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Welcome to Worthy Mother Podcast, where we are exploring the complexities of motherhood without the pressure of perfection. This is NOT a parenting podcast—instead, it’s a space for pushing back against societal expectations and embracing self-compassion in your motherhood journey. Join host Emily Hardy and guests each week for empowering conversations, and walk away feeling seen and supported as you navigate motherhood. Instagram: @emily.rose.hardy @worthymotherpodcast TikTok: @worthymother ...
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Send us a Text Message. This is a Self-Care Snippet from Worthy Mother Podcast. As mothers, we need to prioritize our own care. Within this few-minute long episode, you will hear how our past guests prioritize their own self-care and some tips on how you can do the same. Tune in to the full episode Developing Resilience Through Mindset Mastery as a…
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Send us a Text Message. Poetry is a beautiful tool for self-expression and connection, and Grace Gulley is using poetry circles to help mothers process their own experiences and reframe society's perceptions of what it means to be a mother. In this episode, Grace is sharing how every mother can utilize poetry to process her own motherhood and givin…
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Send us a Text Message. Millennial moms have grown up in the depths of diet culture - and that has had a huge impact on the relationships many of us have had with our bodies. In this episode, confidence and self-love coach and heels dance instructor Lindsay Tompkins is joining the podcast for a discussion on body confidence, generational healing, a…
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Send us a Text Message. This is a Self-Care Snippet from Worthy Mother Podcast. As mothers, we need to prioritize our own care. Within this few-minute long episode, you will hear how our past guests prioritize their own self-care and some tips on how you can do the same. Tune in to the full episode Working Moms: Societal Pressures & Identity Shifts…
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Send us a Text Message. Good girl conditioning starts so early for most of us - if you've ever identified as a people-pleaser or perfectionist, chances are you are in this boat. This week, empowerment coach Carley Weissert is joining us to uncover how this pervasive conditioning happens and the impacts it can have through our lives, plus some ways …
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Send us a Text Message. There's been a push over the last few years to pull away from "hot mess mom" culture, because moms don't have to be sacrificing themselves and showing up disheveled and drained to be considered "good enough." And I'm 100% on board with that. I am a huge proponent of moms prioritizing and taking care of themselves, and comple…
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Send us a Text Message. This is a Self-Care Snippet from Worthy Mother Podcast. As mothers, we need to prioritize our own care. Within this few-minute long episode, you will hear how our past guests prioritize their own self-care and some tips on how you can do the same. Tune in to the full episode Breaking Generational Cycles of Unworthiness with …
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Send us a Text Message. Can you believe that Worthy Mother Podcast is officially 100 episodes strong?! This week's episode looks a little different as I'm joined by my dear friend and past guest Breanne Smith, and I'm the one in the hot seat! In celebration of this huge milestone, Breanne is interviewing me on all things motherhood, podcasting, and…
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Send us a Text Message. There is so much connection and understanding that can come from sharing and listening to one another's motherhood experiences, and Taylor Ortolani's platform is an incredible example of that. For the past few years, Taylor has shared her life on Instagram, from a triplet pregnancy, the loss of two of her boys, raising a chi…
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Send us a Text Message. This is a Self-Care Snippet from Worthy Mother Podcast. As mothers, we need to prioritize our own care. Within this few-minute long episode, you will hear how our past guests prioritize their own self-care and some tips on how you can do the same. Tune in to the full episode Non-Traditional Motherhood From The Perspective of…
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Send us a Text Message. Hannah Olson is redefining motherhood, and while her take may be hard to wrap your head around at first, it's actually quite simple. What she's saying is that motherhood is a relationship, and caregiving is a job - all those messages we get about laundry, vacuuming, even changing diapers and driving the kids to practice bein…
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Send us a Text Message. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this week I am joined by Sara Springer of Rebel Housewife Blog to talk all things mental health and healing in motherhood. From Sara's own story of hitting rock-bottom with postpartum depression to how every mom can start to prioritize her own mental wellness, this episode is for you…
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Send us a Text Message. This is a Self-Care Snippet from The Worthy Mother Podcast. As mothers, we need to prioritize our own care. Within this few-minute long episode, you will hear how our past guests prioritize their own self-care and some tips on how you can do the same. Tune in to the full episode 70. Showing Up For Your Kids Means Showing Up …
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Send us a Text Message. Maternal ambivalence is an “experience shared variously by all mothers in which loving and hating feelings for their children exist side by side,” according to psychotherapist Rozsika Parker. These complex, often contradictory feelings mothers so often feel are completely normal - especially in the context we are all current…
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Send us a Text Message. Safe spaces are crucial in this society where being our true selves is often discouraged. This week, I'm joined by somatics & embodiment coach Chelsea Carter for a beautiful conversation on creating spaces to exist fully, and tapping into our innate worth in motherhood and beyond. Whether you are a new mom or quite a few yea…
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Send us a Text Message. This is a Self-Care Snippet from The Worthy Mother Podcast. As mothers, we need to prioritize our own care. Within this few-minute long episode, you will hear how our past guests prioritize their own self-care and some tips on how you can do the same. Tune in to the full episode 62. Embrace Your Scars: Mothering With Chronic…
