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Send a text Hear us now... we are changing this ideal of societal norms  when it comes to beauty within our homes.  Emily is passionate about this subject, especially when thinking about her kids and what she wants them to learn and what outlook they have on different body types. We are excited to discuss this important topic today and hear about each other's experiences. Emily does a wonderf...

Send a text Karla joins me on the podcast today as a woman who has been a stay at home mom and a working mom. She talks about the struggles of both as well as the struggles of getting back into the workplace after taking a break from work to be at home with the kids. Listen in!!  Be sure to subscribe to TABOOBS POD wherever you get your podcasts! If you enjoyed today's episode, please be sure...

Send a text Ali joins me to discuss the toxicity of "mommy wine culture" and how it affected her, personally. We are taught to drink to cope with stress because it is a stress-reliever, however, there are many ways to cope with our stress... and we need to start at the source of our stress. Ali gives us ways she has learned to decompress without alcohol. The conversation lead us in an ex...

Send a text As part of our "Things You Wish You Knew" mini series, Molly takes us deep into her divorce and custody battle. She shared ways her ex and his lawyer played dirty during the custody battle and things she didn't realize could be used against you in court. Her advice on things she wish she would have known or done differently is spot on and could be super helpful to those...

Send a text Part of the "Things We Wish We Knew" series - Ask Them Questions is about asking your family the hard questions, the questions you wouldn't think to ask before they are gone.  The time is now to ask the questions and be curious about your history, your family's history, and to think about what kind of legacy you would like to leave for your children. How do we even...

Send a text Things We Wish We Would've Known - It is not our *girl's* responsibility, as women, to make sure our brothers in Christ do not fall. It is not our *girl's* responsibility to make ourselves smaller or cover up to make others comfortable.  Desi grew up in a Christian home, a pastors kid, went to a small bible college and grew up in the same "purity culture" I exp...

Send a text Marsha lost her spouse almost 20 years ago. Since then, she has taken her grief and knowledge and created a curriculum for other widow's - whether it is fresh grief or not-so fresh grief, she has created a community and a non-profit, called Marsha's Heart, to help other women navigate their "new normal".  Resources Mentioned: Let Me Grieve But Not Forever by Verdell...

Send a text Welcome to our first group episode! 1 in 4 women experience miscarriage. I had 4 amazing women surrounding me, willing to share their stories of their multiple losses and how it affected them/still affects them today. Please be sure to listen with caution, as we discuss miscarriage in detail. I am so sorry if you ever experienced a miscarriage. I hope everyone listening is able to find...

Send a text Talk about TABOO topics... infant loss is no fun subject. However, I do find that it is needed to discuss. Unfortunately, the number of people I know who have experienced this type of loss, keeps growing. Hailey does an incredible job telling her story.  Once she was through the trenches, she wrote a book to help others going through something similar. I highly encourage you to read it...

Send a text Shelbi discusses her journey with Postpartum Depression and how that looked for her.  She goes into great depth with where her marriage was, where she was as a mom, and how she lost herself during this time. It is raw and refreshing to hear about the hardest parts and how she was able to overcome it. Tune in to listen! Please be sure and share with your friends and leave a 5 star ratin...

Send a text April joins us on the TABOOBS podcast to discuss being a lactation consultant in the hospital setting and outside of the hospital setting. Her insight is incredibly helpful information. It is validating to listen to if you have ever tried breastfeeding or had boobs with milk in them at any point. I love our conversation and hope you can listen with an open mind. What's right for o...

Send a text When you have a baby, they talk about leaning on "your village". Most people don't have a village to lean on. It's not like it used to be where families all lived together and everyone helped everyone. We all live in our individual homes, with our nuclear families, leaving it to the parents to do it all such as stay up with the kids, cook/clean, shower, heal, breast...

Send a text One of my favorite things about this episode is the way Haley speaks about her son's birth mother. When her and her husband decided to go the adoption route, and they were provided with resources to educate themselves on appropriate language, intentions, and to see from different perspectives. In their journey of learning all about adoption, they also discuss what an open adoption...

Send a text My Aunt Julie joins us on this episode to discuss being adopted and how it has impacted her throughout her life. Her answers were surprising, at times. I truly enjoyed having this conversation with her. As her niece, I honestly didn't have much knowledge about her story other than knowing she was adopted into the family. So personally, I found it interesting to listen to her speak...

Send a text Welcome back to Season 2 of the TABOOBS podcast!! We are so excited to share everyone's taboo topics with you. This episode is about Fostering to Adopt. There are so many things that go into becoming a foster parent including classes you have to take, multiple background checks, many home studies, finance reviews, and the list continues. This is not a spur of the moment decision....

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Send a text What a TABOOBS treat to have Blaire on the episode today! She brings such a fun energy to everything she does. We discuss being a female entrepreneur in early-mid 30's, values instilled as a young child, and success and failures of today. Being able to take the risk and bet on yourself can be scary, but Blaire found it more scary not to.  Tune into her podcast Curate Your Success...

Send a text Do you ever get tired of these sayings people use over and over again... almost feels dismissive of what you are discussing?  People throw out these tropes on a daily basis without putting much thought into what they are saying. Shaylee, our guest for this episode, and I discuss our personal opinions about the good and bad of these tropes/sayings and our thoughts about peoples intentio...

Send a text Ellen is our guest on this episode of the TABOOBS podcast! She shares every detail of her journey to becoming an addict, recovery, and her success today. If you are a victim of addiction directly or indirectly, there are resources out there for you such as a 12 step program mentioned within the episode. There are also family support groups for those affected which help you learn the be...

Send a text A few people have mentioned they'd like for us to talk about issues in marriage, so here we are! When it comes to marriage, things aren't always perfect. In fact, you have to be intentional with your marriage. Kristen and her husband, with 3 kids (and one on the way), somehow, try to have one date night a week. Amazing goals! Her and I both know that we are imperfect people w...

Send a text Today our TABOOBS guest is Erin! Erin is a nurse practitioner who struggled with PMDD for over a decade. In order to treat her PMDD and finally rid of the extreme fatigue, extreme bloating, extreme mood swings, her doctor advised her to get a hysterectomy. This was a major decision, however, she goes into explain how positively it has affected her life. We, as women, are taught to beli...

Send a text Our TABOOBS guest today is the only man I will have on the podcast, my husband, Sam! Today is Reid's 1st birthday, so we thought it would be fun to check in after a full year after having 2 kids. Logan also comes on to tell us how having a brother has impacted his life. Were our expectations met in terms of chaos? What unexpected things happened? How does a year after our second k...

Send a text Today our TABOOBS guest is Allison! She shares the internal struggles we deal with as working moms, as the breadwinner, and societal norms that come along with that.  Join us here weekly on Tuesdays! If you have a topic you'd love to hear more about, please visit us at www.taboobspod.com and fill out the discussion form. Hit subscribe/follow/notify so you will know when new episod...

Send a text Single Parenting and navigating the unknowns despite the hardships, despite the age old argument to stay together for the kids. Kelly has been able to break the financial restraint and find financial freedom starting her own business, raising her kids, sharing custody, and finding love again! For some reason, there is a stigma around being a single parent - especially a single mom. Hop...

Send a text Dr. Quanita Crable joins us today! She is an OBGYN. In fact, she is my OBGYN!  Not only do we talk about things we don't know about our own bodies, health wise, but we discuss how to be our own advocate. She sheds insight on so many things such as: what happens to our bodies when: What happens to our bodies when we have a miscarriage What does it mean or look like if we have Endom...