This week on The Momgienists podcast Jasmin talks with Molly McDonald, Founder of the Three Journeys Community. Molly has developed a community of like-minded parents/parents-to-be to deep dive together through the physical and emotional, science + spirit of this life transformation.    Quotes    “What I quickly realized that the person with the phD was doing was crunching numbers, securing grants and writing articles, they were not hands-on with the parents and babies.”    “You are going to be the only one that knows what is right for you and your family.”    “They communicate way before they are verbal.”    “We can’t fix everything for our kids, we can’t protect them from everything but we can let them know they are not alone and we are there for them through it.”    “What we know is that there is a ton of change on the horizon, what we crave is the ability to control it.”   “Dial down what is in your ability to change and what is not. If it’s not surrender.”   “In most cases your child will figure out how to eat and survive, there are very few cases where they don’t.”   “They are who they are, and you get a little piece of that.”  Links molly@bodymindandmolly.com   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

This week on The Momgienists podcast your hosts are talking about how they played vs. how their kids play.    Quotes    “The best double dutch ropes are clothes lines, doubled up.”    “Karen is talking about square dancing and you are talking about tootsie roll.”    “They are not responsible enough to navigate what is appropriate or not on social media.”    “When she is dancing, she is in her own little world.”    “He told his dad WAP means worship and praise.”    “There will be no WAP dancing here today.”    Links   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

This week on The Momgienists podcast your host Jasmin is joined by Ayelet Marinovich who is a speech-language pathologist, parent educator, & imperfect mother. She is the founder of Learn With Less®, which helps families feel confident they can support & connect with their babies and toddlers – without having to buy a single toy!    Quotes    “You are just a therapist coming into a child's home, and then you take that toy when you leave, what is the point?”    “Guess what else does the same thing… an empty toilet paper roll.”    “Less is more.”    “My goal is to release families from that sense that they need to buy more, be more, do more and just step back and recognize the value that they are enough and what they are doing is enough.”    “There is a reason millions of dollars are put into marketing campaigns to make us feel we are not enough as parents.”    “Raise a kind, loving, great human.”    “As grown ups we look at play very linearly.”    Links ayelet@strengthinwords.com Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

This week on The Momgienists podcast your hosts are talking about body image, highlighting their experiences and how they talk about body image with their children.   Quotes    “I have two daughters so I have to be very aware of how I talk about my body and present my body.”    “When you don’t look like that you wonder why.”   “Kim K. messed it up for us.”    “Curves and fullness of the lips were always a part of the black culture.”    “When you are 95 you will still look like you are 12 and that is a beautiful thing.”    Links   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

This week on MOMgienists your MOMgienists are talking with return guest, Sarah Watson, LPC about educating your children about sexual health in a healthy way.  Sarah is a licensed professional counselor, AASECT certified sex therapist, and sexuality educator. Sarah has a private practice located in Michigan, where she works with individuals and couples struggling with relationship and sexual health issues via telehealth. In addition to her private practice Sarah founded her education business, Simple Sex Education which provides online workshops for parents to prepare themselves for starting and continuing discussions about sex and relationships with their kids.   Episode Highlights A fully aware woman  When to talk to your kids Name your parts  Here are the facts  Approach with curiosity  Quotes   “You can be fully in your sexual self and it can be a really healthy and wonderful thing.”  “How can you truly educate your children if you don’t understand yourself?”  “Only 17-18/50 of our states require medically accurate and driven sex education.”  “They say ‘don’t do this because if you do you will get sick’ that's terrible.”  “We are terrified of women finding their pleasure.”  “Your 6 year old may be more emotionally ready to talk about some things than your 8 year old.”  “Everychild is different, their needs, their wants and their questions are different.”  “When they get the answer they move on, it isn’t traumatic.”   “Protection comes from knowledge.”  “The age for exposure to porn is 8 years old.”  “Approach with curiosity.”    Links   https://www.sarahwatsonlpc.com/   https://www.simplesexeducation.com/   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com  

This week your Momgienists podcast talking about getting spousal buy-in to achieve your goals.  Episode Highlights Call the meeting Write down your goals Talk openly about pro’s and con’s Explain your family prioritization Book recommendations  Quotes  “Shout out to the therapists out there keeping us sane.”    “When you are a relationship you are on a team.”    “They are tough questions, but they are questions you could answer before you had a family.”   “It's not a threat when someone is sharing their hopes and desires.”    “Talk about how this choice is going to effect the family, both positively and negatively.”    “Money makes the world go round.”    “When a women is fulfilled and we feel like we have our identity it leads to a better family dynamic.”    “Culturally and systemically we have taken the voice away from women.”   “We don’t want people to go for their goals and then forsake their family.”    “You can have things that are just for you.”    “Ultimately if you have a true partnership your spouse will want to see you happy, and you can find a middle ground where all parties are happy.”    “It takes a lot of courage to put yourself out there, even to your spouse."   Links We Should All Be Millionaires  What Happened To You?    Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com  

