From the Mouths of Babes

This week we welcome Tammy Hill to the episode to discuss healthy communication in marriage. The conversation ranges from principles of good communication such as listening to understand, to her sharing fascinating research about the brain that influences our communication.  Tammy Hill is a wife, mother/stepmother, and grandmother. She is a Marriage & Family Therapist, focusing on relationship and...

This week we are so excited to welcome Kathy Moffat to the podcast to discuss authentically showing up in our lives. We discuss using curiosity to fuel our reactions and our actions.  Kathy is a certified life and marriage coach and recently received her Advanced Certification in Faith Based Coaching.  She specializes in woman who are members of The Church helping them gain awareness and...

Heidi Robey is a SAHM of two little boys, ages 4 & 1.5. After working as a youth mentor, cosmetologist & flight attendant, she finally decided to pursue her lifelong dreams of becoming a comedian & a motivation speaker. Her all-original mom-comedy sketches attracted 1/4 million TikTok followers in her first year. She now creates comedic videos & inspiration content for TikTok, Inta...

Macall is a mother and a wife. She has been married for 4 years and has a 9 month old son named Powell. Macall graduated with a degree in Interior Design and after working for 2 different design firms, she decided to start her own design business. Once she had her son, her clientele slowed down and she started a podcast with her three best friends called, “The Wives Club Podcast.” In this episode...

Join us as we learn from Jean Stoddard and her experiences. Jean’s mental health rapidly deteriorated which had her abruptly ending her marriage and venturing out on her own. In this isolated state Jean started to hit rock bottom. With many ups and downs; mental health hospitals; suicide attempts; lots of therapy and medication, Jean has found hope and light. She is now an advocate for suicide pre...

Jean educates us about mindfulness meditation and then leads us in a guided meditation. Jump to about 17:10 to start just the guided meditation.

Rebecca Mudrick is a health geek turned health coach living in Columbus, Ohio. She’s a busy mom of 4 boys, Jeni’s ice cream lover, yoga teacher, and advocate of sustainable health goals rooted in moderation, instead of extremes. She loves helping her clients tackle issues that are holding them back and empowers them to make forward progress in smart, do-able ways . But most of all, she loves helpi...

This week we welcome Rick Stoddard to the podcast! Rick is the father to 10 children and 31 grandchildren. He lost his first wife to leukemia, leaving him with 7 children. He suffered the death of one of his teenage sons, he’s been to prison, he’s had loved ones struggle with mental illness, and he has battled cancer twice! This man’s resilience gives us hope that we can all get back up after gett...

In this week's episode we welcome religious scholar, Jared Halverson, to discuss navigating faith doubts and crises.  Jared Halverson has been teaching religious classes for Youth and Adults since 1998. He currently works with Utah's Religious Institute and prior to that he was the director of Religious Studies in Nashville, TN. While in Nashville, he earned his second Master's Degree in American...

Note: sorry Cara’s sound sucks again!!!It was a bad week to record 2 episodes apparently. Cara is sharing one of her favorite babes of all time with you!!! Maquel Hyde shares her journey of infertility and thyroid cancer with us. She is a bright light in the world and overall a beautiful human. Her story brings attention to the tender mercies that can be found in hardships. Her faith gives us hope...

We asked, and you delivered. These are some of the best worst dates we’ve ever heard. Along with Cara sharing her “18 hour date guy” story, this is an episode that will make you giggle and face palm. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Ya'll - They might be good stories, but you CAN say no to a date! You can also call the police or an Uber and get the **** outta there!!! Cara is pretty sure she could have died and ended up o...

We discuss addiction origins and healing a pornography and sex addiction as a couple. Rachel and Scott were brave enough to dig deep into past trauma  to pave a healthy and beautiful future. In a time when resources and help were hard to find, Rachel developed a model to help her husband, herself, and her family heal, find answers and end addictive and destructive behaviors. We hope Rach...

This week we are excited and honored to have Dr. Julie Hanks join us for a conversation about division of labor in families and home life.  We start by defining what invisible labor is and talk about the term gender roles. We also talk about negotiating terms of division of labor and how to value motherhood versus idealizing it.  This is a conversation you won't want to miss!  Julie de Azevedo Han...

Trigger warning: Episode discusses Cancer diagnosis and treatments Happily married for 13 years, with 4 kids, Erin Horn, had to watch her youngest baby’s first steps from the hospital window shortly after she was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia during the COVID-19 shutdown. She enjoys organizing, playing games with her family, traveling, and being outside. She has a love and joy for li...

Starting healthy sex education at home.  NOTES:  A ge appropriate information (ask questions to find out what child actually wants to know). Teach about bodies and protection against abuse in separate conversations. B egin at Birth- as the parent you are the one becoming comfortable with talking about sex. Especially if you grew up in a home where it wasn’t talked about. C orrect Termino...

This week we talk with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife about emotional and sexual intimacy in marriage.  Dr. Finlayson-Fife is a wife and mother of three. She is a licensed psychotherapist in Chicago and specializes in relationship and sexuality counseling. She believes people are capable of rich and healthy emotional and sexual relationships and we are so excited to have her join us to talk about bot...

This week we read submissions from listeners and share our own stories of uncomfortable and cringy compliments and comments we have received. (And let's be honest.... sorry, but they are all from men... bless their hearts.)  Follow us!  Insta @Fromthemouthsofbabespodcast @danadodini @caraluann

Lindsey Stirling has taken the world by storm with her innovative violin music. She launched her amazing career through YouTube, and has continued to make her dreams come true in big ways. She is a top YouTube earner with over 12.8 Million subscribers and her top viewed video has over 286 MILLION VIEWS. She was a mind blowing star on D ancing with the Stars, s he is a published author, philanthrop...

Well patience may be a virtue, but sometimes we get a little peeved. Come hangout with Cara, Dana, Luke, and Trevor as we laugh about all of our pet peeves in life.

This week we welcome Maren Droubay to the program! Maren is the host of her podcast: “The Mamahood”. She’s a writer , an MS fighter, and mom of 3. Have you ever been in a friendship or relationship that was toxic? This week we talk about navigating difficult conversations, recognizing when you are in a toxic relationship and owning your communication in relationships.

This week we welcome Kristen Gardner-- blogger, writer, mental health advocate, MBA grad and mom of 3 to the podcast to discuss Mental Health,  Wellness and Self-Care. We specifically talk about using medication and fighting against the negative stigmas of using medication to help with depression and anxiety. Kristen says, "our brain is an organ and just like any other part of the body it can...

This week Ivy Marcucci joins us to talk about her journey with a Chronic Illness. Ivy was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis two years ago and received a lifesaving treatment. In this episode Ivy gives practical advice on what to do when people in your life are going through hard things:  Acknowledging what is. Sometimes even just agreeing that the situation sucks is enough. Telling people what you...

Welcome 2021! In one way or another we all go into the New Year with goals and hopes as to how the year will go. We start off strong and then some of those goals dwindle until they are a mere memory. How can we strive for excellence versus having self acceptance as we go throughout this new year and how can this frame the way we set goals? We also talk about how we can embrace the extraordinary or...

It's the season we often think more about Jesus Christ's birth. Specifically this year we thought more about Mary and Heavenly Mother's role in delivering Jesus to the world. As we think about Mary and her remarkable faith may we all try to nurture our own faith as we have a "Mary" Christmas.

Today we talk with Matia Marcucci about raising teens and sending them into adulthood with class and sass!