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March 13, 2023

A Final Message to You! Thank you! Love, Jess

Friends, It is with a heavy heart that I close the doors to the Mamas in Training Podcast. The past 3.5 years have been unbelievable and have connected me to so many of you, creating a community I only dreamt …

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March 10, 2023

EP143- What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Fertility with Monica…

Infertility can feel lonely and desperate… as if you have no control. Especially if we’re told we have unexplained infertility, what are we to do?! How can we not just throw up our hands and give up?! After being beat …

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March 10, 2023

EP142- What REALLY Happens Down There Postpartum with Sara Reardon

Without any caution to say the right thing, not scare people or be P.C. Let's ACTUALLY talk about our vaginas and normalize what we will experience after birth. By doing so, we’ll be better prepared mentally and physically and not …

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March 10, 2023

EP141- How to Financially Prepare for Motherhood with Jen Narciso

Overwhelmed by finances and motherhood? By the end of this episode, you will know where to begin with your money, how to navigate all of those misc. expenses that come along with pregnancy and birth and find comfort in knowing …

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March 10, 2023

EP140- What Story are You Telling Yourself with Amelia Kriss

When we enter motherhood, there is an expectation that, “this is just how it is.” You’re never going to get sleep, you’re not going to be able to focus on yourself, good luck, “welcome to motherhood.” But what if we …

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Oct. 28, 2022

EP139- How to Survive a Tough Season

As we move through the seasons, I can’t help but compare it to the seasons of life we go through. There are many seasons we experience, especially through motherhood and some last longer than others. Today I’m back with a …

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Oct. 19, 2022

EP138- How Your Voice & Music Impacts Your Baby in the Womb and Beyond

Learn the secret to preparing your baby for transitions and the best way to connect with your baby before they are even born… your voice and music. Vered is a music therapist, psychotherapist, a mother of 3 and the founder …

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Oct. 12, 2022

EP137- How to Create a Legacy as a Single Mom

Today, we are joined by Neferteri Plessy, the amazing woman and founder behind Single Moms Planet. Through her stories, and the stories of the many women she’s evolved with, listen as she talks about co-parenting, self-care, and how single mothers, …

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Oct. 5, 2022

EP136- How to Plan for the Five Essential Changes Postpartum

As the founder of Postpartum Together, today Chelsea Skaggs will share several takeaways that we can learn from her experiences with pregnancy, relationships during and after baby, the reality of postpartum, and the different postpartum preparations that...

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Sept. 28, 2022

EP135- Glucose Testing, Gestational Diabetes & Blood Sugar, OH MY! wi…

Rarely do we think about managing our blood sugar unless our doctor tells us there is a problem. However, when we are pregnant, we have to get the glucose test to check for gestational diabetes and all of a sudden …

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Sept. 21, 2022

EP134- How to Prevent Our Newborns from Falling During Skin to Skin w…

When you’re laying in bed postpartum with your newborn on your chest, maybe practicing skin to skin, you never expect that little infant to wiggle off you and fall. This traumatic moment became a reality for one of today's guests, …

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Sept. 14, 2022

EP133- How to Navigate Grief & Loss During a Pregnancy or Birth with …

What if we experience loss or grief during our pregnancy or around our birth? We envision the birth of our baby to be a joyous, beautiful, celebratory time. However, if loss or grief comes up around the same time, how …

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Sept. 5, 2022

EP132- How to Design Your LABOR DAY

Learn how to design your Labor Day in this Quick Training Tip Episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast. Resources: - GET YOUR PDF of LABOR PREFERENCES HERE! - Listen to EPISODE 101- Finding the Right Provider and Advocating for …

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Aug. 31, 2022

EP131- How to Build Your Mom Squad for Postpartum

Learn how to create your Mom Squad for support postpartum in this Quick Training Tip Episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast. Resources: Check off Step #5 by JOINING us on Facebook: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod FOLLOW on Instagram...

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Aug. 24, 2022

EP130- Do I Need a Postpartum Doula? with Valerie Trumbower

When we first bring our baby home, we can feel overwhelmed by all the areas to juggle with questions like… How do we manage overnight feedings, lack of sleep, cleaning bottles & diapers, laundry, breast or bottle feeding and so …

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Aug. 17, 2022

EP129- How to Not Lose Your Mind When Trying to Conceive

Learn how to NOT lose your mind when TTC in this Quick Training Tip Episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast. Resources: Start with Why, Simon Sinek: https://www.amazon.com/Start-Why-Leaders-Inspire-Everyone/dp/1591846447 FOLLOW on Instagram: https:...

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Aug. 10, 2022

EP128- When Your Postpartum Reality Isn’t What You Dreamt it Would Be…

For Elizabeth Presta, no matter what level of planning and preparation she did for her pregnancy and birth, her plans still derailed and she still was left feeling emotionally empty. That picture of becoming a mom was not at all …

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Aug. 3, 2022

EP127- WHY Do You Want to Be a Mother?

Learn the importance of Finding Your Why in this Quick Training Tip Episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast. Resources: Start with Why, Simon Sinek https://www.amazon.com/Start-Why-Leaders-Inspire-Everyone/dp/1591846447 FOLLOW on Instagram: https:...

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July 27, 2022

EP126- How to Find Body Balance when Pregnant & Prepare for Birth wit…

If you were doing yoga and cycling routinely while you’re pregnant… that should be enough to prepare you physically for birth, right?In fact, it might not be enough and you could STILL feel out of balance physically when you go …

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July 20, 2022

Why Should I ”Drink From the Fire Hose” as a First Time Pregnant Mom

Learn why you should "drink from the fire hose" in this Quick Training Tip Episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast. Resources: Gentle C-Section with Dr. Mussalli- EPISODE 113: https://www.mamasintraining.com/ep113-what-to-expect-from-a-c-section-the-...

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July 13, 2022

EP124- How Can Acupuncture Support Fertility & Pregnancy with Michell…

Have you ever considered acupuncture? Whether you are trying to conceive, are pregnant or are postpartum, acupuncture can really be a powerful tool. After years of irregular periods, hormonal swings and severe PMS, starting at a very young age, Michelle...

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July 6, 2022

How to Feel Empowered as a Mama in Training

Learn about the most important element to feeling empowered in motherhood in this Quick Training Tip Episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast. Resources: Listen to My Story in EPISODE 94: https://www.mamasintraining.com/blog/ep94-why-im-not-a-mom-with...

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June 29, 2022

EP122- How to Adopt with PRIDE with Zack & Matt

If you're considering adoption, it can come with a lot of unknowns and uncertainties. For the month of June, in honor of PRIDE month, we're sharing the adoption perspective from a same-sex couple. Are you an LGBTQ+ couple that's curious …

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June 22, 2022

[2021] What You Need to Know About Your Pelvic Floor with Kim Vopni &…

Featuring a Replay from 2021: Today, Kate Roddy and Kim Vopni join us in a fantastic discussion full of insights and takeaways regarding women's pelvic floors. In this episode, they talk about what women need to understand about their pelvis, …

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