Mom Genes The Podcast

The Mom Bod Series In today’s episode we focus on the genes (the internal, genetic components) of belly acceptance and education. Our society blatantly sells women’s attractiveness in the form of a flawless, flat stomach with just a touch of abs and anything less than that is immediately sold ab workouts, one piece ruched bathing suits, and mom jeans. A significant piece of breaking the stigma of...

The Mom Bod Series Recovery from an eating disorder is certainly not a linear path, nor is there one way to tackle recovery. Each person’s journey of recovery is as individual as their eating disorder. We wanted to offer a space for three different Mom’s with various backgrounds and recovery journeys to share their story and honestly discuss how becoming a Mom added another layer to their recovery...

The Mom Bod Series Recovery from an eating disorder is certainly not a linear path, nor is there one way to tackle recovery. Each person’s journey of recovery is as individual as their eating disorder. We wanted to offer a space for three different Mom’s with various backgrounds and recovery journeys to share their story and honestly discuss how becoming a Mom added another layer to their recovery...

The Mom Bod Series Recovery from an eating disorder is certainly not a linear path, nor is there one way to tackle recovery. Each person’s journey of recovery is as individual as their eating disorder. We wanted to offer a space for three different Mom’s with various backgrounds and recovery journeys to share their story and honestly discuss how becoming a Mom added another layer to their recovery...

The Mom Bod Series In this episode we talk about recovery from disordered eating and diet culture through the lens of unearned privilege. Healing requires access to resources of finances, time, insurance, and community support which can be challenging for many humans and an obstacle to achieving recovery and food freedom. We unpack the stereotypes of eating disorders as well as identify how stigma...

The Mom Bod Series In this episode we are discussing how negative body image is affecting kids younger and younger. In a study done by “The Confidence Code,” girls’ confidence drops by 30% between the ages of 8-11 years old and that study didn’t include the impact on males, who are also being slammed by gender stereotypes and being bullied for their bodies. We explore how education and open dialog...

The Mom Bod Series Teens are bombarded with diet culture messaging from the world. The advertisements, peer pressure, bullying, and developmental insecurities that teens face can foster negative body image, eating disorders, and lowered self-esteem. All of these factors impact a teen’s relationship with their body and create a powerful inner narrative. So what is a parent to do? We interview Dana...

The Mom Bod Series Your teen is bombarded with diet culture messages, surrounded by influential teens and their family food beliefs, and is at a peak age of body image concerns and hormones. This will definitely cause distress to so many Mom’s because it will break their hearts as they watch their teens struggle with their self-image and it will bring back memories of their own body image struggle...

The Mom Bod Series “Mom Genes” disclaimer: watching your teen navigate their body image journey and sort through all the messages they receive about nutrition will be an extremely challenging parenting phase. We hear from so many Mom’s about how you feel torn between the internal dialogue in your head that tells you to watch your calories and the Mama bear that comes roaring out when you hear your...

The Mom Bod Series Do you struggle with using the scale to measure your worth, worry about how your food choices will impact the number on the scale, or justify your daily weigh-in as a way to “just keep an eye” on your weight? Even a casual relationship with scale can impact our self-worth and keep us from honoring our hunger and fullness so today we are tackling the impact of the scale on our me...

The Mom Bod Series Why do so many Mom’s hesitate to jump in front of the camera? Why do we critique ourselves in photos and delete a billion before keeping one that we deem acceptable to send out to others? In today’s episode we are chatting about the Mom’s struggle with body acceptance in today’s culture of selfies and social media. We interview Gina Graham, LCSW about how to help Mom’s change th...

The Mom Bod Series In this episode we explore how body positivity and your birth story can align in a beautiful way that supports your journey of trusting your body. We interview midwife Lindsey Meehleis about how she coaches moms to find body trust and harmony in her midwifery practice. Lindsey offers encouragement to Moms on healing their relationship with their body whether it’s due to diet cul...

The Mom Bod Series Mom’s, did you know you don’t have to pee your pants anymore? We had a lot of fun in this episode laughing about all our postpartum mishaps but we know that pelvic floor difficulties can be a serious part of embracing and healing the Mom bod. We discuss signs and symptoms of a weak pelvic floor, explain an abdominal split (Diastasis Recti), and give you a checklist for how to kn...

