Doing it All(ish)

Everyone prepares you for the birth. Almost no one prepares you for what happens in your head before, during, and after it. This week I’m joined by Elizabeth Greenly, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with Flourish Counseling Services in Raleigh, who supports women through infertility, pregnancy, loss, and early parenthood. We talk about the emotional rollercoaster of trying to conceive, why pregnancy loss is still met with so much silence, and how partners can stay on the same team through it all. We also dig into postpartum depression and anxiety: the difference between the baby blues, PPD, and PPA, what intrusive thoughts really are, the signs a partner might notice first, and what a first therapy session actually looks like. As a feeding specialist, I had to ask how feeding struggles and maternal mental health feed into each other. We wrap up with the identity shift of new motherhood, the comparison trap, and the mental load of being the default parent, including how to hand off a task so it’s actually off your plate. If you’ve ever thought “I love my baby, but I miss my old life,” this one’s for you. Content note: This episode discusses infertility, pregnancy loss, and postpartum depression and anxiety. Connect with Elizabeth: fcsraleigh.com Support resources: National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: call or text 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262) Postpartum Support International Helpline: 1-800-944-4773, postpartum.net In crisis: call or text 988 ✨ Subscribe so you never miss an episode—and if you can take a minute to leave us a review, we’ll be forever grateful! ✨ Connect with us: Doing It All-ish: https://www.instagram.com/doingitallishpodcast/  Christina: https://www.instagram.com/christinacbuchanan/?igsh=eGZvejNmY3VkdmY3#  Morgan https://www.instagram.com/eat.talk.grow/?igsh=MXc4bHh6dXkwcXJ3OQ%3D%3D#

It's 5:15, someone's hanging on your leg, and you're staring into the fridge hoping dinner will make itself. Sound familiar? In this episode, speech-language pathologist and feeding specialist Morgan Berliner shares five simple ways to make family dinner easier, starting tonight. No meal prep marathon or fancy planner required. You'll learn how to stop cooking two dinners, why serving food "in pieces" helps picky eaters, why a snack plate absolutely counts as dinner, how to get ahead of the witching hour, and why taking the pressure off is one of the best things you can do for your child's eating. Pick one tip, try it tonight, and give yourself some grace. We're all doing it all(ish). In this episode: The "safe food" trick that ends short-order cooking Build-your-own dinners that work for picky eaters A simple formula for a good-enough dinner How snack timing affects dinner appetite Why "one more bite" backfires, and what to say instead ✨ Subscribe so you never miss an episode—and if you can take a minute to leave us a review, we’ll be forever grateful! ✨ Connect with us: Doing It All-ish: https://www.instagram.com/doingitallishpodcast/  Christina: https://www.instagram.com/christinacbuchanan/?igsh=eGZvejNmY3VkdmY3#  Morgan https://www.instagram.com/eat.talk.grow/?igsh=MXc4bHh6dXkwcXJ3OQ%3D%3D#

This week on Doing It All(ish), we’re joined by Greensboro Realtor and business owner Deesha Hugosson for an honest conversation about what that actually looks like. Deesha started her real estate career at 22 and has spent the last decade building a successful business, team, and personal brand. Now, with a three-year-old and a new baby at home, she’s navigating a completely different season of ambition. We talk about why she prefers work-life harmony over work-life balance, how motherhood has changed the things she is willing to say yes to, and why success has finally given her the ability to protect some of the moments she refuses to miss.  We also get into the power of social media for growing a business, why authenticity often performs better than perfectly polished content, building a team, outsourcing the things you simply do not need to do yourself, postpartum, mom guilt, therapy, and the invisible support that makes “doing it all” possible. Deesha also shares why her husband has been such an important part of her ability to build the career she has.  It’s a conversation about ambition without pretending there are no tradeoffs, motherhood without pretending the guilt disappears, and the realization that maybe the goal was never perfect balance in the first place. ✨ Subscribe so you never miss an episode—and if you can take a minute to leave us a review, we’ll be forever grateful! ✨ Connect with us: Doing It All-ish: https://www.instagram.com/doingitallishpodcast/  Christina: https://www.instagram.com/christinacbuchanan/?igsh=eGZvejNmY3VkdmY3#  Morgan https://www.instagram.com/eat.talk.grow/?igsh=MXc4bHh6dXkwcXJ3OQ%3D%3D# Deesha: https://www.instagram.com/greensbororealestate_/ 

This week we're keeping it light and fun! Christina and Morgan each share five things they're loving right now, some practical, some random, and all very real. Morgan talks about the small win of her girls riding the bus this year, getting back on Thrive Market for easy lunch and snack staples, the three-person steps challenge that's keeping her moving, the greens powder that gives her a morning boost, and the holiday gift spreadsheet that saves her from losing presents (and buying duplicates). Christina shares the Caroline Chambers cookbook that's helping her bring new flavors to the table, why she's loving Pure Barre right now as both a postpartum member and a studio owner, her honest take on wanting to lose weight after baby, the batch-prepped adrenal cocktails helping with her energy, and how much she's soaking up life as a family of four. Grab your coffee (or your adrenal cocktail) and tell us what you're into lately! In this episode: Caroline Chambers' cookbooks (triple tomato orzo and ricotta meatballs) Thrive Market Pure Barre Welleco greens powder Adrenal cocktails and how to batch them Holiday gift-tracking spreadsheets Thrive sign up https://shop.thrivemarket.com/morgan-berliner ✨ Subscribe so you never miss an episode—and if you can take a minute to leave us a review, we’ll be forever grateful! ✨ Connect with us: Christina: https://www.instagram.com/christinacbuchanan/?igsh=eGZvejNmY3VkdmY3#  Morgan https://www.instagram.com/eat.talk.grow/?igsh=MXc4bHh6dXkwcXJ3OQ%3D%3D#

Your kid won't touch anything green, refuses new foods, and dinner has become a nightly battle but is it just a phase, or something more? In this episode, pediatric SLP and feeding specialist Morgan Berliner breaks down the real clinical difference between typical picky eating and "problem feeding," the six questions she asks families in an evaluation, and exactly when it's time to stop waiting it out and get support. ✨ Subscribe so you never miss an episode—and if you can take a minute to leave us a review, we’ll be forever grateful! ✨ Connect with us: Christina: https://www.instagram.com/christinacbuchanan/?igsh=eGZvejNmY3VkdmY3#  Morgan https://www.instagram.com/eat.talk.grow/?igsh=MXc4bHh6dXkwcXJ3OQ%3D%3D#