Honest as a Mother

Send a textAmanda is joined by  Robyn Murray who is a Pelvic Physiotherapist and they are talking about sex after giving birth.Included in this episode:Sex after giving birth - Whats normal, what is not. When should we be having sex again?Pain with sex. Is this normal? How can a pelvic physiotherapist help?Pain in pregnancy - not normal and Robyn explains whyA Gentle C - What is this type of birth?Wife GuiltRobyn answers your listener questionsFollow Robyn on Instagram at: pelvicphysio_momWork with Robyn at: birthingbodywellness.caSupport the show

Send a textAmanda is joined by Tiktok Star Gwenna Laithland AKA Momma Cusses and they are being open and honest about motherhood.Included in this episode:How Gwenna feels there is no such thing as a "first time mom" and whyWe discuss postpartum depression and why there is such a stigmaHot Mom Summer conversations. What is this and why is it so important to us?Amandas favourtie honest as a mother confession yetFollow Gwenna on instagram @mommacusses and on Tiktok @mommacussesSupport the show

Send a textAmanda is joined by Dr. Siobhan Kennedy-Costantini and we are talking about mental health, and finding the grey in motherhood.Included in this episode:How we feel motherhood is not black and white, no matter what others say.Finding beauty in the grey in motherhoodLove and hate for motherhood, we are allowed to have 2 emotions at the same timeShe loves to talk about science based parenting as a doctor in child developmentShe shares her extremely brave story with postpartum depressionFollow Siobhan @science_minded on InstagramSupport the show

Send a textAmanda is joined by Doula and Mom, Stephanie Bouwman.Included in this episode:What a Doula is and what are the benefits of having one?C-Sections and how Doulas can be involvedWater breaking - it is not always like they show in the movies?The importance of our pelvic floorPeeing ourselves after having a baby is not normal despite what we have been toldKegels - Are they really that important?Postpartum - How Steph feels now after having her fourth baby vs when she had her firstFollow Steph on Instagram @steph,bouwmanSupport the show

Send a textAmanda is joined by fellow Ontario mom Libby Ward and they are being honest as a mother through this whole episode!Included in this episode:Generational Trauma - What is it? How Amanda and Libby both are "gentle parenting" and how exhausting this can beHow motherhood is hard AF and Libby is not afraid to be honest about thatBig emotions in kids. Why does it trigger us so much ?!Libby shares how she is a recovering perfectionist and how she broke the cycle of perfectionLibby also shares how she is creating peace in her life and how she got hereFollow Libby on instagram @diaryofanhonestmom and on Tiktok @diaryofanhonestmomSupport the show

Send a textThis week Amanda is joined by Jamie Contarini, a sleep coach from Good Night Sleep Site and they are discuss all topics of sleep and answering all your questions.Included in this episode:ABC's of sleep. What are they? How can we get our child to sleep safely?Co-Sleeping and how we can get out of co-sleepingSleep Training. What is it? Is there more ways than the cry it out method? Find out from Jamie during this episodeJamie answers listener questions that were sent inFollow Jamie on Instgram @gnss_jamie and work with her at: https://goodnightsleepsite.com/jamie/Support the show

Send a textAmanda is joined this week by Meenakshi Sharma who is a mother, wife and advocate for maternal mental health.Included in this episode:Meenakshi shares her story of becoming a mom, what it was like and how she was diagnosed with PTSD from her birth trauma that she did not even know was trauma.We talk birth trauma and what it can look likeMaternal mental health. What CPMHC is doing, what we think our country could do better and how we would like to see the changeFollow Meenakshi on Instagram @mamauntoldthoughtsSupport the show

Send a textAmanda is joined by Natalie Vecchione who is a podcast host, a mom, and the co-founder of FASD Hope.Included in this episode:Natalie shares how she adopted both of her children and how they were two very different adoptionsNatalies son was diagnosed with FASD and she talks with Amanda through this journey and what it was like for her and her familyNatalie started FASD Hope with her husband. She tells us about thisFollow Natalie on Instagram @fasdhope and learn more about their foundation at :https://www.fasdhope.com/Support the show

Send a textToday Amanda is joined by Cierra Bailey aka Not Mother Goose and they are discussing prenatal, pregnancy and postpatum depression.Included in this episode:Cierra shares her story with Prenatal and Pregnancy Depression and how it turned to postpartum depressionBonding with your child - It is not always that movie moment. It can take timeHaving a newborn in the pandemic. How Cierra feels COVID stole her Mat LeaveLeaving the house for the first time with your kids. The Anxiety! Can we talk about what happens when the stroller isn't in the car already?!Follow Cierra @notmothergoose on InstagramSupport the show

Send a textAnother Bonus Episode to hear more about presales of our collaborative coauthor book coming out very soon!Amanda is joined by fellow co-author Jenn Hoffmeister and Tesha Gibbon and they are chatting about what they wrote about in the book, why they chose a coauthor project and what this has been like for them so far.To get your copy of Momming hard please reach out to any of the authors of the book. You can find more information here: https://www.lead-her.com/momming-hardSupport the show