the kozēkozē podcast

Margo Harrison is an OB/GYN and the founder and CEO of Wave Bye Inc, a company creating new solutions for PMS and Irregular periods. Margo has a fascinating background in maternal health care and research, and today we get to learn not only about her OBGYN work internationally, but inside of Planned Parenthood and as a hospitalist. Learn more about how Wave Bye can help you regulate your cycle and...

Chelle Waite is a mama and the founder of the new e-commerce platform The Waite --a place to find trusted motherhood essentials for those trying, carrying, grieving and healing. On The Waite, you can shop by motherhood stage and find just what you're looking for! Tune in to hear how Chelle's founder journey was shaped by her past in customer support, as well as by loss

Dr. Kristyn Silver-Brook is a perinatal chiropractor and facilitator of ceremonial sessions for fertility, pregnancy and postpartum. She is also a mama of three and a doula, sometimes. She's also the co-founder of Mamala - bringing mindful essentials for motherhood. Tune in to learn about her journey into chiropractic, how she's consciosuly built her business around motherhood, and how she's prepa...

Cora Skinner is a prenatal, birth, and postpartum doula, breastfeeding counselor, nutrition counselor, and mother of 3, all born at home, each in under 3 hours! Today we have the pleasure of learning all about how she prepares and walks women through beautiful and sacred homebirth experiences. From her background in modeling to her life now as a mom, educator, doula and more, she has so much wisdo...

Garrett shares her birth intentions for this pregnancy. While on the surface it's easy for her to say "I want a redemptive birth," she explains that 1) she is moving away from "reacting" to Decklen's birth and 2) moving towards all she needs to do physically, mentally, emotionally and logistically to create the space for physiological birth to occur. Tune in to learn all about her favorite resourc...

Naha Pandya is the founder of The Recovery Method, giving women access to empowering resources as a go-to for postpartum healing. Their mission is to help standardize postpartum care guidelines by emphasizing the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to deliver comprehensive and holistic care. Naha also created the ⁠It Takes A Village⁠ event series to bring women together in community to upl...

Lisa Chatham has spent her career in the been in food concept design and product development where sh maintained a devotion to creating an intersection of Sustenance + Pleasure. Tune in to learn about how a trip to India changed her relationship with food, and her inspiration for postpartum healing. Cookma is designed for modern lifestyles while founded in traditional wisdom. Their products are de...

Noel Leithart has decades of midwifery experience across many states. Not only has she facilitated countless homebirths and attended many hospital births as a doula, she is a mother to 8 children! In this episode you will hear all about her vodka shot trick, her wisdom on birth, and more about the challenges midwives are facing today. In addition tune in to hear more about her current PhD work in...

After the birth of her son, Roxie Alsruhe was on a mission: never waste a drop of breast milk to help her son gain weight, keep him hydrated, and to provide him with all the nutrition he needed. She came up with the system that does the thinking, remembering, reminding, and managing of your milk supply for you.  Tune in to learn all about her journey as the founder of HoopDee, as well as best brea...

Kari Esh is a postpartum expert, parenting realist, and has a degree in clinical psychology on the transition to motherhood. From her lactation guidance, to her perinatal mood expertise, to being a carseat tech, to now guiding businesses in the postpartum space, she truly is a jack of all trades. Tune in to hear all about how her interest in helping moms started at a young age, and how her perspec...

Rachelle Bergstein a lifestyle writer, bestselling author and editor, focused on style, pop culture and families. Today we learn more about her journey as a published author that includes a battle with cancer, the birth of her child and prioritizing motherhood along the way. Tune in to hear more about her recent book, "The Genius of Judy." www.rachellebergstein.com Substack: Banner Year __________...

Aly Dabbs is the author of Bedtime Hearts, a brand-new children's book on bedtime and sleep. As a sleep consultant (and toddler expert!), and a boy mom, Aly knows not only the challenges toddlers throw at their parents when it comes to bedtime. Today you'll hear the story of how one particular client changed Aly's perspective and inspired her to create a new strategy for her other clients. Not onl...

