Raw and Real with Stefanie Fernandes

I raise my children in 4 languages, and by the age of 6 and 4 they are fluent in German, Portuguese, and Danish, and they understand when my husband and I speak in English with each other. This episode is to give you hope, to give you inspiration, and some direction when it comes to multilingualism.  The expert in this Episode is Bettina Gruber who holds a PhD in Linguistics and is a mum to three...

Sherine Lovegrove is an expert in birth. As an experienced midwife, she now helps mothers to create a conscious birth experience. Preparing for birth goes beyond birth, it's about creating the life you want to have with yourself and your baby. This is a beautiful introduction to Conscious Living. Visit Sherine's website and her Instagram page ---------------- If you are interested in tak...

Samantha is on a mission: to make mealtimes more fun and less stressful for children and parents.  We talk about sensory processing difficulties, what to do with the belief "We don't play with food" and how to deal with the fear that your child cannot thrive with the current nutrition they have.  Here are the resources Samantha mentions in the episode:  Food Explorers Membership: ht...

Absolutely inspiring episode on generational patterns of parenting. How do we teach our kids to regulate themselves when we are not regulated? How do we move from Cycle-Breaker to Cycle-Starter and what is the difference? So much insight in this episode with Avril Brown. I hope you enjoy it! And please rate this episode and my podcast so that more people can find it. Find Avril on Facebook and Ins...

Carolina dives into my human design chart with me. We talk about the healing effects Human Design can have and how you can use your chart as a guide in motherhood and business. Learn more about Carolina's work https://www.instagram.com/iamcarolinawikstrom/ And if you'd like to learn more about my work as a parent coach and therapist, visit my website https://www.stefaniefernandes.com/ Hi...

Why are boundaries so important? How do set them, teach them and enforce them? Tune in to learn about the different types of boundaries and learn practical tools from Terina Maldonado. Connect with Terina and grab her freebie:  www.terinamaldonado.com https://www.instagram.com/terina_maldonado/ https://www.facebook.com/Terinamaldonadolifecoach/ https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdt726Xv/ https://www.linke...

In this very first solo episode of my podcast, I am talking to my fellow cycle-breakers.  Understanding the impacts of generational trauma on our parenting, helps to put things into perspective and focus on what we can actually change now.  We understand ourselves better, knowing that we are not wrong. There is nothing wrong. We are merely the result of generations before us.  And we can break the...

This episode is so exciting! It gives you an introduction to human design and how it can help you to raise your children. We all have our own human design chart, based on the date and time of birth, and the location. It provides a map of who we truly are, authentically, without the conditioning of our upbringing and the environment around us. This is where I got my human design chart. I'll be...

This is an honest conversation with Charlie Beswick, the mom of twin boys who had to discover what motherhood meant for her.  Letting go of limiting beliefs, our own expectations towards our children, and our own role as a mother often blind us from what truly is, now, here, in this precise moment, with our children.  She is the author of the best-selling book Our Altered Life, a brutally honest a...

In this today’s episode, I talk to Monica Cox about unexplained infertility. So many women are experiencing delays in conceiving, a journey paved with emotional distress, guilt, sadness, and shattered hope time and again.  Monica dealt with years of unexplained infertility, failed IVF & survived several miscarriages before becoming an IVF mom & getting pregnant naturally even though the do...

My guest today is Jennifer Maroney. Jennifer has an incredible story of resiliency that began as a young child, witnessing family violence and being a survivor of sexual assault. At such a young age, with minimal coping strategies, she began to create a “secret life” which only led to poor boundaries, low self-worth and confidence, and disordered eating patterns.  She began at an early age putting...

In today’s episode, I talk to Emeka Obidi about the importance of supporting the mom of a newborn baby. There is a strong focus on the baby after birth, which is understandable and totally necessary right? I mean, we need to be sure the baby is healthy, growing well, breastfeeding, or bottle feeding well so they can thrive.  For a baby to thrive, it is also of utmost importance that the mom is wel...

