I’m excited to have Andrea Haskins on the show today. Andrea is the co-founder of Radical Moms Union, lactation counselor, and educator – she encourages mothers to be less dependent on the systems that often take away their authority. Throughout our conversation, she’s sharing the predatory messaging that women fall prey to from formula companies (much like the sleep training industry). Andrea shares her personal experiences with postpartum anxiety and the challenges of motherhood, emphasizin...

Today as I sat down to record, I noticed a huge glare coming from the window by my desk because it’s fall and the sun is shifting and shining differently. This is such a beautiful reminder of the change in seasons and how nothing is permanent, how everything is changing. I just loved that because it hints at what I want to talk to you about today in this episode. If you have not already seen on Instagram, there has been a big shift that I'm going to be making or that I've already made actuall...

Today’s episode comes from a recent real life experience – Lilah brought a Polly Pocket into our collection of Montessori toys (which are very wooden and very neutral). If this would have happened two years ago, I would have been up at night feeling anxious about this different, plastic toy. But now, I’m at ease and comfortable with it. This is an example of getting comfortable within the gray area of motherhood. If you’re listening to this podcast, you are probably doing motherhood your own ...

Is it hard for you to rest? To just be? To do nothing? If so, this week’s episode of The Resting in Motherhood Podcast is for you. I’m sharing the importance of not only giving yourself the permission to do nothing, but to be really comfortable with it, too. I know this can be hard, because in motherhood there is *always* something that could be done whether it’s around the house or with your little one(s). So throughout this episode, I’m going to share my personal experiences and practical t...

“He’s just not that smart.” This is what Lynn Greenberg, the author of the children’s book Robby the Dyslexic Taxi and the Airport Adventure, was told by her son’s elementary school teacher. Lynn is a mother of four, and Jonathan is her youngest child. Despite what the teacher told her, she knew her son was wicked smart. Her gut was telling her that there was a deeper reason why Jonathan was experiencing learning issues. At six and a half years old, Jonathan was diagnosed with dyslexia, a neu...

One of the biggest ways you can find rest in motherhood is by leaning on your friendships, especially friendship with like minded women (whether they are a mom or not). So this is exactly what I want to talk about on this episode of the podcast – the themes of friendship and motherhood, discussing how relationships can evolve after becoming a mom. I want to share how you can navigate changing friendships, and the loneliness that can so often accompany motherhood. Whether you’re currently feel...

This episode is small but mighty! It’s something that I’ve wanted to bring to the podcast for a while, but haven’t found the time or place. However, this topic is something that has cropped up a lot recently so I think that’s a sign. So, today I want to talk about the pressure we all feel (or have felt) to do it all as a mom, especially when we see other moms on social media who seem to be so authentic while doing it all. I want to encourage you to focus on your own “area of expertise” in mot...

In this episode I want to talk about the intense pressure that we feel as moms to soak up every minute or not miss a minute, like we need to be present 110% of the day. While I think this is beautiful because we know that these early years really are fleeting and they go so fast… Having this really unrealistic expectation of ourselves to soak it all up and not miss a minute, is actually really harming us in motherhood. It puts so much pressure on ourselves to be present for every moment, to e...

A lot of times the go-to words that are associated with motherhood are chaotic, stressful, lonely, and more. But what if we could flip it around and focus more on the positive connotations of motherhood? I asked my community how they would most like to feel about motherhood, and a couple of the words that came up over and over were “joy” and “effortless”. So today I want to talk about this concept of the hardest job that we're all doing (which is motherhood) and how can that be effortless? An...

If you are in a busy season of motherhood, it doesn't mean that you can't be doing nourishing things for yourself, but it does mean that sometimes that we're going to be maybe finding less rest for a period of time. However, I think having these nurturing things within our day that are just a part of our daily routine are so helpful for times when we are busy. Personally, if I didn't have my morning meditation, if I didn't have my journaling, if I didn't have my walks, if I didn't have my pro...

One of the biggest ways I’m currently finding rest in motherhood is by outsourcing, and I’m not just talking about the women who support me in my business, but asking my village to help me when possible. Maybe this means my mom taking my dogs to grooming, getting groceries delivered, or asking my dad to pick something up for Lilah while he’s out. This is one way I preserve my energy and protect myself from self sabotage in motherhood. This is exactly what I want to talk about in this episode ...

I'm really excited because over the next few weeks, all of my podcast episodes are going to be focused on you and how you can infuse more self-care into your life and how you can THRIVE in motherhood while STILL being an attachment parent who bed shares or contacts naps, who breastfeeds or pumps, or whatever the case may be – you can do all that and still take care of yourself. Specifically, on today’s episode, I want to talk about a concept that I've kind of sprinkled in lightly in the past ...

