A Space for Sōl

This is an EXCITING episode! Dare I say, one you have been waiting for? We are all on the edge of our seat to hear about new baby #2 tips and tricks and relish in all the snuggle stories. This week Heather joins us on her maternity leave to dish all things baby girl Sutton. We discuss everything from her delivery story to introducing Vaughn to his new sister, to family transition with baby #2! I ask her all the questions about what I can expect for when my lil girl arrives in about a month. Can't get enough of all the deets? Visit our blog where Heather shares the full delivery story. 

You gotta have faith faith aaaa faith... BABY! George Micheal knew what was up. Life tests you, it's challenging and it's so beautiful. We are big believers in needing to have faith to get through these phases of life. Today on the podcast we're talking about the moments we had to believe it would work out, why faith and spirituality help us through and our practices around trusting in the process. 

YOU GUYS, we’re featured as guests on another podcast and can’t wait to share the episode with you! We  hopped on with Kanika Chadda Gupta, the host of That’s Total Momsense,  to  talk all things mompreneurship and how we find our rhythm in this chaotic world that we created.. #thejuggleisreal Plus this Friday, Kanika will share her top 5 tips on parenting twins, plus one all under 2 years old on the blog. We can’t even imagine! For years Kanika prided herself on having mastered the art of work-life balance, dedicating time to her career, husband, friends, dance, working out, and cooking… until she became a mom of twins and had a newborn a year later, that is. #holyhandsfull Her priorities changed and her world went through a paradigm shift. This week is chock full of tips to juggle work, life and your growing family. Have some secrets of your own to managing it all? We would love to hear more from you!  Head to our latest Insta post and drop some knowledge bombs on the Sōlspace community.

Answer…BIG FAT FALSE! Anyone who tells you it isn’t, then #byefelicia. Seriously. We’re passionate about this one and are chatting about it on the podcast today. Here’s the thing, it won't be "work" like doing a day job you hate feels like but BELIEVE US it is work! It will be hard. It will be tiring, invigorating and so many things all in one. It will be worth it.  If you don’t agree with us that’s ok, but we’re pretty sold on this one as we’re pulling late nights, early mornings, weekend work to balance chasing our dreams to fulfill our personal passions with Sōlspace all while working our day jobs and being present mothers. It’s a sacrifice and fulfilling at the same time. Share what you think by leaving us a review or connecting on Insta @solspace.co.

Ladies, it’s about time people start talking about the postpartum care that is so needed for our poor little vajay-jay’s. So we decided we need to practice what we preach and brought a pelvic floor expert on today's episode, Marcy Crouch, PT, DPT, WCS aka The Down There Doc. Marcy is someone Heather met through the Happy Mom Conference (remember way back when we gave two tickets to this conf away!) and loved her personality and passion for female health. She’s seriously amazing and sheds some light during this week’s podcast on our pelvic floor - how important it is, how it can be weakened (even if you’ve never been pregnant) and even chats about some delivery stuff too! It’s a really interesting and hilarious podcast. One we’re proud of because it’s crazy that we shoot babies out of our bodies or have issues down there and there aren’t many known resources (especially that are covered by insurance) to help us stay at our optimal health! No more have a baby and see you in 6 weeks. Tune in and get to know why that’s no longer acceptable, or ok for your body!

It was time to bring in a professional to hash out how we’re going to survive our future. Today, we’re getting the download about going from 1-2 kids from one of our favorite therapists, Sahar Martinez LMFT. She shares her experience on going from 1-2 and how she coaches her clients through this transition. If you follow us on Instagram you’ve seen we’re asking A LOT of questions as we get closer to expanding our little crew. You also may recognize Sahar from our last Feed Your Sōl event! She rocked the communication workshop session and we’re so happy to have her back for you guys! Tune in and pray for us… we’re entering the crazy zone!

This week we’re chatting with  Cait Fraser, Co-founder + Chief Wellness Advisor of Wanderwell. Cait is the queen of wanderlusting with purpose. She has the self care game down pat, and launched Wanderwell to bring wellness experiences to those searching for their self care escape. During our podcast she shares about her travels, the importance of self-care and how this brand came to fruition. She is also hosting a retreat soon and if we weren’t both SOOOO pregnant we would be there in a flash. But that doesn’t mean you can’t go! Get some mama and let us live through you.  AAHHH we love hearing about the journeys that lead women to where they are today! We’d love to hear yours too. Connect with us on Insta @solspace.co or shoot us an email at heather@solpace.co and brooke@solspace.co. We’d love to chat with you!  More about Cait Cait has over 15 years of experience in the luxury travel industry and has been running luxury retreats and experiences for the past 10 years. She has travelled to over 30 countries, worked internationally on luxurious private yachts, ran an exclusive guided tour company in South Africa, and develops unique luxury wellness travel journeys for her discerning clients.

Where did you go? This is a question Mom’s tend to ask themselves after being thrusted into motherhood. Where did I go? Who am I now? What has happened to my life? It sounds dramatic until you’re in the vortex of becoming a parent and quickly realized your life has changed forever.  It took both of us a while to process our new normal with baby #1 and now we don’t know any other way of life - but it took work to find our rhythm. Maybe rhythm is the new “balance” because once we found that we felt a little like ourselves again. Today on the podcast we’re chatting about preserving your identity through the transition of motherhood.  Becoming a parent doesn’t mean you have to completely change and abandon your past. It doesn’t mean you can’t still be that fun, happy, sexy girl who loves to dance while spilling her cocktail AND an incredible mother who is passionate about her significant other and family life.  It’s about finding those pieces you want to take from your pre-parenthood life and figuring out how to weave those into your new chapter. Maybe it’s dance parties with your kiddo(s), maybe it’s making sure you have one solo night with the girls a month to do you. Maybe it’s scheduling in date night and creating at home dates to have 1:1 time with your significant other.  Whatever it is we feel you and know finding your rhythm is important. If you haven’t already make a goal to sit down this week and decide what you need, then communicate it ti to those who support you so they can help and keep you accountable.  No more Mama comes last for you! 

