Growing a Mother

Thank you for joining this first season of Growing a Mother! I hope to be back in the fall to talk more about advocacy, and how mothers can advocate for themselves and eachother in this wild year of 2025. WE have collective power to make change in all spheres including birth, career/work, legislation, and beyond.   Let's Stay in Touch: https://growingamother.beehiiv.com/subscribe

I had the pleasure of chatting with Alexis Joseph, the recipe creator, former restauranteur, and registered dietitian behind Hummusapien . We spoke about birth, grief, balancing and prioritizing your needs, and how her relationship with food and cooking evolved in motherhood. I loved this conversation, and I felt validated to hear that I was not alone in feeding picky kids! Let's talk further! Joi...

I had a deep, honest conversation with Larissa Spearnak about work, starting a family, and how she has planned her journey to motherhood. Larissa is a lover of all things, outdoors, health and wellness and tech startups. She started her career in functional medicine at a small lab company which took her to helping create & build Rupa Health, A tech start up that sold in November 2024 to a much lar...

Ankita and I explore how values change (or don't) during motherhood, the ways we can take care of ourselves, and to recognize that what you need right now may change.  Ankita is an entrepreneur, coach, mother, and an expert strategist. I hope you enjoy this conversation. To stay connected with me and to continue the discussion, join the newsletter: https://growingamother.beehiiv.com/   Learn more...

My guest today is Katie Dalebout, an author, podcaster, creative guru, and a woman who is so deeply committed to bringing inspiration and the creative spark in others.  We talk about the ebb and flow of inspiration, the commitment we have to give to our budding curiousity, and ideas for what to do when you feel that spark of creative energy. You can learn more about Katie's work here: https://www....

Join my husband and I as we discuss how our relationship has ebbed and flowed so far in parenthood. We discuss the importance of communication and that alone time together doing new things is SO necessary for us to keep our romatic relationship thriving. If you like this conversation, please consider subscribing and reviewing the podcast! To get more in depth conversation and thoughts about the tr...

Season 1: Episode 2 Let's normalize that you DON'T HAVE TO feel great in early motherhood with Dr. Jaci Witmer and Dr. Morgan Finkel We discuss: The ups and downs of early motherhood The idea of matrescence How to prioritize the things that make you, you Phases are fleeting...thank goodness Dr. Jaci Witmer is a clinical psychologist in private practice at https://drjaci.com and Dr. Morgan Finkel i...

Episode 1!  Welcome to the Growing a Mother Podcast with your host, Salima Saunders.  Here we can learn together about how to add mother to our identity, we can learn from experts and other mothers about how to make the transition into motherhood a little less difficult, and we can create a community of women who support and encourage eachother in this wild ride of motherhood. This intro episode i...