Honest as a Mother

Send us a textAmanda is joined by Kara Regas who is a life coach who specializes in helping people pleasers to talk all about burn out.Included in this episode:What is people pleasing and what does it look like?How to create boundaries with our children and is it mean?Motherhood and martyrdom.How can we create boundaries in parenting?How to properly respond to passive aggressive comments when it comes to our parenting.Follow Kara on IG @kararegas

Send us a textAmanda is joined by another amazing author from the Honest as a Mother Book 2. We are welcoming Ann Marie Hemmings to the podcast who is a mother, healthcare worker, and an author! Included in this episode:Her experience in the project and why she decided to join.How having hard conversations is what Ann Marie is good at.Why Ann Marie wants to experience every culture that she can and what it has to offer.If you would like to reach out to Ann Marie, please do by sending her an email to annmarie6.ah@gmail.com

Send us a textAmanda is joined by Sarah Moore who is a parenting coach and a mother who focuses on what she calls "peaceful parenting" to talk all about Highly Sensitive Children.Included in this episode:What is a Highly Sensitive Child? How do we parent them?Reparenting/Generational TraumaWhy "Use your words" does not work.Focusing on your relationship with your child.Yelling - Does this effect the highly sensitive child differently?Don't forget to get your first order from SPATULA Foods! Use code HONEST for $40 off your first box !www.spatula.com

Send us a textAmanda is joined by another amazing author from the Honest as a Mother Book 2. We are welcoming Aline Padfield to the podcast who is a life coach, mother and freaking author!Included in this episode:Her experience in the project and what she loved mostImposter syndrome and how we got each other through thisWhat Aline hopes for with the book and what she wrote about (just a little)The importance of sharing our hards ** TRIGGER WARNING ** Talk about miscarriages/still birth.Follow Aline on IG @alinepadfieldcoaching

Send us a textAmanda is joined by Ted Talk Speaker, mother and neonatologist Dr. Sonal Patel to talk about the fourth trimester, postpartum depression, maternal mortality and so much more.Included in this episode:Sonal shares her experience with her first child. She speaks on her postpartum journey, and how she felt so much pressure to get back to her life, while also trying to enjoy every moment.She opened her own business (Nayacare) to support women in the fourth trimester. Moms mental health and maternal mortality in America.How she is trying to change the way the postpartum period is looked at.Work with Dr. Patel: nayacare.orgWatch her incredible TED Talk : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8ZjKebeaKYPurchase her book: https://a.co/d/40Aa6Tb Follow her on IG @nayacare

Send us a textAmanda is joined by another amazing author from the Honest as a Mother Book 2. We are welcoming Rebecca Rechtorik who is a mother, eating disorder coach and relationship coach to the podcast.Included in this episode:Diet Culture and how it effected us as children and formed our habits into young adults.Rebecca shares some of her story in this episode, along with what she shared inside the book.How Rebecca handles conversations around food at home with her daughter.How her eating disorder finds its way into her motherhood even though she is fully healed from it.Follow Rebecca on IG @rebecca.jaayLaunch date TBD !!!!

Send us a textAmanda is joined by who is a Neuroscientist, a mother, the founder of The Curious Neuron and the host of the Curious Neuron Podcast and she is here to help us learn as parents about emotions and dysregulation.Included in this episode:What is the difference between a regulated child and a dysregualted child.How can we support our children when they are dysregulated?How can dysregulation affect us as parents when we are dysregualted?Mental health and its importance.Follow Cindy on IG @curious_neuron.This podcast is brought to you by Spatula Foods. If you would like $40 off your first order please use code HONEST and save that money honey.Follow Amanda on IG @honest.as.a.mother_

Send us a textAmanda is joined by another amazing author from the Honest as a Mother Book 2. We are welcoming pelvic floor therapist, mother and mental health advocate Elisha Zavier to talk motherhood and ADHD.Included in this episode:Elisha shares a little about her story and why she decided to join the project.What ADHD looks like for Elisha, and how motherhood magnified it.How Elisha is trying to heal for herself but also for the relationship she has with her son.What Elisha wishes more moms were honest about.Follow Elisha on IG @pelvicfloorfitness_durham or @mamapreneur.vs.adhd

Send us a textAmanda is joined by Amanda Worthington who is a mother here in Hamilton Ontario but is also an important part and advocate for the Queer Community.Included in this episode:Amanda shares her story of divorcing her ex and becoming a single parent.She shares how she came out about her sexuality and what that was like for her.She shares her perspective of Pride Month and why it is so important.How she is raising her children different, and how this works for her and her family.Follow Amanda on IG @queerlyyoursamanda or @queerwithkids

Send us a textAmanda is joined by another amazing author from Honest as a Mother Book 2. We are welcoming Brittany Baylis to the podcast today who is a teacher, coach, wife and mother of FOUR! She is here to discuss her journey thus far through motherhood.Included in her episode:How Brittany is learning to love herself through motherhood.What her children are teaching her.Why vulnerability is so important.What to expect when you read Brittany's chapter in the book.Follow Brittany on IG @love_forlearning