The Mom Bod Series We want our Mom listeners to find body peace through education about your genes and learning what it means to  treat your body (and jeans) with kindness. So, while we often discuss the lack of control we have with our genetics on this podcast, today we are going to talk about an area that you actually do have control over. Here at Mom Genes, we believe that you have a choice in...

The Mom Bod Series In this episode, we are talking about one of life’s greatest inconveniences and yet one of it’s greatest gifts…..your period. Since our podcast is all about exploring what you cannot control versus what you can control, we wanted to dive into this topic since our hormones and cycles are driven by our genes and yet the implications of those hormones on us physically and emotional...

The Mom Bod Series Part 2: Joyful Movement For many Mom’s, the terms “joy” and “exercise” don’t go together since our bodies are worn down, our time is spread too thin, and self-care is pushed to the back burner. Finding what movement feels like a celebration of your body and brings you joy can be very perplexing for Mom’s, so in this episode we offer tips on how to increase attunement with your b...

The Mom Bod Series Part 1: Shift the Focus What is your “why?” and what does it mean to shift the focus of exercise? In this episode we explain that shifting the focus means exploring how exercise is feeling in your body vs what it is doing to your body. If you are an exhausted and stressed out Mom whose only motivation for exercise is focused on body change, you will quickly fizzle out. We give M...

The Mom Bod Series   Is the Dad bod something that men fear? Do men feel they must maintain a certain physique as they age? We have been in the “Mom Bod Series,” so today we are spreading the love to the Dads and exploring the stereotypes associated with a Dad bod! We discuss the stigmas and stereotypes men, and those who identify as male, may experience as their bodies age and change. We intervie...

The Mom Bod Series   Hop on the Mom Genes magic school bus, because we are taking a trip to middle school health class to get a refresher on a woman’s cycle then stopping by biochem to explore irregular periods, hormones, and insulin levels. We interview Julie Duffy Dillon, RD who specializes in PCOS in her private practice and on her podcasts “Love, Food” and “PCOS and Food Peace” about how to fi...

The Mom Bod Series Your body, your boobs. Today we are tackling the topic of feeding your baby, the anatomy of your boobs and it’s impact on breastfeeding, and why on earth do our boobs change size and shape postpartum and as we age? Disclaimer: this isn’t just about breastfeeding, because we know (and share in our personal examples) that there are many ways to feed your baby but, let’s face it, y...

The Mom Bod Series Mom’s nourish their families, but who nourishes the Mom? What does it even mean for a Mom to emotionally nourish herself? Regardless of the nurturing you did or did not have growing up, all Moms need to develop a strong internal self that can nurture and nourish when times get stressful. We define nourishment and interview Anita Johnston, PhD, author of “Eating in the Light of t...

The Mom Bod Series Should you make your kids eat their vegetables? If you let your kids eat whatever they want, would they ever stop? We tackle some prominent eating theories for children that we consider to be developmentally appropriate while maintaining the value of body acceptance and food freedom! We also interview Leslie Schilling RD, co-author of the book “Born to Eat” about her theory of f...

New Years Resolutions bring out our inner grinch, so send us all the grinch memes and keep your resolutions! Since only 8% of people keep their resolutions, and even goal setting can lead to feelings of failure, what is a Mom to do? In this Bonus Episode, we explore the concept of choosing Values to align with and brainstorm goals that will help you adhere to your chosen values. Values are how you...

The Mom Bod Series Is stress eating okay? Is it normal to eat when the kids are asleep and you are finally alone? Food becomes complicated when we don’t properly deal with our emotions. Using their clinical expertise to explain the fine line between emotional eating and dysregulated eating, Rachel and Tina explain why separating food from feelings is the key to a healthy relationship with food. We...

The Mom Bod Series In the age of fad diets, the pressure to get back to your pre baby body, and inaccurate nutritional information floating around social media, how on earth is a Mom supposed to know what to eat and how to eat? Fed is best, not just for the baby, but for the Mom too! We define “normal eating” and interview Janice Dada, RD @socalrd on her expertise in educating Mom’s on how to fuel...