In today's solo episode, McLean talks about going through the process of her own rebirth and mid-life awakening. Feeling at peace and untethered as she steps into the unknown. She talks about letting go of any attachments that need to fall away without demonizing them and just being aligned with what aligns with who you are today. Plus, McLean shares her thoughts about the podcast pause, expanding, rebranding, and coming back with a new version of herself. Finally, McLean is sending love to...

In today’s episode, McLean is joined by Kenzie Burke as they dive into Kenzie's journey of awakening and rebirth. Based in Malibu, California, Kenzie Burke is the founder of BRÛLÉ; a clothing line whose namesake stems from its definitional association with fire. For founder and designer Kenzie Burke, fire is the impetus from which artistry springs forth. After gaining acclaim in the health and wellness space, Kenzie burnt it down to launch her lifelong passion: a clothing line focused on...

Today on Mother The Mother, McLean talks about the struggles and victories of going through fertility treatment with her good friend, Kelli Moore. Kelli is the co-founder and CEO of Soulfire Productions, the premier podcast network for thought leaders, free thinkers, and visionaries. In this episode, Kelli shares with McLean all the ups and downs of her IVF journey with her husband. Plus, Kelli talks about how she’s dealing with her mother's death and how she's healing from it.

Today on the show, McLean is joined by Jen Szpigiel as they talk about what it's like to be in harmony with the lifepath of motherhood, work, and being your unique self. Jen has created a multi-million dollar global iconic brand for life, business, and leadership. As the owner and founder of Becoming Iconic®️, Jen is infusing years of wisdom, pure-clean energy, and proven strategies for the visionaries, legends, and entrepreneurs who want to break expired paradigms and shift the narrative...

In today's episode of Mother The Mother, McLean talks about grief as she reflects on how she felt in the 7th year of her father's passing and the death of a friend — a shade tree. Hear her contemplate how we should honor our life's journey and not skip ahead of ourselves. Plus, McLean talks about depression and the increasing rate of suicide due to sickness and the effects of the pandemic.

Today on the show, McLean dives into the world of polyamory with coach and podcaster Jessica Esfandiary! Jessica, host of the Open Late podcast, tells her story of opening up her marriage and finding a better version of herself in the process. She shares what led her and her husband to wanting to date outside of their marriage, all the struggles and challenges they faced along the way, and clears up some common misconceptions about non-monogamy. And now, she’s on the path to becoming a mother...

Today on the show, McLean is joined by her good friend Emily Stanwyck. A mom of two, wife, trainer & BIRTHFIT Coach, and a birth doula, Emily has a vast amount of experience in the wellness and birthing world. She works advocating for freedom, informed consent, and birthing out of the medical system. She teaches birth education and leads a year long doula training and mentorship program in the hopes that more women will stand up for their rights in the face of childbirth so that they can...

McLean is back with another solo episode! And today, she’s talking about intuition and birth. We as women are so often taught not to trust our bodies, but there’s an innate wisdom we hold, despite what any experts may say. McLean breaks down why birth has become a big business in recent years, touches on what it’s like to work towards empowering women within a broken medical system, and shares a powerful story about freebirthing that changed her. Listen to feel empowered, refreshed, and to...

Today McLean is joined by holistic beauty coach and advocate for BII (Breast Implant Illness) awareness, Amanda Porta. She’s here to share her story, from getting breast plants in her 20s, selling implants as her career, to the dozens of symptoms she then suffered from for years, and eventually finding healing with getting an explant surgery. She’s now a patient advocate for women going through Breast Implant Illness, having gone through the illness herself, she has explanted, detoxed,...

The seasons are changing, and we have a choice to either fight the change, or move and flow with it. And on today’s solo episode, McLean brings clarity and encouragement to those fighting the movement of the seasons, and shares how she’s been learning to honor the seasons in her own life and what benefits she’s reaped from it. Plus, hear her contemplate on the lack of community and help in our patriarchal culture, why mothering is the most important work, and how to begin honoring the season...

Today on Mother The Mother, McLean is joined by good friend and professional Psychic Medium, Emily Greene, also known as Emily The Medium. Emily helps connect people with their loved ones on the other side, provide psychic guidance on people's life path, and connect people to the Souls of the children they are meant to have. She and McLean share some powerful moments from a card pull, and then dive into how they’ve been honoring the changing seasons in their own lives, even if it means taking...

In today’s episode, McLean reflects on her family's recent experience with COVID, and the spiritual lessons she’s learned from it. There’s something powerful and healing that happens when confronted with illness, and she shares her thoughts on what it meant to her not just physically, but emotionally. She also touches on why we as women struggle with receiving love, how to accept and give it out freely, and shares a different way to think about self-care.

