The Motherly Podcast

In this episode, Liz talks to Kelly LeVeque, a certified nutritionist and wellness expert about her science-backed Fab four Method, nutritional tips for pregnant mothers and kids, and what she learned from the traumatic birth of her first child.

In this episode, co-founder, and CEO of Girlology, Dr. Melisa Holmes, explains how to talk to your kids—both boys, girls, and gender nonconforming children—about reproductive health and sex from early childhood into their teen years so they can navigate puberty with confidence.

In this episode, Liz speaks with Dr. Christina Johns, who is a pediatrician, a pediatric emergency physician and senior medical advisor at PM Pediatric Care that is a specialized pediatric urgent care with locations across the country -- they tackle topics like how to survive cold, flu, and COVID season, as well as how to avoid common medical emergencies.

In this episode, Liz talks with Dr. Yesmean Wahdan, OBGYN and the Vice President of U.S. Medical Affairs at Bayer Women’s Healthcare, about what women need to know about their contraception options and how motherhood has shaped her perspective as a healthcare provider and advocate for women.

In this episode, actress Diane Kruger talks to Liz about her new children's book, what storytelling and literature have meant to her throughout her life, and what raising her daughter partly in Europe has taught her about ways that we could better support mothers in the US.

Holocaust survivor and renowned trauma and healing psychologist Dr. Edith Eger and her daughter Dr. Marianne Engle, a licensed psychologist herself, talk about the new edition of their book The Gift: 14 Lessons to Save Your Life, and how we can find meaning, purpose, and resilient through even the most challenging times -- and help guide our children through their own suffering.

In this episode, Liz talks with actress Jazmyn Simon about all stages of motherhood, from her experience with hyperemesis gravidarum during pregnancy, to seeing her daughter off to college, to the moment that inspired her to write her new children’s book, Most Perfect You.

In this conversation with Liz, Paralympic gold medalist, disability activist, and author Mallory Weggemann shares her story of her paralysis at the age of 19 to competing in three Paralympic games and winning five medals -- and she also opens up about her recent IVF journey with her husband Jay.

In this episode, Liz talks to Dr. Becky Kennedy about her approach and why it resonates with so many parents, what it is like being “Dr. Becky” and also a very real parent of three, and her advice on navigating some of our toughest parenting challenges.

In this episode of “This is Motherhood,” host Joyce Brewer speaks with Ana Flores, the founder of #WeAllGrow Latina about her organizing work, raising bilingual children, and raising her daughter in community with other powerful women.

In this episode of “This is Motherhood,” host Joyce Brewer speaks with Monica Trasandes, the Director of Spanish Language and Latinx Representation at GLAAD.

In this episode of "This is Motherhood", host Joyce Brewer talks with life coach, author and podcast host Bernetta Knighten about her nonprofit supporting foster youth and how her approach to motherhood has changed over time.

In this episode, of This is Motherhood, host Joyce Brewer speaks with Melissa Orijin about what inspired her to start her groundbreaking doll company, Orijin Bees.

In this special bonus episode of "This is Motherhood," host Joyce Brewer is joined by author and journalist Helena Andrews-Dye to talk about her new book “The Mamas," which is an account of her experience as the only woman of color in her neighborhood mom group.

In this special bonus episode of This is Motherhood, host Joyce Brewer talks with mom-blogger Christie Cronan about what raising multicultural children means to her, as well as the importance of representation in children's films.