The Mom's Got This... Mostly Podcast

Have you ever caught yourself white-knuckling your way through a season of life, just waiting for it to be over? I spent years doing that with fall. I dreaded it — the end of summer, the return to routine, the goodbye to all the fun and lightness. Until a few years ago when something shifted and I started to see what the season was actually trying to teach me. This one is reflections from my morni...

That nagging voice telling you you're a bad mom? She's lying to you and she has a name. In my last voice note about habits, I shared how I uncovered my mean inner critic and, since then, I haven’t stopped thinking about her. So I gave her a name (meet Bertha), and I went digging into all the sneaky places she's been running the show without me even noticing. What I found stopped me in my tracks: u...

Have you ever told yourself you have no follow-through? That you just can't stick to anything so why even bother starting again? I believed that about myself for years... until one evening in the shower I stopped and asked: is that actually true? This is my first episode in a new, more intimate format — think less-produced, more like the voice notes you get from your best friends. And I'm kicking...

Have you been quietly telling yourself you gave up? That you're behind, you're lazy, you should be pushing harder all because you took your foot off the gas during a season that asked more of you than you had to give? I want to suggest a different word for what you've actually been doing… retreating. This episode came from a question someone recently asked me which was “when things get really hard...

Have you ever looked up from the school pickups, the to-do lists, and the endless roles you fill only to realize you weren't sure who you were anymore?  If that ache is familiar, then this episode is for you. I've been hearing it from so many moms — "I don't even know what I like anymore," "everything I do is for work or my family," "now that the kids are in school, I don't know what to do with my...

I have been away for about a month and I want to be honest about why. I’ve been navigating a really tough season. I did not want to create from an empty cup or force content just to keep a schedule, so I rested. That is the exact thing I ask you to do and it felt important to actually do it myself. Now I am easing back in gently with something a little lighter than usual. Today I am sharing my sum...

If you've ever swallowed your hurt to keep the peace — told yourself it wasn't a big deal, hoped the feeling would just go away on its own — this episode is for you. A while back, a close friend left me a voice note that brushed right past something vulnerable I'd shared. It stung. And instead of saying anything, I did what so many of us do: I went quiet. I tried to logic my feelings away. I start...

If you've ever felt like you're pouring yourself out and getting almost nothing back, then this conversation is the exhale you've been needing. I sat down with Adhana McCarthy — physician associate, certified yoga therapist, somatic educator, and Army Lieutenant Colonel with over 20 years of service — and she said something I haven't been able to stop thinking about: you cannot strategy your way o...

If you've been carrying everything and calling it strength — this one's for you. One ordinary Sunday, the universe handed me the same message three times in under an hour. I almost missed it — in fact, I did miss it at first, recognizing it as a limiting belief in everyone but myself. It took one gentle question from a friend to crack it open. First came grief. Then rage. And underneath it all was...

If you've ever felt like ambition and motherhood are pulling you in opposite directions — this episode is going to change something in you. I sat down with Beth and Victoria, the powerhouse duo behind Female Mavericks, and I walked away from this conversation feeling both fired up and deeply seen. Between them, they've founded three companies, successfully exited two for seven plus figures, and ra...

Some weeks hand you a lot. A 12-hour road trip. A wedding full of people you love. Emotions you can't quite name. And a body that's just... done. This episode is a little different. It's more of an experience than a typical conversation — and it starts in the dark, with a candle, and a shower. In this solo episode, Alicia shares two simple practices that helped her process an unexpectedly emotiona...

What if the answer to "how is this all going to work out" isn't more planning — it's more trust? In this episode, Alicia sits down with Cara Nance, Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, founder of Tutum Leadership Coaching, and host of the Tutum Talk podcast, for a conversation that feels less like an interview and more like a deep exhale. Cara and Alicia talk about what it really means to follow your...

In this episode, Alicia shares a recent experience that completely shifted the way she moves through her life. Nothing around her changed — but for the first time, she didn’t lose herself in it. If you’ve been feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or like you’re just holding everything together… this episode is for you.   EPISODE RESOURCES Come Home To Yourself: A Guided Group Experience: Grab Your S...

