MOMnation Talk Radio

Health and Fitness with Erin Still cutting carbs because it worked in your 20s and 30s? 👀 If fat loss feels harder now, cravings are louder, and your energy is dragging, Coach Erin says more restriction may be the exact wrong direction. ​ In this episode of Energy Shift With Erin, Coach Erin McDonald of 8 Wellness Collective breaks down why crash dieting, extreme calorie cuts, low-carb diets, ket...

Arizona State and Local Government Without the Overwhelm If someone is already serving in office and asking for your vote again, there is something a first time candidate does not have yet: a public record.​​But where do you find it? And once you do, what are you actually looking at?​​In this episode of Kate48, I sit down with Arizona State Representative Stacey Travers to learn how regular Arizon...

Make Dollars Make Sense Ever look at your income and think, “I should have more money left than this”? 💸 ​ In this episode of Make Dollars Make Sense, Katie Halle Lambert, Trudi Kayser, and Jenn Stone unpack why a paycheck can look great on paper but still disappear faster than expected. ​ ​ From subscriptions and convenience spending to commissions, overtime, school costs, holidays, car repairs,...

Health and Fitness with Erin What if the thing keeping you stuck isn’t what happened to you... but the patterns you’re still carrying because of it? 👀​​In this episode of Energy Shift With Erin, Coach Erin McDonald and Miranda Rae get real about self accountability, people pleasing, boundaries, relationships, identity, and the difference between talking about healing and actually changing how you...

Her Inner Circle: Pull up a chair, girlfriend, your circle is waiting Losing a close friend can shake your world in ways you never expected. 💔 That grief can touch your routines, your memories, your identity, and the parts of yourself that only that person truly knew.​​In this episode of Her Inner Circle, Katie and Jenn Stone talk about grieving the loss of a friend, supporting their loved ones w...

Words of the Week Sometimes our first interpretation says more about what we’ve learned to expect than what is actually happening. ​ Why does the worst feel easier to believe? That question can open the door to more curiosity, better conversations, and a little more room for people to simply be human. ​ Follow MOMnation Talk Radio for a new Words of the Week mini episode every Sunday. ​ #QuestionT...

Mental Wealth, Leave a New Legacy When your adult children still live at home, where does helping them end and protecting your own stability begin? 🏡 ​​In this episode of Mental Wealth, Katie Halle Lambert and Laura Wood unpack one widowed mom’s painful struggle with finances, grief, guilt, and setting boundaries with adult children.​​​They explore why it can feel so difficult to stop rescuing yo...

Untying the Knot, Supporting Women through Divorce and Beyond Why can a sink full of dishes, a tough parenting moment, or one more small problem suddenly feel completely overwhelming during divorce? 💔 ​ ​ On this episode of Untying The Knot, Katie Halle Lambert and Miranda Rae sit down with Sadia Hameed to explore grief during divorce and why the emotions we carry from both major losses and every...

Arizona State and Local Government Without the Overwhelm For a lot of us, politics can feel like there are only two choices, Republican or Democrat. ​ ​ But that is not the whole picture in Arizona. ​ ​ In this episode of Kate48, I sit down with Anthony Ramirez, a candidate for Arizona State Senate in Legislative District 12, for a conversation about what it means to run outside the traditional st...

From The Heart, Inspiring Stories told by Inspiring Women Getting clean saved Allie from one life. Learning to love herself meant facing everything she could no longer escape. ❤️‍🩹 ​ ​ In this episode of From the Heart, Katie Halle Lambert and Allie return to the story that did not end with sobriety. Allie opens up about the years she describes as being a "dry addict," the debilitating...

Health and Fitness with Erin What if eating less and less is the exact cycle keeping you exhausted, ravenous by the weekend, and frustrated with your body? 👀 ​ ​ In this episode of Energy Shift With Erin, Coach Erin McDonald of 8 Wellness Collective breaks down why chronically underfueling, aggressive calorie cuts, and the weekday-restriction-weekend-swing can make a fat loss phase incredibly har...

Our Love Story, Q&A for Couples What if your relationship hasn’t changed, but your algorithm has changed the way you see it? 📱 ​ ​ Suddenly every habit looks like a “red flag,” every disagreement fits a label, and your feed keeps serving up more proof that you’re right. ​ ​ In this episode of Our Love Story, Katie Halle Lambert and Licensed Couples Counselor Dyanna Eisel unpack how viral rela...

