Doing it All(ish)

Everyone prepares you for the birth. Almost no one prepares you for what happens in your head before, during, and after it. This week I’m joined by Elizabeth Greenly, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with Flourish Counseling Services in Raleigh, who supports women through infertility, pregnancy, loss, and early parenthood. We talk about the emotional rollercoaster of trying to conceive,...

It's 5:15, someone's hanging on your leg, and you're staring into the fridge hoping dinner will make itself. Sound familiar? In this episode, speech-language pathologist and feeding specialist Morgan Berliner shares five simple ways to make family dinner easier, starting tonight. No meal prep marathon or fancy planner required. You'll learn how to stop cooking two dinners, why serving food "in pie...

This week on Doing It All(ish), we’re joined by Greensboro Realtor and business owner Deesha Hugosson for an honest conversation about what that actually looks like. Deesha started her real estate career at 22 and has spent the last decade building a successful business, team, and personal brand. Now, with a three-year-old and a new baby at home, she’s navigating a completely different season of a...

This week we're keeping it light and fun! Christina and Morgan each share five things they're loving right now, some practical, some random, and all very real. Morgan talks about the small win of her girls riding the bus this year, getting back on Thrive Market for easy lunch and snack staples, the three-person steps challenge that's keeping her moving, the greens powder that gives her a morning b...

Your kid won't touch anything green, refuses new foods, and dinner has become a nightly battle but is it just a phase, or something more? In this episode, pediatric SLP and feeding specialist Morgan Berliner breaks down the real clinical difference between typical picky eating and "problem feeding," the six questions she asks families in an evaluation, and exactly when it's time to stop waiting it...

What are the little systems that actually make busy family life easier? In this episode of Doing It All(ish), we’re talking about the routines, systems, and small changes that are saving us right now as moms, business owners, and women trying to keep up with all the moving pieces of life. From creating a “launch pad” by the door for backpacks and shoes, to Sunday meal prep, Crock-Pot nights, repur...

What happens when you go into your second birth knowing a little more, expecting a little more, and remembering just how hard postpartum can be? In this episode of Doing It All(ish), Christina shares the full story of welcoming her second baby, from the birth itself to the first few months postpartum. After having a particularly difficult postpartum experience the first time around, she talks hone...

Season 2 of Doing It All(ish) is officially here, and we’re kicking things off with a much-needed catch-up. After a summer away from the podcast, Morgan and Christina sit down to talk about what life has actually looked like lately: kindergarten, summer schedules, traveling with kids, a new baby, postpartum recovery, breastfeeding, childcare, working, working out, and the never-ending question of...

After 37 episodes, countless honest conversations, and one full season of Doing It All(ish)… we’re reflecting on everything this podcast taught us about motherhood, business, mental load, relationships, IVF, postpartum, grief, friendship, and what “doing it all” actually means. In this Season 1 finale, we’re talking about: • the episodes that impacted us most • the conversations we still think abo...

You don’t need a perfect routine. You don’t need more parenting advice. You need less noise…and more tools that actually work. In this episode, we sit down with pediatric mental health nurse practitioner Raeanne Johnson to talk about what it really looks like to raise emotionally healthy kids—without overcomplicating everything. Because if you’ve ever thought: → “Am I doing this wrong?” → “Why doe...

Today’s episode is a real one. We’re diving into unpopular mom opinions—the kind that might make you pause, question things, or quietly say… “wait, I actually agree.” From toddlers and extracurriculars to discipline, rest, business, and identity in motherhood—we’re sharing honest takes on what it really looks like to navigate life as a mom without losing yourself in the process. We talk about: Why...

If you’ve ever felt like you own your business… but still do everything inside it, this episode is going to hit. This week on Doing It All(ish), we’re joined by Jackie Murphy, founder of Studio CEO, to talk about the hard truth most women in business don’t realize: You’re not stuck because you need more strategy… You’re stuck because you’re still thinking like an employee. We dive into: The bigges...

What does it actually look like to start a small business while raising young kids… and working full-time? In this episode of Doing It All(ish), we sit down with Jessica McNulty, co-founder of The Refreshery, to talk about the real, unfiltered experience of building a brick-and-mortar business while raising three young children. From funding the business themselves to navigating unpredictable sale...

