From 9 to Mom

Six weeks, a whole lot of life updates, and absolutely no idea where to start. We're back behind the microphones, and let's just say there's a LOT to catch up on! Between raising kids, navigating career changes, juggling work-life balance, and surviving the everyday chaos of being working moms, life has been moving FAST. This week on From 9 to Mom, Catie and Danielle are catching up on everything...

Why does doing more feel like we're still not enough? This week we sit down with Jordyn, a licensed mental health counselor, registered art therapist, and founder of Mosaic Therapy in Miami — who works with ambitious, high-achieving teen girls and women who look like they have it all together (even when they don't feel like it inside). She's also 24 weeks pregnant, which makes this conversation ev...

Meet Jamie Kolnick — mom of three, founder of Jam with Jamie (a nationwide kids' music company with 100+ performers in 10 cities), and creator of Little Jam Fest, Miami's family music festival. We talk chaos with three kids, building a business from the ground up, navigating grief and loss as a teenager, autoimmune burnout, and finding your mom community through an app called Peanut. And yes — we...

Common" doesn't mean "normal." This week we sit down with Dr. Beth Guarin, board-certified physical therapist and founder of VivaCore Physical Therapy in Miami, to answer the pelvic floor questions we get asked constantly  leaking when you laugh, pain during sex, that "cleared" six-week checkup that doesn't actually mean you're healed, and so much more. Dr. Beth breaks down what the pelvic floor a...

Is your kid anxious or are you? This week we sit down with Dr. Anne Josephson, psychologist, mom of two, and founder of Uptown Psychology (NY & Florida), who specializes in high-achieving anxious kids and the parents raising them. We get real about the fine line between supporting our kids and accommodating their anxiety into a bigger problem, how to tell anxiety apart from ADHD or OCD, why "o...

What if you could meet your "mom friends" before the baby even arrives? This week we sit down with Georgia Kastaris and Monica Oslander, the founders behind Expecting Together a prenatal education and social club bringing the European model of built-in pregnancy community to the US. Georgia discovered this concept while living in the UK, where matching expecting couples by due date and zip code is...

Christine and Kristen never planned on starting a hat company — it just kind of happened after one couldn't find a decent toddler hat for her son. Now Local Social Club is the snapback brand your kids (and honestly, your husbands) won't stop wearing. We get into the whole journey: sample after sample gone wrong, running a business with your best friend, and juggling it all alongside full-time corp...

It's the monthly ramble sesh — no agenda, just moms yapping. This episode covers K-pop concert freebies, kindergarten bus orientation with a robot named Spencer, Skeeter Syndrome (yes, it's real), Spirit Week chaos, screen time wins courtesy of Bluey and Peppa Pig, and a very important vote: should Catie road-trip to see the Jonas Brothers in Charlotte? This month's episode is brought to you by So...

Ladies, grab your heating pad and a snack, because this one's for every woman who's ever bled through her jeans in a Target parking lot and thought "surely this isn't normal." Catie and Danielle sit down with Vanda Aubrey — functional medicine nurse, board-certified nurse coach, mom of four, and self-proclaimed queen of "your labs are 'normal' but you feel like a raccoon that lost a fight" — to fi...

Motherhood is chaos — beautiful chaos, but chaos nonetheless. In this episode of From 9 to Mom, working moms Danielle and Catie get real about the whirlwind of back-to-school season: strep throat within the first week, an epic band-aid shortage, and the emotional gut-punch of a kid starting kindergarten for the first time. They swap practical back-to-school and kindergarten prep tips for moms, sha...

Okay but can we talk about how Katie Holter went from a chaotic pediatrician's appointment to founding an entire baby product brand?? Katie, mom of three and founder of August & Ivy, sits down with Catie and Danielle to spill literally everything. She takes us behind the scenes of building a product from scratch — patents, tech packs, factories that ghost you, and why "bamboo fabric" is not th...

Summer went by way too fast and somehow it's already time to talk backpacks, school supplies, and meet the teacher gifts. In this episode Danielle and Catie catch up from two different houses (long story, it involves strep throat) and dive headfirst into all things back to school. They talk through the backpack debate (Spidey backpack or big kid plane backpack, does it fit a binder), the never end...

