Mom Gone Mild

Who decided we have to have life figured out by a certain age? This week on Mom Gone Mild, I'm joined by Laná Huyck, a high school counselor of 20 years and the creator of Unfinished Stories , a podcast about becoming, not arriving. At 47, Laná decided it was time to take a chance on herself and pursue something new. We talk about the pressure women face to follow a certain timeline, overcomin...

It’s getting spooky on Mom Gone Mild! 🎃👻 My sister Sofia is back for our Halloween Special, and this one is pure chaos. We’re getting into listener submitted ghost stories, including a VERY haunted house 👀, a dating story that is genuinely scarier than any horror movie, a Halloween party that ends with a Titanic worthy moment, and an anonymous confession. Then we’re digging through the archives...

Lawyer. Mom. Cannabis advocate. Podcast host. And now, romance author. Joyce Gerber has never been afraid of a new chapter. This week on Mom Gone Mild , Lex sits down with Joyce, the creator and former host of the award-winning The Canna Mom Show , to talk about motherhood, cannabis, breaking stigma, and what happens when you allow yourself to evolve beyond the career or identity you thought you w...

What does it mean to embrace yourself when life changes the body and the future you imagined? In this episode of Mom Gone Mild , Lex welcomes Danielle Herzog: author, mother, educator, and two time breast cancer THRIVER. In honor of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we make space for an honest conversation about identity, resilience, and the woman behind the diagnosis. Danielle’s openness a...

What happens when you’ve spent years surviving, providing, raising your kids, and taking care of everyone else… and suddenly it’s time to figure out who you are? This week, I’m joined by Nikki Carbonell, mom of three, domestic violence survivor, trauma-informed yoga teacher, certified stretch and flexibility coach, and founder of Flame & Flow Creations. Nikki opens up about leaving an abusive marr...

Wake windows, contact naps, regressions, sleep training… there is SO much information out there about baby sleep. But what actually works for your baby? This week, Lex sits down with Jordan Lander, certified pediatric sleep consultant with Sleep Wise Consulting, registered nurse, and mom of two, for a judgment-free conversation about baby and toddler sleep. We talk about newborn sleep, wake window...

Noah’s Story: A Mother’s Journey Through Hydrocephalus This week on Mom Gone Mild , Madi Baker joins me to share Noah’s story a deeply personal conversation about motherhood, hydrocephalus, medical complexity, faith, and learning to navigate a life you never expected. Madi opens up about Noah’s diagnosis, the fear and uncertainty that came with it, the strength she found along the way, and what li...

Pregnant at 35 and suddenly considered “geriatric”?! In this solo episode, Lex shares the honest reality of having a baby after 35 from pregnancy after miscarriage and complicated hospital visits to becoming a mom when she was truly ready. She also opens up about addiction, waiting to start a family, Hispanic cultural pressure, choosing the right partner, and why motherhood didn’t make her life mo...

Why does making friends feel so much harder as an adult? We’re continuing our series highlighting regular women who are anything but average. This week, Lex sits down with Jennifer Cerritos, founder of Confetti & Connections, a community helping women throughout the Santa Clarita Valley find genuine friendship and connection. Jennifer opens up about motherhood, raising three boys, navigating d...

Have you ever heard of brainspotting? 👀 Because after this episode, you will. This week on Mom Gone Mild, I’m joined by Chelsea Spagnola, a licensed therapist who works with millennial moms, for an honest conversation about motherhood, mental health, and everything we carry that people don’t always see. We get into mom guilt, anxiety, losing yourself in motherhood, breaking generational cycles, r...

What happens when you stop worrying about what everyone else thinks and start actually OWNING who you are? This week, Kayla aka Baddie With a Belly joins Mom Gone Mild for an unfiltered conversation about confidence, body image, motherhood, going viral, and learning to take up space without apologizing for it. We talk about embracing your body after having a baby, dealing with judgment from strang...

This week on Mom Gone Mild , I’m joined by Kassy Rinehard, the woman behind SCV Things To Do and The Consistent Girlies Club! We’re talking motherhood, homeschooling, starting over, staying consistent when life gets messy, building community, and how Kassy turned her love for Santa Clarita Valley into something that brings local women together. From finding hidden gems around SCV to creating a com...

