In today’s episode, we are providing proof that there is no need to compare or compete when it comes to finding your place in podcasting and in parenting. I teamed up with fellow podcast host Kaila Maguire to do a very cool crossover episode. Check it out! Kaila is a teacher turned stay-at-home parent who currently lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and son. After going through pregnancy and the fourth trimester Kaila started Parent Tell, a podcast dedicated to sharing all types of pregnancy and parenting experiences, but particularly those that are not yet discussed enough in the mainstream. Pregnancy and the fourth trimester were very isolating, jarring, and just plain sucky at times for Kaila; a lot of this had to do with the fact that she simply didn’t know what she didn’t know. Movies, tv, and most friendly conversations about pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting barely scrape the surface of what life is often like during such a transformational time. Kaila didn’t want birthing people and new parents to feel the way she did, and so Parent Tell was born on November 6, 2020. Through her podcast Kaila provides a safe and inclusive space to parent and tell about it. It is Kaila’s hope that candid conversations about birth, postpartum, and the mental load of parenting, to name a few, will help to normalize the often hard to discuss realities of raising a child, resulting in more support, grace, and acknowledgement for parents.
In her spare time Kaila enjoys supporting new parents with a listening and empathetic ear, dancing in the kitchen with her family, and smashing the patriarchy any chance she can get. The toddler mom recently became a certified birth educator and is now offering birth classes through her new venture, Not Your Mama’s Birth Class. Classes are available in person (in the D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia area) as well as virtually! Kaila is excited about these classes as they are honest, detailed, and aim to empower birthing people and their partners.
