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An incredible raw and vulnerable conversation with ex Real Housewives of Toronto, Roxy Earle. Roxy is an entrepreneur, body positivity enthusiast, and incredible mama of two. This is a must listen episode on reinvention, resilience and loving yourself for who you are. Roxy shares about her life in the spotlight pre motherhood, thriving in public, yet crumbling in private. She opens up about her toxic relationship and how it ultimately brainwashed her, why she thought she was infertile and how...
Published 11/21/24
I’m sure many moms listening can relate, the pressure to ‘do’ is real. It was real before kids, but it’s even more accentuated post kids. D&A discuss how they’ve started to unlearn old programming of ‘do, do, do’, how taking moments for themselves to recharge is just as important and how multitasking, while sometimes a good thing, can also be detrimental. They also talk about the boundaries and systems they have in place to ensure they’re including time to rest, either alone or with...
Published 11/14/24
So many of you have asked us to share more about our careers so here it is! Spoiler alert, we both work full-time and More Than Moms was started as a passion project to quench our longing for community as new moms. We discuss our careers post-college and how they morphed into what we do and who we are today. While we have had very different career paths, we’ve shared many common themes including embracing change, taking risks, evolving, pivoting, and starting before we were ready. We speak...
Published 11/07/24
In today’s episode, D&A chat in real-time about life lately: Dale in her newborn bubble / adjusting to a family of 4 and Annabel 21 weeks pregnant with a high-energy toddler. We speak candidly and vulnerably about our experiences, from visitors in the early days and setting strong boundaries, to learning how to slow down and say “no.”
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Published 10/31/24
Dale shares openly about her final days of pregnancy (she spontaneously went into labor on her due date!), what she did to naturally “induce” herself, her birth story and the main differences this time around: how she introduced Leo to his baby brother, her feeding journey and everything in between. Oh and of course, her first meal post delivery.
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Published 10/24/24
Tara Moni joins us today on the podcast! She had 3 boys under 2 (now 3 under 3). When her first son was 18 months, she welcomed identical twin boys into her family. She’s the founder of La Maregold, a resort-wear brand and a content creator. We dive into the unglamorous truths of what ‘doing it all’ actually means (spoiler alert, it’s not possible). Tara is unapologetically herself which is so refreshing, and shares authentically about the behind the scenes village that allows her to work,...
Published 10/17/24
Intimacy (physical, emotional, mental & spiritual) evolves a lot during motherhood. For us, intimacy doesn’t feel as easy and ‘spontaneous’ as it used to be, it requires intention, nurturing and sometimes even planning now that we have more responsibilities. We chat through our love languages, our new definitions of intimacy and how we foster it in our relationships, false expectations, as well as learnings from ‘The Queen’s code’ by Alison A. Armstrong which has helped us better...
Published 10/10/24
So special to have Michaela Podolsky on today’s episode. She has not done a podcast since 2021 (with her sister Arielle Charnas), so we feel SUPER honored she decided to share with us. We’ve both been following Michaela for quite some time, so this was a full circle moment for us. Michaela shares the realities of 3 under 3, what the hardest transition was, and how being pregnant for 4 consecutive years impacts your identity and relationship with your body. She also shares openly about losing...
Published 10/03/24
Very excited to Welcome Alexandra Cole to the podcast today. Alexandra is a human design expert and coach, helping individuals, couples and families become more effective communicators, decision makers, business owners, partners and so much more by leaning into their unique design. So what is human design? How can it help you lead a life with more ease? How can it help you parent? How can it optimize your communication with your partner and make you more efficient and effective with your...
Published 09/26/24
D&A get real about their relationships with technology - the sense of urgency that stems from our phones that tend to pull us from the present moment. We discuss the boundaries we’ve implemented to protect our peace, why we have to create intentional boundaries, how to notice when we need them, how to stick to them and also command respect from others. We’re in a world that can greatly benefit from technology, but we need to use it as a tool vs let it rule us, so we can protect our energy...
Published 09/19/24
We are so honored Sari chose to share her intimate pregnancy and fertility journey with us on today’s episode. Sari shares the difficult process of getting pregnant with her second. She discusses letting go of her desire for a certain age gap, her miscarriage and the isolating feelings that ensued, struggles with self-blame, going through infertility while others around her were sharing their pregnancy announcements, and what led to her success with fertility treatments. Sari is open and raw...
Published 09/12/24
One of our favorite episodes to date, we welcome Lucie Fink, soon to be mother of 2 (any day now!), video creator, YouTuber and podcast host. As all three of us are pregnant with our second, we discuss the transition from 1-2 and what she would do differently. We dive into the mental toll of breastfeeding, the self-inflicted pressure we sometimes put on ourselves and the resentment of carrying the mental load, regardless of how helpful and present our partner is. Lucie shares about her...
