The New Mamas Podcast

Send a text Melissa Wirt is the CEO and Founder of Latched Mama , a breastfeeding apparel company. In this episode, I’m having Melissa share her advice to women that want to build successful careers and businesses, while raising a growing family, as she has. As a mom of 6, Melissa shares how to overcome mom guilt and reach career goals and juggle a family at the same time.    In this episode, Lina...

Send a text In this "Just Chatting" episode, the mamas sit down and discuss the latest season of Love is Blind (Episodes 1-8). Lina brings in her friend and fellow reality dating show enthusiast, Brianna B on the podcast to get her thoughts on: How do we feel about Irina and Micah? Who's truly ready for marriage?  Does Zack give us the ick? Or is he just quirky?  Is Jackie chasing t...

Send a text Natalie is a 29 year old mom of 3. She's a working mom and her oldest son has autism.  She was a first time mom and her son developed completely normal. He hit all his milestones and was talking but when he turned 18 months, everything changed.  In this episode, Natalie talks about her journey as a mom with a child diagnosed with autism. She discusses the blessings and the challen...

Send a text In this "Just Chatting" episode, Lina catches up with her new mom friend, Giselle.  Lina and Giselle explore Season 2 of the Netflix show, Ginny and Georgia. They weave in their own experiences in relation to the major themes of Ginny and Georgia: How Georgia has so many layers and is such a complex character  Georgia's history of abuse How Ginny's dad, Zion, is oft...

Send a text In 2019, Filippa discovered that she had a symptomatic prolapse. She was shaking for hours and thought her life was over. After the healthcare system completely let Filippa down, she woke up one day and decided to fix this on my own. It took about 2 and a half years till she reached a state of being completely symptom free. She shares that although this was worst thing she ever experie...

Send a text As host Lina Forrestal is trying to conceive, she's on a mission to learn as much as she can about fertility. In this episode, Lina chats with Nora Debora who is a Preconception Health Coach, Holistic Nutrition and Fertility Awareness Practitioner. In this episode, they talk about: Should you leave your legs up after intercourse? How intermittent fasting is not optimal for fertili...

Send a text In this episode of Just Chatting, host Lina Forrestal catches up with her little sister, Gabi Belle .  Being nearly a decade apart, they share how their upbringings were different and how they felt like only-children at different parts of their life.  Lina and Gabi talk about: What it was like being mixed race growing up Living abroad in Brazil in childhood Going through puberty and Li...

Send a text Welcome to the FIRST episode of my new, "Just Chatting" series! This episode is relaxed and un-edited, meant to feel like I’m a busy mom friend leaving you a long voice note.   In this episode, I chat about: How Daylight Savings week SUCKED My fertility journey and using ovulation strips How other peoples pregnancy announcements don't bother me  Reading "Name of the...

Send a text Ellie is the mom of a five month old baby girl and a full-time college student! In this episode, she talks about balancing motherhood with school, how the newborn phase was challenging but rewarding, and how she took care of her mental health through it all.  In this episode, Ellie and Lina talk about: Timeline of being pregnant, giving birth, and going back for her Bachelor's  Su...

Send a text Best-selling author and sleep expert, Kim West, also-known-as The Sleep Lady , joins us with me today to share her advice specifically for newborn sleep. Spoiler alert, we are talking about alternatives to “cry-it-out”. In this episode and Kim walks us through a more gentle approach. You’re going to hear us reference her book, The Sleep Lady’s Gentle Newborn Sleep Guide .   In this epi...

Send a text Strength trainer Engrid Latina is a twin mom! Her twins are 7 months now and she recaps her journey in navigating twin newborns: everything from tandem breastfeeding to sleep training. In this episode, Engrid also shares her experience with postpartum anxiety (PPA), intrusive thoughts, and as-needed medication. Lina and Engrid share stories about how their relationships with their bodi...

Send a text Massachusetts mom Jackie Milani wasn't sure what her options were when she learned her daughter was breech.  When babies are breech, providers will typically perform C-sections. Jackie knew that wasn't right for her and started to seek alternative care. In advocating for herself, she found a provider that worked with her to have the natural birth that she knew was right for h...

