BDA Baby (Before, During and After Baby)

From gentle parenting to authoritative parenting Jon Fogel has studied it all. Today, he joins us to walk through his parenting philosophy and how he became a trusted parenting source online.  Jon explains how he got his start online after sharing parenting tips on TikTok, and how he’s built a parenting platform with more male followers than most. Jon tells us that dads have a different parenting...

Kay and Tay Dudley have been a beloved internet couple for years, and today they join us to break down their journey on social media. From making family content to protein bars, Kay and Tay have done it all.  The couple explain how they got their start on the internet, and how they’re balancing social media life with personal life now that they make their living online. We also get into the decisi...

racking your cycle and understanding hormones are key building blocks to women’s health. Today, Alisa Vitti, the creator for FLO Loving, joins us to explain how women can understand what’s happening in their bodies and optimize their health.  Alisa explains her journey with PMOS which led her to start cycle tracking, and why she created FLO Living and the MyFLO app to help other women get a handle...

Dr. Tracey Dalgleish joined us in this episode to explore the challenges in maintaining intimacy after birth, and her solutions to bring couples back together in the postpartum period. Dr. Dalgleish encourages partners to talk openly about intimacy after baby before the postpartum period begins and also encourages couples to seek therapy sooner rather than later. She explains that therapy can be l...

Sometimes moms just need a moment to themselves, and no one knows that more than today’s guest, Dr. Cassidy Freitas. As a licensed marriage and family therapist, Dr. Cassidy brings professional experiences and personal insight to her work in maternal mental health.  Today, we walk through Dr. Cassidy’s new book Mom Needs a Moment and what she hopes every mom can take away from reading it. Dr. Cass...

From surviving the toddler years to parenting teenagers, Cat and Nat have been through it all. In this episode, they joined us to talk through all things motherhood. They share their journeys as moms and as sisters, and what they’ve learned along the way. Cat and Nat have such great insight for parents looking toward the teen years, and they hope they can help other parents realize that parenting...

Lauren and Jason Kennedy are open and honest about their relationship highs and lows in their new podcast The Kennedy’s . Today, we discuss some of the real unfiltered challenges and joys of parenting and building a relationship in our next installment of The Ultimate Unbalancing Act , our four-part series with Yahoo.      Lauren and Jason give us some background on what inspired them to start sha...

In this episode Kacie Barnes, creator of Mama Knows Nutrition and pediatric nutrition expert, joined us to share practical tips for feeding toddlers. She tackled everything from managing picky eaters to navigating holiday meals. She also gives great strategies for handling food allergies and quick, nutritious meals that the whole family will enjoy.   Please join us on YouTube for our full conversa...

Nick and Natalie Viall have been busy — building businesses together, growing their family and navigating it all very publicly. The couple, who share daughter River Rose, and are now expecting twin girls, open up about the highs and lows of expanding their family and how their relationship has evolved through every stage. One of the biggest surprises? Nick, who has always described himself as anxi...

This episode was recorded in the aftermath of the 2023 Maui Wildfires.   In this episode, Sunny Chen of Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Hawaii joined us to share vital information in the aftermath of the 2023 Maui Wildfires. Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Hawaii was and still is doing important work to support mothers and babies in Hawaii. Whether it’s disaster relief or birth support and education...

As the creator of Poppi, Allison Ellsworth has had to learn how to balance both motherhood and running an ultra-successful business. Today, she shares some of what she’s learned along the way and whether or not there is such thing as balance in our next installment of The Ultimate Unbalancing Act, our four-part series with Yahoo.  Allison walks us through her business journey from starting Poppi t...

Dr. Diana Bianchi, director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, joined us to walk through all the concerns many moms have surrounding medical treatment during pregnancy and postpartum. We cover the lack of studies on medications in pregnant and breastfeeding women, and how to make sure you’re informed when starting or continuing a medication or t...

Pumps, sore nipples, and milk supply. Breastfeeding and pumping can feel like the wild west of motherhood, so thank goodness we have Tamari Jacob, Certified Lactation Counselor and creator of One with the Pump, to bring some info, support, and much-needed humor and good energy to the topic! Tamari walks through all of the common concerns and questions new moms have when they start their breastfeed...

