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Happy as a Mother

Erica Djossa

How do I cope with the load of motherhood? How do I raise good humans when I'm just trying to survive? How can I take care of my own mental health? And the biggest question of all: how do I...

Episodes

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268: How to Communicate Your Needs as a Mom with Author Mara Glatzel

Today, we’re revisiting a popular episode from the vault–How to Communicate Your Needs as a Mom with Mara Glatzel, author of Needy . As moms...

00:53:19Jun 11, 2025

267: Building Self-Awareness and Conscious Parenting With Bryana Kappadakunnel, LMFT

Breaking cycles isn’t always easy. But conscious parenting, tuning into yourself, your emotions, your needs, and your childhood, can help. T...

00:50:05Apr 30, 2025

EP 266: Answers for Moms with ADHD With Neuropsychologist Dr. Jeanette Wasserstein

So many moms find themselves struggling with executive functioning and the mental load. It’s common for diagnoses of ADHD to come after havi...

00:50:44Apr 16, 2025

265: Navigating the Medical System and Reproductive Care With Colleen Long and Rebecca Little

When women face pregnancy loss and complex medical complications, it can bring up a lot of emotional turmoil, along with medical and legal c...

00:58:32Apr 2, 2025

264: Navigating Friendships in Motherhood With Anna Goldfarb

It can feel hard to make and maintain friends as a mom–and we often don’t know where to even start. It seems like we should feel more connec...

00:49:17Mar 19, 2025

263: From The Vault: Understanding Sensory Self-Care With Holly Peretz, Pediatric Occupational Therapist

Today, we’re revisiting one of our most popular episodes from the vault–Sensory Self-Care. Life with littles is full of sensory inputs—noise...

00:50:11Mar 5, 2025

262: Understanding Anger Management for Parents Through a Scientific Lens with Dr. Dan Siegel, NYT bestselling author

If we can understand the science behind why we’re experiencing anger, and what our anger is telling us, we can approach it not from a place...

00:54:51Feb 19, 2025

261: The Rise of Stay-at-Home Dads and “Lead Dads” with Paul Sullivan, founder of The Company of Dads

More dads are staying at home or taking a more active role in caregiving than ever before–and many more would like to if workplaces and soci...

00:53:04Feb 5, 2025

260: Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance with Casey Ehrlich, Ph.D., founder of At Peace Parents

If your child is extremely resistant to demands, you might have wondered if pathological demand avoidance–a nervous system dysregulation tha...

00:55:16Jan 22, 2025

259: Handling Tricky Toddler Behavior with Dr. Cathryn Tobin, founder of Healthiest Baby

Knowing how to respond to tricky toddler behavior isn’t always easy. Separation anxiety, preferred parent struggles, impulsivity–it can feel...

00:42:55Jan 8, 2025

258: From the Vault: Emotional Regulation Skills for Moms with Dr. Amber Thornton, host of Know & Grow Podcast

We’re wrapping up our holiday vault series with our top episode from the year! Today we revisit our #1 episode of 2024, “Emotional Regulatio...

00:52:17Jan 1, 2025

257: From the Vault: Postpartum Rage vs. Parental Anger with Dr. Ashurina Ream, founder of Psyched Mommy

We’re continuing our holiday series from the vault, revisiting our top 3 most downloaded episodes of the year! Today, we’re revisiting our s...

00:43:43Dec 25, 2024

256: From the Vault: You’re Not an Angry Mom with Minna Dubin, author of Mom Rage: The Everyday Crisis of Modern Motherhood

As 2024 comes to an end, we’re diving into our vault to revisit our top 3 podcast episodes from the year! Today, we’re revisiting our 3rd mo...

00:49:07Dec 18, 2024

255: Navigating Loneliness in Motherhood with Dr. Jody Carrington, Psychologist and Author

Navigating isolation in motherhood isn’t easy—and it can take a toll on our relationship satisfaction, happiness, and mental health. This we...

00:50:05Dec 11, 2024

254: Pain Management During Shots for Kids with Dr. Jody Thomas, founder of Meg Foundation

The medical community isn’t always trained on pain management for kids—and we might not know where to begin with advocating for it. This wee...

00:56:38Dec 4, 2024

253: Fed is Best and Formula Can Save Lives with Dr. Christie del Castillo-Hegyi, Co-Founder of Fed Is Best Foundation

There was a time when moms weren’t supported on their breastfeeding journey. Now, things have changed a lot—but in some ways, the pendulum h...

00:59:14Nov 27, 2024

252: Making Evidence Based Birth Decisions with Dr. Rebecca Dekker, Founder of Evidence Based Birth

Navigating evidence based birth isn’t easy. Should you move around during labor? Are water births beneficial? What about ongoing electronic...

00:52:25Nov 20, 2024

251: Changing the Way We Value Care Work with Blessing Adesiyan, Founder & CEO of Mother Honestly Group Inc.

Moms are overworked, undervalued, and burnt out. And being defaulted into the care work in the home is a large part of why. But if we can le...

00:57:11Nov 13, 2024

250: The Mental Load of Deciding What to Pack for School Lunch with Megan McNamee, MPH, RDN, Co-Founder of Feeding Littles

Deciding what to pack for school lunch can be hard. There’s so much pressure and perfectionism, interwoven with our own fear and insecurity....

00:52:12Nov 6, 2024

249: A New Approach to Developing Secure Attachment with Dr. Ann Kelley, co-founder of Therapist Uncensored

Secure attachment isn’t created by moms who carry everything on their shoulders and put their needs last. In fact, our children might benefi...

01:02:25Oct 30, 2024