The Mama Mindful Podcast

Today’s episode is filled with such beautiful vibes, and I am so excited to share it with you! In this episode, I sit down with Stephanie Lopez. Stephanie is a mother of two, and an Organizational Psychologist and Executive Coach supporting high-achieving mamas in their journey to becoming their best selves through self-discovery. Stephanie went from working as an Organizational Development Advisor at NASA, to having a life-changing experience that birthed the work she does with mothers today. In this conversation, we will dive into her own self-transformation journey, how she left a job that she loved to follow her passion, and profound yet simple actionable steps that you can take to begin your own journey to becoming your best self. Enjoy! Website: www.brave-method.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/best.self.mama Facebook: www.facebook.com/best.self.mama - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thank you for being here, I am so grateful for you! With love & light, V Make sure to subscribe and leave a review if you are enjoying the podcast! Connect with us: @mamamindfulco www.mamamindfulco.com

In today’s episode, I sat down with Oceana Hazut, a woman and a mother walking the path least traveled, as most would say! Oceana has spent the majority of her life learning about natural women’s medicine, rituals and traditions of the womb, and healing ancestral lineages. She had always felt a deep calling to become a birth worker, and once she transitioned into motherhood herself, she began pursuing her work as a Holistic Childbirth educator. In this episode we dive into her motherhood journey, her birth story, the work she does with mothers, ancestral birthing and what that really means, as well as the natural hormonal physiology of birth - a topic which is extremely fascinating - and so much more! Oceana is a woman that walks the talk, and holds so much experiential wisdom. Having her on the podcast was such an honor, and I am so grateful to share this episode with you today! Enjoy! You can connect with Oceana on: Instagram: @Sacred.Earth.Motherhood Resources Oceana mentioned:  - Dr. Sarah Buckley: https://sarahbuckley.com/ - Dr. Rachel Reed: https://midwifethinking.com/ - The Midwives Cauldron Podcast: https://themidwivescauldron.buzzsprout.com/ - Evidence based birth: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thank you for being here, I am so grateful for you! With love & light, V Make sure to subscribe and leave a review if you are enjoying the podcast! Connect with us: @mamamindfulco www.mamamindfulco.com

In today’s episode, we have the pleasure of sitting down with Liliana Montoya. She is an Infant Mental Health Specialist, Baby Massage Teacher, & Parent & Prenatal Connection Coach. In this interview, we dive deep into Infant Mental Health, what that really means, what it looks like, ways to navigate mental health challenges with our children, how to prevent those challenges, and so much more. This was a beautiful conversation with so many reminders that I feel us mothers should hear at least once a day. Enjoy! You can connect with Liliana Montoya on:  Instagram: @BelovedConnections Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQauSSXF2D_KfBR01JHQw1A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BelovedConnections-470289757093369/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thank you for being here, I am so grateful for you! With love & light, V Make sure to subscribe and leave a review if you are enjoying the podcast! Connect with us: @mamamindfulco www.mamamindfulco.com

In today’s episode, we are chatting with beautiful Philantha! She is a mama to a beautiful little girl, a mompreneur, the creator of The Good & Rooted Parent program, and just an overall incredible human that holds so much wisdom gained through the hardships of her own life experience. In this interview, we dive into all things generational trauma, gentle parenting, unlearning the parenting program that was passed down to us by our own caregivers, and SO much more. Enjoy mamas! You can connect with Philantha on Instagram: @LivingPhilantha or through her website: https://thegoodandrooted.teachable.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thank you for being here, I am so grateful for you! With love & light, V Make sure to subscribe and leave a review if you are enjoying the podcast! Connect with us: @mamamindfulco www.mamamindfulco.com

In today's episode, I am opening up about one of the hardest phases I have faced in Motherhood this far. I hope that this can bring some comfort and support to you in your own journey and remind you that you are not alone. xx - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thank you for being here, I am so grateful for you! With love & light, V Make sure to subscribe and leave a review if you are enjoying the podcast! Connect with us: @mamamindfulco www.mamamindfulco.com

In today’s episode, I sit down with Radical Birth Worker, Kristin White with Mama Rise. Kristin is a force to be reckoned with. She is a mama to three girls, a doula, a healing birth practitioner, a specialized birth educator, and a VBAC specialist. In this interview, we will dive into her birth stories (c-section, VBAC, HVBAC), physiological birth and its benefits, the history of medicalized childbirth, birth trauma, reclaiming our innate birthing power, and SO much more! Enjoy! You can connect with Kristin on Instagram: @mama_rise_ or through her website:  www.mamarise.co.nz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thank you for being here, I am so grateful for you! With love & light, V Make sure to subscribe and leave a review if you are enjoying the podcast! Connect with us: @mamamindfulco www.mamamindfulco.com

