Embark on a transformative journey through motherhood with the Entering Motherhood podcast, hosted by Sarah Marie Bilger. As a mom of two, wife, certified birth and postpartum doula, and passionate advocate for intentional motherhood, Sarah Marie brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to every episode. Join us as we delve into mindful healing, holistic parenting practices, and reflective exploration of generational impacts. From preconception to postpartum, Sarah Marie guides us through intentional conversations, sparking curiosity and empowerment during pregnancy, birth, and the often-overlooked postpartum period. Our mission is to equip you with the tools you need to heal, thrive, and embrace motherhood while staying true to your own individual identity. Join us as we empower you to become the mother you aspire to be, with confidence and authenticity!
Episodes
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
This episode is an update of where I’m at one year postpartum after my VBAC with my second child. Find the freebies on our website for useful hack, items, and tasks to help navigate in the first year postpartum. Listen to the full episode to get a deep dive on what’s going on one postpartum with baby number two.
10 Postpartum Tasks - How Others Can Help
80 Postpartum Items - What You Need the First Year
4 Postpartum Hacks - How to Navigate the First Year
Postpartum University - Nutrition Plan
Connect more with The Entering Motherhood Podcast:
Instagram: entering_motherhood and sarah_marie_bilger
Facebook: EnteringMotherhoodPodcast
Services: Birth and Postpartum Services
Email: enteringmotherhood@gmail.com
Official Affiliates of the Podcast:
Hypnobabies (MOTHERHOOD20 for 20% off)
Made for Mama Shop (ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 15% off)
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
In this episode we talk with Alyson Caffrey about how we can take control of our maternity leave and be more intentional about the time we take off from work. We specifically cover how she helps small business owners along this journey so that they can leave their company for a short period of time without having to shut down anything or feel guilty for leaving in the process. If you are not a business owner this is still a really great episode because you can apply what we talk about here to help structure how your maternity leave may look. from work or even how you will transition at home with a new baby if you’re a stay at home mom or have a side gig you’re working on.
Read the full blog here
Postpartum University - Nutrition Plan
10 Postpartum Tasks - How Others Can Help
Connect more with Alyson Caffrey:
Website: mastermaternityleave.com
Instagram: mastermaternityleave
Facebook: Master Maternity Leave
LinkedIn: master maternity leave
Podcast: growing pains podcast
Ultimate Maternity Leave Checklist
Connect more with The Entering Motherhood Podcast:
Website: enteringmotherhood.com
Instagram: entering_motherhood and sarah_marie_bilger
Facebook: EnteringMotherhoodPodcast
Services: Birth and Postpartum Services
Email: enteringmotherhood@gmail.com
Official Affiliates of the Podcast:
Hypnobabies (MOTHERHOOD20 for 20% off)
Made for Mama Shop (ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 15% off)
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
In this episode we talk with Elizabeth Andreyevskiy about how burnout shows up in motherhood, how it affects us, and how we can avoid it. Elizabeth is a stress coach for moms. She is the host of the Emotionally Healthy Legacy podcast and a mom of 4. Elizabeth is super passionate about mental health and emotional wellness in motherhood. She helps overwhelmed moms reduce the mental stress so they can respond with patience and calm towards their kids. She teaches proactive ways to be less stressed, prioritizing moms needs without guilt and ways to regulate emotions when feeling triggered.
Read the full blog here
10 Postpartum Tasks - How Others Can Help
Postpartum University - 6-Week Nutrition Plan
Connect more with Elizabeth Andreyevskiy:
Podcast: Emotionally Healthy Legacy
Instagram: emotionally_healthy_legacy
Website: https://www.emotionallyhealthylegacy.com
Connect more with The Entering Motherhood Podcast:
Instagram: entering_motherhood and sarah_marie_bilger
Facebook: EnteringMotherhoodPodcast
Trauma Healing: healyourtraumamama
Birth and Postpartum Services: Services
Email: enteringmotherhood@gmail.com
Official Affiliates of the Podcast:
Hypnobabies (MOTHERHOOD20 for 20% off)
Made for Mama Shop (ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 15% off)
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Hey mamas! I know we’re a bit late into this whole new years resolutions state but I’m here to bump up that dip you might be feeling. We are back fully rested, revamped, in full force and bringing it to you like never before!
Hit that subscribe button, message me, email me, call me, beep me, you know how to reach me!
We’re doing this mamas, so excited to catch you here next week! This is your one stop, go-to place for helping you find the resources you need to help make the best choices for you and your family during pregnancy, birth, and most importantly postpartum.
Connect more with The Entering Motherhood Podcast:
Instagram: entering_motherhood and sarah_marie_bilger
Facebook: EnteringMotherhoodPodcast
Trauma Healing: healyourtraumamama
Birth and Postpartum Services: Services
Email: enteringmotherhood@gmail.com
Official Affiliates of the Podcast:
Made for Mama Shop (ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 15% off)
Hypnobabies (MOTHERHOOD20 for 20% off)
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Hey mamas! This is a simple bonus episode to let you know that the Entering Motherhood podcast is taking a short break. We will be back in the new year with new topics, new guests, and as always, I’ll be sharing information with you that I’ve been lucky enough to obtain since becoming a mom.
