The Mom Feed

Do you suffer from conditions related to hormonal imbalance? Migraines, brain fog, infertility or difficulty staying pregnant, hair loss, intense period cramps, menopausal symptoms and so much more. Did you know there is a natural method you can try to balance out your hormones? It’s called Seed Cycling, and in today’s episode, I’m joined by UCLA trained functional and integrative medicine practit...

Keeping our children safe and healthy is paramount and more so now than ever in the age of Covid. In this episode, PA Karen Jacobs who specializes in pediatric care gives us parents some tips for strengthening our children's immune systems. If you're looking for somewhat of a playbook not just for strengthening immunity but also for what to do if and when your child gets sick, you'l...

Losing a child is arguably the worst kind of loss that any human will endure. No parent ever imagines they will outlive their child, and yet so many parents are faced with this reality every day. In today's episode, mama Randi Deskin of Montreal, Canada shares her story of how an undiagnosed case of Hirschsprung Disease that was missed by well-meaning care providers led to the loss of her son...

In this final episode of 2020, host Lauren Lobley shares her second short story about positive discipline and navigating her children's big feelings when she doesn't feel like she has the space to handle her own. She also brings her 4 years of goal coaching into the second half of the show to provide 10 different journal prompts to help start 2021 more deeply rooted in yourself. For full...

Carrie Janell Hamner spent 7 years as a Radio City Music Hall Rockette. Throughout her strenuous career as a dancer, she didn’t know she had PKD. Quite by accident, after a dance injury, she was diagnosed. PKD (Ploycystic Kidney Disease) is a genetic disease (passed from an affected parent to their child) causing uncontrolled growth of cysts in the kidneys eventually leading to kidney failure.  It...

Let's be honest: birth transforms a woman. There is who you were before, and now there is who you are after. When a woman gives birth, she doesn't just give birth to her child. She also gives birth to herself as a mother. Join me and my transformational conversation with award-winning childbirth educator, celebrated speaker, author, and doula, Britta Bushnell, PhD as we discuss her new b...

Have you ever wondered about Hypnobirthing? In today’s episode, I’m joined by certified hypnobirthing practitioner and Ayurvedic doula, Cheryl Johson, who gives us a detailed description of the practice. We also discuss the importance of postpartum nutrition for women, not from the standpoint of weight loss, but rather from a place of supporting her and helping her recover.  For full show notes, v...

In this episode, I sit down with Tatiana Rubio Tanenbaum, a women’s health advocate and intuitive healer who has been supporting women with acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine for over twenty years. She is also a birth doula, placenta encapsulation specialist, and mother of two. We discuss due dates, inducing naturally, how allopathic and alternative medicine can work together, and everyt...

In this episode, host, Lauren Lobley gets personal as she reads a self-authored story about Motherhood: what she thought it would be like versus what it's actually like. What you'll find is a deeply private, diary-like run down of her experience as a mother. This episode marks the very first solo episode and is the beginning of a storytelling series Lauren will be doing once a month here...

In this episode, I sit down with couples counselor, Ruth Skutezky to discuss all things relationships, particularly for those with children. Suffice it to say that having children completely changes your relationship, and even with the best of intentions, it can be very intense. Some couples navigate the transition beautifully, but more often than not, we could all use a little coaching to help us...

In this episode, I sit down with mompreneurs, Dana Ark and Christine Elfalan, to discuss the wonderful world of baby food! Dana and Christine are the co-owners and co-founders of Joju Foods , an organic, homemade baby food company in Los Angeles that delivers fresh food straight to your front door. They are in the business of making mom’s lives easier while maintaining the integrity of the nutriti...

Are you ready to reconnect with yourself, mama? Are you ready to transform your body? Are you tired of feeling starved for time and not having enough time to workout? Do you believe you can change your body, lose weight, and feel fit with 30-minute workouts a few times a week? Are you interested in tarot and seeing how you can weave that into your daily life? My guest today, Tandy Gutierrez is an...

In this episode, I sit down with physical therapist, Dr. Christine Pieton, PT, DPT, who specializes in pelvic health and returning women to fitness safely after having a baby. If you’re still peeing yourself a little (or a lot) when you run or sneeze, or if you experience painful sex, back pain, knee pain, hip pain - any of it - this episode is a must. Dr. Christine breaks down all you need to kno...

