Brandstrology (formerly The Brave Creative) is your digital space for all things related to building, running + growing a thriving creative business. I’m Lizzie Campbell – a brand strategist + designer, blogger, content creator + coffee enthusiast. Ten years ago, I started a blog on the floor of my college dorm room + turned it into my full-time design studio + a network of over 50,000 friends + followers before my 25th birthday. Now I'm sharing all my tips – so grab a cup of coffee and get ...
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A weekly podcast about the beautiful songs that we love, and the amazing places we have cried to them in public. Hosted by Niko Stratis
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Moms Actually is a motherhood community that aims to redefine motherhood and break away from the unhealthy expectations society has placed on women. Our community provides spaces for women to authentically relate to each other in a society that often prioritizes appearances over genuine experiences. We host a visual podcast that addresses the experiences of womanhood, sisterhood and motherhood through candid and transparent discussions We have discussed a range of topics, including marriage, ...
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Crying and getting pulled over in a car listening to Thin Lizzy with Ted Leo
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Friends. We. Are. BACK. I say that a lot. It remains true. Today, I'm happy to bring you my conversation with Ted Leo! We talk about Tolkien-punk, Alex Lifeson, the time Ted Leo had his front licene plates stolen and a beautiful story about getting pulled over by the cops and crying to Thin Lizzy. You can find Ted Leo on Twitter and Instagram, Patr…
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Hey Ma! Our season finale features the incomparable Tabitha Brown 🥳🥳🥳 We talk about EVERYTHING. Please tune and let us know what you think of the episode. Send us a text ★ New Episodes are released on Thursdays on YouTube and Podcast Platforms. ★ Did You Like What You Heard? Please Like, Comment, Share and Subscribe! ★ Interested in advertising? Em…
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How to Find Yourself (Again) Ft. Monica Style Muse
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Hey Ma! We had a candid conversation with our special guest, beauty influencer, Monica Style Muse. We talk about grief and loss, relationships and confrontation as well as motherhood and self-image. We are talking to Monica about: Embracing her postpartum body to regaining confidence in herself. Changes in our identities The challenges of finding p…
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Crying at the memorial show with Dan Campbell
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Hey friends We're back! Some say it couldn't be done! And yet, here we are! We're back with new episodes, releasing on a semi-regular basis for as long as I can before I burn out! THRILLED to be joined by my guest on this episode, Dan Campbell of the Wonder Years and today with a new record with side project Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties! I t…
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Hey Ma! This week Ashley West, you may know her as @SouthernWestSunshine, joins us on the couch sharing her journey from 9-5 working mom to how she built a new career from being a viral sensation. In this episode we talk about: the realities of motherhood the adjustments we make to keep our marriages thriving amidst motherhood and careers the daily…
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How Can Motherhood Change Your Life Ft. Lizzy Mathis
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In this episode, we explore motherhood and its challenges with our guest is Lizzy Mathis, host of The Cool Mom Podcast and host of the TV show Honest Renovations with Jessica Alba. We discuss: How motherhood shows us how to value ourselves How we become like our parents Ups and downs of motherhood Miscarriage experiences Changing the societal norms…
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How to Turn Your Dreams into Reality Ft. Liane V Benjamin
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Every mom knows the juggling act of work-life balance is not easy, it's our daily reality. Our guest, Liane V Benjamin joined us to share her honest take on following your dreams, relationships and motherhood. In this episode, we discuss: Her journey over the past decade How she worked hard to get to a life she visualized Her Christianity Her advic…
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How to Reconnect with Yourself Ft. Raye Boyce
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Feeling lost in motherhood? Ever wish you could rewind or compare experiences on equal footing? Join us as we discuss these relatable struggles with Raye Boyce (@itsmyrayeraye), beauty and lifestyle influencer who shares her insights on: Navigating the identity shift: How motherhood changes us and the emotions we rarely discuss. Body image and soci…
