the denmother podcast

Learning to manage our emotions is a skill that helps us throughout our lives and it's a skill that can be learned even at a very young age, according to today's guest.  Constance Lewis, along with her husband Andre, is the passionate co-creator behind the books,  Miles and the Colorful Capes of Feelings and Mariah and the Colorful Tutus of Feelings , inspired by their son Miles, who und...

Your most important partnership is your marriage - especially if you are raising kids.  Today's guest went to hell and back through a contentious hate-filled divorce that ended up with reconciliation and a happily-ever-after and now she helps other couples do the same.   Kameran Alareqi is a Gottman certified marriage coach, the host of The Married and Connected Podcast, and the founder of th...

1 in 4 Americans are currently a part of the "Sandwich Generation" - adults who are or will be simultaneously raising kids while caring for aging parents. Our guest today is Nicole Hilgenkamp. Nicole spent 30 years fixing broken systems for Fortune 100 companies before turning that skill on the a system that constantly fails families - caregiving for aging parents. She founded of Your Pa...

Sleep issues don't always stop at the newborn phase... but don't you worry. We are in this together. Gemma Reynolds is here to offer professional advice and get you and your little one on the road to sleep. Gemma Reynolds is a Certified Child Sleep Specialist based in Nottinghamshire, UK but works with parents across the globe. She found sleep coaching after struggling with sleep with he...

ESPN was always the goal for Sports Reporter Lindsey Thiry, only that goal started to look different once she became a mom to two adorable boys. From being pregnant and "puffy" on the sideline to scheduling work around family and vice versa, Lindsey shares with us the fun and chaos of chasing (and achieving) your dreams as a mom.  You can catch Lindsey on Sundays on Sunday NFL Countdown,...

Ryann Watkin is a speaker, educator, podcaster and mom. She helps educators, parents and aspiring leaders feel happier at work and home through workshops, keynote talks and podcast interviews focusing on joy, resilience, and purpose. She’s here today to have an honest, soulful conversation with us about the identity shifts we experience throughout motherhood. You can find Ryann on Instagram and Li...

Rebecca Stewart has staffed some of the most elite houses in Hollywood with childcare help. She shares the ins and outs of this glitzy, driven world and what some of the top-tier parents ask their potential childcare that we often don't. This is a fun, eye-opening episode you won't want to miss!  To find out more about V.I.P. Nannies, click here . And you can follow the agency on Instagr...

Power struggles can make you feel powerless, frustrated and hopeless as a parent. But today's guest is here to offer guidance and hope! (And she even challenges me a little bit on my own parenting.) Katherine Sellery is a three-time TEDx speaker, an Amazon Best-Selling author and founder of the Conscious Parenting Revolution. She is a trusted voice for parents seeking to create more connected...

What does true joy look like? Does it look like a life free from suffering or pain? Or does it look like a fight to find and keep joy wherever we can? Today's guest knows first-hand the realities of joy and the fight for it.  Candace Payne is an author, speaker and a podcast host, but you may know her best as “The Chewbacca Mom” after her Facebook Live video trying on a Chewbacca Mask went vi...

The United States has the highest rate of children in single-parent homes in the world, with 80% of those homes led by women.  In many cases, women find themselves in this situation unexpectedly due to death, divorce, military deployment or other factors.  So how do you navigate and prepare for something like this? Today's guest has the answers.  Julie Barth is a mother to six children. She i...

How do we know if our baby's and toddler's language is developing normally? And what, if anything, can we do to help develop their language and speech? Page Maughan is a mom to two adorable girls. She is also a certified Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) who specializes in neuro rehabilitation. She works with children in schools and in the hospital setting and she’s here today to answer...

No matter what stage of parenting you're in, parenting is challenging.  Today on the denmother podcast, Dr. Lindsay Emmerson joins us to share tips and insight into every childhood stage of difficulty from toddler tantrums to teenage drama.  Dr. Lindsay Emmerson is a clinical psychologist who built Parenting With Psychology from a traditional therapy practice into a thriving online business s...

