In this inspiring episode we chat with Mamistad Mom, Marla, who learned she had breast cancer when her second baby was only two weeks old.

But don't think this is a sad hopeless story because even though Marla and her loved ones definitely had some trials, Marla has emerged stronger and full of light and happy to help other moms learn the importance of knowing your risk factors, advocating for yourself, and realizing there's help out there - especially in the form of OTHER WOMEN on the same path! She's also pregnant with her 3rd baby!!

Marla recommends:

Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Bright Spot Network: Find support for parents with cancer. Visit us at ⁠Mamistad.com⁠ for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups! As always, if you're a new mom, even if it's not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.

Want to be a guest on Mom Chat?

Find me on mamistad.com.

Mamistad,
Cynthia

~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.

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This episode is one of two dedicated to Autism and the importance of understanding and accepting neurodiversity.

We meet Mamistad Mami, Fabiola, an Astrophysicist by trade. She and her husband learned that their little girl, Elena was Autistic when she was 18 months old. Fabi wanted to learn as much as she could about Autism, and in the process, she learned that she too is Autistic. This knowledge brought her freedom and an understanding and respect for herself and her new community. She shares many of her lessons with us here-including this quote by a 14-year old Autistic person:

Awareness means you know I’m here.
Acceptance means you’re happy to see me.

Autism Spectrum: ⁠https://neuroclastic.com/its-a-spectrum-doesnt-mean-what-you-think/ Temple Grandin: https://www.templegrandin.com/

Visit us at ⁠Mamistad.com⁠ for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups! As always, if you're a new mom, even if it's not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.
Want to be a guest on Mom Chat?

Find me on mamistad.com.

Mamistad,
Cynthia
~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.

Please don't forget to rate the Mom Chat Podcast so we can reach more listeners! Thank you - YOU are appreciated!

Please don't forget to rate the Mom Chat Podcast so we can reach more listeners! Thank you - YOU are appreciated!

THIS IS A BIG ONE!

In this episode, we chat with Susan Howard, MSN, RN, IBCLC, mother of three and founder and owner of Arlington Lactation & Feeding Therapy, LLC. Susan is a member of the Mamistad Mami Circle - our list of favorite providers!

Susan has over 30 experience as a Registered Nurse, and became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in 2013 after her 'challenge baby' failed to thrive, refused to eat, and struggled to gain weight. A self-proclaimed "lacto-geek" who has a a special interest in tongue ties and supporting babies with dysfunctional sucking skills. She also loves working with medically-complex mothers and babies, including NICU graduates, reflux babies, slow gainers, and low supply mamas.

We discuss:

• discovering breastfeeding in our own way as new mothers
• the blind date analogy
• the factory metaphor
• the NATURE of breastfeeding
• your hospital stay is NOT LONG ENOUGH to teach you how to breastfeed
• The Well Fed Baby Checklist-breastfeeding positions
• lessons from Mrs. Maisel
• oxytocin parties :)
• when to say WHEN

Learn more about Susan's classes, and The Feeding Flock (a parenting and feeding support group that gathers twice a week in-person or on Zoom​) by visiting https://www.arlingtonlactation.com/
On Instagram and Facebook @susanhowardibclc

Visit us at ⁠Mamistad.com⁠ for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups! As always, if you're a new mom, even if it's not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.

If you're a Mamistad Mom and want to be a guest, let's chat!

Not in Mamistad but have an idea? Find me on mamistad.com.
Mamistad,
Cynthia
~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.

"You can be a good mom and a working mom. You are allowed to be both."

In this episode we chat with mother, veteran, entrepreneur and founder of the Working Mom Conference, Christa Bright. She is a visionary with the knowledge, energy and connections to make big things happen!

As we all know, life and often motherhood, happen when you're making (other) plans! Christa learned life lessons from her own supportive mother which she now shares with her own amazing son! Through the Working Mom Conference, she inspires us to learn from, and support each other because "You can be a good mom and a working mom. You are allowed to be both."

Don't miss the opportunity to embrace empowerment, foster resilience, and create a fulfilling life. Secure your spot at The Working Mom Conference 2024 - where success meets balance!

Learn all about The Working Mom Conference and how you can be a part of it this August 3rd and 4th in Philadelphia, here: https://www.thewmconference.com/.

There is a VIRTUAL OPTION too!!

Follow the WMC on Instagram: @working momconference

Visit us at ⁠Mamistad.com⁠ for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups! As always, if you're a new mom, even if it's not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.

If you're a Mamistad Mom and want to be a guest, you know where to find me! Not in Mamistad but have an idea? Find me on mamistad.com.

Mamistad,

Cynthia

~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.

PS - Please don't forget to rate the Mom Chat Podcast on the app so we can reach more listeners! Thank you - YOU are appreciated!

Mamistad 144 (M144) an Arlington VA group born in 2017, joins us to share their real deal struggles, realizations and discoveries with and about motherhood. Their humble and honest truth telling reminds us that Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is literally a force of nature. Join us as we discuss:

Dropping judgments & finding friends

2nd thoughts about motherhood

IVF

Pregnancy after loss

Mom Group Traditions

Sisters to the Rescue

and more...

