The Modern Mamas Podcast

Join us today for a special Liz Talks podcast inception. Many of you know Liz Wolfe through her incredible work, including the Balanced Bites Podcast and her bestselling book, Eat the Yolks. Today, we’re bringing her new podcast Liz Talks to the Modern Mamas community with this super fun episode Laura had the pleasure of recording. Tune in for candid REAL talk about van living, camping and traveli...

Tune in this week for cathartic chat about big summer transitions, some major recent self discovery reflections, and new realizations about the ways we’ve both grown in resiliency in this season. We can do hard things. Joy can exist amidst the tough stuff. And motherhood (especially with community) is magic. Thanks for being a part of this journey with us. Podcast Links/Sponsors: Join us on Patreo...

On today's episode, Jess gets to sit down and talk with Kara and Nicole of Hand Me Up Shop all about managing kid's closets as a conscious consumer.  We've had many episodes talking about sustainable clothing, but this is the first where we dive in to the world of kid's clothing!  It's a unique area of consumerism for a variety of reasons, and we're so excited to educated,...

Tune in this week as Jess and Laura reflect on the past year of the Modern Mamas Podcast, share our favorite guests and most powerful catchup episodes, and lean into immense gratitude for this space, this community, and the gift of showing up every week for SIX years. Whether you’ve been here since the start, are just finding us now, or somewhere in between, THANK YOU for joining us on this journe...

This week, join Laura and Jess for life updates along with reflections on the power of perspective shifts, summertime transitions, and some serious existential aging musings. As always this is just us sharing our own unique experiences and is in no way meant as a commentary on YOUR unique life - we hope you enjoy our story <3 Podcast Links/Sponsors: Join us on Patreon! Breana White- No matter w...

In this catchup episode, Jess and Laura share life updates, summer plans, staying intentional about reducing the mental and logistical loads, and the continued power of pause in every season. We’re so grateful that you’re here to tune into our real talk, cathartic catching up, and motherhood musings. As always this is just us sharing our own unique experiences and is in no way meant as a commentar...

This week, Laura sits down with her friend Dr. Lindsay Mumma, owner of Triangle Chiropractic, wife, mother to two boys, speaker, life enthusiast, and author. Lindsay chats all about her new book, Your Pelvic Floor Sucks, and sheds light on the opportunities we all have to improve our overall health, vitality, and longevity by getting curious and proactive when it comes to our pelvic floor health....

L & J Talk: Manifestation: In this episode, Laura and Jess share life updates, real talk in this midsts of processing and healing - both physical and mental, and thoughts on and approaches to manifestation. What they have to say might surprise you! Thank you for being a part of this community. We’re forever grateful for the space to share and the connection here. As always this is just us shar...

Tune into this week’s catchup episode for life updates and realtime processing from Laura and Jess. We chat about emotions as indicators, important perspective shifts, seeing mama guilt as productive, finding peace and stability, and leaning into the immense importance of mothering with community. As always this is just us sharing our own unique experiences and is in no way meant as a commentary o...

On today's episode, Jess gets to sit down and talk with  previous guest, Juli Bauer Roth of Paleomg, about how and why she changed her mind about having children.  In Juli's previous episode (episode 116), she shared openly about how she and her husband made the decision to not have kids.  Fast forward a few years later, and they have welcomed a beautiful baby girl into their family!   We...

In this week’s catchup episode, Laura and Jess reunite for life updates, including a photography retreat recap from Jess and processing plus more on the path moving forward for Laura and her family after an emergency surgery scare and slow healing. As always, we are so very grateful for the space to share our journeys and the solidarity that comes from this incredible community. Thank you for bein...

This week, Laura sits down for a solo episode, sharing the real and raw of the experience of her husband Rusty’s scary emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. Tune in for cathartic processing around the fear of loss, the whirlwind events, and the the heavy mental load. But also the immense gratitude for an incredible community, the healing, and the silver linings. As always, we are SO grateful...

Tune in this week as Jess sits and chats with friend and epigenetics coach  Becca Roses, for a special guest co-host episode.  While the Bruner family takes time to rest and recover, Becca steps in to chat with Jess about all the things we're loving right now.  We deep dive into everything from books, to shows, to movies, to wellness trends we love (and ones we can't quite get on board wit...

