Mama Said With Jamie-lynn Sigler & Jenna Parris

Actress Daniella Monet is here to talk about the joys and challenges of new Mommyhood, balancing work when all you need is rest, the importance of sleep training, and the ups and downs of breastfeeding. Plus, how being vegan has played a part in her role with Sugar Taco and led to the creation of the Kinder Beauty Box. Thank you to this episode's sponsors! The Real Real - Save 20% on select items at therealreal.com with promo code REAL. Audible - Start entertaining your ears now at audible.com/mamasaid or by texting MAMASAID to 500-500. The Goop Lab - Stream the Goop Lab now, only on Netflix.

Actress Christine Lakin and former Bachelor star Deanna Stagliano are here to talk about how to keep the fire burning with your sweetheart even when things can start to test your patience. It’s important to learn ways to reconnect after balancing kids and a busy life can affect your marriage or relationship with your partner. It’s important to do and plan things together, but equally important to take time to yourself. Special thanks to this episode's sponsors! The Real Real - Get 20% off select items now at therealreal.com using promo code REAL. Laurel Springs - Register your child at laurelsprings.com/mama today and receive a waived registration fee. Undercover Tourist - Start planning your next theme park vacation now by visiting undercovertourist.com/mama.   

In a special Mama Said Bonus episode, bestselling author and child development and behavior specialist Betsy Braun Brown talks with the Mamas about the passing of Kobe Bryant and how to best talk with your kids about death and premature death. Because it is an inevitability in life, how can you best handle introducing the topic and help them cope with it in healthy ways?

Parent coach and mindfulness educator Debbie Zeichner talks with the Mamas about how to be present with your child and not taking our time with them for granted. Through positive discipline we learn that parenting is often more about connection rather than correction. Learn effective ways to talk to your kids to help them through their, and your, feelings and problems. Thanks to this episode's sponsors! The Real Real - Get 20% off select items now at therealreal.com using promo cod e REAL. Rothy’s - Go to rothys.com/mama to get your new favorite flats today! Hello Fresh - Go to hellofresh.com/10mama and use code 10mama to get 10 free meals and free shipping! Best Fiends - Download Best Fiends for free now on the apple app store or google play.  

The man, the myth, the legend Bob Saget is in studio with the Mamas talking about raising three daughters, trying to balance being a Dad while working to maintain success in the entertainment industry, and healthy communication with your kids. Plus, his work with the Scleroderma Foundation in helping to raise funds and awareness for the disease and his sister’s story of suffering from it. Special thanks to this episode's sponsors! Ritual - Go to ritual.com/mama to get 10% off for your first three months. The Real Real - Get 20% off select items now at therealreal.com using promo co de REAL. Feals - Get 50% off your first order plus free shipping when you become a member by going to feals.com/mama.  Audible - Start listening with a 30 day free trial, including 1 audiobook and 2 audible originals for free at audible.com/mamasaid. 

What is it like journalist and fellow podcast host Catt Sadler to raise two teenage boys? As our kids grow we’re constantly faced with new challenges…especially when they start to explore their sexuality and become young adults. Plus, doing it all as a single mom can seem almost impossible! Learn why it’s important to let them have their space but also stay in healthy communication with them.   Special thanks to this episode's sponsors! Talkspace - Start 2020 off strong with Talkspace. Get $100 off your first month when you use code MAMA when you sign up. The Real Real - Get 20% off select items now at therealreal.com using promo code REAL. The Goop Lab - The goop Lab with Gwyneth Paltrow, launching on Netflix Jan 24.   

Weelicious founder Catherine McCord joins the Mamas to talk about creating her company from following her dreams, how to inspire your kids to want to eat well, and how her new book “The Smoothie Project” is getting people to fall in love with healthy food. Plus, the importance of setting intentions in your eating and how these approaches can help balance you and your family inside and out. Shout out to this episode's sponsors! Hylands - Find a retailer near you by doing to hylands.com/ear-pain.  The Real Real - Get 20% off select items now at therealreal.com using promo code REAL. Luc BelAire - Get 30% off your first order at lucbelaire.com/mama.  Zola - Get 50% off save the dates with code SAVE50 at zola.com/mama. Plus, get a free personalized paper sample before you purchase!  

A lot of people talk about what it does to us as adults when we have kids and just how much it can change our lives, but we rarely talk about how much it can change our marriages. It’s important to address and understand not just the evolution of ourselves with our kids but the evolution of our relationship to our partners. And most important to remember, there’s no right or wrong way to figure out any of it! Special thanks to this episode's sponsors! Best Fiends - Download Best Fiends now for free on the apple app store or on googleplay. Hello Fresh - Go to HelloFresh.com/10mama and use code 10mama du ring HelloFresh’s New Year’s sale for 10 free meals including free shipping. Ritual - Get 10% off for your first three months at ritual.com/mama.  The Real Real - Shop in-store, online, or download the app, and get 20% off select items with the promo code REAL at therealreal.com .

Jamie and Jenna are rounding out 2019 and welcoming 2020 with their love letters to YOU and to each other. It's been a heck of ride so far on Mama Said, here's to an even more wild and fun one in the year to come! Thanks to Rothy's for sponsoring this episode. Checkout rothys.com/mama to find your new favorite pair of flats!