Want to learn more about Temi's Traveling with Kiddos program, visit: https://quinnsleeps.com/

Visit us at Mamistad.com for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups! As always, if you're a new mom, even if its not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.

If you're a Mamistad Mom and want to be a guest, you know were to find me! Not in Mamistad but have an idea? Find me on mamistad.com.

Mamistad,

Cynthia

~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.

PS - Please don't forget to rate the Mom Chat Podcast on the app so we can be seen by more mamas! Thank you - YOU are appreciated!

FINALLY! The world is beginning to understand that becoming a mother comes with SO MUCH MORE than most of us ever realized! Matrescence helps us understand just how "normal" the roller coaster of becoming a mother really is - and in my opinion, why the world needs to give us all one HUGE BREAK!

Megan MacCutcheon LPC, PMH-C joins me as we talk about MATRESCENCE - the process of a woman becoming a mother and all the changes that come with it -

biologically, spiritually, psychologically, socially, existentially, spiritually...

I first learned about it in 2018 in a TED Talk by Dr. Alexandra Sacks. You know, the one I share with all new Mamistad members? :) Since then, I've become fascinated with it!

Join us as we talk about the many ways this concept can help us better understand and respect motherhood and parenthood in general!

Find Megan here: https://www.meganmaccutcheon.com

and here: https://behivewellness.com/ Learn more about her EMDR sessions here: https://www.meganmaccutcheon.com/emdr

Visit us at ⁠Mamistad.com for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups! As always, if you're a new mom, even if it's not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.

If you're a Mamistad Mom and want to be a guest, you know were to find me! Not in Mamistad but have an idea? I want to hear it!

FINALLY, please don't forget to rate the Mom Chat Podcast on the app so we can be seen by more mamas! Thank you - YOU are appreciated!

Mamistad,

~Cynthia, CNPE

Mami & Founder Mamistad

The New Moms Network

Mamistad.com

~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.

In this episode, we meet Dr. Stephanie Waggel, Psychiatrist, MD, MS, PMH-C and Medical Director at Improve Life PLLC. Her special focus is on women, mood, anxiety, ADHD testing AND treatment, depression, OCD, PTSD, bipolar, and more.

She is a mother, author, motivational speaker, teacher, cancer survivor, marathon runner, medical student advisor, martial artist and founder of Improve Medical Culture. My favorite part - she's brilliant, funny and she makes time for SLEEP! Hear what she has to say about:

- Mom guilt & work-life balance
-The beauty of SLEEP!
-Treatment of PMADs (Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders)
- Intrusive Thoughts - its not just YOU
- HPA and Epigenetics - it's interesting
-Your UTERUS is NOT TO BLAME!

Episode challenge: can you catch the moment Dr. W. uses my new favorite word Schadenfreude? :)

Learn more about Dr. Waggel and the great things she's doing here:

Website: https://www.improvelifepllc.com/
On Instagram: @improvemedicalculture and @improvelifepllc

Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/improvemedicalculture

Visit us at ⁠Mamistad.com for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups! As always, if you're a new mom, even if it's not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.
If you're a Mamistad Mom and want to be a guest, you know were to find me! Not in Mamistad but have an idea? I want to hear it!

FINALLY, please don't forget to rate the Mom Chat Podcast on the app so we can be seen by more mamas! Thank you - YOU are appreciated!

Mamistad,

~Cynthia, CNPE

Mami & Founder Mamistad

The New Moms Network

Mamistad.com

~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.

Greetings and welcome as we recognize Black maternal Health Week from April 11-17, 2024!

The purpose of #BMHW24 is to highlight efforts led by BlackMamasMatterAlliance (BMMA), and collectively work toward a future where ALL Black Mamas have the rights, respect, and resources to thrive throughout their lives-including in their reproductive years. This year's theme is “Our Bodies STILL Belong to Us: Reproductive Justice NOW!”
In this episode we chat with Samantha Griffin, a Certified Birth & Postpartum Doula and Certified Childbirth Educator. She founded DC Metro Maternity and brought on a team of other passionate certified ​female doulas of color and together, they have been supporting black families in the DC, suburban Maryland, and Northern Virginia areas since 2018.

Samantha shares her profound mission as a black doula working with women of color:What we really try to do as doulas is take away so much of that fear. Make sure that people know that someone is there with them. And that it can be an experience that's really beautiful and valuable and can help you. See new sides of yourself in ways that are so inspiring as opposed to, "Oh my gosh, this is terrifying. I can't do it..." because we can do it. You know, even if it's our first time and no matter what sort of birth you have, whether it's unmedicated or you want an epidural, or even if you need a C section, like there's so much beauty and honor in that.

We also discuss:

-Black Maternal health Week-historical reasons women of color are still "catching up" when it comes to health services

-how doulas can help every mother
-postpartum doulas and the importance of accepting help!

-Samantha's special offer to high risk pregnant black women: Grounded Birth: A Course for High Risk Pregnancy

Visit us at Mamistad.com for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups! As always, if you're a new mom, even if it's not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.

If you're a Mamistad Mom and want to be a guest, you know where to find me!

Not in Mamistad but have an idea? I want to hear it!

Mamistad,

Cynthia

PS - Please don't forget to rate the Mom Chat Podcast on the app so we can be seen by more mamas! Thank you - YOU are appreciated!

~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.