Mom 2 Mom Podcast

Join me as I interview Sarah Breiner from The Legal Mama (https://www.legalmama.com) about Estate Planning and its importance as parents. She explains how her firm is different from others, especially for parents. She makes the process efficient yet comprehensive, while educating each and every individual family and their needs. Their mission is to create a plan that works to keep your loved ones out of court and out of conflict. Listen and get ready to LEARN! As promised in the episode, here are the links Sarah mentions: Schedule your FREE 20 Minute Call with Sarah: https://www.legalmama.com/schedule-a-call-with-sarahMention this episode and Sarah will waive this Family Wealth Meeting Fee: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=15371609&appointmentType=category:Family%20Wealth%20Planning%20SessionsFreebies: https://www.legalmama.com/freebiesKids Protection Planning: https://breinerlawllc.kidsprotectionplan.com/Thank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)

Join me and Kendra Olson, MSW, LICSW, PMH-C, Owner of Psychotherapy for Maternal Well-Being (pfmwellbeing.com) as we discuss the Myths of Motherhood.  Kendra's practice operates in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. As a therapist for the last 17 years, and specializing in maternal mental health, she’s found that moms do best with specialized care. Kendra works with moms-to-be and moms who are struggling with getting pregnant, pregnancy or motherhood. Her hope is that every mom that works with her improves her confidence and coping tools to navigate the rich and challenging road of motherhood. When Kendra is not working, she enjoys being a mom to two daughters, spending time outdoors with her family, and cooking/baking. Connect with Kendra Here:Website: pfmwellbeing.comWebsite blog: https://www.pfmwellbeing.com/blogInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pfmwellbeing/Thank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)

Nikki, a Birth Doula on our team shares her second birth story. I love hearing that she was supported by her provider and doula for a unmedicated hospital water birth ten years ago. To here Nikki's first birth story, listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2077791/episodes/13661204To learn more about Nikki's and her Birth Services, click here:  https://www.how2mom.com/nikki-esser/Thank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)

Join me and Maria Bossert from Happy & Healthy Therapy. We discuss how she focuses on nurturing and empowering birthing parents & babies to be well and flourish in her profession.Maria is an Occupational Therapist who has been mainly practicing in pediatrics for the past 14 years.  She has experience in both the outpatient clinic and school settings.  And in 2018 she began her training in Craniosacral Therapy.  Starting in 2020 Maria opened her own practice where she now serves birthing people and infants.  Her personal experience with pregnancy, loss, labor, trauma and everything in between, inspired her to turn her focus to perinatal work.  She is passionate about nurturing early childhood development and infant feeding issues and specializes in oral restrictions.  She is also passionate about postpartum planning and caring for the birthing person in body, mind and spirit.Find & Follow Maria here:https://www.happyandhealthytherapy.com/https://www.instagram.com/happyhealthytherapyhttps://www.facebook.com/happyandhealthytherapyThank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)

IUI is a fertility treatment that gives sperm a better chance at fertilizing an egg. This treatment can improve pregnancy chances for some couples and individuals and did just that for us! Learn more about my personal journey conceiving all three of my babies through IUI. I am sharing all the details...the highs, the lows and all the in between!Thank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)

Jennifer is a Nationally Board Certified Bodywork Therapist, Abdominal Therapy Practitioner, CranioSacral Therapist, Massage Therapist, Shiatsu Therapist, Birth Worker and Yoga Instructor.  She also uses cupping therapy and moxibustion when applicable.  Jennifer has been in full private practice since 2003 and has also managed various wellness centers in which she created the wellness programs and services and trained the therapists.  She also taught at the school she graduated from, Centerpoint Massage and Shiatsu Therapy School and Clinic. Jennifer found her deeper passion for the effects of massage therapy when studying Maya Abdominal Therapy with Rosita Arvigo of Belize.  Introduced to this powerful work through Kim Hart of Adagio Holistic Therapies in Minneapolis, Jennifer began her studies with Kim Hart and shortly after continued on with Rosita Arvigo.  Her practice began to thrive with those seeking her expertise.  A few years later, she travelled to Belize to further her studies and certifications in the therapy.  She immersed herself in the culture, working and studying for 8 months.  After returning home, she decided to return back to Belize to continue working and living.  Feeling closer to nature and community through her lifestyle, she lived much of the next decade in Belize.   Now Jennifer has a thriving practice in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood of Minneapolis where she first began her career in bodywork.  She continues to feel most inspired by the Abdominal Therapy working with those on a fertility journey, during pregnancy, post partum, those transitioning through menopause, digestive support, those on a trauma healing journey, and chronic or acute pain patterns.  She frequently combines therapies in her sessions bringing an intuitive touch to her sessions.Find and Follow Jennifer here:www.hibiscushealingarts.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/HibiscusHealingArts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hibiscushealingarts/Resources:Castor Oil Pack: https://shop.queenofthethrones.com/hibiscushealingarts Learn more about this work and find other practitioners here: https://www.abdominaltherapycollective.com Learn more about Jennifer's teacher and this lineage here: https://rositaarvigo.comThank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)

