Drafting Motherhood

Twenty episodes. Four months. One very unexpected journey. In this Season 1 finale of Drafting Motherhood , I’m sitting down to reflect on the conversation we’ve built together over these first 20 episodes. How together, we're creating a place where mothers could share their stories, ask questions, laugh at the chaos, and remind one another that none of us are doing this alone. Those stories now m...

What does it look like to build a successful writing career while raising seven children? For award-winning, bestselling author and ghostwriter Lana McAra, it looked a lot less like a quiet office and a lot more like homeschooling seven children on the Caribbean island of Grenada. Lana has written more than 50 books, sold over one million copies, worked as a professional editor and book coach, and...

Welcome back to The Village Draft , a special series where I share your anonymous motherhood stories and we unpack them together. This week we're talking all about friendship, finding your people, and the beautiful, messy process of building a village. From mom friendships that become family to the courage it takes to put yourself out there and make new connections, this episode is a reminder that...

What happens when your child suddenly stops trusting their own body? This week, I'm joined by children's author & parent coach, Constance Lewis. What started as a conversation about a single book quickly became a touching tale that revealed the author's true inspiration. After her son Miles experienced a life-changing seizure at four years old, Constance spent a year fighting for answers befor...

Somewhere between serving separate dinners, calling my soda "spicy," surviving endless renditions of Let It Go, and catching vomit with my bare hands...I became that mom. This week's episode was recorded after nearly three hours of bedtime negotiations with my very chatty toddler, so welcome to the sleepy edition of Drafting Motherhood. Today I'm sharing the things I swore I'd never do as a parent...

Many women have faced the same question at one point or another in their career... Is this really how I want to spend my life? For Anna Runyan, that moment came while watching her boss return from maternity leave only to lose the job she'd devoted years to. It was a wake-up call that changed everything. In this episode of Drafting Motherhood , I'm joined by Anna, founder of Classy Career Girl, as...

Whether you're getting ready to have your first baby or your tenth, preparing for a new baby always feels like information overload. Birth plans, hospital bags, and what about when we get the baby home? How does anyone survive those first few sleepless weeks?? In this episode, I'm answering four of the most common questions expecting parents ask: • How do I choose the right childbirth option for m...

What happens when you spend your life building a foundation, only to discover your next chapter is already waiting for you? In this episode, I sit down with Barbara Mojica, author of the beloved Little Miss History series, to talk about the journey behind creating stories that bring history to life for children and families. Barbara shares how her background in education, passion for historical ac...

Welcome to the very first edition of The Village Draft, a new recurring segment where mothers from our community share their stories, questions, lessons, and the moments that make us laugh, cry, and occasionally question how our children have survived this long. In this episode, we're opening the mailbox and diving into listener submissions about parenting hacks, self-care, identity shifts, and th...

What if one of the most powerful parenting tools isn't something you buy, but something you already use every day? This week on Drafting Motherhood, I'm joined by bestselling author and parenting educator Jody Hill, author of The Parent's Secret Superpower. We discuss positive parenting, breaking generational cycles, emotional regulation, and how our words can help raise confident, resilient kids....

Motherhood can be beautiful, but it can also be incredibly isolating. In this personal diary-style episode, I'm sharing my journey of building a village from scratch, navigating life far from family, making mom friends, strengthening my marriage after kids, and realizing that community isn't just important for our children, it's essential for us, too. We'll talk about the realities of modern mothe...

Motherhood is expensive. Mentally, emotionally, and literally. So I asked myself: if moms got paid for everything they actually do… what would they be paid? And how much does a working mom realistically need to make just to stay afloat? In this episode, I unpack the mental load of motherhood, burnout, childcare costs, and the financial pressure facing moms today. I also dive into my family history...

In this week's episode of Drafting Motherhood, I’m sharing the very true and slightly chaotic story of how I accidentally became a children’s author. I share how one late-night idea sent in the group chat somehow turned into a manuscript archive on Google Docs, countless hours at YouTube University building a website, and creating an independent publishing house while learning the ins and outs of...

In this special Mother’s Day episode of Drafting Motherhood , we’re celebrating the beautiful side of motherhood through heartfelt stories from moms across every stage of parenting. From toddlers singing in the backseat to watching grown children build lives of their own, this episode explores the love, connection, growth, and joy that make motherhood so meaningful. Throughout the episode, real mo...

Being creative in motherhood can honestly feel impossible. Between the exhaustion, the pressure to “do it all,” and the constant comparison on social media, it’s easy to lose touch with yourself completely. In this episode, I’m talking about what it actually looks like to find creativity in the chaos. From the weight of hustle culture to the double-edged sword of social media, we’re unpacking why...

What’s for dinner? It’s a question moms hear on repeat…but what if it’s about more than just food? In this episode of Drafting Motherhood, I explore the quiet, powerful role food plays in shaping connection, memory, and family identity. After an insightful conversation with a 73-year-old mama, this episode pivoted from “perfect dinner table conversations” to something much simpler and more profoun...

TW: grief, loss of a parent Today’s episode is a deeply personal one. In this episode, I share how becoming a writer wasn’t born from a lifelong dream, but from a quiet nudge I'd felt after having my first daughter . But that nudge unfortunately collided with a moment that changed my family's lives. After the unexpected loss of my father-in-law, and alongside my best friend experiencing the same o...

Now boarding a direct flight to your main character energy… please check all emotional baggage (and loose rocks??) at the gate. For years, I was living like the supportive best friend in my own life; self-aware, giving great advice, and emotionally…unavailable to myself. lol. love that. In this episode, I’m getting into how therapy, specifically EMDR and somatic work, helped me stop intellectualiz...

Girls’ Night Out in your 20s: dancing on tables, bonding with strangers in the bathroom. Girls’ Night Out as a mom: dry heaving after 2 glasses of wine, if you get home after 10 pm, expect to nurse a 24-hour headache the next day. In this episode of Drafting Motherhood , I’m sharing my personal evolution of GNO, from chaotic nights out to savoring connection through conversations over shared desse...

Motherhood’s a wild ride; one minute you’re crying over baby pictures thinking “Omg how did they get so big??” the next you’re googling if it’s normal to be overstimulated by your own name. In this short intro, I’m sharing what Drafting Motherhood is really about, who it’s for, and why these conversations matter. So whether you’re waiting in the car-rider line, taking your first solo dump in a wee...