The Mom Show

Many women are trying to balance having a family and being in school and often drop out due to financial needs of those around them. The Women's Resource Center at the University of Utah helps women (and men) with a plan, financial help, and resources to finish college. Host Lindsay Aerts talks with the Director and Associate Director about the center, what they offer, and some of the reasons for going back to school if you still need to finish.

Many women are trying to balance having a family and being in school and often drop out due to financial needs of those around them. The Women's Resource Center at the University of Utah helps women (and men) with a plan, financial help, and resources to finish college. Host Lindsay Aerts talks with the Director and Associate Director about the center, what they offer, and some of the reasons for going back to school if you still need to finish.

Going back to college is a path many stay-at-home moms face after years out of the workforce. Whether they're finishing a degree or just starting one, the Women's Resource Center at the University of Utah helps women (and men) with a plan, financial help, and resources to finish college.

Many women are trying to balance having a family and being in school and often drop out due to financial needs of those around them. The Women's Resource Center at the University of Utah helps women (and men) with a plan, financial help, and resources to finish college. Host Lindsay Aerts talks with the Director and Associate Director about the center, what they offer, and some of the reasons for going back to school if you still need to finish. 

Host Lindsay Aerts talks with Utah's Morning News Host Amanda Dickson about her new podcast, A Gentle Thief. A Gentle Thief is a fictional podcast, written and performed by Amanda Dickson, inspired by real events involving the death of a young girl and her parents' desperate and relentless attempt to have her death certificate changed from suicide to homicide.

Sherree Lucas' water broke in her kitchen when she was 35 weeks pregnant. What happened next was scary, confusing, and a rush of emotions, and can be for the one in ten moms who have a baby before full term. Host Lindsay Aerts hears Sherree's story and also talks with Aimee Nussbaum of the March of Dimes about what a mom can do to help prevent the risk of premature birth.

Going into labor before 37 weeks can be frightening and confusing. Host Lindsay Aerts talks with Aimee Nussbaum of the March of Dimes and Sherree Lucas of Sera Prognostics about who is at risk of preterm birth and what can be done to help reduce its risks.

Sherree Lucas' water broke in her kitchen when she was 35 weeks pregnant. What happened next was scary, confusing, and a rush of emotions, and can be for the one in ten moms who have a baby before full term. Host Lindsay Aerts talks with Sherree who now works for a company called Sera Prognostics, a Salt Lake based company that provides a preterm birth test which pregnant mothers can take to help identify if they're at risk of going into early labor, and Aimee Nussbaum with the March of Dimes.

Have you ever wanted to start your own podcast but have no idea how? Host Lindsay Aerts talks with Chrisella Herzog of The Utah Podcast Summit about which mic to buy, where to host your podcast, what audio editor to use, what content to talk about, how to book guests and all the limiting beliefs that will pop up when you try to start something new. The Utah Podcast Summit is June 2nd, at Salt Lake Community College's Miller Campus in Sandy. Tickets are available at www.utahpodcastsummit.com.

Springtime brings lots of fun events to do with the kids in Utah. Host Lindsay Aerts talks with Britney Anderson, creator of SLCMOMS.org, a deals website which posts fun, cheap, and free deals. They discuss some upcoming events to do around Salt Lake City, Utah County and in Davis County.

Being a stay-at-home mom comes with many advantages, lots of time with your kids, a flexible schedule, and the freedom to choose what you do with your day. Many moms who stay at home can also often feel like they are busy all day and still get nothing accomplished. It can feel like you're a hamster on a wheel, constantly spinning and never getting anywhere. Host Lindsay Aerts talks with Britney Anderson who runs the website SLCMOMS.org, about what she likes and dislikes about staying home.

Host Lindsay Aerts talks with Britney Anderson, creator of SLCMOMS.or, a deals website about how she runs her business which posts fun, cheap, and free deals while staying home full time with her two young kids. The talk about what it means to be a social media influencer, how she grew her instagram to over 31,000 followers and makes money from her website.

Host Lindsay Aerts talks with Britney Anderson, creator of SLCMOMS.org a deals website about how she runs her business while staying home full time with her two young kids. They discuss how hard it can be to work from home, the balance of trying to get things done and take care of kids, and what it looks like trying to work and take care of little kids.

You've been diagnosed with PPD, now what? Postpartum depression affects one in eight Utah moms and is the number one complication of childbirth. Host Lindsay Aerts has come up with a list of seven questions you should ask after being diagnosed with a postpartum mood disorder based off her own experience having gone through postpartum anxiety and OCD. If you're experiencing a mood disorder currently, this may help you know some silent symptoms to look out for.

This week Governor Herbert signed a resolution declaring postpartum depression and anxiety a public health issue in Utah. Host Lindsay Aerts talks with Erin Jemison, Director of Public Policy for the YWCA who helped draft some of the legislation, about some of the gaps they see in the system for mothers getting postpartum mental health care.