Two Kids and A Career

Ann-Christin Villegas is this week’s guest on Two Kids and A Career. Her pregnancy journey led her to writing about it. From Ann-Christin: "Becoming a mother and all the struggles that come with it literally opened a new chapter of my life. I am passionate about empowering other parents to pursue the vision they have for their family without giving into the easy way out and the peer pressure aroun...

Talking to your kids about the birds & bees can be really uncomfortable and most people dread the idea of having “THE TALK”, but it doesn’t have to be this way! Amy Lang, MA has been a sexual health educator for over 25 years. Surprised by her discomfort with just the idea of talking with her young son about his body, she knew she needed help. Amy did a bunch of research to learn how to talk w...

Sue Atkins is an internationally recognized Parenting Expert, Broadcaster, Speaker, and Author of the Amazon best-selling books “Parenting Made Easy – How to Raise Happy Children” & “Raising Happy Children for Dummies", as well as the author of the highly acclaimed Parenting Made Easy resources. Her highly acclaimed “Can Do Kid’s Journal: Discover your Confidence Superpower” gives children the...

Jill Devine was introduced to this week’s guest, Erin Dwyer-Busch, through a mutual friend, Cynthia Siess Kirkpatrick. Cynthia was featured on Episode 81: How Being A Better Version Of Yourself Will Help Others . Erin Dwyer-Busch is an Eldercare Strategist with her company Senior Care Authority of St. Louis . Erin has her BA in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame and her Masters of Scienc...

Ashley Dunnwald is a certified life coach whose mission is to co-create a new paradigm of womanhood and motherhood where women heal their nervous system, develop a healthy relationship with their mind and body and live an expansive life on their terms. Her clients release stress addiction, unhealthy habits and toxic self-judgment and create abundant wellness, relaxed productivity and true inner fr...

" Picky Eaterz main focus is helping children enjoy food flavors outside of sweets and salts. Ya know, like vegetables, beans, lentils and stuff.” – Paris Rollins One common struggle most parents experience is the struggle of having picky eaters in the house. Paris Rollins was part of that experience, but wanted to make a change, not only for herself, but for her kids. From Paris: “My name is Pari...

Over the past 16 years, Laura Ann Rogers, FNP-C, MSN, RN, BSN, has worked as a floor nurse on a cardiothoracic surgical stepdown unit, as a lead nurse and clinical nurse manager in several hemodialysis clinics, as a nurse practitioner rounding in the hospital on kidney failure patients and managing chronic kidney disease patients in the office, as a traveling community health wellness provider, an...

This episode has been in the making for two years. Jill Devine and Meghan Layne were finally able to connect in this week’s episode and the conversation could have lasted a lot longer! Meghan is a southern girl (born and raised) but transplanted to St Louis because of her Midwest bred husband. After traveling the country for 8 years for her husband's baseball career, the Layne family decided to se...

Suzanne Yatim Aslam is Former Miss Arab USA, activist and actor turned author whose most recent book, Post Pardon Me, addresses the dark thoughts that so many mothers have but are too scared to say out loud. She's thrilled to get this book into the hands of mothers who may be struggling with postpartum depression and anxiety. From Suzanne: It's a dark comedy on postpartum depression. I take you on...

Danyel Harrell has always been committed to and enthusiastic about assisting others. She's known as a connector who loves bringing people together. A lover of hosting memorable events for family and friends, opening Essential Venue was a natural progression. "I love the idea of getting your loved ones together over an incredible meal in an intimate environment," Danyel says. As a military child an...

Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino is the founder of The Best Ever You Network and co-founder of Compliance4. Through these companies, she has helped individuals and organizations around the world be their best and achieve world-class excellence with gratitude-based behavior and belief systems. She is one of America's foremost personal and corporate development consultants specializing in mindset, st...

Jill Devine received an email from Christi Flynn, a Life Coach out of Edmonds, Washington. Christi was introduced to Jill through the Messy Mommies , Meg Tortorello and Holly Murer. Christi heard Episode 58: Being A Messy Mommy Brings Togetherness and decided to email Jill: As a working mother with two young children, I struggled mightily to balance my family and my work. Often, I would wake up sh...

