Jenn Taylor #rerouting

After several miscarriages, we took the in vitro route.  Even before Gabriel was born, he was saddled with multiple disabilities (physical, mental, genetic), so I like to discuss the problems for parents in similar situations when navigating their attempts to secure assistance, services, or equipment for children in need.  It's my hope that our journey in this maze will help others as they begin their own. I am a retired college English instructor who continues with the occasional class. I have been busy publishing my own books over the past several years (four books of poetry, a collection of short stories, and several manuscripts currently under construction). FIND HIM HERE: https://www.mywriteronline.net/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

- I am a mom of two kids, ages 7 and 3 at the time of the podcast  - For me, one of the hardest parenting transitions was maintaining a sense of self as a working parent, and finding time for the things important to me.  Travel was always a big one.  - Before kids, travel was how I stayed grounded and inspired and connected to my dreams and life goals. It was how I reduced stress, and cleared my head.   - Traveling with kids can be harder, full of chaos -- but I learned it can do the same thing.   - After my youngest had surgery on his cleft lip at 8 months old, during COVID, we were exhausted.  We took an incredible family trip together and really reconnected, and came back with more energy and enthusiasm for life.  - After that trip, I decided to pivot from my career as a lawyer to launch a family travel company.   My goal is to encourage parents who value travel to keep taking those trips with kids -- and to help them do it  in a way THEY enjoy too.  It doesn't have to be all about the kids. It can be

SPECIAL RELEASE LOCAL EPISODE!  I am a homebirth midwife and mother to a 2.8 year old, Max! I completed my apprenticeship and began my primary practice in the middle of a global pandemic! I experienced pregnancy and postpartum in 2020-2021 while I was still actively in my homebirth apprenticeship and supporting doula clients.  I have held space for birth in many different settings since 2017 starting and a doula and I also specialize in perinatal pilates which I incorporate with my clients from preconception on.  My mission as a midwife and mother is to help families make educated and informed decisions around their choice in childbirth and parenting. I offer online childbirth courses and prenatal fitness programs. I also have a birth deck of cards that should be finished by the time of our podcast! FIND HER HERE: www.expectingwithemily.com Instagram.com/expectingwithemily --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

SPECIAL RELEASE LOCAL EPISODE!  I quit my career for Motherhood  13 yrs as an Architect to Stay at Home Mom Mom died before I knew I was pregnant the first time 6 yrs of severe Postpartum Depression  This Stay at Home Mom thing wasn’t for me! Lessons learned: all about Self-Care (no one is going to care for me except me). Feeling called to empower other moms to find their own self-care, all while discovering my own identity again. Oh the Mom Guilt!!! Realizing that I truly do GET to fill myself first so that I CAN be the Mom I always wanted to be.  Now with 2 teenage boys, they call me out when they notice I’m slacking on my self-care.  I have the BEST kids! I know everyone probably says that lol.  Known as Your Self-Care Concierge I help people take care of themselves on every level - physical, mental, emotional & spiritual - so they can do what they were put on the planet to do.  Bestselling author, international speaker & retreat host, and network marketing skeptic turned successful lea

SPECIAL RELEASE LOCAL EPISODE!  Jamie Vaughn is a retired school teacher, bonus mom of 3 adult children, wife to her amazing husband, Farrell, dog-mom, and “Glamma” to 2 granddaughters.  Jamie is a recent breast cancer survivor, who is a fierce advocate for other breast cancer patients and survivors. Her journey has been an emotional struggle and still is, at times, in her survivorship, yet she does recognize all of the silver linings as well.  Aside from her mother’s death only 4 years ago, which was downright gut-wrenching, breast cancer has been a whole new level of trauma.  Jamie has shared her story through social media, podcasts, and news programs. She holds a lot of space for others too.  She has her own podcast called “Test Those Breasts!” where she holds important conversations with patients, survivors, caregivers, multiple types of therapists, and a myriad of medical providers, including surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, and nurses, in order to provide much-needed support.  On her podcast, she an

