Her Village

In a lively conversation with Jacqueline, Danielle LaShawn, a mom of four, author, content creator, and full-time employee shares her experiences of motherhood and self-transformation. Danielle emphasises the importance of maintaining personal identity and fulfilling individualistic goals alongside motherhood - a principal topic in her book 'Make a Deposit'.  She explains the concept of...

Gender disappointment. Maybe you’ve heard this term, maybe you haven’t, but it definitely isn’t openly talked about enough. Gender disappointment is a very real parenthood experience which involves holding a preference for having a daughter or a son, then experiencing emotional distress when baby’s sex does not match that vision. But disappointment is only the tip of the iceberg. Often the feeling...

In this episode, Jacqueline connects with a mom she's known since elementary school and they discuss both of their sons' birth defects. Melissa educates listeners on cleft lip/palate and what that journey looks like for her son. Jacqueline chimes in with her shared experiences as it relates to her son's bilateral clubbed foot diagnosis.  Topics discussed... Birth defects Cleft lip a...

We're back with SEASON 3! Pop the champagne, it's the 1 year anniversary of Motherhood Intended! In this episode, Jacqueline shares the unique conception and birth stories of her six children - the two sons she's blessed with at home, her three angels in heaven, and a baby girl on the way due in April. *trigger warning* the topics of premature delivery, miscarriage, and stillbirth a...

Jacqueline is joined by Mia Funt, the co-founder and president of ByHeart - a next gen infant nutrition company. Mia is a powerhouse and entirely dedicated to shaking up the formula industry through owned manufacturing and Clean Label Certified ingredients, providing a healthier foundation for growing babies. While building the business with her Co-Founder (and brother) Ron, Mia was also building...

Jacqueline is joined by Angela, a BRCA previvor and mom of twins. In this episode, Angela shares her journey to motherhood and educates listeners on the BRCA gene mutation. Take a listen to how she took control of her health, took preventative measures from passing this gene down to further generations, and how that paved the way to the family she has today. In this episode... What is the BRCA gen...

Jacqueline is joined by Jessie Jaskulsky, the founder of Surrogacy Simplified. Jessie shares her personal story of loss, Asherman syndrome, IVF, and surrogacy. Her company, Surrogacy Simplified, is changing the surrogacy experienced for Intended Parents with their passion of helping navigate the complexities of surrogacy with compassion, expertise, and personalized care. *Trigger warning* Prematur...

Jacqueline shares her experience with the diagnosis of polyhydramnios while pregnant with her youngest son in 2018. In celebration of his birthday month, you'll also hear the cutest bonus Q&A with an almost 4 year old! In this episode... Jacqueline's pregnancy experience with her son Noah What is polyhydramnios? How do you know if you have polyhydramnios? What problems can polyhydram...

Jacqueline is joined by her sister, Megan, to chat about how trying to conceive can become STRESSFUL. Whether it's your first child or your third, the path to baby isn't always easy-breezy. Take a listen as they discuss their experiences and leave some helpful tips to keep you calm while trying to conceive. In this episode you'll hear... Megan's experience TTC (trying to concei...

Jacqueline was honored to be asked to speak at the 2023 Walk to Remember, so this week she's sharing her speech with you! This annual event for bereaved parents is hosted by Edward-Elmhurst Health's chapter of SHARE, a national support group for families who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal loss. *Trigger Warning* Miscarriage, premature delivery, and stillbirth are di...

Sarah Ezrin is a world-renowned yoga educator, content creator, and mom based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the author of the award-winning book, The Yoga of Parenting . Sarah loves guiding people along their wellness and parenthood journeys. Her words, classes, and social media are supportive, healing sources for people to feel seen and heard.  In this episode, we discuss... The practice...

Known as the "Mary Poppins" of prosperity, abundance, and peace of mind, Patricia Lohan is a Feng Shui expert, manifesting magnet, alchemist, and real-life Irish Celtic Shaman who helps people to create the health, wealth, and prosperity they’ve been striving towards. In this episode, Patricia shares with Jacqueline how to incorporate Feng Shui techniques to promote positive energy flow,...

