Stay At Home Mom? Yeah Right!

Asante K. Mendes, MD is a private practice adult psychiatrist providing consultative services to long term care facilities for 14 years throughout the state of Connecticut and treats a variety of conditions in his outpatient office. In addition to his thriving medical practice, Dr. Mendes is a husband and father of four who believes strongly in education and dialogue as critical vehicles for socia...

Harvey Laguerre is a husband to Karese and father of four.  Harvey is the first Stay At Home Dad who I've had the pleasure of speaking with on my podcast. On the podcast we chatted about Harvey's kids, the pandemic, marriage, and what life is like for him as a Stay At Home Dad. _____ Please follow me: www.stayathomemomyeahright.com/instagram www.stayathomemomyeahright.com/facebook

Rob “B.F.R.E.E.” Badgett- whose name is an acronym for Be Filled Revived Empowered Everyday- is a husband, father, artist, author, entrepreneur, and speaker. Rob believes that God placed him here to create content that provokes change and empowers his audience to optimize every opportunity. By doing this, they can push past personal barriers and offsets to arrive at the quality of life they desire...

Michael Dougherty is a husband and father. He is a former Guinness World Record Holder.  He is also a visually impaired individual who suffers from diabetic retinopathy.  He has type 1 diabetes and suffers from leukemia and takes chemotherapy daily.  He is a member of the town council in his town in Pennsylvania and is an ordained minister.   On the podcast we talked about how Michael is rocking p...

Cassandra Lane is a wife, mother, and writer and editor of Parent Magazine based in Los Angeles. She is the author of the newly released  book “We Are Bridges”.   On the podcast we chatted about what this pandemic has been like for her and her family during this pandemic, what the conversations she has had to have with her son during this time of racial unrest,  We also chatted about her book &quo...

Simone Knego is an Extraordinary human who has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, a wife, mom of 6 who has three biological children and has adopted 3 children internationally, she is also  a serial entrepreneur, sought after speaker, and best selling  author of the book “Extroadinary UnOrdinary You” On the podcast we chatted about why Simone and her family chose to adopt internationally, what it was like...

Shawn Jenkins  is a an author of  series "The Adventures of Jax Freedman", a physical education teacher, and coach.  He doesn’t have children but he considers those that he teaches and coaches all to be his. On the podcast we chatted about what this pandemic has been like for Shawn and his students and why he wrote the series "The Adventures of Jax  Freedman" To purchase "...

Ashley Thomas  is proud army wife and the proud mother of three. Ashley is the Founder and Executive Director of the Hive Community Circle a South Carolina based survivor network committed to preventing relationship and sexual abuse for young women and teen girls of color. As a lifelong advocate and survivor of sexual abuse,  Ashley draws from her own experience to help other survivors reclaim the...

Lisa Stokes is a Jesus loving wife, mom of 3 young children,  a Casting Director and a Talent Booker of Athlete Marketing. She is also the host of the new podcast, Never Lose Your Cape where she highlights people in  the sports and entertainment industry with their true stories of perseverance. On the podcast we chatted about about life during the pandemic with young children, illness, job loss, L...

Mary Angelini is a twin girl mom, an avid swimmer and former lifeguard.  She runs a videography company with her wife in West Palm Beach, Florida. She is also a Co-Creator of Born To Swim, where she helps parents teach their kids to swim.  She is obsessed with optimizing every aspect of parenting and life. Dani Pinder is the Grandmother to Mary's twins, she has been a swim instructor for over...

Cheyenne Vesely is a single foster care mom.  On the podcast we chatted about Cheyenne's path to becoming a foster parent, the ups, downs, highs and lows, and what it is like for her when a child leaves to be reunited with their family. You can follow Cheyenne's journey on Instagram: @fostermamaves _______ Please follow me @stayathomemomyeahright on Instagram and Facebook

Matana Jacobs is a mom wife, mom of five, and Founder, Owner and CEO of Hope to Recharge who brings hope to those who are struggling with depression and anxiety and breaking the stigmas one story at a time. On the podcast we chat about family life, how she was determined not to live the stigma of mental illness and was able to get help from family, friends, and acquaintances all while she was at h...

Zoe Fox is a wife and after many failed attempts of becoming pregnant Zoe and her husband are now doting parents to two year old, Shola. Although the pandemic has been physically hard for Zoe due to suffering a spinal cord injury in 2020  (Caud Equaina Syndrome - CES), she says that it has taught her so much about life.  On the podcast we chat about her daughter, marriage, her spinal cord injury,...

