Honest as a Mother

Send us a textAmanda is joined by Christie Rocha, a podcast host, mental health advocate and mom of 2 from New Jersey and they are talking all things motherhood.Included in this episode:A super open and honest conversation about motherhood and mental healthChristie shares her story of PPD and PPA and how it felt for her to go through itBody Image Issues after having a child and Christies relationship to foodLabels - Mental Health diagnosis, do we like them or not?Problems with the self care world and why Christie and Amanda can get sick of "having to keep up with self care"Follow Christie on IG @sasssaysListen to her Podcast everywhere Sass Says Podcast

Send us a textAmanda is back with another solo episode highly requested by you, the listeners. Mom Rage.Included in this episode:Mom Rage - What is it and where does it come from Amanda's perspectiveControl and Mom Rage - Are they related?Postpartum Rage vs Mom RageWhy Anger is such an important symptom but generally overlookedFollow Amanda on IG @honest.as.a.mother_

Send us a textAmanda is joined by mother, speaker and author Tricia Roos and Tricia is sharing her story of loss on the podcast today.** TRIGGER WARNING**Conversations around infant death and grief.Included in this episode:Tricia shares her story of her daughter Annabelle that was born with Trisomy 18 and how she passed away 6 days after she was bornWe are talking about guilt - How Tricia wanted another baby after Annabelle but sturggled with guilt, and how she worked through itHow Tricia is now helping moms everywhere by speaking and sharing her storyPurchase Tricia's book at: https://www.amazon.ca/When-Wishes-Change-Feared-Dreamed/dp/166424218X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1651244365&sr=8-2

Send us a textAnother Solo Podcast this week and Amanda is talking all about the mental load of motherhood.Included in this episode:What exactly is the mental load of motherhood and why is it so exhausting?What it looks like in Amanda's dayHow Amanda is trying to work through it to make things less exhaustingTips and tricks from Amanda to battle the exhaustionFollow Amanda on IG @honest.as.a.mother_

Send us a textAmanda is joined by her friend Lisa Sugarman. Lisa is a mom, an author and a mentor who is helping moms everywhere.Included in this episode:Raising kids and how our emotions can be the same even when we are in different stages of parentingOur high expectations that we put on ourselves as parents and then unknowingly place on our childrenHow our own traumas/insecurities will come out full force when we become parents. Fix your sh!t so you don't take it out on your kidsHow we can handle family members with expectations or members of society when it comes to how our children are being raised.Follow Lisa @lisa_sugarman on Instagram or you can connect with her at : https://lisasugarman.com/

Send us a textAmanda is breaking down what generational trauma is and what it looks like for her.Included in this episode:What generational trauma can look likeWhat it looks like for AmandaHow it effects her as a parentHow she is working through it and how she has become a "cycle breaker"Follow Amanda on Instagram @honest.as.a.mother_

Send us a textAmanda is joined by her friend Chiara Townley and they are talking about emotions, healing, PPD and so much more.Included in this episode:Chiara shares her experience with PPD/PPAHealing through body work/chakra healingWhat are chakras and why are they important?Chiara has a workshop coming up as stated in the episode. To check out more or to register please go to: https://www.chiarabtownley.com/workshop

Send us a textAmanda is speaking about toxic family members and how to put up boundaires to protect yourself.Included in this episode:Learning your self-worth and protecting your peaceHow to handle toxic family membersBoundaires - what they look like and how you can create themFollow Amanda @honest.as.a.mother_

Send us a textAmanda is joined by her friend Whitney and they are talking about burnout and stessors in motherhood and how we can overcome them.Included in this episode:Whitney shares her expereinces with stress and burn out How moms can take small steps to priortize their needs so the burnout does not come as quickly (or hopefully at all)How to learn to fill your own cup without the guilt

Send us a textAmanda is sharing her birth stories for this month as it is C Section awareness month and she gave birth via c section twice.Included in this episode:Amanda shares both of her experiences of having a c sectionHow the C Section is not "the easy way out"The C Section Recovery - Amanda's experience and how it is undervalued.Follow Amanda on Instagram @honest.as.a.mother_