Meet Kerry. As a first time mom, I supported Kerry and her husband when they welcomed their first daughter back in 2016. She has since had two more daughters but in a different city. She has birthed at a birth center, her home and at a hospital. Listen to this episode to hear how different each experience was. And to make this episode even more interesting, Kerry is pregnant again! But this time she won't be birthing her own child, but I may be able to once again be her doula! Thank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)

Steph is a mom of three, including twins, and a Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant. She helps families find the middle ground between "cry it out" and "anything goes". Think of her like your big sister who just happens to be a sleep guru! Connect with Her:  LinktreeInstagram WebsiteThank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)

Anna originally hired How2Mom pre-covid times, but then everything changed. The world shut down and we were unsure if I would be able to support her in-person. We continued to plan and educate via virtually. Luckily, Doulas were welcomed back into the hospitals just months before her first babe was born. We have since supported her and her husband through two of their births, masks and all! Learn how her births were similar yet different. Her birth team remained the same, with her husband and I by her side, but she did birth her second daughter with a different provider group and at a different hospital. Listen to find out why! Follow Anna on social (instagram.com/daliasmomma) and check out her incredible cookie business here: instagram.com/daliarosecookieco and https://www.daliarosecookieco.com/Thank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)

Join me and Kielyer Luthi, a Licensed Therapist as we discuss Pregnancy and Postpartum Mental Health Disorders. Kielyer is the Owner of Soteria Mental Health and Soteria Coaching and Consulting. Kielyer specializes in perinatal mental health and trauma. As a mother of two who experienced birth in a pandemic, she can relate to a lot of challenges that individuals have gone through, and have seen just how little support exists, currently. She wants you to feel supported, heard, and valid.Soteria offers therapy serving Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida, Vermont, South Carolina, Delaware, and Colorado.https://www.soteriamentalhealth.org/Thank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)

Nikki, a Birth Doula on our team shares her first birth story. I love hearing that she was supported by her provider and doula for a unmedicated hospital birth thirteen years ago. And I believe it is no coincidence that this is episode 13! To learn more, check out Nikki's bio here:  https://www.how2mom.com/nikki-esser/Thank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)

ConceiveAbilities has been paving the way for decades. Join me as I interview Ashtin Gurevitz, Surrogate Intake Manager at ConceiveAbilities. I ask ALL the questions regarding surrogacy, for both intended parents and potential surrogates! Nothing was off the table. We talk about what sets ConcieveAbilities apart from other agencies and how they handle the reservations some may have when it comes to surrogacy. As a employee of ConceiveAbilities and a two times surrogate herself, she was able to answer all my questions and more!Thank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)

Meet Dr. Cassie McGuire, a Chiropractor who has been serving families for over 12 years. She approaches every patient's care with compassion, and clinical excellence while utilizing her intuition and holistic background to provide the best care for your individualized needs. Her passion for Chiropractic extends to all generations. She is extremely passionate about helping families, especially women and children. She loves helping women restore and maintain health before, during, and after pregnancy. After going through two pregnancies and two very different births, she knows just how beneficial Chiropractic care is during this important time for women. She has certifications in the Webster Technique, Brava (Core & Pelvic Floor), and Craniosacral Training with many hours of training on tethered oral tissues (TOTs) relating to tongue and lip ties. Please take the time to listen to this extremely informative episode. Dr. Cassie has so much knowledge to share and holds a special place in my heart as a Colleague, Friend, and How2Mom Client. You can find Amy at https://www.chirocenterbloomington.com/https://www.instagram.com/drcassiemcguireThank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)

Meet Amy Bizal from Amy Bizal Wellness. Amy is a busy mom of 3, wife, business owner, and TikTok and Instagram guru. She is a 200-hour certified yoga instructor and a Green Lotus certified kid yoga instructor. Amy offers classes for Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga, Family Yoga, Adult Yoga for relaxation and Adult Flow Yoga for a work out.  Whether you are expecting, are a new mom, a mom of children or just need some time to yourself, Amy can be your life saver! During this episode, we cover so many topics relating to pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. I know listening would benefit society, and specifically this community. You can find Amy at https://amybizalwellness.com/https://www.instagram.com/amybizalwellnesshttps://www.tiktok.com/@amybizalwellnessThank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)

