Mothers Unleashed LA

In this episode, Tamar sits back and lets her husband, Eric Horowitz, interview her! They talk all things storytelling, on the lack of control in parenthood, the myth of "right" or "wrong" parenting styles, and even about hierarchical modeling. Tamar Feinkind is a screenwriter, community organizer and mom to three living in Leimert Park, Los Angeles. She graduated from Northwestern as a pre-med th...

Tamar "Zooms" with Tina Wayt to discuss - not motherhood - but GRANDmotherhood. Tina is a grandmother to 11 grandchildren and only 2 of them are biological. We question Tina on all things life - legacy, hard choices, do-overs, and coping with grief. Tina is a breath of fresh air and an inspiration. We hope you enjoy! Tina, a native Southern Californian, worked for 34 years as a flight attendant li...

After a long hiatus, we're back! In this episode, we sit down with Roshada Baldwin to discuss her piece on losing the love of her life and the father to her two children. Though the death happened four years ago, Roshada is still processing, and she unpacks how Mothers Unleashed helped her on that journey. As a special treat, her son, Jemari, joins the conversation! At the end, we play her live re...

In this episode, Natalie Dillion sits down over Zoom with Tamar to discuss her piece on being a working mom to two kids while being a naturally upbeat person, and juggling the ups and downs of it all. Tamar also takes a moment to discuss how Natalie's piece and interview reflect Mother Unleashed's greater goal. CW: miscarriage, cancer, mental health Natalie Dillion is mother to two vivacious kids,...

In this epsiode, Tamar sits down with Devon Dionne to discuss how Devon handles being a doer who is trying (and oftentimes failing) at doing less, and what type of behavior pattern we're passing down to our children. Once again, the episode ends with Devon's live story recording. Be sure to like, subscribe, rate, review! Contains a few curse words. Devon's bio: A former dancer, Devon is a gyrotoni...

Immigrant, Mom, and Director of Little Stars Preschool in Los Angeles, Darlene Morales sits down to discuss her pain surrounding all things motherhood and how that actually brought her closer to wanting to be a mother, herself. The conversation twists and turns, touching on parenting styles, the importance of multigenerational exposure for children, crafting the lives we desire as mothers, and mor...

Mom and former nurse Carolyn Chen explains how her faith deepened due to a complication she never expected - giving birth to a child born with a physical anomaly. We discuss her motherhood journey and how she maintains her Christianity in the wilds of Los Angeles. The episode ends with the live recording of Carolyn's story. Carolyn's bio: After years of working as a community health nurse, Carolyn...

This week, we hear from Natalie Bosmans. Natalie is a Los Angeles-based line producer who knows how to keep a set running smoothly—and a household of wild toddler boys even smoother (most days). With a background in film and television, she brings calm, creativity, and a deep love for collaboration to every project. When she’s not wrangling talent or or crew, she’s wrangling her two energetic sons...

Avery and Tamar discuss control and lack thereof when it comes to motherhood, and how her love of spreadsheets helped her but also hindered her as a new mom. At the end, hear Avery's story she shared with a live audience on May 4th, 2025. Avery's bio: Avery lives in Los Angeles where she is a Policy Director for the Los Angeles Unified School District. She has worked in the field of education for...

Our first ever podcast! Baila and Tamar talk about Baila's story that she wrote for our Mothers Unleashed event where she wrote an incredible letter to her estranged son. The conversation moves into confronting and accepting our own impostor syndrome ("Hello old friend!"), building resilient children by working inside out on ourselves as parents, and of course we get into the toxicity of social me...