Carrying someone else's child comes with a whole host of emotions, and sometimes complications, but can provide expected parents with a life-changing gift: the gift of a family.  Today's guest knows first hand what surrogates go through. That's why she created her surrogacy agency, Joy of Life.  After years of working in the fertility field, Joy Millan felt called to create her own...

We, as women, have been shaped by advertising, diet culture, the beauty industry and so much more. And often, the messages we received early on start to affect our eating in negative ways. So, how do we navigate our own relationship with food while also working to help our kids have a healthy relationship with food? That's where Jessica Setnick comes in. Jessica Setnick is known by eating dis...

How does childhood trauma affect how we experience motherhood and parent our own children? Today's guest, Adriene Caldwell, would tell you that after experiencing and/or witnessing several traumatic events in childhood from emotional and physical abuse to suicide, death, pedophilia, sexual assault, severe mental illness and more, she was terrified to become a mother. Still, she says having he...

As moms, we are always advocating for our kids. Whether it's asking for more tests at the doctor's office, standing up for your parenting choices with friends and family, or holding fast to your faith during turbulent storms - moms are the backbone of many families. Today's guest knows, maybe more than most, how to stand up for and fight for her kids. Joslynn Jarrett-Skelton's...

Imagine finding your your husband's body at 31 and realizing you're now a widow and a single parent. Then, imagine finding out DAYS later that you're also pregnant with his second baby.  Dr. Liz Fiedler Mergen has spent the last five years navigating grief, loss, explaining death to one child who knew her daddy and one who never met him, then working toward her own healing and ultim...

After twenty years of nonstop climbing in the corporate world, Jon Hord hit a wall: his first panic attack. That moment made him realize he wasn’t showing up as the dad or husband he wanted to be. So he stepped off the predictable path he was on and built The Engaged Father Project to help other driven dads slow down, reset, and start leading at home with real intention. Jon’s eight week course us...

Her whole life, Katie Britton strived to be perfect. The pursuit resulted in her physical beauty, and a thrilling modeling career that opened many doors, but it also led to stress and an eating disorder. Years later, the word perfect would be used again to describe her first marriage: the allure of flying wherever she wanted, driving whatever car she wanted, buying whatever she wanted. But her lif...

I know so many moms who feel unfulfilled creatively, yet for one reason or another they have the very important task of being the default parent at this stage in life. Many want to create, some just want to earn an income from home. Well, the world of Voice Over Acting may be the solution to both.  Today, on a brand new episode of the denmother podcast, Amber Faith joins us to give us the inside s...

If you're like me, you wanted a big family when you were younger but either the realities of giving birth or raising kids or birth trauma or some other factor played a role in your decision to keep things small. Today's all new guest on the denmother podcast, however, did not keep things small. Not only does Jennifer Turnquist-Linn have a big family (she's raising eight kids), but s...

Whether you're on your first kid or your third, you can probably agree that there is so much to prepare for with a new baby that often we don't prepare enough to actually feed said baby! Maybe that is one reason why nearly 50% of moms give up on exclusive breastfeeding by three months.  But have no fear, Holly Hill is here! Holly Hill is a registered nurse of 20 years and a certified IBC...

As moms, we are always pivoting, and some more than most.  Today's guest, Surae Chinn, not only has had to adjust to the unexpected when she got divorced, but then becoming a single mom when her ex left. Then, adjusting to an ADHD diagnosis, and again to the news that her ex was arrested for domestic violence. With one unexpected turn after another, Surae has had to put in the work and be int...

How cool would it have been to see yourself in a book when you were a kid? For Sarah Tubert, not only did she not see anyone like her in print or on screen, but she didn't see anyone like her in real life either.  At the age of three, a surgeon's error left Sarah with facial paralysis and hearing loss, but Sarah's indomitable spirit led her to overcome these obstacles. Today, not on...

Doesn't it feel like we're always waiting for something? For a new job, for a friend to call, for inspiration, for purpose... But what if we didn't have to wait? And what if we could model for our kids what it means to create real momentum and really go for it in life and in work? Today's guest, Screenwriter and Author Meredith Lavender, knows first-hand what it means to create...