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Send us a Text Message. When it comes to taking care of ourselves, we first have to know what we need, and then must take the steps to actually get those needs met. This week, I’m joined by Iesha Madden, the mama behind the More Than A Mom Series on Instagram for a conversation on self-advocacy in motherhood. In the episode, Iesha and I talk about:…
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Send us a Text Message. Mom rage is a very real, and often very scary experience that so many mothers face - and yet we aren't talking about it! But knowing why anger can be so prevelent in motherhood can help release a lot of shame and help us find a way forward. Parent Coach Alexis Bonsall is joining us for a conversation on understanding and ove…
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Send us a Text Message. This is a Self-Care Snippet from The Worthy Mother Podcast. As mothers, we need to prioritize our own care. Within this few-minute long episode, you will hear how our past guests prioritize their own self-care and some tips on how you can do the same. Tune in to the full episode 7. Overwhelm, Grief, and The Stress Response i…
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Send us a Text Message. What does it mean to be a good mom? Society has created this image of what it means to be "good" in the role, and it can be summed up through The Perfect Mother Myth. So this week, I am unpacking the expectations we are held to under this social construct with the intention of bringing awareness to the absurdity of what is e…
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Send us a Text Message. It's spring cleaning time - and that means it's time to intentionally make space in our lives for what truly matters! This week, I'm joined by productivity strategist and accountability coach Lisa Zawrotny for a conversation on compassionate productivity and whole-life decluttering. If you're anything like me and find conver…
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Send us a Text Message. This is a Self-Care Snippet from The Worthy Mother Podcast. As mothers, we need to prioritize our own care. Within this few-minute long episode, you will hear how our past guests prioritize their own self-care and some tips on how you can do the same. Tune in to the full episode 37. Why Normalizing Pelvic Floor Care Really M…
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Send us a Text Message. It's safe to assume that most if not all women struggle with identity when they become moms. So how do we reconnect with ourselves when we are dealing with everything that comes with being a mother? Shelley Meche'tte is joining the podcast this week to share her story of rediscovering herself outside of motherhood, and provi…
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Send us a Text Message. Shame is a complex feeling that shows up often for so many mothers - and yet it's not something we can just do away with. This week, I'm joined by licensed mental health therapist Kyira Wackett to explore the link between shame and motherhood and how we can work to develop shame resilience to live a more values-driven life. …
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Send us a Text Message. This is a Self-Care Snippet from The Worthy Mother Podcast. As mothers, we need to prioritize our own care. Within this few-minute long episode, you will hear how our past guests prioritize their own self-care and some tips on how you can do the same. Tune in to the full episode 59. The Enneagram: A Tool to Understand & Conn…
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Send us a Text Message. For so many moms, the idea of prioritizing themselves is completely guilt-inducing. It feels like a proposition to abandon their kids' needs, and in turn is completely unaligned with their values. But what if I told you that prioritizing your own needs - even making your own needs your number one priority - doesn't have to c…
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Send us a Text Message. When we are living in alignment with our most authentic self, that is when we find true happiness in life. But as mothers, it can be a challenge to understand and embrace our individual identities - making it difficult to embody ourselves authentically. This week, intuitive healer and author Holly Hughes is joining me for a …
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Send us a Text Message. This is a Self-Care Snippet from The Worthy Mother Podcast. As mothers, we need to prioritize our own care. Within this few-minute long episode, you will hear how our past guests prioritize their own self-care and some tips on how you can do the same. Tune in to the full episode 40. Boundaries and Decision Making in Motherho…
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Send us a Text Message. Normalizing conversations about mental health is a huge part of The Worthy Mother Podcast, and this week's guest Meloney Hendricks has made it her mission to do just that. Meloney is a mom of three and vocal mental health advocate from the Caribbean, and she is here to share her story of living and mothering with bipolar dis…
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Send us a Text Message. Working mothers are expected to work like they don't have kids, and parent like they don't have jobs. Balancing it all can be exhausting, and trying to live up to the unrealistic expectations can leave moms feeling defeated when they feel like they are failing in both areas of their lives. This week, I'm joined by executive …
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Send us a Text Message. This is a Self-Care Snippet from The Worthy Mother Podcast. As mothers, we need to prioritize our own care. Within this few-minute long episode, you will hear how our past guests prioritize their own self-care and some tips on how you can do the same. Tune in to the full episode 28. Empowering Self Worth & Self Trust In Moth…
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Send us a Text Message. It's the season of love, and this week's episode is dedicated to loving ourselves! Self-love is crucial, but for so many of us, actually embodying self-love can be a challenge. So my goal is to help you learn to act from a place of self-love and grow to truly love yourself in the process! I'm sharing the secret to self-love …
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Send us a Text Message. Boundaries can go a long way when it comes to managing our self-care, relationships, and schedules, and this week I am joined by CEO of The Bold Mama Co. Whitney Gardner to explore how boundaries can change your life. Setting boundaries with you energy can help you move from overwhemed and drained to empowered and in control…
