Shows
Dear Moms PodDear Moms interview Sam for part 2/2! Sam details her experience with having 4 babies in 3 years and her faith experience through life.Dear Moms get to hear the details of Sam's incredible story of having and caring for babies that are born prematurely. She shares with us the fight she competently and bravely took on as she was pregnant, through birth and the resilience she had caring for her family. Sam also shares with us the impact the pandemic had on her faith and her journey going forward into nursing school to fulfill her dream of becoming a nurse.
2025-07-011h 26
Dear Moms PodDear Moms interview Sam in this part 1 of 2 series about her teen life with mission trips and running a business and being a mom to premiesJenny and Lisa are excited to share part 1 of their interview with Sam. Sam shares with us the ups and downs of running her own business at 14. She also shares her journey of three mission trips as a teen. She is a mom to four amazing children. Three out of her four kids were born prematurely (at 28 and 29 weeks) and she take us through what it was like for her. This is a great episode! Listen in!!
2025-06-241h 01
Dear Moms PodDear Moms chat with Sherry in part 2 of 2 about being a single mom after divorce in the 1980s, remarriage, and the practice of gratitude!Be sure to listen to our part 2 of our interview with Sherry! Sherry has many life stories to share with our Dear Moms listeners! She shares with us about her life through marriage, divorce, motherhood, career, life, loss, and how she has practiced gratitude throughout her life! This is a wonderful listen!
2025-06-171h 22Dear Moms PodDear Moms chat with Sherry about growing up in Texas, 9/11, her life as a mom and full career!Dear Moms is back this week with a wonderful episode with Sherry! In this part 1 of 2 episode, Sherry shares with us what it was like to grow up in Texas as a minister's kid. She also shares how close her family was to the attacks in NYC on 9/11. She talks about her life as a mom and how she managed to go to grad school and raise her son and then have a career in education! It is a great episode, listen in!
2025-06-101h 02
Dear Moms PodDear Moms Chat with Deb about raising a large family, and her fight against Lyme Disease.Join us for our conversation with Deb! Deb and Jenny met in a co-op about 6 years ago. Today we get to hear about Deb's journey as a mom of a premie baby and many littles, her fight against Lyme Disease and her journey through treatment with bee stings. It is a really good conversation! Join us!
2025-05-271h 26
Dear Moms PodDear Moms Chat with Lyn Hanush about her many walks across America, long distance walking and her journey in motherhood!Jenny and Lisa chat with Lyn about Lyn's long distance walks across America. Lyn had a calling to walk and pray for America and she shares her experiences through these walks. She took a west coast to east coast walk and an east coast walk where she walked hundreds and hundreds of miles! We also talk about her life through motherhood and taking care of her mother. Be sure to listen to this episode!
2025-05-201h 11Dear Moms PodJenny and Lisa Life Update-May 2025 EditionJoin us today in a short episode. It is Jenny's last week of the semester for grad school! In this episode, we share about our Mother's Day weekend and Lisa shares about her thoughts (and fears) about going to back to school after 25 years of career mom life.
2025-05-1319 min
Dear Moms PodDear Moms Chat with Joan in Part 2 about Peace Corp, Life in transition, and getting through divorce and life afterJenny and Lisa chat with Joan about her experience in the Peace Corps, and what it was like to transition back to living in the US after two years of Peace Corps service. We also discuss her life later through marriage, raising her two boys, surviving divorce, and life as a single woman again. Joan is a wonderful friend who seeks and enjoys adventure and part 2 is a must listen!
2025-05-061h 00Dear Moms PodDear Moms Chat with Joan in part 1 of 2 episodes about friendship, motherhood, and Joan's career as a researcherJenny and Lisa have a wonderful conversation with Joan! Joan and Lisa have been friends since 2004 and have enjoyed many years of motherhood together here in New Mexico and through a long distance friendship as well. We discuss Joan's life and career before motherhood. We do talk about her research in domestic violence and emergency medicine. We also talk about her life as a mom of young boys through her 40s and 50s; and the challenges through navigating the best education for her kids with ADHD and giftedness. Listen in!
2025-04-291h 22
Dear Moms PodDear Moms Chat With Mickey in Part 2 about her family's full time adventures on the road traveling around the country!Join Jenny and Lisa in this lively conversation with Mickey. In part 2, we discuss the details of road life with her family. They went on 2 separate, extended road trips where they adventured west on the first trip and east on the second. She shares how they made remote work, schooling, the raising of their two sons all thrive on the road! Listen in!
