Welcome to the Mama Needs Podcast, where we chat about all the things that ‘mama needs’! On this podcast you’ll hear real stories from Moms that you can relate to and listen in while you do your everyday mom life. I’m your host, Jenn Collins, Mama of 3 kids, wife and founder of Mama Needs Box, a monthly self-care subscription box for Moms.

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Alright let’s get to today’s episode! This one is SUPER FUN and you will absolutely fall in love my guest today. Her name is JJ Campbell and she is the host of a new-to-me podcast that I adore called Along for the Ride Podcast! Her podcast is basically a game show for families to listen to while in the car - it will quickly become a new favorite.

JJ is seriously one of the most fun and joyful people I have ever interviewed and you will hear that right off the bat. You’ll hear why she created her podcast, how she compares herself to the one and only Bob Barker and the really deep and meaningful reasons why connecting with our kids in the car is so important. We laugh our way through this episode and so will you, I guarantee it! So, enjoy my conversation today with JJ.

Find JJ + Relevant Links:

FREE Resource: alongfortheride.info/conversations 

Website - http://www.alongfortheride.info 

Social media - @aftr_kidspodcast

Podcast - https://www.alongfortheride.info/podcast

Hey Mamas, I’m so glad you’re back with me today for our newest episode with my guest, Mary Carver. First off, I have a question for you: Do you ever start praying and realize you are so overwhelmed with the situation that you’re praying for, that you just don’t know what to say? I know I feel that way, especially when going to pray for my kids. Sometimes I just don’t know how to express how I feel, what I want or how to pray for them. 

Well, Mary wrote a book just for us Moms that we can conveniently keep in our car or purse and borrow some prayers to lift up for our kids. “Prayers from the Parking Lot” is a short devotional book written by Mary filled with 50 short reflections for moms on the go. It is the perfect tool in our toolbox to keep in the car while you wait in car line or at the doctor’s office and have a few minutes of quiet to reflect and pray for your kids.

In today’s episode, I know you’ll be encouraged to hear from Mary on why she wrote this book, what’s inside it, what prayer she is clinging to right now and some funny stories in between. Enjoy my episode with Mary.

Find Mary + Relevant Links:

Books she’s reading: “Aunties” book series by Jesse Q. Sutanto and “Anthropocene Reviewed” by John Green

Mary’s book - “Prayers from the Parking Lot: 50 Short Reflections for Moms on the Go”

Website - http://www.marycarver.com

Social media - @marycarver on IG and FB

Podcast - http://www.thecouchpodcast.com

Hey Mamas, welcome back to the mama needs podcast. My guest today is Kristen King Jaiven who is a wife, mother, lawyer and now children’s book author. We’re going to chat about her book today called “Mommy’s Time”, a beautiful story of a mom taking the time to take care of herself so she can take care of her little one. It is the sweetest book and it’s one of those children’s stories that really hits home for the person reading it, too.

You’ll hear why Kristen wrote it, what self-care means to her and her favorite part of the book, too. Plus you guys, we’re doing a giveaway! Go to our instagram post (@mamaneedsbox) to get all the details and enter to win the “Mommy’s Time” book + Mommy’s Time coffee mug. Now, enjoy my episode with Kristen.

Find Kristen + Links:

Mommy’s Time Book: https://www.kristenkingjaiven.com/book

Mommy’s Time Mug + Book Combo: https://www.kristenkingjaiven.com/product-page/mommy-s-time-combo

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067900805202

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mommystime.thebook/

Book she’s reading: https://amzn.to/3CIUZpg