Brittany Starobin is one of the founders and serves as CEO of Haven Postnatal Retreat. Located inside the Four Seasons in Atlanta, this retreat creates space for new parents to not only prioritize healing postpartum, but bonding with baby, while receiving next level holistic care. Tune in to learn about the types of care offered, different families' experiences at Haven, and how Brittany dreamed u...

Garrett was introduced to the idea of co-care from former podcast guest, Lauren Papanos, in a part two episode she recorded this year. Going into pregnancy Garrett hadn't specifically planned on co-care, but a couple important moments shifted her birth prep and birth-plan course and now for 10 weeks she's been receiving both care from an OBGYN and a midwife. Stay til the last 10 minutes to learn G...

Marian, also known as "Mimi" created Mimi & Pal out of pure organizational need after her son was born and in the NICU. She found herself exclusively pumping and needed an efficient way to organize, store and transport all the pump components to and from the NICU. Today Mimi & Pal has many different breast pump bags and accessories designed for each mama's needs! From big-sis like advice to new mo...

After 3 years of secondary infertility, and a rough first trimester, Garrett shares all about the past 14 weeks - from the lows to the highs to ALL the travel. From the search to find her midwife, to winding up doing co-care, to the Growing with Garrett TV series with Dr. Berlin - there is so much to share! ____________________________________________________ ⁠INFORMED PREGNANCY TV + Discount: GK3...

Kate Davis is an influencer in the sustainability space, as well as the motherhood space. As a mother to three kiddos, she shares how other moms can cut through the noise as consumers - whether it's education on greenwashing, or sharing her up-cycling tips, or even her fashionable thrifting finds - she reminds us that we don't always need to buy new! In addition to sustainability, today's episode...

Chicago Family Doulas ⁠is the largest doula agency in the country. Today we get to hear from Annamarie Rodney, who founded the company. From her own experience in childbirth guiding her to become a doula, to her keen eye for education and her gusto to create the Baby and birth University, to her perspective on the way we give birth and experience postpartum in the US, this episode has so many powe...

Kenzie Gugino is the founder of Zen with Kenz, where you can find fertility education, postpartum Care, yoga & energy healing. For this episode recording, Kenzie was pregnant and preparing for birth. As a postpartum doula, her perspective on supporting moms and families is very wise and she shared many tips on how to navigate the big life change of becoming a mama

Tiffany Bard was inspired to create more fashionable maternity clothes during her first pregnancy. She shares all about how she built Bump City Nashville, brick by brick, into the amazing store it is today. From the early days of bringing her babies with her to personal styling appointments to now being a true community hub for mamas, Tiffany is truly an inspiration. Bump City Nashville offers bes...

Sylvia Hall was looking for a better solution to her mood challenges postpartum. She went down a rabbit-hole seeking relief, not knowing that she’d not only find relief, but a new business venture, bringing mood boosting probiotics to the masses. Sylvia is very spiritual and creative; she shares about her prior entrepreneurial endeavors that gave her the courage and grit to build Lifted Naturals....

Zsofia Jamieson is the co-founder of The Fertility Class, a transformative workout for your reproductive and hormonal health. The Fertility Class™ helps women feel empowered in their bodies and confident in their ability to conceive. Their approach offers a powerful tool, rooted in movement, to support reproductive health naturally.  The Fertility Class hosts classes which are therapeutic and ener...

Megan Tobler is the Founder and Host of the Self StartHer Podcast. After having her son, she pivoted from corporate to entrepreneurship and focuses on guiding women into their entreprenurial selves. Self StartHER was born from a place of resilience, determination, and the unwavering belief that every woman has the power to shape her own destiny. Self StartHer provides the tools, resources, and sup...

Tirza Jova is the founder of Milk By Mom, a company that freeze dries breastmilk to give breastfeeding moms options for easier transport during travel. Milk By Mom provides breast milk freeze-drying services in the Phoenix, Arizona metro area and across the U.S. via shipping. Schedule  a time to drop off your breast milk at their facility or have them pick it up for you. Not local? They will ship...

Chelsey Scaffidi is mama to two boys, an experienced Associate General Counsel in the philanthropic sector, and an author of The Mother Year: A guide to matrescence, the transformative journey of becoming a mother, which launched in March of this year. The Mother Year is a 365-day guiding light for new mothers navigating the early stages of motherhood. Each entry features a simple yet powerful str...