The Friendly Moms Club | Self-care for modern moms

As if having a newborn and healing from birth isn't hard enough, add in the pressure to "bounce back" right away and you've found yourself in an impossibly hard situation. Join Jen and Karlee as we discuss the difficulties with body image (that start even in pregnancy), diet cultures, the bounce back mentality, and more! We want to hear from you! Please ask us any questions or pr...

Everyone tells you to get your sleep before the baby comes but no one tells you how difficult that will be. Join us to hear all about the tricky parts of getting sleep (in pregnancy and postpartum) and some strategies we found helpful! Please ask us any questions or provide topic suggestions that you want to hear more about. Remember that nothing is off limits, we are here to talk about anything a...

Sometimes becoming a new parent isn't all glamorous, but Jen and Karlee believe its best to laugh at some of the ridiculousness and find joy in the small moments. Join us as we talk about some of the funny things MOST parents will experience at one point in their journeys (Hint - it involves poop). Please ask us any questions or provide topic suggestions that you want to hear more about. Remem...

Your Mental Health matters. Listen to Jen and Karlee share their own mental health journeys while trying to conceive and during their pregnancies while also going over some common thinking traps. Lets normalize talking about our feelings and checking in on our friends. As mentioned in this episode - check out Emily Osters book HERE and the website we sourced the Cognitive Distortion definition and...

The first month home with your baby is HARD AF. Here are some of the top things we had to learn the hard way about newborns. **Spoiler - they noises that come from these tiny babies are epic** We want to hear from you! Please ask us any questions or provide topic suggestions that you want to hear more about. Remember that nothing is off limits, we are here to talk about anything and everything inc...

Listen in to hear Jen and Karlee talk about what really to expect during childbirth and why your haircut down there doesn't actually matter! We want to hear from you! Please ask us any questions or provide topic suggestions that you want to hear more about. Remember that nothing is off limits, we are here to talk about anything and everything including what society deems as shameful. You can l...

Pregnancy isn't always what it's cracked up to be. Join Jen and Karlee while they go through their own pregnancy journeys and see why no two pregnancies are the same. We want to hear from you! Please ask us any questions or provide topic suggestions that you want to hear more about. Remember that nothing is off limits, we are here to talk about anything and everything including what societ...

Join Jen and Karlee in their first (!!!) episode where they will be discussing why having mom friends is important, how shame comes into play, where to look for mom friends online and in person, and let you in on the story of how they met. Follow us on instagram here Check out Bellies Community Space here We want to hear from you! Please ask us any questions or provide topic suggestions that you w...

Hi! We are Jen and Karlee - the new mom friends you didn't know you needed. We are creating a safe space to talk about all things pregnancy, postpartum and parenthood. Our goal is to bring moms together, lighten the heaviness, and find joy in the everyday moments. Together we will share our own experiences of being new moms while navigating the topics we wish more people talked about. Join us...