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"Heritage Museum of Orange County Is a historic Southern California destination. The centerpiece of the museum, which covers nearly 12 acres in all, is a historic plaza featuring several buildings from the 1890s set amid extensive floral gardens and citrus groves. Among the buildings is the Kellogg House familiar to teachers and students throughout Orange County as a favorite field trip destination for over 30 years."

"Heritage Museum of Orange County is a cultural and natural history center dedicated to preserving, promoting, and restoring the heritage of Orange County and the surrounding region through quality hands-on educational programs for students and visitors of all ages."

Learn more about this amazing space!

Website: https://www.heritagemuseumoc.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeritageMuseumOC

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HeritageMusOC/

KRISTEN ANTONIO, LMHC PSYCHOTHERAPIST

Kristen, also known as the Rebel Therapist on IG, is an embodied psychotherapist who practices holistic, trauma-informed therapy. Her background is in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. While many theories, exercises, and practices inform her style of therapy, at the heart of her work is the relationship that is built together with her clients. Kirsten believes emotional healing is accelerated in a space that promotes psychological safety. In addition to her work as a therapist in private practice, Kristen is a mother to 2 growing kiddos. She navigates motherhood with the same approach to her healing practices: presence over perfection. She is a passionate creator dabbling in projects that delight her spirit, including painting, dance, and writing.

Let’s stay connected!

Website: https://bright-hope.com/

Instagram: @rebel.therapist

Dr. Tara is a sex and relationship expert. She's a tenured professor of sexual communication at California State University, Fullerton, an award-winning researcher, and a relationship coach at her private practice Luvbites.co. Her work appears in KTLA news, Cosmopolitan, Women's Health Magazine, and etc.

Are you as a parent seeing negative routines in your child from home to school? Do you feel like, as a parent, you feel like a doormat or feeling walked all over by your child? We can suggest ways to find answers to these feelings so that you do not feel that anymore. We were honored to speak to the owner of Conscious Mommy, Bryana Kappadakunnel. These next minutes will be an insight you can apply to your current life to see what is the next move for you and your family to be productive and successful together. 

Bryana talks to us about her field of work by helping families with very young children navigate challenges related to child development, ADHD, behavioral & emotional issues, attachment problems, and trauma. She explains to us her unique technique of bottom-up processing and how that type of work is beneficial to parents and children. As well as how she views parenting and what is a successful team for both the parents and their children. She gives us great examples of what we as parents should look out for to get our children some help with their functioning. 

Bryana Kappadakunnel is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (90464), an Infant-Family Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist, and a Perinatal Mental Health Specialist-Certified. She is the owner & voice behind Conscious Mommy. Guided by attachment theory and the neuroretinal framework, her approach is unique in that she works primarily with parents by helping them discover their child’s nervous system and developmental needs. Parents also learn about their nervous system and how it supports - and sometimes conflicts - with their children. She also guides parents to develop vital skills in self-reflection & deconstructing familial cycles of guilt and shame, which aims to drastically shift the child-parent relational patterns. Bryana also works with new moms experiencing perinatal mood or anxiety disorders. She uses a conscious- and mindfulness-informed approach to help moms realign their expectations with reality, deconstruct the guilt & shame they’re experiencing, and shift into the present moment, where depression and anxiety cannot exist.

It is so important for our kids to have the freedom to express their creativity. We live in a world of technology where it is so hard to get out kids to participate in hands-on sensory activities. Therefore, it is so important at a young age to introduce those types of functional activities where they can learn, bond with mom and dad, and build something they will look back on and be so proud of. We are joined for this episode, Sarah Wilson. She is a woodworker and mom of 2, just to name a few, and her business, Maker Monkey Workshop is designed for kids to have that creative experience while doing a hands-on project. 

Sarah talks to us about the importance of creativeness that children need to be exposed to, and she makes that her mission through every kit she makes. Each kit on her website is designed for the child's age based on difficulty and theme. She talks to us more about teaching kids not to be afraid of tools because they are help be part of the process of our creative process when working on the projects. These kits on her website are a great task during the summertime to keep your child engaged and are a great way to see them grow from reading the kit's instructions to the final product. 

