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Messy Minded Mama
Hosted by two moms and mental health therapists, Kate and Jenn, this podcast is rooted in honest conversations about motherhood, mental health, and the messy middle so many of us live in.
Connect with us on Instagram: @messy.minded.mama
Email us: hello@messymindedmama.com
Episodes
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Episode 26 - I Wish We Didn't Have to Talk About This. Again.
Send us Fan Mail Motherhood changed my experience with anxiety in ways I didn’t fully anticipate. When you love your kids deeply, the things you can’t control…
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Episode 25 - When Pregnancy Doesn’t Continue for Both of You
Send us Fan Mail In honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, Jenn is joined by her sister-in-law, Carolyn, for a deeply personal conversation about…
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Episode 24 - Motherhood: Completely Unhinged
Send us Fan Mail We love a meaningful motherhood conversation. We really do. But sometimes...we just need to laugh about the fact that we have somehow become…
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Episode 23 - I See You: The Mother Behind the NICU Journey
Send us Fan Mail September is NICU Awareness Month, and we knew we wanted to use this month to shine a light on something that can sometimes get lost in the…
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Episode 22 - Resilient, But at What Cost?
Send us Fan Mail Moms are resilient. We hear it all the time. But what if we've gotten so good at being resilient that we've forgotten to ask what that…
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Episode 21 - August Reset: Holding On, Letting Go & Starting Fresh
Send us Fan Mail Summer somehow flies by... and August has a way of bringing all the feelings. In this episode of Messy Minded Mama, we're reflecting on the…
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Episode 20 - Finding Your Mom Village
Send us Fan Mail Real Moms. Real Stories. What if the biggest difference in your motherhood journey wasn't your baby... but your village? In this episode of…
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Episode 19 - Can We Talk About The Rage... Again?!
Send us Fan Mail After the response to our first episode on mom rage, we knew we needed to continue the conversation. In this episode, we're going deeper—not…
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Episode 18 - Marriage After Kids: Real Talk with Our Husbands (Part 2)
Send us Fan Mail Marriage After Kids (Part 2): Honest Conversations with Kate & Taylor Marriage changes after kids. Not because the love disappears, but…
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Episode 17 - Marriage After Kids: Real Talk with Our Husbands (Part 1)
Send us Fan Mail Marriage after kids changes everything—and yet, somehow, the heart of a strong marriage remains the same. In this special episode, Jenn is…
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Episode 16 - Summer Reset: Prepare Now, Thank Yourself Later
Send us Fan Mail We're back! 🎙️ After an accidental summer break before summer even started, we're catching up on all the end-of-school chaos, spirit weeks…
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Episode 15 - Nourishing Moms: Real-Life Nutrition Without the Pressure
Send us Fan Mail Motherhood can make nutrition feel overwhelming, exhausting, and honestly… impossible some days. Between feeding kids, managing the mental…
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Episode 14 - The Women Who Raised Us
Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode is a special one. 💛 In honor of Mother’s Day and Maternal Mental Health Month, we sat down with our moms for a…
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Episode 13 - Meet the Moms Behind the Mic (The Stories Behind This Space)
Send us Fan Mail We’re doing something a little different today. Before we begin bringing real moms onto the podcast soon, we wanted to take a moment to pause…
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Episode 12 - If I Could Do Early Motherhood Again...
Send us Fan Mail If we could go back to early motherhood, we wouldn’t do more—we’d worry less. In this episode, we’re reflecting on what those early days…
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Episode 11 - Midnight Madness: The Reality of Sleep with Kids
Send us Fan Mail There’s nothing quite like finally getting into bed after a long day… only to hear, “Mom?” from down the hall. In this honest episode of…
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Episode 10 - What Our Kids Really Think About Us as Moms
Send us Fan Mail We did something bold… and possibly a little risky. We invited our kids onto the podcast. No prep. No coaching. Just completely unfiltered…
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Episode 09 - The Unsolicited Advice You Just Didn't Ask For
Send us Fan Mail Something about becoming a mom seems to come with an open invitation for opinions… from everyone. In this episode, we’re diving into the…
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Episode 08 - Ambition After Motherhood: Are We Allowed to Want More?
Send us Fan Mail What happens to ambition after becoming a mom? In this episode, we’re getting real about the tension so many mothers feel—but don’t always say…
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Episode 07 - If Motherhood Had A Yelp Review
Send us Fan Mail If motherhood had a Yelp page… we’d have a few things to say. In this episode of Messy Minded Mama, we rate different parts of motherhood like…
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Episode 06 - 9 Lives Before 9: Morning Madness
Send us Fan Mail Mornings in motherhood can feel like living nine lives before 9am — getting kids ready, finding lost shoes, reheating the same cup of coffee…
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Episode 05 - Who Am I Now?
Send us Fan Mail Motherhood changes everything — including how we see ourselves. In this episode, we talk honestly about the quiet identity shift that happens…
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Episode 04 - Can We Talk About The Rage?
Send us Fan Mail There are moments in motherhood when the anger surprises you. The snapping. The heat in your chest. The shame that follows. In this episode…
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Episode 03 - The Mental Load Nobody Prepared Us For
Send us Fan Mail No one really warns you about how loud your brain gets after becoming a parent. In this episode, we name the invisible mental and emotional…
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Episode 01 - Welcome, Meet Kate + Jenn
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Messy Minded Mama. In this first episode, we’re introducing ourselves — Kate and Jenn — and sharing a little about our lives as…
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Episode 02 - The Things We Thought We Would Be Better At
Send us Fan Mail We all had a version of ourselves we thought we’d be better at before motherhood. Staying calm. Being patient. Keeping it together. Feeling…
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Introducing Messy Minded Mama
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Messy Minded Mama! This is a space that feels more like a real conversation than a polished production. The kind you’d have with a…