Burnt Pancakes: Momversations | Conversations for Imperfect Moms, Chats About Mom Life & Interviews with Real Mamas

What do you really need on your baby registry? What things will you get that will just end up collecting dust in your house? On this episode I sit down with Gigi Vera Vincent, a postpartum doula from  A Simple Home, to discuss what a minimalist baby registry is and how parents can decide what they should put on it. We discuss: * How to actually start a registry * What are the top items to put on a...

Today I sit down with Cheryll Dahlin to talk about how she has found a way to prioritize date nights and her marriage in the midst of being a busy mom of three. We Discuss: Why it's important to nurture your marriage How to fit in date nights Babysitter options How to do date night in And Much More... You can find Cheryll on IG @mombossmotivation and can listen to her podcast Mom Boss Motivat...

On today's momversation, I sit down with Cassie Williams. She is the founder of Top Notch Newborn Care. As a postpartum doula and educator, she specializes in supporting parents in the first few months after having a baby. We sat down and chatting about what her job entails, how she got started in it, what she does to support new moms and advice and tips she has for new parents. You can find...

In today's episode, I sit down with Linda Koroma, the founder of Mama Rise Up, a company dedicated to supporting and motivating moms on their journey through motherhood. Linda shares with us how her experience as a first-time mom led her to create her business, which is helping struggling moms feel better throughout the day and take a stand for maternal health. Linda talks about her experienc...

Today I am sitting down with Mary Henricks from The Very Mary Life Podcast. We had  a momversation about what it's like when your baby turns 1, what to say when people ask, "When are you going to have another?", how to know when you are done having kids, and why motherhood often feels lonely. You can follow Mary on social media @theverymarylife ,  listen to her podcast The Very Mary...

On today's episode I sit down with Vanessa Wenninger and she share her experience with having a traumatic birth. I think this postpartum story is much more common than we'd think. Between 10% and 33% of women experience birth trauma and this is only the numbers of women that reported it. I resonated so much with her story but in my own experience, felt I kept a lot of it to myself.  Vane...

Today I am sitting down with Michelle Jones, an eating psychology , weight coach and mama to 2 boys. We are opening up about all things body image; how to accept our bodies after babies, getting to the root of our own body images, and positive steps to take to learn to embrace our bodies. As someone who has always stressed about the way I look and struggled with my own positive body image mindset,...

Today I sit down with Bethany, from Bethany Jean Photography to talk all about family photos. She is not only an incredibly talented photographer with over 6 years experience, but she is also a mom to 4 kiddos. She knows what it is like to be on both sides of the camera lens. She's got all the tricks on how to get the perfect family photo even if your family is not so perfect (trust me, she h...

Are you an exhausted mom struggling to get your kids to sleep? Do you feel like you've tried everything? Katie and Heather discuss all the crazy things they have done to get their kids to sleep. From getting the perfect room environment to the torturous cry it out method, these two tired moms share some honest and even funny stories of the desperate measures they have taken to tackle child sl...

Katie sits down with former colleagues and friends Lisa and Jennifer, who met when they all taught elementary school together prior to having school aged kids. Sit down and laugh with them as they discuss all the things they WOULD NOT do as teachers now that their own kids are in school. From reading logs to school dress-up days, they share the truths they've learned from being on the parent...

Katie sits down for her very first momversation. She has invited her best friend on to talk about some of their most epic mom fails in hopes that you will leave feeling a little better about your own motherhood journey. Despite all the mistakes they think they have made, Katie and Meghan remind you that motherhood is a lesson in releasing perfection and learning as you go. 📺 Watch the episode on...

Katie Fenske is a mom of 3 reminding you each week that Everyone Burns Their First Pancake, including herself. Katie sits down to talk with other moms in her weekly momversations to discuss all things motherhood; the good, the bad, and everything in between. She believes that the pressures to be the "perfect mom" is crippling to women and she's on a mission to confess her mistakes a...