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The Motherhood MetamorphosisBrittany Meng: Season 5 Wrap up + Podcast FinaleLove this episode? Send me a message here!Hey friends, this is the season 5 wrap up episode where I share stats and reflections on the past season--but it's more than that too. This is the final episode of The Motherhood Metamorphosis Podcast. It's been an amazing 3 years since I began this podcast in 2021. In this episode, I share my heart about the podcast and some really exciting behind-the-scenes hopes and dreams that are going on in my own life. Special shout outs to guests who have been on the podcast multiple times throughout the...2024-12-3021 minThe Motherhood MetamorphosisBrittany Meng: How to Strengthen your Intuition (FULL EPISODE)Love this episode? Send me a message here!Trust your gutMake your voice louderLean on your intuitionThroughout the 2021 podcast interviews, I started noticing a theme: Across the various topics, the amazing women I spoke to kept coming back to the idea of trusting your intuition as a mom. But I got to thinking—as a new mom, I had NO CLUE what it meant to trust my gut. How do I make my own voice stronger in my head? How do I learn to trust my intuiti...2024-12-1622 min
The Motherhood MetamorphosisShay Garcia Roy: Our Surrogacy Journey (Part 2)Love this episode? Send me a message here!This is part 2 our surrogacy series. In this episode, I interview Shay, who tells her story of loss and infertility as she and her partner try to have a baby. After many years, impossible decisions, and heartbreaking loss, they decide to pursue surrogacy with their one and only viable embryo. Shay recounts how she met Mariah, her surrogate carrier, how the surrogacy process works, and her fears, anxiety, and joys throughout the pregnancy on her journey to become a mom. Join us next week for part...2024-12-0350 min
The Motherhood MetamorphosisMariah Duck: Our Surrogacy Journey (Part 1)Love this episode? Send me a message here!Welcome to Part 1 of a four part series on surrogacy! In this episode, Mariah and I talk about her journey of becoming a surrogacy carrier to help another family bring a child into the world. She tells us why she wanted to become a surrogate, her passion for birth and women, how she met her intended mother, and what it was like to go through IVF and carry a baby for another family, all while being a wife, mom of 2 and military spouse herself. Stay posted for P...2024-12-0225 min
The Motherhood MetamorphosisBrittany Meng: Good mother, bad mother, and reframing the narrative in our heads (FULL EPISODE)Love this episode? Send me a message here!In this solo episode, I share my own struggle with the Good Mother/Bad Mother narratives that play in my head, sharing stories from my early motherhood years, how I've changed and grown, and how I still struggle to re-frame the narratives that I receive from our culture, my past, my family of origin, and my own inner pressure to be a "good mom." Most importantly, I talk about how being a Good Mom isn't about fulfilling a list of standards or rules, but how it relies o...2024-11-1828 min
The Motherhood MetamorphosisSidney Olivia Garcia: How practicing embodiment can help us through the transitions and stress of motherhoodLove this episode? Send me a message here!Sidney and I talk about her challenging transition into motherhood and how learning about her own struggles with transitions, stress, trauma has led to her life-work in becoming an embodiment coach, helping women to come home to to their bodies and bring well-being to their families, starting with themselves. We both share personal stories of transition, stress and life upheavals and how we've learned what helps us move through our stress cycles so we can be mental and emotionally healthy and present within ourselves and for our...2024-11-1141 min
The Motherhood MetamorphosisKris Ann Valdez: What Georgia O’ Keefe taught me about being a creative momLove this episode? Send me a message here!Kris Ann and I dive into all things creatvity and motherhood in this episode! She shares her struggles and triumphs in trying to integrate being mom with her desire to create and write and how the artist Georgia O'Keefe's story has challenged and shaped her creativity in motherhood. As a fellow creative person myself, I loved this conversation--we hope you can relate and feel solidarity and inspiration as you listen. Read Kris Ann's Article "What Georgia O'Keefe taught me about being a creative mom" here2024-11-0439 min
The Motherhood MetamorphosisAmanda Crews: Stillbirth, Adoption, and Joy in this unexpected motherhood journeyLove this episode? Send me a message here!This podcast is all about growth through the journey and I am so pleased to share Amanda Crew's motherhood story today. She recounts her journey of pregnancy and loss, grief and unexpected joy, foster care and adoption, rainbow babies, and learning to accept and embrace her unexpected journey. We also talk about learning to live in the moment, and our commitment to show up for friends who are in deep transition and grief. This is a beautiful episode full of authenticity, resilience and hope. 2024-10-2842 min
The Motherhood MetamorphosisMichelle K Umbehauer: The challenges and joys of having an interracial familyLove this episode? Send me a message here!Michelle shares her story of adopting a child who is a different race than her biological family. With authenticity and compassion, she relates how much she didn’t know about raising a black son before the adoption and how much she had to learn, especially in the wake of racial tensions in 2020. We talk about her growth as a person as she worked through emotions of embarrassment, grief, and compassion and how she and her family are embracing their new experiences, perspectives, community, holidays, with their precious so...2024-10-2131 min