How2Mom Client, Mercedez shares her Birth Story in perfect timing as her little guy is just about to turn one. What started as a High Risk Pregnancy with a genetic heart condition turned switching providers at 36 weeks for a low intervention hospital birth. From being told she would only be allowed to deliver her baby with assistance aka a vacuum or forceps to pushing her baby out all on her own in just an hour. So many amazing nuggets to learn from this strong mama about advocating, listening to your intuition, and self-care. Make sure to listen until the very end to hear the most amazing parenting advice I have ever heard. Thank you for sharing your powerful story with the world, Mercedez. Your inspiring story is going to help so many women seek the care and birth they deserve!Thank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)

Join us for today's episode with Dr. Katherine Shephard, Doctor of Physical Therapy who is driven by a passion to help people through improving pelvic floor health, which she believes has been overlooked and under-treated for too long.  After acquiring her BA in Politics and International Relations from Scripps College, she tried out various careers - from coaching golf to selling granite monuments - but upon learning about physical therapy, she knew she had found her true calling.Not wanting to lose any more time, she threw herself into her doctoral studies at the University of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota. While there, other parts of her life continued to grow and change: she welcomed two daughters over the course of finishing her studies.Along with treating patients and running New Normal PT, she also mentors other pelvic health physical therapists and lectures at St. Catherine University in their doctor of physical therapy and physical therapist assistant programs.With three littles at home, she can relate to parents and translate her care to work with their busy lives. She loves cooking, watching musicals, traveling, and sleeping through the night.Contact Info for Dr. Katherine Shephard: kshephard@newnormalpt.com(612) 887-18057250 Metro Blvd, Suite 100, Edina, MN 55439Instagram @newnormalptThank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)

Buckle up for an epic Birth Story! Kristi & Zach who are second-time parents were well educated and believed strongly in physiological birth. Zach, an experienced Chiropractor played a huge role in this labor and Kristi trusted and listened to her body through the whole process, prioritizing rest and fuel during early labor. But like a lot of 2nd babies, once this baby dropped into the pelvis, it was go time! We credit this smooth and swift transition to Kristi for moving and believing in all the positions and exercises we suggested, and to Zach for an impressive adjustment. That's all the hints I will give. To hear the whole story, take a listen now!Thank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)

Haley helps expecting mamas have a healthy, feel good pregnancy by helping them eat confidently to grow a healthy baby & feel good in their pregnancy body.After her dietetic internship, she began her career with the Women, Infant, and Children program which is where she fell in love with helping expecting mamas achieve a healthy pregnancy. After seeing hundreds of expecting mamas, she started to see a pattern that they were coming into their appointments confused, scared, and misinformed about how to apply what they had been told at their doctor appointment to achieve a healthy pregnancy along with how they could simply change what they were eating to help them manage the symptoms they were experiencing. Learn more about Haley, her services and her Nourish Baby & Me Program in today's episode.Thank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)

Brigette shares her two unmedicated hospital birth stories with us today. We both learned so much from her first birth, and her second, well you'll have to listen to hear how different that one was! Her little guy turns one on Wednesday so the timing of this episode is perfect! Thank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)

Meet How2Mom Team Member & Professional Photographer, Shira Tabbouche! Shira Tabbouche Photography specializes in newborn photography, but Shira loves capturing babies, children and families at any age and stage! Shira has been working with newborns for the last 5 years and always feels honored to be able to capture such a fleeting stage for parents. During this episode Shira shares her professional story, the mission behind her passion, and just how comfortable and relaxed the photoshoot session is at her beautiful local studio. Connect with Shira:https://www.shiratabbouche.com/https://www.instagram.com/shiratabboucheMake sure to mention How2Mom when booking your shoot!Commercial Mentions:Kindred Bravely-enter How2Mom15 for 15% off your orderHow2Mom ServicesThank you so much for listening to the Mom2Mom Podcast! This podcast is meant to empower women and bring the community together through storytelling and education. Here, you will find encouragement, support and community. We are your community. And we’re so happy to have you!Join the email list to be notified when episodes go live HERE! Please also make sure to comment, share and subscribe! xoxo, Stephanie Let's Connect:Website (how2mom.com) Instagram (@how2mom)Facebook (@how2mom)TikTok (@how.2.mom)Twitter (@how_2_mom)Linkedin (@how2mom)Pinterest (@how2mom)YouTube (@how2mom)