Mother Forking Podcast

Ann Kaplan is a parent coach, birth worker, and mother of four. Her passion for helping new parents navigate the early stage of parenthood through birth work, organically lead her to becoming a parent coach.

On this episode, Ann shares insightful parenting skills for us to discover how we can "parent on our own terms" and feel less stress and guilt about it. She discusses how we can better our relationship with our child(ren) when ...

On today's episode, we chat with Barbara Clarke, author of the recently published memoir, THE RED KITCHEN.

Barbara shares with us how she has handled many challenges in her life including: memories of family trauma specifically, overcoming a broken mother-daughter relationship, the role of women in families and the workplace, and more! Barbara opens up about how it's never too late to mend relationships with others and with ourselv...

What is your definition of success? Does it include the cost of your happiness? Join us as we chat with Dr. Jeff Dutremble on how he found his happiness and purpose as a writer. In today's episode, Jeff opens up about the difficulties of walking away from two hard-earned careers, battling depression, fatherhood, and how he hopes others stay true to themselves through his children book, Find a Lost Smile. 

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We are back and we have missed you, Mother Forkers! Parenting during the pandemic has been so challenging and has felt like a form of isolation for many of us. Join us as we chat with the author of American Rapture, Jordan Claire McCraw. Her book shares her incredible journey of self-love and healing through poetry. We discuss what it is like to struggle with mental health, feel disconnected with your partner after kids, and so muc...

If you or anyone in your life has lived with chronic pain, you don’t want to miss this episode! Today, we chat with Anna Penenberg, who holds a BA in Psychology and MA in Dance Therapy from UCLA and certifications in Marriage & Family Therapy, Body-Mind Centering®, Infant Developmental Movement, and Kundalini Yoga & Meditation. Anna also is the author of Amazon's Best-Seller Dancing in the Narrows. Her first book, Dancing i...

What would you do if you checked on your 3-month-old son in his nursery and discovered it wasn't your son? 

Join us as we chat with Rea Frey, the multi-published, award-winning bestselling author of three suspense novels and four non-fiction books, and CEO & Founder of WriteWay . In today's episode, Rea sheds a light on the bond between mothers and their children in her new book “UNTIL I FIND YOU", which is a thriller abou...

When's the last time you had an uninterrupted adult conversation with a fellow mom? Here's your chance! Celeste and Magen chat it up with fellow podcaster and first-time author, Brandy Ferner. Brandy is the creator of the Adult Conversation podcast, social media pages, blog, and now, book! Her writing has been featured in Good Morning America, HuffPost, Romper, CafeMom, TODAY Parents, and more. She's also a doula, childbirth educat...