Calling all Mama Bears - it is time to wake up! McLean is kicking off the return of her podcast this year with Governor 2022 Candidate Reinette Senum. Reinette is a 4th generation Californian born in San Francisco and adopted and raised by her parents in the Sierra foothills. Reinette believes in the real California spirit of can-do individualism, bold entrepreneurship, and fully transparent accountability. She is a proven truth-teller; even when the truths are hard and right now, there are...

In today’s episode, McLean is joined by a certified birth doula, nutrition consultant, and birth photographer, Carson Meyer. Carson is located in Malibu, California but attended New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study where she pursued studies in child development, art therapy, and complementary medicine. In 2016, Carson returned to Los Angeles and began her journey as a doula supporting parents through a healthy and peaceful pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period, in...

In today’s episode, McLean is joined by author, birth doula, and hypnotherapist, Bailey Gaddis. Bailey authored Asking for a Pregnant Friend and Feng Shui Mommy and is a regular contributor to media outlets including Working Mother, Fit Pregnancy, Pregnancy and Newborn, Cosmopolitan, Woman’s Day, Disney’s Babble, and more. She also volunteers for a program where she offers in-home support to parents of newborn babies, specifically single mothers and those with babies with special needs. In...

In today’s Real Talk with McLean, she shines a light on the area society tends to shy away from the most - death. Like birth, it is a portal that all of humanity experiences and yet as a culture, we struggle with finding the right words to discuss this deep and mysterious part of our existence. As always, McLean has found the words to both comfort, explain the unexplainable and leave all who have had death touch their lives feel seen, heard, and supported. Whether you have carried the...

Today, McLean is joined by friend and fellow birth doula, Georgiana Johnson. Georgiana has been cooking for families and working as a full-spectrum doula in LA for the past 8 years. She is originally from London, England but has been on an adventure in the United States for almost 15 years now. Her passion is to protect, celebrate and nourish the family unit. This conversation is soul medicine. It is woven with notes of comfort, support, and dripping with the oils of sacred magic that is...

In today’s Real Talk with McLean she invites you into the sacred portal of pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond. Her journey will forever begin and end with recognizing where the world falls short and quickly stepping in to provide the support needed. Hit play to soak your being with her words, cleanse your soul with her offerings, and above all, receive the reminder that you are worthy of creating the life you want.

In today’s Real Talk with McLean she shares deep reflection. Reflections about the collective energy over the past several months, her personal energy levels, and the beautiful journey that has become this podcast. Today is Mother the Mother’s 100th episode and in pure McLean fashion, she is sharing where it all started, where it has been and visions for the future of this show.

In today’s Real Talk with McLean she shows up to her life dharma in a big, bold, and stunningly authentic way. This portal of time has been rough for so many and the fires of fear, doubt, and isolation seem to rage on with no end in sight. This conversation is a life raft when you are at your lowest point, a glimmer of hope for a brighter tomorrow, and a sacred invitation to once and for all step into your sovereignty. McLean believes it is time for us all to come together and it starts with...

In today’s episode, McLean is joined by Megs and Pegs, a dynamic mother-daughter duo who are better known as “The Curry Girls”. They are the owners of Curry Girls Kitchen and share their wisdom, perspective, and knowledge on life, food, and their pursuit of happiness in all that they do. Megan is a certified holistic health coach and Peggy is an entrepreneurial foodie with a zesty personality, both making you feel instantly at home. This conversation covers massive ground and unpacks the...

In today’s real talk with McLean she explores the power of embracing course correction within parenthood because as she always says, you only know what you know when you know it. As a parent during these times there is so much information at our fingertips and with that also comes judgments, opinions, and an endless list of diagnostic input from primary care providers. Today she stands along with all of the parents questioning what they believe is true and pulling all-nighters in order to...

Today’s real talk episode is another gem from McLean’s trip to Austin, Texas. She got to sit down with both Peyton and Cal Callahan for a deep dive into all things partnerships, co-parenting, motherhood and how to best care for a woman in her postpartum period. These three share some beautiful wisdom and bring to light ancient traditions that once were essential to our wellbeing are needed now more than ever.

In today’s real talk with McLean, she dives into the spirituality behind her work as a coach and doula. This is a side of McLean that her private clients have gotten to know very well over the years but she felt it was time to bring you all in on this powerful part of her journey too. So come experience the beautiful way McLean weaves Spirit into all that she does in order to create a sacred space of support, guidance, and nourishment for all of her clients.