Today’s episode is about the ins and outs of play therapy. What actually is play therapy and how could it help your child? I talk to Desiree Argentina from the wellness project with des who uses play her sessions with children all the time. It’s a great episode to break the stigma of therapy for kids and change the perspective that play therapy is not real therapy. Des gives us valuable tips on ho...

Today I had the honor to speak with Susanne, who is raising 5 children as a single mom. She broke free from a dysfunctional relationship and said, that it was the best thing she could have done for her children. We talk about mindset in motherhood and clear up the cliché that raising 5 children must be impossible to manage. Susanne reveals her tips on how she manages to grow as a woman, in her car...

This is such a vulnerable episode about the stillbirth of Tonya's babyboy at 40 weeks. A stillbirth is the death of a baby in the womb after week 20 of the mother's pregnancy . The reasons go unexplained for 1/3 of cases. The other 2/3 may be caused by problems with the placenta or umbilical cord, high blood pressure, or infections, just to name a few.  My guest today is Tonya Montella....

In today's episode, we will be talking about hypnobirthing. The stories and images we see about birth condition us to think about birth in a certain way, such as “this are scary” or “or this is very hard”.  I recently launched my hypnobirthing course and I am so excited to be supporting parents to be in their preparation of the most significant event in their lives so that it also becomes the...

Growing up deaf bears certain challenges. I had the lovely Kellina Powell on the show, a truly remarkable and powerful young woman, who talks with us about her experiences growing up deaf. She lost her hearing when she was about 4 years old. This would change forever how she experiences the world around her, and herself. This is an awesome episode for parents who are raising kids with hearing loss...

This episode is a beautiful story of the limitless possibilities we have as mothers. Melissa was in a toxic relationship, had a son, and didn't know anymore who she was. Thank you Melissa for talking us through your experience, sharing your raw feelings and inspiring so many! Tune in to listen to her impactful story! And connect with Melissa on Facebook and Instagram ---------------- I am Ste...

The amount of women who experience abusive relationships is mindblowing.  Abusive behavior, where the intimate partner intends to exert power and control over another, affects 1 in 3 women worldwide. 85% of domestic violence victims are women. Women between the ages of 20 to 24 are the greatest risk of becoming victims of domestic violence. This can include, physical violence or threat of physical...

In this episode, I am talking about growing up with a mother who suffered from mental illness with Lisa Arterton.  It has been long suggested that negative events in childhood may be associated with poor mental health throughout the life course. Parents' psychological problems may lead to negative parenting behaviors, lack of attention to children's needs, or increased dysfunction within...

Exhaustion is overwhelming and it's not like normal tiredness. It’s like trying to move through thick mud and think through thick fog. All you want is to lie down and sleep, and then sleep some more, after that. You can't function because everything leaves you wiped out. Trying to juggle different aspects of life and having less time to prioritize their own health is quite common among w...

Gaslighting is very common in abusive relationships. It makes the abuser look sane, and the victim insane, sometimes even believing they have a mental illness. How do you detect this? How do you get out of such a relationship? Lynette took the brave and very scary decision to walk away from an emotionally abusive relationship, from gaslighting. It was not an easy decision, but the right one. Today...

Covid-19 was first detected in December 2019, with an estimated 6 million deaths worldwide according to the world health organization Covid-19 has exposed persistent inequalities by income, age, race, sex, and geographic location. People still face complex and interconnected threats to their health and well-being, rooted in social, economic, political, and environmental aspects to their health. Th...

In this episode I am talking to Caryn Rich about the struggles of fertility and how to manage them. After spending 8 years going through double-digit ART cycles, 5 miscarriages, and the loss of one of her twins, Caryn was able to fulfill her dream of completing her family.  She talks about her journey, her experience with cycles of fertility treatment, and how this affected her marriage and her re...

I am excited to be releasing a limited series about living a life with physical disabilities in my first season of raw and real. In this first episode of a series of episodes, my guest Amla Mehta tells her story about the challenges in going blind and how to find the light again. This episode is full of insights into how we can live our lives to the fullest, with whatever challenges we might face....