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The Motherly Podcast

Motherly

254 episodes

The Motherly Podcast features honest conversations about modern motherhood with inspiring leaders—who also happen to be mothers. These incredible women, like Kristen Bell, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, and Gabrielle Union, are helping to redefine motherhood, using their voices to uplift women with practical ideas and expert insights. The Webby Award winning podcast is hosted each week by Liz Tenety, an award-winning journalist and co-founder of Motherly.

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  1. This is Motherhood: Jamie Jones Wants BIPOC moms to get the birth support they need

    · 34 min · S10 E7 · Bonus

    In this week’s special bonus episode of “This is Motherhood,” host Joyce Brewer speaks with Jamie Jones, a childbirth educator at Birthsmarter, a doula, a pre- and postnatal corrective exercise specialist, and a…

  2. Dr. Hansa Bhargava wants overscheduled families to relax

    · 36 min · S10 E7

    Dr. Hansa Bhargava is a Board certified pediatrician, Chief Medical Officer at Medscape Education, and mom of two. Now, she has a new book – Building Happier Kids: Stress-Busting Tools for Parents – where she shares…

  3. Pediatric Dermatologist Dr. Sheilagh Maguiness on skin health from newborns to teens

    · 32 min · S10 E6 · Bonus

    Dr. Sheilagh Maguiness is a board certified pediatric dermatologist and Chief product officer of Stryke Club, which provides skincare essentials for teen boys. In this conversation, Liz talks to Sheilaigh about what…

  4. Deborah Gladney and Angela Muhwezi-Hall on sisterhood and helping service workers thrive

    · 40 min · S10 E6

    Deborah Gladney and Angela Muhwezi-Hall are co-founders of QuickHire, a successful career platform for service and skilled trade workers that they started during the pandemic from their home in Wichita, Kansas. They…

  5. This is Motherhood: Sonia Smith-Kang on Embracing Multiculturalism

    · 36 min · S10 E5 · Bonus

    In this very first episode of “This is Motherhood,” host Joyce Brewer checks in Sonia Smith-Kang, the founder and designer of a children's wear line, Mixed Up Clothing, which celebrates and highlights multiculturalism.…

  6. Best-selling author Eve Rodsky wants mothers to be interested in their own lives

    · 44 min · S10 E5

    Eve Rodsky is the bestselling author of Fair Play (also a Reese’s Book Club pick) which outlines a system that helps make the invisible work of mothers visible so partners can divide domestic household tasks fairly,…

  7. Emily Calandrelli of Emily’s Wonder Lab wants kids to love science

    · 37 min · S10 E4

    Emily Calandrelli isn’t just one of the first women to host a kids science TV show – Netflix’s Emily's Wonder Lab – she also did it nine months pregnant. The scientist, MIT trained engineer, children’s author, and new…

  8. Dr. Shefali on learning to heal and mother yourself

    · 41 min · S10 E3

    Dr. Shefali Tsabary is a renowned clinical psychologist and the New York Times bestselling author of The Conscious Parent and The Awakened Family. In this episode, she talks about why parenting is an opportunity to…

  9. Tiny Earth’s Rachael Classi wants to liberate moms from the burden of stuff

    · 36 min · S10 E2 · Bonus

    After spending more time at home with her kids during COVID, Rachael Classi noticed a problem – her home was getting cluttered with plastic kids that often sat unused, ready to regift, donate, or toss. That’s why she…

  10. Eva Chen on the immigrant experience and the importance of self-love

    · 31 min · S10 E2

    In this episode, Liz speaks with Eva Chen, the head of fashion partnerships at Instagram and former editor-in-chief of Lucky Magazine and editor at Teen Vogue, about her latest children’s book, I am Golden, which tells…

  11. Parsley Health’s Dr. Robin Berzin on How Moms Can Prioritize their Health

    · 43 min · S10 E1

    Dr. Robin Berzin is the Founder and CEO of Parsley Health, which she started to address a failure she saw in the healthcare system to address the root cause of chronic healthcare issues. Parsley Health goes beyond just…

