Elizabeth Johnson

Mothering Wildlife

Kids EN ↓ 79 episodes

Telling the stories of moms who work in zoo, wildlife, vet, and conservation organizations. Working with wildlife brings a unique set of challenges for working mothers. Join me every other week as I interview moms working primarily in the zoo field as we discuss their journey as moms, navigating the mental, emotional, and often physical challenges that come with caring for wildlife and caring for kids.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: motheringwildlife.buzzsprout.com

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Elizabeth Johnson

Episodes

Postpartum Priorities with Dani Poirier Larson of Southwick's Zoo 27.07.2023 50:18

Click here to send me a text! Have a story to share or just want to chat? Let's connect - because moms need moms! Postpartum life is full of changes - to your body, to your routine, to your family and relationships, and to your priorities. This week I talk to Dani Poirier Larson of Southwick's Zoo about the ups and downs of postpartum life that for some moms includes anxiety and depressi...

Putting Family First with Libby Hayes of the Oklahoma City Zoo 20.07.2023 54:42

Click here to send me a text! Have a story to share or just want to chat? Let's connect - because moms need moms! Putting your family first can be challenging in a passion field with atypical working hours, high physical labor needs, and other living beings that rely on you for their health and wellbeing. In this episode, Libby and I talk about how as a young mom she found it hard to advocate...

Changing Priorities and Changing Roles with Jenifer Joseph of the Dallas Zoo 13.07.2023 50:06

Click here to send me a text! Have a story to share or just want to chat? Let's connect - because moms need moms! Sometimes you might need to transition away from full-time animal care to another role within the zoo field. Registrars are animal-adjacent and serve an amazingly important role in zoos! During this episode, I talk with Jenifer about how her focus has changed since having kids, h...

When Mom Life Meets Zoo Life with Whitlee Turner of the Metro Richmond Zoo 23.06.2023 45:40

Click here to send me a text! Have a story to share or just want to chat? Let's connect - because moms need moms! Welcome to the first episode of the Mothering Wildlife podcast! In this episode, I'll explain how this podcast came to be and I'll talk to my very first guest, Whitlee Turner of the Metro Richmond Zoo. Whitlee shares a cool story of how she came to breastfeed her son to...