Not all of us have found “our people”. Maybe you’ve moved to a new area, recently had children or the friendships you did have, shifted. Whether you’re in the season yourself or looking to step out in faith and foster new connections, you are not alone. Vanessa Sokic, aka, @thefranklinmama, joins me today to share her story and chat about what it looks like to patiently and prayerfully cultivate a community!

Tune in to a very honest and vulnerable cast with entrepreneur, stylist and educator: Chelsea Conti. Career changes, complicated health issues, a difficult pregnancy, time in the NICU, shifting gears in business and a cross-country move later… Chelsea has had a taste of it all over the last few years. Throughout all of that, we chat about how God has continually said “I’ve got you” and showed up in miraculous ways to provide. Whether or not you’re a mother, this is definitely an episode you don’t want to miss!

Today I am welcoming Giana Vasconcellos, MPH, Perinatal Health Educator, Doula & Student Midwife! Join us as we discuss common problems within the maternal healthcare system, including, the Maternal Care Deserts. If you live in America, you’re more than likely in one of these deserts where access to care and access to choice is not reality for every woman in the way that it should be. Tune in as we discuss various scenarios and how you can navigate finding a care provider, advocating for yourself throughout your pregnancy and finding perinatal-postpartum support!

Where do you find your peace? What is the foundation on which you stand? Today I am having a conversation with mother, grandmother and mentor, Leslie Hudson. Leslie faced tragedy when her son got into a life-altering accident at age 17. Listen in as we discuss what it looks like to lean into God and trust Him with your family throughout a tragedy and even now, almost 20 years later.

In every part of life, but especially motherhood, it can be ridiculously easy to slip your identity into how much you serve or into the roles that you fill. Today I am sitting down with my good friend to Sarah, speaker of truth and encourager, to talk about how we can learn to walk in our true identity, in Jesus. We're talking about how she has had her identity completely redefined as she walked through a divorce, life as a single mother, a recovery program and now as she enters into a beautiful marriage.

TW: Infant loss, Obstetrical Abuse and Miscarriage. Join Riley and Mila as we talk about what it looks like to have perseverance and seek the Lord when life is anything but easy. Mila also shares about the loss of her infant daughter, Giada, what the grieving process has looked like for her and her husband and how God has worked throughout it all.