2025-04-221h 14Dear Moms PodDear Moms Chat with Mickey in this part 1 of 2 series about healing as a mom, her birth stories, and being vegan.Jenny and Lisa have a wonderful conversation with Mickey! This interview is divided into 2 parts. In part 1, we talk about how we learn more about ourselves as we parent, what labor and delivery was like for her and her family's journey to becoming vegan when her oldest was 3.
2025-04-151h 09
Dear Moms PodDear Moms chat with Anya about growing up in Latvia, her career as a doula and her journey as a mom and woman!Jenny and Lisa have a rich conversation with Anya. We get to learn about growing up in Latvia, a then communist country. She also shares with us her journey through pregnancy and childbirth. Anya is a doula and has been part of 55 births.
We also talk about her experience growing up Pentecostal Christian and what has changed for her as an adult.
This conversation goes deep for us and we are hope you all enjoy the listen.
2025-04-081h 43
Dear Moms PodDear Moms chat with Jen Kronberg about life as a working mom, building a business, and the scary experience of panic attacks.Jenny and Lisa have a great conversation with Jen! We discuss her life as a mom of two kids, while building a ninja gym and working full time. She talks about falling for her husband, Josh, while they were in their early twenties; and then going on to create one of the earliest ninja gyms in the country right here in ABQ! We get into a great discussion about anxiety and panic attacks as well. Listen in to our latest interview!
2025-04-011h 26
Dear Moms PodDear Moms chat with Jenny Rice about life on the hobby farm, their experiences as a non-binary person in the world and more!Jenny and Lisa interview Jenny Rice in this week's new episode of Dear Moms. Jenny Rice shares with us about celebrating seasons and their work at the family farm where they live. Jenny also describes their life experiences as a non-binary person and about parenthood. Be sure to listen, this is a great episode!
2025-03-041h 30
Dear Moms PodDear Moms chat with Melissa about ADHD, and thriving as a single mom to 4 daughters through adversity.Jenny and Lisa interview Melissa in this week's new episode of Dear Moms. Melissa shares what it was like to be a kid with ADHD. We also discuss her journey as a young mom, having her first baby at almost 21. Melissa shares her struggles through a hard marriage, trying to be the perfect mom and wife. She talks about the stories and struggles to get to where she is now, a single mom of 4 with a wonderful community!
Don't miss the post show. We discuss ADHD, women's roles in society and Lisa shares what her experiences were i...2025-02-251h 38
Dear Moms PodJenny and Lisa life update late winter 2025 editionHello Dear Moms! Join us for this week's episode. We are taking this week to share some of own personal life updates. Jenny shares how the recent firings at the federal level has impacted Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge where she is a volunteer. Lisa shares how a recent list of kids names on a board may be reason for a slight change of course for her and one of her kids. We hope you enjoy!
2025-02-1836 min
Dear Moms PodDear Moms chat with Kristin about her motherhood journey and the unique challenges and joys raising a kiddo with developmental delays!Dear Moms are so happy to share our interview with Kristin. Kristin is a mom of four wonderful children. We explore her story of motherhood raising her kids while also navigating raising her little guy with developmental challenges. She has learned a lot about nutrition and how best to help her youngest while also being a great mom to her older kiddos! Listen in!
2025-02-111h 35
Dear Moms PodDear Moms chat with Becca Love in Part 3 of 3 about being a mom, gender, and religion!Dear Moms chat share our final segment of our interview with Becca Love, Jenny's sister. It is packed full of more important topics. We discuss more in detail Becca's role as mom, parent, step-mom and how that plays out in her life. We discuss the weird world of bathroom politics and what that looks like in real life with real people. Dear Moms also talk a bit about religion and discipline. It is a fabulous episode, be sure to listen in!
2025-02-0459 minDear Moms PodDear Moms chat with Becca Love in Part 2 about custody during and post divorce, mother mentors and more!Dear Moms chat with Jenny's sister, Becca Love for Part 2. Becca brings a unique experience as a mom. We discuss the joys and challenges of parenting in a blended family. Becca discusses her experience of figuring out custody during divorce and the challenges of splitting custody. She talks about being a step parent and what that has been like for her and her family. Jenny and Becca bring the sister energy into this episode! Enjoy!