In this deeply grounding and expansive conversation, Alicia sits down with Susanne Eifler—former international business owner turned intuitive coach—to explore what it really looks like to build a life and career that supports you, not the other way around. After building and leading a successful international company for 27 years, Susanne shares how she approached business and motherhood differen...

In this episode, I sit down with Elizabeth Rave—artist, therapist-in-training, and relationship coach—for a deeply honest conversation about what happens when the life you built no longer feels aligned. Elizabeth shares her journey from creative, purpose-driven work into motherhood, and the subtle way she found herself pouring all of her energy into others—until one day, she realized she had lost...

Today’s episode is a raw, heartfelt conversation about navigating hard seasons—the ones that stretch you, test you, and ask more of you than you feel ready to give. If you’re in a season that feels heavy, uncertain, or just harder than expected, this episode will remind you that you’re not stuck—you’re evolving. Alicia shares the mindset shifts and beliefs that have carried her through years of ch...

What do you do when the dream on your heart doesn’t make sense to anyone else? In this episode, I’m joined by Lindsay Jacobi, founder of Acton Academy Morristown and creator of the Glow Up Collective, who shares the story of how she built a school—while raising three young children, including a newborn—despite being told she wasn’t qualified and that it couldn’t be done.  This conversation is abou...

If you’re an ambitious mom questioning your career path and wondering if you’re meant for something more aligned, this episode explores how career transitions can lead you back to your true purpose.  In this reflective solo episode of Mom’s Got This… Mostly , Alicia shares a powerful realization that came through during a recent breathwork experience about purpose, career alignment, and why the ne...

What happens when the dream you carried for years finally comes true… and you still feel a pull for more? In this powerful conversation, Jessica “Vibrant” Hammock shares her journey through marriage trauma, infertility, and ultimately becoming a mother after a ten-year wait. But what surprised her most wasn’t motherhood itself — it was the identity recalibration that followed. For ambitious women...

The “Great Millennial Career Crisis” is everywhere right now — burnout, financial stagnation, and the realization that the traditional work-hard-and-you’ll-be-secure promise hasn’t delivered. But for ambitious mothers, this crisis goes even deeper. In this episode of Mom’s Got This… Mostly , Alicia unpacks why millennial women didn’t just buy into career ambition — we bought into total life optimi...

If you’re an ambitious mom whose life looks “right” on paper but still feels quietly restless, this conversation will resonate deeply. In this episode of Mom’s Got This… Mostly , Alicia sits down with Mia Gruccio (host of Daily Bread and Dirty Dishes) for an honest conversation about redefining success, choosing a different path, and giving yourself permission to want more — even when your current...

Have you ever looked at your career and thought, “I worked so hard for this… so why doesn’t it feel right anymore?” In this episode of Mom’s Got This… Mostly, Alicia speaks to the ambitious working mom who is successful on paper but quietly unfulfilled. If motherhood changed you but your career stayed the same, this conversation will feel like clarity. We explore what it means to outgrow a role yo...

Have you ever looked at your life and thought, “Everything is fine… so why do I still feel restless?” In this episode of Mom’s Got This… Mostly , Alicia speaks directly to the working mom who isn’t burned out, isn’t miserable — but knows deep down she’s meant for more. We unpack why feeling “fine” isn’t a failure, but often a powerful signal that you’re outgrowing the life you built before motherh...

Many moms assume survival mode ends once the newborn phase passes — but what if it quietly lingers for years? In this episode, Alicia shares a deeply personal realization: she had been living in survival mode since the birth of her son, without even knowing it. Reflecting on postpartum challenges, career pressure, leadership responsibilities, and unresolved burnout, Alicia walks listeners through...

In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Alicia and Gina Lowe explore what happens after the awakening — when a mom realizes she’s lost herself and begins the work of reclaiming who she is without abandoning her family or burning her life down. Gina shares how reconnecting with herself transformed the way she showed up as a mother, partner, and leader in her home. Together, they unpack the interna...