Babes And Babies

We are wrapping up this year with Dr. Sasha Heinz,Ph.D., MAPP.  She is an academic who went mainstream, using her background as a developmental psychologist to become a mindset coach. Her private coaching practice is grounded in psychological science, and she teaches clients the tools to change their lives for good. An expert in positive psychology and adult development, Dr. Heinz has based her entire career on helping clients make real transformations, giving them the tools to develop their mental fitness by facing challenges and breaking our mind’s default modes for stress, self-criticism, and anxiety. She was one of the first 33 people in history to receive a degree in Positive Psychology.  Dr. Heinz brings a fresh and desperately needed perspective to adult personal development. While all things “self-help” have skyrocketed in popularity in recent years, more than 60% of adults are still not high functioning in terms of their cognitive framework. With the proliferation of personal development experts, it’

This week, Arianna Taboada is on the podcast. She is an entrepreneur, author, coach and health researcher who recently published The Expecting Entrepreneur: A Guide to Parental Leave Planning for Self Employed Business Owners. We dive into the importance of parental leave for the health of yourself, your baby and your business. Arianna gives us tips for building postpartum networks to support your physical, emotional and social wellbeing.   Connect here: Theexpectingentrepeneur.com https://mainstreetalliance.org/ e: Elizabeth@ElizabethJoy.co w: www.ElizabethJoy.co fb: https://www.facebook.com/groups/311455916387591/?ref=bookmarks in: https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/   This episode is sponsored by Dime Beauty.  Use code mamas20 at https://dimebeautyco.com/ for 20% off  

Each year on December 1-7, a coalition of organizations (including CURE Epilepsy) recognize Infantile Spasms Awareness Week, a critical opportunity to raise awareness and educate the public about infantile spasms.  Kelly Cervantes is on this episode sharing a mother's journey through epilepsy.  Kelly has a deeply touching personal story to share after loosing her daughter, Adelaide to infantile spasms.  Since this life altering moment, Kelly has dedicated her time to helping other parents navigate having a child with Epilepsy as well as bringing more research, awareness and support.  Together with Cure Epilespy, they can not emphasize enough the importance to bring awareness to the incurable disease that impacts 1 out of 26 people at some point during their lifetime. https://www.cureepilepsy.org/ https://www.instagram.com/kellygc411/?hl=en https://www.kellycervantes.com/blog Connect with Elizabeth: https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en https://miraculousmamas.com/blog  

Anais Goldberg is a home cook turned entrepreneur and the creator of Cook Intuitively with Anais.  Her passion for cooking stemmed from watching her Mexican and Cuban grandmothers in the kitchen at a young age. Their use of flavors and invigorated senses enthralled Anais as she intuitively absorbed every essence of what it meant to cook. But it was when Anais walked down her health journey after recovering from her two consecutive pregnancies and being left with a laundry list of inflammatory issues, which she attributed to motherhood wear and tear, that Anais’ relationship with food changed. She shares in this episode how to create healthy meals for yourself when you are busy and raising kids to be contientious of their food choices.  https://cookwithanais.podia.com/ https://biologicyouth.com/ https://www.instagram.com/anaisgoldberg/?hl=en Connect with Liz https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en https://miraculousmamas.com/blog   Get your first month of ANYcrate line FREE at www.kiwico.com/MAMAS  

Nayanka Paul From Bloody Btches is on this episode sharing about the disparities menstruating people in our country face.  She has started a grass roots in her local community and an online communal space curated for Black menstruators to engage freely in conversations about menstruation, sexual health, pleasure, & liberation. We dive into period poverty, access to feminine hygene products and how change has to start with us.  Period: End of Sentence ( Can be found on Netflix)  https://www.instagram.com/bloodybtches/?hl=en https://linktr.ee/BloodyBtchs https://www.etsy.com/listing/1231079766/stay-flow-coloring-book?show_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=R3A96P2Z6PYPA Connect with Liz https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en https://miraculousmamas.com/blog  

This week I am sharing stories from pregnant Americans who are opening up about their dark emotions in pregnancy.  This is 1 of 4 epsiodes that are shedding light on new research around the mental health crisis among pregnant Americans.  This new research has been conducted by Nonfiction and is called The Invisible Weight that has been commission by Twill.   The remaining three episodes can be found at  https://www.twill.health/theinvisibleweight  

 Amelia Kriss is a Drama Therapist and Certified Coach in private practice in the Bay Area, California, where she lives with her husband and two powerhouse daughters. She works primarily with recovering people-pleasers and "Nice" girls who are ready to deconstruct self-shrinking patterns, and find more ease & joy. Amelia is also deeply committed to Birth Story Medicine work--helping birthing parents integrate, and move forward from, unresolved issues connected to the experience of giving birth. She believes that supporting parents through birthing as a rite of passage is an important (and too often missing) piece of creating healthier & happier families. https://ameliakriss.com/ https://www.birthingforreal.com/ https://www.instagram.com/akcollaborative/ Book a Birth Story Medicine session with Amelia at this link: https://ameliakriss.com/birth-story-medicine Newsletter for Pregnant People called Soft Cheese: https://ameliakriss.com/soft-cheese Connect with Liz: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousm

