Mamas in Training: Preparing for Pregnancy & Motherhood

Learn about the most important element to feeling empowered in motherhood in this Quick Training Tip Episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast.   Resources: Listen to My Story in EPISODE 94: https://www.mamasintraining.com/blog/ep94-why-im-not-a-mom-with-a-mom-podcast-with-your-host-jessica-lorion/    FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod ___________________________________________________

If you're considering adoption, it can come with a lot of unknowns and uncertainties. For the month of June, in honor of PRIDE month, we're sharing the adoption perspective from a same-sex couple.  Are you an LGBTQ+ couple that's curious about becoming parents? Maybe you're considering adoption. Maybe you are a single person looking to adopt on your own? OR are you in a heterosexual relationship and want to know how to speak to your children about LGBT+ families?  Well, today's couple Zack and Matt are here to speak to the additional challenges, fears, and hurdles that they've had to overcome when becoming parents. They share how to navigate the anxiety of adoption. And how we can prepare If adoption is right for us.     Learn about parenthood through adoption and the lens of inclusion in this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast.   FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod   Click HERE for the Full Show Notes ___________________________________________________

Featuring a Replay from 2021: Today, Kate Roddy and Kim Vopni join us in a fantastic discussion full of insights and takeaways regarding women's pelvic floors. In this episode, they talk about what women need to understand about their pelvis, the different exercises that prepare women for birth, how to remove the stigma around genital self-care, and the appropriate mindset and perspective women need to take when planning pregnancy. For women, a mother to her labor is the same as an athlete to a game.   Join us and take charge of your pelvic floor in this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast with Kate Roddy and Kim Vopni.   FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod   Click HERE for the Full Show Notes   *Check out the BoomBoom Blowout Bodysuits at BoomBoomBabyCo! *Remember to use the code: "MAMASPOD25" for 25% off!

What does a Doula do? What is the importance of a doula? Why can’t our partners support us like a doula? Aside from encouraging you, reminding you of your strength, preparing cool cloths, maybe with essential oils or playing your favorite music, a doula can physically help move and adjust your body to manage the pain of labor and can even supporT you to have a vaginal birth, if you so desire. While our partners can be there for our birth and support us for sure, they TOO have a lot of emotions, fears and distractions going on. It can be hard for them to be 100% fully focused on your needs. However a doula or “mother servant”’ is there for you and you alone.    Learn the impact a doula can have on your birth experience in this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast!   FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod   Click HERE for the Full Show Notes   *Check out the BoomBoom Blowout Bodysuits at BoomBoomBabyCo! *Remember to use the code: "MAMASPOD25" for 25% off! ___________________________________________________   🎉 JOIN us Every Month on Zoom at Mamas in Training PREMIUM CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP! Click THIS LINK to sign up today and we’ll see you at the end of the month!

How far have you gone to have control or FEEL like you have control over your life?Aside from the to-do lists and schedules, have you ever pushed your body past its limits? As we begin our journey into motherhood, even before conception, there is SO little control we have and this can feel frightening, uneasy and can even lead us to harming ourselves or those who love us.  For Josephine Atluri, her long journey into motherhood wreaked havoc on her ability to control. A mama of 7 children… yes, you read that correctly, 7, Josephine’s path was rocky and she had no control. She went through so much stress to build her family, that it led to an eating disorder. How did she make it through and how in the world does she get through each day with 7 children?! It was at her lowest point that she discovered the need for something more and she turned to mediation.    Listen in to learn how the power of meditation has impacted her life and how it can change yours too on this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast.   FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod   Click HERE for the Full Show Notes   *Check out the BoomBoom Blowout Bodysuits at BoomBoomBabyCo! *Remember to use the code: "MAMASPOD25" for 25% off! ___________________________________________________   🎉 JOIN us Every Month on Zoom at Mamas in Training PREMIUM CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP! Click THIS LINK to sign up today and we’ll see you at the end of the month!

When you get pregnant, you might start thinking… Now what?! Where do I start?  There is so much to think about and it can be overwhelming to know where to start. By the end of this episode, you will have a roadmap to guide you. When Type A mama, Kallista Andersen was pregnant, she felt overconfident and was more than ready. However, life didn't go quite as planned and she found herself exhausted and lost postpartum. Then, just four months postpartum, she got news that left her stunned.    Listen to hear what rocked Kallista's world and what she learned from that experience, on this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast.   FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod   Click HERE for the Full Show Notes   *Check out the BoomBoom Blowout Bodysuits at BoomBoomBabyCo! *Remember to use the code: "MAMASPOD25" for 25% off! ___________________________________________________   🎉 JOIN us Every Month on Zoom at Mamas in Training PREMIUM CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP! Click THIS LINK to sign up today and we’ll see you at the end of the month!

