Welcome back to Next Chapter The Podcast! Today's episode is with Liv, who balances being a wife, mama and business owner while her husband's career requires him to be away for weeks at a time. We chat about her unique position being a mom while her husband works out of town, her pregnancy and waiting to tell her husband about it, mom life, marriage counseling and more. We cover so much in today's episode, including: - Her husband's career, his time in Saudi Arabia and why is he gone for weeks at a time - Deciding to start a family - Finding out she was pregnant and waiting to tell her husband until he came home - Her initial reaction to knowing you couldn’t tell her husband she was pregnant right away - Her pregnancy journey - Her labor experience solo parenting routine when he is away - Marriage counseling - What she thinks the hardest adjustment/challenge is when he isn’t there - The community she has and the importance of mom friends And then... - What she would tell a mom-to-be right now, who is in the same position she was in - What she would tell a mom right now, who is in the same position she is in now - What her next chapter looks like + more NEXT CHAPTER COLLECTIVE INFO: Check back every Tuesday for a new episode! Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/nextchapter... Website: ⁠https://thenextchaptercollective.com/⁠ The Shop: ⁠https://thenextchaptercollective.com/... Listen to the podcast on Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0lvbyvs...

Welcome back to Next Chapter The Podcast! Today's episode is with Raylene, a mama to a sweet little boy - who spent 3 years experiencing infertility and IVF. We cover so much in today's episode, including: - Her diagnosis - Her and her husband's journey to becoming parents - When and how she realized that her and her husband may be experiencing infertility - Her IUI experience, the decision to start IVF and how everything progressed from there - “Prep” for IUI and IVF - What her pregnancy experience was like + how mentally difficult those first few months pregnant were - What her favorite part of becoming a mom has been so far - How important creating and growing the mom community was during (and after) her infertility journey And then... - What she would tell a mom/parents right now who are experiencing infertility - What her next chapter looks like + more NEXT CHAPTER COLLECTIVE INFO: Check back every Tuesday for a new episode! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nextchapter... Website: https://thenextchaptercollective.com/ The Shop: https://thenextchaptercollective.com/... Listen to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0lvbyvs...

Welcome back to Next Chapter The Podcast! Today we have a solo episode, recapping the first month of Next Chapter Collective and sharing what's to come. I also chat about the concept of losing yourself in motherhood, and that identity crisis some of us experience. We cover so much in today's episode, including: Next Chapter Collective - A Recap of Month One (the first few podcast guests, the shop's launches and the first two mama walks) - What's Coming (the next few podcast guests, my vision for the shop and some mama walk additions & May's calendar) Losing Yourself As A Mom - Discovering what you based your identity on pre-kids - Identifying the changes, other than having kids, that contributed to your loss of identity - Realizing how much you are prioritizing everyone or everything else over yourself - Finding what outlets (creative, physical, etc.) make you feel like yourself again - Connecting with your inner and higher self - Setting new life goals or life purposes for yourself - Asking yourself what ways you are evolving + more NEXT CHAPTER COLLECTIVE INFO: Check back every Tuesday for a new episode! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nextchaptercollective/ Website: https://thenextchaptercollective.com/ The Shop: https://thenextchaptercollective.com/product-page Listen to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0lvbyvsZCGmonPszjDl9Rc

Welcome back to Next Chapter The Podcast! Today's episode is with Annie, an entrepreneur and owner of multiple businesses AND a mama to her sweet little girl. We cover so much in today's episode, including: Business - Her past and current business ventures - What made her want to become an entrepreneur and how she balances multiple buisnesses - What made her want to start her own real estate agency - What she sees as her biggest accomplishment - Her take on work/life balance, and if it exists for her - What she is the proudest of in her businesses and life Motherhood - What pregnancy journey was like - Her birth story - What her mindset was like after having a different birth experience than she imagined - How her routine/work schedule has changed since having a baby - What the hardest adjustment/change she has been since becoming a mom - The importance of mom friends And then... - What she would a mama right now, who is trying to balance being an entrepreneur as well - What advice she would give a mama who is looking to start her own business + more NEXT CHAPTER COLLECTIVE INFO: Check back every Tuesday for a new episode! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nextchaptercollective/ Website: https://thenextchaptercollective.com/ The Shop: https://thenextchaptercollective.com/product-page Listen to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0lvbyvsZCGmonPszjDl9Rc

Welcome back to Next Chapter The Podcast! Today's episode is with Nicole, a mom of three who lost her second baby at 36 weeks. She shares her story of loss, heartbreak and strength - dealing with pregnancy loss. We cover two articles about both of these topics, and answer questions like: - Etta's story - Her pregnancy and how she lost Etta - Her experience at the hospital, as well as the days and weeks afterward - What helped her heal - How her children have death with Etta's loss and memory - What she would say to Etta - What she would tell other parents who have experienced loss - Deciding to have another baby + more Please give Nicole some love and support, she's a beautiful mama. We're all in this together, mamas. NEXT CHAPTER COLLECTIVE INFO: Check back every Tuesday for a new episode! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nextchaptercollective/ Website: https://thenextchaptercollective.com/ The Shop: https://thenextchaptercollective.com/product-page Listen to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0lvbyvsZCGmonPszjDl9Rc

Welcome back to Next Chapter The Podcast! We are kicking off our mama interviews with Kelsey, a mom of three and social worker. We dive into ALL of the topics when it comes to mental health and the invisible load. We cover two articles about both of these topics, and answer questions like: - Do you think the mental/“invisible load” of a mother is a real thing? - Do you think the mental load moms deal with is greater than the physical exhaustion? - As you have raised your boys, have you ever found yourself replaying your childhood and the way you were raised? - Do you find yourself worrying about “protecting” your boys enough? - Do you find yourself comparing your mothering to others on social media? - What do you think we can do to ease the invisible load of mothers? - What do you think we can do to help our mental health? We're all in this together, mamas.

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