Honest as a Mother

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by mother, speaker, advocate and best-selling author, Cynthia Muchnick to talk all things parenting. Included in this episode: The pressure we can put on our children to be who we want them be, and not who they are. How can we change this? Social media and mental health of teens Mental Health of children overall Grades - Why are we putting so much pressure on grad...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda and Katie are back to check in with one another and speak about mental health issues with themselves and talk about the stigma that is still so high with mental health. Included in this episode: How we both know our mental health is declining #bellletstalk - Lets actually talk PLEASE Bell What we do to better our mental health Losing ourselves in motherhood, but did we or w...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by Ted Talk Speaker, Author, Mother and Concious Parenting Coach and she is here to teach us how to become more concious parents. Included in this episode: Lavender shares how we can let go of shame by sharing our secrets. She openly talks about her struggles to allow others to know they can do this as well Concious parenting - What is it? How can we become more c...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by Laura Lima who is a hollistic nutritionist and they are discussing the importance of nutrition all the time but also while in the postpartum period. Included in this episode: The importance of fueling your body with nutrients vs depriving it of calories Postpartum bodies - How can we embrace and accept our "new" body after we have a baby? How does foo...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by mother, writer, and author of the book "Send me into the woods alone" Erin Pepler and they discussing the book, and all things mom life. Included in this episode: Hyperemesis Gravidarum - what is it and Erin shares her experience with it. Mom Guilt when you are pregnant and as your children are newborns, how Erin experienced it and how she dealt with...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by parenting coach, Danielle Betteman to talk about screen time. Included in this episode: How much screen time is "too much"? How can we handle when our child goes into "Zombie mode" Can we make the transition away from the tablet easier for us and for them? How can we place boundaries around screen time? How can we as parents work through sha...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by dad, song writer, and musician, Daniel Ingram to talk about music and how it plays into parenting. Included in this episode: How does one get a job in writing childrens music? Is music truly important for our childs development? The Treebees - who are they and why does Amanda like them? Check out the Treebees music on Youtube and Spotify and follow them on IG @...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by pediatrician Dr. Jonathan Williams to dicuss fevers, RSV, COVID and the Flu. Included in this episode: What is a fever and what is your childs body doing when they have one? What number is dangerous? Is a fever 105 really horrible? Brain damage - can this happen from a high fever Febrile Seizures - What are they and what do they look like The symptomatic differ...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by Jenna Worthen who is the founder of "Mom Who Works" and the author of the book "Mom Who Works" and they are having some real talk about what it is actually like to be a working mom these days. Included in this episode: Why is there no such thing as a "working dad" Jenna's experience with being a working mother and the disadvan...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by Dr. Kate Lund and they are discussing how to raise resilent children. Included in this episode: Kate shares her health struggles with us and how she had to work through challenges to feel like she could keep up with other children. How we can encourage our children to embrace their differences and allow them to do things their way. How to teach resilience to ou...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by Jill Zambon who is a reality tv show star, an author, a speaker and a mother who is shattering the stigma of single motherhood. Included in this episode: Jill shares her story of becoming a single parent and what that experience was like for her Starting from nothing and creating her own reality herself for herself and her daughter Dating while having children ...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda and Katie are back again for another pop culture update, talking about mom life and so much more. Included in this episode: Pop Culture updates - Nick Cannon had ANOTHER baby - is anyone surprised? The CUPE strike in Ontario - how we feel about it as parents and our overall opinion Amanda and Katie share their challenges this last month and their wins in parenting Follow Am...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by sleep consultant Jamie Contarini from Good Night Sleep Site and they are discussing sleep in children aged 5-7. Included in this epiode: Parents seeing a change in their 5-7 year olds who were "good sleepers" and now are waking earlier, taking a long time to wind down. Screen time around bed time - Should you do it? Promises & Consequences at bedt...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by local mama Beth Marchant and they are discussing being the default parent in this episode. Included in this episode: The power of sharing your motherhood experience How to have an open conversation with your partner to divide the labour of the household. How Beth has had to shift from the default parent to not being the default parent since she was diagnosed wi...

Send us Fan Mail The Honest as a Mother book is officially LAUNCHED. Amanda has asked each of her authors to come onto the podcast and talk about their experience, what the wrote about and to celebrate the fact that they are now published authors. Included in this episode: Stephanie shares her experience as a co-author Stephanie shares her struggles with her son, and how it has impacted her mother...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by Bex & Gucci, a mother-daughter duo who are teaching parents how to change the conversations surrounding food in their homes and the importance of it. Included in this episode: ** TRIGGER WARNING** This episode talks about an Eating Disorder Bex shares her experience with an eating disorder and how it trickled into her motherhood How Gucci had to unlearn beh...

Send us Fan Mail The Honest as a Mother book is officially LAUNCHED. Amanda has asked each of her authors to come onto the podcast and talk about their experience, what the wrote about and to celebrate the fact that they are now published authors. Included in this episode: How Danielle felt about being a co-author and what her experience has been like. Danielle shares a little of what is in her ch...

Send us Fan Mail The Honest as a Mother book is officially LAUNCHED. Amanda has asked each of her authors to come onto the podcast and talk about their experience, what the wrote about and to celebrate the fact that they are now published authors. Included in this episode: Mallory's experience as a co-author and why she feels community is so needed in motherhood. How moms really do depend on...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda has invited Dr. Kumar-Tyagi onto the podcast. Dr. Kumar-Tyagi is a medical oncologist at the Juravinski Cancer Centre who is passionate about sharing factual information surrounding breast cancer. Included in this episode: Risk factors for breast cancer - what are they? Breast Exams - When should we do them What to do when we find a lump What Breast Cancer Awareness means t...

Send us Fan Mail The Honest as a Mother book is officially LAUNCHED. Amanda has asked each of her authors to come onto the podcast and talk about their experience, what the wrote about and to celebrate the fact that they are now published authors. Included in this episode: Erika is a mother of biological children and she also has adopted children She speaks about her experience as a co-author and...

Send us Fan Mail The Honest as a Mother book is officially LAUNCHED. Amanda has asked each of her authors to come onto the podcast and talk about their experience, what the wrote about and to celebrate the fact that they are now published authors. Included in this episode: What Carols experience has been like as a co-author What she wishes she could go back and tell her old self as a mother How sh...

Send us Fan Mail The Honest as a Mother book is officially LAUNCHED. Amanda has asked each of her authors to come onto the podcast and talk about their experience, what the wrote about and to celebrate the fact that they are now published authors. Included in this podcast: Natalie shares her experience as a co-author and what she loved about building this community Self Compassion - How it has hel...

Send us Fan Mail The Honest as a Mother book is launching SOON. Amanda has asked each of her authors to come onto the podcast and talk about their experience, what the wrote about and to celebrate the fact that they are now published authors. Included in this episode: What being a co-author has been like for Ashley Ashley shares her experience with racisim since becoming a parent and how it impact...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by Kate Laird Included in this episode: How to change moms mindset to "I put my kids first" to "I deserve to put myself first" How can we work through the mom guilt and actually take time for ourselves. How we are redefining "working out" How exercise will impact you as a parent in a very positive way Mental Health - How does exercise...

Send us Fan Mail The Honest as a Mother book is launching SOON. Amanda has asked each of her authors to come onto the podcast and talk about their experience, what the wrote about and to celebrate the fact that they are now published authors. Included in this episode: Racquel shares her experience as an Adoptive Mama Mom Rage and what it looked like for Racquel How her life turned around in one si...