Do you dream of having a VBAC? Do you suffer from pregnancy or postpartum depression, or any prenatal or postpartum mood disorder? There is help, mamas! In this episode, I sit down with mommy blogger, Tiffanie Anne, to discuss her experience using essential oils to have a successful VBAC, as well as to help treat her pregnancy and postpartum depression in conjunction with her antidepressants. As y...

If you’re a woman in this world, it’s safe to assume that you’ve probably struggled with body image and weight in some way, shape, or form. Maybe you still do. In this episode, I chat with life and weight loss coach and founder of the Yummy Mummy Method, Laura Conley. After 20 years of yo-yo dieting and trying to hate her body thin, she finally cracked the weight loss code and has been living fun...

If you and your partner have been struggling with infertility, and/or are currently going through fertility treatments, join us for this very intimate conversation with Marissa DiSimone. Marissa began her journey to motherhood when she was 27 years old, not knowing that she would be faced with inexplicable infertility challenges. It was not until a month shy of her 33rd birthday that Marissa and h...

Are you ready to connect with your fabulously divine self, get in touch with your intuition, and forge through 2020? In today's episode, I sit down with Narea Kim, energy reader and healer, AKA Hollywood's Secret Psychic, to discuss how us mamas can reconnect with ourselves, step into our power, and redefine ourselves in the world. We also get into some energy notes for 2020, so tune in...

Are you ready to connect with your fabulously divine self, get in touch with your intuition, and forge through 2020? In today's episode, I sit down with Narea Kim, energy reader, and healer, AKA Hollywood's Secret Psychic, to discuss how us mamas can reconnect with ourselves, step into our power, and redefine ourselves in the world. We also get into some energy notes for 2020, so tune in...

In this episode, I sit down with fitness professional and author, Jenny Schatzle. Jenny owns Bond Fitness in Santa Barbara, a boutique fitness studio that is frequented by those not just wanting to change their bodies, but more so, their lives. Jenny is all about changing the conversation around our bodies, and she just released her first book, Breaking the Cycle: Free Yourself From the Story That...

Today’s episode is a heavy but important one. Today, we talk to mama, Tala Bessette, who lost her son, Hugo, at 32 weeks in utero. As you will learn Hugo lived just under 24 hours before passing away. Tune into this story of loss, hope, and gratitude, and for tools to help you or a loved one cope with this kind of heartbreak. For full show notes, visit www.themomfeed.com Like this episode? There a...

In this episode, we get into two very big and important topics: labor doulas and vaginally delivering a breech baby, specifically, one that is the frank breech position. My dear friend, labor doula, yoga teacher, dancer, and fellow mama, Denise Woods, discusses her experience as a labor doula and the important roles that they play in a woman’s journey to giving birth. Especially for first-time mam...

As a certified nurse midwife, Sarah Toler is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to reproductive health. Today on the podcast, we discuss the differences between midwives and OBGYNS, along with questions you might want to ask your care provider before choosing who you would like to help deliver your baby. We also discuss the myriad of pre and postpartum mood disorders like anxiety, depression, OCD...

Join me as I sit down with Cassandra Troy Walker, mompreneur and co-founder of the LA-based cold-pressed juice company, Little West . We talk tips and tricks for balancing work and family life, things that Cassandra finds helpful in her ability to be present both for her children (she has two young boys, aged 5 and aged 7 months) and for her work. Be sure to stay tuned to the end for a special dis...

If you have diastasis recti or any other condition associated with giving birth (ahem - incontinence), do NOT miss this episode! Dr. Julie Wiebe is a PT with her doctorate in physical therapy, and she has a wealth of knowledge in sports medicine, but also with a specialty and passion for pelvic health. In this episode, we discuss all things diastasis recti and how Julie helps her patients (myself...

Join me this week as I sit down - virtually, of course - to chat with my positive discipline parenting coach, Estela De Wulf, about how the first 6 months of motherhood with a new baby are much like being in quarantine. We discuss three really important steps that she believes can make all the difference in welcoming a baby into the family, as well as the four essential elements you need to establ...