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Send us a Text Message. When I became a mother, I was drawn to creativity like never before - but as someone who never identified as an "artist" I honestly struggled with what to do with that pull. This week, I'm joined by mom of two, artist, and creative coach Savana Lee for a life-giving conversation on the link between creativity, self-expressio…
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Send us a Text Message. This is a Self-Care Snippet from The Worthy Mother Podcast. As mothers, we need to prioritize our own care. Within this few-minute long episode, you will hear how our past guests prioritize their own self-care and some tips on how you can do the same. Tune in to the full episode 63. Overcoming Fear & Self-Doubt to Become You…
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Send us a Text Message. My word of intention for 2024 is "fun," and this week I am joined by Ruthie Silver, the mom behind the Moms Have More Fun Podcast, to explore the role of fun in our lives as mothers. Ruthie is bringing her own perspective of fun, offering up tips and mindset advice that can bring more fun into each of our lives! In this conv…
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Send us a Text Message. What does it actually mean to practice self-care? That's what I'm digging into this week on The Worthy Mother Podcast. I'm tackling misconceptions about self-care that often hold us back from making it happen, plus getting into what self-care can actually look like for busy moms who feel like they just don't have time. If yo…
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Send us a Text Message. This is a Self-Care Snippet from The Worthy Mother Podcast. As mothers, we need to prioritize our own care. Within this few-minute long episode, you will hear how our past guests prioritize their own self-care and some tips on how you can do the same. Tune in to the full episode 54. Why Resilience Is A Crucial Component Of H…
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Send us a Text Message. Burnout is a massive problem in our society, and moms are in no way immune to the chronic stress that contributes to burnout for so many. But developing emotional intelligence can be how we combat burnout, and Lynsey Retzlaff - a working mom coach, licensed therapist, and mom of 2 - is joining us to explain why. If you have …
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Send us a Text Message. It's a new year, which means it's the perfect time to examine whether you are living life on your own terms, or to someone else's (or society's) standards. And if you're like many other women, you'll likely find that in some areas of your life, you are doing things based on old narratives, unrealistic expecations, and someon…
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Send us a Text Message. This is a Self-Care Snippet from The Worthy Mother Podcast. As mothers, we need to prioritize our own care. Within this few-minute long episode, you will hear how our past guests prioritize their own self-care and some tips on how you can do the same. Tune in to the full episode 43. Choosing Joy In Motherhood with Jocey Wiit…
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Send us a Text Message. We're in this weird week between Christmas and New Year's where the world seems to slow down. And while this isn't a full-length episode, I want to take this moment to remind you that you are allowed to rest. So if you want to slow down, rest, and do nothing this week, here is your permission to do just that (not that you ne…
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Send us a Text Message. We all have inherent worth, yet patterns of feelings of unworthiness often persist through generations. This week I'm joined by Dr. Stephanie Snyder for a conversation on breaking generational cycles of unworthiness - for ourselves, generations before us, and generations to follow. There is so much empowerment in knowing tha…
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Send us a Text Message. This is a Self-Care Snippet from The Worthy Mother Podcast. As mothers, we need to prioritize our own care. Within this few-minute long episode, you will hear how our past guests prioritize their own self-care and some tips on how you can do the same. Tune in to the full episode 29. Leveraging Your Cycle to Flourish in Mothe…
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Send us a Text Message. Our brains are incredible - and we have so much power to use our brains as tools to get us where we want to go life. In this episode with change and neuroplasticity coach Faith Hoskins, we are addressing how we can rewire our brains for change. As mothers who may feel stuck in the way we are "supposed to" be doing things, th…
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Send us a Text Message. "Enjoy every moment!" We've all heard it before. And yet let's be real, not every moment of motherhood (or life for that matter) is enjoyable. And when we are led to believe that not enjoying it all means we are doing something wrong, the impact can be detrimental. So this week, I am counteracting the narrative that we shoul…
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Send us a Text Message. This is a Self-Care Snippet from The Worthy Mother Podcast. As mothers, we need to prioritize our own care. Within this few-minute long episode, you will hear how our past guests prioritize their own self-care and some tips on how you can do the same. Tune in to the full episode 21. Breaking Cycles of Trauma Through Inner Ch…
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Send us a Text Message. The title "mom" is not synonymous with "martyr" - but it often feels like it's supposed to be. This week, I'm joined by licensed clinical therapist and coach for new moms, Sage Olson, to talk about getting out of "Martyr Mom Mode" and put yourself back on the priority list! From making decisions with our kids in mind to lear…
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Send us a Text Message. The season of gratitude is upon us, but so often I find that conversations about gratitude can be surface-level and abstract. We know that gratitude can be a powerful tool, but how is it supposed to actually look in our lives? This week, I am joined by Holly Bertone, Transformational Mindset Coach and the host of the Gratitu…
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Send us a Text Message. This is a Self-Care Snippet from The Worthy Mother Podcast. As mothers, we need to prioritize our own care. Within this few-minute long episode, you will hear how our past guests prioritize their own self-care and some tips on how you can do the same. Tune in to the full episode 56. What Is Matrescence? Why Having Language M…
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