Honest as a Mother

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by a repeat guest Kayleigh Kennedy and they are talking mindset, how to shift your mindset and why it is so important. Included in this episode: What is mindset and how powerful are our minds really? How mindset can change our motherhood experience How Kayleigh shifts her own mind with a toddler and a newborn at home How you can start shifting your mindset today w...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is diving into what the default parent is and how it is exhausting. Included in this episode: What exactly is the default parent? Resentment and Frustration from being the default parent Feeling guilt with work and at home Asking for help Follow Amanda on IG @honest.as.a.mother_ Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by Chiropractor Dr. Casey Baker and they are discussing all things wellness. Included in this episode: Why should someone take their child to a chiropractor? Constipation - Can chiro really help with this? Birth Trauma and how it effects our baby Follow and connect with Dr. Casey in IG @drcaseybaker or on her website www.drcaseybaker.com Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is doing another solo podcast and talking about her new coaching program that she is launching very soon called Clairty. Included in this episode: Update on Amanda's life, her daughters GI issues Clarity - What is it? Why did Amanda create it and who can it help Follow Amanda on IG @honest.as.a.mother_ Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by psychotherapist Alison Chisholm to wrap up mental health awareness month and they are diving into the topic of maternal mental health. Included in this episode: Postpartum Depression and Anxiety - What can they look like? When should a mom worry about her mental health? Are there warning signs? How can a mom get support? Alli Therapy and what they have to offer...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by her friend Melissa, a mindfulness coach and they are talking about mindfulness in motherhood. Included in this episode: Learning to love yourself, being your own best friend Mindfulness - What is it? Why is it important? What are the benefits? How can we incorporate it into our lives and into our children's lives? Follow Melissa on IG @mindfulkidsstratford...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is back with another Solo Episode and this week she is talking about body image and shares her own struggles. Included in this episode: What Amanda is currently struggling with with her body How she has always struggled even when in a smaller body How she feels when people comment on her body or her children's body How she is trying to implement a positive body image e...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by her Lisa Hicks, a content creator,a mom, mental health advocate and so much more. Included in this episode: Lisa shares her story with ADHD, how it effects her as a person, as a mother What it is actuall like being a content creator Mental Health, Self Worth, Self Image Coming out as Bisexual - What this looked like for Lisa and her family Having the conversati...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is sharing her experience with postpartum depression to help break the stigma surrounding it. Follow Amanda on IG @honest.as.a.mother_ Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by Christie Rocha, a podcast host, mental health advocate and mom of 2 from New Jersey and they are talking all things motherhood. Included in this episode: A super open and honest conversation about motherhood and mental health Christie shares her story of PPD and PPA and how it felt for her to go through it Body Image Issues after having a child and Christies re...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is back with another solo episode highly requested by you, the listeners. Mom Rage. Included in this episode: Mom Rage - What is it and where does it come from Amanda's perspective Control and Mom Rage - Are they related? Postpartum Rage vs Mom Rage Why Anger is such an important symptom but generally overlooked Follow Amanda on IG @honest.as.a.mother_ Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by mother, speaker and author Tricia Roos and Tricia is sharing her story of loss on the podcast today. ** TRIGGER WARNING** Conversations around infant death and grief. Included in this episode: Tricia shares her story of her daughter Annabelle that was born with Trisomy 18 and how she passed away 6 days after she was born We are talking about guilt - How Tricia...

Send us Fan Mail Another Solo Podcast this week and Amanda is talking all about the mental load of motherhood. Included in this episode: What exactly is the mental load of motherhood and why is it so exhausting? What it looks like in Amanda's day How Amanda is trying to work through it to make things less exhausting Tips and tricks from Amanda to battle the exhaustion Follow Amanda on IG @hon...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by her friend Lisa Sugarman. Lisa is a mom, an author and a mentor who is helping moms everywhere. Included in this episode: Raising kids and how our emotions can be the same even when we are in different stages of parenting Our high expectations that we put on ourselves as parents and then unknowingly place on our children How our own traumas/insecurities will co...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is breaking down what generational trauma is and what it looks like for her. Included in this episode: What generational trauma can look like What it looks like for Amanda How it effects her as a parent How she is working through it and how she has become a "cycle breaker" Follow Amanda on Instagram @honest.as.a.mother_ Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by her friend Chiara Townley and they are talking about emotions, healing, PPD and so much more. Included in this episode: Chiara shares her experience with PPD/PPA Healing through body work/chakra healing What are chakras and why are they important? Chiara has a workshop coming up as stated in the episode. To check out more or to register please go to:  https://w...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is speaking about toxic family members and how to put up boundaires to protect yourself. Included in this episode: Learning your self-worth and protecting your peace How to handle toxic family members Boundaires - what they look like and how you can create them Follow Amanda @honest.as.a.mother_ Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by her friend Whitney and they are talking about burnout and stessors in motherhood and how we can overcome them. Included in this episode: Whitney shares her expereinces with stress and burn out  How moms can take small steps to priortize their needs so the burnout does not come as quickly (or hopefully at all) How to learn to fill your own cup without the guilt...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is sharing her birth stories for this month as it is C Section awareness month and she gave birth via c section twice. Included in this episode: Amanda shares both of her experiences of having a c section How the C Section is not "the easy way out" The C Section Recovery - Amanda's experience and how it is undervalued. Follow Amanda on Instagram @honest.as.a....

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by Courtney and Steven Smith from the Knock on Parenthood Podcast and they are being so vulenerable and honest with this episode and we are diving into their birth story which includes birth trauma,a NICU stay and pre-eclampsia. ** TRIGGER WARNING** This episode includes birth trauma,NICU stay and may be triggering to some. Included in this episode: Pre-eclampsia...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is solo on this episode of the podcast and discussing whats been going on the last few months with her. Included in this episode: Mental Health Check in Amanda was diagnosed with depression, shares her journey with that The healing process that has been going on Coaching - Why this feels right Follow Amanda on Instagram @honest.as.a.mother_ Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by her friend Leslie Davis. Leslie is a mother and the author of the book "You can't eat love". Included in this episode: How to learn how to mother without a manual Learning to drown out the noise and focus on yourself and your baby Leslie shares many of her experiences as a mother with now grown children How to develop self compassion as a mother...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by Andrea Mondoux, mother, author and wellness coach and they are diving into diet culture and wellness in the motherhood space. Icluded in this episode: Diet Culture - How we cannot protect our children from it, or society standards but how we can lead by example as parents. The "Bounce Back"that moms feel pressure to do Andrea talks about what wellness...

Send us Fan Mail This week Amanda is joined again by Amber Trueblood and they are talking finances this week. Included in this episode: The guilt and shame that are surrounded around finances and what we can do with these feelings Money Mantras and Affirmations. Do they work? How can we go about them? Relationships and money. How can we handle these tough conversations. Communication techniques in...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda is joined by Jessica Wendi Abel, mother and auhor of the book "The Little Blue Rocketship" and they are talking about postpartum depression, mental health and more. Included in this episode: Talks around postpartum depression, what it looked like for Jessica with her first child How you can prepare for postpartum struggles with your second child Talking to our chi...