This Mom Loves

This Mom Loves


Latest Episodes

Ep 28: Author Laurie Gelman talks “You’ve Been Volunteered”, plus The 5 Love Languages of Children and how to support a friend’s small business for free
July 03, 2019

In this episode, author Laurie Gelman talks about her new Class Mom sequel, the hilarious novel You've Been Volunteered, as well as parenting her teen girls, marriage advice (her husband is Live! with Kelly and Ryan executive producer Michael Gelman),

Ep 27: Sarah Richardson talks Sarah Off The Grid – Season 2
April 24, 2019

Designer Sarah Richardson is here to talk season 2 of Sarah Off the Grid - in the season finale of This Mom Loves! We also chat parenting (our girls are the same ages), sustainable design, Wayfair's very cool image search feature (I wish the...

Ep 26: Siblings Q & A with Parenting Consultant Caron Irwin
April 17, 2019

Caron Irwin, founder of Roo Parenting, answers questions about siblings: ideal gaps, preparing a child for a sibling, sharing rooms, fighting, birth order theory, twins and more! You can find Caron at Roo Parenting,

Ep 25: Kerrie Hansler from Sweet Reads Box, my thoughts on Girl, Stop Apologizing and why you need nice pictures of yourself
April 10, 2019

Mom, teacher and Canadian small business owner Kerrie Hansler gives us the scoop on her company, Sweet Reads Box, including the highs and lows of starting a business, how the box contents are selected, and how she fosters a love of reading with her twi...

Ep 24: Working Mom Consultant Lisa Durante, plus Get To the Doctor Already and TV Behind-the-scenes
April 03, 2019

Lisa Durante is a consultant who empowers moms in the workplace, and she has great insights to share for working moms and the businesses that employ them. You can find Lisa at her website and on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Ep 23: Ann Douglas on Happy Parents, Happy Kids plus Growth Mindset and a great suspense novel
March 27, 2019

In this week's episode, longtime parenting author Ann Douglas answers questions about her fantastic new book, Happy Parents, Happy Kids. Plus, I share my latest read, and chat about growth mindset: what it is,

Ep 22: Jillian Harris on business strategy, Instagram tips, design mistakes and more
March 20, 2019

My very special guest, online lifestyle maven Jillian Harris, answers questions about her business success, her Instagram strategy, the biggest design mistake people make, the misconception people have about her and more!

Ep 21: Miss Minimalist Francine Jay plus Pet Rabbits and Inspirational Message Fatigue
March 13, 2019

Best-selling author Francine Jay (Miss Minimalist) is here to talk about her new book, and she shares a wealth of ideas for how we can all live more "Lightly". Also in the show, I talk about our sweet Thumper (and I'm not even a pet lover!

Ep 20: A Conversation with Global’s Farah Nasser, plus Productivity Tips
March 06, 2019

Farah Nasser, anchor of Global News Hour and Global News at Noon, talks about her career, including her recent TEDx Talk, being a Muslim woman on television and declining a big TV offer in the US. She also opens up about family and her difficult road t...

Ep 19: A Favourite Things Special – the Listeners’ Edition
February 27, 2019

In this episode, I share all of the favourite things that my amazing listeners sent in, plus of course a few of my own - including an easy way to choose between me and I! The books I recommended: The Suspect by Fiona Barton