Honest as a Mother

Send a textAmanda is joined by the Weird Mom Podcast Host Chelsie Washington and they are talking about so many different topics in this episode.Included in this episode:C Sections - The Recovery, having to be so vulernable and how it is so hard for moms to ask for help, even after their abdonmen has been cut in halfEmotions after giving birthDaily expectations and how we should deal with them early postpartumAllowing ourselves to just surviveResentment with our spouses. How we need to learn to lean on them and work as a teamMental load of motherhoodFollow Chelsie @weirdmompod Support the show

Send a textSolo Podcast #2 and Amanda is answering her number one asked question of why she started the podcast.Included in this episode:Amanda shares how the idea of her podcast came to beHer experience into motherhood and how it was not at all what she expectedFollow Amanda on instagram @honest.as.a.mother_Apply to be a co-author in the Honest as a Mother Book at: https://www.lead-her.com/applySupport the show

Send a textAmanda is joined by the amazing Kathryn Millhouse of Motherup. Kathryn and Amanda are getting honest as a mother about so many topics on this weeks episode.Included in this episode:Kathryns journey with infertility and what that was like for herBonding - How Kathryn did not bond with her daughter right away and how it is okayPostpartum Anxiety and Depression - what it looked like for Kathryn and how she had to naviagte through the healthcare system blind to get herself the right help.Breastfeeding - What a challenge it can be and how it can effect our mental healthCan mental illness after having a child effect your decision on having another? Amanda and Kathryn discuss thisWhat is Motherup and why was it created?Follow Kathryn @_motherup  & at: www.motherup.com.au/Support the show

Send a textAmanda is joined by Sabrina Martelli and they are talking about motherhood and balancing life all together.Included in this episode:Work/Family Balance - How Sabrina manages thisWorking through mom guilt when we want to do something for ourselvesMarriage - We are normalizing the fact that marriages can struggle when you have childrenSelf Worth - How motherhood can bring this out in you and how we are teaching our children self worthGratitude and VisualizationFollow Sabrina at @sabrinamartelli_beadiamondSupport the show

Send a textAmanda is joined by Abby Klein from Gotta Go! Potty Training and she is answering all the questions that were submitted by our listeners.Included in this episiode:What is a potty training consultant and why would parents need oneHow to know when your child is ready to be potty trainingDos and Don'ts Night trainingAccidents and how to handle themRegressions and how to handle themFollow @gotta_go_potty_trainingSupport the show

Send a textAmanda is starting her own mini solo episodes and this week she is diving into introducing herself, and how her son Connor started school this year. She is talking about her feelings around him starting school and how he has become so independent. She talks about how motherhood is weird. It can want you wanting one thing one minute and another the next and she cannot keep up.Follow Amanda on Instagram @honest.as.a.mother_ Apply to be a Co-Author in her upcoming book "Honest as a mother" at: https://www.lead-her.com/applySupport the show

Send a textAmanda is joined by her friend Lauren and they are discussing race and how we can teach our children about race.Included in this episode:Lauren tells us how we can teach our children about race, and how it is not as big as a deal as it feelsHow we can teach our children that everyone is different but to treat everyone with loveColourism - What is it and why is it important that we know what it isBLM Movement - What is it and why is it importantFollow Lauren on Instagram @blended_kidz and listen to her podcast "Life with Little Ones"Support the show

Send a textAmanda is joined by friend and mom Alisha AKA the Expert Hot Mess Mom and they are talking about motherhood, what its been like for Alisha thus far and how perfectionism tried to creep in.Included in this episode:Perfectionism in motherhood. How this comes into play and why its such a problem. Alisha shares her experience with perfectionism.Alisha has learned to love her "hot mess mom" self and this has changed her lifeBreaking generaltional traumaHow Alisha is now coaching other women to have a life they love outside of being a mother.Follow Alisha on Instagram @expert.hotmessmomSupport the show

Send a textAmanda is joined by friend Christina Sanders, fellow mom and maternal mental health advocate.Included in this episode:**Trigger Warning, talks of Suicide**PMDD - what is it? What Christina experiences on a monthly basisDifference between PMDD and PMSHow to parent without a village. How we created our own village.Maternal mental health, why Christina is such an advocateCreating boundaries with our children to keep ourselves happyFollow Christina on Instagram @christinasmentalhealthSupport the show

Send a textAmanda is joined by Tiktok Icon Emily Feret and they are talking about motherhood and normalizing being a normal mom with a normal life.Included in this episode:Emily is a content creator on Tiktok who is normalizing normal life as a SAHM for moms everywhereBeing a SAHM. Emily shares what an average day is for her and how people perceive her as "lazy" and that she doesnt have a "real job"We are breaking down how much work being a mom isContent creation. How it works and how it is so much more than just scrolling on Tiktok all day longFollow Emily on Tiktok @emilyjeanne333 and on Instagram @emilyjeanneferetSupport the show