Meagan Heaton is the co-founded the VBAC Link in 2018. She really found her love for birth in 2014 after her second C-Section, and since has supported over 300 couples as a birth doula. Meagan's passion for VBAC started after her own experiences. She had two C-sections and then went on to have a VBA2C. Her drive is to help women like herself feel educated, supported, and empowered during their birthing time. We dive into this episode the research, statictics and facts about vaginal and cesarean births.  The pros and cons of VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) and what your providers may not be telling you. We also talk about the arrive trial which has increased the cesarean rate in first time moms.  https://www.instagram.com/thevbaclink/?hl=en https://www.thevbaclink.com/ https://www.thevbaclink.com/the-arrive-trial/ https://www.thevbaclink.com/vbac-provider/ https://evidencebasedbirth.com/ebb-113-the-evidence-on-vbac/ Connect with Liz https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en https://miraculousmamas.com/ G

Kelley Nemiro is an entrepeneaur, health coach and pilates instructor sharing her story and expertise on this episode. After years of health issues withou answers, Kelley was done accepting that as a standard way to go through life and set out on a personal journey to change the way she felt. After trying nearly every lifestyle diet, she turned to plant-based whole foods, low impact movement, mindfulness, and meditation and watched her life transform over time. With the mission to help women know they are not alone and that they can feel better in their bodies and mind, Kelley completed her health coaching certification and launched Wellness by Kelley shortly after. Knowing how daunting it is to take your health into your own hands, Kelley provides help to her community in an affordable and sustainable way to set women up for success in their personal health journey! She finds her purpose and fulfillment in helping women find a sense of balance in their life and feel better than they ever have. Connect with

Holly Kohlmann is a Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician and Trained Babywearing Educator.  She is on this episode telling sharing her wisdom with us and answering questions on how to keep our babies safe while wearing them and driving them.  Connect with Holly https://www.instagram.com/mamagoose_oc/?hl=en https://mamagooseoc.com/ Connect with Liz https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en https://miraculousmamas.com/blog Support the Pod Use Code Esandoz for 20% OFF at Needed Prenatal Get $10 OFF CPR and First Aid Training with code elizabeth10 at Thrive Training Institute  

Karmel Garcia is on this episode sharing the story of her 3 year old, Zoe, who was born with Down Syndrome. She takes us from the beginning with a prenatal diagnosis, the birth and through her first three years of life. Karmel started to see a need for families to have therapuetic tools to work with their kids at home and has started Zoe's Tool Box. https://www.instagram.com/karmelita16/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/zoes_toolbox/?hl=en Non Profit https://www.zoes-toolbox.com/ Every baby born with Down syndrome will have their own unique experiences and abilities. Some will have many medical procedures in their first year, and some will be born never spending a day in the hospital.  For any diagnosis the first year is the hardest to navigate, and we are here to be a box of sunshine to those families. Books to check out: You Are Enough Different - A Great Thing to Be What's Inside you, Is Inside Me Too Hannah's Down Syndrome Powers 47 Strings Connect with Liz https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en https

Ameya Duprey is a postaprtum Ayurvedic doula that helps women achieve true health and balance through simple methods such as specialized Ayurvedic diet, lifestyle, massage, herbs and more. She shares with us what Ayurveda is and how to optimize postpartum healing and recovery. Connect with Ameya https://pages.shakticare.com/fhm-registration/ https://www.instagram.com/shakticare/ https://shakticare.com/postnatal-cookbook/ Connect with Liz https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en https://miraculousmamas.com/ www.kittypooclub.com is offering an awesome discount on your first litter boxorder, AND free shipping when you set up an auto-ship Get 50% off your first month plus FREE shipping on ANY crate line with code MAMAS at www.kiwico.com    

Trauma and post-partum depression survivor, Ashley Bernardi, is on this episode sharing how listeners can own their authentic power and transform the mind, body, and spirit with hope.  Drawing from practical techniques from over 20 healing luminaries plus her own personal story of surviving trauma, Lyme disease, and postpartum depression, Ashley shares the insights she’s gained and her personal story of adversity that taught her the power of prioritizing mental health. She has since authored AUTHENTIC POWER: Give Yourself Permission To Feel  Connect with Ashley https://ashleybernardi.com/ https://www.instagram.com/bookerbernardi/ Connect with Liz https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en https://miraculousmamas.com/

