Whole Mom

There are seasons in life when the roles and titles that once defined us begins to shift. Motherhood. Relationships. Career changes. Divorce. Healing. Loss. Growth. The identities we’ve spent years building no longer fit; however, we haven't yet rediscovered who we've always been underneath it all. This is the messy middle. In this episode, we’re exploring  identity rupture —those moments...

What if home isn’t a place, but a feeling? In this episode of Whole Mom, we’re exploring what it means to create a life that feels like home, from the inside out. In this season of navigating motherhood, co-parenting, relationships, therapy, community, and conscious living, we'll ponder lessons about belonging, alignment, and the small daily choices that bring us back to ourselves. This conver...

Summer brings a shift in routines, rhythms, and expectations, and with that change we may feel both a sense of freedom and overwhelm. In this episode of Whole Mom, we have a real conversation about navigating summer with intention, honoring boundaries, supporting your nervous system, and creating rhythms that feel sustainable in this season of life. Together, we’ll explore: • Why rhythms can feel...

In this nourishing conversation with Rebecca James Alsum, we dive into what it truly means to tend to our whole being. Rebecca, owner of Svalja Whole Being and Wise Roots Well-Being, shares her wisdom on embracing our innate wholeness rather than striving to fix what's “broken.” From navigating the transitions of motherhood and summer routines to exploring nourishing practices like Qigong and trau...

Have you ever felt like you're just going through the motions, running on auto-pilot, disconnected from yourself—even while checking all the boxes and doing everything you’re “supposed” to do? In this episode, I’m sharing my personal journey of reconnecting with my voice through writing, podcasting, and learning to trust my inner wisdom. We explore what functional freeze can feel like, how dis...

What happens when the moment you planned so carefully falls apart? In this very personal episode, we explore perfectionism, embodiment, emotional healing, and the pressure to keep it all together. What was supposed to be the "perfect" embodiment photo session quickly unraveled into an unexpected experience of disappointment, panic, vulnerability, and ultimately, connection. Together, we reflect on...

This Spring Season feels like stretching - something in us is ready to bloom...even if we can't name it yet. The days are getting longer, the school year is winding down, our kids are growing like weeds, and we are growing too. In this episode, we explore expansion, embodiment, and returning to wholeness in motherhood. Together, we reflect on what it means to soften, reconnect to our inner wis...

What Needs Watering? Navigating Growth, Motherhood & Self-Compassion is an honest conversation with ourselves about the season so many of us find ourselves in — growing, stretching, balancing a lot, feeling grateful for what’s unfolding, while also trying to create rhythms that are sustainable. After realizing I forgot to press record during a beautiful podcast conversation, I found myself mov...

What does it mean to care for our whole being? In this personal episode of  Whole Mom , I reflect on completing my trauma-conscious certification and the lessons it brought into my motherhood, healing, and everyday life. We explore: Whole-being well-being Nervous system care Grace and self-compassion Healing in community Processing life as it is instead of how we think it should be Why “it’s not j...

What if the wisdom we’re searching for is already within us? In this episode of  Whole Mom , we're joined by Stacy Crawford, a passionate Mom, Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, an International Coaching Federation (PCC-level) Coach, faculty member and mentor coach at the Awaken Coach Institute, Leader, and founder of Klear Water Coaching & Wellness, to explore what it looks like to trust o...

We’ve done the breathwork. We’ve tried slowing down. And still… we find ourselves overwhelmed, reacting, or checked out in the middle of motherhood. In this episode, we go deeper into embodiment. (If you haven't already, here is an invitation to listen to episode 53 on exploring what is embodiment.) We explore why disconnection isn’t failure, it’s protection. How our nervous system supports us...

We hear the word “embodiment” a LOT… but what does it actually look like in real life as a Mom? In this episode, we’re slowing down and getting really honest about what embodiment really is (and isn’t), especially in the messy, middle of motherhood. We explore why so many of us feel disconnected from our bodies, how that shows up in our daily lives, and how coming back to ourselves a little bit at...

n this episode of  Whole Mom , we sit down with Elizabeth Munoz, founder of Soul Haven, and have a conversation that so many of us need. We explore the stories we’ve carried… the ones that tell us we’re  too much  or somehow  not enough  — and how those beliefs quietly shape the way we show up in motherhood, relationships, and within ourselves. Together, we reflect on what it looks like to move th...

