The Motherly Podcast

Eve Rodsky is the bestselling author of Fair Play (also a Reese’s Book Club pick) which outlines a system that helps make the invisible work of mothers visible so partners can divide domestic household tasks fairly, based on their own needs. Now she has a new book out, Find Your Unicorn Space and a new podcast Time Out: A Fair Play podcast, aimed to help people prioritize time for activities that not only fill their calendar, but also unleash their creativity and joy. In this episode, Liz talks to Eve about what led her to write Fair Play and become a leader in gender equity, why she wants to banish the word “multi-tasking” from our vocabulary, and why she thinks it is so important for mothers to get interested in their own lives, outside of being a partner, a parent, or a professional. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily Calandrelli isn’t just one of the first women to host a kids science TV show – Netflix’s Emily's Wonder Lab – she also did it nine months pregnant. The scientist, MIT trained engineer, children’s author, and new mother talks to Liz about her unusual career trajectory, her childhood growing up in West Virginia, the challenges she has faced as a woman in STEM, and why she’s so dedicated to making science and STEM fields fun and accessible to kids, especially little girls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Shefali Tsabary is a renowned clinical psychologist and the New York Times bestselling author of The Conscious Parent and The Awakened Family. In this episode, she talks about why parenting is an opportunity to heal and mother yourself and why the key to raising evolved, independent, and unique children is about giving them space and tapping into their own vital and unique needs. She also offers all listeners of this episode15% off of her Conscious Parenting 2.0 method class on the three core needs of children. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After spending more time at home with her kids during COVID, Rachael Classi noticed a problem – her home was getting cluttered with plastic kids that often sat unused, ready to regift, donate, or toss. That’s why she started Tiny Earth, a circular subscription toy kit, that helps our children develop through age-appropriate, educational toys – and parents model sustainable behavior. In this conversation, Liz talks to Rachael about why she started her company, how losing her mother at a young age influenced her approach to parenting, and offers tips on how parents can declutter for their sake of the earth, and their own sanity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Liz speaks with Eva Chen, the head of fashion partnerships at Instagram and former editor-in-chief of Lucky Magazine and editor at Teen Vogue, about her latest children’s book, I am Golden, which tells the story of a young Asian American girl, and carries a message of self-love and validation. Eva explains why it was so important for her to write this particular children’s book now, how her mother and grandmother shaped her identity, and why she wants all mothers to know that it is never too late to pivot and evolve in your professional life and your personal life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Robin Berzin is the Founder and CEO of Parsley Health, which she started to address a failure she saw in the healthcare system to address the root cause of chronic healthcare issues. Parsley Health goes beyond just refilling prescriptions to look at each patient’s medical conditions, diet, mental health, and lifestyle – and it is making holistic medicine accessible to more people everywhere. Now, the accomplished mother of three has a new book “State Change: End Anxiety, Beat Burnout, and Ignite a New Baseline of Energy and Flow.”In this conversation, Dr. Berzin shares how chronically stressed and burnt out moms can put their own health first and offers realistic ways for moms to prioritize their health. She also explains what the latest research says about gut health and autoimmune disease. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Liz speaks with singer and songwriter Christina Perri, who you may know from her songs, “Jar of Hearts” and “A Thousand Years,” the love theme for Twilight. Christina experienced an unimaginably difficult experience last year with the stillbirth of her second daughter -- and now, exactly one year later, she’s released a collection of lullabies dedicated to her called “Songs for Rosie." Christina has always been refreshingly candid about topics like mental health and postpartum depression and in this conversation, she opens up about the loss of her daughter Rosie, an experience that impacts 1 in 160 families each year, but still remains in the shadows, leaving so many families grieving alone.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tiffany Aliche is the bestselling author of Get Good with Money, podcast host of Brown Ambition, and creator of the financial movement Budgetnista, which is a financial movement that's helped over one million women worldwide completely transform the way they think about their finances. In this episode, Tiffany talks to Liz about her own struggles with debt, her path from preschool teacher to financial guru, and the 10 steps that all moms—no matter their salary or situation—can take to get financially whole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah Nicole Landry runs The Birds Papaya platform and has amassed a massive following on Instagram, where she shares candidly about motherhood, body image, maternal health, remarriage, and everything in between. Liz talked to her about her journey from young mother to thought leader and host of The BodCon 2022, the difference between body positivity and body neutrality, and what she’s learned from motherhood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In honor of Thanksgiving, here’s one of our favorite episodes from the Motherly archives to inspire you. Liz speaks with Tiffany Dufu, the author of Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less and founder and CEO of The Cru, a peer coaching service for women looking to jumpstart their careers. In this conversation, Tiffany talks about learning to “drop the ball” and the importance of letting go of outside expectations and pressures as a mother. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.