The Expectful Podcast
Latest Episodes
What I Know Now – A Heartfelt Goodbye with Anna Gannon
The time has come to share a bittersweet goodbye friends. After 4 years with Expectful I am moving on to new adventures. And in closing this chapter I have decided to ask myself the last question I have asked all of our guest since the beginning of thi...
Career, Self-Care, and Motherhood with Jackie Hodnichak
How can we make the transition back to work more supportive for new moms? That challenge is something that today’s guest, Jackie Hodnichak, has been working to solve as a new mom and the Director of Operations and Community at Mettacool.
Homesteading, Your Inner Child and Motherhood with Cat Seixas
How does motherhood help us to reconnect with our inner child? This week’s guest, Cat Seixas, invites us to explore that question as she shares her story of becoming a mother. On today’s episode, Cat shares a glimpse into her life on a farm in the mou...
Doulas, VBACs, and an Unplanned Home Birth with Nichole Joy
How does birth change us? This question has shaped this week’s guest, Nichole Joy’s path to becoming a doula and childbirth educator. Nichole is revolutionizing the way we do birth with her Digital Doula courses.
Mental Health, Depression, and Postpartum with Paige Bellenbaum
How can mothers overcome the depression and anxiety they feel during pregnancy, postpartum and motherhood? This question is something that today’s guest, Paige Bellenbaum has been exploring since her own experience with postpartum depression and anxiet...
Intention, Homeschooling, and Motherhood with Alexandria Smith
How can we live more in our truth as mothers? This question has shaped this week’s guest, Alexandria Smith’s, path through parenting and motherhood and has sparked her creation of Nurture – an online monthly subscription that provides guidance on livin...
Meditation, Intuition and Managing the Motherload with Rebekah Borucki
How can meditation serve us through our Motherhood journey? That question is something today’s guest Rebekah Boruki has explored through her journey as a mother of five, a TV host, a meditation and yoga guide, a birth doula,
Anna’s Birth, Postpartum & Second Child Story
There have been many surprises along this path towards welcoming my second child Atticus into the world. Many of which caught me off guard, like: When I said “It’s a girl” they told me “It’s a boy.” When I said there’s no way my nausea could be worse t...
Empowerment, Therapy, and Parenthood with Debra Gansenberg
How can we help our children find their voice and validate their thoughts, opinions, feelings, and needs as they grow? This question is something that today’s guest, Debra Gansenberg, has guided families through in her work as a psychotherapist and Fa...
Meditation, Vulnerability, and Fatherhood with Dan Doty
What happens when we give each other permission to feel what we are feeling? This question is at the center of Dan Dotys work as a co-founder of Evryman and the mind (and voice) behind Expectfuls ne