BDA Baby (Before, During and After Baby)

Amina Pasha of Thrive Market joined us to share insights on healthy eating and how Thrive can help you keep your pantry full of healthy staples for the family. We talk through Thrive’s sustainable practice and also touch on balance motherhood and career. Amina also shares more about Thrive’s mission driven approach, and some of her favorite staples that are available on Thrive Market.  Please join us on YouTube for our full conversation and many more on video!

My sister Christina joined us for another conversation all about sisterhood. We got into some of our personal experience as sisters growing up and answered some of your questions about being sisters. Maintaining family bonds was something that is so important to us, and one of the best bonds is being sisters. We reflect on our childhood and how we felt it was important that we stayed supportive rather than competitive and round out the conversation with some advice for current parents fostering sibling relationships. Please join us on YouTube for our full conversation and many more on video!

So many parents will find themselves worrying if they’re doing enough to create a secure attachment with their children. Today, we’re joined by Eli Harwood, the creator of Attachment Nerd and bestselling author of Raising Securely Attached Kids to talk all about attachment and managing our emotions.Eli’s new book How to Deal with Your ___ So Your Kids Don’t Have To is a practical encyclopedia for parents to reference again and again. She covers everything from what to do when you’re feeling angry to how to talk to your partner about getting into therapy. Today, we delve into fostering a secure bond with our kids and how important it is to take care of our own emotional baggage for the sake of our kids. Everyone can benefit from Eli’s work because as she says, the best gift you can give your kids is secure attachment.Learn more about Eli here: https://www.attachmentnerd.com/ Pre-order How to Deal here: https://www.attachmentnerd.com/books Please join us on YouTube for our full conversation and many more on video!

As part of our sisterhood series, I sat down with Emily Jackson and Rachel Parcell. They share their experiences growing up together as a tight knit family of four sisters and all the highs and lows that come along with sisterhood. We discuss different sister dynamics, navigating conflict, and supporting each other. We also get into the process of forming your own self-image while also staying close to your siblings. This series celebrated the unique gift of sisterhood, and Emily and Rachel are such great examples of that gift.Please join us on YouTube for our full conversation and many more on video!

This week I sat down with Elizabeth Zwillinger, one of the co-founders of Biologica, to talk all about hormonal health. We dive into Biologica’s groundbreaking multivitamin, specifically formulated to support women’s hormonal health. We also get into the link between hormones and gut health, and how Biologica can help support healthy hormones and a healthy gut. Elizabeth is passionate about filling the gaps left behind by traditional supplements, and Biologica does just that. Learn more about Biologica at the links below!  Order Biologica here: https://go.shopmy.us/p-43407818 Please join us on YouTube for our full conversation and many more on video! 

Jenny Best is a mom of three and founder of Solid Starts. In this episode, she joined us to walk through all the complexities of feeding babies and toddlers. We talk through common concerns when starting solids, the idea of baby-led weaning, and how to address picky eating. Jenny emphasizes the importance of trusting your own parental intuition and remembering that you are the one that knows your child best. She also gives us some great advice for managing good refusal and fostering health family mealtimes.  Please join us on YouTube for our full conversation and many more on video! 

When I heard about coregulation from Marc Brackett years ago, it changed the way that I parent. It actually changed how I behave in most of my relationships and has given me a whole new awareness of what goes on when our kids have big feelings. I learned all of this from Marc Brackett and I’m so excited to spread the knowledge with all of you.  Marc is professor at Yale and founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. Coregulation is really the key to life. Marc explains how you can't help your child co-regulate if you can't self-regulate yourself, why there's no such thing as a bad emotion, and the critical difference between anxiety, stress, and overwhelm.  Marc introduces the concept of creating an Emotional Intelligence Charter with your family during calm moments, rather than waiting for meltdowns to happen. From handling bedtime battles to managing your own triggers, Marc offers practical tools like asking yourself "Will this matter in a week?" and reminds us to be curious explorers rather than a critical judges of emotions. Whether you're a parent or simply want to improve your own emotional well-being, Marc reminds us it's never too late to build these skills.  Order his book "Dealing With Feeling" here https://go.shopmy.us/p-42655649 Please join us on YouTube for our full conversation and many more on video! 

Beverley Mitchell joined us to share her insights on motherhood, personal growth, and the challenges that come with balancing family personal goals. Beverley emphasizes the importance of building a supportive sisterhood among mothers where we all feel safe to ask for help. Embracing vulnerability and overcoming the fear of judgment where so important in Beverley’s journey, and she encourages others to learn how to let go of their own fears of being judged. We also touch on her time on Special Forces, and her experience as a working mom. Please join us on YouTube for our full conversation and many more on video! 

Hayley Arceneaux, our first BDA Baby guest who's been to space talks about her journey beating childhood cancer to becoming an astronaut, to turning her journeys into heart-warming children's books. She talks about how to be brave in the face of scary situations, the healing power of returning to St. Jude’s to give back and so much more.If you're looking for an inspiring story of resilience, dreaming big and growing up, this one's for you! Order her book here: https://go.shopmy.us/p-41611075 Please join us on YouTube for our full conversation and many more on video! 

We sat down with Michelle Pratt of Safe in the Seat to talk through all the complexities of car seat safety from proper installation to when to size up your seat. Michelle explains the different types of car seats, and when your child should be moving up to the next style of seat. Car seat safety is critical, and Michelle has great tips on how to make sure you’re installing and using your car seat correctly. Michelle hopes that safe in the seat can help parents feel less overwhelmed by all of the car seat information that is out there. Understanding the basics can go a long way to help make sure your child is as safe as possible in your car. Please join us on YouTube for our full conversation and many more on video!