Meet Sarah: I am an artist, woodworker, educator, and mom of two based in Miami, FL. My business, Maker Monkey Workshop, is a collection of at-home DIY projects that teach elementary-age kids how to use real tools to make fun and functional projects. I believe that helping kids develop creative skills through hands-on projects is an important part of their growth and development that will help them thrive in the real world.

As moms, we do our best to be our children's teachers, providers, and supporters. We are the ones that are going to love them and help them achieve their full potential. Meet Hilda Dunford; she is a mom of 3 with 2 girls and 1 son who is blind. She shares with us her thought process during her son's diagnosis stage, as well as the amazing milestones her son takes on daily. She believes in being her child's number one supporter in everything he does; although moms may be frightened at times, we do our best to ensure they are supported. 

Hilda talks about her journey being a special needs mom raising her son, who is blind. She talked about the lessons she learned along the way from his diagnosis to now. It was inspiring to hear about the thought process of the idea of missing out on the "typical mom things" like being a sports mom, but in fact, she found that she can still be present in all those things as a mom, despite her son not being able to see. She wants more children to learn and know it is okay to ask and be curious about other kids being different. It is the only way they will know and be taught that just because one child doesn't look like you or have the same abilities as the other child does not make them less of anything. Hilda does just that, teaching others that it is okay to be different,

Meet Hilda:  My name is Hilda Dunford. I am a mom of three, and one of my children is blind. I started sharing about our journey raising a child who is blind to help other parents of children who are blind. It was very hard when we got my son’s diagnosis, and it would’ve helped me so much to find the community and support we have now. My son is very independent and does most things children who are sighted can do. He knows no limits, and I love sharing our journey with him as a family. He loves to skateboard, ski, ride a bike and write in Braille. My husband and I live in Utah, and my son has had so many incredible opportunities here. I also love our life with my girls and seeing how much each one of my kids has taught me important lessons. My girls love helping my son and also teaching others that there’s nothing wrong with being different or having a sibling who can’t see.

What was your dream career? Did you pursue it or did life take a turn and you settled for a job just to make ends meet? What if we told you it is not too late to begin the path of achieving your dreams and goals. We know just the person who can guide you in the right path. We had the pleasure of speaking with Maria Maldonado Smith, she is a mother, motivator, and owner of MMS Consulting Firm. She created a place where women can feel like they CAN achieve what they have always wanted. She believes it is never too late to start. This episode gave us the motivation and guidance we needed to begin the process, and you will too after todays episode!

Maria shares when she decided to start her own MMS Consulting Firm and never looked back! She explains how she was raised and around powerful women in her life, and that motivation and drive is what inspires her today in her work. Within her company she has a method to achieve ones goals through vision boards. With her strategies and step-by-step workbook, you will be on your way to achieving your dreams and goals you have always wanted to pursue. She encourages the motherhood community to support each others journey in every way possible. Women empowering other women is such a beautiful thing we get to do and sharing the love helps everyone in their own ways. 

Learn about Maria: Like a fine piece of art, my worth, the value I bring to my clients, and my passion for helping people become the best version of themselves, is priceless. An eternal optimist, I am a relentless pursuer of happiness. Discovering how most everything in life can be solved or fixed with a little grit, moxie, and a love for doing what you do, is my superpower. I am a natural born leader whose purpose and passion in life is to help women find their purpose, passion, and why. I am a motivator and supporter, an advocate, encourager, empowerer of women, a mother, and a friend. My company, MMS Consulting Firm, is a place where all women can come to feel their best. But that starts with making a commitment to yourself – to do the work, to want more, to challenge yourself and to love yourself enough to make YOU, a priority. It is my absolute passion to empower women and boost their confidence. A graduate of the University of Kentucky, go Wildcats!, I am a former Miss Kentucky and Kentucky Derby Queen who spent 16+ years in corporate America across 3 different industries as an individual contributor and people leader, spending the majority of my career in the automotive industry. Last June I made the biggest leap of my life and left the corporate world, began consulting full time in the automotive industry, building my empowerment coaching and vision board method...and business has been fantastic!