2025-01-281h 21Dear Moms PodDear Moms chat with Jenny's sister, Becca LoveDear Moms are excited to share our interview with Jenny's sister, Becca Love. This is part one of two episodes where we explore many topics! In this episode, Becca shares her story of becoming a mom to 5 children and the journey to that. We talk about how children get classified into the "athletic one" or the "artistic one" or the "smart one". We learn about the weightlifter gene. Becca shares some of her knowledge as a social worker and experiences with kids post-covid. The real magic of this episode is the sister synergy we get to be part of wi...2025-01-211h 34
Dear Moms PodDear Moms chat with Liz about hynobirthing, her birth experience, and MORE!Jenny and Lisa interview Liz in this week's episode of Dear Moms! Liz shares her experience with hypnobirth during her labor and delivery. We also cover many other topics including recovery after childbirth, raising an only child, the impact of sleep deprivation has on moms and so much more!
It's a great episode!
2025-01-141h 31
Dear Moms PodDear Moms chat with Ally Johnson about her journey as a new mom and her experiences as a Ninja Gym Owner!Jenny and Lisa interview Ally Johnson in this week's episode of Dear Moms! Ally shares with us about her journey through the evolution of the ninja obstacle training sport as well as her latest new journey as a mom!
Ally takes us through her start as a ninja coach for kids, through owning her own ninja gym in Albuquerque as well as building a network of ninja gyms throughout Canada.
She reflects on life during her pregnancy and after childbirth.
We discuss important topics such as dealing with unknowns, the fleeting of time, an...2025-01-071h 33
Dear Moms PodDear Moms chat with Katie in part 2 about moms in the workplace, and the archetypes of women: the maiden, the mother and the crone!Dear Moms continue their interview with Katie for part 2! In part 2, Katie discusses what it is like to work at her job with her baby in tow. She also discusses how employers need to do better at accommodating moms in the workplace. We touch on the archetypes of womanhood: the maiden, the mother and the crone in this interview as well! Be sure to listen to the latest Dear Moms episode.
2024-12-1744 min
Dear Moms PodDear Moms chat with Katie in Part 1 of 2 about childbirth and recovery and bringing baby to work!Jenny and Lisa interview Katie in this first part of a two part interview. Katie is a first time mom and in this episode, she discusses many important topics about early motherhood. She talks about her experience as a working mom and bringing her baby to work with her. She also discusses what her childbirth and recovery was like and what happens when childbirth does not go as expected. This is an honest and wonderful interview! Be sure to listen in!
2024-12-101h 12Dear Moms PodJenny and Lisa Podcast and Life UpdateHello Dear Moms! Join us for this week's episode! We are taking this week as a one off from our normal interview release to give you all a podcast and life update! We talk a little bit about what is happening with us personally and also how Dear Moms will be rolling out episodes during the holiday season! Additionally, we discuss the movie Wicked, Thanksgiving and our favorite theme in books and movies. Listen in!
2024-12-0335 min
Dear Moms PodDear Moms chat with Sarah in this part 2 about the challenges of being a single mom, self care and more!Join us for Part 2 of our interview with Sarah! In this episode, we explore challenges of being a single mom. We talk about the reality of raising children on your own without any support from the other parent. Sarah discusses the powerful truth of motherhood; that when you decide to be a mom, you are making that choice that your very life could be taken and the physical connection that moms have with their children. We talk about the importance of self care and what that actually means. We also discuss conditions that society places on moms when we...2024-11-2658 minDear Moms PodDear Moms chat with Sarah in this part one of two episode about her life a dancer, also her experiences with miscarriage, and importance of communityJenny and Lisa interview Sarah in this weeks episode. In part one of this two part series, Sarah shares her life as a professional dancer and all the hard work, dedication and sacrifice that goes into a dance career. She also gently discusses her journey through becoming a mom and also experiencing miscarriages. She talks about how extremely lonely and challenging having a miscarriage can be and how we need to reach each other in those spaces. Listen in to this special interview!
2024-11-1957 min
Dear Moms PodDear Moms chat with Natasha about growing up in Panama, nostalgia for childhood, multigenerational living and more!Jenny and Lisa interview Natasha in this weeks episode. In this conversation, we learn about Natasha's life growing up in Panama and what it is like for her to visit there now. She shares the joys of living with her grandma, mom, aunts and cousins in Panama.
