Hyphenated - The Mixed Mama Life

Lynn speaks with Sarah Huerta Well who is Mexican America, a mother of a 7 month old baby girl who's father is from Tanzania. Sarah shares how they are passing down their Mexican and Tanzanian cultures and languages and also speaks about their crazy journey through long distance relationship and K-1 Visa application (i’m talking xenophobia, jail time and limited ways of communications). Love does prevail all because they went through a lot to be together. You can also find Sarah's recommendations for the K-1 Visa and hear about how her husband proposed. 

As if Lynn didn't have enough on her hands with a baby, pets, a podcast and renovations; she's now enrolled in the Gentle Sleep Coach Certification by the Sleep Lady.  If you, or someone you know is looking for help with their child's sleep (must be over 6 mts old), reach out to Lynn as she will be picking 3 families to coach sometime in October-November for FREE during her certification. 

This episode explores the importance of language, how it's vital to a culture and the understanding of it's people.  Lynn explains the different indigenous greetings and the ones she uses in every episode.  She also shares results from cultural questions she asked her mixed race followers.    Lynn's cultural language is the Ojibway or Anishinaabe Language which is also known as Anishinaabemowin.  Did you know that over 70 of the Indigenous languages spoken in Canada are listed as endangered or vulnerable by UNESCO? Listen to find out more and why there's no word for please or gratefulness.

As we celebrated #NationalRainbowBabyDay this week, Lynn shares her journey through her missed miscarriage of 2 babies in hopes of helping someone else.  In this episode, she goes through all the details from finding out they were pregnant, the symptoms, the ultrasound visits (which turned into a crapshoot), the doctor visits, the emotional rollercoaster and the physical miscarriage that followed. Lynn explains the 3 options when someone has a missed miscarriage and the process of taking misoprostol (basically abortion medication). 

In this week’s episode Lynn speaks with Sholan Trivedi and it’s all about being a stay at home dad.  Sholan is of East Indian descent but his parents were from East Africa and his wife is Acadian. They got married, moved countries and had a baby girl during the pandemic. Sholan shares their cultures, how they plan to raise their daughter and what mixed identity means to him.  He also shares how the birth experience was for him, how other men react to him being a stay at home dad plus other things like what a day in the life looks like, as well as tips for fellow dads (but really for all parents!)

It's been over two months since the last episode and lots has happened! In this solo episode, Lynn kicks off season 2 with her own birth story. A glimpse of the 33 hours of labour, a failed epidural and the biggest surprise at birth!  

In this episode Lynn speaks with her guest Dr. Philip Magcalas who's an American Filipino dad of 2 young mixed-race children. He's also been in an interracial marriage for over 20 years. Tune in to hear Dr. Magcalas share some parentings tips, resources and great perspectives about racial identity, culture and how becoming a dad has changed him.  

At 39 weeks pregnant, Lynn has been receiving lots of advice on different ways of inducing labour. She put a list together that ranges from old wives tales, an elaborate chicken parm recipe to tips from her own midwife. After 2 stretch and sweeps, it doesn't look like her baby is going to be born anytime soon! In this episode you'll also find out how she's been preparing her dog for the baby's birth.  

A rollercoaster of a week being 38 weeks pregnant and having diastasis recti pain. I guess your 6 pack muscles separating would be painful! But who knew it was fairly common in pregnancy? Lynn didn't realize until she was right in it and panicking.  Haven't we all had a pity party? Listen and learn tricks on how to get out of that funk!

In honour of International women’s day and women’s month this episode is all about women!  We go way back to the Klondike gold rush, the first indigenous nurse and Lynn’s grandmother’s history on how she gave up her “Indian status” when she married her non-indigenous husband. From the gender inequalities of the Indian Registration Act to the present-day gender inequalities and how women have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. The reality that being a girl/woman means that you’ve experienced fear in one form or another while walking or being alone in public.  Ever held your keys between your fingers or cross the road when someone’s approaching? Yup – that feeling. Lynn also discusses this year’s international women’s day theme which is #choosetochallenge and her challenge to all listeners.