From the outside-in real estate investing may look like one big ball of tasks that may scare you from starting. What if we told you, it is not that hard as it looks. All it takes is for you to learn some tips, benefits, do's and don'ts and you'll be well on your way. Join us in interviewing Dinah Wulf, you may know her from her DIY Inspired Blogs. She has had a background in real estate for some time now and she gave us all the inside scoop as to her journey within real estate investing and gave you all some tips if you ever considered investing. 

Dinah talks about how she as a mom crafts her life between real estate, kids and everything in between. She shared her experience with out-of-state investments and its benefits. Her and her husband have built their team from the ground up, although it took time to create connections and look at everything from a whole, they now have a team in which they can rely on them for any 911 repairs on their properties. 

Mom of two, Dinah Wulf relocated from Orange County, CA to Atlanta, GA. She has been investing in real estate for 14 years and just celebrated 11 years for her blog, DIY Inspired. Formerly an educator at CSUF, her blog and passion for DIY projects has launched her creative career. She has appeared on FOX News LA and KTLA Morning News and has been published in several magazines like Parents Magazine and Real Simple Magazine.  Dinah has also been on a show called Disney Family Sundays on Disney+ and has recently created a digital series for American Public Television.

Have you thought about turning your passion or hobby into a career but don't know if its the right decision, or if it will flow easy with Mom Life? Take some inspiration from our guest this week, Romy Hernandez. This Mom of 3 is a working mom and a stay at home, she has found a way to split the time in each day to complete all of these tasks that require her attention. Within her busy life she has found her own ways to decompress whether that be in her podcast, tutu business or spending time watching a tv show or scrolling through social media! Through all the busy life, it is always key to keep time for yourself and Romy does exactly that! 

Romy talks about her businesses and the life of being an Entrepreneur. Although she works from home, she has balanced and organized her life where she can focus on work, spend quality time with her kids and take them to sport practice. She took a leap of faith during COVID and has been successful in all of her businesses, while in the process of launching another one! One of the biggest things she talks about to be successful and keep moving forward is doing what you love. If you find that passion, then the drive is ever lasting!

Romy Hernandez is a Proud El Paso, Texas  Born And Raised Entrepreneur, Mom and Wife. Aside from running her multiple businesses with her husband she is also the host of her own TV Show, "Cafecito With Romy" on the All In El Paso network. Romy loves to use her social media presence to empower women to always strive to become the best versions of themselves and to never lose sight of who they are.

Do you want to strengthen your tools, learn the updated technology and have a strong foundation after taking a career break to raise your family, have personal time off, or relocation ? Join us in this informative episode with the Director of Strategic Partnerships at reacHIRE, Mimi Moss. These next couple of minutes will be a crash course of all things reacHIRE has to offer to get you on your feet and be fully prepared to go back into the work force.

Mimi talks about how reacHIRE has helped men and women get back into the workforce after taking some time off. Many individuals have struggled with creating their resumes, applying for jobs, and being rejected from job applications. They continue to help people with their many different programs that they provide on their platform, in which she goes into detail about it here with us!

Mimi Moss is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at reacHIRE. reacHIRE works with progressive organizations like T-Mobile, Fidelity and Wayfair to create meaningful career opportunities for experienced professionals who are looking to rejoin the workforce after a career break. reacHIRE's Return-to-Work programs provide candidates with interview and resume prep, comprehensive training, and a community of support so they re-enter the workforce confident of the value they can add to an organization. Mimi brings an extensive background in elementary education, non-profit program management and recruiting to reacHIRE. During her own career break, she was an active volunteer in her children’s school and in the Boston community. Mimi graduated from Brandeis University with a B.A. in American Studies and certification in Elementary Education. She lives in Boston with her husband and 2 daughters.

In Episode 2, we interviewed Gretchen Sayler Mom, Founder, CEO of The June Care Company. Listen to this sneak peak of our conversation where we talk about her amazing childcare company and the process on how to become a host or find childcare, the idea and power of stay at home moms supporting working moms, and last but not least the unity of motherhood.

