MomCast

Mom, you are pure magic during the holidays! We all know the warm memories our children carry into adulthood are the result of a mom who worked her tail off to spark joy and smiles. Each year we get a bit savvier with making it all happen…and that’s exactly the message from our incredible guest, Kaylen Maduka of our sister site here at The Local Moms Network, South Houston Moms! Kaylen is the grou...

Trigger Warning: Moms, please listen without any kids around. Sometimes, our child needs to walk a different path than the one all of the other kids are walking. And as parents, it’s hard to anticipate how hard we’d fight to keep them on the “normal” path. Today’s guest, Alicia, gave her son space to do something unexpected; he dropped out of high school. She shares his compelling story from depre...

Who’s the mom behind the mic? Today, MomCast host Demetra Ganias shares her 5 Mom Truths. MomCast is an extension of what The Local Moms Network does best; we help every mother feel seen, valued, and supported. Here, Demetra shares why she’s so passionate about that mission, and she’s spilling some mom wisdom she has learned as a mom of three. Following a career in television news as a reporter an...

What a joy to chat with a TV and movie star whom we grew up watching!  Marla Sokoloff is an actor, director, and producer whose resume reads like a hit list of 90’s classic television and stretches all the way to an upcoming Netflix movie. You may have first met Marla as Gia on Full House (and more recently, Fuller House) and caught her stints on favorites like 7th Heaven and Party of Five. S...

There’s a universal truth in motherhood: we’re doing too much. Whether for our kids or for our home, we most often fulfill the overwhelming majority of demands…and we’re not happy about it. In fact, we feel disappointed, frustrated, resentful and burnt out. So what can we do about it? Today’s guest, Paige Connell, is an influencer-turned-advocate who gives us the vocabulary and the confidence to a...

Surviving the day to day of motherhood doesn’t often leave time or energy to think about building a dream career-we get it.  But what if there was true progress in small steps? It’s true! Whether you need a nudge or a (gentle) shove to get thinking about what actually fulfills you, this episode delivers. We’re talking to Mary Olson-Menzel - a celebrated career coach, founder of MVP 360 Coachi...

Trigger Warning: Today’s episode discusses drug addiction and suicide How often have you heard a family’s heartbreaking story and thought, “Not my family,” or “Not my kid.” Yet, nothing is impossible.  Our episode this week is the courageous testimony of Anita Devlin, a business owner based in New York and mother of 2 grown kids, who describes how her son’s drug addiction engulfed him and the...

Embarrassing OB/GYN question? No such thing! Today’s episode is one you’ll want to listen to solo, Mom, because we get into ALL THE THINGS related to womaning and mothering from a medical perspective. Our guest is Dr. Shieva Ghofrany, board certified OB/GYN, who has been treating patients for more than 25 years and has delivered countless babies.  In her signature style that melds honesty and...

“If happiness is getting what we want, contentment is wanting what we have.” This is the profound lesson in today’s episode with guest Niro Feliciano, psychotherapist and author of This Book Won’t Make You Happy, Eight Keys to Finding True Contentment. She urges us to find joy in the everyday moments-even with ambitious plans and exciting achievements-because “life happens between the goal posts.”...

What is your relationship with alcohol? That’s the question we explore today with guest Deb Podlogar, known to her fans as “Mocktail Mom.” If you’re sober or sober curious, or simply wondering about your connection to mommy wine culture, this conversation is transformative. A Kentucky-based mother of two girls, Deb has built a brand and trusted following thanks to her openness about breaking up wi...

If you’re not convinced that pushing your child to succeed can put their mental health at risk, this conversation is the wakeup call you need.  Jennifer Breheny Wallace wrote the breakthrough book Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It, urging parents to draw the line between encouragement and pressure. An award-winning journalist and author, Wallace...

Do I have baby blues or postpartum depression? Do I need medication to ease my anxiety and is it safe during pregnancy? Questions like these are completely normal-and the exact reason why motherhood and mental health should always be in the same sentence. Dr. Jennifer Okwerekwu has dedicated her career to this synergy! Dr. O, as patients affectionately call her, is a Harvard-trained reproductive p...

When was the last time you described a teenage girl as wise, powerful, curious, and kind? It’s not the norm-but it should! That’s the mission of Chelsey Goodan, author of the groundbreaking new book UNDERESTIMATED: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls. Chelsey shatters the image of the “dramatic” and “hormonal” teenage girl and corrects the course so parents, teachers, and society see them for th...

Gen X and Millennials first met Ereka Vetrini on Season 1 of The Apprentice 20 years ago! Now we’re loving her, along with millions of her followers on Instagram and TikTok, as the recipe creator we cannot stop watching! This mom of two teens is a breath of fresh air and is unabashed in pursuing her passion for food and connection. Leaning on her Italian roots and dedicated to a healthy lifestyle,...

When Layla Lisiewski became a mom, she couldn’t find the mom community she craved…so she built one. Beginning with Greenwich Moms, Layla gathered resources for families ranging from pediatricians to preschools to after-school programs. She did the work so moms wouldn’t have to, fulfilling her mission of “giving moms the gift of time.” Ten years later, Layla has brought this incredible concept to m...

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