The Mamaste Podcast

Samara Andreadis is a doula at the Orchid Nest in Delray Beach, Florida. Samara and I have a lot of mutual friends because she is the doula "for everyone" at Eleanor's school. I had not direct connection to her so I started to tell our mutual friends to ask her for me to be on my podcast and finally we were in the same place at the same time and I got to officially ask if she wanted to be on the podcast and she said, "No." No not at all, she said, "Yes!" and I was so excited. I was expecting...

I am so happy to welcome Lizzie Assa from The Workspace for Children on the podcast today.It was truly an honor to get to talk to Lizzie. We talk about how play has changed as her children have grown, how to create your own children workspace and some of the challenges with open ended play. Play based learning is very important to me so it’s amazing to talk to someone else that also has a passion for play and to see where she has taken it. If you like this podcast please leave a review on...

Alexander Ocampo is a Family Medicine Physician at Fenway Health in Boston Massachusetts which was founded with the mission to serve the local LGBT population. Today on the podcast we talk about explaining the concept of gender identity to kids, accepting yourself in order to serve others and how amazing Pose is (are you watching it, if not what are you waiting for?!) Alex is the smartest as well as kindest person I know. I am so lucky to call him a friend. If you like this podcast please...

Nel Shelby and Christopher Duggan are powerhouse videographer and photographer as well as husband and wife. I interned for Nel at Jacob's Pillow in the summer of 2006 when I was 19. When I got engaged 4 year later I immediately knew I wanted Christopher to photograph my wedding. Nel and Christopher have always been so open and honest about work and life. It was amazing to catch up what they are up to now professional and personally. I truly admire their passion, work ethic and creativity. If...

Today I got to sit down with my Mom and talk about her professional career. After we were done she asked me “Did anything surprise you?” I said, “No.” Most of the stories she shares are things I have heard my whole life but it does not mean I did not like to hear them laid out in a semi chronological way. We talk about her professional career as a market researcher and adjunct professor. We also delve into how she balanced her work and family obligations. If you like this podcast please...

Naomi Masha Erwich, director of student affairs at Yale Law School and former appellate lawyer in Manhattan, is most notably my sister-in-law and mother of my niece and nephew. Here we discuss a flash-forward to our children’s young adult years and try to predict how our parent-child relationship will evolve. If you like this podcast please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Thank you so much for listening! Sunrise by Nicolai Heidlas | https://www.nicolai-heidlas.com Music promoted by...

Susan Caruso, the founder and director of Sunflower Creative Arts in Delray Beach joins me on episode 41 of the Mamaste Podcast. As a renowned child directed play educator, Susan has been on top of my list to interview since I started the podcast. This was such a wonderful opportunity for me and am glad I can share some of her wisdom and experiences with you. If you like this podcast please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Thank you so much for listening! Sunrise by Nicolai Heidlas |...

Vincent and I talk about our parenting styles, my upcoming interview with Susan Caruso of Sunflower Creative Arts in Delray Beach and what is a more creditable new source google new feed or Instagram. If you like this podcast please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Thank you so much for listening! Sunrise by Nicolai Heidlas | https://www.nicolai-heidlas.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)...

This week on the Mamaste Podcast my husband, Vincent Nero interviews me. It is the most personal and vulnerable I have ever felt on the podcast because my husband knows me better than anyone else. We talk about our choice to have one child, money in marriage and my many career transitions. If you like this podcast please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Thank you so much for listening! Sunrise by Nicolai Heidlas | https://www.nicolai-heidlas.com Music promoted by...

On episode 38 of the Mamaste Podcast I welcome back Mia O’Malley, @miaomalley on Instagram. She joined us on episode 16 “Love at Every Size with Mia O’Malley” so check that out if you have not already listening it. In this episode we talk about representation, fat positivity and perception vs reality. Mia does not see herself as a fashion influencer and yet that is some of her most popular content. Mia recently got the opportunity to model on the Today show (where she killed it) but she also...

