The MMP Blog

Ayurvedic doctor Madison Waggoner shares practical tips on how to prepare for baby #2 with ease—through digestion, nervous system healing, and conscious nourishment.

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.

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.

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.

Learn how The Marketplace Mom uses Facebook Marketplace to turn clutter into cash—just in time for the holidays. Get real, practical tips to declutter, simplify, and fund your gift list with zero stress.

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.

Psychotherapist Dr. Margo Lowy joins The Mama Making Podcast to talk about maternal ambivalence, releasing guilt, and how embracing the full emotional spectrum of motherhood creates deeper connection.

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.

Learn how Anna Rodney built Chicago Family Doulas and Birth & Baby University while raising a family and reshaping the birth support landscape. A powerful story of growth, care, and mission-driven motherhood.

Becca Tilton of Mama in Bloom joins Jessica to talk about postpartum support, leaving her job to go full-time in her business, building community, and trusting the slow process of entrepreneurship and motherhood.

Jessica interviews Birth Guide Chicago founder Anne Nicholson-Weber about empowering birth choices, how to choose your setting and provider, and why informed care is everything.

In this episode, Dr. Melinda Elliott shares how human milk–based nutrition is revolutionizing NICU outcomes for premature infants—and why parent advocacy and system change are critical.

Jessica speaks with somatic healer Alexi Neal about rebuilding the mind-body relationship in motherhood, embracing postpartum rest, and advocating for intuitive care during pregnancy and birth.

Jessica talks with nurse practitioner Yewande Banire about hormone therapy, perimenopause, and postpartum care—and how to stop suffering in silence when your body needs support.

Jessica talks to Le Lolo founder Courtney Boylan about designing beautiful postpartum tools, building a business while raising kids, and following the spark of a good idea.

Kaitlin Marcellot, founder of Shugie, joins The Mama Making Podcast to talk postpartum preparation, advocating for your care, and how storytelling creates connection and healing in motherhood.

After a smooth pregnancy, Maddie Moss experienced a traumatic postpartum spiral. She shares her story and how she's building community through Maternal Sunshine to support other moms in the fourth trimester.

In this episode of The Mama Making Podcast, therapist Stephanie DeFilippis shares real talk about the early weeks of pregnancy, managing mental health, and why postpartum planning starts now.

Two working moms get real about burnout, boundaries, and motherhood in this special Faces of Nurture bonus episode. Learn how they’re redefining success—and why support is non-negotiable.

Therapist and co-founder Erica Rose Cummings shares how Nurture 19 is changing the way we support parents—by building physical spaces that provide childcare, community, wellness, and advocacy, all in one place.