~Tough time getting pregnant due to an undiagnosed thyroid condition, Hashimotos.  ~Birth trauma (My daughter wasn't breathing when she was born so she was taken to the NICU immediately with my husband and I broke my tailbone during delivery, so recovering was unique/challenging in many ways)  ~Self-care after birth was non-existent and that's the way I thought it should be. Give everything to your child, nothing remains yours, that's what motherhood is.  ~After digging myself out of the darkness of postpartum depression I was determined to change the narrative on self-care for all mothers! ~I created The Great Days For Mom Method Program to empower moms to prioritize their own physical, mental & emotional health for just 2% of the day so that they can tame the chaos of motherhood, have more energy and ultimately experience more joy, resulting in MORE GREAT DAYS!  I am an experienced personal trainer, yoga instructor, CEO & business owner, but most importantly, a mother. Becoming a mother

SPECIAL RELEASE LOCAL EPISODE!  - Mom at 16, step-mom, and surprise baby at 20, paternal infertility - Four-time surrogate - She currently works as a director at SurrogateFirst - She is a pro-life surrogate - Ashley is very well-known in the surrogacy industry for her work advocating for all surrogates  Surrogacy and religion:  Ashley Mareko is a four-time surrogate who is pro-life and was working in ministry during her first surrogacy journey and part of her second surrogacy journey. Due to her employment agreement, she had to get approval from a board and the pastors. She loves religion and has studied religion and their origins for more than 20 years. Her current Baptist church is okay with surrogacy, as long as all embryos have a chance at life.  FIND HER HERE: https://www.instagram.com/ashleysurrogatefirst/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@surro1st.ash?lang=en Surrogacy Awareness Month is March and here is some INFO! There has been a 400% increase in Black and Latina surrogates: More single wo

1. How to reignite fulfilling communication after years of only talking about kids and the to-do list. 2. How to reconnect as a couple when parenting leaves you depleted and exhausted. 3. How to restart sexy time that doesn't require the bedroom. 4. Post-baby changes that every couple should know are healthy and will pass. 5. Reconnecting as a couple post-parenting. Dr Liz personal share: 1st time Mom surprised even herself when she started pretending to be asleep and kicking her husband awake when their new baby daughter woke up crying for food or diapers.  Reconnecting as a couple post-parenting is possible, and it begins with nurturing one's relationship. What if you could spend ONLY six weeks using a proven process that 100s of couples are on the brink of divorce and certain they couldn’t reclaim their love to rapidly reconnect and restore their loving connection and commitment to one another?  That’s my Couples Smart Restart. A 6-week intensive using my signature connection process to walk you an

-First pregnancy in 2014, ended in miscarriage, no heartbeat at 9 weeks. -Second pregnancy in 2015, at 12 weeks was sent to a specialist - baby had a rare chromosomal defect called Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (1:50,000 chance of happening) and we decided to terminate at 15 weeks. -Third pregnancy again in 2015, this time a healthy baby girl, now age 7. -Began trying again in 2018...no luck for 2-3 years. -Fourth pregnancy finally in 2021, after secondary infertility, baby boy born healthy in 2022. -As a parent, I run my own coaching business, have the baby home with me two days a week, and try to manage it all - making a full time salary on part-time hours, being present for my kid or business, and it's a lot. -The large age difference between children does help at times! I'm a career/business coach. I coach women on taking their corporate experience and building a lifestyle/freelance business with their skills. FIND HER HERE: www.corporate2contract.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirimohan/ https://ww

SPECIAL RELEASE LOCAL EPISODE! Parenting journey has been varied:  *a child at 16 that I gave up for adoption * a son at 20, pregnancy was easy, but he was breech at 36 weeks and was turned by the doctor. I had contractions from that point on until he was born at 40 weeks. Became a single mom when he was 3.  * a son at 38, pregnancy was normal except the geriatric point of view constantly wanting to do ultrasounds and tests. Began having contractions around 37 weeks, natural birth 2 days after the due date. *Have 2 step daughters, my husband and I got married when they were 17 and 19 so that has been an interesting journey.  I have 2 different businesses. As a sole-entrepreneur I have been a freelance writer and educator for almost 10 years. I write copy for others in the wellness field. Both my clients and my writing is focused around using herbs, and aromatherapy to support overall health. A few of my clients focus on women's issues around perimenopause and menopause. As a couple we have started a farm