I am so happy to welcome Laura Drexel on the podcast. She is a college friend as well as an avid listener of the Mamaste Podcast. We went to Hampshire College together and now she is a Program Analyst at CLEAResult where She tracks and manages incentive funds for small utility business programs or at least that is what Linkedin says. On the episode we catch up about raising toddlers, powerlifting and what the heck is happening at our ridiculously expensive college that might be going out of...

Laney Schwartz of @lifeisbutadish plainly put is a food blogger but there is nothing plain about her. Laney took to Instagram stories right away and that is where I first got hooked on her account. Cooking can seem daunting and it is a big task but she makes it approachable. One of my favorite “segments” she does on Instagram stories is “What is in my cart”. Laney mainly shops at @traderjoes which is where I also mainly shop. There are some weeks where I am good cooking the same meals but...

There are so many things I love about Samantha Gait-Tisi. She is quick to laugh, she is creative in her teaching which bleeds into her parenting and she knows the run time of Frozen (which is actually 1hr and 42 minutes not an 1hr and 40 minutes, Sam). Sam teaches 6th grader but has two young kids (3 years and 6 years) so we bounce back and forth talking about strategies for both younger and older kids. When I was pregnant I started forming how I wanted to raise my future kid. One of these...

This week on the Mamaste Podcast I talk to my dear friend Kim Ramsey. Kim is a Speech Language Pathologist that specializes in early intervention and adults with acquired brain injuries. Kim is one of my best friends from high school, along with Sam Gait-Tisi from episode 18 “Building Community Through Education”, and it was great to get talk about Kim’s professional life in-depth. Kim is a recent graduate of the University of Montana where she received her master’s in communicative sciences...

Velvet Chong has so much knowledge. I met Velvet 3 years ago in a kids music class and she was someone I wanted to connect with. Unfortunately, our kids are a few years apart and my making mom friends skills were in their infancy. When I started the podcast she was someone on my list to interview but we still did not see each other much so I started following her on Instagram. When I won a healing touch session with her I knew it was a great time to reconnect. In episode 33 we talk about...

Today on the podcast I welcome back Annette Gerlitz Appel. Annette was on episode 10 and if you have not heard that episode go check it out. Annette shares how to give advice respectfully, how to talk about tough topics like sex and death and how to approach all of this through the lens of age appropriateness. I met Annette because she facilitates a baby support group which we were part of when Eleanor was a baby. She is someone's whose advice I respect and I seek out often. More and more I...

Today on the podcast I share a conversation I had with Lauren Gilger. She is "an award-winning multimedia journalist whose work has impacted communities large and small, exposing injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless and marginalized" and all around badass. I met Lauren through a friend and have always followed her on social media and been in awe of what she does. We talk about her impressive career, not feeling our age and how she is able to take a fair view when reporting. Check...

This week Ryann announces her summer break from The Mamaste Podcast. Ryann is looking to rev up her business so make sure to follow her on @raisingwildhearts on Instagram. I, Jill, will continue with the podcast and see what comes. I want to thank Ryann for all that she has taught me. She has challenged my viewpoints, she has lead me through huge personal growth towards a happier and more positive person and how to be prioritize in order to get the most happiness and growth out of my life. I...

Energy is a scientific principal but what about anxious energy, bad energy, positive vibes. Is this governed by science or something else? We discuss how we feel about the term energy and what it means to us. Have you ever meet someone and immediately know that you wanted to be their friend or not? Ryann and I talk about our experience with energy and how we see ourselves using it. Check out https://www.ryannwatkin.com/podcast for links and in depth articles about our episodes This podcast...

On the Mamaste Podcast, we talk to Traci Baxley, a 30-year veteran in education and mama to five kids—five!! She’s currently a professor at Florida Atlantic University where she brings a tremendous and diverse background to her students and a rich and hopeful perspective on public education. We talk about her decision to homeschool one of her five children and how we can empower our kids by taking a look at their individual needs. Her Tedx talk is an inspiring and heartfelt narrative on how...