We know you can do it! If you’re ready to dust off that resume and get started on chasing your next career goal this is the episode for you.  On this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Creative Circle Senior Recruiter, Bridget White, who shares her expertise on getting back into the workforce after a significant break - like having and raising a baby. Maybe it’s been a 12 month break, maybe it’s been 12 years, either way she’s got the tips to help you show up and make the best first impression you can!  We loved speaking with Bridget, not only is she hilarious and down to earth like us, she too is a working mom with a baby under 1 trying to navigate this whole be a boss babe and a mom boss situation.  After listening to her podcast we’re like ok we’re dusting off our resume too, then we realized we employ ourselves so we’re good but we were so inspired by her thoughts we were super motivated!!  Can’t wait to hear your thoughts. Are you trying to start a new career or get into the workforce again? Tell us about it over on @solspace.co and if you have any questions head to creativecircle.com to learn more on how to to sign up as part of their talent pool. 

Happy Sprinkle to us! As you may know we’re both having babies V soon and we’ve been so lucky to be gifted by some of our favorite brands, which we shared on IGTV so you can pop in when it works for you (in your jammies with a mimosa if you choose because we be brunchin’!) and check out what we’re loving for Baby #2. And if you tune in there is a chance for you to win some gifts from our fave brands. Special thanks to all the brands like Anjie + Ash, Blooming Bath, Bosica, Crane, Booker & Me, Eli and Ali Baby Tush Swiper, Majka, Kit and Kin, Lively, Moonlite World, Newton Baby,  New Mom School, Slumberkins, Under the Nile, World of Little Dude… EEK we can’t spoil ALL the brands so make sure to tune in and find out what we curated. Here’s to these little ladies who are about to come earth side and make some changes around here! 

Starting a new partnership can be a sticky thing! Many people will say don’t go into business with family or friends and then there are some who flourish together no matter their friendship before starting a new endeavor. There are so many different stories we can all recall but at the end of the day it is about what works best for you. We frequently get asked how we make it work being friends and colleagues -- we aren't perfect but we must say we are pretty damn good at it. On today’s episode we are getting deep talking about the ins and outs of our partnership and how we manage to grow our working relationship in a fun and healthy way. But we don’t know it all, we would love to hear your experiences and what you have learned to make partnerships successful, whether it’s at work or in your personal life (hint these are very similar things)! Any who...stop reading and push play! 

Therapy comes in all shapes, colors and sizes - even for your wardrobe. Whether you’re super stylish or could care less about what you wear today’s guest, Stephanie the founder of Composed Co, has found there is emotions tied to your wardrobe decisions. This is why she started this brand and you can feel her passion ooze through the speakers as she speaks about what she does.  Former fashion exec turned biz owner, Stephanie works with women to help shape their wardrobe to fit the season of their life. On our episode she shares why this can be an emotional transformation, some tips for how to spruce up your closet + some of her fave items and no no’s when it comes to fashion. “People don’t really connect that our clothing makes us feel a certain way. Ultimately, I want everyone to have a wardrobe that makes them feel like their true self.” - Stephanie, Founder of Composed Co.  Want to know what a wardrobe therapist is all about tune in to today’s episode and you can also check out her YouTube video that shares more about what it is like to work with her. 

We’re not ready, but THIS IS happening … Ok, this week’s podcast went a little sideways (in a good way) as we hopped on to discuss our birth + maternity leave plans. One thing we learned as we reviewed the documents - yes 2-3 page documents - we created for baby #1 is that things really do change the second time around.  We’re sharing what we thought we needed, what we really needed and what we plan to do this time around when it comes to birth and maternity leave. It’s tough being a working mama that is on your own, but we have tricks up our sleeve like accepting a helping hand from Biz Babysitters to give us the time we need.  Take a listen to our thoughts and head over to our blog post about our plans or insta page to share yours! We know you have some good insight too and we’d love to hear them. 

To say we’re obsessed is an understatement - we’re so excited to share that Jessie Alexander, founder of 31 Bits, joined us for our podcast this week to discuss “being the girl who goes for it.”  Back when mindful e-commerce wasn’t even a glimmer in the online shopper’s eye, Jessie and her co-founders turned a college project into a 10-year dream job that ‘til this day amazes us with their creativity, thoughtfulness and business savvy mindset.   She’s sharing her journey from college grad to a successful entrepreneur. Tune in to hear what she learned, what she’d change and how living with your business partners CAN work if you’re up for the challenge. 

Are You Good at Being Alone? I mean… we wish we were. We kinda suck at it. You always want what you can’t have, right?  As an entrepreneur you rarely get to shut it off when you’re doing your own 9-5 (read all day EVERY day). We’ve gotten used to that and taken the necessary steps to create space in our lives. BUT the most shocking thing of becoming a parent was the fact that YOU’RE NEVER ALONE! It added a whole other layer of lack of space, creating an even bigger need for those special moments that were just for us.  THEN, even when you’re alone all you’re doing is thinking about what you need to do for work/home or how much you miss the loved ones you’re away from. We’re all about the kids being watched by people we trust and saying PEACE, but we still find ourselves not fully able to disconnect.  So today’s podcast is about the “Art of Alone-time” and how we can strengthen that muscle. If you have this down share your knowledge bombs. We’re all ears! Hit us up on Insta.