Plus Mommy Podcast

Cortney joins the Plus Mommy Podcast to share her home birth transfer story. Cortney transferred to the hospital for an internal tear after an empowering experience giving birth at home. What makes Cortney’s home birth transfer story unique isn’t that she wanted a plus size home birth – it’s that it’s illegal for midwives to support a person having a home birth in the state of North Carolina. Sadly Cortney’s transfer to the hospital resulted in her family having to deal with Child Protective Services. Now, this new mom is passionate about sharing her story, so others don’t have to endure all she did.  Learn more and see Cortney's maternity and home birth photos here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christina Wells America’s Got Talent semifinalist believed for many years that she was too big to become a professional singer. That same woman received a standing ovation seconds into her America’s Got Talent (AGT) audition! Christina joins the Plus Mommy podcast to tell her story. She talks about her journey to finding her voice again after rejection, takeaways from her America’s Got Talent elimination, and so much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Having a plus size pregnancy with twins taught KC to appreciate her body unlike she ever had before. During this episode of the Plus Mommy Podcast KC shares her journey to motherhood, including her plus size twins birth story. Learn More  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heather Mae is a social-justice songwriter whose song "I Am Enough" has become a self-love anthem for many. With her second album, Glimmer, Heather Mae is helping people to know they aren't alone by writing music about mental health. Learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you think plus size women’s clothing is limited, wait until you hear about bigger guy fashion struggles. Bruce Sturgell, the founder of Chubstr, joins the Plus Mommy Podcast to share how he’s blowing up the plus size men’s fashion industry! Learn more  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From concerns about body odor to wondering if you should hold up your belly or not – let’s talk about everything you want to know but are too afraid to ask about having a plus size Brazilian wax! We’ll also talk about getting a Brazilian wax when you’re plus size and pregnant. Learn more about this topic and please note we go into a lot of detail so this episode is marked explicit.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Perinatal psychologist, Dr. Kat, joins the Plus Mommy Podcast to talk about supporting your mental wellness during pregnancy and postpartum. Learn more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Madeline Hawke, an Australian student midwife, joins the show to talk about anti-fat bias in midwifery care and her passion advocating for women of size. Learn more  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For many, the holiday season isn’t the most wonderful time of the year. It’s a time when we’re stressed out! We’re worried about seeing family members who make unsolicited comments about our weight. Or worse people who say things about our kid’s weight. Let alone all the diet talk that will occur around the beautifully decorated table. I’m here to help with The Plus Size Girl’s Guide To Setting Healthy Boundaries! Lean more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tywanda joins the Plus Mommy Podcast to share her plus size c-section story! From conception to postpartum recovery, Tywanda doesn’t hold back. Learn more.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode of the Plus Mommy Podcast Jimmy and Amanda of Chubby And Away join me to share their story and plus size travel tips! Learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pump and Dump Show creators, Tracey Tee and Shayna Ferm, pull comedy genius from their real-life motherhood struggles. Learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The stigma surrounding postpartum depression is lifting as moms open up about their experiences. A lesser-known postpartum mental health struggle about 10% of women face is postpartum anxiety. Anna Hithersay, the host of The Post Party Podcast, joins the Plus Mommy Podcast to share her postpartum anxiety stories. Learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Content warning for pregnancy loss and suicidal thoughts. During this episode of the Plus Mommy Podcast, I share miscarriage story with complete vulnerability. From the joy of learning I was pregnant to the shock of experiencing a loss, I turned on my recorder and started telling my story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The moment you become a mother everything changes in magnificent and challenging ways. Life will never be the same as part of your heart walks outside of your body. And yet finding yourself again in motherhood is critical. Claire Hammill joins the Plus Mommy Podcast to share her journey of building a life she loves. For Claire, after being an elementary school teacher for ten years, she started to question what she wanted her out of her life. During our time together Claire shares how becoming pregnant with her son changed how she saw her body and her life forever. Claire found herself, and you can too! Finding yourself again in motherhood starts with finding that thing that makes you feel authentically you! You can't be everything for everyone unless you're there for yourself first. Learn more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects 1 in 10 women of childbearing age. PCOS and pregnancy are two words many long to see together because of how intertwined PCOS is to infertility. Megan joins the Plus Mommy Podcast to share her PCOS and pregnancy story. She hopes her story encourages other women with PCOS to feel less alone. Megan talks about her initial diagnosis at the age of 18, journey to get pregnant with PCOS and her birth story. Learn more about PCOS and be sure to talk to your size-friendly care provider if you’re concerned you might have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Filmmaker Lindsey Averill shares the story behind a new documentary making waves, Fattitude The Movie. Fattitude takes a hard look at how the media portrays fat bodies and how that perpetuates fatphobia in our society. Fattitude’s co-creator is award-winning filmmaker Viri Lieberman. Lindsey and Viri have poured years of their lives into this film that is currently being screened around the world and will be released to the public in early 2019. During our interview, we also dive into the topic of motherhood as Lindsey is a new mom. From body image during pregnancy to how society views fat moms, we address some taboo topics. Hearing Lindsey share her passion and expertise is always a privilege and I hope you’ll enjoy this episode of the Plus Mommy Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Studies show about 30% of people who have given birth report they’ve experienced birth trauma. People most often associate birth trauma with injury or the loss of an infant or mother. In recent years, however, the definition has broadened to include emotional harm. If a person feels stripped of their dignity during childbirth that is a form of birth trauma. Cristen Pascucci, the founder of Birth Monopoly and the documentary Mother May I, joins my podcast for an in-depth conversation about birth trauma. She not only answers the question, what is birth trauma, but talks about how people can heal from traumatic birth. These conversations are not easy to have, and this episode of the Plus Mommy Podcast is not for everyone. Yet, we need to continue to have uncomfortable discussions to bring awareness to birth trauma, postpartum depression, and PTSD. Our stories are powerful, and they matter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram is a photo-driven platform, and most of the #momlife images we see are of thin women. When I came across Meg Bogg’s feed, a plus size woman sharing authentic messages about motherhood, I was hooked! Meg joins my podcast to share her motherhood journey that led to her Instagram fame. She talks about her plus size pregnancy, 30-hour birth, becoming an Instagram Influencer, and the awe-inspiring This Is Postpartum project. This Is Postpartum launched on September 8th, 2018. Meg invited twenty mom bloggers, including yours truly, to bare our bellies, and talk openly about postpartum. As Meg shares, “Let’s stand up. Let’s embrace our postpartum bodies together. Whether you’re plus size, full of loose skin, stretch marked up or scarred. All of it is postpartum. All of it counts. All of it means something. Because all of it is part of you. And you, mama, are worthy.” Learn more about This Is Postpartum  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicole’s plus size IVF success story was six years in the making. She tracked her regular cycle for years, but in the back of her head, she knew something was wrong. Other people in her family got pregnant right away, but she had been trying for so long. When Nicole brought up fertility concerns to her gynecologist, the response she received was to lose weight and have more sex.  This is a narrative many plus size women are used to hearing – just lose weight! Often there’s a lot more to infertility for plus size women than just weight.  Nicole shares her plus size IVF success story in great detail during this week’s episode of the Plus Mommy Podcast. She encourages anyone struggling with fertility to be persistent and to connect with a fertility specialist who will be supportive. Learn more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices