Messy Minded Mama

Send us Fan Mail Motherhood changed my experience with anxiety in ways I didn’t fully anticipate. When you love your kids deeply, the things you can’t control can feel especially hard to sit with. After hearing about the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, those familiar feelings came rushing back—the sadness, the fear, the anger, and that overwhelming sense of helplessness. In thi...

Send us Fan Mail In honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, Jenn is joined by her sister-in-law, Carolyn, for a deeply personal conversation about pregnancy loss, friendship, and navigating two very different pregnancy experiences. When Jenn and Carolyn discovered they were pregnant just two weeks apart, they were excited to experience pregnancy and early motherhood together. They imag...

Send us Fan Mail We love a meaningful motherhood conversation. We really do. But sometimes...we just need to laugh about the fact that we have somehow become the people who say things like: “Please stop licking that.... or me!” “Why does everything always go in your mouth?" And somehow, these are completely normal sentences in our lives now. So today, we're taking a break from the heavie...

Send us Fan Mail September is NICU Awareness Month , and we knew we wanted to use this month to shine a light on something that can sometimes get lost in the NICU story: the mother behind the baby. In this episode of Messy Minded Mama , we’re joined by Stephanie, founder of Mama, I See You , an organization created to support and care for moms navigating the NICU experience. Stephanie shares her o...

Send us Fan Mail Moms are resilient. We hear it all the time. But what if we've gotten so good at being resilient that we've forgotten to ask what that resilience is costing us? In this episode, we have an honest conversation about what resilience actually looks like in motherhood—and whether we've confused resilience with simply pushing through. We talk about the seasons when mothe...

Send us Fan Mail Summer somehow flies by... and August has a way of bringing all the feelings. In this episode of Messy Minded Mama , we're reflecting on the highs and lows of summer, and talking honestly about the emotional transition into a new school year. From excitement and anticipation to grief over another season ending, we're exploring why motherhood is often full of seemingly op...

Send us Fan Mail Real Moms. Real Stories.  What if the biggest difference in your motherhood journey wasn't your baby... but your village?   In this episode of Messy Minded Mama , Jenn sits down with Alyssa, a mom of two, to talk about the loneliness so many mothers experience and how intentionally building a community transformed her experience from her first child to her second.  Together,...

Send us Fan Mail  After the response to our first episode on mom rage, we knew we needed to continue the conversation. In this episode, we're going deeper—not just into the moments of yelling or losing our patience, but into the experiences so many moms carry silently. The slammed doors. The tears in the bathroom. The urge to escape. The overwhelming guilt that often follows. As moms, we ofte...

Send us Fan Mail Marriage After Kids (Part 2): Honest Conversations with Kate & Taylor Marriage changes after kids. Not because the love disappears, but because life gets louder. In Part 2 of our Marriage After Kids series, Kate sits down with her husband, Taylor, for an honest conversation about what nearly 14 years together and almost 10 years of marriage-have taught them about parenting, pa...

Send us Fan Mail Marriage after kids changes everything—and yet, somehow, the heart of a strong marriage remains the same. In this special episode, Jenn is joined by her husband, Tyler, for an honest conversation about what marriage looks like after children enter the picture. From navigating the mental load and staying connected through busy seasons to sharing parenting responsibilities and findi...

Send us Fan Mail We're back! 🎙️ After an accidental summer break before summer even started, we're catching up on all the end-of-school chaos, spirit weeks, graduations, and the inevitable round of sickness that seemed determined to kick off our summer plans. If you're entering summer feeling more exhausted than refreshed, you're not alone. In this episode, we share what moms i...

Send us Fan Mail Motherhood can make nutrition feel overwhelming, exhausting, and honestly… impossible some days. Between feeding kids, managing the mental load, and surviving on coffee and leftover snacks, many moms end up putting themselves last. In today’s episode, we sit down with Ana Sofia — registered dietician, founder of Balanced Nutrition, creator of The Balanced Mom Method, and mom of 3...

Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode is a special one. 💛 In honor of Mother’s Day and Maternal Mental Health Month, we sat down with our moms for a conversation about motherhood across generations—the things that have changed, the things that haven’t, and the lessons we continue to carry forward. This episode is full of perspective, laughter, honesty, and some really meaningful reminders about wh...

