Parenting is an extreme sport and the adventure of a lifetime. Are you game? Will you say yes when the time comes? Or have you already? For the Yes Girls, it's about time—at least for one of them.

Claire Baker was indeed baking a human being by the time this Yesticle was due for recording, so it made perfect sense to bring in a friend of the podcast to participate in this huge conversation and offer some much-needed advice for a first-time Yes Girl boy-mom.

So, joining the girls in the studio is a Yes Girl in her own right, the founder of Hadithi Collective, producer, and host of Mama Tales Podcast (Instagram: @mamatales), and, as the girls like to call her, a certified "motherhood expert": It's Sally Kuria! (Instagram: @sallymugure)

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Timestamps for Specific Segments:

(00:00 ) Intro

(02:18 ) Sally Kuria's introduction

(04:21 ) The importance of this podcast collaboration (between Mama Tales Podcast & Yes Girls Podcast)

(06:20 ) How can the topic of motherhood be inclusive to everyone?

(09:44 ) What defines the motherhood journey?

(14:16 ) What made Sally say "yes" to motherhood?

(18:23 ) Is motherhood the biggest challenge Sally has said yes to?

(21:29 ) Does the parental responsibility for raising/moulding the future generation resonate with Sally and her podcast?

(27:20 ) The reality of mum guilt & how to overcome it

(30:05 ) Are there any other tips Sally has on raising children (whether they are biologically yours or not)?

(37:56 ) Is raising children different in different parts of the world?

(41:44 ) The New Contented Little Baby Book by Gina Ford and baby-led weaning tips from the West: their impact on Sally's parenting journey

(45:52 ) How can women safeguard themselves from losing themselves in the motherhood journey? Do fathers face the same struggle?

(53:33 ) The importance of women involving their partners in parental duty

(55:10 ) Where to find Sally & Mama Tales Podcast

(56:11 ) What Sally has recently said "yes" to

(57:27 ) Outro

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Sally Kuria is here for a motherhood discussion like no other, to offer her insights and wisdom on what motherhood means/has meant for her, what it means to be a parent, how to manage stress as a new mom, how she finds time for self-care and personal interests as a busy mom, mom guilt, what it is, and how to overcome it, building community in motherhood, what it meant to return to work after maternity leave, how to involve fathers, what present fatherhood means, how to interact with kids (whether yours or not), and how to balance motherhood and relationships.

The parenthood journey is a beautiful and transformative experience, but it also comes with challenges, experiences and unexpected twists. Listen in to discover what this can mean for you now or in the future when you choose to be intentional about it.

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Important resources:

Find out about the Mama Tales Podcast here:

https://mamatalespodcast.com/

Listen to the Mama Tales Podcast here:

https://open.spotify.com/show/5ppCEBc7Zw3OjPtgLiRzZa?si=a5e9f01f65014340

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