Hello!

I am so excited to share this podcast episode with you. Jasmine Lu is a mental health therapist and a mother of two. I met her during the start of our second year in NYC when Michael was pursuing a master’s degree. Jasmine’s husband was just starting his first year of medical school. She is still knee-deep in supporting her husband through his now last year of residency in Manhattan. She is a light, and brings great strength through adversity with her background and all around gifts as a person.

In this podcast episode, we talked about how to take the day-to-day approach to a big program that she and her family have tackled.

As a mental health professional, she has amazing tools for higher and efficient communication, burnout and resentment prevention, and how knowing your family member’s love language can lift the general happiness in your relationships.

We talked about comparison and that the grass isn’t really greener on the other side. Have a happiness journal and write down three things that made you happy that day.

She has learned how to fill her own battery. You realize that you can’t rely on another person to do it. As an extrovert married to an introvert, she mentioned the importance of helping each other with goals through companionship inventory. Companionship inventory is a sit-down time to talk about what is going well, things you appreciate about each other, and what you can help your spouse with that week. This can be great to get feedback before things boil over. While there can still be arguments or hard times, this can be preventative as you work on it as often as you can. Kids can also give us feedback on how we can do better. We definitely aren’t perfect.

We need to keep our expectations in check, and sometimes lower our expectations and communicate them as well or else resentment can build.

Chuggin’ and pluggin’ is her motto right now!

This podcast has SO many tips, that it will give you the tools you need to take your life to the next level. Especially with the relationships you care deeply about.

While relationship and personal improvement is something we all need, please also share this with anyone you know that is staring medical training (or residency) this year, or especially if you know someone jumping into a new life in NYC.

You can find the YouTube link below to watch, or listen to the podcast audio at the top of this blog article. It is posted also on Apple and all podcast platforms.

Thanks for listening!

Celeste

Hello!

I am super excited to introduce you to my dear friend, Mary Ann.

Mary Ann is the creator of “Money Make Under,” where she inspires you to take control of your spending and live the life you want and really need! Through her journey of motherhood, she has realized that there are many “should-do’s” that are unnecessary. She gives tips on how to look at your life, and delegate things that are on your list as a mother so you can spend time doing things that you love, and being present with your kids.

Accepting help is not easy, but it’s something she had to do when she got into a car crash last year that left her with constant migraines. She realized that there are people that are willing to help, you just have to say yes to their offers!

While the last generation had the attitude to work for 30 years and then travel and have a relaxing life during retirement, she gives tips on how to find your passion and live a life now that you don’t want to retire from and have fun now!

I hope you will get ideas from this podcast that can relieve some of the things on your to-do list, especially your “should-do” list like I did!

Take her FREE spending types quiz to start your journey to living your best life!

FREE Spending Types Quiz: https://moneymakeunder.com/the-spending-types-quiz/

If you have a topic about motherhood that you’d like to hear about, please reply to this email so that I can help you in your life right now!

Hugs,

Celeste

P.S. Below is the YouTube link. Please subscribe and share with someone who needs these reminders! You’re worth it!

Hello!

I am so excited to share Episode 4 with you and share Julie’s experiences in motherhood, life and finding joy. Julie has always been upbeat and positive, and she continues this still today.

Moving farther away from family is something that happens so much in our modern society, and there are certain trade-offs that come with that.

Julie gives great insight into her life, and great tips that we can all apply. Julie and I discussed reaching out to others that have your same interests and kids to create a support network. You need to have a community that is really close for those doctor's appointments or grocery shopping. We can't do it alone.

While we easily focus outside of ourselves, she talked about finding her passion, having girl’s nights, and being real with the phase that you are in. Creating time for ourselves is necessary for our well-being!

While being a mother was always her goal, she got married later than she had planned, and this proved to be a great blessing. Because of that long wait, she is really soaking in the newborn and toddler days as she balances her business.

She also gives great advice about how to have good expectations with a newborn and keeping your husband up to date about how you're processing life.

Finally, she talks about creating life and a family is sacred and something you do with God.

Thank you, Julie for spreading your joy of life! This is what it’s all about!

Hugs to you all,

Celeste

P.S. If you have anything you are struggling with or have questions about, I would love to do a podcast on the subject! Email me back and I’ll get working on it!

Here is the YouTube link to listen in. It is also on all podcast platforms so you can listen in.

Hey!

I am so excited for this podcast. I learned so much, and I hope it will help you too. Here’s some details about Ashlee.

Ashlee is the mother of two and the owner of Real Life Fitness LLC. She is a Nutritional Coach and Fitness Trainer and has amazing content for you! It was an honor to learn from her on this podcast. She gave amazing advice about moving across the country with a young family, how to invest in yourself, the critical nature of communicating with allomothers and your spouse, and how to carve out time for yourself so you can thrive.

Here is where you can find her amazing content: Real Life Fitness LLC

Other helpful links:

Free 31-Day Healthy Meal Calendar

The Habit Lab: A free mini course on building healthy habits and breaking bad ones... even if you hate kale and adore treats

Below is the YouTube link, but the audio is above on substack and is on all podcast platforms.

This interview is with Amber Callister who grew up in a military family that lived around the world, and is now a mother of two. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her family and runs “The Little Lab”, offering science classes for parents and tots in her community.

In this episode, we discussed; the importance of being assertive when making friends, creating a community and a network, how communication with your spouse takes time and tools, how mothers need the gift of time, how mothers need time to think and dream, how to find your passion, the need to do something aside from the daily grind, the role your spouse plays in meeting your needs, and the importance of therapy.

If you know anyone in the Portland, Oregon area you can share her Facebook group called “The Little Lab” for science classes for parents & tots!

Please subscribe to My Allomother Youtube channel!

If there’s any topic in particular that you’d like to hear about, please let me know!

Hugs,

Celeste

Celeste Smith is the founder of My Allomother, a podcast focused on supporting mothers and their demanding schedule. In this introduction, she shares her story of how she came to feel the need to educate and support mothers who feel alone, and who need the tools to thrive.

Come dive deeper into Maternal Anthropology by subscribing to my blog https://maternalanthropologist.substack.com/