Episodes
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Jenna Worthen is the founder and CEO of the James Martin Company, a political and nonprofit consulting organization. Jenna founded and is the chief curator of the site, “Mom Who Works”, a community of moms who also work. Her new book is titled, “Mom Who Works: The Tools to Redefine What It Means to be a Working Mom (In a World Without Working Dads)”. She has two sons and a daughter with her husband.
In this episode Jenna asks the very important question: why do we refer to mom’s who work as “working moms” yet never refer to dads as “working dads”? Jenna also explains how she built her community of moms who work and how it inspired her new book.
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Krys Malcolm Belc is the author of the recent memoir, “The Natural Mother of the Child: A Memoir of Nonbinary Parenthood”. Krys lives in Philadelphia with his partner and their four young children.
In this episode Krys talks about what inspired him to write his memoir about being a transgender gestational parent and why he wanted people to know he carried two of his kids.
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Michele Wong McSween is a former fashion designer who created the “Gordon & Li Li” children’s book series and app. The series are books that help kids learn Mandarin. Her latest book is “Gordon & Li Li: Colors in Mandarin”. Michele lives in Brooklyn with her husband and three boys.
In this episode Michele discusses the best ways to teach children new languages and she inspires Allie to look into writing a children's book.
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In the Mom Goals episode with Amanda Tice they discussed the concept of “mom brain”. So on today’s episode Allie welcomes health and science journalist Chelsea Conaboy, the author of the new book “Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood”. Chelsea was part of the Boston Globe staff that won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news, for coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings. She is raising her two young sons with her husband in Maine.
Chelsea discusses how we focus on hormones but often neglect to study the brain when it comes to pregnancy and motherhood. She talks about the realities of "mom brain" and how it's a natural but difficult aspect of being a mom.
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For this episode of Mom Goals, Jessica Grose joins the conversation. Jessica is a novelist and an opinion writer for the New York Times. She's the author of the new book, “Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood”. She currently lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two daughters.
Jessica discusses her difficult first pregnancy and all of the research she did for her new book, "Screaming on the Inside".
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Amanda Tice is a curve model, a body positivity advocate, and former TV journalist. She is the author of the new book, “The New Mom Code: Shatter Expectations and Crush It at Motherhood”. Amanda is the mother of her son George.
In this episode Amanda talks about transitioning into a curve model and why she thinks there is too much unspoken about motherhood.
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Vanessa Rissetto is a Registered dietitian and the CEO of the personalized nutrition platform, Culina Health. In 2022 Essence magazine listed her as one of the top 5 black nutritionists that will change the way you think about food. Vanessa is also a mother of two kids.
In this episode, Vanessa discusses the challenges of making your children eat healthy foods and explains the difference between registered dieticians and nutritionists.
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On today's show, Allie talks with the women behind #IMomSoHard. Jen Smedley and Kristin Hensley are the hosts of the #IMomSoHard podcast and webseries. Through their amazing chemistry and humor their viral web series became a successful podcast. They are the authors of the bestselling books 2019’s “#IMomSoHard” and 2021’s “The Meanest of Meanies: A Book About Love”. You can find their tour dates on IMomSoHard.com.
Jen and Kristin discuss how their very open and hilarious conversations about motherhood found an audience and how their respective families have handled the new fame.
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Nikki Oden is a mom coach who runs YourIdealMomLife.com. She hosts the Love Your Mom Life podcast and is author of the new book, “But Definitely Wear Mascara: Hacks to Help You LOVE Your Mom Life (and Yourself) a Little More”. Nikki is also the mother of two kids.
In this edition of Mom Goals, Nikki talks about her journey from being a lawyer to a mom coach. She stresses how important it is for moms to be intentional with their time.
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Cat Osterman is a softball icon. She was the only 3-time Softball player of the year while at the University of Texas, a 6-time professional All-Star, and a Gold and 2-time Silver medalist in the Olympics. Cat was also the first softball player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 2002. She is a stepmom and is currently expecting her first child.
