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Meet Alyssa. Early childhood educator, founder of Seed and Sew and host of Voices of Your Village podcast. She’s passionate about building emotional intelligence as young as infancy, and her ‘show up as you are’ approach welcomes people into her village to get support at all ages and stages. Hear more for her expert advice on helping our tiny humans (children!) build their own emotional toolkit.
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Meet Neva. Business owner, accountant and mom to 4 adopted, multi-racial children. Neva shares an inspiring story of her son, Alex, who is a trans-youth.
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Meet Melissa - Mom to seven and a LGBTQ activist. Melissa talks about being a mother to a transgender youth, their journey through the transition, adjusting to a new identity and the importance of supporting our kids through these life changing choices.
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Meet Haley. A military spouse, mom to two and postpartum doula. She talks about how she got diagnosed with bipolar manic and how that has affected the choices she’s had to make personally and professionally.
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Meet Joey and Jesse. They share their story of being a gay couple, choosing to have a baby via a surrogate, the hesitations that came with it, and what life is like in this unconventional setup, for their son Sebastian.
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Meet Mercedes. TV personality, real estate professional, and mother to Shams Francis. Mercedes talks about being a mother in the public eye and how that affects the choices she makes for herself and her family.
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Meet Laura. Senior tech strategist, fertility advocate and mom to Owen. She shares her story on going through 11 rounds of IVF and 33 embryo transfers in order to have her son. It's a story of perseverance, resilience and determination to make a choice that is physically and emotionally demanding.
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Meet Marianna. Mother, cancer survivor and founder of a sustainable children’s clothing brand. She shares her inspiring story of overcoming an unusual type of cancer, and then making an unconventional choice to move abroad when she was 7 months pregnant. Change can be terrifying but Marianna shares how she never lets fear prevent her from making significant changes in her life.
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Meet Sophie. Mom to two girls, wine entrepreneur and owner of a spectacular vineyard estate at very the top of Sonoma Mountain. In our conversation, I talk to Sophie about her journey to starting Sophie James Wine, balancing entrepreneurship with motherhood and the beauty of following your passion.
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Meet Sarah: Author, musician, and mom to two. Sarah talks about her decision to have both her children via a home birth, a choice made by less than 1% of pregnant women in the United States. She talks about why she thought it was right for her and how childbirth changed her perspective on her own capabilities.
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Meet Julie: Humanitarian worker, mom to one and stepmom to two kids. Julie talks about her journey from the Scottish countryside, to war zones and finally San Francisco to be with the love of her life. She shares what it’s like to have an unconventional path to becoming a mother and how she’s made it work.
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Meet Sarah A. Development advisor, equality advocate and mom to two. We talk about her choice to breastfeed her daughter till she was over 5 years and also to co-sleep with both her kids. Sarah offers a great perspective on extended breastfeeding and why it’s best to make choices that are right for your family.
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Meet Rachel. Writer, Journalist and storyteller. She shares her story on why she chose to exclusively breastfeed her son starting from the day he was born. Rachel talks about the importance of having clarity around the kind of parents we want to be and the pitfalls of making choices just to please others.
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Meet Monica. Mom to three biological children and foster parent to five. Monica shares her story of living a life of intentionality and purpose. One where she and her husband deeply care about giving vulnerable children a home and their family.
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Meet Emma. Mom to her two sons and gestational surrogate to two other children. Emma talks about why she chose to become a surrogate, what makes the process challenging and why it matters to her, especially as she thinks about the values she is modeling for her own children.
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Meet Astaire. Mom to six kids. From being a teen mom to twins, a single mom with four kids, and now married with six kids, we talk about her journey as a mother. Astaire talks about the deliberate choices she has had to make given her large family and how that affects her life.
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Meet Anjali (again!). She was the first guest on our podcast and talked about her choice to travel the world for 7 months with her husband and two toddlers. Many adventures and explorations later, Anjali is back to talk about how her choice played out.
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Meet Elena. Mother to Wynter and Nova. Winter has Down’s Syndrome and in our conversation we talked about the choices Elena and her family has had to make to have a child with special needs.
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Meet Melisa. An adventure seeker, a business owner and a mom. She shares her birth story and why she was unable to stick to her choice of how she wanted to deliver her baby. We talked about the choices we are told to make, the ones we want to make and ultimately the choices we have to make.
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Meet Jaime. She had to make an incredibly difficult decision to amputate her daughter’s leg when she was 18 months old. Jaime talks about how nothing prepares you for choices like this, the importance of perspective and how her family stays positive even on rough days.
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