Season 2 is officially here, and things are changing. I’m no longer a newborn mama. We are officially in toddlerhood, life looks different, and honestly… so do I. In this solo episode, I’m sharing the 5 things that helped me find my sparkle again, become more confident, protect my peace, and feel more like myself. I’m not trying to become the old me again. I’m becoming a version of myself I actual...

Thirty episodes later... here we are. For the Season 1 finale, I wanted to do something different. This isn't a recap of everything I've learned or another advice episode. Instead, I'm dedicating this episode to the little boy who made Mom Gone Mild possible my son, Axel. As he's about to turn one, I've found myself reflecting on this incredible first year of motherhood. The hi...

After becoming a mom, I felt like I lost pieces of myself. In this episode, I’m sharing my journey from confused college student to hospice nurse, navigating postpartum depression and anxiety, leaving a career I loved, and ultimately finding myself again through motherhood and creating Mom Gone Mild. If you’ve ever questioned who you are outside of being “Mom,” I hope this conversation reminds you...

What if self-love isn't what we've been told it is? In this episode of Mom Gone Mild, we're talking about the difference between self-love and self-care and why they aren't the same thing. From keeping the promises you make to yourself to setting healthy boundaries, motherhood, confidence, and learning to stop abandoning yourself, this is an honest conversation about what self-love...

If I could sit down with my younger self over coffee, here's what I'd say. This week's episode is dedicated to my younger sisters, Olivia, Emma, and Sofia but it's also for every woman who's ever felt behind, heartbroken, lost, or wondered if everything was ever going to work out. We're talking about embracing girlhood, the magic of female friendships, why you shouldn't...

In this episode of Mom Gone Mild, I'm sharing a very personal conversation about learning to love and respect yourself again after life changes you. From becoming a first-time mom at 36, battling postpartum depression, overcoming addiction, losing 57 pounds, and rebuilding my life one small decision at a time, this episode is a reminder that growth doesn't happen overnight. We talk about m...

Have you ever noticed that the moment you start setting boundaries, speaking up for yourself, or changing old patterns, someone suddenly has a problem with it? In this episode, I'm sharing one of the most honest conversations I've had on Mom Gone Mild. We talk about people pleasing, motherhood, accountability, boundaries, growth, and what it really means to become a better version of yours...

Nobody talks enough about this part of motherhood. You love your partner. You WANT intimacy. You WANT connection. So why does your body feel completely disconnected? In this episode, I’m opening up about sex after baby, low libido postpartum, PCOS, body image, hormones, touched out mom life, confidence and trying to reconnect with myself after becoming a mom. Because this isn’t a husband problem....

I thought 75 Hard people were literally insane… and somehow I became one of them. In this episode I’m sharing my full honest experience with 75 Hard from a big girl perspective. Starting at 197 and ending at 170 but realizing this journey became about so much more than weight loss. We’re talking postpartum, yo yo dieting, DoorDash addiction, whole foods, workouts as a stay at home mom, GLP1 miscon...

⚠️ Gentle Trigger Warning: This episode discusses PCOS, infertility, miscarriage, postpartum depression, depression, binge eating, and mental health struggles. Please listen with care. This is one of the most vulnerable conversations I’ve ever shared. Today we’re talking about PCOS, infertility, miscarriage, pregnancy after loss, postpartum depression, motherhood, healing, and learning how to find...

Motherhood changed me more than I ever expected. In this episode of Mom Gone Mild, I’m opening up about the parts of motherhood that no one really talks about — anxiety, overstimulation, mom guilt, losing yourself for a while, and trying to figure out who you are again after becoming a mom. We’re talking about the reality of being a stay-at-home mom, working mom struggles, the pressure to do every...

this episode… yeah, she ate 🔥 today I'm sitting down with Viviana, a single mom of three stepping into her personal trainer era and fully in her most confident phase of life. and honestly it made me question everything we’ve been told about aging. because somewhere along the way we were taught that women peak in their 20s. but what if that’s not true at all? we talk about confidence, motherho...

We went from zero chemistry… to THIS. In this episode of  Mom Gone Mild , I finally convinced my husband (yes… the shy one ) to come on and tell our story from how we first met, to reconnecting years later, to the chaos, the growth, fatherhood, and everything in between. We’re talking: ✨ how we met (and why there was NOTHING there at first) ✨ the DM that changed everything ✨ moving FAST… like n...