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Ariel Taylor, founder of Carried with Love, is a Fertility Therapist, 5x surrogate, Infertility Advocate and Surrogacy Educator. Shes on a mission to help people understand and navigate the world of surrogacy in Canada through her experience in the industry and as a surrogate herself.I do want to mention that we speak about pregnancy loss and miscarriage so if you are not in a space to hear this episode you can find a different one until the time feels right. I hope you listen with an open heart and mind as this is a topic that is not widely discussed. I learned a lot and I hope you do too.

• WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRADITIONAL SURROGACY AND GESTATIONAL SURROGACY?

Who would be someone that would be looking for a surrogate?

• Are there benefits to being a surrogate?

• Does surrogacy cost you anything as the one carrying the baby?

• Do you get to choose your OB? Do you have to do and eat in accordance with the intended parents wishes?

• Is this a career for some people? 

• Are there any risks? Aside from general pregnancy risks, I want to know more about the mental and emotional risks of delivering babies to hand them off to the intended parents. 

• Personally have you ever experienced sadness after going home without a baby? 

• Through IVF, you can become pregnant with multiples, i assume as a surrogate, you have to agree to carry multiples? 

• Who is an ideal surrogate? Are there any requirements? 

• How do parental rights work? Have you seen complications happen with this? 

• What happens after the baby is born? Are the intended parents in the delivery room? Is the baby nursed at all? Skin to skin? 

 The Matrescence app was born out of a desire to provide more maternal support after personally facing bouts of debilitating anxiety, feelings of loneliness, and in an attempt to seek validation and connection. They are two moms (Lauren is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and boy mom times three and Megan a marketing guru and mom of 3 under 6) on a mission to change the landscape of maternal mental health and to identify its role and importance to overall wellness. The Matrescence is a digital maternal mental health community + app providing a space to learn, heal, and grow.

Can you explain the term matrescence for us? Is it essentially going from maiden to mother?

• when does this happen for most mamas, is it immediate 

What are some toxic phrases or experiences that modern mamas are experiencing that makes motherhood more difficult

• what needs to change

What are some tips to embrace matrescence with more grace vs fear & resistance 

This episode is for my bedsharing mamas. I am chatting with Tiffany of @cosleepy on instagram

In this episode I go solo answering all your questions on motherhood and marriage!

I answer your questions in this episode!

You are going to love this episode all about something i feel like most moms have struggled with in one season or another, mom burn out and resentment in marriage related to the invisible or mental load of motherhood.  I talk with Dr. Morgan Cutlip all about triggers, intimacy in marriage, being pursued by your partner, burn out and so much more. Morgan has a PhD in psychology, she is an author, her book Love Your Kids without Losing Yourself is available for preorder now and has worked in the field of relationships for many years. She is a beam of life and so easy to talk to. We go everywhere in this conversation and she answers community questions that were submitted at the end of the podcast as well.

We Talk About:

• Can you explain burnout and what that may look like? And some sneaky signs of burnout that we may be missing? 

• What is the mental load of motherhood

• How can the mental load lead to resentment in a marriage? 

• moms can relate to the fact that the mental load that they may or may not realize they are carrying, impacts sexual desire and intimacy. 

• How do moms want to be pursued by their partner that isn’t sex? Why is this important and why do so many moms feel like this piece is missing from their relationship. 

• is our relationship with our partners and ourselves more important that our relationship with our children? 

Questions from the community

• I wish we could have dates, but we don't trust anyone with our kids so it's a struggle

• We have teenage boys. My husband threatens me to pick our kids or himself and finding middle ground feels hard right now

• Who are we as a couble when we don't have a baby/toddler!?! I've forgotten!!Are we even the same people that met 14 years and 4 kids ago?? No! Who are we then?

• Any tips for Confidence/enjoyment in the bedroom. Im Currently 3month PP

Rachel is  registered dietitian and certified functional medicine practitioner through the institute of functional medicine. She is passionate about women’s health and helping women feel their best.

