Meet Alyssa. Early childhood educator, founder of Seed and Sew and host of Voices of Your Village podcast. She’s passionate about building emotional intelligence as young as infancy, and her ‘show up as you are’ approach welcomes people into he

Ep 35: This Is His Journey

Dec 20th, 2019 27m 50s

Meet Neva. Business owner, accountant and mom to 4 adopted, multi-racial children. Neva shares an inspiring story of her son, Alex, who is a trans-youth.

Ep 34: Going After A Life She Wants

Dec 6th, 2019 30m 49s

Meet Melissa - Mom to seven and a LGBTQ activist. Melissa talks about being a mother to a transgender youth, their journey through the transition, adjusting to a new identity and the importance of supporting our kids through these life changin

Ep 33: You Need To Take Care Of You

Nov 15th, 2019 23m 41s

Meet Haley. A military spouse, mom to two and postpartum doula. She talks about how she got diagnosed with bipolar manic and how that has affected the choices she’s had to make personally and professionally.

Ep 32: To The Beat Of Your Own Drum

Oct 31st, 2019 27m

Meet Joey and Jesse. They share their story of being a gay couple, choosing to have a baby via a surrogate, the hesitations that came with it, and what life is like in this unconventional setup, for their son Sebastian.

Ep 31: Your Journey, My Journey

Oct 17th, 2019 27m 15s

Meet Mercedes. TV personality, real estate professional, and mother to Shams Francis. Mercedes talks about being a mother in the public eye and how that affects the choices she makes for herself and her family.

Ep 30: You Are Stronger Than You Think

Oct 3rd, 2019 30m 23s

Meet Laura. Senior tech strategist, fertility advocate and mom to Owen. She shares her story on going through 11 rounds of IVF and 33 embryo transfers in order to have her son. It's a story of perseverance, resilience and determination to make

Ep 29: Put Fear In The Back Seat

Sep 20th, 2019 25m 52s

Meet Marianna. Mother, cancer survivor and founder of a sustainable children’s clothing brand. She shares her inspiring story of overcoming an unusual type of cancer, and then making an unconventional choice to move abroad when she was 7 months

Ep 28: Guided By Our Hearts

Sep 6th, 2019 25m 10s

Meet Sophie. Mom to two girls, wine entrepreneur and owner of a spectacular vineyard estate at very the top of Sonoma Mountain. In our conversation, I talk to Sophie about her journey to starting Sophie James Wine, balancing entrepreneurship wi

Ep 27: I Owned The Whole Process

Aug 22nd, 2019 26m 10s

Meet Sarah: Author, musician, and mom to two. Sarah talks about her decision to have both her children via a home birth, a choice made by less than 1% of pregnant women in the United States. She talks about why she thought it was right for her

Ep 26: Just Take Your Time

Aug 8th, 2019 24m 54s

Meet Julie: Humanitarian worker, mom to one and stepmom to two kids. Julie talks about her journey from the Scottish countryside, to war zones and finally San Francisco to be with the love of her life. She shares what it’s like to have an uncon

Ep 25: Knowing What Feels Right For You

Jul 26th, 2019 24m 8s

Meet Sarah A. Development advisor, equality advocate and mom to two. We talk about her choice to breastfeed her daughter till she was over 5 years and also to co-sleep with both her kids. Sarah offers a great perspective on extended breastfeedi

Ep 24: To Be The Kind of Mother I Wanted To Be

Jul 12th, 2019 28m 43s

Meet Rachel. Writer, Journalist and storyteller. She shares her story on why she chose to exclusively breastfeed her son starting from the day he was born. Rachel talks about the importance of having clarity around the kind of parents we want t

Ep 23: A Life of Intentionality and Purpose

Jun 21st, 2019 25m 41s

Meet Monica. Mom to three biological children and foster parent to five. Monica shares her story of living a life of intentionality and purpose. One where she and her husband deeply care about giving vulnerable children a home and their family.

Ep 22: Love, Kindness, and Generosity

Jun 4th, 2019 20m 43s

Meet Emma. Mom to her two sons and gestational surrogate to two other children. Emma talks about why she chose to become a surrogate, what makes the process challenging and why it matters to her, especially as she thinks about the values she is

Ep 21: The Calling Of Motherhood

May 13th, 2019 21m 10s

Meet Astaire. Mom to six kids. From being a teen mom to twins, a single mom with four kids, and now married with six kids, we talk about her journey as a mother. Astaire talks about the deliberate choices she has had to make given her large fam

Ep 20: I Wouldn't Change A Thing We Did

Apr 18th, 2019 17m 4s

Meet Anjali (again!). She was the first guest on our podcast and talked about her choice to travel the world for 7 months with her husband and two toddlers. Many adventures and explorations later, Anjali is back to talk about how her choice pla

Ep 19: She Can Love, She Can Laugh

Apr 4th, 2019 26m 30s

Meet Elena. Mother to Wynter and Nova. Winter has Down’s Syndrome and in our conversation we talked about the choices Elena and her family has had to make to have a child with special needs.

Ep 18: He Came The Way He Was Supposed To

Mar 19th, 2019 24m 40s

Meet Melisa. An adventure seeker, a business owner and a mom. She shares her birth story and why she was unable to stick to her choice of how she wanted to deliver her baby. We talked about the choices we are told to make, the ones we want to m

Ep 17: Raising A Beautiful Wildflower

Feb 25th, 2019 22m 37s

Meet Jaime. She had to make an incredibly difficult decision to amputate her daughter’s leg when she was 18 months old. Jaime talks about how nothing prepares you for choices like this, the importance of perspective and how her family stays pos

Ep 16: Where I Was Meant To Be

Feb 13th, 2019 24m 48s

Meet Ishani. Raised in New York but raising her son in India. She talks about why it was important for her to move to India to start a family and the deliberate choices she has to make as a mother.

Ep 15: The Right Thing To Do

Jan 19th, 2019 25m 35s

Meet Meighan. She tells her story of a whirlwind international romance, an unhappy marriage and her choice to leave and become a solo parent to her two kids.

Ep 14: The Greatest Gifts Of My Life

Dec 13th, 2018 20m 17s

Meet Karen. She talks about her infertility diagnosis, the decision to adopt and the realities of having a mixed race family. She tells an inspiring and vulnerable story of how you can make unconventional choices and yet find a happy ending.

Ep 13: I Didn't Want To Regret It

Nov 26th, 2018 17m 14s

Meet Joyce. From a career in tech to starting an upscale Asian bakery called La Chinoiserie, she’s had to make many choices to follow her passion for food. She tells her story of leaving a financially stable and prestigious job to pursue her dr

Ep 12: My Body My Choice

Nov 6th, 2018 22m 41s

Meet Mari. An activist and feminist, she marches to the beat of her own drum. All her choices speak to her intention of ‘my body my choice’. We talk about her choosing to be a single mother by choice, having a home birth, not defining her child