Project: Mom Podcast

Meaghan Sheets, owner and lead hair and makeup artist of Lovely Bridal Beauty as well as the owner of Volume Beauty Studio in Spokane, WA, is on Project: Mom today and I fully believe that everyone needs to find a hairdresser like her! Meaghan has been an entrepreneur since the moment she graduated from hair school and has learned so much along the way – some of which she is sharing with us today....

I’m so excited to have Lori Aikman, the go-to girl for female entrepreneurs to uplevel their health, on Project: Mom today. As a mom who also talks to other moms almost daily, I know one thing that many of us can have in common is constantly feeling like we’re on the edge of burnout. Healing this often goes beyond traditional self-care and deeper into the root causes of fatigue, overstimulation, r...

Welcome to today's episode of the Project: Mom Podcast. If you've stuck around from season one, I am grateful. You are on this journey with me and I am so excited to be back. If you're new here, welcome. We are really in for a treat this season! Since we're a few months behind the anticipated launch date, I figured what better way to kick off the season than with an update from...

One of the things that has supported me most, especially in those first few months after having my baby, is The Everyday Mother Tracker, a journal that helped my husband and I track feeds, diapers, sleep, and everything in between in one organized place. Because of this, I’m so honored to have its creator, Jackie Mangiolino, on the podcast today. Jackie’s baby boy was born 14 weeks premature and s...

This is a bittersweet episode for me – the last of Season 1. Today I want to talk about something that’s very loud for me. It’s been at the forefront of a lot of the decisions I’m making – or, to be honest, putting off making. How do you navigate building something that doesn’t make any money? I’ve asked my guests what advice they have for someone who’s IN IT right now – or who aspires to create s...

This time of year, there’s so much pressure to be better. There’s a whole industry that capitalizes on personal growth and change, and in December, there’s so much focus on goal setting with this “new year, new you” idea. Now, I’m not saying you should rest on your laurels and sit here indefinitely. But movement forward should be honoring you and your life, not driven through “shoulds” or comparis...

To be a mom and own a business, it takes a lot of trust. We can’t do everything. We can’t be watching our kids 24/7 while also micromanaging every aspect of our work lives. To a point, we just have to have faith that the people around us will hold us up. In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Lindsay Dickerhoof, a hairstylist, makeup artist, Mary Kay consultant and owner of Harestream , a mobile we...

Our family has had a week. My wallet was stolen. My daughter got an ear infection. We tried and took a break from potty training. Recently, I got sick for the first time in YEARS – a head cold strong enough that I rescheduled some podcast interviews to give myself some rest. Our society doesn’t support time for rest and healing from illness; there’s this belief instilled in us that we must power t...

What if we put ourselves first on our list of priorities? For some parents, this might be a crazy or even slightly controversial idea! But for today’s guest, Lindsay Roselle, it has made ALL the difference in her ability to give her best to her family, her work, and even herself. Her reasoning? She and her partner are the ones who have to shoulder the load. If they’re not feeling strong, then the...

It’s scary, traveling with kids. If you’ve done it, you know what I’m talking about! But it can also be so worth it. In my last episode, I talked about my own personal tips and tricks for traveling with a toddler. This week, we’re joined by special guest Brianne Hepworth, a mom to four kids and the founder of Mini Voyager , a company that curates travel kits for kids of all ages to help families f...

We’ve traveled quite a lot with our daughter Olive: Hawaii, the East Coast, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Florida, with more coming up around the holidays. My husband’s family lives here in San Diego, but my family’s all over the country. Video chats only go so far, and it’s important to me that we travel so she can see them. For each adventure, I start with a basic packing list and add to that ba...

Fear can have such a strong hold on us, preventing us from taking risks and forcing us to dwell on all the things that could go wrong. And yet, as today’s guest Meg Marie McMillan points out, fear will always be there. We CAN be aware of fear and still move forward. What if instead we imagine everything going RIGHT? What if we shift our mindsets and trust the future COULD hold some AMAZING things...

Imagine a place where you can receive self-care – drink a coffee, take a workshop, or even get a manicure – WHILE your little one is happily occupied in a play gym within the same vicinity. This is the concept behind The Lullabar , a wellness cafe in North Country, San Diego, which is set to open around the corner from me early 2023. Where I live, The Lullabar is getting all kinds of buzz in mothe...