This week, Laura sits down with Katie Ferraro, Registered Dietitian specializing in baby-led weaning and a mom of 7. She hosts the top-rated parenting podcast BABY-LED WEANING MADE EASY and helps parents, caregivers and healthcare providers give their babies a safe start to solid foods using baby-led weaning. Tune in for the power of BLW, the empowerment and benefits that come from letting our bab...

This week is our first EVER solo episode, where Jess sits down all by herself to chat all things Enneagram!  Jess gets a chance to introduce the basic concepts of the Enneagram from her point of view as an Enneagram coach, and starts to give you a foundational understanding of what the Enneagram is and isn't and what it can do for you.  It  can be really frustrating when you and other people s...

Tune into this week’s catchup for candid life updates, husband communication reflections, summer travel planning, and musings on prioritizing presence in this very full season. Thank you for being here, friends! We’re so grateful for the space to share and connect. As always this is just us sharing our own unique experiences and is in no way meant as a commentary on YOUR unique life - we hope you...

Today Jess gets to sit down with Mary Flo Ridley, founder of Birds & Bees, a company that seeks to empower and equip families and caregivers to have age appropriate conversations with children about sex, intimacy, and their changing bodies.  We chat about EVERYTHING, including what ages to start talking, what vocabulary to use, why it's so important for us as parents to be the one initiati...

In this week’s topical, Jess and Laura sit down to share daily supplement regimens, the what, when, and how. And Jess opens up more about the why behind choosing a year of sobriety. All that with some life updates thrown in too. Thank you for being here, friends. We’re grateful for the space to share our journeys and the support from this community. As always this is just us sharing our own unique...

This week, catch a casual life update from Laura and Jess, as well as their current beverage situation! Laura recaps her recent travel, quality friend and family time, as well as the best chocolate croissants! Jess gives an update on some recent health struggles and the  magic on the other side of surrendering to the power of pause! Thank you for tuning in, for joining us with open hearts, an...

This week, Laura sits down with Miranda Alcaraz, wife, mom of 3 young boys, co-founder and acting CEO of Street Parking, and former CrossFit Athlete and Seminar Staff Trainer with years of experience in both competition and fitness education. Miranda joins us to share her three beautiful (and real and raw) birth stories, along with some serious real talk about motherhood, building a business, fitn...

This week, catch some cathartic life updates from Jess and Laura, including periods of pause and waiting for both. We share major life updates, big decisions ahead, the importance of leaning into the discomfort of waiting, and lessons in this season. Thank you for tuning in, for joining us with open hearts, and for being a part of this community. Love what you hear here? Please share with a friend...

In this week’s topical episode, Laura and Jess sit down and recap the Modern Mamas work retreat, from the experience and bliss of time together to the details of what’s to come for the podcast and our Patreon community this year and beyond. We’re so grateful for this community and so excited to serve, connect, and share more this year! Learn more about Patreon . Follow along on Instagram . As alwa...

This week, Laura sits down with Kiana Reeves, somatic sex educator, certified sexological bodyworker, pelvic health practitioner, certified doula, and Foria's Chief Content Officer. Tune in for the ways that pleasure, intimacy, and tapping into sexuality can benefit mind body and soul, both in the bedroom and far beyond. Kiana talks plant power, sexual healing, and pleasure as a tool to reorient t...

Tune in for this week’s catchup, where Jess and Laura share life updates, lube love, skincare as a ritual, major motherhood transitions, the power of ask, and reclaiming sense of self in motherhood. We’re so grateful for this space to share the candid, real, and raw. Thank you for tuning in! As always this is just us sharing our own unique experiences and is in no way meant as a commentary on YOUR...

In this topical catchup episode, Jess and Laura candidly share their journeys transitioning from one babe to two, the highs, the hards, and everything in between. Tune in for real talk, real advice, and the real unknowns through this season of motherhood. We hope you love this one as much as we loved recording it! As always, we welcome any questions and/or episode topic suggestions. Send them our...