Honest as a Mother

Honest as a Mother

Join Amanda as she is sitting down with other moms and having the tough conversations surrounding motherhood. Amanda is a full time working mom who's passionate about discussing the "taboo" topics of motherhood. Join Amanda as she gets honest as a mother on her own feelings about what motherhood is really like.

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March 4, 2025 41 mins

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Amanda is joined by fellow Swift Dan Shapiro to clown about Taylor Swift, reminisce on the beloved Eras Tour and more.

Included in this episode:

  • Dan shares how he helped SO many fans get their hands on tickets to the Eras Tour by quickly becoming the go to for information regarding Ticketmaster drops.
  • Dan shares a story of how he saw Taylor twice thanks to his amazing followers.
  • Karma - the lost album, do we think its...
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Amanda is joined by mindset coach Kayleigh Kennedy and they are diving into mindset, growth and so much more.

Included in this episode:

  • What is a "real" job anyway?
  • Our mindset - why it is so important and how we can get out of own way.
  • What is the messy middle of growth and why is it so important?
  • The role that grief plays in your growth
  • How can we get clear on what we want?
  • Kayleigh shares how changing her mi...
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Amanda is joined by an author of Breakthrough, Stefy Covelli to chat about her breakdown and then her breakthrough.

Included in this episode:

  • How Stefy's career held so much value to her and how it filled her with a sense of fulfillment. 
  • The struggles that she experienced going through the loss of her career because of a workplace injury.
  • Stefy having to relearn who she is after her injury.

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Amanda is joined by Cierra Bailey who is a mother and a powerhouse in the mental healthy advocacy world to chat about grief, growth and grace in our motherhood journeys.

Included in this episode:

  • How powerful lived experiences are in the motherhood space.
  • Motherhood and identity, how COVID times changed us as humans but also as parents.
  • The grief in motherhood, the beauty of it but also how normal it is to f...
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Amanda is joined by one of the authors inside her new co-author project, Breakthrough to chat about what her breakthrough was and why she decided to write about it.

Included in this episode:

  • How Jenn woke up one day and started to ask herself "Who am I" and came to realize she is more than her labels, but did not know who that person was.
  • The steps she has taken to start learning more about hersel...
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Amanda is joined by Crystal Shadwell to have a real talk about what marriage is like after kids and even in the thick of parenting school-aged children.

Included in this episode:

  • How do Amanda and Crystal feel about what they see online vs what is really happening behind closed doors.
  • How does our relationship become the last thing on our lists? What does "making it work" look like for both Amanda...
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Amanda is joined by Amanda Otterman who is a nurse who specializes in Menopause and hormone health to chat about all things Perimenopause.

Included in this episode:

  • What is the age range for perimenopause?
  • What to do if you are being brushed off by your MD?
  • Long term health problems that can come from hormone issues
  • Mental Health and hormones
  • How can we pay attention to our cycles and prioritize ourselves duri...
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Amanda is joined by Aaron Bailey who is a ADHD coach that works with both adults and kids to chat about ADHD.

Included in this episode:

  • How Aaron taught himself that his ADHD symptoms are not a character flaw and how to work through this.
  • The unknown sides of ADHD
  • Parenting and ADHD - How our children trigger us, and how they act as a mirror to us.
  • How dysregulation affects us as parents and how learning abou...
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Amanda is joined by Elisha Zavier who is a Pelvic Floor Fitness Coach and she is here to help Amanda break down some pelvic floor myths and empower women to take charge of their bodies.

Included in this episode:

  • Why we need to prioritize pelvic floor health
  • Why it is NOT normal to pee yourself after children
  • Girl math when it comes to urinary incontience 
  • The mental load of incontenience 
  • Anatomy 101 Why Pelvi...
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Amanda and Katie are back and they are filling everyone in on what they are currently watching and reading to prepare you for hibernation mode aka Winter.

Included in this episode:

  • Our thoughts on "No body wants this" - Adam Brody went from awkward Jewish boy on the OC to the Hot Rabi.
  • Secret Lives of Mormon Wives - if you have not watched, you need to.
  • Dirty Soda - Amanda tries it for the first ti...
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Amanda is joined by Katherine Peloso-Smith who is an Intuitive Leader Coach to chat about trusting ourselves and our intuition. 

Included in this episode:

  • Katherine shares her first memories of her inner knowing and what she did with this information.
  • Katherine and Amanda talk about intuition and dating. Can we trust our gut when we see what we think are "red flags"?
  • Soulmates? Are they real?
  • Mom Gu...
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Amanda is back for another solo episode and this episode has been HIGHLY requested. Amanda shares her story of receiving an ADHD diagnosis.

Included in this episode:

  • How this all started - spoiler alert - it was a child who triggered this.
  • How Amanda started to monitoring her symptoms, watched waaaaay too many tiktoks and started taking note of the way she was feeling.
  • How Amanda moved forward with the diagn...
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Amanda is joined by Christine Dainard who is a personal coach who champions authenticity and self-worth to chat about self-discovery, growth and all the messy in between.

Included in this episode:

  • Christine and Amanda share their stories of growth but how grief coincides with growth. Grief shows up at any point of a healing journey.
  • How can we start changing? If you are someone who is struggling and wants t...
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October 17, 2024 75 mins

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Were baaaaaack. Did you miss us? Cause we missed you.

Do not judge us by our terrible reenactment of that statement okay?

Amanda and Katie are back to talk about all things Teen Mom, Vanderpump Rules and more. Buckle up and get ready for our dose of pop culture hour.

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Amanda is joined by Beth Marchant who is a graphic designer but also a Breast Cancer Survivor and she is here today to raise awareness and advocate for young women to be checking their breasts.

Included in this episode:

  • Beth shares her story with beating Stage 3 Breast Cancer and how it has inspired her to share this information with other women.
  • The importance of knowing your body - what is "normal&qu...
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Amanda is joined by Annie Lawton who is a mother, a story teller, an author and one bad ass business owner who is here to help us see that motherhood IS chaotic and that is okay. We are all a mess and we are just all trying to do our best everyday and this conversation will normalize that.

Included in this episode:

  • We are in a new era of parenting, the real question everyone wants to know - Is is easier?!
  • W...
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Amanda is back after her summer off and is so excited to jump back in and we are starting off with a bang. Amanda is sharing her 2024 "shake up" and why she has lit her entire life on fire (or so it felt like).

Included in this episode:

  • Why Amanda has been so MIA.
  • Redefining happiness. Why do we think happiness is a one size fits all?
  • Amanda's breakthrough and what led to it.
  • The rebrand of Hon...
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Amanda is joined by Dr. Benicio Frey, who is an incredible psychiatrist here in Hamilton, Ontario to talk about Women's Mental Health and to break down some myths and bring us the facts.

Included in this episode:

  • Debunking the scary myths: Will developing a postpartum mental illness damage my baby? If I did not have PPD with my first, I won't with my second right?
  • Are their risk factors that are a...
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Amanda is joined by Suzzie Vehrs,  who is a doula and the owner and founder of She Births Bravely which is an organization aimed at providing moms quality information, compassionate care and support through pregnancy and the first 6 months after birth.

Included in this episode:

  • Why do we feel the need to give our opinions on how mothers are giving birth and why is this so dangerous?
  • Why Suzzie wants mothers...
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Amanda is joined by Karisa Havercamp, who is a psychotherapist here in Brantford, Ontario to chat about default parenting and the mothers mental health and so much more.

Included in this episode:

  • Attachment Trauma - What is this and why is it important?
  • Does the "repair" we are told to do with our children actually work?
  • Default parenting - Why mothers are exhausted and why is society still telling...
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