Deyona Kirk is passionate about her family. She is a mother of two phenomenal adult sons and five incredible grandsons. Having her first child at the age of 12 years old, Deyona is an Overcomer. Deyona believes that God has not wasted any of her experiences including abuse, teen pregnancy, homelessness, divorce, and being a single mother. The experiences have only made her on fire for Christ. She...

Madeleine Black is a wife and mom of three girls. She was gang raped at the tender age of thirteen and uses her personal story to motivate others.  She chose to forgive the two men who gang raped her and chose to share her story.   Madeleine wants to end the shame, stigma, and silence surrounding sexual violence enabling others to find their voice, whatever their story is. She wants people to know...

Latrese Kabuya is a wife, mom of 5 girls- a surrogate mom and mentor to countless teenage girls in her community.  Latrese’s primary passion of uplifting and encouraging others is achieved through her empowerment coaching, her life changing motivational speaking, she is a frequently sought after and featured on her Monday Motivation radio segment, men and women’s wellness seminars, editorials for...

Kim Alexis Newton is a wife to Nikki and Mom to 14 year old Piper.   After reflecting on her career focused on relationships at Hallmark.  Kim believes the relationship you have with yourself is the most important.  That is why she is following her personal passion and helping others do the same.  As founder and CEO of Alexis Enterprises, LLC Kim brings to life all her passions - her art quilts as...

Elle Duncan is a  ESPN SportsCenter Anchor from Atlanta who got her start in hip hop radio in Atlanta before transitioning full time to sports at NESN in Boston. She's sidelined for the Atlanta Hawks and Falcons and even hosted a national Gospel music show.  She currently contributes to Highly Questionable and Around The Horn along with her SportsCenter duties.   On the podcast we talked abou...

A former Lieutenant Colonel and commander in the US Air Force, Uchenna L. Umeh, MD (aka Dr. Lulu The Momatrician) is a mom, a wife, board-certified pediatrician, global speaker on youth suicide, 2-time bestselling author , and youth suicide activist. She is Nigerian-born, mother of three and the CEO of Teen Alive , and Dr. Lulu’s Youth Health Center , both dedicated to the care of high risk teens...

Ashley Bernal is a Disparate Impact Consultant and Public & Urban Policy Analyst. Her work includes addressing disparities in outcomes for systemically marginalized groups in the United States with data driven recommendations and strategies for policy implementation. Currently Ashley is a PhD candidate in Public and Urban Policy at The New School’s Milano School of International Affairs. Her r...

Natalie Vecchione is a homeschooling mom of two children who she was blessed with through domestic adoption. Her son has a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and recently graduated from homeschool and he works part- time as a carpentry apprentice.  Her daughter recently started on her homeschool journey. On the podcast we talked about Natalie's parenting journey,  her son, how hard it was...

Zenda Walker is an author, licensed cosmetologist, and beauty marketing executive. Originally from the Bronx, New York, she enjoys traveling, spontaneous dance parties, exploring and developing beauty trends, and chocolate desserts. Zenda is a co-founder of Bounce Mobile Fitness Club, LLC. - a fitness business specializing in rebounding workouts. Zenda resides in Los Angeles, California with her d...

Rania Mankarious is a wife and mom of 3 girls. She is an attorney but currently the CEO of Crime Stoppers of Houston. Her personal mission is to serve families and engage the public to a better society. Rania built the first ever Crime Stoppers headquarters in the world.  The nearly 30,000 square foot facility is the first  public safety, crime prevention facility of its kind – bringing together c...

Emily MacDonald is a mom of three boys.  She is passionate about empowering women to recreate themselves at any age and live life by design. On the podcast we chatted about why her children are now homeschooled ,  her life as a single mother, and her dreams of opening up her restaurant and what that will look like post Covid. _______________________ Please follow me: FB & IG: @stayathomemomyea...

Reiko Foster is a wife, mom of two young children, a veteran educator, a  blogger who has been featured in Essence Magazine, a fashion guru, and author. Today on the podcast we chatted about being home during Covid-19, having kids who were home and now in school during the pandemic, and how it hasn't been easy.  We also chatted about her Future Voters Campaign and her new book.   To follow  a...