You, The Mother

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Hina Talib, Pediatrician and Adolescent Medicine Doctor. Dr. Hina shares insight regarding teen health and mental health and the importance of building a strong relationship. Dr. Hina chats about the struggles teens have faced throughout the Coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Hina and Abbey talk about the struggles teens face and how we as pare...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Kelly Vincent, licensed psychologist, holistic therapist, and yoga teacher. Dr. Kelly and Abbey chat about managing anxiety through uncertain times. Dr. Kelly walks us through how to identify anxiety and manage anxiety utilizing a holistic approach. Life is full of uncertainty and so is motherhood, but with the proper tools in your too...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Nikki Debartolo and Ben Heldfond, co-authors of Our Happy Divorce. Nikki and Ben talk about the beginning process of divorce and the high emotions involved. They stress how, Our Happy Divorce is built on accountability and forgiveness and a daily desire to not hand their son the emotional bill for their decisions. Now both remarried, they...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Jen Schwartz, founder and CEO of Motherhood Understood, a platform, community, and story-sharing hub for women affected by pregnancy and postpartum mental health issues that she created after surviving postpartum depression and anxiety with the birth of her son, and realizing just how many mothers suffer in silence like she did. Jen shares...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Domiana Ndour. Domiana is an intuitive healer, coach, author, babywearing educator, retired professional athlete, and certified yoga instructor who helps overwhelmed, exhausted stay-at-home moms get their energy back so they can rock motherhood with grace and ease. Domiana is a magnetic force who truly believes that motherhood is a celebra...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Vanessa from the Real Moms of Bravo Podcast in honor of NICU Awareness Month. Vanessa shares her experience with a NICU stay after her recent birth with her daughter. Vanessa shares feeling, tips, and advice regarding her experience. What can we do to support our NICU mamas? Let's talk about it, CHEERS! ——————————————— You can find Vanessa...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Mariko Fairly, BCBA. Mariko is a behavior consultant that utilizes evidenced based and positive parenting tips. Mariko and Abbey chat about toddlers, transitioning from one kid to two, and how to manage toddler transitions successfully. The balance of fairness in boundary setting and parenting comes into conversation throughout this episod...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Cindy Muchnick and Jenn Curtis, Co-Authors of The Parent Compass: Navigating Your Teen’s Wellness and Academic Journey in Today’s Competitive World. Their goal is to help parents better understand their appropriate position in their kids’ middle and high school years, ultimately culminating in the college admissions process - a role that d...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Megan Pierson, the toddler expert. Megan provides insight, tips and tricks for all things toddler related. Megan and Abbey discuss potty training, toddler behaviors, toddler sleep and more. How can we survive the toddler years with more ease? Let's talk about it, CHEERS! ——————————————— You can find Megan Pierson: IG: @megan_toddlershop IG...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Tracy Dalgleish. Dr. Tracy is a clinical psychologist and couples therapist. She walks us through how to create and maintain intimacy in our relationships especially after children arrive. Dr. Tracy and Abbey discuss real life scenarios and how to communicate and connect with our partners. How can we create a more intimate relationship...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Jennifer Jakobsen, Life Coach for Moms of Girls. Jennifer shares how she works with moms to build their confidence, find their purpose, and more. Abbey and Jennifer discuss the benefits of moms making themselves a priority and the positive outcomes it can have in their child’s development! How do strong women raise strong daughters? Let's...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Alli Hoff Kosik, the producer and host of the SSR Podcast. Alli joins Abbey to talk all about the coming of age reads from Judy Blume, Ann Brashares, Meg Cabot, John Green, and more. Alli unpacks the key messages of each read, how we as parents can use them to facilitate important conversations, and how reading can connect generations. Abb...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Kate Melillo, mom and speech pathologist. Kate and Abbey talk about the postpartum period, the struggles, and lack of support postpartum moms often feel. Kate shares her business Be a Problem Solver which helps parents regulate screen time and raise socially-emotionally literate kids! Her main mission is to provide parents with resources a...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey shares the mic as part of the ‘Share the Mic Now Movement’ to magnify the voices of Black women with Larissa Maloney. Larissa is a former professional beach volleyball player and owns an online fitness and wellness company that specializes in kids classes including boxing, karate, yoga, cheer, ballet, gymnastics, jazz, hip-hop dance, toddler time,...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Angel Montfort. Dr. Angel is a psychologist who specializes in preinatal mental health. Dr. Angel and Abbey discuss going back to school amid a global pandemic. Together they normalize feelings, discuss the pros and cons submitted by listeners, and give some grace to ourselves and others during this time. How is everyone feeling about...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Ali Levine. Ali is a TV personality, an influencer, host of the Striptd Down Podcast, wife and mother of two. Ali shares with us her motherhood journey from beginning with a lot of unknowns, unplanned, and struggling with postpartum depression after the birth of her first daughter to now welcoming her second daughter in the middle of a pan...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Chasity from Momfully. You. Chasity is a licensed professional counselor who helps moms mother on their own terms and redefine their identity after baby. Chasity and Abbey chat all about the feelings in motherhood, anxiety, mom guilt, boundaries and more. Chasity provides great resources as well as insight for mothers in all stages. How ca...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Lauren Eckstrom. Lauren is a yoga teacher and certified meditation instructor who shares her practice with mothers to create a better pregnancy, postpartum, and motherhood journey. Lauren shares her experience with pregnancy loss and the importance of sharing her journey as 1 in 4 pregnancies end in loss. Now as a new mom during the time o...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Monica Pierce. Monica is a self-proclaimed “average” modern working mom of 3. Monica shares how her ambition in corporate America changed after becoming a mother and she adopted a “leaning out” philosophy. Monica’s debut book, Leaning Out, covers her journey and philosophy. What does it mean to lean out? Let's talk about it, CHEERS! ——————...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Nicole to celebrate pride month. Nicole is a mom who is navigating parenting a transgendered child and an active ally. Nicole shares her journey and how to love and support your child in being who they are meant to be. Nicole’s journey has led her to support other moms through her platform MomTransParenting. How can we be better ally’s and...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart. Dr. Lockhart is a pediatric psychologist, parent coach, and the business owner of A New Day Pediatric Psychology in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Lockhart explains racism, prejudice, and micro aggression and how we can talk to our children about racism. Abbey and Dr. Lockhart talk about ways to keep momentum going during...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Lindsay White from The Little Milk Bar. Lindsay works to empower women’s breastfeeding journeys through education and the #dropthecover campaign. Abbey and Lindsay chat about their breastfeeding journeys and normalize all emotions involved in a woman’s breastfeeding journey. It’s hard work. How does Lindsay empower women to gain more confi...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Kate Crocco, MSW, LCSW. Kate is a psychotherapist, author, and confidence and mindset coach. Kate shares how she helps support and empower women navigating motherhood while running a business. Abbey and Kate chat about the raw and real emotions of motherhood as well as overcoming misconceptions. How has Kate changed her mindset to think li...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Natasha Sriraman. Dr. Natasha is a pediatrician who specializes in postpartum mood issues and breastfeeding medicine. She has helped paved the way to better serve moms at the pediatric level so baby can thrive with a supported and healthy mom. Abbey and Dr. Natasha chat about the importance of the mother in the 4th trimester, maternal...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms Podcast, Abbey welcomes Dr. Pooja Lakshmin! Dr. Lakshmin is a board certified psychiatrist who specializes in women’s mental health and maternal mental health. Since May is mental health awareness month, Abbey and Dr. Lakshmin talk all things maternal and women’s mental health. She shares her work, the effects of Covid-19 on mental well-being, and how to propel w...