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How to Set Healthy Boundaries Ft. Massy Arias
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Ready to be read for filth?? But in a good way… 👀 This conversation with Massy Arias, a health and fitness coach, is as real as it gets. If you want to figure out how to make positive changes in your life.. this will change your life.. We talk about: Massy’s experiences with pregnancy, fitness, and body image, and how they've shaped her personal gr…
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The Reality of Being an Influencer Mom Ft. Brooke Ashley Hall
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Ever wondered how influencers balance the perfect image with the actual realities of life? Brooke Ashley Hall opens up about the balancing act of authenticity versus picture-perfect moments in life. Brooke shares her personal experiences, from motherhood to the connections that ground her. We discuss: blended families the pressures of maintaining a…
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Season 4 Premiere: How to Find Yourself After Motherhood Ft. Megan Ashley
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Raise your hand if you love Megan Ashley! (We have 4 hands raised over here). Season 4 of Moms Actually is kicking off with Megan Ashley. We got to sit down with Megan a few weeks before she launched her podcast, “In Totality”, and we were able to talk about: Motherhood, Judgement and Expectations The Impact of Identity on Women The Importance of S…
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Hey everyone. Apologies, this episode took longer to get to you than i would have liked, i explain why in the intro. Basically, voice bad, record hard. But here it is, your oops all tears voice memo episode! We'll be back with NEW episodes in February! You can find me, Niko Stratis, on all social media platforms @ Niko Stratis. I tend to use Twitte…
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MA Top 12: It's Giving Fatherhood (S3 Ep.6)
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Hey Ma! We’re hitting rewind and spotlighting our "MA Top 12" — the standout episodes from our first three seasons of Moms Actually. From October 12 to December 28, don’t miss the moments that defined us. Join us as a we take a trip down memory lane as we prepare for Season 4. --- Are you ready to redefine fatherhood? That’s the question we tackle …
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MA Top 12: #FightLikeAMom Ft. Verlonda Jackson (S3 Ep.3)
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Hey Ma! We’re hitting rewind and spotlighting our "MA Top 12" — the standout episodes from our first three seasons of Moms Actually. From October 12 to December 28, don’t miss the moments that defined us. Join us as a we take a trip down memory lane as we prepare for Season 4. --- What happens to a mother's world when tragedy strikes and she loses …
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Crying Reading Vogue Listening To Mereba with Shelli Nicole!
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Hey friends. Welcome back to Blue Eyes Crying By The chips, I’m your host, Niko Stratis. I’m a writer living in Toronto. I’m currently writing two books at once, one is called The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman, forthcoming from the American Music Series at the University of Texas Press. The other is a novel called Girls of Summer, it’s a queer love…
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MA Top 12: Cutting Ties Ft. Jade Godbolt (S3 Ep.2)
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Hey Ma! We’re hitting rewind and spotlighting our "MA Top 12" — the standout episodes from our first three seasons of Moms Actually. From October 12 to December 28, don’t miss the moments that defined us. Join us as a we take a trip down memory lane as we prepare for Season 4. --- When the spotlight fades and the applause dies down, grappling with …
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Crying At Riot Fest watching RIDE with Alicia Gaines (Ganser)!
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Hi friends I'm back, and I brought my friend Alicia Gaines with me to talk about Chicago, the science of crying, shoegaze, RIDE, what Alicia calls "walk into the ocean music" and so much more. Such a fun chat with one of my all time favourite people! You can follow Alicia on Twitter and Ganser on Twitter and Instagram Also, details on how YOU can s…
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MA Top 12: A Lot Can Happen in a Year (S3 Ep.1)
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Hey Ma! We’re hitting rewind and spotlighting our "MA Top 12" — the standout episodes from our first three seasons of Moms Actually. From October 12 to December 28, don’t miss the moments that defined us. Join us as a we take a trip down memory lane as we prepare for Season 4. --- We take a nostalgic trip back in time, reminiscing about our first e…
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Crying At The Grocery Store to Michael Martin Murphey with Daniel Lavery!