In this catch-up episode, we’re getting real about what life has looked like lately — from the busiest season of small business ownership to pregnancy updates, family health stress, burnout, and the simple wellness habits helping us stay afloat. We talk about what it’s like to finally come up for air after a packed season, what pregnancy has looked like in the third trimester after IVF, what it me...

On this episode of the Doing It All Ish podcast, Morgan interviews parent coach and board-certified lactation consultant Clair Ashburn about toddler meltdowns, co-regulation, and reducing power struggles without rewards or punishments.  Clair shares her background transitioning from lactation consulting to parent coaching, then explains how kids’ nervous systems mirror parents’ regulation and why...

If family meal planning feels like one more thing sitting in your brain all week long, this episode is for you. In this episode of Doing It All(ish), we’re sharing our real-life systems for meal planning, meal prep, easy weeknight dinners, feeding toddlers and kids, and reducing the mental load around food. As busy moms raising families, working, and trying to eat as healthy as we can without perf...

If you’ve ever felt like motherhood added a thousand responsibilities but nobody handed you a new operating system, this episode is for you. We’re joined by Alex Payetta, a systems and routines expert and mom of three, to talk about what really changes after kids: your capacity, your nervous system, your time, and the mental load that follows you everywhere. Alex shares the practical systems she u...

In this quarterly check-in episode of Doing It All(ish), we’re catching up on life, pregnancy, and everything in between. Christina is 28 weeks pregnant after IVF, and we’re talking about what this pregnancy looks like compared to the first — from juggling a toddler to navigating extra scans, maternal fetal medicine, and the hidden risks that can come with IVF pregnancies. We cover: Pregnancy afte...

If you’ve ever stood in the Target aisle trying to read ingredient labels and wondering which products are actually safe, this episode is for you. In today’s episode of Doing It All(ish), we sit down with Andrea, founder of the Switch Natural app, to talk about non-toxic living, safer swaps, clean beauty, and how to build a low-tox lifestyle without overwhelm. We cover: How to read ingredient labe...

It’s time for a cozy, real-life Q&A episode — the kind that feels like you’re hanging out with us while folding laundry, driving carpool, or hiding in the pantry for one quiet minute. We’re answering questions about: What we swore we’d “never do” as moms (and now do daily) Current survival dinners + snack rotations (hello, chicken nuggets + crockpot everything) The one house thing that drives...

In today’s episode, I’m sitting down with one of my closest friends, Leighanne McGill Jacobs — a physician assistant in aesthetics/dermatology and a new-ish mom raising a toddler in New York City. From the outside, Leighanne’s life looked totally normal: demanding career, motherhood, doing it all. But behind the scenes, she was quietly navigating an invisible postpartum injury — pelvic organ prola...

Motherhood can feel isolating… even when you’re never technically alone. In this episode, we’re talking all things mom friendships — how they shift after babies, why they’re harder to build than anyone warns you about, and how to actually maintain them in the chaos of real life. We cover: Why mom friends matter (more than we admit) How friendships change from baby #1 to baby #2 (and beyond) The un...

What does it really take to “do it all” as a working mom — and why does it feel so heavy? In this episode of Doing It All(ish), we sit down with Emily Judice, nervous system coach, mentor to high-achieving women, podcast host of Be That Girl, and Amazon bestselling author, to unpack the mental load, invisible labor, and nervous system stress that so many working moms are carrying behind the scenes...

Postpartum psychosis is rare—but when it happens, it is a medical emergency that far too many families don’t recognize until crisis hits. In this powerful episode of Doing It All(ish), we sit down with Emily, a mom of two, to share her firsthand experience with postpartum psychosis after the birth of her first daughter. With no prior mental health history or risk factors, Emily walks us through th...

January wellness can feel overwhelming—new routines, big goals, and pressure to “do it all right.” In this episode of Doing It All(ish), Christina and Morgan share what their real wellness routines actually look like in this season of motherhood, business, and life. This isn’t about perfection or starting over. It’s about movement goals that feel doable, habits that fit into real schedules, and we...