--I was a single mom after a divorce and raised my daughter Kate on my own. --We moved every few years as I was recruited in the corporate resort business. I wanted to provide the best life possible for Kate so lots of soul searching to define a move as the next best thing for Kate and myself.  --I recently wrote a book called "The Joy of Servant Motherhood. One mom's journey. Through storytelling skills, I share how to create a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment for your children while promoting their growth and development.  --By adopting a servant leadership approach, I allow Mom's to discover how to lead with strength, love, and confidence, turning her insecurities into confidence and empowering her to lead from the heart.  --“The Joy of Servant Motherhood” is filled with actionable tips and suggestions that you can use right away to create the supportive, loving atmosphere you desire in your home. I do workshops, events, speaking and inspiring others on how to lead from the heart--

- 2016 Jessica discover's v-steaming; she and Andrew set out to develop the world's best home electronic v-steam seat - 2017 Married in an beautiful outdoor ceremony in Warwick, NY; fire in September that year forces us to move out. Blessing in disguise, we figured out how to work remotely and moved to a small 250 year old cottage rental in upstate NY - 2018 We decide together its time to try for a child! Very intentional process with ovulation tracking,"spirit baby" meditations to call in our child to be, and of course vaginal steaming... - Month 4 we conceived - Crazy whirlwind over next 7 months exploring care provider options - birth center --> OB --> hospital holistic OB -- hospital midwife --> finally ending up on homebirth w/ midwife and doula - 7/11/19 our daughter Yarrow is born at home "in a bubble" totally miraculous beautiful home birth - a couple stitches, postpartum care at home... postpartum steaming, lochia... - 1.5 years later miscarriage, then documenting

SPECIAL RELEASE LOCAL EPISODE! Conceived my daughter while living on a cruise ship.  Was stationary in ca for 6 months. From 7 months pregnant til 4 mo old baby. Then flew internationally and lived out of suitcases for the first 4 years of my kids life.  Worked with a midwife in Santa Rosa. Was in a birth center- went into labor Monday eve. Used nitrous for pain. Transferred to a hospital Thursday night. Had a c- section Friday at 9:30 am. Hospital water heater broken. No shower.  Janet Lansbury is a huge resource from my psychologist on how to transfer my psychological growth onto parenting.  Kids are not giving us a hard time, rather they are having a hard time.  I get complimented regularly on being a “good mom” which I attribute to my own emotional/ mindfulness/ empathetic self growth and work I was a sick kid with allergies and specialists. I applied all my gut health knowledge onto my kiddo. She is super healthy. No allergies. Well regulated. I was asked by her preschool to give a little all to the othe

* ex-wife was an only child, her mother was an only child, her grandmother was an orphan * went through multiple fertility treatments resulting in our son * after several miscarriages, we decided to adopt from China, bringing home our daughter * both kids chose to pursue military academies; son graduated from the Naval Academy in 2020, daughter is in the Air Force Academy Class of 2025 In addition to my full-time job (student media manager at Bowling Green State University), I have consulting clients (long-term clients have involved social media, communications management, content creation among other things). I also maintain two blogs (one for each of the two aforementioned military academies) and have published two books, hoping that a third will be complete by Oct. 2023. FIND HIM HERE: https://mykidthemid.com/ https://mykidthecadet.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachkarl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachkarl19067/  https://www.facebook.com/KarlSmithAuthor LinkedIn: coachkarl --- Se

SPECIAL RELEASE LOCAL EPISODE! What I’ve been working on lately with my kids (and husband) is to stay in the place of love, and holy shit is it hard! We’ve been having meaningful conversations with Tayla (15) and allowing emotional expressions from her and the twins (Hazelleia + Hunter, 9). We’ve been learning to acknowledge, pause, listen, be curious, and let go of our judgments and reactions. Again, hard! But so good in the way of growth.  I can weave in info about their energies and share stories. Whatever you want, let’s go off-roading!  As the Cosmic Prosperity Activator, I guide individuals, couples, and business owners to align who they are with what they want so they achieve sustainable prosperity. I use out of the box thinking, Human Design, Gene Keys, energy work, intuition, and strategy to support clients with innerstanding their relationship with self and money. Together, we navigate the energetic currents beneath their business, life, and money. I use Human Design and the Gene Keys to support you

