Honest as a Mother

Send us a textAmanda is joined by relationship coach, husband and father of two young boys Aaron Steinberg to talk about babyproofing your relationship.Included in this episode:Amanda and Aaron speak about the realities of your marriage/relationship in the early postpartum phase.What resentment looks like and how it builds quick. How can we work through resentment?Sex - Yep we go there, lets hear Aaron's perspective on the pressures of sex after birth.Communication is key, and we know this but how can we actually learn to communicate? Aaron is spilling all the secrets on this one.Follow Aaron on IG @babyproofingyourrelationship 

Send us a textAmanda is joined by another amazing author from Honest as a Mother Book 2. We are welcoming Ursula Erasmus who is a mother AND a grandmother and is here to discuss her motherhood experience as a whole.Included in this episode:How Ursula is learning to embrace her true self and how she is teaching other mothers/women to do the same.Lessons from Ursula from her own mothering journey.What you can expect to hear from Ursula inside Honest as a Mother Book 2.Follow Ursula on IG @mygempower

Send us a textAmanda is joined by Lisa Guerrero who is a Speech and Language Pathologist here in the GTA to talk all things speech.Included in this episode:What are the "red flags" that parents should be watching for when it comes to delayed speech?Are there particular milestones that each child should hit by a particular age?Can we prevent speech issues? Are there things we can do as parents to support our children throughout their infant years?What is Little Goose Speech and what do they offer?Follow Lisa on IG @littlegoose_speech

Send us a textAmanda is joined by another amazing author from Honest as a Mother Book 2 to share her experience and her story so far in her motherhood journey.Included in this episode:How Vanessa's journey into becoming a mother was nothing like she expected it to be.How she is working hard to break generational traumas and work on taking care of herself. How she has had to learn that taking care of herself is taking care of her children.How Vanessa wants to be a safe place for mothers everywhere.Follow Vanessa and connect with her on IG @vane0218

Send us a textAmanda is joined by mother and mental health advocate Kiri Vanderwel to talk mental health and ADHD in motherhood.Included in this episode:Kiri shares her experience in motherhood with capacity. What does this mean and how does Kiri know she does not have the "capacity" for something?Postpartum Depression and AnxietyMothering through ADHD - what this looks like for Kiri and how learning about how her brain works has supported her through her motherhood journey.Why Kiri is on a mission to help normalize the not so pretty moments of motherhood.Follow Kiri  on IG @mamayana.ca

Send us a textHonest as a Mother Book 2 is Launching SOON. Book 2 - Can you believe it?!Amanda is joined by one of the incredible authors in this book, Rossana Spadafora to chat with her about her motherhood experience thus far, and what she wrote about.Included in this episode:Rossana shares why it was so important for her to write in this book and how writing this chapter helped her heal.Why Rossana wishes more moms were honest about Postpartum Depressiona and Anxiety.Rossana's advice for new moms everywhere.

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"

Send us a textAmanda is joined by the owner and behind the scenes women of the Bump Baby Toddler Expo, Jacqueline Hunter.Included in this episode:What is the Bump Baby Toddler Expo and why do moms want to attend?What can moms expect at the expo?Amanda is speaking at the expo! What other speakers can you expect?Use code momguilt for a 2 for 1 code and get yourself a ticket alongside a friend!Follow bump baby toddler on IG @bumpbabytoddler and visit their website: www.bumpbabyandtoddler.com

Send us a textAmanda is joined by Michelle Sharnick who is a mother and a fierce mental health advocate to talk about Postpartum Depression and Postpartum Mental Illness overall.** TRIGGER WARNING ** - this episode contains conversations around suicide, intrusive thoughts, death and drug use.Included in this episode:Michelle shares her experience with Postpartum Depression. She explains how it started and how bad it got for her.Michelle talks about the shame associated with PPD and how badly it can push mothers away from getting help.Michelle discusses how to advocate for yourself when you need support.Treatment for PPD - What Michelle has experienced.Ketamine treatment for PPD - what is it and how can it help?Michelle's advice for new moms.Follow Michelle on IG @disorderlymamas

Send us a textAmanda is joined once again by Dr. Susan Landers who is a retired NICU doctor to discuss the harder sides of Mother's Day.*** TRIGGER WARNING*** Discussion of infant/child loss, miscarriage and grief.Included in this episode:Susan's experience with loss while working in the NICU and how she feels mothers need to be more supported after a loss of a child.How we can support mothers who are grieving this Mother's Day.Why we think society is so uncomfortable talking about the hard things.Birth Trauma - what is it? Why does it create such grief and trauma for some mothers?Follow Susan Landers on IG @susanlanders