**Trigger Warning: This Episode Contains Details of a Child Loss** Nicole Hughes in on this episode sharing her passion for child water safety.  Nicole lost her 3 year old son to a drowning incident and has since become a huge advocate for sharing valuable, life-saving information.  She is on this episode sharing the story of her son, Levi,  and how we can protect our children.  Connect with Nicole: https://www.instagram.com/nicolehughes8/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/WaterGuardiansLevisLegacy/ https://www.levislegacy.com/?fbclid=IwAR0ibxbuwKkNYTeTs07eEedRAHvYQnC7AGaEKCqWZKiEKCZWYgHPl3rnLsQ Connect with Liz https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en https://miraculousmamas.com/

Dr. Marisa Franco is a psychologist and friendship expert. She identifies as a psychologist for the people as she is passionate about sharing research with the people that it could help the most. Dr. Franco has studied friendship intensively, doing research on friendship all over the world. She is a professor and wrote the book on friends called Platonic.  This episode, we dive into how to help your teens make friends, building community and how to handle friendship break ups.  https://www.instagram.com/drmarisagfranco/ https://drmarisagfranco.com/ Get the book, Platonic Here https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676695/platonic-by-marisa-g-franco-phd/ Take the Friendship Quiz Connect with Liz https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en https://miraculousmamas.com/ Just go to www.KittyPooClub.com to save on your firstauto-ship order of litter boxes withFREE shipping

Joanna Faber and Julie King are lifelong childhood friends who grew up with parents who practiced gentle parenting with them.  Coming from a family of parenting experts and authors, they teamed up to write a survival guide for parents with kids ages 2 to 7. They offer tips and advice this episode on how to deal with meltdowns, whining and every day tasks.  Connect: https://how-to-talk.com/ http://julieking.org/ https://www.facebook.com/faberandking https://www.instagram.com/howtotalk.forparents/ Get the Books How to Talk so Little Kids Listen How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen Connect with Liz: https://miraculousmamas.com/ https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/ Get Needed Prenatal 20% off with code ESANDOZ Get Needed    

Dr. Julia DiGangi  is a neuropsychologist and focuses on the brain, emotional intelligence, and resilience. Through her work, she shows people how to work with their nervous systems so they can take the energy of their emotional pain--everything from stress to anxiety to trauma--and turn it into their emotional power. Using the latest advances in neuroscience and psychology, she focuses on practical, evidence-based strategies to achieve behavioral change that sticks.  Connect with Dr. DiGangi https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliadigangi/ https://www.instagram.com/drjuliadigangi/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/drjuliadigangi https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChpCF_WwyjsFLBi_NR8iKjQ Connect with Elizabeth https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en https://miraculousmamas.com/ Go to www.KittyPooClub.com to save on your firstauto-ship order of litter boxes withFREE shipping

Emma Jean is a best selling author and on this episode sharing her knowledge of how to get published and launching the I'm An Author Academy, which empowers children to publish their own best-selling books!  We discuss how giving your child the outlet of writing can absolutely change both their world and yours! Connect at: imanauthor.com 4pigs2fly.com Follow Emma Jean https://www.instagram.com/emma.jean.author/  https://twitter.com/emmajeanauthor    Connect with Elizabeth: https://www.miraculousmamas.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas/  

Andrea Haskins is a lactation counselor with Childbirth International and a La Leche League leader who focuses on fostering parent confidence and restoring mamas relying on their instincts to parent. Some of the topics we cover this episode are breastfeeding, bed-sharing, weaning and combo feeding. Andrea shares research, statistics but most importantly talks about following your instincts in mothering.  Connect with Andrea: https://www.instagram.com/instinctualmothering/?hl=en Link to Empowered Breastfeeding Academy waitlist: https://app.mailerlite.com/sites/preview/5552042   Link to Your Breast Sleep: https://app.mailerlite.com/sites/preview/5434922 SIDS Enzyme Link https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396422002225#! Safe sleep seven https://www.llli.org/the-safe-sleep-seven/ Paced Bottle Feeding https://www.mamanatural.com/paced-bottle-feeding/ Weaning info https://www.instagram.com/sebtheseries/?hl=en Connect with Elizabeth: https://www.miraculousmamas.com/ IG: https://www.instagr

Kaila Díaz is a liguist and language educator with her Masters in Linguistics.  She founded Bilinguitos from her passion to help families pass down & preserve their language.  At Bilinguitos their mission is first and foremost to cultivate and celebrate bilingualism, and to help others do the same in their home for their families. She is on this episode sharing her expertise and giving the listeners tips on raising bilingual children. Connect and follow Kaila: https://www.instagram.com/bilinguitos/?hl=en https://bilinguitos.com/ Connect with Elizabeth: https://www.elizabethjoy.co/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas/   Go to www.KittyPooClub.com to save on your firstauto-ship order of litter boxes withFREE shipping