The Motherly Podcast

Kristen Bell and Jackie Tohn have been best friends since they met as young singers and actors more than 15 years ago. Now, they are collaborating on a new Amazon Original animated kids series — Do, Re, & Mi — which premieres this week. Liz checked in with them to talk about the universal power of music, why they want to “sneak teach” music to your kids, what their collective village looks like, and why close friendships are so important for both kids and parents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NPR Global Health Desk Correspondent, Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff, traveled to three continents with her three-year-old daughter, Rosie, along as her sidekick. Together, they lived with Maya, Hadzabe, and Inuit families, and learned how to tame Rosie’s tantrums, motivate kids to be helpful, and build confidence and self-sufficiency. Michaeleen captured all that she learned in her New York Times bestselling book, Hunt, Gather, Parent. Liz checked in with her to talk more about her book, what makes modern Western parenting “weird,” why the village is just ingrained in almost every culture except our own, and how we can incorporate what Michaeleen learned from these families into our own lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With our kids heading back to school, Liz checks back in with economist and bestselling author Emily Oster to find out what the latest data says about the COVID Delta variant. She also talks to Emily about her new book, The Family Firm, which helps parents navigate some of the really complicated choices we have to make as parents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elle Moxley is the Founder and Director of the Marsha P. Johnson Institute, which advocates for Black Trans people, as well as the co-founding member and former strategic partner of the Black Lives Matter network. In this special episode, Elle shares her story with Liz, offers insight into how parents can help build a more inclusive society, and talks about the Marsha P. Johnson Institute’s new partnership with H&M. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Liz talks to Jenné Claiborne, founder of the wildly popular vegan lifestyle platform and cookbook, Sweet Potato Soul, about how she went from being a picky chicken nugget eater kid to a plant-based chef, cooking instructor, and health coach. Jenné explains why — at the end of the day — modeling healthy eating habits is more important than your kids or family eating healthy. She also talked about why she’s raising her daughter to be vegan and offers health recipe suggestions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Liz speaks with Laura Chambers, the CEO of Willow Pump about  Willow’s breakthrough, mobile breast pump and why we need to put mothers at the center of our conversation within our culture. Laura also talked about her struggles with burnout and discussed some of the innovative work programs she’s creating to help nourish her workers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this first episode of Season 8 of The Motherly Podcast, Liz speaks with Heng Ou, the author of the book The First 40 Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother and the founder of Motherbees, which is a food and lifestyle company that supports women through every stage of motherhood. Liz talks to Heng about the important 40-day healing period after a mother gives birth, a practice which has been cultivated around the world since ancient times, but has been lost in our modern Western society. Heng explains why we need to support and nourish new moms and why it is so important to slow down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Liz talks to best friends, moms, and co-founders, Callie Christensen and Kelly Oriard. Callie, a special education teacher, and Kelly, a former family therapist, started their wildly successful company, Slumberkins, which makes educational emotional learning tools for kids, when they were both new moms themselves. Callie and Kelly talk to Liz about what inspired them to create Slumberkins, how to talk to kids about difficult emotions, how their fun side project became their career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Montessori educators and authors, Simone Davies and Junnifa Uzodike, discuss their book on raising Montessori babies. They explain the Montessori philosophy and emphasize the importance of respecting and loving children. They also share their experiences with observing babies, embracing mistakes, the Montessori approach to feeding, and the impact of Montessori schools.

Mindy Thomas, co-host of the popular kids podcast Wow in the World, talks to Liz about her new book for kids, The Wow and How of the Human Body, why every day in her house is a “yes” day, and how she keeps the spirit of fun and play alive even in the most stressful moments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.