Mother's Quest Podcast

Hello and welcome to this special solocast, a chance for me to reflect on the first full year of living what I call my E.P.I.C. Life, the first year of the podcast, and what feels like the ending of a first chapter of this journey as I get ready to launch Season Three. After a long winter break, one my son Ryan especially encouraged me to take, I'm back and I'm so honored and excited for what's to...

It's a joy and honor to bring this final episode of Season Two, Episode #34, with my own mother Fran Lieberman and her dear friend Sandy Klasky, who are celebrating their book club's 50th anniversary. I couldn't think of a more special way to close this season then reflecting with two women, who are mothers and grandmothers, on the lessons of their E.P.I.C. lives across decades, how they've passed...

It's an honor and responsibility to share this Episode #33 of the Mother's Quest Podcast with Sara Mokuria, co-founder of Mothers Against Police Brutality. It's the third and final in a series I recorded as part of the Women Podcasters in Solidarity Initiative and it comes to you with a call to action to get involved with this issue today.  This episode was dedicated by Collette Flanagan, the foun...

I'm honored to share this episode #32 of the podcast with Chandra Brooks, who has become a friend and a generous thought partner for me in recent months. Chandra is a wife, mother of four, a grandmother, author, entrepreneur and the Northern California Staff Director for SEIU-United Service Workers West.  Born and raised in San Jose, CA, she's passionate about civil rights, social justice, and imp...

I'm honored to share this Episode #31 of the Mother's Quest Podcast with Kate Schatz, and the second I'm bringing to you this fall 2017 as part of the Women Podcasters in Solidarity Initiative.  Kate is an activist, educator, public speaker, and Bay Area-born-and-bred feminist mama. She's also a New York Times-bestselling author well known for Rad American Women A-Z and Rad Women Worldwide among o...

Hello and welcome to this Episode #30 of the Mother's Quest Podcast, a conversation I'm releasing for the second time with healer, artist, healthcare advocate and mom to two incredible girls Nancy Netherland. Between the hurricanes and the continuing devastation in Puerto Rico, the mass shooting in Vegas, and most recently the wildfires near where I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, I know so ma...

I'm excited to share this Episode #29 of the Mother's Quest Podcast with renowned work/life wellness expert, intentional mom, bestselling author, and so much more – Samantha Ettus. Sam is the author of The Pie Life and The Pie Life Planner which is a playbook for working moms who want to balance the seven "slices" of a delicious life which includes career, health, relationship, children, community...

Hello and welcome to Episode #28 of the Mother's Quest Podcast that I'm bringing to you at the start of the Jewish New Year. The holiday kicks off a ten day period, known as the Days of Awe, between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the day of Atonement.   This time of year, regardless of your religious faith, is a season of reflection and renewal, as our children get settled into a new school year an...

Hello and welcome to Episode #27 of the Mother's Quest Podcast and the first of several I'll be sharing for an initiative I've launched called Women Podcasters in Solidarity. The Initiative is a commitment I've made, alongside some other amazing women podcasters, to raise awareness and dollars to uncover and dismantle the ways racism, both conscious and unconscious, are impacting our society. I pl...

Welcome to this episode #26 of the Mother's Quest Podcast, "Surrender and Embracing Difference" with TiLT Parenting for Differently-Wired Kids founder Debbie Reber. This conversation about seeing diversity as an asset, valuing and embracing difference, couldn't come at a better time. Debbie Reber is the founder of TiLT, an online destination aimed at helping parents raising differently-wired kids...

I'm excited to bring this Episode #25 of the Mother's Quest podcast to you with a podcasting leader, mentor and community builder extraordinaire- the insightful and passionate, Elsie Escobar. A podcaster herself since 2006, at the time of this recording, Elsie is getting ready to be inducted into the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame at the upcoming Podcast Movement conference. Among many accompl...

Hello and welcome to this Episode #24 of the Mother's Quest Podcast. I'm so honored to bring you this important and powerful conversation today with Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin, who through her daily Resistance Lives on Facebook, guides thousands of us with a voice of reason and optimism during the twists and turns of today's political landscape.  Known as a "celebrated career coach" and "fearles...