Alcohol isn't going to fix the systemic lack of support for mothers--and pretending it's the solution to surviving motherhood does more harm than good. Jacqueline is joined by Celeste Yvonne, a sober mom advocate, writer, and certified recovery coach well-known across social media as @theultimatemomchallenge . She's an author of her new book It’s Not About the Wine: The Loaded Truth...

Jacqueline is joined by Cara Tyrrell,  an Early Childhood Educator, Collaborative Parenting Coach, and the founder of Core4Parenting™. She is the passionate mastermind behind the Collaborative Parenting Methodology™, a birth-to-five, soul and science based framework that empowers parents to maximize their child’s early learning while raising fantastic human beings who succeed in school and life. C...

Jacqueline is joined by a very special returning guest... her husband Josh! Aaaaand it's their 10 year wedding anniversary! It's been a decade of love, infertility, and family building, so they're taking a moment to reflect. The two also chat all things surrogacy with an exciting update on their growing little bean. Take a listen to cheers this husband-wife duo on such a momentous d...

Thanks to social media, pregnancy announcements are all the rage. The cute photos, gender reveals, curated videos... but if you've struggled with infertility or are experiencing pregnancy after loss, you may be wondering when "should" you share the news? Spoiler alert: there's no wrong answer. Take a listen as Jacqueline shares when and how she announced her pregnancies (all fi...

Take a listen for the perfect tips and tricks to help you find balance in parenthood and take your life from chaos to calm. Jacqueline is joined by Jenna Hermans, a certified high-performance coach, mom of 4, entrepreneur, and author of Chaos to Calm: 5 Ways for Busy Parents to Get (and Stay) Grounded. You'll learn easy-to-implement strategic tools and philosophies to guide you as a busy pare...

Jacqueline is joined by Bryant Liggett, the co-founder of The Fertility Resort, an international digital platform that empowers women with the tools and resources they need to tackle the ups and downs of the infertility journey. Bryant shares her own personal story and connects listeners with the resources they deserve at The Fertility Resort. • Learn more about The Fertility Resort •  Connect wit...

Jacqueline is joined by Sunshine Hanson and Casey Bojorquez who founded Surrogacy Is, a first-of-its-kind surrogacy advocacy platform that supports the incredible women who step up to the calling of helping parents in need create a family. As the agency has grown and evolved over the last few years, they now also support intended parents in finding a surrogate match as well. Take a listen to hear...

Jacqueline is joined by Micala Quinn who has helped almost 3,000 moms start, grow and scale their own freelance business, which in turn gives them an opportunity to earn an income while also never missing a soccer practice or doctor’s appointment. She created an online course and community that gives corporate moms, stay-at-home-moms and other ambitious moms the step-by-step guide to financial fre...

“What I have come to know in my personal life and the lives of all the people I've worked with is that every trauma, challenge, and wound comes bearing a gift and some wisdom our soul needs. Once I opened up to finding the wisdom (and lesson) of my very traumatic childhood that made me the strong, loving, compassionate and capable woman, wife, and mother that I am today, I began to live the l...

"Sometimes the difficult things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the best things that will ever happen to us." ~ unknown Jacqueline is joined by Casey Hill who is a mom of three children (twins +1) conceived via IVF. She shares her unique journey through infertility, IVF, miscarriage, and high risk pregnancies, and brings awareness to the rare disease her daughter...

Welcome to Season 2 of the podcast where Jacqueline gives an exciting update on her surrogacy journey! She then shares her interview with Stephanie Levich, the Founder & President of Family Match Consulting – a world-renowned fertility consulting firm specializing in finding egg donors, sperm donors, and surrogates for her clients (many of which are A-List celebrities, CEOs, and prominent spor...

Hit that follow button so you're ready for the NEW SEASON of Motherhood Intended! Jacqueline shares what you can expect from the podcast and what the Motherhood Intended community is all about it. Season 2 guests to look forward to... - IVF Mom, Celebrity Fertility Expert, Author, and Founder of a World-Renowned Fertility Consulting Firm - IVF Mom spreading awareness of Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndro...

Vote for Super Mom 2023   and help support Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! The competition started with over 100,000 moms and is down to 144 women... and Jacqueline is one of them! On June 1st at 9 pm CST only 12 women will head to the finals! She's come this far, let's help Jacqueline take 1st place!! Please place a Hero Vote (donation) or free vote here: https://thesupermom....