In this episode, I interview Postpartum Doula, Gillian Haas. She is a mama of three, with multiple certifications and continuing education to support mamas to the fullest in their postpartum journey. Gillian birthed Indie Doula out of her deep passion for the sacred Postpartum period. She believes all mothers can have and DESERVE to have a vibrant Postpartum. In this episode, we will dive into Gillian's birth stories which hold so much value within themselves, she also shares advice on what mamas can do to have a positive pregnancy and postpartum experience, how to stay nourished postpartum, and so much more! This conversation was such a beautiful reminder that the postpartum period doesn't have to be a struggle, and how important it is for mothers to be well informed, prepared, and supported! Enjoy! You can connect with Gillian on Instagram: @indiedoula, or through her website: www.indiedoulapostpartum.com Pre Natal Vitamins: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AE6F6T4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1%5C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thank you for being here, I am so grateful for you! With love & light, V Make sure to subscribe and leave a review if you are enjoying the podcast! Connect with us: @mamamindfulco www.mamamindfulco.com

In today's episode, I converse with the beautiful Brandi Frazier. A mama that saved her own life and is now changing other mama's lives. She had an extremely traumatic experience postpartum, almost losing her life. But through advocating for herself she was able to save her own life. From this experience, an incredible platform was born. Brandi created Bee Empowered Mama with the vision to support mothers at every stage of their journey by providing them with all the right knowledge to feel empowered and remember that their voice and needs do matter. In this interview we will discuss her birth experience, how she healed the trauma from her postpartum experience, the work she is doing with mothers today, valuable advice on how to advocate for yourself, and a topic that I am very much new to but want to continue learning about - Black Maternal Health Crisis. Knowledge is power and this episode is just that. This conversation left me feeling inspired, empowered, and just vibrating; and I have no doubt it will do the same for you!  Enjoy! You can connect with Brandi on Instagram: @BeeEmpoweredMama, or through their website: https://beeempoweredmama.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thank you for being here, I am so grateful for you! With love & light, V Make sure to subscribe and leave a review if you are enjoying the podcast! Connect with us: @mamamindfulco www.mamamindfulco.com

In this episode, I chat with two beautiful souls: Mother and daughter Anne and Laura Smollon from What You Never Expect, a platform created to support mamas in every stage of their journey with a strong focus on reclaiming their sense of self. Anne has a master's in social work, is an NLP practitioner, positive psychology coach, and author, as well as a veteran mama of three children! Laura is a graphic designer, digital editor, nutrition coach in training and has a beautiful perspective to share from the child's point of view. In the interview, we dive into how Anne and Laura built a strong bond and the parenting techniques that created a happy, harmonious dynamic in their family. We also discuss Maternal Intrapersonal Anxiety, a term that Anne created to describe the loss of self some mothers experience; we talk about grief in motherhood, how to navigate these feelings and come back to ourselves, and SO much more.  I hope you enjoy this one and receive as much value as I did! I genuinely wish I could have conversed with Laura and Anne forever because they both have a beautifully unique perspective that holds so much value for us mamas.  Enjoy! You can connect with Anne & Laura on Instagram: @WhatYouNeverExpect, or through their website: https://www.whatyouneverexpect.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thank you for being here, I am so grateful for you! With love & light, V Make sure to subscribe and leave a review if you are enjoying the podcast! Connect with us: @mamamindfulco www.mamamindfulco.com

You know that feeling when you meet someone for the first time, yet it feels like you have known them forever? That is how my conversation with this beautiful mama went!  In today's episode, I sit down with Chantelle Nelson from @TheBlossomCollectiveCanada to have a vulnerable conversation on being a new mama, a mompreneur, mental health challenges, and overcoming them, incorporating wellness in Motherhood, nurturing our children's emotional intelligence, and so much more! Enjoy! You can connect with Chantelle on Instagram: @TheBlossomCollectiveCanada, or through her website: www.theblossomcollectivecdn.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thank you for being here, I am so grateful for you! With love & light, V Make sure to subscribe and leave a review if you are enjoying the podcast! Connect with us: @mamamindfulco www.mamamindfulco.com