship to know which one you and your partner are. But do you know what your fight language is? What about your partners fight language? Lena Morgan developed these 5 fight languages to help us repair our fights and become better connected with our partners. This week she answers the following questions: 1. Tell me about you and your work! 2. We have heard of the 5 love languages, but what are the...

I can't recommend this episode enough! I had such a great time recording this with Sam Kelly and this may be one of my favorite episodes yet. If you are tired of being the only person in your house that carries the mental and physical load of keeping the house running this episode is for you! Get your littles involved with chores around the house! In this episode we cover:  Why is it important that your littles participate in the mental and home workload?How can I encourage my kids to...

This week's discussion: 1. What is manifestation? 2. How does science back up manifesting & positive thoughts? 3. What are positive affirmations? 4. How to practice manifestation and affirmations. 5. A list of some of my favorite affirmations Click here to buy my Manifestation Guide Click here for the FREE affirmations page from my Manifestation Guide ______________________________ Did you love this episode? BUY ME A COFFEE for support! Find me on...

Discussion: 1. Why are some flamingos lighter pink/more washed out than others? 2. Signs you are lacking self confidence. 3. Simple things to implement daily to boost your self confidence. Click here to buy my Manifestation Guide Click here for the FREE affirmations page from my Manifestation Guide ______________________________ Did you love this episode? BUY ME A COFFEE for support! Find me on Instagram @balkanina @mamaknowspodcast Find me on TikTok Balkanina Subscribe to my...

This week we cover: What and Who is a HSP?How can I go into social situations without feeling questioning and insecurity afterwards? (ie: When I get home from hanging out with new friends, I worry I did or said something that may make them not like me.)Tips on how to move past a sensitive thought (how to not dwell on certain situations, ie: My friend was short with me in text messages and I have now created an entire storyline why - how to stop this?)What are some daily things we can...

 For our 100th episode, we did our biggest Q+A yet! I asked YOU what questions you had and we answered the top questions - including some steamy ones! Listen in to hear what we think about: - How do you set boundaries with in-laws? - What was PPD (postpartum depression) like for you? - How did you know you needed therapy and how did you go about it? - What makes you jealous of other people? - How do you and Tom break up house duties? - What’s your favorite sex position and how is your sex...

Are you a single mama ready to get back into the dating world? Dating is a lot! It can be overwhelming - especially when you throw a divorce and kids into the mix. Are you feeling lost in navigating this new chapter? This episode is for you! We cover in this episode: How do you know you are ready to date after divorce? Divorce is like grief, I imagine those come and go and can make you feel ICK about dating.How and when do you tell your kids you are dating? (do you even tell them when it’s...