Send us Fan Mail We’re doing something a little different today.  Before we begin bringing real moms onto the podcast soon, we wanted to take a moment to pause and let you get to know us a little more—beyond the conversations we’ve been having here.  In this episode, we’re sharing the stories behind why this space exists. Not the polished versions—but the real moments in motherhood that felt heavi...

Send us Fan Mail  If we could go back to early motherhood, we wouldn’t do more—we’d worry less.  In this episode, we’re reflecting on what those early days really felt like… the pressure to get everything right, the constant questioning, and the quiet anxiety so many moms carry but rarely say out loud.  We talk about what we’d let go of, what actually mattered, and what we wish we would have done...

Send us Fan Mail There’s nothing quite like finally getting into bed after a long day… only to hear, “Mom?” from down the hall. In this honest episode of Midnight Madness , we’re talking about the invisible night shift of motherhood—the wake-ups, the mental load that doesn’t clock out, and the exhaustion that goes far beyond just feeling tired. This conversation is for the mom lying awake after ev...

Send us Fan Mail We did something bold… and possibly a little risky. We invited our kids onto the podcast. No prep. No coaching. Just completely unfiltered honesty from the people who know us best—and aren’t afraid to call us out. In this episode, we’re hearing motherhood from their perspective: what they think we do all day, what we’re really good at, what annoys them… and how they know they’re l...

Send us Fan Mail Something about becoming a mom seems to come with an open invitation for opinions… from everyone. In this episode, we’re diving into the unsolicited advice we never asked for—but somehow keep getting. From sleep and feeding opinions to comments from strangers in public (yes, we’re talking about those moments), we’re unpacking why it hits so hard—and how to protect your confidence...

Send us Fan Mail What happens to ambition after becoming a mom? In this episode, we’re getting real about the tension so many mothers feel—but don’t always say out loud. The desire to be present with our families and still want more for ourselves. We share our own career transitions, how motherhood reshaped our identities, and the moments we faced our fears and took risks to go after what we truly...

Send us Fan Mail If motherhood had a Yelp page… we’d have a few things to say. In this episode of Messy Minded Mama , we rate different parts of motherhood like they’re businesses being reviewed online — school drop-off, sleep, marriage after kids, and more. Because honestly? Motherhood might deserve five stars for love , but there are definitely some notes in the review. This episode is playful,...

Send us Fan Mail Mornings in motherhood can feel like living nine lives before 9am — getting kids ready, finding lost shoes, reheating the same cup of coffee three times, and somehow trying to take care of yourself too.  In this episode, we’re talking about real morning routines and the unpredictable chaos that sometimes takes over. We share what a typical morning looks like in our home, along wit...

Send us Fan Mail Motherhood changes everything — including how we see ourselves. In this episode, we talk honestly about the quiet identity shift that happens after kids. The missing parts. The stretching. The grief no one names. And the truth that you haven’t disappeared — you’ve expanded. This is a conversation for anyone who’s ever thought, I love my kids… but I miss me. No fixing. No shaming....

Send us Fan Mail There are moments in motherhood when the anger surprises you. The snapping. The heat in your chest. The shame that follows. In this episode, we talk openly about mom rage aka the momster —what it is, where it comes from, and why it’s so often misunderstood. This isn’t about losing control or harming your kids. It’s about overwhelm, overstimulation, unmet needs, and nervous systems...

Send us Fan Mail No one really warns you about how loud your brain gets after becoming a parent. In this episode, we name the invisible mental and emotional load of motherhood — the constant scanning, decision-making, worry, guilt, and pressure that doesn’t turn off, even on “easy” days.  Through an honest conversation, we talk about the gap between what we expected motherhood to feel like and the...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Messy Minded Mama . In this first episode, we’re introducing ourselves — Kate and Jenn — and sharing a little about our lives as moms, the messy middle of motherhood, and the moments that led us here. We talk about who we are beyond the highlight reels, what motherhood has taught us (and un-taught us), and why we felt called to create a space where honesty matters more...