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The MMP Blog
The MMP Blog expands on the conversations happening inside The Mama Making Podcast — offering written reflections, guest insights, and deeper dives into the ways mothers build meaningful change in their communities, their work, and everyday life.
This is where the ripple continues.
Beth Mazza & Victoria Sivrais | Entrepreneur Like a Mother: Nine Kids, Two Exits, and the Roadmap They Wish They'd Had
Beth Mazza and Victoria Sivrais of Female Mavericks join the Mama Making Podcast to share how they built and sold two businesses, raised nine kids, and wrote the roadmap for moms who want to do both.
6 min read
Renata Heringer | Grief, Immigration, and Açaí: The Story of Starting Over and Building Something Beautiful
Renata Heringer — immigrant mom, former physician, and founder of Tupi Açaí — joins the Mama Making Podcast to talk grief, community, immigration, and building a business from her home kitchen to four storefronts.
6 min read
Julie Jancius | The Angel Medium: Trusting Your Intuition, Following Divine Signs, and Building a Life You Love
Julie Jancius — the Angel Medium — joins the Mama Making Podcast to talk intuition, divine signs, connecting with your angels, and building a life you actually love. A must-listen for every mom.
6 min read
Thomai Roi | Arguably Feral: Three Burnouts, a Divorce, and Finally Building the Life She Actually Wanted
Thomai Roi — founder of Arguably Feral Women and divorce doula — joins the Mama Making Podcast to talk burnout, divorce, identity residue, and what it really takes to rebuild the life you actually want.
6 min read
Ushta Canteenwalla | What Your Genes Are Trying to Tell You: A Genetic Counselor's Guide to Pregnancy, IVF, and Reproductive Health
Genetic counselor Ushta Canteenwalla joins the Mama Making Podcast to demystify prenatal testing, carrier screening, NIPT, IVF, and the reproductive decisions every person planning a pregnancy deserves to understand.
5 min read
Paulina Roe | The Mami Collective: Building a Community Where Ambitious Moms Don't Have to Choose
Paulina Roe — Chicago radio personality and founder of the Mami Collective — joins the Mama Making Podcast to talk ambitious motherhood, postpartum identity, and building community for moms who want it all
5 min read
Alexandra Swayne | From Layoff to Launch: How One Mom Built Three Businesses While Raising Two Kids Under Three
Alexandra Swayne joins the Mama Making Podcast to share how a layoff while pregnant led to three businesses, a viral product launch, and a community of 600 women.
5 min read
Emily Encinosa | The Maternity Ecosystem: Home Birth, Midwifery Care, and the Future of Community-Based Birth
Certified midwife Emily Encinosa joins the Mama Making Podcast to talk home birth, transfer rates, her maternity ecosystem, and the future of community-based birth care.
6 min read
Jessica Lamb | Survival Mode, Season Five, and What's Coming Next for the Mama Making Podcast
Jessica shares a raw solo update — broken arm, dental surgery, survival mode, and what's ahead for Season Five of the Mama Making Podcast. A real life check-in every mom will relate to.
6 min read
Terry Tateossian | From Burnout to Vitality: How One Mom Lost 80 Pounds, Survived Perimenopause, and Reclaimed Her Health
Terry Tateossian joins the Mama Making Podcast to share her raw journey through burnout, early perimenopause, and losing 80 pounds — and what it really takes to reclaim your health in midlife.
6 min read
I Never Meant To Start A Business
Jessica shares the real behind-the-scenes of her business journey — layoff, LLC, growth phase, and all. A solo episode for every mom figuring it out in real time.
7 min read
Dr. Kelly Moline & Jessica Lamb | Building a Business After Babies, Functional Medicine & Crunchy Motherhood
Dr. Kelly Moline discusses functional medicine, GLP-1 medications, crunchy motherhood, and building a business after baby on The Mama Making Podcast.
3 min read
Kate Scholtes | Redefining Success & Alignment: Permission to Pivot in Motherhood + Business
Kate Scholtes joins The Mama Making Podcast to discuss redefining success after motherhood, setting business boundaries, pivoting with confidence, and building flexible, aligned work.
6 min read
Allison Hardy | Building a Business That Supports Motherhood (Without the Hustle)
Email marketing strategist Allison Hardy joins The Mama Making Podcast to share how she built a sustainable business through motherhood, reduced hustle, reclaimed time, and created systems that support real life.
5 min read
Sascha Mayer | Building Mamava: How One Startup is Redesigning the Breastfeeding Support Experience
Learn how Mamava co-founder Sascha Mayer is changing the future of lactation support through design, innovation, and public advocacy. A must-listen for working moms, maternal health advocates, and entrepreneurs in the parenting space.
4 min read
Samantha Davis | Building NuHealth: Starting a Business Postpartum + Everything You Need to Know About Placenta Encapsulation
Discover how Samantha Davis founded NuHealth Placenta Encapsulation to support new moms through postpartum recovery. In this episode, we explore the benefits of placenta encapsulation, what the process involves, and how one mom built a business centered on holistic, hormone-supportive care for the fourth trimester.
2 min read
Taylor Johnson | Planning with Purpose: How The Mompreneur Paper Co. Empowers Moms in Business
Taylor Johnson shares how she created The Mompreneur Paper Co.—planners that actually work for moms—and how to build a business that supports real motherhood.
2 min read
Dr. Samantha O'Brien & Dr. Amy Fetch | The Real Value of Cash-Based Care for Women & Families
Discover how cash-based care is transforming postpartum and pelvic health in this episode of The Mama Making Podcast. Dr. Samantha O’Brien and Dr. Amy Fetch share why they left the insurance model, how they support women holistically, and what real healing looks like for moms beyond the six-week checkup.
3 min read
Georgia Kastaris | Expecting Together: The Prenatal Social Club Every Parent Deserves
Georgia Kastaris, founder of Expecting Together, joins The Mama Making Podcast to share how she’s reinventing prenatal care through small-group, community-led cohorts that combine expert education with meaningful support.
3 min read
Nat Robinson | Creating Trustworthy: A Family Operating System for the Modern Parent
Discover how Nat Robinson, founder of Trustworthy, is transforming the way families manage their most important information. From easing the mental load to organizing digital legacies, this episode explores tech built to support modern parenting with confidence and care.
3 min read
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