We chat about her experience as a young adult coming to the United States to learn English. She shares how dreaming in the new language and understanding the radio is when she realized she really knows the language. We explore wonderful topics during this discussion such as nostalgia for our c...2024-11-121h 23
Dear Moms PodInterview with Sonya BensonJenny and Lisa interview Sonya Benson in this weeks episode.
In this interview, we learn about Sonya's love and commitment to the outdoors. She shares how her and her husband built their own home with the help of friends and community. She speaks about camping on her property for two and a half years as they build their beautiful home. She shares her love of the outdoors and her intentionality with mothering her kids in a rural environment and her journey into and through motherhood.
2024-11-051h 17
Dear Moms PodDear Moms Answer Listener QuestionsIn this episode, Jenny and Lisa answer questions from Dear Moms Listeners. They discuss the intersection of faith, womanhood and motherhood where Jenny and Lisa both share their experiences and thoughts about faith in God and what it means and doesn't mean to them as women and moms. They also get personal with their symptoms of perimenopause including sleep issues, depression, heavy and irregular periods and mental fog. The last question Dear Moms answer in this episode is regarding mom guilt and how it impacts their parenting.
Be sure to listen! This is a honest a...2024-10-2958 min
Dear Moms PodInterview with Charlene CebellJenny and Lisa interview Charlene in this weeks episode.
Charlene is a mom, a grandma, and was the very first female school principal in her small town in Washington State. She shares stories of motherhood and what it means to her to be a "guide on the side." She also speaks to the challenges and comedy of working as the only woman in a board room of men. Listen to this delightful interview!
Be sure to also listen to the post show where Jenny and Lisa get real about their own challenges as mothers and...2024-10-221h 20
Dear Moms PodInterview with Mindy Brouse Part 2In part two of Mindy's interview, she shares her adoption story of a beautiful baby girl with Down's Syndrome. It is fascinating how her and her husband's adoption story of this baby girl intricately connects with the beginnings of her story she shared in part one! She shares the joys and challenges of being an "older mom", inducing lactation, and straddle parenting, and teaching skills to her kiddo with special needs.
She shares the challenges of finding community for her child with special needs and the importance of taking care of each other.
In the p...2024-10-151h 16
Dear Moms PodInterview with Mindy BrouseThis week, Dear Moms introduces part one of two interviews with Mindy Brouse.
In this part 1 interview, Jenny and Lisa talk with Mindy about her career/calling as deaf educator, and how this led to her and her husband fostering a deaf child for 6 years. Mindy speaks to the complexities of fostering an older child and the impact on her, the child and her family. She also shares insight into her life as a camp director, camp mom and a camp wife while raising her growing family. In our pre-show, learn how Jenny and Lisa met and...2024-10-081h 08
Dear Moms PodInterview with AmandaJenny and Lisa interview Amanda in this honest and vulnerable conversation. Amanda shares her experience in the military where she did static line jumping, as well as her unique journey with creating a blended family with her wife, Anya. She is the cool mom that jumps out of planes and can also speak to some very real and raw topics. You don't want to miss this episode! Be sure to listen to the post show, where Jenny and Lisa talk some personal facts in their own lives. The topics include Lisa's feelings about her son's name change as a...2024-10-011h 11
Dear Moms PodInterview with BethanyJenny and Lisa interview Bethany about her experience as a surrogate and opens up to us about her story as a young mom to twins. Her story is powerful and an important one. There is discussion about addiction, losing a parent, and post partum depression. Also make sure to listen to the post show at the last 10 minutes where Jenny and Lisa discuss the differences between their respective health classes in high school and if Jenny would be a yacht stewardess and why in the world Lisa sprayed mace in her car driving alone as a young woman.
2024-09-241h 09
Dear Moms PodInterview with Melissa WoodJenny and Lisa interview Melissa Wood and discuss the fun of parenting adult children, Melissa's foster care journey and the challenges of eating gluten free and celiac disease. Listen in!
2024-09-171h 06
Dear Moms PodInterview with ShaynaJenny and Lisa have a great conversation with Shayna! We discuss being an EMT, her views on motherhood and her struggles with infertility. We discuss how she became a mom and how she was told at an early age that she would not be able to have children.
2024-09-0852 min
Dear Moms PodIntroduction to the Dear Moms PodThis episode introduces Jenny and Lisa to our podcast community.
2024-08-2620 min