  12. Christina Perri doesn’t want mothers to grieve alone

    · 31 min · S9 E7

    In this episode, Liz speaks with singer and songwriter Christina Perri, who you may know from her songs, “Jar of Hearts” and “A Thousand Years,” the love theme for Twilight. Christina experienced an unimaginably…

  13. Tiffany Aliche wants all moms to get good with money

    · 35 min · S9 E6

    Tiffany Aliche is the bestselling author of Get Good with Money, podcast host of Brown Ambition, and creator of the financial movement Budgetnista, which is a financial movement that's helped over one million women…

  14. Sarah Nicole Landry of The Birds Papaya on celebrating the messiness of motherhood

    · 25 min · S9 E5

    Sarah Nicole Landry runs The Birds Papaya platform and has amassed a massive following on Instagram, where she shares candidly about motherhood, body image, maternal health, remarriage, and everything in between. Liz…

  15. Tiffany Dufu on what being a 'good mother' really means

    · 32 min · S9 E4

    In honor of Thanksgiving, here’s one of our favorite episodes from the Motherly archives to inspire you. Liz speaks with Tiffany Dufu, the author of Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less and founder and CEO of…

  16. Author Abigail Tucker on the amazing ways our brains change after giving birth

    · 31 min · S9 E3

    In this episode of the Motherly Podcast, Liz speaks with Abigail Tucker about her book, Mom Genes: Inside the New Science of Our Ancient Maternal Instinct. In their conversation, they explore the biology and science of…

  17. Registered dietician and nutritionist Sherry Coleman Collins on allergy prevention

    · 30 min · S9 E2

    Liz speaks with registered dietician and nutritionist Sherry Coleman Collins about starting early with allergy prevention and recent evidence that supports early introduction of eggs and peanuts to babies. She also…

  18. Natalie Hemby wants mamas to know they can’t do it all — and that’s ok

    · 32 min · S9 E1

    Liz speaks with two-time Grammy Award winning artist and mother Natalie Hemby. Natalie has written some of your favorite songs by Lady Gaga, Kacey Musgraves, Kelly Clarkson, Miranda Lambert, and many more. In 2019, she…

  19. Esther Perel wants to help you rediscover the erotic and build your own modern village

    · 40 min · S8 E8

    In this episode, Liz speaks to renowned psychotherapist, podcast host, and New York Times bestselling author, Esther Perel, about pandemic parenting, how we can build our own modern village to support both parents and…

  20. Kristen Bell and Jackie Tohn on friendship and the art of the “sneak teach”

    · 25 min · S8 E7

    Kristen Bell and Jackie Tohn have been best friends since they met as young singers and actors more than 15 years ago. Now, they are collaborating on a new Amazon Original animated kids series — Do, Re, & Mi — which…

  21. What the world’s oldest cultures taught Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff about parenting

    · 49 min · S8 E6

    NPR Global Health Desk Correspondent, Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff, traveled to three continents with her three-year-old daughter, Rosie, along as her sidekick. Together, they lived with Maya, Hadzabe, and Inuit families,…

  22. Emily Oster on her new book and another pandemic school year

    · 28 min · S8 E5

    With our kids heading back to school, Liz checks back in with economist and bestselling author Emily Oster to find out what the latest data says about the COVID Delta variant. She also talks to Emily about her new…

  23. Elle Moxley on Building a More Inclusive Society for Our Kids

    · 32 min · S8 E4

    Elle Moxley is the Founder and Director of the Marsha P. Johnson Institute, which advocates for Black Trans people, as well as the co-founding member and former strategic partner of the Black Lives Matter network. In…

  24. Sweet Potato Soul’s Jenné Claiborne Explains Why There’s is Hope for Even Our Pickiest of Eaters

    · 33 min · S8 E3

    In this episode, Liz talks to Jenné Claiborne, founder of the wildly popular vegan lifestyle platform and cookbook, Sweet Potato Soul, about how she went from being a picky chicken nugget eater kid to a plant-based…