In this episode Cat discusses what she expects while expecting, what being a stepparent taught her, and exactly how competitive she is with her husband.
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Dara Torres is a legend of the Olympics. She's the first swimmer to represent the United States in 5 olympic games starting in 1984. She has 12 total medals including 4 Gold, 4 Silver, and 4 Bronze. Dara is the author of two books, “Age is Just a Number" and “Gold Medal Fitness”. She's also a mom of a teenager.
In this conversation Dara discusses her numerous comebacks in swimming and how motherhood impacted her life. She talks about how she was able to win Olympic medals as a mom in her 40s.
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How tough do you have to be to not only compete in the UFC but do it as the first mom? Cat Zingano is a mixed martial artist currently signed to Bellator MMA, and competing in the Women's Featherweight division. Cat was also the first mom to compete in the UFC and first woman to win a UFC fight by technical knockout. Cat is the mother of a teenage son.
In this episode, Cat discusses her painful journey from competitive wrestling to the world of MMA all while raising a child and dealing with the death of loved ones. She opens up about her son's father's suicide and what she had to go through as a UFC pioneer.
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Alison Désir is a host, athlete, activist, therapist, author, and mom. She hosts the Seattle public television program, “Out & Back with Alison Mariella Désir” and co-founded Harlem Run, a collective of runners in New York City. Alison is also the author of the new book “Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us”.
In this conversation Alison goes into detail about her difficult pregnancy and how our culture doesn't prepare women for the realities of giving birth. She also discusses the problems facing athletes of color.
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Natalie Diaz is an expert on raising twins. After she gave birth to her twins in 2004 she realized there weren’t nearly enough resources for twin parents. In 2009 she created Twiniversity, an online resource for parents of twins. The site now reaches over 2 million families a year in over 150 countries, making it the largest global resource of parenting twins. Natalie hosts two podcasts, Twiniversity and Twins Tale. She is also the author of 2013's “What to Do When You're Having Two”.
In this episode Natalie discusses her own twin journey and how she had dedicated her life to help parents of twins. Allie gets to use Natalie as a springboard for a multitude of twin-related questions.
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Purvi Padia is the Founder of Purvi Padia Design, an NYC-based residential interior design firm. In 2018 Purvi teamed up with UNICEF USA to launch Project LION, an organization that helps improve the lives of orphaned and displaced children in India. The organization has already helped over 600K children. Purvi also has two children of her own.
In this conversation Purvi talks about how her childhood trips to India inspired her need to help the displaced children she had seen there. She discusses how difficult it is for her to try to adopt a child in India as well. Also her daughter Reven has started her own organization called House of neveRland and she makes an appearance later in the episode too.
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Jenna Wolfe is a journalist and personal trainer you know from NBC’s Today Show where from 2007 to 2015 she spent time as a correspondent and Sunday co-anchor. Recently she was the co-host of FS1's, First Things First. She’s also the author of 2015’s "Thinner in 30: Small Changes That Add Up to Big Weight Loss in Just 30 Days". She and her wife, Stephanie Gosk, have two daughters.
In this episode of Mom Goals Jenna discusses what it was like getting back into shape after giving birth to her two daughters. Find out what happens when Jenna asks Allie to do one of her workouts.
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Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger are soccer's power couple. Ali played for Penn State and is a 2-time World Cup winner, an Olympian and currently plays for the NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League. Ashlyn is a retired professional soccer player who won 3 national championships at the University of North Carolina, she’s a 2 time World Cup Champion and an Olympian. Ali and Ashlyn have been married since 2019. Together they host the podcast, “The Most Important Thing” and they are raising their son and daughter.
In this episode Ashlyn and Ali discuss their roller coaster adoption story and the words of wisdom Michelle Obama personally taught them.
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New mom Allie Long goes all in on all the ways becoming a mom turns your life upside-down; from your relationship to your body to identifying developmental milestones (without panicking) to staying competitive in your field–with the help of occasional friends and experts along the way.
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