The Modern Mamas Podcast

In this episode, Laura sits down with Dr. Sherri Lorraine for an interview FILLED with lightbulb moments. They dive into all things pelvic floor, from what you can do preconception and during pregnancy to help with pelvic floor recovery in the postpartum period, to rehabilitation tools, and plenty of sex talk. Just wait till you hear about the 30 second rule. If you have a pelvic floor (you do), this episode is for YOU!

In this episode, Jess sits down with Stephane Cahill of Cleaner Stephanie, one of her favorite mamas and fellow bloggers, to chat all things MONEY. You guys have asked for an episode on how we make eating healthy and LIFE work on a budget, and we delivered! We go through our personal finance stories, how we've both paid of debt and made moves in our financial lives by getting back to what's important, and knowing where our money is going. Both of us feel passionately that having a budget can mean freedom in so many ways, and we hope this inspires you!

In this episode, Laura sits down for an awesome chat with Leanne Vogle of Healthful Pursuit. They talk about life in an RV, finding food freedom, and knowing when enough is enough when it comes to society's unfair pressures. Leanne shares her journey to finding her perfect keto plan and how this has led her to support women all over the world on their own unique journeys.

MMP Ep 43: Modern Dad - Rusty Shares Evie's Birth Story by Jess Gaertner and Laura Bruner

In this episode, Jess sits down for a long awaited discussion all about herbs and adaptogens!  We had so many listener questions about this topic, and we dive into the first segment all about uses in kiddos, pregnancy, and postpartum. What works, what doesn't, and how you should use them!

In this overdue episode of the Modern Mamas Podcast, Laura and Jess catch up on life, a teething babe, travel, sleep, money, and our current escapades in low carb, high fat eating. We plan to do more frequent update episodes where we catch up and answer YOUR questions, so leave a comment below letting us know what you think or leave a question for us to answer on our next update episode!

In this episode, Laura sits down with some of her best friends all the way in South Africa to chat about their current international travels, the tribe life, working and training from anywhere, the CrossFit Open, parenthood, outside pressures to fit a parenting "norm", discipline, van life, and SO MUCH MORE. Don't miss this awesome episode.

Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition and exercise. Her bestselling book, Real Food for Gestational Diabetes (and online course of the same name), presents a revolutionary nutrient-dense, lower carb diet for managing gestational diabetes. Her unique approach has not only helped tens of thousands of women manage their gestational diabetes (most without the need for blood sugar-lowering medication), but has also influenced nutrition policies internationally. Lily’s second book, Real Food for Pregnancy, outlines the problems with current prenatal nutrition guidelines and provides the evidence—920 citations and counting—that supports a real food diet to optimize maternal and fetal health. Lily is also creator of the popular blog, www.PilatesNutritionist.com, which explores a variety of topics related to real food, mindful eating, and pregnancy nutrition.

In this episode, Laura and Jess dive into the ins and outs of how they make life work as modern working mamas. This episode brings different perspectives because Jess works outside of the home, and Laura works from home. Tune in to hear what works and what doesn't and a little about how we're learning as we go!

In this episode, Jess sits down with Alaena Haber of Grazed and Enthused to talk about EVERYTHING. We deep dive into what living with an Autoimmune condition is like, how it can be affected during pregnancy and postpartum, and strategies on how to manage acute flares during these times. We also get real about infertility struggles, baby led weaning, self love and self-care, as well as navigating being an intuitive person. This episode is filled with so much knowledge, so many golden nuggets of insight, and you won't want to miss hearing this RAD human talk life!

In this episode, Laura sits down for the first solo episode of the Modern Mamas Podcast to talk all about her current adventures in Evie's first foods. Using primarily baby led weaning (though not an expert on it), Laura is following her gut and Evie's lead when it comes to introducing foods for the first time and getting in those important nutrients. After lots of questions, she decided to sit down with a glass of wine one solo parenting weekend and share what's worked so far. Stay tuned for a followup as Evie grows!

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode talks about miscarriage and loss. In this episode, Jess and Laura sit down with Kiersten Peterson of Vibrant Life Army Wife, as she shares her story of her two miscarriages. Kiersten is opening up and starting a dialogue about a topic that has for so long been considered taboo, and in doing so she is supporting so many women along the way. We are so grateful to have her join us for this very emotional and meaningful episode. Please note that the episode does focus on miscarriage, so if you are not in a place to listen to this topic, save this one for a later date.

In this episode, Jess chats with Michelle Carlson from Peace and Parenting all about trading in bribes, threats, and consequences and focusing on connection versus control in the parent-child relationship. If you've ever found yourself in the middle of power struggles with your child, wondering if there's a better way, than this episode about peaceful, positive, and respectful parenting is one you won't want to miss!

In this episode of The Modern Mamas Podcast Jess sits down with her husband of 6 years, and baby daddy, Tim.  Hopped up on all the coffee, they tackle your listener questions!  Tune in as we discuss things like why it's hard for men to communicate, how Tim supported Jess through PPD/PPA, and the our giant reveal at the end of our version of what makes our marriage fulfilling.  If you like this one, make sure to let us know. We can't wait to offer more insight from Dads and partners who are ROCKING it!

Warning: This episode contains adult language. In this episode of The Modern Mamas Podcast Laura sits down with her wonderful husband and daddy to Evie Wilder. Her love and partner in all things comes on the Modern Mamas Podcast for our first ever dad episode! Rusty and Laura spent a Friday night date night at home with a sleeping babe, sipping some wine and answering YOUR questions. Mamas, don't forget to share this one with the dads in your life too. If you like this one, make sure to let us know. We've got more dad episodes lined up for your listening pleasure!