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My guest today is writer, editor, podcaster, hiker, apple enthusiast: Daniel Lavery! We talk about what makes a guide hiker, apples, David Letterman, crying and Michael Martin Murphey! You can find Daniel on Twitter HERE Also, details on how YOU can submit a cry story for our upcoming, end of the year cry jamobree! Simply send me an audio file (voi…
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MA Top 12: And Just Like That Ft. Emily B. and Taina (S2 Ep.8)
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Hey Ma! We’re hitting rewind and spotlighting our "MA Top 12" — the standout episodes from our first three seasons of Moms Actually. From October 12 to December 28, don’t miss the moments that defined us. Join us as a we take a trip down memory lane as we prepare for Season 4. --- Imagine having your first child as a teen and then, decades later, p…
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Crying on a bike trip to John K Samson with Riley Macleod!
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My guest on the podcast this week is Riley Macleod, someone I’ve been looking for an opportunity to chat with into a microphone for a good long time. We talk about crying, we talk about religion and sobriety and video games and earnestness, and we talk about The Weakerthans and John Samson. You can find Riley on Twitter. You can read Aftermath.Site…
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Hey Ma! We’re hitting rewind and spotlighting our "MA Top 12" — the standout episodes from our first three seasons of Moms Actually. From October 12 to December 28, don’t miss the moments that defined us. Join us as a we take a trip down memory lane as we prepare for Season 4. --- We are unraveling the complexities of social media and its ever-grow…
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Crying In The Grade School Classroom to Nine Ince Nails with Alex Steed
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Hey friends We're back! Today, my guest is my friend Alex Steed, host of the You Are Good podcast and a man of endless talents! We talk about trying out material on our doctors, we talk about Nine Inch Nails, we talk about the pain of showing people who you are and being rejected for it. A cavalcade of emotions! You can find Alex Steed on all socia…
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MA Top 12: Strong as a Mother Ft. Virginia Thornton (S2 Ep.2)
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Hey Ma! We’re hitting rewind and spotlighting our "MA Top 12" — the standout episodes from our first three seasons of Moms Actually. From October 12 to December 28, don’t miss the moments that defined us. Join us as a we take a trip down memory lane as we prepare for Season 4. --- Join us for a candid conversation that promises to reveal the true l…
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Hey friends, the episode I had planned for this week had some technical issues, so I'm instead here with a quick solo story about a cry I had this week, and some details on how YOU can submit a cry story for our upcoming, end of the year cry jamobree! Simply send me an audio file (voice note from your phone is FINE) at my email, nikodrewstratis@gma…
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MA Top 12: What About Your Friends (S2 Ep.1)
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Hey Ma! We’re hitting rewind and spotlighting our "MA Top 12" — the standout episodes from our first three seasons of Moms Actually. From October 12 to December 28, don’t miss the moments that defined us. Join us as a we take a trip down memory lane as we prepare for Season 4. --- Ever wondered how motherhood impacts your friendships? Join us as we…
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Crying Walking Backwards in the Rain Listening to L.T.D with dani janae
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we are BACK baby. Once again, the peoples podcast about crying. The most popular podcast about crying. This time with my guest, one of my absolute favourite people and brilliant writer Dani Janae! Dani and I talk about learning to arrive at our emotions, processing why we cry to the songs that we love, and crying listening to L.T.D. You'll love it.…
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MA Top 12: Flaws and All Ft. Tamar Braxton (S1 Ep.8)
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Hey Ma! We’re hitting rewind and spotlighting our "MA Top 12" — the standout episodes from our first three seasons of Moms Actually. From October 12 to December 28, don’t miss the moments that defined us. Join us as a we take a trip down memory lane as we prepare for Season 4. --- Join us for a heartfelt conversation as we welcome celebrity multi-h…
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Crying At The Vineyard to Paul Simon with Jaya Saxena
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We took a week off, we are back on, it's Blue eyes Crying By The Chips with my guest, writer Jaya Saxena! We talk about names, we talk about crying, we talk about memories, we talk about crying, Jaya makes a good two genders joke. This one has it all! Find Jaya on Twitter, Bluesky and Instagram You can find me, Niko Stratis, on all social media pla…
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MA Top 12: Infants and Intimacy Ft. Tammy Franklin and Carrington Franklin-Nakwaasah (S1 Ep.7)
