We’ve got some exciting news this month. There’s a new member of the Generation.Mom family. That’s right, Jenn’s baby boy, Gavin was born this August. Jenn will be out for maternity leave so for this month’s bonus episode, we brought on a past guest, Carly Kenihan to help with the monthly roundup.
This August we had the opportunity to sit down and chat with some great mamas to hear their thoughts on motherhood. Guests included Susie Allison, Andrea Madril, Dr. Lauren Noel, Amy Dunkel and Katie Saffert. We’ll go through our rapid-fire questions, along with a rapid-fire question from Carly. We’ll also discuss August’s episodes and what we enjoyed hearing about from each guest.
What’s In This Episode:
- Carly joining in as a guest host while Jenn is on maternity leave
- Moving to San Diego and what Carly has been up to
- Rebranding her business
- Carly and Lara’s motherhood confession
- Products that are saving their lives right now as mothers
- Their current mom crushes
- The mom hacks they’re using
- Struggling with teaching kids to share
- Figuring out how to set boundaries and the pressure of when to have another baby
- Taking time to have fun as a mom and having other people open up to her about their own difficulties
- Their current mom juice
- Encouraging kids through play-based learning with Susie Allison
- The differences with play-based learning and direct-instruction
- Preparing yourself for postpartum with Andrea Madril
- Why we need to shift the conversation after childbirth from baby to mother
- Understanding how hormones work in our health and fertility with Dr. Lauren Noel
- Why everyone should get their hormones tested regularly
- Creating community in motherhood with Katie Saffert
- Why it’s essential to disconnect from life and work as a busy entrepreneur
- Sharing more voices of inspiring mothers with Amy Dunkel
- Why she started a creative business and podcast alongside motherhood
Quotes:
“Change can feel really daunting.” – Lara Schulte
“I’ve been very mindful as to what I need as a mom, whether that’s time with my kids or space away.” – Carly Kenihan
“She’s really grounded and very true to herself, I love that she developed this amazing business organically from her home with utensils.” – Carly Kenihan
“I think there’s such a short period of time where our kids can really learn social skills.” – Lara Schulte
“It’s so important to realize that after you have a baby, your not the only one that’s feeling alone and that all the love is going to the baby and not you.” – Carly Kenihan
“I think that her vulnerability really creates such a strong connection and that makes you feel like you just know her.” – Lara Schulte
“I think it’s really important as women especially to understand how our body is working and what it’s going through at any given time.” – Carly Kenihan
“She really broke it down so it was easy to understand. I didn’t walk away thinking like, ‘what the heck?’ There was a lot of information but I easily digested it all.” – Lara Schulte
“I think it’s really neat how she sets boundaries like she said it’s impossible to multitask and I think as moms we try to do that so much.” – Carly Kenihan
“I loved what she said about taking her online community offline.” – Lara Schulte
“I loved that she was so genuine and honest about how she didn’t know how to do a podcast but just did it. It was really cool that she just admitted that.” – Carly Kenihan
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Episodes Mentioned:
An Open and Honest IVF Story with Carly Kenihan of BunBunBook
Fun & Fulfilling Play Based Learning Featuring Susie Allison of Busy Toddler
What Nobody Tells You About Preparing For Postpartum Featuring Andrea Madril of Sunflower Motherhood
Bonus Episode: Just Do The Thing Featuring Podcaster, Amy Dunkel of Moms Who Rule The World
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