Mother Makes Music

A lot of mothers in leadership know the feeling of trying to hold it all together - supporting a team, building a career, raising a family, and somehow finding space for themselves along the way. For Stephanie Hutchinson, those experiences have shaped not only the way she leads, but the kind of industry she wants to help build. In this episode, Stephanie reflects on her journey from co-founding Ch...

A lot of women in music are told, directly or indirectly, that becoming a mother means putting their careers on hold. For singer-songwriter Annika, that hasn’t been the case. Instead, motherhood has become part of the way she approaches her career, creativity, and life as a whole. In this episode, Annika shares what it’s looked like to build a music career while raising a family, navigating grief,...

For a lot of working parents, balance can feel more like a moving target than something you ever fully achieve, especially in an industry as demanding and unpredictable as music. For Carly Klassen, executive director of Alberta Music and mom of two, motherhood completely reshaped the way she approaches both work and life. In this episode, Carly opens up about navigating postpartum depression durin...

A lot of parents feel like they’re constantly trying to keep everything moving at once with work, family, creativity, responsibilities, and the never-ending mental load that comes with all of it. But for musician and mom Ellen Doty, motherhood didn’t pull her away from creativity, it changed the way she approaches it entirely. In this episode, Ellen opens up about how becoming a mother reshaped bo...

A lot of women grow up feeling like they have to choose between career or family, ambition or balance, success or happiness. But for Lisette Xavier, motherhood completely changed the way she sees all of it. In this episode, the singer, TV host, and mom opens up about becoming a parent at a young age and how it pushed her to build a life that actually feels good to live, not just one that looks suc...

Most touring musicians are juggling a lot, but when you add kids into the mix, it becomes a whole different kind of balancing act. Amber Bauer, a Canadian musician and mom of two, is right in the middle of it. She’s living proof that motherhood and a music career don’t have to cancel each other out, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. In this episode, Amber gets real about what it actually looks like...

A lot of moms in music (and honestly, in any demanding career) know the feeling - you’re constantly juggling. Ambition, guilt, love for your work, love for your family… and somehow trying to hold it all together without dropping anything important. In this first episode of Mother Makes Music , Megan McKay gets real about what that actually looks like. Not the polished version, but the messy, in-be...