A Woman Like You

Is there a new baby that's about to enter your life? Are you a new mom, an expecting mom, a grandma, a nanny or anyone who will be in contact with a newborn?  This episode is for you! Rachel Ramsey from the Newborn Nurse is our guest today and she is here to share everything you need to know before and after you bring a baby home.  Voted #1 In Home Newborn Nursing Care and #1 In Home & Online...

If you are in the depths of trying to have a baby, struggling with infertility, going through treatments or exploring the adoption option this is an episode you won’t want to miss. Our guest today is here today to bravely share her story in the hopes of helping other women who find themselves in the same place she was just a few years ago.  Her and her husbands struggle on their journey to become...

Today we sit down with Katie Kadan, who you’ll remember from Season 17 of NBC's The Voice, where she finished in 3rd place.  After hearing her sing, Kelly Clarkson said, “That's what we need in the music industry, just a revamp of actual talent.” Katie opens up in this raw conversation about life on one of the most acclaimed music talent shows and what life has been like since. We talk about what...

If you are in peri menopause, menopause or post menopause you are probably very familiar with the term HRT.  You are also likely very overwhelmed or even frustrated by all the information out there and just want to know what's best for you! Today I have the woman who I credit to totally changing my life (for real) on the podcast.  When I stepped into Lisa Grissim's office at Restore Hormonal Vital...

In part 2 of my conversation with Margaret Lantz, she opens up about their lives after Caroline was first found to be “free of disease.”  They were sent home and she thought life would go back to normal, why wouldn’t it?  This is what they had dreamed of.  Was it too good to be true? In this honest and raw conversation, Margaret opens up about her struggle once they came home and the therapy that...

In 2017 at the age of 5, Margaret Lantz's daughter Caroline was diagnosed with Stage 4, high risk neuroblastoma, an aggressive cancer that had spread throughout almost all of her body, including her bone marrow. Margaret and her family have been through so much over the past 6 years and we often hear the story of the patient going through the cancer but we don’t really hear about the family or the...

Have you been thinking about getting a little something done? To your face? Your body? Worried about how it will turn out or if there is a different option for you? Not sure who to ask? Plastic surgery and body contouring has come such a long way.  Gone are the days when getting any kind of work done meant you would end up looking like a cat woman.  These days, procedures are performed with new te...

In 2016, Dr. Annabelle Manalo-Morgan welcomed her 3rd child, Macario.  After a normal and uncomplicated pregnancy and birth, the days that followed were anything but. At 5 weeks old, Macario required a 9-hour surgery where doctors removed 40% of his brain due to daily, uncontrollable seizures.  At six months old he still had the functions of a newborn and Dr. Annabelle could not accept that as his...

Ladies this one’s for you! If you grew up in my generation or older, you probably didn't get a lot of information given to you about your body. You probably had to ask a friend or read an article in Seventeen magazine that gave you a very one-sided piece of information as your answer.  And now, the same generation of women who had limited information on their own bodies are now mothering girls, an...

In 2012, mother of 3, Betsy Mikesell had a need she couldn’t solve with anything on the market, an easy way to make her twin boys bunk beds while still looking the way she wanted it to. It was on a walk with her best friend, while sharing this frustration that the idea was born. Two years later, the two would be shipping their first order from their newly started company in Utah, Beddy’s Zipper Be...

Are you feeling like you’re working twice as hard in the gym but things just aren’t working or looking the way they used to?  Feeling frustrated about what to eat and what not to? What amounts of weights you should be lifting and how often? To Cardio or not to Cardio? There’s no short of information and advice out there about how you can look different than you do now.  BUT our guest today, Erin O...

Hey Moms, are you wondering what happened to the sweet little boy who used to see you as the center of his whole world?  The one who told you everything and wanted nothing more than to be wherever you were?  Does it feel like like he’s been replaced by a larger body little man that you don’t recognize and can’t get a word out of?  Are you struggling to find an easier way to connect? Well look no f...

Is “fine” the new rock bottom? My guest today would say it is.    Social media figure, best selling author, business owner, reality tv star, Wife and Mother, Mallory Ervin is here today to share her story and wisdom. She lives out her motto, “living fully” in all aspects of her life and is here today to tell us how we can too.  She shares about the hurdles she has had to overcome to get where she...

Four years ago Kortney Wilson and her then husband shocked everyone when they announced on social media they were getting a divorce.   A seemingly happy couple who millions were used to watching on their popular HGTV design show, ‘MAKING IT HOME’ were now calling it quits and it left everyone wondering why. Kortney joins me today on the podcast to finally share her story.  How she tried to make it...

Welcome to the debut episode of A Woman Like You! Are you feeling overwhelmed with decorating a space?  Do you wish someone would just help you pick your paint color or tell you how to arrange your furniture? Should you hire a designer or can you do it yourself? Do you feel pressure to keep up with design trends but worry about the longevity? Nashville based interior designer, Lori Paranjape joins...

Grab a coffee, pull up a chair, or pour a glass of wine and relax. Get on your running shoes and go for a walk or let me keep you company while you’re driving around town. I’m Jennifer Reid and each week I’ll be inviting a new guest to join me for a heartfelt conversation on an array of topics that we, as women all deal with from time to time. Relationships, health, parenting, aging, friendships,...