Holistic nutritionist and lifestyle cleanse expert Elissa Goodman shares her journey of her and her husband’s battles with cancer and how it propelled her into embracing holistic nutrition. Plus, learn some tips and tricks you can apply to your life as you head into the new decade! Special thanks to this episode's sponsors! Crayola - Buy-One-Get-One 50% Off Mess Free Color Wonder with FREE SHIPPING atCrayola.com/MamaSaid.  Hylands - Visit hylands.com/ear-pain to find a retailer near you. Manscaped - Get 20% off plus free shipping with code MAMASAID at manscaped.com .   Prive Revaux - Get 15% off your first purchase at prframes.com using code MAMA15.

Every mom has an opinion, and that’s okay. But sometimes moms judge other moms and the way they raise their kids, and that’s not okay. Mommyhood can be hard enough, so how can we learn to take it easier on ourselves and others? Entrepreneur, activist, and attorney Mandana Dayani is here to help you remember, it’s not about being perfect it’s about finding what works for you and your family. Plus, she’s helping moms get interested and active in voting with, “I’m a Voter.” Thank you to this episode's sponsors! Feals - Become a member and get 50% off by going to feals.com/mama.  Prive Revaux - Get 15% off your first order at prframes.com and use promo code MAMA15. Zola - Build your free wedding website and get $50 toward your registry at zola.com/mama .  

Seed co-founder and co-ceo Ara Katz is hanging out with the Mamas to help break down a balanced approach to keeping you and your kids clean. Seed takes a look at microbiome science in order to improve both people and the planet’s health. Cleanliness is a healthy balance that works for you and your life, not one of two extremes.  Thanks to this episode's sponsors! prframes.comCrayola - Buy one, get one 50% off mess free color wonder plus free shipping at .  American Heart Association - Start making moves at . Sign up for Disney plus today and start streaming all their great content today. Get a $2,500 credit to shop the Zebit marketplace when you sign up today at .   

Writer and creator of the blog, “Life with Greyson and Parker” Chrissy Kelly joins the Mamas to talk about raising two sons with autism and the challenges it presents, but also the joys and things to celebrate that are learned along the way. Special Thanks to this week's sponsors! Prive Revaux - Shop frames at prframes.com and get 15% off with code MAMA15. Crayola - Buy one, get one 50% off mess free color wonder plus free shipping at crayola.com/mama . Canvas People - To get your FREE canvas, text MAMA to 64-000. Just cover shipping and handling. American Heart Association - Start making moves at heart.org . Manscaped - Get 20% off plus free shipping at manscaped.com using code MAMA. Zebit - Get a $2,500 credit to shop the Zebit marketplace when you sign up today at zebit.com/mama .  

Founder of Hello My Tribe, Alex Winkelman sits down with the Mamas to talk about her personal journeys and struggles through motherhood, her MS diagnosis, and the practices she lives by to keep herself thriving and happy. Plus, the founding of Hello My Tribe which works to build a community and village for women who feel they otherwise don’t have support. Special thanks to this episode's sponsors! Sign up for Disney + today and start streaming all their great content now. hylands.com/ear-painRothys - Go to to get your ne w favorite flats in time for the holidays. heart.orgAncestry - Give the gift that can unwrap their history. Go to . 

Jason and Randy Sklar are hanging out with the Mamas talking about what it’s like when your kids get older. It’s one thing to deal with burgeoning personalities, but what about when teenagers start to become young adults? No two kids are alike, but then again neither are any two parenting methods. Thank you to this episodes sponsors! Feals - Become a member and get 50% off your first order at.  Get 30% off your first order at .  zola.com/mama - Go to thrivecausemetics.com/mama and use code MAMA to get 1 5% off. zola.com/mama

Able Jewelry co-founder Barrett Ward joins the Mamas to talk about their company and its mission helping women who were formerly employed in the commercial sex industry. You can help support their mission and Mama Said by checking them out at http://livefashionable.com/mama-said .

Actress and businesswoman Anna Schafer is hanging out with the Mamas to talk about the challenges that come with going from having one kid…to having two. It doesn’t just affect the parent’s emotions but the first kids as well. Learn ways to balance one of life’s most unpredictable curveballs. Thanks to this episode's sponsors! Start making memories now, download the free Family Album appin the app store today! American Heart Association - heart.orgManscaped - Get 20% off plus free shipping at and usecode mama said.  

The Beat Buds Jonny Jonah and Matty Shapiro join the Mamas to talk about their lifelong friendship and discovery of music together, turning passion into business, playing for celebs and their families, and where they’re taking the business. Plus, the Beat Bash!! Thank you to this episode's sponsors! Ancestry - Give the gift that can unwrap their history. Go to .  vetericyn.com/all-inLuc Bel Aire - Get 30% off your first order at . hylands.com/ear-pain

Voice Actress and Author Rachael MacFarlane hangs with the Mamas to talk about the importance of gender neutrality when kids play and letting them be who they are. And combatting the mixed gender messages kids receive about what is, “for boys” or “for girls.”

The Mamas are joined by Jacey Duprie, talking about the hot button topic of breastfeeding. Why are some so adamant about how other parents feed their kids? Everyone’s experience with feeding is different, and it isn’t always necessarily true that “breast is best.” Thank you to this episode's sponsors! feals.com/mamaFamily Album - Start making memories now, download the free Family Album app in the app store today! lucbelaire.com/mamaObe - Get your first month free by singing up at and use promo code MAMASAID. nativeremedies.com