Miracle Mama Podcast

In this episode of the Miracle Mama podcast, Whitney sits down with Elisa Marshall, co-founder of Maman, the beloved café and lifestyle brand that started as one tiny shop in SoHo and has now grown to 54 locations across North America. Elisa shares the origin story of Maman, born out of a deeply personal desire to create a space that felt like home in the middle of New York City. Raised by a stay-...

Parenting doesn't always look the way we imagined. Some kids feel everything bigger, react louder, and require more from us as parents. In this episode of the Miracle Mama Podcast, Whitney sits down with parenting coach Mary Van Geffen , who specializes in helping moms raise deeply feeling, strong-willed children, what she lovingly calls  "the spicy ones." Together they talk about: Why some kids n...

In this episode of the Miracle Mama Podcast, Whitney sits down with Hila Bahari, founder of Mama Guide , for an honest, practical conversation about navigating early motherhood with more ease and confidence. Hila shares her journey from organized professional to overwhelmed new mom and how those early days inspired her to create Mama Guide as a supportive resource for moms who may not have communi...

In this episode of The Miracle Mama Podcast , Whitney sits down with Dr. Sarah Oreck , a reproductive psychiatrist, mother of three, and Co-Founder & CEO of Mavida Health , for a thoughtful conversation on what it really means to support women through hormonally intense seasons of life. Together, they explore Dr. Oreck's personal journey through fertility and postpartum mental health, and how thos...

In this episode of the Miracle Mama Podcast , Whitney sits down with Yondje Choi , founder of OMA Natural Food , to explore the powerful intersection of ancestral nourishment and modern motherhood . Yondje shares her personal journey into creating OMA, a brand rooted in traditional postpartum foods and healing practices, and how it was born from her desire to support women through recovery, restor...

In this powerful episode, Whitney sits down with Jen Delvaux , health coach, author, and host of the Not Today Cancer podcast, to talk about turning life's hardest moments into purpose. After walking beside her husband through a brain cancer diagnosis and then facing her own breast cancer journey, Jen shares how she transformed fear into faith, built a community of healing, and learned to take con...

Whitney sits down with Emily Landers, host of How'd She Do That? , to talk about the beauty and heartbreak of waiting seasons — from years of infertility to the gift of new motherhood. Emily opens up about her five-year journey trying to conceive, the emotional toll of IUI treatments, and how faith sustained her through moments of doubt and surrender. Together, Whitney and Emily explore how life's...

Whitney welcomes Aubrey Hubbell , co-founder of Hazel , the design-driven women's health brand reinventing incontinence care with dignity, comfort, and style. After a decade of building brands for women in key life stages, Aubrey saw a massive gap in a $20B industry that hadn't evolved in decades—and decided to change it. In this inspiring conversation, Aubrey shares her path from product designer...

In this special episode of the Miracle Mama Podcast , listeners are invited into a recorded grief support session held for mothers in the Dallas community following the devastating floods in Hunt, Texas. Originally planned as a wellness gathering focused on nervous system regulation, the event shifted into a powerful space for processing collective trauma and supporting one another in the wake of...

In this deeply moving episode of  Message from Mom , Whitney sits down with Lauren Johnson, founder of Choose Joy Nursing, to talk about her motherhood journey, her faith, and the beautiful yet heartbreaking story of her daughter, Lily Ann. Lauren opens up about becoming a mom, what led her to serve mothers as a postpartum nurse, and the unimaginable experience of losing her baby girl after just n...

Let's talk about digital safety for our girls. Today, we're joined by Juliette Blake of Moxies, a revolutionary platform changing the game for young girls online. We're diving deep into the impact of today's digital world on children and how Moxies is creating a safe and enriching space for girls aged 8-12. Learn how they're building digital literacy, self-regulation, and real-life connections, wh...

On this episode of Message from Mom , Whitney chats with Lanning Ardente, founder of Sorette , a platform created to help moms find safe, trusted products through all stages of motherhood. From her background in consumer goods to her own experiences as a mom, Lanning shares what led her to launch Sorette, and why product transparency is so important for mothers today. Together, they dive into the...