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Hey Ma! We’re hitting rewind and spotlighting our "MA Top 12" — the standout episodes from our first three seasons of Moms Actually. From October 12 to December 28, don’t miss the moments that defined us. Join us as a we take a trip down memory lane as we prepare for Season 4. --- Do you feel like intimacy is a distant memory after having kids? Joi…
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MA Top 12: Marriage + Motherhood Ft. Erica Campbell (S1 Ep.4)
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Hey Ma! We’re hitting rewind and spotlighting our "MA Top 12" — the standout episodes from our first three seasons of Moms Actually. From October 12 to December 28, don’t miss the moments that defined us. Join us as a we take a trip down memory lane as we prepare for Season 4. --- Have you ever questioned the fine balance between marriage, parentin…
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Crying After Work At The Duane Reade listening to Harry Nilsson with Maris Kreizman
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Hey friends. Today's episode is an all-timer! It's Maris Kreizman! Maris and I talk about crying playlists, musical theatre, a petition to make Whitney Houston the most famous person from New Jersey, Harry Nilsson and so much more! You can, and should, follow Maris on Twitter, or Bluesky and listen to her podcast You can find me, Niko Stratis, on a…
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MA Top 12: Not All Moms Wear Capes (S1 Ep.1)
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Hey Ma! We’re hitting rewind and spotlighting our "MA Top 12" — the standout episodes from our first three seasons of Moms Actually. From October 12 to December 28, don’t miss the moments that defined us. Join us as a we take a trip down memory lane as we prepare for Season 4. --- Join us on this raw and unfiltered exploration of the identity crisi…
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Crying at the Sufjan Stevens show with your recent ex with Josh Gondelman
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Hi friends. So excited for you to hear this week's episode, with my guest, writer and comedian Josh Gondelman! We talk about the Roadrunners artistic period, personal yearbooks, and the song "Chicago" by Sufjan Stevens. You can find Josh on Twitter and Instagram, subscribe to Josh's newsletter That's Marvelous HERE You can find me, Niko Stratis, on…
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Crying In a 7/11 At Midnight Listening to Taylor Swift with Emily St. James
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Thrilled to be joined by the amazing and talented Emily St. James for our first long player of an episode, about amongst other things being the kind of billionaire leftists like, fictionmania, transition and Taylor Swift. This was such a fun conversation with Emily, and I really hope you love it. A real emotional journey that covers all the best em…
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Walking Down The Street Crying Listening To Springsteen with Rax King
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We are BACK! Episode 4, with my guest Rax King, one of my favourite writers, a great podcaster with her show Low Culture Boil and one of the funniest people on the internet. You can follow Rax on Twitter and Instagram , subscribe to her Patreon You can find me, Niko Stratis, on all social media platforms @ Niko Stratis. I tend to use Twitter the mo…
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Today's guest is none other than the writer of "Crying In The Grocery Store", the theme song for this show Augusta Koch of Gladie! We talk about crying, we talk about posturing in music scenes and the difference in processing emotions after we got sober and Augusta tells me a story about crying to a song by a band a lot of people have assumed would…
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Podcast Cafe Dot Com with Sadie Dupuis
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Hi hi Welcome back for episode 2 of Blue Eyes Crying By The Chips, very thrilled to be here with my guest Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz, Sad13, her book of poetry Cry Perfume and more. We talk about crying, I propose at least one business idea. It's a good time. Speedy Ortiz has a new record out now, that you should buy. It's called Rabbit Rabbit an…
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International Cry Line with Elamin Abdelmahmoud
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OH hi Look, people have been asking me. Niko, when is V/A Club coming back? It's not. But we're using the feed for something new. It's a new show, by me, it's called Blue Eyes Crying By The Chips, it's about the beautiful songs that we love and the places we have cried listening to them. join us every Friday for season one of a show I already love …
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Time Out: Who Said That?! Laugh Out Loud with Moms Reacting to the Funniest Tweets
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Ever watched celebrities read funny tweets and thought, 'We should do that too?' In this Time Out, we found the funniest, most relatable parenting tweets from both moms and dads! 😂 Join us for our signature mom commentary and let us know what you think. Send us a text ★ New Episodes are released on Thursdays on YouTube and Podcast Platforms. ★ Did …