  25. Willow Pump CEO Laura Chambers Wants to Bring Dignity Back to Breastfeeding

    · 37 min · S8 E2

    In this episode, Liz speaks with Laura Chambers, the CEO of Willow Pump about Willow’s breakthrough, mobile breast pump and why we need to put mothers at the center of our conversation within our culture. Laura also…

  26. Heng Ou on Why Moms Need Postpartum Healing

    · 30 min · S8 E1

    In this first episode of Season 8 of The Motherly Podcast, Liz speaks with Heng Ou, the author of the book The First 40 Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother and the founder of Motherbees, which is a…

  27. Kelly and Callie of Slumberkins on Talking to Kids About Difficult Emotions

    · 39 min · S7 E13

    In this episode, Liz talks to best friends, moms, and co-founders, Callie Christensen and Kelly Oriard. Callie, a special education teacher, and Kelly, a former family therapist, started their wildly successful…

  28. Simone Davies and Junnifa Uzodike on Raising Montessori Babies

    · 38 min · S7 E12

    In this episode, Liz speaks with Montessori educators and authors, Simone Davies and Junnifa Uzodike. They discuss their latest book, Montessori Baby and explain the Montessori philosophy and how to apply it to the…

  29. Wow in the World’s Mindy Thomas on staying young at heart

    · 37 min · S7 E11

    Mindy Thomas, co-host of the popular kids podcast Wow in the World, talks to Liz about her new book for kids, The Wow and How of the Human Body, why every day in her house is a “yes” day, and how she keeps the spirit…

  30. Dawn Fable educates us on CBD and the importance of laughter

    · 33 min · S7 E10

    Dawn Fable started her CBD brand, Press Pause, to help other mothers, like herself, find a more natural way to combat anxiety and generalized anxiety disorder. In this conversation with Liz, she educates us on CBD,…

  31. Jewel on breaking negative cycles and bringing out the best in our kids

    · 42 min · S7 E9

    Liz talks to musician and author, Jewel, about the importance of both nature and nurture, her difficult childhood, and why breaking negative patterns and cycles was so important to her before having her son. She also…

  32. Bestselling author Katherine May on the power of rest and retreat in difficult times

    · 33 min · S7 E8

    Katherine May’s bestselling memoir, Wintering, which was released in January 2021, at the height of our pandemic winter, couldn’t have been more timely. The book chronicles her year of retreat from the world after a…

  33. Emma Brown on Raising Emotionally Healthy Boys

    · 32 min · S7 E7

    After the birth of her son, Washington Post investigative reporter, Emma Brown, made the decision that she wanted to raise her boy to be different than many of the men she reported on in the wake of the #Metoo…

  34. Melissa Bernstein of Melissa & Doug wants you to know that you aren’t alone

    · 35 min · S7 E6

    Melissa Bernstein is one-half of the incredibly successful global toy company Melissa & Doug. However, the mother of six and creator behind the joyful toys has also secretly battled depression for most of her life. In…

  35. Floral Designer Sarah Winward on the power of observation and bringing nature inside

    · 34 min · S7 E5

    Celebrated floral designer Sarah Winward explains why we shouldn’t feel intimidated by flowers, how she learned to balance her career and kids, and why she wants us all to take a deeper look at the natural beauty that…

  36. HGTV Design Star Next Gen Winner Carmeon Hamilton on making beautiful environments accessible to all

    · 34 min · S7 E4

    Liz checks in with HGTV’s Design Star Next Gen Winner, Cameon Hamilton, to discuss her life-changing win, how her background in healthcare design shaped her unique interior design approach, why she believes everyone…

  37. Shea McGee on Recalibration, Balance, and the Beauty in Everyday

    · 40 min · S7 E3

    Liz checks in with Shea McGee, one half of Studio McGee, author, star of the Netflix show “Dream Home Makeover,” and co-creator of a sold-out Target Line. Shea talks about her upcoming pregnancy, how she plans to…

