Parently

What does early intervention, adoption, and single parenting have in common? Michelle Fyle! She joins today’s episode to share how each of these experiences led to the next in her journey to motherhood. She also breaks down the importance of early intervention and what red flags parents should keep an eye out for.

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Parently gets personal when Kelsey’s hubby, Andy, jumps on to share his two cents on parenting. They talk about his misconceptions of fatherhood and parental leave as well as the struggle to nurture their marriage through the newborn stage and beyond.

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Granny Lynn joins Parently to talk all things grandparenting and give some hot tips for new parents and grandparents. She shares how things have changed over the years, including a hilarious misunderstanding of tummy time.

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As if hyperemesis and gestational diabetes weren't enough, Maggie describes how her pregnancy was followed by a near-death experience due to a postpartum hemorrhage. We talk about letting go of the idea of perfectionism in motherhood and the importance of encouraging all women to pursue lives that fulfill them - whatever that may be.

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Maggie Rogness crosses off a bucket list item by joining Parently to share her struggles with hyperemesis (yes - the one Amy Schumer had). She talks about all the difficulties she faced creating her beautiful family, including a miscarriage and postpartum depression.

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Kelsey’s old pal Rachel Hachem joins the podcast to catch Kelsey (and the listeners) up on what she’s been up to the last decade! Life somehow landed the elementary music education teacher in Dubai where she met and married her Lebanese husband before moving back to the states and starting a family.

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As a clinical psychologist, Andrew Fuller works with many schools and communities in Australia and internationally, specialising in the wellbeing of young people and their families. He is the author of several books and has established programs for the promotion of mental health in schools in addition to conducting workshops for organisations, parents, students, teachers and health professionals on a wide range of topics.

He joins Parently with tips on how to manage those fiery, feisty kids - aka the movers and the shakers of the future.

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Simultaneously filling the roles as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, mother, and wife, Nina has a full plate! She explains how her experience growing up with anxiety led to a rewarding career in therapy and shares a few tips on how to help navigate your child through those tough moments.

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Cayla Harrington’s youngest endured several months of Febrile seizures before being diagnosed with epilepsy. Cayla describes her experience of not only trying to find the right medication, but coercing a strong-willed toddler to take it! Luckily, her awesome sons make the sleepless nights and constant worry all worth it.

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Lauren Jerle talks about her journey through infertility which ultimately led to a successful donor embryo pregnancy. She reflects on her postpartum depression and shares advice on how to honor the hard moments of motherhood.

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