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Time Out: The Role of Self-Care and Spirituality
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You're not alone. It's a simple statement, but for many of us wrestling with mental health issues, it can feel far from the truth. In this Time Out, we share our personal experiences with postpartum depression and anxiety and discuss the importance of self-care, mental health and soul care in our lives. But it's not just about acknowledging the str…
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Time Out: The Realities of Marriage + Motherhood
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Have you ever reflected on how much you've changed since becoming a wife and mother? We’re having an open conversation about our personal journeys, from the excitement of anticipated married life to the actual experience with our partners. Join us as we explore the complexities of marriage after becoming mothers. See how our aspirations shift, the …
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Time Out: The Metaverse, Friendship, Fear and Finding Our Way
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In this week's episode, we're swapping roles - becoming both the interviewer and interviewee! In this episode we are reflecting on: Our shared fears The weight of societal expectations and the pressure to be the best The influence of technology and the never-ending quest for knowledge The origins of our names and the dreams we had as children The i…
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Time Out: Behind the Brand Part 2 - From Fear to Flourishing
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Picture the podcast landscape as a densely populated city. How would you carve out a niche for yourself? How do you find and connect with your tribe amidst the countless voices available? ...all while being a mom juggling countless responsibilities. Roadblocks we encountered on our journey Trials of identifying our audience Power of unity and colla…
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Time Out: Behind the Brand - Entrepreneurship, Faith and Motherhood
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Ever wonder how two moms, living in different states, are not just surviving, but thriving in the world of entrepreneurship? In this episode, candidly share: our journey of building and sustaining a thriving business while living hundreds of miles apart the highs, the lows, the importance of starting - imperfections and all what keeps us moving whe…
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Mama's Gotta Have a Life Too: Prioritizing Self-Care and Relationships with Shay Nicole
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Do you ever wonder how new moms handle the changes in their lives and how to prioritize self-care and relationships? Fashion influencer, Shay Nicole, joins us for a conversation about new motherhood, self-care, and staying grounded in the face of challenges. We talk about everything from push gifts to personal trainers and how Shay handles her onli…
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New Mom Who This? Motherhood Challenges and Personal Growth Ft. Hannah Moore
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Do you ever feel lonely as a new mom, struggling to find your tribe and navigate the complex world of motherhood? We've been there too, which is why we invited the Hannah More, wife of Maverick City Music's Chandler Moore, to join us for while we talk about transitioning into new motherhood, blended families, and self-discovery. In this episode we …
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It's Giving Fatherhood: Tim Ross on Marriage, Manhood and Parenting
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We're thrilled to welcome our very first dad on the show in honor of Father's Day! Get ready for some unforgettable gems as we chat with the incomparable Tim Ross from the Basement Podcast about marriage, manhood, and fatherhood. In this conversation, we talk about: Communication between partners, especially during the challenging early days of par…
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Love & Healing: How Apryl Jones Got Her Groove Back
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What does it truly mean to be a single mother, and how can we find healing and freedom in embracing our individual journeys? This week, we're honored to have reality TV star and actress Apryl Jones join us to talk about healing after ending high-profile relationships and finding strength and resilience as a mom. As she opens up about her experience…
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Championing Autism: From Parent to Advocate Ft. Ayumi Lashley
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Hey MA! 💕 What does it feel like to not only advocate for your child's autism diagnosis but to discover that you, too, have autism spectrum disorder? Join us as we welcome Ayumi Lashley, a mother, autism advocate and social media influencer, who shares her personal journey of self-discovery and her fight for understanding and acceptance for both he…
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