The Mother Within Podcast

Everyone talks about birth plans but what about birth values?

In this episode we talk about:

• what are birth values
• how they guide your feelings and behaviours around giving birth
• how to elicit your birth values.

Also, I have a wonderful gift to clear any anxiety you may be experiencing as you navigate pregnancy and prepare for birth.

Whether or not you have created your birth team yet this episode is for you!

In this episode we cover:

- Who the 5 people who make up your birth team are

- How to go about choosing them

- Why its important to form your birth team prior to birth

- Surprise Bonus! What about your postpartum team?

P.S. Did you hear? I've created a hypnosis audio to wash away your birth anxiety! And best of all its yours for FREE!

This episode goes over the three myths that are impacting your birth experience. And how to rewrite them.

We also share the exciting news of our new childbirth education program: Mind & Body Birth Academy. If you are due March 2024 or after and are looking for a comprehensive all in 1 birth course to help you navigate hospitals and step into your Autonomous Mama Era then this is the course for you.

Today I share with you a fresh perspective on the roles your emotions play as you navigate pregnancy, birth and motherhood.

Using this new perspective will help you begin to master your emotions as well as using them as a compass towards creating the birth of your dreams.

This rampage is for you if you've been feeling like you've been failing as a mother. This rampage will guide you to connect with the FBI agent within you that has been collecting proof that actually you've been killing it in the mom game.

If you found this rampage insightful, please rate and review the podcast so others could find this podcast!

In this episode I share my experience having a stay at home parent growing up and now navigating our family and work dynamic with my stay at home partner.

Themes covered in this episode are:

-The value the stay at home parent adds to the family

-Why the old paradigm of the bread winner being the head of the house no longer applies in our home

-The impact the stay at home parent has on the family finances

-The peace of mind having a stay at home parent brings to the family

and so much more!

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In today's episode I share my issue with the name Gentle Parenting and why I decided to change the name.

You've probably heard the sound bite trending on TikTok of parents saying Gentle Parenting doesn't apply to their crazy children and while I want to say "Same, Sis" I personally don't relate to the authoritative parenting style that I experienced. So what's my answer?

Let's rebrand Gentle Parenting! Yup, its that simple, I now call gentle parenting Intentional Parenting. My nervous system responds positively to the name as opposed to stressing about the fact that internally there is nothing gentle going on while I guide and parent my toddler.

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Self care is important. Intentional self care is even better!

A massage client recently told me I'd brought to her attention that "the gourmet option of massage therapy existed and all along I've been going to fast food joints!"

As much as a compliment as that is, I'm nothing special. Massage therapists who offer similar quality sessions exist all over the world. The thing is you just didnt know that.

In this episode I share the 3 things that massage therapists who "offer gourmet level" massage do. I also sneak in a bonus note on how to find them in your area!

Have you been wondering what I’ve been up to lately?

Morris Prenatal Massage has closed its doors in New Jersey and we are officially residents of Orlando, Florida!

With that, rather than launching Orlando Prenatal Massage (although orlandoprenatalmassage.com is officially a thing 😜) I decided to pivot a bit and create Mind & Body Motherhood.

In this episode I give you a little journey down memory lane and the pivotal moments in my career that expanded me from just a massage therapist towards becoming a prenatal massage specialist, a hypnotherapist and transformational coach.

If you are ready to experience any of the services offered on the  click the links below to book your session today!

For In person massage in Orlando, FL:

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When is the correct time to begin preparing yourself for pregnancy?

So many times I come across expecting parents who realize mid pregnancy their dream provider is not in network with their insurance.  Or how much time is actually available for them postpartum to bond with their child.  Or face complications that could have been better avoided had they known how to support their body for pregnancy pre-pregnancy.

In today’s episode Ana shares the four places to begin to prepare for pregnancy prior to actually getting pregnant.  From the importance of creating a financial plan, understanding the body and acknowledging where your mindset is this is an episode you want to tune in to.