She has been practicing functional medicine and nutrition for 5 years - my passion for the field really grew when I was going through my own health journey and couldn’t find relief with the conventional approach. She works with women most commonly on addressing autoimmune conditions, hormonal imbalances, and digestive issues. We talked about ACV shots, bloating, simple tricks to start supporting healthy blood sugar and more. There are so many takeaways from this episode that you can start doing today that can help you work with your body vs feeling like its working against you. 

We break so much down in this episode!!

 In todays episode i sit down with Holly Brandenberger of Science of essentials on instagram. She has a Bachelors of Science in Nursing, is a Certified Aromatherapist as well as an Instructor through The School For Aromatic Studies. She is also an author! She has written three books on using aromatherapy in the past year and is currently working on a fourth. This episode was really fun because personally i have been using young living for like 3-4 years and we use oils and infused products in our daily life but im not 100% how and why it really “works”. So learning more about the body and how scent and aroma can impact our stress and nervous system was really eyeopening for me. None of this episode is medical advice and like i always say, do your own research, you are the gate keeper of your home, its your duty to understand labels and find what works for you and your family. I hope you love this episode! With that said, llet's welcome Holly to the daily momtra podcast! 

-What we cover in this episode-

• What is an aromatherapist?
• How does aromatherapy work?
• How important are surrounding scents to our mental and emotional state

-I saw your stories on the smell of fear, I thought this was so interesting in connecting it to children feeding off our emotions

• How can we use aromas, Scents & oils to decrease anxiety during menstruation 
• What do you wish more moms people new about using essential oils
• Biggest myth you see on social media about essential oils
• How do you feel about essential oils companies like young living and doterra. 
• You top 5 oils for beginners that are looking to adding

In todays episode i sit down with Joline Escat of @mindfulmess.mom on instagram who is dedicated to helping moms yell less & connect more with themselves and their child through: conscious parenting, reparenting,empowerment. We talk about everything from protecting your child from the passive aggressive comments from family/friends, how conscious parenting is really about yourself and how to be, as Joline puts it, unfuckable with as a mom. Joline also teachs a Rage to Resilience webinar where you can learn how to turn your triggers into teachable moments. Personally i never knew the difference between conscious and gentle parenting which is something joline breaks down in this episode. Please keep an open mind when listening to this episode, and remember that you don’t need to make a switch over night and that no one is perfect. There are a million ways to be a good mom. With that said, lets welcome Jolie to the Daily momtra podcast. 

After getting a message on social media about my daughters speech during a story I had posted, I thought it might be helpful to have a speech specialist come on to give parents more tips and ways to help support their children's speech. So this episode is with Caley from @learningwithchatterboxes on instagram. She is a Speech-language pathologist, and author of the children's book “You and Me” coming out next month. This episode is packed full of tips and practical tools to support your child's speech! Lets dive into the show! 

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We are spilling the tea on one of my favorite topics to talk about, birth trauma! 

Teela Tomassetti is a Registered Provisional Psychologist and Doctoral Candidate in Alberta Canada, who specializes in the area of birth trauma. Prior to this Teela has been a therapist for two decades supporting survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse, and tragic losses. After suffering her own birth trauma by way of midwifery violence and an excessive hemorrhage almost taking her life in 2021, Teela decided to start the fast-growing Instagram account @theteaonbirthtrauma, where she breaks the silence and supports thousands of survivors in finding their voices. We had so much to chat about that we are already planning another episode together. I really think this is going to be a community favorite. With that said, lets dive into the show! 

I would love you forever if you could rate and review this podcast, share with a mom friend or on social media and be sure to tag me @movewithtruelove or @dailymomtrapod on instagram! Again, thank you so much for listening! 

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This episode is with Lindsay, mom of 3, Allie, Koda and Frankie. She's the badass montrepenur, behind The Little Milk Bar on social media, a brand that empowers breastfeeding moms. Giving them the confidence to feed their baby whenever and wherever they need to. This is a brand that i have been supporting since 2018 when i first became a mom and it has been amazing to watch this brand grow into the powerhouse that it is today.

I would love you forever if you could rate and review this podcast, share with a mom friend or on social media and be sure to tag me @movewithtruelove or @dailymomtrapod on instagram! Again, thank you so much for listening! 