Listen to the FULL episode here : https://anchor.fm/momstimeout/episodes/Joining-Up-Neighbors-Everywhere---JUNE-CO---Gretchen-Sayler-e1g5cb7

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Are you a mom looking for safe and reliable childcare OR looking to make some extra income? Join us for this informative episode, where Gretchen Sayler founder of "The June Care Company", talks about her inspiration that was sparked by facing every moms struggle!! From last minute childcare emergencies to missing out on income due to being a stay at home mom. If you want to know how to get involved with June Care Co, whether you want to become a host, or find reliable childcare, don't miss this episode!

 Gretchen explained how she adapted the importance of what a good reliable child care should look like, bringing working moms and stay home moms together to support and lean on one another, as well as the discovery of unified motherhood being invaluable in cases like these.

Gretchen Salyer is the Founder & CEO of The June Care Company, a platform connecting parents who need childcare with qualified host parents who can care for their kids.  Prior to founding June Care, Gretchen was a stay-at-home mom to her three daughters and, prior to that, a tech executive at Intuit.  Gretchen lives in Northern California with her family.

In this episode of Mom's Time Out we had an amazing interview with Kristy!

In this episode we discussed environmental struggles and what you can do to help!

Kristy Drutman, or Brown Girl Green, is an influencer working to make the world a healthier and safer place. Though Instagram, podcasts, videos, and pictures, she works to inspire and find creative ways to stop this climate crisis. 

Produced by Alex Klinkhammer 

In this episode of Mom's Time Out we had an amazing interview with Cavi!

We touched on personal growth, comedy, and how to enjoy your life to the fullest.

Cavi Rogers is an influencer who strives to inspire though comedy! She is a mother of 5 who can find the fun in the worst situations. Though TikToks and Instagram posts she manages to make people laugh a little bit more everyday. 

Produced by Alex Klinkhammer

In this episode of Mom's Time Out we had a delightful interview with Karen Huck! 

We touched on how to keep your pet healthy when leaving town / questions to ask your pet-sitter! 

Karen Huck owns No Worry Furry Care and has amazing knowledge of how to keep animals happy and healthy!

Produced by Alex Klinkhammer

In this episode of Mom's Time Out we had an amazing interview with Shanila Sattar! 

We also touched on emotional health, how to maintain it, healing, and much more! 

Shanila is an inspired, strong, breathwork trainer who works with FLOW Breathwork Training. 

Produced by Alex Klinkhammer

In this episode of Mom's Time Out we had an amazing interview with Tomi A Deflourish!

We touched on how young wives can find strength, power, and peace in their first years of marriage. 

Tomi is the founder and leader of One Young Wife, a program that strives to focus on empowerment for new wives!

Produced by Alex Klinkhammer

Today we touched on

• Teaching kids empathy 
• Teaching kids positive habits
• Valuing kids' voices
• Teaching kids autonomy 

Dr. Kim Van Dusen, LMFT, RPT is a mom of two young children and the owner/founder of The Parentologist w/Dr.Kim, a Southern California based family and lifestyle brand about everything parenting with a therapeutic twist. She has a Master’s in Broadcast Journalism and Marital & Family Therapy as well as her Doctorate of Psychology. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Registered Play Therapist, University Professor, Public Speaker, Blogger, and currently works part-time with families that have children on the Autism Spectrum. She is a writing contributor for Red Tricycle and the TODAY Parenting Team, a regular on CBS 8 morning local news, and a Disney content creator. She is currently in the process of writing her first book and hosting her own podcast!

Brilliantly Forward is an advisory organization obsessed with being problem fixers for female entrepreneurs.  Founded by Roseanne and Shannon, besties whose corporate careers combine over 40+ years of experience, we specialize in service-based businesses and work with you to help build your strategy for success.

Our focus is to understand what gets in the way of success and provide a platform of resources for entrepreneurs to select from as required.   Our resources focus on efficiency gains and process development and improvement as often problems in our businesses can be solved by these activities.

At Brilliantly Forward we are passionate about helping female entrepreneurs identify and solve the problems in their business before those problems can cause real issues. And that’s why all our resources including blog posts, podcasts, courses, coaching, and community will all drive to provide tactical steps and tools to start making a difference in your business right away.

Roseanne talks about how to keep yourself motivated and to get yourself to do at least 3 things throughout the day.  As an entrepreneur, it can be hard because there are so many things that you need to do.  There are many hats that entrepreneurs wear and the page that they have created really helps these start-up women to get their businesses off the ground. 