I'm excited to bring you this Episode #23 of the Mother's Quest Podcast. I'm just back from an amazing week at one of my most favorite places, UCLA's Bruin Woods Family Camp in Lake Arrowhead, where I felt like I had an amazing reset…a chance to unplug and notice some patterns from a fresh perspective. It's so perfect then, that I came back to put the finishing touches on this episode with author...

I'm excited to share this episode #22 with Kalika Yap, a serial entrepreneur, inventor, intentional mother, and business leader. She's received tremendous recognition for her accomplishments, including being honored by the Anti-Defamation League, serving as a panelist with Magic Johnson on an Urban Economic Forum hosted by the Obama White House, and currently leading as the President of Entreprene...

Welcome to this very special Father's Day edition of the Mother's Quest Podcast! In honor of Father's Day, I'm so excited to bring you this conversation with a friend, former colleague, mindful father to two children, and a champion for underserved youth in Los Angeles --someone who I admire deeply-- Tony Brown.   Tony Brown is the Executive Director of Heart of Los Angeles, also known as HOLA, wh...

Hello and welcome to this episode #20 and the first in Season Two of the Mother's Quest Podcast!  This week's guest, Kathleen Shannon, embodies the qualities of an independent, hard-working feminist. She also has this incredible generosity and openness and has impacted so many women, including myself, by sharing her experiences as a mother and an entrepreneur.    Kathleen is the co-founder of Brai...

I'm excited to share this special Mother's Day episode of the Mother's Quest Podcast! I originally envisioned this episode as a season one finale, with highlights from every episode of season one, but it ended up taking shape differently (even better in my opinion!) and became what will be an ongoing series that we're calling "E.P.I.C. Guideposts." Living an E.P.I.C. life has become a guiding fram...

I'm so honored and excited to bring you this Episode #18 of the Mother's Quest Podcast with a very special guest, my own son Ryan Neale. One of the great lessons I've learned is the importance of marking milestones and honoring endings so that you can thoughtfully open a new chapter. As Ryan approaches his bar mitzvah in April, becoming a "Jewish adult" and entering his teens, we decided we would...

I'm excited to bring you this conversation with Danielle Dutton, acclaimed Margaret the First author, whose own mother instilled an appreciation for reading and education early in her life. Danielle and I spent many family holidays together growing up because our mothers have been life-long friends. But, it's been years since I've spoken with Danielle and it was such a joy to hear about the E.P.I....

The value of putting yourself in someone else's perspective, with compassion, is something that this week's guest, filmmaker and activist Paola Mendoza, consciously creates through her storytelling. And, boldly moving forward through difficult times is something Paola talks passionately about-- as she reflects on how she moved from feelings of failure after the election and rose up, channelling th...

I'm excited to share this Episode #15 with you-- a conversation with Karen Baker, a mentor of mine who played a pivotal role in connecting me to a career of service. It's not surprising because connecting people to service is Karen's super power. Karen has been making matches her whole life, but she currently brings this gift to her role as the Chief Service Officer of CaliforniaVolunteers, where...

Hello and welcome to Episode #14, the first interview in the extended season of the Mother's Quest Podcast. Starting with today's interview of Amanda Steinberg, I'm excited to bring you six more episodes to light our way to an E.P.I.C. life. I reached out to Amanda because I am ready to re-write my money story and she was uniquely qualified to guide me. Amanda is the Founder and CEO of DailyWorth....

I am filled with excitement and gratitude as I bring you this Episode #13, a solocast. It is an opportunity for me to reflect on the milestone of completing the first twelve episodes I set out to record when I launched the podcast, the common themes and lessons I have found among them, and the ways in which my life has been enriched as a result. I open with honesty about the challenge I had record...

In Episode #12, I am honored to share this enlightening conversation with Saadia Ahmed, who I reached out to after the recent executive order on immigration to find out how I could become an ally to the Muslim community. Saadia and her husband live in Los Gatos, California with their two children. She is a talented Financial Advisor serving high-level women professionals and entrepreneurs, couples...

I am excited to share this vulnerable conversation with the Truth Bomb Mom, Kristina Kuzmic. Energetic, funny, and honest, Kristina has an in-your-face perspective on issues of parenting and life in general. She has become a Youtube sensation with her "mom-centric" videos about raising children and juggling all of life's challenges, with over 200 million views across media outlets and websites wor...