Dr. Ashurina Ream from Psyched Mommy joined us to unpack the experience of becoming a mom and the shifts in identity that every woman experiences in motherhood. We tackle everything from mom guilt to bodily changes and feeling like a stranger to yourself. Dr. Ream explains how societal expectations can fuel mom guilt and how it’s important to set boundaries that empower you and acknowledge the str...

When we become moms, our whole world changes. From body changes to identity shifts, motherhood can be full of new experiences. Today, we talk with Lo Bosworth for The Ultimate Unbalancing Act, our four-part series with Yahoo.   She walks us through her pregnancy and postpartum experience, and how she’s handling all of the shifts that come along with becoming a mom. Lo explains her challenging post...

Introducing solids to your baby can be a daunting task. In this episode, Megan McNamee joined us to walk through some of her top steps for introducing solids. She explains what exactly baby-led weaning is, and how to incorporate some of those techniques into your approach. She also has advice on some of the best first foods, managing picky eating, and so much more. Whether your baby is just starti...

As an experienced OB/GYN and cosmetic Gynecologist, Dr. Courtenay Poucher has been working to break down stigmas and shame in the cosmetic gynecology space.  Whether you are experiencing vaginal discomfort, want to change something about the appearance of your vagina or have experienced changes during pregnancy, postpartum or menopause, she’s doing it all!     Today, Dr. Poucher explains some of t...

Tiffani Thiessen joined us alongside the release of her cookbook Here We Go Again to walk us through some of the key takeaways from the book like minimizing food waste and saving money in the kitchen. Here We Go Again is full of recipes that focus on using leftovers creatively, and Tiffani explains that using leftovers well is key to making sure the food we make is not going to waste. It’s not jus...

Keeping your home organized and eliminating clutter are goals many of us want to achieve but figuring out where to start can feel paralyzing. Katy Joy Wells, decluttering expert and author of the new book Making Home Your Happy Place , is here to help.    In today’s episode, Katy breaks down some of her favorite decluttering techniques, showing how to integrate them into everyday life and create a...

Sensory play can be a great way to help fuel your child’s development, but many parents aren’t sure where to start. Myriam Sandler of Mothercould joined us to share practical tips for parents on how to integrate sensory play. She shares some of her own journey into sensory play as well as some of the reasons parents might choose to offer different types of sensory play to their child. We also cove...

So many parents feel helpless by the amount of technology our children find themselves on and around. Michaeleen is here to tell us that our kid's brains are actually much easier to rewire than we think they are. In her new book Dopamine Kids Michaeleen Doucleff gives parents a step-by-step guide for how to rewire their kids’ brains to seek out healthier sources of dopamine.   Michaeleen starts to...

Sara Haines joined us to walk through her journey to motherhood and some of the key insights she gained along the way. Many new moms feel overwhelmed with the challenges of parenting, but Sara is here to encourage them to embrace the chaos. She also emphasizes the importance of connecting with other moms and building your support network. Parenting is so much easier with a village, even if it’s ju...

Eliminating painful cycles through nutrition? Yes please! As women, we often accept that uncomfortable symptoms around our cycles are normal and assumed . Lauren Chambers is here to help rewrite that narrative. As a nutrition and hormone coach, Lauren has a wealth of knowledge of how food can impact our hormones. Today, she breaks down the phases of a woman’s cycle and how nutrition can support a...

Pia Baroncini has been outspoken about her PCOS journey, and she joined us for a raw, inspiring conversation. In this conversation, we dove into Pia's story of struggling to conceive, facing diagnosis delays, and finally welcoming her baby into the world. She shares some of her experience with PCOS and how she’s learned to manage the condition as well as what symptoms other women should be on the...

If you’re like me and are constantly bombarded about all the toxic things in our lives and find yourself wanting to make a change that paralyze us to where to begin this episode is for you. Today, Dr. Natasha Beck of Dr. Organic Mommy is here to help demystify nontoxic living and give some practical guidelines for moving toward a healthier lifestyle.  When it comes to kids, switching out products...