Extraordinary Moms Podcast

My guest is Laura Hernandez and she has some great ideas for you about setting up efficient and effective systems in your home to help you and your kids THRIVE! She and her husband Tony are raising ten exceptional children in the Dallas area. In the past four and a half years, they have added six new children to their family... three biologically and three through adoption. Needless to say, sh...

My guest today is Retha Nichole. If you feel overwhelmed and keep running up against stumbling blocks, this episode is for you. She is a business and life coach based in Birmingham and a fantastic mom, as well. She is going to share practical, accessible coaching tips for moms. From the busy business owner mom to the stay at home mom. Sunday Planning is the plan that will help them find the ma...

My guest today is Lisa Appelo. What do you do when you are suddenly navigating a life you didn’t sign up for? Lisa Appelo understands deeply. She’s experienced the raw emotions and uncertainty that come when everything falls apart. Lisa went to bed married and woke up a widow and single mom to seven children. She wrestled with impossible questions about her future–and then found life-changing a...

Today's guest is Congresswoman Marjorie Margolies. She's a mom of 11, including the being the first single American woman to adopt internationally. She is the mother in-law of Chelsea Clinton, grandma to 21, author of 5 books, and a 5x author. Margolies shares the arc of her remarkable career in her new memoir, "And How Are the Children? (https://www.amazon.com/How-Are-Children-Frontlines-Mothe...

My guest today is one of my most favorite food Instagrammers... Laney Schwartz of Life is But a Dish. Laney has two major passions in her life - teaching and cooking. After teaching elementary students, Laney turned to teaching in a new form through her food blog. Since day one, her mission has been to help busy home cooks gain confidence in the kitchen. Laney’s style of instilling confidence i...

My best friend wrote a book and it's amazing! Alison Faulkner (http://www.instagram.com/thealisonfaulkner) is the author of "You're Already Awesome (https://www.amazon.com/Youre-Already-Awesome-Silence-Greatness/dp/0063075962/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1662139276&sr=8-1) ," and if you are in need of some mental shifts... this book is for you. Today we're chatting about how the mess...

(https://extraordinarymomspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/jenny.jpg) My guest today is the amazing Jennifer Hubbard, who is mom of two and the executive director of the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary and Foundation (https://www.cvhfoundation.org/) . Jenny founded the organization in memory of her late daughter Catherine who was a victim of the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012. De...

(https://extraordinarymomspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/lauren.jpg) My guest today is Lauren Barrett. She is a multi-passionate mom, teaching students who are deaf and hard-of-hearing, coaching cross country, blogging about mindful/positive parenting, and as of recently writing an inclusive children's book called Henry's Hiccups (https://www.amazon.com/Henrys-Hiccups-Lauren-Barrett/dp...

(https://extraordinarymomspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/brigette.jpg) Brigitte Shipman is my guest today and she is going to share How to Get to Joy and Resilience When You're Hit with Life Tsunamis. She shares her journey of raising her son Joseph (who is now 29) with autism and how she found joy and resilience in spite of many challenges along the way. Her new book  is "Mother’s Gui...

(https://extraordinarymomspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/lindsay.jpg) My guest today is Lindsay Foley. She's a mom of four, who got the unexpected news last year that her daughter had a rare form of cancer. This conversation reminds us of how life can flip on a dime, but no matter what, you truly can endure even the hardest of challenges. She also shares how she started a small pie bak...

(https://extraordinarymomspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/kim-1.jpg) Today my guest is Kimberly Beam-Holmes. She's an adoptive mom and she’s also the CEO of Marriage Helper (https://marriagehelper.com/) , where they celebrate more than 70% success rate of saving marriages. She believes that ANY marriage could be saved from divorce. According to Kimberly, there are 4 phases to falling in...

(https://extraordinarymomspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/whit.jpg) My guest today is Whitney English. Whitney English, author of A More Beautiful Life (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.amazon.com/More-Beautiful-Life-Five-Step-Approach/dp/0785251928/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=__;!!PH0vZokp8wwQNw!lZoW7mDDyFeidrBKBm4dCNYgBbglEqJs_YIHlnSro_6_lOsD1cbteCGPJYTODgtkqiZmI...

(https://extraordinarymomspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/karin-2.jpg) My guest is Karin Jakubowski. Dr. Jakubowski is a well-respected international influencer on helping kids live happier, healthier lives. She has touched the lives of thousands of families in multiple states with her ability to connect and help kids experience success from challenging behaviors. With a doctorate...

(https://extraordinarymomspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/shauna.jpg) My guest today is one of my favorite authors, Shauna Niequist. Not only was it incredible to talk about her new book "I Guess I Haven't Learned that Yet", but talking motherhood with her was an absolute pleasure. She is so wise and real, and I think that's why she is so beloved by so many. Check out her new book and e...

(https://extraordinarymomspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kelsey.jpg) My guest today is back for her third time... Kelsey Nixon. Today we're talking about welcoming her daughter Penny via gestational carrier during the pandemic. You will love hearing that update! We also talk about her new podcast, Kitchen Prescription and her incredible new recipe community Recipe Club (definitely try ...

(https://extraordinarymomspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/jessie.jpg) You won't believe my guest's story today. Jessie Boeckmann flew to Ukraine to bring home her second daughter via gestational surrogate. On Feb 22, her daughter was born in Kyiv and on Feb 24, she started hearing the bombings from the Russian invasion. She knew they had to get out quickly. And so began her journey out ...

Re-air with Down Syndrome mom x2 Mollie Glasgow!

World Down Syndrome Day! Re-air with Heather Avis of the Lucky Few

Re-air of my amazing episode with Terah Jones, mom to Indy Llew!

Re-Air with Down Syndrome mom, Jill Hodges.

Re-air of interview with Oakley Peterson from Nothing Down About it, who has a son with Down Syndrome.

(https://extraordinarymomspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/heather-1.jpg) My guest is Heather Evans. She battled infertility for 4 years and then became pregnant with boy/girl twins (Hannah and Gavin) via their fourth round of IVF and an egg donor. She went into premature labor and delivered them at 24 weeks, 1 day (1.5 pounds each). They spent four months in the NICU including 7 weeks o...

(https://extraordinarymomspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/tara-miko.jpg) My guest today is Tara Miko Ballentine. Tara has an interesting story, with 25 years of marketing skills, and past professional experiences – from working with Maria Shriver to the Kardashians – to now changing the way we think about parenting. She finally started her passion project, Bright Littles, to “talk” pare...