Have you noticed the lie or the narrative that if we don't sleep train we can't take care of ourselves – we're going to be a slave to our child's needs, or we're never going to have time for ourselves. I'm not just demonizing the sleep training industry for encouraging you to take time for yourself, but what I don't like is the fact that they are making you feel like you have to choose between either taking care of yourself or meeting your children's needs. I'm here to say, you can have both....

On the day that this episode is published, it will be my daughter’s 5th birthday! So today, in honor of her birthday, I decided I wanted to share the top five lessons that I've learned in motherhood in the last five years of her life. I’m covering the importance of confidence, trusting in our child's unique timeline, the value of having a supportive village, tuning out external noise, and being clear about our values and goals. This episode has really served as my own personal reminder of the...

I find that there's a narrative in the sleep training industry that makes you feel like sleep regressions (or progressions as I prefer to call them) are these make or break moments if you don't do something “the right way”. I know a really common one for the four month progression is, “If your baby doesn't learn how to fall asleep independently during the four months sleep progression, they're never going to sleep through the night.” Well, that's a huge lie. So in this episode I want to talk ...

“The best thing I ever did was put my baby on a sleep schedule,” is this something you’ve heard before? This may be the case for those easy going babies who easily adapt to change, but definitely not for the highly sensitive or more spirited children. In reality, sleep schedules are not realistic for a growing baby with unique sleep needs. Instead, we have to tune into the child in front of us, learn to recognize their sleep cues, and create a sleep routine. In this episode I’m sharing more o...

In this episode of the Resting in Motherhood podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Tori Sprankel, a personal brand and design expert who has mastered the art of romanticizing life. You may have heard me mention her and her work before because she designed my brand and hosted an in-person retreat that I attended back in May for women in business. In our conversation, she unpacks the concept of the "soft pretzel life," a philosophy of intertwining the ups and downs of motherhood and busi...

Today’s episode is one that I’ve been thinking about for a really long time and that is why Google (or anyone who gives you one-size-fits-all parenting advice) should not be a part of who or what you’re consulting when you’re making parenting decisions. I share my experiences of feeling overwhelmed as a new mom and turning to Google for answers, only to find myself more stressed. I also take the time to emphasize the importance of tuning into your child's unique needs and trusting your parent...

Welcome back to The Resting in Motherhood Podcast, today’s episode is going to be a little bit spicy because we are talking about why sleep training is so dangerous. Spoiler alert: it is not about the attachment aspect, it is not about not responding to cries, or even the trauma aspect. What I want to talk about today is the fact that sleep training views sleep as a behavior, meaning that when you leave your child to cry it out, or you're doing Ferber, or the chair method, or pick up put down...

Today we are actually going to be doing something that I've never done on the podcast, which I'm really, really excited about – a Q&A episode! If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I do a weekly question and answer session, and for this most recent one, I collected the questions and I will be answering them throughout this episode. I think this will be really fun because when I do it on Instagram, I can only go so deep because I have a time limit. So let’s dive in. If you want your...

Before I even started my podcast, I knew that I’d want to have today’s guest on the show — welcome Michelle Charriere, a birth to five mental health specialist who supports parents in understanding their child's attachment and how to nurture security in their little ones. I’m excited to have her on because there’s a lot of buzz around secure attachment… is it actually healthy? Does it lead to a dependent child? How do you create a relationship that works for both parent and child? How d...

As I’m recording this episode, I’m going through a beautiful transition: it’s Lilah’s last day of school (and I was so worried about her starting school on her first day!) and the summer excitement is almost in full swing. This got me thinking about how there are also transition periods when it comes to baby and toddler sleep, whether it’s starting daycare, introducing a new caregiver, or simply old ways of supporting your child to sleep not working anymore. Sleep associations are what your l...

Have you heard of the rice glove hack to get your baby to sleep longer? Or maybe you’re longing for a smart sleeper like the Snoo? I get it… when you’re up every 1-2 hours at night and you’re exhausted, these tools can feel like they’d be a lifesaver. But there is truly no such thing as a healthy sleep hack. Instead, they are mismatching us with who our babies are and what they biologically need. So what can you do to get more rest without falling for the scare tactics of the sleep training i...

I’m recording this episode after a glorious, life-giving weekend away on a business retreat - my first-ever trip without Lilah! I got to connect with amazing women who are also moms and business owners, and the truth is…I wish I didn’t wait so long in my motherhood journey to do something like this. You may feel that you’re not ready to leave your little one at home yet, but doing something for yourself WILL fill your cup so you can pour more into your family. In this solo episode, I’m going ...