👉Get at least 3 things done

👉Focus on what is critical, not just important

👉Take time for yourself. 

BIO - Tarah is a coffee-obsessed, desert-dwelling mama who helps women create the self-trust and simple, actionable steps to discover and grow an aligned business. She knows that many creative women are staying small when they were born to be big. She helps guides them to see their own potential and to use their magic to create a business that brings them the freedom they crave.

In this podcast, we learn to listen to our intuition, that inner voice that we do not seem to listen to enough.  She gives insight into how we can tap into our full potential.  We are allowed to feel those worldly frustrations, we are allowed to carve out time for ourselves, we need to remember that there is always time.  Time to feel, time to fix, time to be and feel better. Our inner voice will almost always lead us in the right direction, we need to listen to it and we will reach our full potential. 

👉 Follow your inner voice 

👉 Fulfill your potential 

👉 Fell your feelings 

👉 Make time for YOU

🔆 "Something for me, not mom me, not work me, just for ME"

🔆 "What feels right for me, what feels good"

🔆 "Your intuition is you, it is your soul, be in tune with your body"

Nestor and Michelle are parents and real estate agents in the greater Orange County area, they have a passion for what they do.  They know the ins and outs of the housing market.  They are the people to reach out to if you are looking to upsize, downsize, or move out of the place you are currently living.  They are a great resource to have if you are interested in moving to other states as well.  In this podcast, they talk about how the market has changed during the Covid-19 pandemic and go over some tips to getting the property that you want. They have great connections in Florida, Texas, Arizona, Idaho, and more as well.  This is a podcast you will not want to miss. 

Morgan Cutlip is the cutting edge innovator for guiding couples through relationships, whether it be a struggling one or just a relationship looking for a little spice.

Morgan graduated with her highest degree of a PhD in Psychology. Her work is centered around creative content development around the LoveThinks programs. She takes a strong passion in helping millennials keep long lasting relationships, happiness, and love.

Not only that, she has conducted numerous studies on the LoveThinks programs and interestingly enough, studies on the high divorce rate among female soldiers.

This smart, resourceful, and creative woman will give us superb insight on how to better our relationships!

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This is what you need to know about our Guest : Welcome Elena, 

Permanent Makeup artist at Brows in Grace

She will cover the details on how to get better informed for Permanet Make up and tips to walk away informed.

Brows in Grace is a Partner we are proud to salute and feature.

We are excited to speak to our Partner -

Calling all Parents! Tune in

As a first time mom and being away from my loved ones during one of the most important events of my life, (I’m originally from Argentina) I struggled to find the support that I needed. There were so many options like support groups, lactation consultants, etc, that I wasn’t aware existed or where to find them and at that time they would have been of so much help for me.

Tune in to learn more about Florencia and about Kabana

Mercy Chikowore is a woman with a burning passion to change the world for the better through storytelling and Public Relations. Born in Tokyo, Japan and having lived in Zimbabwe and Switzerland, Mercy has gained the knowledge to communicate to audiences and generations of different, diverse backgrounds.

Mercy graduated Claflin University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Print Journalism and received her Master of Arts degree in Communications at John Hopkins University. With her level knowledge, Mercy uses her PR powers for good by giving back to organizations such as Soul Bounce, The Washington Post, African Women’s Cancer Awareness Association, and ColorComm.

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Stevii Mills sees the success within you, the light that needs to be ignited in order to start your journey to a more fulfilling life. Having been featured on BET, CBS, FOX, iHeart, and Apple Podcasts, Aisha embraces the difficulties that life throws at her and her clients.

She is the CEO and Founder of BEAUTY From Head To Toe Tour, PR Powerhouses and her anchor company "Just Stevii". Not only that, she is also the host of “The Conversation with Stevii” on iHeartRadio!

Aisha graduated with a Bachelors in Public Relations and a Masters in Human Resources, and has used her knowledge and life experience to become a well-known social media influencer and best-selling author.

She once said, “This is a gentle nudge, to remind you that you only have a limited time on this planet. You are ready. Today is a good day to start.”

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