Messy Motherhood

"It doesn't have to be perfect in order for it to be beautiful. It doesn't have to be perfect in order for it to be special. It doesn't have to be perfect in order for it to be memorable. It's not about everything being perfect. It's about everyone being together and making memories. Focus on being present, not perfect." - Stephanie Booe The holidays can bring on a wh...

Navigating the holidays as a Christian family can be full of tension and sometimes we don't know what to do or how to handle it. If this resonates with you, then you're going to love this episode because we're talking about it ALL! I'm not here to tell you how to do it or act like we have it all figured out because we don't. Instead, I want you to consider this episode as a voi...

In today's episode, I had the amazing privilege to talk with my friend- Kayla Heeter. Kayla Heeter is a birth doula and birth coach who is passionate about all things birth! The knowledge, wisdom, and encouragement that she shares in this episode is so good and if you are a fellow birth lover- this episode is for you! This episode kicks off by Kayla sharing how she became fascinated with birth...

In today's episode, we are having a very real and relatable conversation about motherhood after infertility. One thing about infertility- it doesn't stop. It continues into your days of motherhood and it can be something we all still struggle with in one way or another. Another thing about infertility and motherhood after infertility is that it can be a lonely experience because it's o...

Welcome back to the show and I'm so excited to share this week's episode with you! If you follow me on social media, you might remember that I recently got to go on a girl's trip with my mom and sister to Disney World! So today I'm spilling the tea on what we did and where we stayed along with a bunch of must-know tips for your next Disney Vacation. I know that planning a trip to D...

In today's episode, I had the incredible honor of inviting Dr. Kim Snider to come sit in my living room and share her story through chiropractic care, breast cancer, and pregnancy loss. In the beginning of this episode, we begin by learning from Dr. Kim's wisdom on all things chiropractic care. She's the founder of her own chiropractic practice and she walks us through the journey of w...

As we step into a new school year and everyone is sharing all of the fun things that go along with school, I figured I'd share about what school looks like for us this year! In today's episode, I'm sharing our "why" behind our decision to homeschool our kids and what this looks like for us moving forward. In order to share this part of our journey, you also have to understand...

Welcome back to Season 3 of Messy Motherhood and let's kick it off with an amazing episode! In today's episode, I got to chat with Adriana Carrig- founder and creator of "The Little Words Project." This brand is known all over the world and can be found in your local Target stores, in Disney Parks, and more! This company was created as a way to spread kindness and that's exac...

For this episode, you asked and we answered! For a special finale episode to season two, I wanted to do a Q + A with my husband- Alex. So I asked my audience on social media what they thought about the idea and they answered with a resounding "YES!" So everyone submitted questions and this episode consists fully of the questions they asked and us answering them honestly, right off the cuff. In thi...

June is World Infertility Awareness Month and in honor of that, I wanted to bring a real and relatable conversation to the show where we could openly talk about all of the moments we don't normally talk about. Infertility is hard and it can often feel lonely and isolating. I know this because I've lived it and it's been some of the hardest moments of my entire life. When people think o...

I know there's a lot of pressure around summer right now and feeling like we have to show up and do it all in order to create magical memories for our kids. In this episode, we are debunking this myth and, instead, leaning into a slower summer with our kids. This whole episode sparked by the realization that every time I opened social media, I saw some sort of "summer theme" being pu...

In today's episode, I got to sit down and have an extended conversation with Jamie Glowacki- the Mary Poppins of parenting and potty training! Go ahead and save this episode because you're going to want to come back to this again and again. Today we're talking about how social media impacts our parenting, potty training, parenting hot takes, and so much more. Before our conversation, I...

In February of this year, my husband and I experienced a failed embryo transfer and it was absolutely devastating. We didn't know what to do, what to grieve, or how to move forward with our protocol. Now that we are a few months out from this experience, I can confidently say that we've learned a lot, grieved a lot, cried a lot, and grown a lot. It's one of the hardest things we've...

We just got back from a very magical trip in the happiest place on earth, that's right- Disney World! We had such an amazing time on this trip and I promised you that I would share all of the fun and exciting things from our trip so here you go! In today's episode, I give you a full breakdown of our weeklong itinerary along with a BUNCH of tips and tricks to help you really enjoy your futu...

Welcome back to the Messy Motherhood Podcast! In today's episode we are talking about my journey to living a non-toxic lifestyle. This wasn't something that Alex and I did growing up and it wasn't something we really knew anything about until we were diagnosed with unexplained infertility in 2018. I take you through the journey of us living more intentionally and why this feels so impo...

Since we are on vacation in Disney this week, I wanted to make sure we were also bringing a little bit of celebration to the podcast! Obviously, I will be doing a trip re-cap once we get back- so stay tuned!- but in the meantime, I wanted to share about five things we do on every Disney vacation we take. These are things you may expect to hear about or maybe you've never considered, either way...

Mother's Day is coming soon and as special as this holiday is, it also comes with a lot of emotions that can be so hard for so many people. For the sake of today's conversation, we focus mainly on the aspect of infertility and those who are struggling to conceive. For the infertility community, Mother's Day is a day that feels really unfair. You feel like your locked out of a club that everyone el...

Tell me if this sounds familiar: you're overwhelmed by the amount of toys that fill your home, cleaning up is more stress than it's worth, and no matter where you turn there's a constant mess of toys that always needs to be cleaned up. If this resonates with you, then today's episode is for you! A couple of weeks ago, this was my reality and it all came to a head. I called my husba...

National Infertility Awareness Week is from April 19th - April 25th and as a way to honor the infertility community, I really wanted to share an episode that helped people to understand more about infertility. In today's episode we are starting at square one and defining what exactly infertility is followed by the different types of infertility and the different treatments. We talk about the o...

A few weeks ago we got to spend the weekend in Washington, DC with my family and it was such a fun, yet chaotic little weekend so we're sharing the full story here on the podcast. In this episode you can expect to hear about: our itinerary for the weekend, real life family moments you don't see on social media (aka: what family travel actually looks like), tips for traveling to Washington, DC and...

Every day in motherhood we're tempted to believe a series of little lies and I call these "Motherhood Myths." They're little lies that seep into our brain and tempt us to think that we're really doing a terrible job in motherhood when, in reality, we're doing so much better than we think we are. Today, we're debunking all five of these motherhood myths and choosing to...

I'm just going to say it: pregnancy announcements are not a joke and there are a million reasons why. In today's episode, we're unpacking the topic of using a fake pregnancy announcement as an April Fool's Day joke and how harmful that can be not only via social media, but also within your marriage or social group. I also take some time to empathize with the infertility community a...

I'm just going to say it- kid's birthday parties have gotten out of hand. Social media has completely corrupted our whole perspective on what a successful kid's birthday party should be and when we're constantly seeing these expensive, well executed birthday parties we start to feel less than if we aren't showing up in the same way. Today's podcast episode breaks this stigm...

Easter is coming up in just a few short weeks so let's talk about it! There's a lot to be said or done when it comes to Easter and one thing we really value in our family is providing an intentional holiday for our kids. For Easter specifically, we really wanted to focus on how to keep Jesus at the center of everything we do. In a world that's telling you to buy more or just overload y...

This isn't the story I expected to be sharing, but this is the one we get to share. Many of you have followed our journey to a third baby through social media or through this podcast and now it's time to bring a close to this chapter of our story. Our beta day from our embryo transfer ended differently than we had hoped and when we got the call, we found out that our transfer had failed. I...