Here’s the Book Report we’ve been talking about! We finally dig deep into The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. The novel is about a Handmaid named Offred in the Republic of Gilead. The world has changed in the near future and women are stripped of their rights and forced to live in a society where their lives […]

Life's A Mother Podcast

Life’s a Mother Podcast Episode 20: Book Report of The Handmaid’s Tale

Times have changed, but being a parent hasn’t. In this episode, you get to meet Michelle’s husband as the two discuss what it’s like being a parent today surrounded by technology, the importance of spending time outdoors, safety, and the commonality of school shootings.

Life’s a Mother Podcast Episode 19: Parent Worries

Ten percent to 25 percent of healthy women experience a miscarriage. In this episode, we discuss the roller-coaster of emotions after one of us went through this heartbreaking time. There are lists of reasons why women have miscarriages, and prevention includes everything from a healthy diet to managing stress. Even if we do everything right, […]

Life’s a Mother Podcast Episode 18: Miscarriages

With the holidays just around the corner, it’s inevitable that some family traveling is in the plans. There’s so much planning and prepping that goes into traveling… even when it’s just going to the store or a restaurant. In this episode, we tackle those smaller trips and the little things that grind our gears when […]

Life’s a Mother Podcast Episode 17: Public Outings

Stretch marks, saggy skin, and fat that just won’t go away. We may have all or none of these things after giving birth, but so what? Our bodies do incredible things before and after childbirth, and while we may not look the same as we did pre-pregnancy, we should be proud of our bodies and the […]

Life’s a Mother Podcast Episode 16: Post Baby Bodies

How we discipline our children depends on the action, age, and even personal beliefs. We examine all of those topics in this episode as we talk our way through punishments we received growing up, some we’ve already given our children and discuss age-appropriate discipline techniques.

Life’s a Mother Podcast Episode 15: Discipline

Most of us can’t imagine raising kids as a single mom, but so many people do it every day and in this episode, we tip our hat and cheers all those moms. My best friend joins us to tell us how she raises her two children, primarily by herself, and how she adjusted her life […]

Life’s a Mother Podcast Episode 14: Single Mom Life

It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, and to celebrate, we’ve dedicated this episode to the Mexican tales we grew up with and are now passing on to our children. Join us as we explore some Mexican legends like Ojo, the Cucuy, the Chupacabra, and la Llorona.

Life’s a Mother Podcast Episode 13: Old Mexican Wives’ Tales

The term “special needs” can apply to anything from illnesses to disabilities. In this episode, we speak to our dear friend, Crystal, who has two children who were born with Sickle Cell disease. September is Sickle Cell disease awareness month and Crystal talks about the importance of understanding the disease and its misconceptions, challenges her […]

Life’s a Mother Podcast Episode 12: Kids With Special Needs

We never know what to expect when raising our kids, but there are distinct personality differences between boys and girls and it starts much earlier than we expect. In this episode, we interview our friend Sarah and talk about the challenges, personality traits, and parent examples when raising boys and girls.

Life’s a Mother Podcast Episode 11: Boys and Girls

The real title of this episode should be sleep deprivation because let’s be honest, even when you do sleep train your kids, you still don’t sleep like you used to before you had kids. And even after they start sleeping through the night, something always throws them off schedule like sickness, milestones, and siblings. We […]

Life’s A Mother Podcast Episode 10: Sleep Training

We all deserve a date night, or day date in Aubrey’s case, where you’re kids are with a sitter and you can indulge in dinner, a movie and countless glasses of wine that you aren’t sipping while doing loads of laundry.

Life’s A Mother Podcast Episode 9: Date Nights

In this episode, Michelle and Jennifer chat with their grandmother and discuss the generational differences with breastfeeding. They discuss education, formula, the breastfeeding process, and its challenges.

Life’s A Mother Podcast Episode 8: Breastfeeding

Whether you’re going for a day or a week, traveling with kids is on another level. In this episode, the sisters talk about traveling with extra baggage, the horror stories, and some successful trips.

Life’s A Mother Podcast Episode 7: Traveling with Kids

Sometimes it feels like the sickness never ends. The sisters discuss the ups and downs of their kids’ illnesses. Some moments are scarier than others, but each is just as heartbreaking when your child is sick.

Life’s A Mother Podcast Episode 6: Kids’ Health

Three South Texas sisters and moms sharing their everyday mom stories