What if your healing journey isn’t about fixing yourself—but about coming home to your own inner wisdom? In this episode, we are joined by Bree Montgomery, founder of Primal Glo, Mom, Wife, and Hairstylist, to explore what it really looks like to heal from the inside out. Bree shares her deeply personal journey of nervous system regulation and healing became the gateway to reconnecting with her in...

She followed the next first step. Join us as we sit down with Michaela Rai—photographer, creator of What We Saw Collaborative, mom and step-mom—as she shares her journey of leaving a religious community that was no longer aligned and an abusive marriage and found what it meant to rebuild safety and security from within. Through small daily steps, she began to resource her own safety, find simplici...

There’s something powerful about remembering we don’t have to do this alone. In this episode, I’m joined by Rachel Gilbertson—well-being coach, author, artist, and founder of Art of Presence. She supports others in accessing trust, deepening intuition, and reconnecting with their inner wisdom through coaching, Akashic Record readings, and intentional spaces for reflection and growth. We talk about...

Join me for a gentle conversation about what it really means to come home to ourselves. For a lot of us, healing starts with the belief that we need to fix something inside of us. That were broken or there's something wrong with us. However, over time, we learn that healing isn’t about becoming better or someone new — it’s about returning to who we already are. In this episode, we explore healing...

Nervous system regulation has become a popular topic of conversation lately, and there are two common misconceptions that can leave many of us feeling like we’re doing it "wrong." That we’re supposed to be calm all the time… and that once we regulate our nervous system, we’re complete, we're healed. In this episode, we explore a gentler and honest understanding of regulation from my...

This morning I woke up feeling anxious. Nothing in particular happened. But my body felt tense. And I know I’m not the only one. So many of us are carrying so much — showing up, holding it together, being the steady one — while something inside of us is still clenching and bracing. In this episode, we talk about creating safety within. Not waiting for life to calm down. Not waiting for everything...

What if rebellion doesn’t look loud…What if it looks like slowness? In this conversation, I sit down with my dear friend, Heather Wilde, — author, publisher, creative, mama, and Lake Superior lover — to explore her phrase for the year: Beauty as Rebellion. We talk about what it means to step off the treadmill of urgency and begin listening to our nervous system instead of overriding it. We explore...

In our world of constant learning and self-improvement, it can be easy to believe we need MORE information to become BETTER mothers, partners, or women. But what if the real shift isn’t more input — it’s deeper INTEGRATION? In this episode, we'll explore the difference between consuming wisdom and embodying it. Through reflections on nervous system regulation, resistance, and returning home to...

Today we're exploring the difference between  capacity  and  capability  — as viewed through a trauma-informed care lens and also deeply relevant to motherhood. We are capable of SO much. And… our nervous systems can’t hold  everything  — at least notall at the same time. We have limits. In this episode, we gently check in with ourselves while in the messy middle of raising kids with their own...

Many of us are in a season of change. Our old ways of surviving and living no longer feels aligned — and what’s next hasn’t fully arrived. In this heart-felt episode we'll explore the in-between : the liminal space of letting go - an invitation to release old roles, habits, and coping patterns that once helped us survive, but now feel heavy. The grief that can come with releasing and letting g...

What if caring for ourselves isn’t something we need to manage, optimize, or improve—but something to slow down, pause and listen to? In this episode of Whole Mom , we reflect on real life moments of disappointments, emotional weight, and the practice of staying present instead of rushing to fix or reframe. We talk about what it looked like to slow down, notice sensation in the body, and allow emo...

This episode is a soft place to land for single moms and moms who feel like they’re carrying a lot—working, parenting, building, growing and healing. Whether you’re listening in the car, folding laundry, or taking a quiet breath, this is an invitation to slow down and reconnect with yourself. We'll explore nervous system regulation, why safety comes before goals or motivation, and how small mo...