Published 09/05/24
Exciting news! Annabel is pregnant and found out unexpectedly the week before she left to Paris for the summer. This episode shares the behind the scenes journey from a few days before she left at only 5 weeks pregnant, to right when she returned at almost 12 weeks! Annabel shares it all - the feeling of finding out she was pregnant and then leaving her comfort zone for 2 months, to finding an OB in Paris and how different the process / guidelines were (from doctor bedside manner to food...
Published 08/29/24
In today’s episode, Dale shares how she’s getting ready for baby #2 (and two under two), the differences between her two pregnancies and what she’s planning on doing differently this time. We answer all of your questions - from how she found out (and the shock / conflicting emotions that came with it), how she’s been talking about it with Leo / how she’s planning their first meeting, the new boundaries she’s going to set in her postpartum period around visitors and maternity leave, the help...
Published 08/22/24
We’re so excited to have Marlie Cohen on the pod today! Mom of 2, fitness and motherhood content creator and founder of “Bounce Forward”, a health and fitness app for busy moms. We discuss leaning into your motherhood era: from body image, to mindset, identity and letting go of the concept of ‘going back’ to your old self. In this episode, we talk about how to embrace and surrender to this new chapter, as well as the struggles that come along the way. Marlie shares openly about her experience...
Published 08/15/24
Living and parenting in France is VERY different than the US and Annabel’s here to answer all of your questions: from why they’re in Paris, what they brought and what they bought, how they found an apartment and a nanny, their daily schedule with Gemma (15 months) and all the ways they’ve adapted to French culture and living. Annabel discusses her observations as an American mom living in Paris, the unique parenting / cultural differences and which French parenting techniques she’s bringing...
Published 08/08/24
In today’s episode, D&A take their Instagram series of ‘do I need this’ to the pod for a part 2. They spill the tea on the most asked about baby products: if they’re worth the money, or if they’re worth skipping. They touch on everything from cribs vs bassinets, playmats and Lovevery subscriptions, high chairs, diapers, baby proofing and everything in between - and the highlight, nose booger/mucus devices 😂.
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Published 08/01/24
This episode dives into the “Just wait” comments that can easily scare moms and expecting mothers. When people project their labor horror stories, sleepless nights to come, or “watch out for those terrible twos” it can be invalidating and unsettling to say the least. D&A chat about the unwarranted ‘just wait’ comments across every milestone of their motherhood journey.
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Published 07/25/24
We get real today with Cameron Rogers, the queen of authenticity on all things motherhood and mental health. No topics are off limits - postpartum depression and anxiety, the “roommate” phase, therapy, sex and intimacy (spoiler alert: she’s having the best sex of her life post-baby), and the identity crisis that comes with motherhood. As three recovering perfectionists, we get into the importance of healing our ‘inner child’ in order to show up best for our children without projecting our...
Published 07/18/24
In today’s episode, we talk about taking care of ourselves as a new mom and how we’ve redefined our definition of self-care. Especially as moms, we need to commit to (not detract from) the practices that make us feel good, mentally and physically, in order to show up as the best mom for our children, in addition to the best version of ourselves. We discuss how we make time for ourselves in this new chapter, our favorite practices and rituals and how feeling good >> looking good in our...
Published 07/11/24
Shame came on quite strongly for both of us during motherhood - we felt alone and isolated throughout various stages of pregnancy and motherhood. It’s one of those ugly emotions that eat at you, so we’re here to break it down and share our experiences with it. D opens up about the shame that came up on her breastfeeding journey and A shares about the shame she felt surrounding her birth experience. D&A chat through many other instances of shame they’ve experienced in motherhood and how as...
Published 07/04/24
There are so many “milestones” for our children that are tracked since the day they’re born. Not just from our doctors, but it seems to be the first question most people ask when asking about your child. In this episode, we dive into the emotional component and get real about the shame, guilt and judgement that can arise if our children don’t hit milestones “on time.” We may wonder if our children are behind or blame ourselves for not “doing enough.” D shares openly about her son’s walking...
Published 06/27/24
Megan Roup is a celebrity trainer, founder of The Sculpt Society and most importantly, an incredible and inspiring mom of two. We talk all things identity and chat through the process of re-learning what it means to show up authentically postpartum, working-mom guilt and handling “hustle culture” when you enter motherhood. Megan talks overwhelm and boundaries, while also reminding herself every phase is temporary. We discuss body image, healing unhealthy relationships to food and the mindf***...
Published 06/20/24
One of our most requested topics - relationships. With the new responsibility of a child, our relationship dynamic changes - duh, we just don’t think we realized how extreme the change would be. We speak candidly about falling into defined roles, co-existing / co-parenting vs spending quality time together, the importance of clear communication, intentionality with our time, and how we keep our romantic relationship from turning into a business relationship - a work in progress for us.
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Published 06/13/24