Dear Moms Pod

We are back for a delightful episode to update you on our summers! Jenny shares about her backpacking adventures and Lisa shares updates about the adult children moving away and the very early back to school in August happenings! Listen in for this and chat about the future episodes of Dear Moms!

Dear Moms get to hear the details of Sam's incredible story of having and caring for babies that are born prematurely. She shares with us the fight she competently and bravely took on as she was pregnant, through birth and the resilience she had caring for her family. Sam also shares with us the impact the pandemic had on her faith and her journey going forward into nursing school to fulfill her d...

Jenny and Lisa are excited to share part 1 of their interview with Sam. Sam shares with us the ups and downs of running her own business at 14. She also shares her journey of three mission trips as a teen. She is a mom to four amazing children. Three out of her four kids were born prematurely (at 28 and 29 weeks) and she take us through what it was like for her. This is a great episode! Listen in!...

Be sure to listen to our part 2 of our interview with Sherry! Sherry has many life stories to share with our Dear Moms listeners! She shares with us about her life through marriage, divorce, motherhood, career, life, loss, and how she has practiced gratitude throughout her life! This is a wonderful listen! 

Dear Moms is back this week with a wonderful episode with Sherry! In this part 1 of 2 episode, Sherry shares with us what it was like to grow up in Texas as a minister's kid. She also shares how close her family was to the attacks in NYC on 9/11. She talks about her life as a mom and how she managed to go to grad school and raise her son and then have a career in education! It is a great episode,...

Join us for our conversation with Deb! Deb and Jenny met in a co-op about 6 years ago. Today we get to hear about Deb's journey as a mom of a premie baby and many littles, her fight against Lyme Disease and her journey through treatment with bee stings. It is a really good conversation! Join us!

Jenny and Lisa chat with Lyn about Lyn's long distance walks across America. Lyn had a calling to walk and pray for America and she shares her experiences through these walks. She took a west coast to east coast walk and an east coast walk where she walked hundreds and hundreds of miles! We also talk about her life through motherhood and taking care of her mother. Be sure to listen to this episode...

Join us today in a short episode. It is Jenny's last week of the semester for grad school! In this episode, we share about our Mother's Day weekend and Lisa shares about her thoughts (and fears) about going to back to school after 25 years of career mom life.

Jenny and Lisa chat with Joan about her experience in the Peace Corps, and what it was like to transition back to living in the US after two years of Peace Corps service. We also discuss her life later through marriage, raising her two boys, surviving divorce, and life as a single woman again.  Joan is a wonderful friend who seeks and enjoys adventure and part 2 is a must listen!

Jenny and Lisa have a wonderful conversation with Joan! Joan and Lisa have been friends since 2004 and have enjoyed many years of motherhood together here in New Mexico and through a long distance friendship as well.  We discuss Joan's life and career before motherhood. We do talk about her research in domestic violence and emergency medicine. We also talk about her life as a mom of young boys thr...

Join Jenny and Lisa in this lively conversation with Mickey. In part 2, we discuss the details of road life with her family. They went on 2 separate, extended road trips where they adventured west on the first trip and east on the second. She shares how they made remote work, schooling, the raising of their two sons all thrive on the road! Listen in!

Jenny and Lisa have a wonderful conversation with Mickey! This interview is divided into 2 parts. In part 1, we talk about how we learn more about ourselves as we parent, what labor and delivery was like for her and her family's journey to becoming vegan when her oldest was 3.

Jenny and Lisa have a rich conversation with Anya. We get to learn about growing up in Latvia, a then communist country. She also shares with us her journey through pregnancy and childbirth. Anya is a doula and has been part of 55 births.  We also talk about her experience growing up Pentecostal Christian and what has changed for her as an adult.  This conversation goes deep for us and we are hope...

Jenny and Lisa have a great conversation with Jen! We discuss her life as a mom of two kids, while building a ninja gym and working full time. She talks about falling for her husband, Josh, while they were in their early twenties; and then going on to create one of the earliest ninja gyms in the country right here in ABQ! We get into a great discussion about anxiety and panic attacks as well. List...

Jenny and Lisa interview Jenny Rice in this week's new episode of Dear Moms. Jenny Rice shares with us about celebrating seasons and their work at the family farm where they live. Jenny also describes their life experiences as a non-binary person and about parenthood. Be sure to listen, this is a great episode!

Jenny and Lisa interview Melissa in this week's new episode of Dear Moms. Melissa shares what it was like to be a kid with ADHD. We also discuss her journey as a young mom, having her first baby at almost 21. Melissa shares her struggles through a hard marriage, trying to be the perfect mom and wife. She talks about the stories and struggles to get to where she is now, a single mom of 4 with a won...

Hello Dear Moms! Join us for this week's episode. We are taking this week to share some of own personal life updates. Jenny shares how the recent firings at the federal level has impacted Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge where she is a volunteer. Lisa shares how a recent list of kids names on a board may be reason for a slight change of course for her and one of her kids. We hope you enjoy!

Dear Moms are so happy to share our interview with Kristin. Kristin is a mom of four wonderful children. We explore her story of motherhood raising her kids while also navigating raising her little guy with developmental challenges.  She has learned a lot about nutrition and how best to help her youngest while also being a great mom to her older kiddos! Listen in!

Dear Moms chat share our final segment of our interview with Becca Love, Jenny's sister. It is packed full of more important topics. We discuss more in detail Becca's role as mom, parent, step-mom and how that plays out in her life.  We discuss the weird world of bathroom politics and what that looks like in real life with real people. Dear Moms also talk a bit about religion and discipline. It is...

Dear Moms chat with Jenny's sister, Becca Love for Part 2. Becca brings a unique experience as a mom. We discuss the joys and challenges of parenting in a blended family. Becca discusses her experience of figuring out custody during divorce and the challenges of splitting custody. She talks about being a step parent and what that has been like for her and her family. Jenny and Becca bring the sist...

Dear Moms are excited to share our interview with Jenny's sister, Becca Love. This is part one of two episodes where we explore many topics! In this episode, Becca shares her story of becoming a mom to 5 children and the journey to that. We talk about how children get classified into the "athletic one" or the "artistic one" or the "smart one". We learn about the weightlifter gene.  Becca shares so...

Jenny and Lisa interview Liz in this week's episode of Dear Moms! Liz shares her experience with hypnobirth during her labor and delivery. We also cover many other topics including recovery after childbirth, raising an only child, the impact of sleep deprivation has on moms and so much more! It's a great episode!

Jenny and Lisa interview Ally Johnson in this week's episode of Dear Moms! Ally shares with us about her journey through the evolution of the ninja obstacle training sport as well as her latest new journey as a mom!  Ally takes us through her start as a ninja coach for kids, through owning her own ninja gym in Albuquerque as well as building a network of ninja gyms throughout Canada. She reflects...

Dear Moms continue their interview with Katie for part 2!  In part 2, Katie discusses what it is like to work at her job with her baby in tow. She also discusses how employers need to do better at accommodating moms in the workplace. We touch on the archetypes of womanhood: the maiden, the mother and the crone in this interview as well! Be sure to listen to the latest Dear Moms episode. 

Jenny and Lisa interview Katie in this first part of a two part interview. Katie is a first time mom and in this episode, she discusses many important topics about early motherhood. She talks about her experience as a working mom and bringing her baby to work with her. She also discusses what her childbirth and recovery was like and what happens when childbirth does not go as expected. This is an...