In this episode of Message from Mom , we sit down with Liz Swail, co-founder of Alive & Well , a wellness center with locations in Austin, Dallas, and Boulder. Liz shares her inspiring journey from dealing with chronic health issues to becoming a wellness advocate focused on functional health solutions. We discuss the importance of gut health, hormone balance, and the power of making small lifesty...

In this episode, Whitney chats with Brooke Boruff, a pediatric occupational therapist and mom of two, about her journey into motherhood and how it led her to create Infant Insights . Brooke shares how personal challenges, like her son's developmental delays, inspired her to offer expert resources to help parents navigate baby development and postpartum recovery. She introduces the Bloom Membership...

In this episode, we have asked our first male guest EVER to join us! Meet, Kevin Lavelle, the founder of Mizzen + Main , a father of two, and now the brains behind Harbor , a groundbreaking platform set to revolutionize the baby monitor industry. Harbor's mission is to provide innovative sleep solutions for families, emphasizing its focus on safety, convenience, and enhancing the parenting experie...

Message from Mom partnered with Headfirst Mental Health Initiative to launch a new series where moms and mental health experts gather together to have an open conversation about topics relevant to our lives and our culture at this very moment in time. The topic of the conversation was Forging Your Own Parenting Path. We asked Dr. LaKaavia Taylor, a PhD clincial professor at Southern Methodist Univ...

Katie Beal Brown is known as the trailblazer behind Lone River Beverage Company, the hard seltzer company inspired by her West Texas roots. Just 11 months after launch, Lone River Beverage Company was acquired by the world's leading alcoholic beverage company, Diageo. But behind the brand, is the inspiring story of Katie. In this episode, Katie talks about how she launched Lone River Beverage Comp...

Annie Stull and Emily Johnson, the co-founders behind the artist-illustrated table linen brand, Fenwick Fields, sit down with us to chat about their journey of building a brand while raising young babies, navigating challenges, and adapting their strategies to create a successful and sustainable business. We get into the nitty gritty about why they make it a priority to be directly involved in eve...

Today I'm chatting with Annie Schmidt. If you are in the Dallas area or love following home design or Dallas based influencers on Instagram, you've probably seen her business, it's SOS Home Organization.  In this episode, Annie talks about how she left her corporates sales job to stay home with her young children, eventually discovered a knack for organization during COVID, and the steps she took...

I'm so excited to introduce you to Catherine Cartie as the first interview in our 6-part mini-series featuring mompreneurs that have turned their side-hustle into a thriving business! Catherine's story is unique because she's always been creative, but she didn't really have the idea to start a business of her own until after she had her first child. As a new stay-at-home mom, Catherine decided to...

When you hear that a new school is coming to town, it's easy to put it into a category of schools that have come before it. But in reality, The Compass School of Texas was created to be something entirely different than any school that has come before it. The story behind The Compass School is a response to a problem seen my moms. Moms who, like many of us, were disenchanted by the options availab...

Caitlin Wilson is recognized internationally for making timeless designs that are accessible to all. In this episode, Caitlin takes us behind the scenes of her life to share the raw, yet beautiful story  behind building the life and brand that is known today as Cailtin Wilson. She shares the devastating loss she experienced in her early twenties as a first time mom, how she utilized her blog and s...

Dr. Ally Loupe has been practicing pelvic health for over a decade and currently works with Genesis PT in Dallas. In this episode, Dr. Loupe does a deep dive on the prenatal and postnatal issues that are common among most women, but aren't necessarily normal. She addresses bladder incontinence, diastasis recti, managing endometriosis, why we all need to have a better understanding of vaginismus, a...

Jillian, a mom of three, was faced with a breast cancer diagnosis after a lump from mastitis never seemed to go away. With young children to raise, and so much life to give, Jillian embarked on her breast cancer journey with a ton of courage and a lot of faith. Although there is so much hardship and pain in a cancer diagnosis, Jillian's journey is a testament to the fact that the bright spots can...

Jillian, a mom of three, was faced with a breast cancer diagnosis after a lump from mastitis never seemed to go away. With young children to raise, and so much life to give, Jillian embarked on her breast cancer journey with a ton of courage and a lot of faith. Although there is so much hardship and pain in a cancer diagnosis, Jillian's journey is a testament to the fact that the bright spots can...