Twiniversity Podcast with Natalie Diaz

Nat chats with Melissa Titus, a former elementary school teacher and mom of twins, who created an at-home preschool program for her twins. Melissa Titus is a former elementary teacher turned stay at home mom to boy/girl twins born in July, 2016. She documents her adventures in preschooling twins at home via @lastminuteprek on Instagram. When Melissa gets rare free time she enjoys writing, fitness,...

Nat chats with longtime Twiniversity Mom Squad member and birth and postpartum doula Lauren Oak about how a postpartum doula can help after you bring home twins. Lauren Oak is the mom of 4 daughters and grandma to Ben. She is married to Dan, the best UPS delivery guy on Long Island, NY. In her spare time she loves to go to the beach. Connect with Lauren Oak Doula Services on Facebook .

Nat chats with Natalie Downey, a mom of 6 (including twins), about potty training twins, including what you'll need to get ready for potty training and how to manage potty training more than one kid at a time. Natalie Downey is a busy stay at home mom to six kids including three year old twins. She’s been writing for Twiniversity for over a year. She loves books, yoga, hiking and dance parties wit...

Nat and twin mom Daniele Parris discuss the ins and outs of how Hollywood portrays twins in movies and TV. Daniele Parris is a work-from-home mom to an upbeat 12-year-old boy and 6-year-old boy-girl twins. She lives in the suburbs of New York City and has degrees in Fine Arts and Philosophy from New York University. She makes her living in the Healthcare industry and spends most of her time with h...

Nat chats with Jenn Bauer, a single woman who decided to move forward with her life and fulfill her dream of having children, albeit without a partner. Jenn got pregnant with twins, who are now 7 months old and thriving. Jenn Bauer is a clinical social worker, working in the field of mental health for the past 13 years. After many years of putting her career on the forefront, she decided to make h...

Nat chats over lunch with Mallory Kerley about the challenges of being a full-time working mom of twins, who went back to work when her twins were 3-months-old. Mallory Kerley is a first-time mom to four-year-old identical twin boys. No, twins do not run in her family, yes she’s sure they are identical, yes her hands are full. She lives on Long Island with her husband, works full-time as a marketi...

Nat chats with Karissa Hannigan, a twin mom from Sydney, Australia, about her really ordinary twin pregnancy, the care she received in her home country, and her twins club. Karissa Hannigan lives with her husband and three kids, Noah 5, Stella and Liam 2.5yr in Sydney Australia. When she isn’t multitasking with multiples she is working part-time as a lawyer. She loves to go on “adventures” with he...

Nat chats with her longtime friend Jen who, at this point, is truly an expert at moving house with young children. As a military wife of 4 kids (including twins), Jen has moved her entire family -- out of state -- more than 5 times in less than 10 years. She shares some awesome tips on moving to a new house with kids in tow. Jennifer Shashaty was born and raised in Brooklyn, married a Naval Office...

Rebekah Robinson is a stay at home mom to three (a toddler girl and 8-month-old fraternal twin boys) via IVF and gestational carrier surrogacy. From start to finish it took Rebekah, and her husband Ed, nine years, four IUI cycles, five IVF cycles, endless miscarriages, a gestational surrogate and suffering through a whole lot of hormonal crazy to get to where they are now. Which is, living life as...

Nat sits down with twin mom Leslie Marlatt to hear the story about the time her doctor forgot she was having twins. Leslie Marlatt is a first-time mom to fraternal twin girls, Aubree and Adalyn. Along with being mama bear, she works in career services at the local university and focuses on helping students secure internships. Leslie and her husband, Adam, live in Indiana with their girls and dog,...

Nat chats with Kasee Bailey, a mom with a set of 2-year-old fraternal twins with her second set of fraternal twins on the way. Kasee Bailey is an east-coast-bred, Austin transplant and freelance writer. Life after a journalism degree has found her covering everything from the work of enterprising entrepreneurs for business publications, the lives of star-studded celebs for metropolitan magazines,...

