You, The Mother

This week on Mimosas with Moms, Abbey welcomes Ann Kaplan! Ann provides parenting support from conception to college. She is a birth worker and parent coach who works with moms and moms-to-be. She helps them discover how to raise great kids on their own terms. Ann speaks about discipline techniques when kids are getting out of control and how her coaching helps moms create the family energy and ro...

This week on Mimosas with Moms, Abbey welcomes Dr. Jackie Schoemaker Holmes! Jackie is a writer, author and speaker. She shares her story of postpartum depression and how her motherhood journey for the past four years has been filled with ups and downs. Jackie speaks about how her education and research of gender and sexuality have shaped and shaken her outlook on mothers and motherhood. How has J...

This week on Mimosas with Moms, Abbey welcomes Rachel Sobel! Rachel is a writer, author and speaker. She shares her story of life after divorce with a toddler in tow, dating, finding her husband, and blending a family. Rachel is a truth teller who does not shy away from sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly which brings a connecting and empowering presence to her work and her speaking engagement...

This week on Mimosas with Moms, Abbey welcomes Celeste Yvonne! Celeste is a writer and speaker from Reno, Nevada. She shares her story of sobriety and her views on the “mommy wine culture.” Celeste shares how she has achieved a more present motherhood journey since walking away from her couple glasses of wine at the end of a long day. What does being a sober mom mean to Celeste? Let’s talk about i...

This week on Mimosas with Moms, Abbey welcomes Dr. Nicole Saphier! Dr. Nicole Saphier is a radiologist and Director of Breast Imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York. She shares her story of starting her motherhood journey as a senior in high school and how she got through medical school graduating with the highest of honors. Nicole shares how she did it and how important a strong...

This week on Mimosas with Moms, Abbey welcomes Dr. Lea Lis, the Shameless Psychiatrist! Dr. Lis is a Child and Adult Psychiatrist, an expert in Child Psychology and Sexuality, and is changing the way we talk to children about sex. She gives insight into how to develop a sexual positive relationship with your child as they develop through different stages of sexual development. What is a sex positi...

This week on the Mimosas with Moms, Abbey welcomes with Michelle Orrantia! Michelle is a Mompreneur who owns and runs two businesses while mothering two girls. While most expecting mothers are busy nesting, Michelle was starting businesses. Michelle shares how she has been able to be successful in all of her roles. Can a mother do it all? Let’s talk about it, CHEERS!! -----------------------------...

This week on Mimosas with Moms, Abbey welcomes Michelle Mansfield! Michelle is an author and women's health coach who speaks about her feelings of regret, sadness, loneliness, resentment, mourning, comparison, anger, boredom, frustration, and at times just null and numb. Michelle is working hard to build a community and a space where moms feel empowered to share their stories and feel connected th...

This week on Mimosas with Moms, Abbey welcomes Nicole Schwarz! Nicole is a licensed marriage and family therapist turned parenting coach! As Nicole grew in her field she began learning more about the brain, how it influences behavior, and how we as parents can help our children without the use of rewards and consequences. Nicole focuses on three components while coaching parents - Calm, Connect, a...

This week on Mimosas with Moms, Abbey welcomes Kelly Smith! Kelly is the founder of Movement matters, a home based program to help families improve their children's behaviors and decrease symptoms associated with anxiety, sleep issues, learning disabilities, aggression, and self regulation through MOVEMENT! She opens up about her personal struggles with her own child and how she has been able to h...

This week on Mimosas with Moms, Abbey welcomes Emilie Karun! Emilie Karun is a mom life coach who works with moms to identify dreams, establish goals, transform their beliefs and make anything possible. Emilie dives into her believes surrounding being an overwhelmed mom and how we can change our perspective. Abbey and Emilie engage in an open dialogue where they share their real life mom struggles...