Mother the Mother

In this episode of Mother the Mother, host McLean McGown and her guests explore the importance of finding balance and clarity amidst life’s ongoing changes. Drawing from ancient traditions like astrology, human design, and feng shui, they share practical tools for aligning your energy with the opportunities ahead. They also explore “planet for the year” insights and Astro-cartography’s influence o...

In this episode of Mother the Mother, McLean reflects on the ever-evolving journey of parenthood, particularly the challenges of education and raising teenagers. Sharing her personal insights, McLean explores the balance between fostering independence in teens while providing guidance, encouraging parents to meet their children where they are while empowering them to grow into self-sufficient indi...

In this episode of Mother the Mother, McLean is joined by Paden Hughes as they share a conversation about embracing the unseen forces that guide us toward personal growth and fulfillment. Paden, a woman deeply connected to her spirit team and ancestral wisdom, reveals how she helps women clear karmic burdens and reconnect with their true selves. Her journey as a mother, entrepreneur, and spiritual...

In this episode of Mother the Mother, McLean McGown explores the struggles and triumphs of embracing a multifaceted life as a woman, mother, and entrepreneur. Do you feel torn between your diverse passions and society’s pressure to specialize? McLean shares her own journey of weaving together roles in yoga, nutrition, doula work, and hypnosis, proving that a rich and authentic life defies traditio...

In this powerful episode of Mother the Mother, McLean McGown takes a heartfelt look at what it means to truly be free in today’s challenging world. Reflecting on personal and collective experiences of trauma and constraint, she raises a profound question: What does freedom mean to you? Is it living authentically, free from societal expectations, or having the courage to follow your own path despit...

In this heartfelt episode of the Mother the Mother podcast, host McLean McGown welcomes herbalist and educator Marysia Miernowska for an intimate and empowering discussion. Marysia, deeply pregnant and radiant, shares the transformative wisdom she's cultivated as a mother, herbalist, and advocate for holistic healing. Together, they explore the tender intersections of pregnancy, postpartum car...

In this comeback episode of the Mother the Mother podcast, host McLean McGown reflects on her life-changing experience. She talks about how the difficulties of the pandemic caused her to reevaluate and come back with a fresh purpose, as well as how she has changed as a mother, woman, and mentor. This episode looks deeply into the complexities of modern motherhood, hormone fluctuations, and regulat...

  In today's solo episode, McLean talks about going through the process of her own rebirth and mid-life awakening. Feeling at peace and untethered as she steps into the unknown. She talks about letting go of any attachments that need to fall away without demonizing them and just being aligned with what aligns with who you are today. Plus, McLean shares her thoughts about the podcast pause, exp...

In today’s episode, McLean is joined by Kenzie Burke as they dive into Kenzie's journey of awakening and rebirth. Based in Malibu, California, Kenzie Burke is the founder of BRÛLÉ; a clothing line whose namesake stems from its definitional association with fire. For founder and designer Kenzie Burke, fire is the impetus from which artistry springs forth. After gaining acclaim in the health and...

Today on Mother The Mother, McLean talks about the struggles and victories of going through fertility treatment with her good friend, Kelli Moore. Kelli is the co-founder and CEO of Soulfire Productions, the premier podcast network for thought leaders, free thinkers, and visionaries. In this episode, Kelli shares with McLean all the ups and downs of her IVF journey with her husband. Plus, Kelli ta...

Today on the show, McLean is joined by Jen Szpigiel as they talk about what it's like to be in harmony with the lifepath of motherhood, work, and being your unique self. Jen has created a multi-million dollar global iconic brand for life, business, and leadership. As the owner and founder of Becoming Iconic®️, Jen is infusing years of wisdom, pure-clean energy, and proven strategies for the vi...

In today's episode of Mother The Mother, McLean talks about grief as she reflects on how she felt in the 7th year of her father's passing and the death of a friend — a shade tree. Hear her contemplate how we should honor our life's journey and not skip ahead of ourselves. Plus, McLean talks about depression and the increasing rate of suicide due to sickness and the effects of the pande...