This episode is all about pregnancy nutrition. Stephanie, @ pregnancy_nutritonist on  ig, who is a Registered Dietitian (11 years), Certified Lactation Educator, and a mom two girls. She sits down with me to talk about the practical ways to look at your nutrition during this super important phase of motherhood. Pregnancy is the optimal time to start being intentional about your baby's nutrition! What you do now, truly matters while your baby is growing. We talk through perfect protein pairings, prenatals and Stephanie busts a ton of myths during this show. I love chatting with her, she is super normal and takes so much pressure off of mamas looking to optimize their pregnancy nutrition. It's not black and white and it doesn't have to be as scary as social media can make it. I hope you love this episode!

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This episode is all about bed sharing and cosleeping. This is something I am so passionate about bringing more education and resources to my community because it really is a topic that I have caught an incredible amount of heat for. I get countless questions about how to do it safely and honestly, in our family, it looks a little different depending on the season and we really rely on our intuition when it comes to our families sleep. But I realize how that isn't the most helpful information so that is why i want to bring in people that are more educated around this topic! Rachelreann on ig joins us for this episode and talks us through how to bed share safely, how biologically normal it is to bedshare and of course myth busting!! Rachel helps support families in their sleep journey, has realistic expectations about their child's sleep and shares so much of this on social media as well. I love her page and what she stands for and I hope you love this episode too!

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- SEXUAL ABUSE TRIGGER WARNING -

Although this two part podcast, in my opinion is an incredibly important subject especially for my community of mostly mothers with children, both of these episodes have a big red trigger warning for child sexual abuse or anyone that has witnessed or is victim to these terrible crimes. Both episodes give incredible insight to this very real threat to our children. This isn’t something that is happening only on the other side of the world or by strangers…this is happening in your town and could happen with a trusted or well known person to your children.  I believe in my heart that we are the first and last defense for our children and with the right knowledge, tools and education you not only arm yourself to protect your children but you are arming your children in protecting themselves or possibly another child around them.  These episodes speak on real accounts of sexual abuse that Yami as witness as a child, in her time in the field and stories that have been told to her through her virtual platforms.

In these episodes I sit down with Yami Pence, a former crimes against children detective (for 7 years in law enforcement working in the local & federal level) She worked at the pentagon yall, she is a bad ass mama bear who felt called to enter the virtual space to help more in the prevention space of these terrible crimes. You'll find her on tiktok and instagram creating content to educate and arm parents with tools and resources to protect their children without living in fear. Grab a pen and paper, you're going to want to take some notes.

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- SEXUAL ABUSE TRIGGER WARNING -

Although this two part podcast, in my opinion is an incredibly important subject especially for my community of mostly mothers with children, both of these episodes have a big red trigger warning for child sexual abuse or anyone that has witnessed or is victim to these terrible crimes. Both episodes give incredible insight to this very real threat to our children. This isn’t something that is happening only on the other side of the world or by strangers…this is happening in your town and could happen with a trusted or well known person to your children.  I believe in my heart that we are the first and last defense for our children and with the right knowledge, tools and education you not only arm yourself to protect your children but you are arming your children in protecting themselves or possibly another child around them.  These episodes speak on real accounts of sexual abuse that Yami as witness as a child, in her time in the field and stories that have been told to her through her virtual platforms.

In these episodes I sit down with Yami Pence, a former crimes against children detective (for 7 years in law enforcement working in the local & federal level) She worked at the pentagon yall, she is a bad ass mama bear who felt called to enter the virtual space to help more in the prevention space of these terrible crimes. You'll find her on tiktok and instagram creating content to educate and arm parents with tools and resources to protect their children without living in fear. Grab a pen and paper, you're going to want to take some notes.

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Todays podcast is all about the feet!! If you have worked out with me before, you know how passionate i am about the feet as our foundation! You can always find me in workouts barefoot or wearing my barefoot shoes by FEELGROUNDS! I am joined by Podiatrist Andy Bryant, with over 20 years of experience, he has seen his fair share of FEET! We are going to chat through the importance of being barefoot, myths about bunions, flat & high arched feet, orthotics, baby feet & shoes and more! 