Make Dollars Make Sense Credit scores can feel confusing, intimidating, and way more mysterious than they need to be. 💳 ​ ​ In this episode of Make Dollars Make Sense, Katie Halle Lambert, Trudi Kayser, and Jenn Stone break down credit scores explained in a practical way, including what your score means, what shows up on your credit report, and why both can affect everyday financial decisions. ​...

Untying the Knot, Supporting Women through Divorce and Beyond Divorce changes a child’s world, but hard feelings do not automatically mean lasting damage. 💛 In this episode of Untying The Knot, Katie Halle Lambert and Miranda Rae sit down with professional counselor and clinical supervisor Laura Wood to talk about helping kids through divorce with more safety, honesty, and connection. ​ ​ Laura e...

Arizona State and Local Government Without the Overwhelm Ever look at an Arizona ballot and think, “I have no idea what half of this means”? 😅 Gina did too. She’s not a government expert or political insider, just an Arizona mom who wanted to understand more about the state she lives in. ​ ​ In this episode of Kate48, Katie Halle Lambert sits down with Gina to talk about what happened when that c...

Mental Wealth, Leave a New Legacy Your teen may be telling AI things they have not told you yet, and that can stir up plenty of fear, guilt, and questions. 🤖 ​ ​ In this episode of Mental Wealth, Katie Halle Lambert and Laura Wood unpack why teens talking to AI can feel easier than opening up to a parent, without assuming something is wrong with the relationship. ​ ​ They explore how privacy, awk...

From The Heart, Inspiring Stories told by Inspiring Women There was a time when Sammie was carrying so much shame, anger, guilt, and resentment that it started affecting nearly every part of her life. 💛 ​ ​ In this episode of From the Heart, Sammie Chaffin opens up about addiction, jail, poverty, motherhood, marriage, and the years she spent trying to rebuild both herself and her family. ​ ​ Samm...

Our Love Story, Q&A for Couples In this episode of Our Love Story, Katie and Dyanna Eisel talk about dateflation, the rising cost of date nights, and how financial stress can quietly affect connection in a relationship. When dinner and a movie can cost hundreds of dollars, staying intentional with your partner can start feeling like another expense to manage. ​ ​ Dyanna shares how couples can...

Health and Fitness with Erin In this episode of Energy Shift With Erin, Coach Erin McDonald asks an important question: is your body goal actually realistic for the life you want to live? 💛 ​ Erin breaks down why your healthiest body may not be your lowest weight, how genetics and muscle mass influence what “lean” looks like, and why maintaining an extreme physique can require sacrifices you may...

Untying the Knot, Supporting Women through Divorce and Beyond Sometimes disconnection from your spouse is also disconnection from yourself. 💛 ​ In this episode of Untying the Knot, Katie and Miranda talk about how communication patterns, childhood experiences, and ignoring your own needs can slowly pull you away from who you really are. ​ ​ They also dive into rebuilding confidence, recognizing y...

Mental Wealth, Leave a New Legacy Shared custody transitions can be hard on everyone, and sometimes the toughest part is when the kids come back home. In this episode of Mental Wealth, Katie and Laura talk about why switching between homes can feel so overwhelming for both kids and parents. ​ ​ From different routines and expectations to a child's need for predictability, these transitions tak...

Health and Fitness with Erin In this episode of Energy Shift With Erin, Coach Erin McDonald breaks down the everyday habits that may be making your hormone symptoms worse without you realizing it. Skipping meals, under-eating fiber, and adding more cardio when your body is already stressed can all contribute to cravings, bloating, poor sleep, inflammation, and a harder time losing body fat. 💛​​Er...

Make Dollars Make Sense 💳Debt can feel overwhelming, but understanding how it works is one of the first steps toward taking back control. In this episode of Make Dollars Make Sense, Trudi and Jenn break down credit cards, borrowing, interest, minimum payments, and why not all debt is automatically bad. ​ ​ We’re also talking about the emotional side of debt, including guilt, shame, impulsive spen...

Arizona State and Local Government Without the Overwhelm Arizona families need to understand this one. ​ In this episode of Kate48, I sit down with Tamara Apodaca with AP Doc Prep to talk about HB 2995, known as the Alec and Lydia Act, a major Arizona family court law that brings serious attention to child safety, domestic violence, legal decision making, and parenting time. ​ ​ This conversation...

Health and Fitness with Erin In this episode of Energy Shift With Erin , Coach Erin McDonald explains why fall can be one of the best times to begin a focused fat-loss phase. With summer travel winding down and routines returning, this season can give you the structure needed to stay consistent without pushing your body into unnecessary stress. 🍂 ​ ​ Erin breaks down how to set your calories, pro...