Postpartum Depression is one of the most common conditions in women after birth. In fact, there are over 3 million cases of women per year who are suffering, often silently. Postpartum depression, commonly referred to as PPD, can alter your mental and physical state and can range in how it affects one person to another.  Today we learn from mental health advocate, entrepreneur and mama, Sasha Nicole and her severe experience with postpartum depression. Learn the difference between baby blues, postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis.    **WARNING: Sasha doesn't hold back on her experience… So, if you're not in a safe place right now for this conversation, maybe save this one for later and go check out last week's episode.    Learn how Sasha dug herself out of a postpartum hole that lasted over one year in this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast.   FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod   Click HERE for the Full Show Notes   *Check out the BoomBoom Blowout Bodysuits at BoomBoomBabyCo! *Remember to use the code: "MAMASPOD25" for 25% off! ___________________________________________________   🎉 JOIN us Every Month on Zoom at Mamas in Training PREMIUM CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP! Click THIS LINK to sign up today and we’ll see you at the end of the month!

What is preeclampsia? It is one of the most common pregnancy complications. However, if diagnosed, it doesn't mean that there will be a severe case and can be treated very simply, but if it goes undetected, it could be fatal. So what are the symptoms, who is at risk? And what do we need to know if we get the diagnosis? Dr. Nicole Rankins is a board certified, practicing OBGYN and a mom of two who has dealt with many cases of preeclampsia over the last 15 years. She's helped more than 1000 babies come into this world and she is here to share with us what we need to know to stay healthy.    Learn what to look out for during pregnancy, so we can catch preeclampsia before it becomes severe in this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast.   FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod   Click HERE for the Full Show Notes   *Check out the BoomBoom Blowout Bodysuits at BoomBoomBabyCo! *Remember to use the code: "MAMASPOD25" for 25% off! ___________________________________________________   🎉 JOIN us Every Month on Zoom at Mamas in Training PREMIUM CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP! Click THIS LINK to sign up today and we’ll see you at the end of the month!

What if you could heal eczema & cradle cap with only 3 natural ingredients?  Sensitive and irritated skin is very common for our little ones since their skin is still thin and developing. Typically when it happens, we're told to use products with a thousand ingredients that half the time we can't pronounce or worse, a steroid cream that thins the skin even more. After Shubhangini Prakash struggled to heal her son’s eczema, she decided to solve the problem on her own. She created a product that had three simple, natural ingredients that actually come from the earth and cleared up the eczema in just one day! She is on a mission to share with mamas the importance of knowing the ingredients on the products we use for babies’ skin.  Listen in to learn the importance of knowing ingredients and how she can help you solve this problem for your future baby on this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast.   FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod   Click HERE for the Full Show Notes   *Check out the BoomBoom Blowout Bodysuits at BoomBoomBabyCo! *Remember to use the code: "MAMASPOD25" for 25% off! ___________________________________________________   🎉 JOIN us Every Month on Zoom at Mamas in Training PREMIUM CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP! Click THIS LINK to sign up today and we’ll see you at the end of the month!

How are you moving your body now, during pregnancy that will help prepare you to move your body postpartum? There are many questions surrounding fitness in pregnancy and postpartum... What we can/should do, When we can start, How should fitness look? It's overwhelming to navigate on your own, but we’re here to solve that problem. Kendra Fitzgerald & Nicole Coons are two sisters who created Devoted Mamas, with a mission to help moms minimize the impact of pregnancy & birth on their bodies. They have over 15 years of experience in the world of fitness, health and mindfulness and of course, they are both moms! Even with this fitness experience, after both of their first pregnancies, postpartum looked very different than they expected both physically and mentally. From postpartum depression to prolapse, these sisters have been there and have found a solution for us to find our way to fitness during our pregnancy and into postpartum.   Learn how to be strong in  your pregnancy and recover and heal in postpartum in this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast.   FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod   Click HERE for the Full Show Notes *Check out the BoomBoom Blowout Bodysuits at BoomBoomBabyCo! *Remember to use the code: "MAMASPOD25" for 25% off! ___________________________________________________   🎉 JOIN us Every Month on Zoom at Mamas in Training PREMIUM CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP! Click THIS LINK to sign up today and we’ll see you at the end of the month!