Juggling Mom Guilt with F***ing EVERYTHING else!

The Bonus Mom Journey

Stepping into the new role of becoming a Mother is scary enough as is, but what about the journey when you step into a family as a child's Bonus/Step parent?  Now those are waters many people don't hear enough about. 

Guest: Alyssa Blue
Alyssa is currently a stay at home mom of two to Christian (9) and Camryn (6mo).  She’s married to a musician in the Army, and they are currently stationed in Germany.  In a former life, Alyssa taught high school English and spent several years in the world of education.  She is currently working on her MBA with graduation on the horizon in December.  Alyssa has a passion for adventures with her husband and kids, good food and quality cocktails, and reading any book she can hold with one hand while breastfeeding.

We hope you enjoy this episode and find something you can relate to in the journey of being or becoming a Bonus/Step parent.

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Juggling Mom Guilt with F***ing EVERYTHING else!

Mom or Parental Guilt sits in every shadow and every corner within Parenthood.  It's one of the untold things that people don't share with you before starting your family.  The sad truth is that it's unavoidable in today's society but there are ways to limit it, to set boundaries and to push them to the back of your mind so that you can save space for what is truly important...you and your family! 

Guest: Mikenzie Ryan
Mikenzie Ryan has been a business owner for 9 years, and is now a co-founder of a tech startup out of Austin, Texas. She is a mom of 2 young kids, Atlas who is 4 and Bear who is almost 2. After juggling working from home with two toddlers, she now is finding balance for her new normal of working from an office and maintaining her sanity in motherhood. Mikenzie is passionate about community, finding your family's culture and creating your own happiness within your family!

We hope you enjoy this episode and find some tips and tricks that work best for you when it comes to the overwhelming guilt tied to parenthood. 

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Sleep Training with Tiny Duck Parenting

If you’ve listened to other episodes then I’m sure you’ve heard my struggles with getting our 4.5 year old out of our bed!  That’s where the amazing Jennie Boone with Tiny Duck Parenting comes in.  She did it! She taught and coached us on how to get Q in her bed and excited for sleep, plus no more nighttime diaper!! Be sure to follow my Instagram highlight to see how it went day by day! 

Jennie is an infant, toddler, and child sleep specialist and founder of Tiny Duck Parenting. Along with a Bachelor of Science in Child and Adolescent Studies, she is a certified sleep consultant and behavioral specialist.  Her premier program, Week to Sleep has helped teach hundreds of children to fall asleep independently and sleep through the night in just one week’s time!  When she isn’t helping families get better sleep, she enjoys hiking with her family, traveling and shopping online (way too much shopping online!) 

Find her on Instagram and Facebook at @tinyduckparenting and her website is tinyduckparenting.com.  If you mention Momtini Talks she’ll give you $50.00 off her services! Yay!!! 

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Let's talk Boobs!

Let's talk about these wonderful things!  I don't know about you, but breastfeeding was one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences I've ever had since becoming a mother.  This journey of nursing my children was filled with so much struggle so I wanted to invite Jacqueline on the show to help share some tips, tricks and information about breastfeeding in the hopes that it makes someone else's journey with breastfeeding just a tiny bit easier. 

Jacqueline Kincer is the founder of Holistic Lactation, a private lactation practice & herbal supplement company based in Phoenix, Arizona. She's also the host of the popular podcast Breastfeeding Talk: Milk. Motherhood. Mindset. Jacqueline is trained as a Lactation Consultant and Orofacial Myologist, focusing her practice on facilitating functional breastfeeding for babies with orofacial challenges.

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Coming out of the Pandemic Fog

The pressures of Motherhood have always been overwhelming but after this last year...its even heavier than before.  Join me and my guest, Colleen Dorton as we discuss ways to get out of this "pandemic fog" we've been stuck in and to take back control of your health!

Colleen is the owner of @balance_and_bean, and spent 12 years in the corporate “fast lane”. While it may have looked glam on the outside, on the inside, she was a burnt-out mess living on caffeine and skipping lunches. When her daughter was born, it put her body over the edge. She suffered from postnatal depletion and lacked the tools and information to feel well. Since then, she's made it her mission to understand why moms of babies, toddlers and young children are so fatigued and sick today. Colleen works with moms to replenish their bodies with good, real food, re-examining their relationship to stress, and rebuilding a lifestyle that’s nourishing... so they can feel like themselves again - only better!

--> Grab the free resource Colleen mentioned in the episode here https://pages.balanceandbean.com/energyguide 

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