SPECIAL RELEASE LOCAL EPISODE! - Divorced when my son was 1, got back together, remarried and divorced again in 1 year. - My son's dad moved to Utah and my son wanted to go in Junior High. Long battle.  - Straight A full ride college scholarship down the drain during Covid.  - Son got heavily into drugs. I waited for a call that he had overdosed or committed suicide. - Son got clean and worked for me so I could teach him to be an entrepreneur. - Now he is a motivated businessman and we are extremely close.  I am a passionate Image Coach who teaches women to fall in love with themselves from the inside and then I show them how to style themselves from the outside.  I am the founder of a women's Social Club and I now own Jazzericse Reno.  I am all about taking care of your confidence through fashion, food, fitness, faith and fun! I am also a self champagne expert. :) FIND HER HERE: www.ishainspired.com All social media is Isha Inspired --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/

How hard could it be? That's what Gabriele thought when she became a first-time parent. As a pediatric speech therapist, she thought she had the skills to make motherhood easy. Little did she know. *Postpartum depression is hard *There were lots of "parenting rules" she got to sift through (and get rid of) *There's a reason that sleep deprivation is used a form of torture * There's a reason that babies are cute (it's so that you won't throw them out the window!) *Typical development is a miracle. Gabriele is a speech therapist and parent coach. She is the owner and Head Toddler Whisperer at SpeechKids, a private online speech therapy practice serving families both in and outside the DC Metro area. She is also the co-founder of Raising Orchid Kids, a parent education and coaching practice Gabriele is passionate about showing families how to help their Orchid Kids (kids who need a little bit “extra”) thrive and not just survive. She works with children and their families 1:1 and

SPECIAL RELEASE LOCAL EPISODE NEVADA! - mother of 2 - became a parent in 2016 - raised by a single father of 4 - ended my 9yr military career during my first pregnancy - started doula journey in 2018 ABOUT TIARA: Small Business Marketing Firm (12yrs)  Doula Practice (2021)  FIND HER HERE: www.thephenomenalmama.com www.sumnumarketing.com www.sumnusolutionszone.com https://www.facebook.com/PNMMama https://www.instagram.com/thepnmmama/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

I'm a mom of 3. 14, 12 (both girls) and 10 (boy).  I am a relationship and sexuality expert and author of Not Tonight, Honey: Why women actually don't want sex and what we can do about it.  I believe we can reclaim our power through our sexuality and I help clients infuse passion and creativity into their lives by helping them uncover what's preventing them from connecting with their priorities and purpose.  FIND HER HERE:  www.courtneyboyercoaching.com www.instagram.com/courtneyboyercoaching https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneyboyercoaching/ https://www.facebook.com/courtneyboyercoaching --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

SPECIAL RELEASE LOCAL EPISODE! -I struggle with vaginismus  -Really really wanted to get pregnant but still struggled with vaginismus  -Took 5-6 months to conceive  -Had a beautiful birth center birth  -Struggled with breastfeeding  -Had 4 doctor/lactation appointments and no one could figure out my problems -Switched to formula at 7 months  -We thought it would take longer to get pregnant again and so decided to start trying when our oldest was 9-10 months -Got pregnant during the first month of trying -Had a hospital water-birth with an amazing provider  -hemorrhaged and my midwife had to dig clots out of my uterus (extremely painful and hard with my vaginismus) -Similar story breastfeeding this baby  -Now I’m raising two wonderful, crazy toddlers -I fell absolutely in love with the birth process while pregnant with my first  -Decided to become a doula to support other mamas  -Moved to Nevada from Utah shortly after finishing my doula training  -Have struggled adjusting to the cultural differences in the bi