Ever feel like your body is sending you signals you or your doctor keep brushing off? In this episode we sit down with Inna Topiler , a clinical nutritionist and thyroid expert who's basically the Hashimoto's whisperer. She's spent over 20 years helping people (including herself!) get to the bottom of their thyroid issues, and she is dropping so much knowledge in this one. We talk about what Hashi...

Catie and Danielle kick things off celebrating a major win: the crying drop-offs are officially over (mostly). From there it's a full download on summer survival — ditching the color-coded camp spreadsheet, surviving soccer-night meltdowns, and a therapy confession about laying out matching outfits (still counts as controlling, apparently). They talk about what a "90's summer" really means for tod...

Maternity leave shouldn't feel like a second full-time job, but here we are. This week Catie and Danielle sit down with Akiko Thayer, founder of Maternity Leave 411 and certified leave management specialist, to break down what nobody tells you about FMLA, state leave laws, and getting paid while you're out. Akiko got into this work after her own employer botched her leave by eight weeks, and she's...

This week Catie and Danielle are catching up after a whirlwind stretch of guest episodes — trading summer camp chaos, girls' trip stories, and real talk on the friendships that carry you through motherhood. Danielle recaps her 20-years-strong girls' trip to Islamorada with her "LST" crew — boat days, a stray dog named Murph, and the now-infamous "Dick Pick David." The two dig into what it actually...

Everyone panics about the ABCs. Brittany Brady — school social worker turned founder of Bright Starts Co. — is here to tell you to put the Target workbook down. This week we get into what kindergarten readiness actually means (spoiler: it's emotional regulation, independence, and grit, not reading at five), why preschool doesn't automatically guarantee a smooth transition, and how to survive the d...

No guest, no agenda — just us yapping. This week Catie and Danielle are back for a pure catch-up episode and honestly? We had a lot to say. Danielle is mid-travel chaos, running on zero clean clothes and a dream, while Catie is trying to figure out how to top the Yeti Camino her husband got her for Mother's Day without buying another golf club set. We get into Father's Day gift ideas that actually...

You've got the nursery done, the registry checked off, and the hospital bag packed — but are you actually ready? This week, Catie and Danielle sit down with Nina Spears, founder and CEO of Baby Chick, certified baby planner, birth and postpartum doula, and author of the brand-new The Baby Chick Guide to Positive Pregnancy . With 15+ years of experience supporting 800+ families and attending over 3...

Come catch up on life with us. For those of you that are new here, welcome. We're 2 working moms who have full time 9-5 jobs. We work remote, mostly. We also run this full time and are business partners. Catie's kids are 3 & 4 Danielle's kids are 3 & 7 Let's get into this weeks therapy session. Catie's three-year-old is basically blind (fine, astigmatisms, but same energy), Calvin showed u...

Motherhood changes everything — including how you get dressed. But here's the thing: your style didn't disappear, it just evolved. And that might actually be a good thing. In this episode, we're joined by personal brand stylist Nina Piccini to talk all things mom fashion — from building a wardrobe that works across every version of your life, to navigating trends without losing yourself, to finall...

In this episode of From 9 to Mom , we’re diving into a topic that’s suddenly everywhere: plastics, microplastics, “clean living,” and the overwhelming pressure moms feel to somehow detox their entire homes overnight. 😵‍💫 We’re joined by Jessica Franklin, busy mom, health coach, and host of The Live Lightly Podcast , to break down what actually matters when it comes to plastics, toxins, and low-t...

Everyone has an opinion… especially once you become a mom. 😅 In this episode, Catie and Danielle dive into the overwhelming world of advice, from parenting tips and social media “experts” to professional feedback and personal growth. They talk about how to filter the noise, trust credible sources, and take advice with grace without losing confidence in yourself along the way. The conversation cov...

This week on From 9 to Mom , we’re diving into the beautiful, chaotic, emotionally loaded glitter tornado that is Mother’s Day. 🌷 From the pressure of making the day “perfect” to the reality of May-sember schedules, sports, school events, and trying to enjoy one uninterrupted hot coffee, we’re talking about what moms actually want for Mother’s Day. We get honest about expectations vs. reality, gi...

Spoiler: you're probably not actually taking one. Catie and Danielle are getting real about what happened to the lunch break. Remember when it meant leaving the office, grabbing food, maybe sneaking a 5-minute nap in your car? Yeah... those days are gone. Now it's "let me quickly sign the kids up for soccer, reschedule that dentist appointment, and throw in a load of laundry" — and somehow that co...