Episode #37 of the MMP – Alaena Haber of Grazed and Enthused

By | 2018-02-20T20:01:36-08:00 February 20th, 2018|Health, Podcast|

"Real Talk about Autoimmunity, Infertility, and Postpartum Self Care with Alaena Haber of Grazed and Enthused" In this episode, Jess sits down with Alaena Haber of Grazed and Enthused to talk about EVERYTHING.  We deep dive into what living with an Autoimmune condition is like, how it can be affected during pregnancy and postpartum, and [...]

Episode #36 of the MMP – Evie’s First Eats

By | 2018-02-12T17:04:32-08:00 February 14th, 2018|Podcast|

"Evie's First Eats" In this episode, Laura sits down for the first solo episode of the Modern Mamas Podcast to talk all about her current adventures in Evie's first foods. Using primarily baby led weaning (though not an expert on it), Laura is following her gut and Evie's lead when it comes to introducing foods [...]

Episode #35 of the MMP – Kiersten Peterson: I Had a Miscarriage

By | 2018-02-05T08:23:57-08:00 February 7th, 2018|Podcast|

"Guest Interview - Kiersten Peterson: I Had a Miscarriage" In this episode, Jess and Laura sit down with Kiersten Peterson of Vibrant Life Army Wife, as she shares her story of her two miscarriages. Kiersten is opening up and starting a dialogue about a topic that has for so long been considered taboo, and in [...]

Episode #34 of the MMP – Michelle Carlson of Peace and Parenting

By | 2018-01-30T09:08:59-08:00 January 31st, 2018|Podcast|

"Guest Interview - Michelle Carlson from Peace and Parenting" In this episode, Jess chats with Michelle Carlson from Peace and Parenting all about trading in bribes, threats, and consequences and focusing on connection versus control in the parent-child relationship. If you've ever found yourself in the middle of power struggles with your child, wondering if [...]

Episode #33 of the MMP – Modern Dad: Tim Gaertner

By | 2018-01-24T14:47:47-08:00 January 24th, 2018|Podcast|

"Modern Dad: Tim Gaertner" In this episode of The Modern Mamas Podcast Jess sits down with her husband of 6 years, and baby daddy, Tim. Hopped up on all the coffee, they tackle your listener questions! Tune in as Jess and Tim discuss things like why it's hard for men to communicate, how Tim supported [...]

Episode #32 of the MMP – Modern Dad: Rusty Bruner

By | 2018-01-24T14:52:29-08:00 January 17th, 2018|Health, Motherhood, Podcast|

"Modern Dad: Rusty Bruner" In this episode of The Modern Mamas Podcast I sit down with my wonderful husband and daddy to our Evie Wilder. My love and partner in all things joins me for our first ever dad episode! Rusty and I spent a Friday night date night at home with our sleeping babe, sipping [...]

our favorite baby (and kid) essentials

By | 2024-08-05T04:55:47-08:00 January 8th, 2018|Health, Motherhood, Movement and Play|

*Updating this post now that Indie Bo has joined our world 4 years later* Looking for forest school gear? Scroll to the bottom! After an impromptu Instagram story of Evie's nursery (which we never actually used for her to sleep in), I got overwhelmingly positive feedback in favor of this exact post, so here goes [...]

Episode #29 of the MMP – New Year Growth Mindset

By | 2018-01-03T19:31:05-08:00 December 27th, 2017|Podcast|

"New Year Growth Mindset" In this episode of The Modern Mamas Podcast we share our thoughts on New Years traditions, resolutions, and how we plan to tackle 2018 with a growth mindset! We are SO thankful for an amazing first year of the Modern Mamas Podcast and to have you as a part of our [...]

Episode #28 of the Modern Mamas Podcast – Dr. Erica on Baby Moves

By | 2017-12-19T19:15:30-08:00 December 20th, 2017|Podcast|

"Guest Interview - Dr. Erica Boland on Baby Development"  In this episode of The Modern Mamas Podcast we are talking all about how we can help our babies move the way nature intended for a lifetime of functional movement and core strength! Download in iTunes HERE & on Stitcher HERE! Erica Boland, DC works as a Chiropractor [...]

counting macros and the postpartum period

By | 2017-11-30T12:07:29-08:00 November 30th, 2017|Health, Nutrition, reflections, The Mind|

THIS IS IMPORTANT: This is my anecdotal recollection of my own unique experience, partly because I think it's important to share my experience about a topic that many mamas think about, and partly because it feels good to me to write down my thoughts so that I can look back at them in the future [...]