Today’s guest is Nancy Nguyen, a wife and mom to a two-year-old daughter. Nancy is also a Chinese-American lifestyle and motherhood content creator from San Diego. She’s the creator of the YouTube channel Happily Ever Nancy and the podcast Hey Mama Memos .  Like me, Nancy had her daughter in the midst of the pandemic, and in this episode, we chat about how we combat dreaded mom guilt in all its it...

It’s remarkable to think about the ways motherhood forces us to grow and reflect on how we imagined motherhood to be. Was it a childhood fantasy? Was it even something we thought about? What role do our own mothers play in how we navigate this world of parenthood? Today’s guest is Briana Ellis Hoag, a licensed architect, interior designer and owner of Ritual Architecture . Briana is also pregnant...

When we have kids, our lives change drastically – which often means we have to adapt our plans to follow suit. Danielle Desir Corbett is the mother of a five-month-old-son whose entrance into the world this year has been eventful, to say the least. At her 32-week appointment, she was told she had preeclampsia, and that her baby needed to come out NOW. I’m excited for listeners to hear her inspirin...

How do we cope with this very real problem of burnout? Real life is MESSY. Things bleed into each other, and that’s the reality of parenthood.  The other day, my husband and I were talking about wishing our jobs had more separation – that we could do the eight-hour workday, then deal with personal life when we got home. More than ever, we’re finding both worlds are seeping into each other. Childca...

Want to know one unexpected benefit of motherhood? Mom energy. This is what today’s guest, Hillary Elliott, calls it. The mom, graphic designer and owner and art director of Agate Mountain Studio says learning to advocate for herself inspired her to help other women do the same.  In this episode, Hillary and I talk intensely about mom energy, relinquishing control, pursuing a career you’re passion...

It’s so easy to get wrapped up in the little things, in business and in life.  At work: how many clicks? How many clients? At home: what’s for dinner? When will the laundry get done? How do we get our children to go down for their naps? These are just a few of the micro items we have to deal with day-to-day.  What if we take a moment and think: what is it that’s making us work so hard? What’s the...

Life is so much better when you live from the heart. Today’s guest, Randi Halaway , has helped me do just this and I’m so excited for you to meet her. Randi is a heart-centered soul and business coach who helps women transform chaos into abundance, and she cracks her heart WIDE open in this episode. As moms, we can be so hard on ourselves – from being afraid to take sacred time for ourselves to sh...

My hope with today’s episode is to shed some light on self-care and its many misconceptions. We don’t need to feel shame or selfish for prioritizing our goals so we can create a life we can thrive in.  Here’s a gentle reminder:  No matter what we accomplished today, or how much money we made, or what we ate for breakfast, we are all worthy of self-care. And when I say self-care, I’m not talking ab...

It’s easy to imagine pregnancy and motherhood as this glowing journey, but in real life, babies cry. Children don’t sleep. Clothes don’t fit our bodies as they once did, and our brains work differently, too.  This episode is for the ex-perfectionists out there, like today’s guest, Sonia Dong. Sonia is the co-owner and managing director of Henkaa , a socially-impactful clothing brand and co-author...

“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” – Rumi Everything about today’s guest, Lauryn Laszczak , is inspiring – her resume, her energy, her outlook on life. But what moves me most is Lauryn’s story. Lauryn is a somatic business coach, strategist, retreat leader, yogi, and self-described serial entrepreneur. She’s married to her high school sweetheart and the mom of two daughters and o...

How do we become activists and advocate for ourselves in workplaces that were not created with working parents in mind?  Andrea Bombino, owner of Made to Mother Co ., is an incredible career coach who helps women align their career aspirations alongside motherhood. Her perspective on maternity leave and workplace culture is so refreshing!  Instead of viewing motherhood as a professional setback, A...

When faced with other opinions of what our lives should look like as mothers, as  entrepreneurs, as women, nobody knows how to best navigate our lives better than we do. And in today’s episode, we dig into the challenge of following our paths in the face of pushback with Chantelle Selkridge, mom of three, herbalist and owner of Rooted Bush Tea .  Chantelle’s journey to becoming a mom and starting...