Why do women who’ve experienced a traumatic childbirth feel the need to share that experience, unsolicited, to a pregnant woman? That’s the last thing an expecting mama needs or wants to hear! Sometimes it’s hard to put up boundaries when you’re expecting, but this week’s guest had a few suggestions. Kerry Tuschhoff also discussed with Jill Devine the different birth plans available to expecting m...

Over the past five years, Mike and Kim Barnes found themselves navigating problems they never saw coming from their parents: Alzheimer's, pacemakers, COVID pneumonia, and the tough decision to move parents into retirement communities. They've learned to balance the many facets of parenting aging parents, including medical, financial, everyday-life decisions, emotional rollercoasters, protecting th...

Kelly Fabiano is a life coach that helps moms to end the tug-of-war between career, kids, and their identity outside of the role of “mom” so they can live a fulfilling, balanced life with room for them in it. Through her signature coaching series, workshops and speaking engagements, Kelly empowers mothers to reconnect with themselves, stop operating from empty all the time, and live a life of thei...

Victoria Nieveen RD, LDN, IFNCP joined Jill Devine on this week’s episode. Victoria’s Bio: I am a Functional Nutrition dietitian who specializes in women’s health. I graduated from Mizzou with my Bachelor's in Medical Dietetics, and currently a Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine Master's student at the University of Western States. Today, I help women with absent or irregular cycles nourish t...

Rachel Bailey is a Parenting Specialist who has been serving families for more than 12 years. Besides being a mother of two, she also has master’s degree in Clinical Psychology, a certification in Positive Discipline, and has provided services as an ADHD Coach, in-home mentor, and therapist. Currently she provides parents with practical (long-lasting) tools for improving behavior, moods, and attit...

Performance Mindset Coach, Jennifer Siess Gansner, understands the entire experience of the competitive athlete. In youth and young adult years, “Siess” was a multi-sport competitive athlete and official. She has years of experience coaching both competitive and recreational youth sports and co-founded a competitive soccer club. And, she’s also the mother of four competitive athletes. When it come...

Do you know if your child’s school has clean drinking water? Julia Geskey is a clean water advocate with Environment Missouri, and she works to ensure there is safe, clean drinking water across the state. Right now, this means working to get the lead out of schools and childcare centers. While this is an often-overlooked issue, it’s so important to make sure our kids are not being exposed to this...

As an OB/GYN, Dr. Allison Walsh has spent her career caring for women across generations. Listening to women's struggles with untreated or under treated chronic pain, anxiety/depression, hormonal imbalance, and weight gain inspired Dr. Walsh to seek more comprehensive solutions for her patients' problems. Through this search, Dr. Walsh has become convinced of the importance of a multifaceted appro...

Sarah Gardner is the Director of Marketing at Joovy , a global leader in premium juvenile, toy, and sporting goods products for babies through toddlers. Sarah is married to the founder and CEO, Rob, and they have three children together. For the last 16 years, Sarah and Rob have raised a business and family together. She’s worked in almost every area of the company over the years and is now leadin...

Joining Jill Devine this week on the podcast is bestselling author Frank Schaeffer: “When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down our world, the forced sheltering in place with our families opened many people’s eyes to how we were meant to live. The only real “how to” for a happy life is simple and exists in our DNA: a meaningful, loving connection to others. We evolved to feel happiest when caring for ot...

When Two Kids and A Career relaunched in 2020, Evoke Creative came on as a proud sponsor of the podcast. Jill Devine often talks about her experience with Evoke Creative and decided to dedicate an entire episode to the founders of Evoke Creative, Crystal Peterson and Tiffany Rovin. Evoke Creative is a full-service branding and digital marketing company. They craft brand messaging and visual soluti...

When Jill Devine was told Morgan Stearn is a local gal with two little ones and is helping other women make their mark in a male-dominated industry, OH and loves chips and salsa as much as Jill, it was a no brainer to invite Morgan on the podcast! Morgan graduated from the University of Missouri, Columbia with a bachelor’s degree in Human Environmental Sciences, specializing in Early Childhood Dev...

It’s the launch of Season 7, Episode 100! After a long Holiday break, kids are heading back to school and parents may notice changes in their child's behavior: bed wetting, nightmares, frequent lying, difficulties with a sibling, depression surrounding Covid, mask anxiety, etc. This is where a professional can help with counseling and therapeutic play. Jill Devine invited Kristen Craren to come on...