Today on the show, McLean dives into the world of polyamory with coach and podcaster Jessica Esfandiary! Jessica, host of the Open Late podcast, tells her story of opening up her marriage and finding a better version of herself in the process. She shares what led her and her husband to wanting to date outside of their marriage, all the struggles and challenges they faced along the way, and clears...

Today on the show, McLean is joined by her good friend Emily Stanwyck. A mom of two, wife, trainer & BIRTHFIT Coach, and a birth doula, Emily has a vast amount of experience in the wellness and birthing world. She works advocating for freedom, informed consent, and birthing out of the medical system. She teaches birth education and leads a year long doula training and mentorship program in the...

McLean is back with another solo episode! And today, she’s talking about intuition and birth. We as women are so often taught not to trust our bodies, but there’s an innate wisdom we hold, despite what any experts may say. McLean breaks down why birth has become a big business in recent years, touches on what it’s like to work towards empowering women within a broken medical system, and shares a p...

Today McLean is joined by holistic beauty coach and advocate for BII (Breast Implant Illness) awareness, Amanda Porta. She’s here to share her story, from getting breast plants in her 20s, selling implants as her career, to the dozens of symptoms she then suffered from for years, and eventually finding healing with getting an explant surgery. She’s now a patient advocate for women going through Br...

The seasons are changing, and we have a choice to either fight the change, or move and flow with it. And on today’s solo episode, McLean brings clarity and encouragement to those fighting the movement of the seasons, and shares how she’s been learning to honor the seasons in her own life and what benefits she’s reaped from it. Plus, hear her contemplate on the lack of community and help in our pat...

Today on Mother The Mother, McLean is joined by good friend and professional Psychic Medium, Emily Greene, also known as Emily The Medium. Emily helps connect people with their loved ones on the other side, provide psychic guidance on people's life path, and connect people to the Souls of the children they are meant to have. She and McLean share some powerful moments from a card pull, and then...

In today’s episode, McLean reflects on her family's recent experience with COVID, and the spiritual lessons she’s learned from it. There’s something powerful and healing that happens when confronted with illness, and she shares her thoughts on what it meant to her not just physically, but emotionally. She also touches on why we as women struggle with receiving love, how to accept and give it o...

Calling all Mama Bears - it is time to wake up! McLean is kicking off the return of her podcast this year with Governor 2022 Candidate Reinette Senum. Reinette is a 4th generation Californian born in San Francisco and adopted and raised by her parents in the Sierra foothills. Reinette believes in the real California spirit of can-do individualism, bold entrepreneurship, and fully transparent accou...

In today’s episode, McLean is joined by a certified birth doula, nutrition consultant, and birth photographer, Carson Meyer. Carson is located in Malibu, California but attended New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study where she pursued studies in child development, art therapy, and complementary medicine. In 2016, Carson returned to Los Angeles and began her journey as a doul...

In today’s episode, McLean is joined by author, birth doula, and hypnotherapist, Bailey Gaddis. Bailey authored Asking for a Pregnant Friend and Feng Shui Mommy and is a regular contributor to media outlets including Working Mother, Fit Pregnancy, Pregnancy and Newborn, Cosmopolitan, Woman’s Day, Disney’s Babble, and more. She also volunteers for a program where she offers in-home support to paren...

In today’s Real Talk with McLean, she shines a light on the area society tends to shy away from the most - death. Like birth, it is a portal that all of humanity experiences and yet as a culture, we struggle with finding the right words to discuss this deep and mysterious part of our existence. As always, McLean has found the words to both comfort, explain the unexplainable and leave all who have...

Today, McLean is joined by friend and fellow birth doula, Georgiana Johnson. Georgiana has been cooking for families and working as a full-spectrum doula in LA for the past 8 years. She is originally from London, England but has been on an adventure in the United States for almost 15 years now. Her passion is to protect, celebrate and nourish the family unit. This conversation is soul medicine. It...

In today’s Real Talk with McLean she invites you into the sacred portal of pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond. Her journey will forever begin and end with recognizing where the world falls short and quickly stepping in to provide the support needed. Hit play to soak your being with her words, cleanse your soul with her offerings, and above all, receive the reminder that you are worthy of creating t...