Send a text I am back from my business trip to Amsterdam and wanted to talk about how it went! In my last solo episode, I talked a bit about how my anxiety (PPA) was really bad when I first started traveling for work again after being a mom and how I used exposure therapy and medication to improve.  A little context if you’re new here: I’m a working mom and work for a big tech company called Cisco...

Send a text Carly Ely is a certified sleep consultant and mom of two. In this episode, we chat everything sleep training as it pertains to newborns and infants. Learn more about Carly here: https://goodnightguide.com/   Support the show Connect with Lina on @linaforrestal on Instagram Follow the @newmamaspodcast on Instagram Read Lina's Blog: www.linaforrestal.com Support the Show: Buy Me a C...

Send a text Hey everyone, this is your host Lina and I'm back with a cute little solo episode talking about: (00:30) An epiphany I had recently, that putting myself first is putting my family first. (02:25) Archie update! All things toddlerhood: meltdowns and how he says he's my best friend (05:36) I loved reading Prince Harry's memoir, Spare. 10/10 Recommend.  (08:26) I'm stil...

Send a text Biological mom Abi and step-mom Katy are choosing to "family" for the sake of their children. Katy met Will on a dating app and learned that he had 4 kids (ages 8, 8, 5, and 3).  There can be a lot of stigmas around divorce and the relationship between the biological mom and the biological father's new partner.  Abi talks about meeting her ex-husbands new parter, Katy, f...

Send a text In this episode, Lina and Alli chat about easy financial moves new moms can make in the near year to take control of their finances.  In this episode they break down: How to open an HYSA (High-yield savings account) Reviewing retirement contributions How to check your credit score How to pull a credit report How to start a money audit Reviewing and cancelling subcsriptions Check out Al...

Send a text TODDLERS! From Byron Bay, Australia to Connecticut: Cara Zelas is an early childhood educator and parent. In this episode, Lina and Cara talk all things toddlers when it comes to behavior and emotional development.  Topics covered:  What is a toddler?  What is going on in toddler brains?  How parents can best support their toddlers How parents can help toddlers regulate their emotions...

Send a text Happy Birthday to our host, Lina! In this special solo episode, Lina reflects on her journey through mental health and motherhood in the last year.  As Lina turns 34, she explores what success and happiness means to her. She shares that last year she put her mental health at the forefront and the benefits she's seen, especially as the end of year means burn out for most people and...

Send a text Gosia is a blogger from Belgium/Poland. She’s 37 and a mom of two girls ages 3 and 1. They were both born in Thailand where she and her husband lived for 4 years. A few months ago they moved to a new country again, this time Portugal. In this episode, she talks about the nuances of pregnancy and motherhood journey abroad.  Discussed in this episode: Lina and Gosia reminisce about their...

Send a text In this episode, Lina and Lauren Young, a mom and Head of Growth at Future, talk tips to make parenting more sustainable.  Lauren is on a mission to make parenting as sustainable as possible. This topic is near and dear to Lina's heart as she and her husband and I traded their big city life for a 6 acre farm and sustainability and clean-living are one of the things they're pa...

Send a text On this episode, guest Alexis breaks down birth trauma, what it means, and how to begin the healing journey. After a traumatic emergency cesarean with her son, Alexis spent years sweeping her symptoms of postpartum anxiety and PTSD under the rug, not even understanding what was happening. After spiraled out of control searching for something, anything that would help me feel better. Al...

Send a text In this episode, newborn mama Jessica comes on the podcast and discusses newborn life, dissecting her possible birth trauma, and what it was like having a baby in NICU.  Jessica has wanted to be a mom for as long as she could remember. She's been obsessed with all things pregnancy, birth, babies, and motherhood for equally as long. If there’s a baby in the room, she's definit...

Send a text Host Lina Forrestal interviews Matthew Simon -- Yes, a DAD! Matt’s wife, Alexis, has been on the podcast twice, telling the story of their son, Theo, who was born with a rare genetic heart condition. In the first episode , she talked through the journey of his diagnosis and in the second episode , she walked us through what it was like watching Theo get heart surgery for his condition....

Send a text Alli became debt free at 25 and then married into $154k of debt. While paying off six-figures of debt she still invested for retirement, saved for a house and other goals, and still spent money on the things she valued, such as Starbucks and season football tickets. Alli is also a mom of 2 and a wife.  In this episode, Lina and Alli talk about money, budgeting, how to start saving and...