New Mom Podcast

Brytnee Atkinson is back on the show, and she brought her husband Matthew Atkinson along to sit down with Carrie and Connor, and talk all things marriage! Brytnee and Matt are expecting their second baby soon, and shared how pregnancy feels different the second time around. The couples reflect on how marriage changes once you became parents, and talk through communication tips, love languages and...

Is it too late to heal my pelvic floor? What is Diastasis recti and how do I know if I have it? What exercises are actually helpful for me? Does breathing really count?! Dr. Kayla Borchers is a Holistic Orthopedic and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist, mama of four, and founder of the Holistically Well Method. Her online programs for preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum help women proactively pr...

Life with God is not just for empty nesters and single people. It’s for mothers too!  If you’re a mom who misses your time with the Lord, your rhythms and your structure, and wants to find ways to build it into motherhood, this episode is for you!!! ❤️ Author and Podcaster Hanna Seymour is on the show this week, guiding moms in how to find healthy spiritual rhythms amidst the chaos of motherhood....

Surrender to the birth plan God has for you. 🤍 Carrie invites new mom Kasey Robinson to share her birth story as well as her fresh postpartum takeaways.   Kasey was 38 weeks pregnant when she found out her daughter was breech, and she would need to be delivered via C-Section the following week. Kasey shares the disappointment she initially felt when grieving her birth plan, the courage God gave h...

After multiple miscarriages, Nicole Zasowski found it hard to celebrate when she found out she was pregnant again. Yet God invited her to ask herself “What If It’s Wonderful?”  Nicole is a marriage and family therapist, an author and now a mom of four. Two of her books, “From Lost To Found” and “What If It’s Wonderful” dive deeper into her journey to motherhood and the courageous hope she found he...

Tori Masters joins Carrie for a fun chat about the everyday moments of motherhood. As a mom of three boys, she's full of wisdom and stories that will leave new moms equipped and encouraged! This episode touches on redemptive breastfeeding stories, how to pray with your kids, tips for sick days, newborn trenches and remembering "This too shall pass". More From Tori: Talks with Tori:  https://open.s...

On this episode of New Mom, Carrie invites her husband Connor back into the studio to look back on their first year as parents!! From the funniest moments of parenthood to their most sentimental memories, they reflect back on all that year one has been. 

In this episode of New Mom, Carrie sits down with friend Maris Rowland to discuss her family life with two little ones at home, her positive unmedicated hospital births and the realities of traveling with their family for work. Maris also touches on the confidence she has found in being a full-time mom despite societal pressures to be something “more”. Follow Maris on IG: https://www.instagram.com...

Mia Fieldes Dunnavant tells the incredible story of the years she spent waiting to conceive her daughter, the health issues that caused delay after delay, and the promises God spoke over her that kept her hope alive in the waiting.  She encourages any of us in a waiting season to hold onto the promises of God. Whether you’re waiting on a baby, a job, a marriage to be reconciled, or a healing…this...

New Mom Podcast is a Christian motherhood podcast for women navigating pregnancy, postpartum, and early motherhood. Whether you're a first-time mom, expecting, or in the middle of sleepless nights, this show offers real, honest conversations about motherhood, marriage, identity, and faith. We talk about birth stories, postpartum recovery, relationships, mental health, and trusting God through ever...

“I wrote the book I desperately needed.” “I wrote the book I desperately needed.” In this powerful episode of New Mom, Carrie sits down with author and mom of two (soon to be three!), Morgan Krueger, to talk about her new book Made To Magnify—and how motherhood can become a daily act of magnifying Jesus.  What if the “small” mundane moments are actually the biggest and most important moments for o...

In this mini bonus episode, we talk about: The rise of the “90s Butter Mom” trend The desire for slower rhythms, presence, and simplicity in motherhood How nostalgia and social media shape our expectations as moms Finding balance between modern life and intentional living If you’ve been craving a slower pace, feeling overstimulated in early motherhood, or wondering why this trend resonates so deep...