  38. DIY Queen Angela Rose Wants You to Stop Pinning and Start Doing

    · 34 min · S7 E2

    DIY design queen Angela Rose has amassed a huge following for helping to make her home and others’ look like the ones we all love to pin on Pinterest but think we can never pull off or afford. In this episode, Angela…

  39. Cortney Novogratz on designing the life that works for you

    · 34 min · S7 E1

    In this inspiring first episode of Season 7 of the podcast, Cortney Novogratz, one half the home design duo, The Novogratz, and mother to seven kids, talks about how starting her company with her husband was a way to…

  40. The Lily’s Neema Roshania Patel on feminism and showing up for moms

    · 27 min · S6 E11

    Liz checks in with the editor and founding member of The Lily, The Washington Post’s publication that puts women at the center. Neema explains why we need publications like The Lily to tell these stories about women,…

  41. Celebrating Trailblazing Mothers: An Interview with Senator Tammy Duckworth

    · 13 min · S6 E10

    In honor of Women's History Month, we are celebrating trailblazing mothers all month. First, with an interview with Senator Tammy Duckworth (Illinois), one of the most prominent mothers in American government today,…

  42. Black Women's Health Imperative President & CEO Linda Goler Blount on the Black maternal mortality crisis

    · 41 min · S6 E9

    Black Women’s Health Imperative President & CEO, Linda Goler Blount, talks to Liz about her accomplished career, why the health of Black women is at a crisis-point, how her grandchild motivates her, and why scientific…

  43. Refinery29’s Global Editor-in-Chief Simone Oliver on sisterhood, style as self-expression, and raising kind kids

    · 35 min · S6 E8

    Liz speaks with Refinery29’s Global Editor-in-Chief, Simone Oliver, about her new role, why she always gives people the benefit of the doubt, and how going to an all-girls school and then attending Howard, a…

  44. Raquel Roxanne Nowak on navigating the process of becoming a mother

    · 32 min · S6 E7

    Liz speaks with Raquel Roxanne Nowak, the founder and creative director of Matrescence, the first clean skincare line developed especially for motherhood. Raquel tells Liz about the shock she experienced post-pregnancy…

  45. Black Mothers on working to change the narrative, hope, and allyship

    · 19 min · S6 E6

    In this special episode, Liz talks with Gabrielle Union, Valerie Jarrett, Nic Stone, Harmonia Rosales, Jurnee Smollett, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, Meena Harris, and LaTonya Yvette about the state of black motherhood in…

  46. Woman's Day's Meaghan B. Murphy wants to put the “yay” back in your day

    · 34 min · S6 E5

    Liz speaks with Woman's Day Editor-in-Chief, Meaghan B. Murphy, about her new book, Your Fully Charged Life, which gives mamas concrete tips on how to inject more positivity and energy into their daily lives. Meaghan…

  47. Sexologist and author Kimberly Ann Johnson on helping mamas get the sex they want

    · 37 min · S6 E4

    Liz speaks with certified sexological bodyworker, somatic experiencing practitioner, doula, and author, Kimberly Ann Johnson about postpartum sex, why our culture prioritizes productivity over pleasure, what makes…

  48. Personal finance expert Alexa von Tobel gives moms the financial advice they need

    · 35 min · S6 E3

    Liz speaks with Alexa Von Tobel, former CEO and founder of personal finance website, LearnVest, current Founder and Managing Partner of Inspired Capital, and author of New York Times bestsellers Financially Fearless…

  49. Fresh ways to help your kids manage emotions with Generation Mindful founder Suzanne Tucker

    · 40 min · S6 E2

    Liz talks to Suzanne Tucker, positive parenting educator, physical therapist, and founder of Generation Mindful, which makes evidence-based toys and tools to help parents and educators teach kids emotional skills.…

  50. Unburdened and energized: reversing mom burn-out for 2021

    · 29 min · S6 E1

    There’s no doubt about it, 2020 was exhausting for moms everywhere. In Motherly’s State of Motherhood survey we even found that 97% of moms report feeling burnt out at least some of the time. To help moms reset for the…

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