Nat and Audrey swap tips for buying in bulk, managing the minutia of large families, and dealing with the insanity of matching socks. Audrey McClelland left the fashion world of Donna Karan International in NYC to raise her brood of boys in her home state of Rhode Island. She’s learned that you can take the girl out of the Fashion District, but you can’t take the Fashion District out of the girl....

Nat sits down with Will Nunziata, one half of the musical duo Will & Anthony Nunziata, to talk about being an adult twin who has partnered with his twin brother for his career. Acclaimed twin brother singers, songwriters, and entertainers Will & Anthony Nunziata have traveled the country and world from Carnegie Hall to Netflix to Singapore to the release of their brand-new album of origina...

Nat interviews Jane Goodrich, a fantastic family photographer, awesome mom, and a twin herself! Jane shares tons of great tips for taking great photos of your children with just a smartphone, and making sure your photos are safely stored and cherished for years to come. Jane Goodrich is a newborn, family and children’s photographer based in New York. She is a twin herself so she absolutely loves p...

KIM COLLINS, CD, LCCE, CLC, JD Birth/Postpartum Doula, Lamaze Childbirth Educator, Certified Lactation Counselor, Doula Mentor, owner of DoulaMomma & co-founder of MommaArts, has served over 1200 families in NJ and NY as a birth and postpartum doula, childbirth educator, birth photographer and doula mentor since 2001. Kim has completed the midwifery assistant program with famed midwife Ina May...

Nat chats with her good friend Kim West, The Sleep Lady, about the top 5 mistakes that parents of twins make regarding infant sleep. KIM WEST is a mother of two wonderful daughters and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been a practicing child and family therapist for 25 years. Known as The Sleep Lady® by her clients, over the past twenty years she has helped tens of thousands of tired pare...

Nat chats with Stefani Zimmerman Drake, a mom of twins and Twiniversity writer who battled postpartum depression. Nat and Stefani share intimate details of their experiences with postpartum mood disorders, how they realized they needed help, and how they found the help they needed. Stefani Zimmerman Drake is a strategy consultant + speaker with over a decade of experience working in the US governm...

Nat shares all her best bottle feeding tips in a Facebook Live recording, sponsored by Dr. Brown's.

Nat shares her best tips to prepare for cough and cold season with your twinnies. This is a previously recorded Facebook live broadcast from December 2017, sponsored by Vicks.

Nat and Monica Banks of Gugu Guru talk about the all elusive "me time": how to find it, how to get more of it, and how to start saying no when you really need to make more time for you. Monica Banks is the founder & CEO of Gugu Guru , a free site that matches moms with the products they need the most. Gugu Guru’s insider knowledge of buzzworthy brands, emerging products, safety and m...

Twiniversity MoM Squad member Rasheena shares how she came to grips with the fact that her twin boys needed speech therapy, how she started getting them services through early intervention, and why she kept it all a secret from her extended family. She also shares details on our Twiniversity Parent Mentor program. Rasheena Moss was born and raised in Queens, NY. She has traded in the hustle and bu...

Natalie shares 5 reasons why swaddling will help your twins in this pre-recorded Facebook live, including tips for safe sleep and details on Love to Dream swaddles. TO BUY: https://amzn.to/2DbCJ9N

Do you feel "off" after your twins delivery? Are you having a hard time coping with daily life with your infant twins? You could be suffering from a postpartum mood disorder, such as postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, and postpartum OCD. Dr. Deena Blanchard shares advice to identify your issue and how to start getting help. Deena Blanchard MD, MPH is a board-certified pediatricia...

Do you ever feel like you hate having twins? Even though you LOVE your children, do you ever wish that you could have had just one baby at a time? You are not alone. Nat and Julie share their personal feelings and support for parents who feel this way and offer advice, tips, and tricks on how to cope and move on from these feelings. Online counseling resource: https://www.betterhelp.com

Are you raising your twins with no help from friends or family? You're not alone. Twiniversity Mom Squad member Kimmy Brogan shares her experiences, advice, and tips on how she did it and the positives to having no help. Kimmy Brogan is an avid user of social media and has a college degree in Communications. She is mom to her fraternal 6-year-old twin girls. She was born and raised in New England...