This week your Momgienists podcast we are joined by Cheryl Shafer who has been a Dental Hygienist since 1985, who specializes in oral function, tethered oral tissue and breathing. She is helping those with orofacial myofunctional disorders find the root cause and solutions by collaborating with an integrative team of medical and dental providers.   Episode Highlights Cheryl’s background Facial function  We want our patients to thrive It’s not too late Michelle’s journey  Quotes    “The hygienists are the most underutilized healthcare professionals.”   “One of the amazing things about what I do is that I don’t work in isolation, I work as a myofunctional therapist in collaboration with all healthcare professionals.”    “Dental and Medical should be married.”    “The rewards are breathtaking.”    “Warning for everyone, if you dive into this subject you will dive deep into the rabbit hole, there is always more and more and more to learn.”    “There is so much I wish I knew for when my child was young that I would do differently.”    “He wrote his college essay on the pain that he suffered because he had oral dysfunction.”    “Waiting until someone is 8 years old to see the orthodontist for the first time is too late.”    “Foundation first, teeth second.”    “I feel like I have found my value and purpose.”   “He said Cheryl, you are doing God's work.”   “If we rise, all of us rise.”    Links cherylshafer@facialfunction.com   www.facialfunction.com      Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

This week on MOMgienists Jasmin talks to us about 5 strategies to maintain your identity while raising a family, developing a career, or both!  Episode Highlights Maintaining Identity 5 Strategies  Quotes    “One of my greatest gifts is being a mother, but there is also a side of me that existed before I had children.”    “Your children won’t be young for long.”    “My children benefit when mommy is full and whole.”    “One of the most powerful things we have is our intuition, TRUST THAT.”    “Time is relative.”   “You will have mommy guilt, and it will never go away.”   “Of course they are okay, they have another loving parents that is there with them who is taking care of them.”    “Boundaries are not about them, they are about us.”    “Celebrate your small wins, they lead to bigger wins.”    Links   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

This week on MOMgienists your MOMgienists are talking with Sarah Watson, LPC about vaginal health and sex communication with your partner.   Sarah is a licensed professional counselor, AASECT certified sex therapist, and sexuality educator. Sarah has a private practice located in Michigan, where she works with individuals and couples struggling with relationship and sexual health issues via telehealth. In addition to her private practice Sarah founded her education business, Simple Sex Education which provides online workshops for parents to prepare themselves for starting and continuing discussions about sex and relationships with their kids.   Episode Highlights Sarah’s Background The Vagina Cleans Itself Appreciating Your Smell Sexual Intercourse After Becoming A Mother Lube Is Your Friend Keepin’ It Spicy Quotes    “Yoni, this is cleaning out the vaginal canal, and it is trash.”   “Your vagina, it cleans itself… period.”    “You can’t smell pheromones.”    “You have probably been taught since you were a young woman, a lot of misinformation.”    “Most of this has been taught and influenced by men, and they don’t know a lot about vaginas and vulva’s.”    “Scented is not good, it will give you an infection.”    “What I was doing pre-children, is nothing compared to what I am doing now.”    “I have friends that have no stretch marks after having kids, I have tiger stripes y’all, and I am still scared to show that part of me.”   “There is so much shame around what happens to our bodies as women.”    “It takes your body 18 months to recover.”    “I am still supposed to wear a diaper and you want me to what?”   “Baby comes out and you are good to go… hell no.”   “Lubrication is your friend.”   “You can have the conversation in snippets.”   “Sex can be anything that brings you pleasure with your partner.”    Links   https://www.sarahwatsonlpc.com/   https://www.simplesexeducation.com/   Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com  

This week on MOMgienists your MOMgienists are talking about creating, developing, and maintaining friendships while juggling the art that is raising a family.    Episode Highlights Strategies for friendships  Videogames and Crop Dusting  True Friendship Quotes    “Motherhood can be a lonely place.”   “It is okay to have seasons.”    “I can relate to my teenage boy patient base pretty well.”   “My family will always come first.”    “Sometimes people don’t have boundaries themselves.”    “It is okay to say no to your friends, it is okay if you are not the end all for them, it is okay to set boundaries.”    “Some people, you love them, but they drive you nuts.”   “I’ve never gone to a meetup with friends and regretted it.”     Links Jasmin Instagram: @itjasminhaley  Facebook: @itsjasminhaley Website: www.jasminhaley.com   Karen Instagram: @ skaren52    Michelle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669 Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com   Christie  Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com The Safe Place for MOMgienists™️ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/