If you are interested in beginning to prepare your mind for pregnancy in labor, click the link below.  A breakthrough session may help you rewrite how you see pain, how you connect with your body and help you create the pregnancy and birth you desire and deserve.

Everyone has a decision about epidurals, but what about pitocin?

Pitocin is a synthetic version to the natural hormone Oxytocin.  Oxytocin is a main player in birth that helps you dilate.  It can be used in birth to help induce labor or if you are already in labor it can be used to help bring on more contractions.

In this episode we won't be talking about the evidence of pitocin.  You can check out the podcast Evidence Based Birth for that.

In this episode Ana shares her personal experience with pitocin and the importance to take steps to understand how often your provider prescribes it and your role in deciding when it is and is not needed in your labor.

If you are interested in strengthening the role your mind plays in your labor, let’s chat.  I offer clarity calls, where you leave the call with clarity as to what steps to take to use your mind as a tool to create the birth you desire and deserve.

Today’s episode is a shorty but goody.

Are you feeling like you are failing as a mom? Just cant catch a break?  Dig deep on the F word:

Failure.

The definition of failure is the lack of success.  Ana couldn’t help but laugh when she read the definition because when was the last time anyone defined what a success mom meant?

Just think about it:

You can't fail at something that you have not taken the time create clear parameters of what the successful completion looked like!

So what am I, if Im not failing as a mom?  Very simply, you are receiving feedback in regards to your mothering style.  Feedback means you can reflect on whats coming up for you.  Feedback means you can create new outcomes when future similar events come up.  Feedback gives you grace to reflect and create new possibilities as a mother.

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Are you interested in how to create new long lasting change now that you are receiving feedback on you mothering style?  Let’s chat.  Click the link below and book your Free Clarity Call.  After your call you will have a clear understanding of where you are in your mothering style and where you would like to be.

Join Ana today as she deep dives into the question: Who are you learning how to be a mom from?

As a teen Ana was constantly saying the phrase, “When I become a mom I wont do things your way” to her own mom.  Now as a mindset coach, Ana recognizes that all she did her teen years was reinforce to her unconscious mind who’s mothering style she was going to follow.

The beauty is that in order to change a behavior or a belief the first step is to consciously become aware of the underlying behavior.

In this episode, Ana shares tips on how to begin to rewrite those beliefs and how to create new parenting styles.

If you are interested in working in one on one sessions with Ana to create new parenting styles, click the link below to book your Free Clarity Call with Ana.  After this session you will have clarity as to whether or not coaching is the best approach for you to create new parenting approaches.

In today’s episode Ana shares her thought process on how to choose the best doula for you.

It may shock you to find out it is not a checklist of qualifications but rather a process of visualization and then cross checking if any potential doula fits perfectly into the vision of your big day.

A few questions to ask yourself as you create the visual of your birth:

-Where do you see yourself?

-Who is there? Midwife? OB? Partner? Doula? Any one else?

-What do you most value about this visual?

-What details are most important to you?

As you create a clear picture, you now can interview potential doulas and see how they fit into your birth visual.

Are you having trouble creating a clear visual?  Or perhaps you have a visual but a little voice in the background is saying this is just a fantasy and cant truly be your reality?  If so, I offer hypnosis sessions to help you clearly envision your desired birth and release any negative thoughts or emotions that are holding you back from completely believing you can create the birth you desire.  Click the link below to schedule your Clarity Call.

A Clarity Call will help us both understand where you are, where you want to be, and whether hypnosis and mindset work is the best approach for you.

Which came first: the observant parent or the observant child?

I this episode, we contemplate the question who's observing who?  Ana remembers the moment at three months of age her daughter began to mirror her actions.  Now at a year and a half it is an every day occurrence.

It is this realization that has led Ana to self reflect on her actions and behaviors and what she is modeling for Lana.

Did you find this episode insightful?  If so, please leave us a review and share this episode with anyone in your life who will also benefit from it!

Interested in working on creating new behaviors you would be proud to see your child mirror?  You can now work with Ana in 1:1 sessions.  Click the link below and let's see what is possible!