Going barefoot doesn’t have to be overnight but rather one step at a time. I loved this conversation and I hope you do to! If you find it helpful, be sure to follow the podcast and leave a review! 

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I dive in deep with Anna from @annatheanixetycoach on instagram, about the nervous system, normal stress vs anxiety, somatic exercises and more! She supports women to come home to themselves and befriend their nervous system through somatic therapy, Breathwork, polyvagal & holistic practices. This show is jam packed with education, tools and practical takeaway to get you more connected and intune with your nervous system.

Anna is educated and certified clinical anxiety treatment professional and holds certifications in health & nutrition, breathwork, somatic embodiment & self regulation as well as trauma & addiction treatment with the felt sense polyvagal model.

She lives the nomad life with her partner and dogs in australia and shes an all around bad ass. After a traumatic experience when she was 10 years old she grew to find purpose in what happened to her and turned it into her mission to help people find accessible tools to manage stress from home. Get your notepad and paper, you’re going to want to take notes! Lets dive into the show!

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In this episode i had the pleasure of speaking to Jamie Erickson, author of "Holy Hygge"! Jamie is a mother of 5, school teacher turned homeschooler, author, public speaker, blogger and podcaster! We chat all about the concept, Hygge (hoo-GA), a danish lifestyle concept that speaks to coziness, togetherness, hospitality and more. Hygge is something that I became aware about through a parenting book i read and loved. The term reminded me deeply of a dutch term that my own mom uses in our home, gezelligheid(heh-SELL-ick.)! Whether you know of hygge or gezelligheid, these are concepts and words that don’t quite translate to the english language…which is probably half of our american problem! We could use more a little more Hygge in our lives!! We also talk about being present in our season of motherhood, how to find true enjoyment in our "winters"...the seasonal one and the motherhood one, and encouragement for the mama thinking about homeschooling! 

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In this episode Jesse sits down with VBAC guru, Meagan Heaton, cofounder of TheVBACLink to talk about myths, questions to ask your provider, red flags to look out for if your provider is shifting support to non-vbac and so much more! If you are pregnant and looking for information about VBAC, VBA2C, or looking to become a birth worker that supports these, this is the episode for you! 

I get sooo many questions in my DMs about mamas wanting more information on VBACs and why I chose a repeat scheduled c-section and I just feel like its about time to bring in the big guns and expert in all things VBAC! I am so stoked to have The VBAC links co-founder, Meagan, on the podcast! We have had a couple conversations over the last couple years. The VBAC Links mission is to make birth after Cesarean better, by helping parents prepare and build confidence in their birth choices.

Their website is the best place for parents and doulas to learn more about VBAC births, how to prepare for them and how to accomplish them safely. You can also learn more from their courses about becoming a doula who supports VBAC deliveries and how to get an online doula certification. They  also help parents find a doula with their comprehensive doula directory.

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In this episode Jesse Truelove @movewithtruelove sits down with Kelly Euperio @kellyibclc to chat everything from breastfeeding cavities to cave babies to breastfeeding while pregnant! 

Kelly Euperio, aka @kellyibclc on instagram, is a holistic lactation consultant, who has a focus on oral function and gut health! She also is a big believer in tuning out the noise of unsolicited advice and trusting your mama gut…which hello, if you are listening to this podcast then you already know that mama knows best! This episode is packed with golden nuggets, so let dive in!

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In this episode Jesse Truelove @movewithtruelove chats with Jamilia Beasley @terrademama to talk all things bedsharing and listening to your mama gut! 

All of our capacities as mothers and women are different and we need to support ourselves so that we can show up as the best versions of ourselves and our baby’s mama we can. Whether you choose to sleep train or bed share, I support your choice, because MAMA KNOWS BEST! 

With that said, I have received hundreds of messages over the years in regards to how to safely bedshare, how to tune out the noise of spectators on your mothering, and if your baby is normal because they wake up multiple times a night and more! Which is why I wanted to bring in Jamilia. She preaches mama encouragement and her content will leave you feeling like you got a big mama bear hug!

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