Struggling with postpartum anxiety, hormone imbalance, or feeling constantly overwhelmed as a new mom? In this episode, Carrie sits down with ICU nurse and mom of two, Brooke Varvel, to talk about what’s really happening in your body after pregnancy—and how to begin regulating your nervous system. Brooke shares her personal experience with postpartum overwhelm and what she’s learned about how horm...

A new chapter of New Mom in a new city and studio! Carrie and her husband Connor share life updates this week, including moving across the country as a family and finding their new home in Nashville!  The couple share stories from the past year, where they traveled a lot more than they expected, and lived in four different cities with their baby boy. Though they are not experts, Carrie and Connor...

Krista Breilh founded the Seattle women’s ministry, Live Salted, over ten years ago and since then has become a wife and mom to two precious girls. She and her husband live on mission, sharing a passion for building spaces of belonging around the person of Jesus. They recently launched Little Lights, a Christian daycare, out of their home in North Seattle. Krista shares the ways God has met her in...

Our first couples episode is here! Carrie and her husband Connor invite their friends Lexi and Jaecy Friesen onto the podcast to share their birth story and postpartum experience in real time.  Lexi, who gave birth to their daughter a few months ago, shares funny and memorable moments from her birth story.  The couples both touch on the relatable, humorous and hard moments in postpartum. Becoming...

We're talking ALL things pregnancy fitness! How do we make ourselves move in the first trimester? How do we optimize our energy and strength in the second trimester and what should we do to prep for birth in the third? Carrie sits down with Janelle Ahrens, founder of Phase Empowerment, who specializes in Pregnancy and Postpartum Fitness and Nutrition. She is also the host of the Podcast 'Fitness F...

No one dreams of spending their first weeks with their baby in the NICU, but for some of us it’s a reality. Here’s a hopeful story for those who need it🫶🏼 Host Carrie Alexander invites her hometown friend Meredith Mckee on the show to share her beautiful testimony as a “NICU” mom. Meredith was 33 weeks pregnant when she unexpectedly went into labor, and she welcomed her daughter Scarlett into th...

Actress, Writer, Producer, Wife and Mom of two (soon to be three!!) kiddos, Lauren Swickard wears many hats.  Host Carrie Alexander and guest Lauren Swickard discuss Lauren’s journey in motherhood. From meeting her husband, actor Josh Swickard, to growing their family, to life on their avocado ranch, she opens up about mom life, marriage and faith.  Lauren shares how she and Josh grew in their abi...

Becca is back to share her positive home birth story!  Carrie and Becca discuss the often polarizing topic of home births vs. hospital births. How do you know which is right for you? How do we love and support or girlfriends who choose differently? Carrie and Becca chose different paths, but share how they encouraged, prayed for, and supported each other throughout their pregnancies.  Becca had a...

Finally sharing our full birth story!!  Host Carrie Alexander has her husband Connor Alexander back on the podcast to share the birth story of their first child. They reminisce on the moment they found out she was pregnant, discuss pregnancy from the husband and wife’s different perspectives and share the full birth story of their son Archie. 

From Wizards of Waverly Place, to Camp Rock and beyond...Many of us New Moms grew up with Maria being the Disney Channel mom on our TV screens.  Host Carrie Alexander, sits down with actress Maria Canals-Barrera. Maria reminisces on her days working on Wizards, and shares how she balanced set life while raising two little ones. Maria is a wonderful mother to two beautiful young adult daughters, an...

Feel like you're failing? You're not. If you are in the trenches with breastfeeding this episode if for you.  Host Carrie Alexander invites her friend Brytnee Atkinson back on the show to have a heart to heart on the topic of breastfeeding. Both moms struggled with nursing their first babies and discuss the stress, disappointment, comparison and shame that came with it. From the dreaded weighted f...

After unexpectedly losing her husband Lexi eleven years ago, Fiona became a single mother to her three young children.  In this episode of New Mom, Host Carrie Alexander invites Fiona Godschalk to share her story. Fiona is a woman of God, a mom to three now young adult children, and a widow of eleven years. She reminisces on the early days of growing her family alongside her husband and opens up a...

In this episode, Carrie invites her husband to join her in sharing their love story. They reminisce on meeting, falling in love, getting married and their steps towards starting a family.