Connect more with The Entering Motherhood Podcast:
Instagram: entering_motherhood and sarah_marie_bilger
Facebook: EnteringMotherhoodPodcast
Trauma Healing: healyourtraumamama
Birth and Postpartum Services: Services
Email: enteringmotherhood@gmail.com
Official Affiliates of the Podcast:
Made for Mama Shop (ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 15% off)
Hypnobabies (MOTHERHOOD20 for 20% off)
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Baby boy has arrived and in this series of episodes I'm sharing whats been going on in the months after his birth. In this episode specifically I share from 7-10 months postpartum. I am now pumping almost exclusively because of biting issues and we have introduced formula into our feeding routine. We took a big trip this month and I also had to spend a weekend alone without my partner since he took a hiking trip with a friend. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode and how you are currently navigating motherhood. More updates to come as baby boy continues to grow and things progress along the first year postpartum.
Connect more with The Entering Motherhood Podcast:
Instagram: entering_motherhood and sarah_marie_bilger
Facebook: EnteringMotherhoodPodcast
Trauma Healing: healyourtraumamama
Email: enteringmotherhood@gmail.com
Official Affiliates of the Podcast:
Made for Mama Shop (ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 15% off)
Hypnobabies (MOTHERHOOD20 for 20% off)
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
118: Free Birth and Radical Motherhood with Dr. Kayla Abeid
In this episode we talk with Dr. Kayla Abeid about her experience with free birth and what the journey of motherhood has looked like for her.
This conversation was so insightful to listen to while we were actually recording. I hope you are able to pull so many empowering pieces from Kaylas journey because it truly is a beautiful perspective.
We go through how she prepared for her free birth and what that was like for her as far as finding the support and information to do so and also we lean into the postpartum experience as well. We talk about past traumas and needing to heal and the lessons that are presented to us in birth and postpartum. She shares about how she initially struggled with breastfeeding and how she also did a 40 day lay in. In this time she found the support she needed and talks about what a healing experience it really was.
Listening to Kayla is just such a treat in itself and she really has such a unique perspective of motherhood that we all can learn from. We also touch on having to leave our babies if and when we go back to work and how that decision looks different for every mother. We touch on the aspects of self care and especially the mental side of it. You could be doing all the external things but if you don’t work on the inner work you can be unable to heal in the ways you truly need to.
The overall vulnerability and ability to express the transition of entering motherhood in such great description makes this conversation so life giving. I hope this conversation inspires and lights you up as much as it did for me. So listen in and enjoy this full conversation of motherhood.
Connect more with Dr. Kayla Abeid:
Instagram: lovelightfamilychiropractic
Website: www.loveandlightfamilychiropractic.com
Connect more with The Entering Motherhood Podcast:
Instagram: entering_motherhood and sarah_marie_bilger
Facebook: EnteringMotherhoodPodcast
Website: www.enteringmotherhood.com
Official Affiliates of the Podcast:
Hypnobabies (MOTHERHOOD20 for 20% off)
Made for Mama Shop (ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 15% off)
Postpartum University (Postpartum Nutrition Plan and Certification)
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
117. Why Movement and Community is Important in Motherhood with Lisa Druxman
In this episode we talk with Lisa Druxman who is the founder of Fit4Mom about how we can use movement to help us navigate motherhood and how finding community and determining our priorities is vital along the journey.
Lisa is not only the founder of Fit4Mom but also a mom of two herself and also the author of two books; The Empowered Mama, which teaches moms how to live their best lives and Lean Mommy, which offers tips on how moms can quickly get back into shape after giving birth.
In this episode we talk about how Fit4Mom was started when she was still on maternity leave and wanted to create a workout with her baby because she didn’t want to leave him. She gathered a few other moms in the neighborhood to join and things simply took off from there. She went on to create what we now know the company to be and it is still growing and shaping with moms in mind.
We also dive deep on other aspects of what her motherhood journey was like and what the past two decades has been like for her. Listen in to gain insight on navigating motherhood as an entrepreneur, how you can find yourself and your strength in motherhood, and how we can focus on what’s most important to us as we enter motherhood.
Connect more with Lisa Druxman:
Instagram: fit4momhq
Website: fit4mom.com
Connect more with The Entering Motherhood Podcast:
Instagram: entering_motherhood and sarah_marie_bilger
Facebook: EnteringMotherhoodPodcast
Website: www.enteringmotherhood.com
Official Affiliates of the Podcast:
Hypnobabies (MOTHERHOOD20 for 20% off)
Made for Mama Shop (ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 15% off)
Postpartum University (Postpartum Nutrition Plan and Certification)
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
116. The Neuroscience Behind Motherhood with Dr. Jodi Pawluski
In this episode we talk with Dr. Jodi Pawluski who is a neuroscientist and therapist about her research that focuses on how the brain changes in motherhood and perinatal mental illness. Although others are doing similar research it is important to talk more about the findings and continue to open up the conversation surrounding what is being discovered. This is one of the reasons she has created her podcast, Mommy Brain Revisited, and is doing the work she does.
This episode is particularly exciting because it is aligned with the direction of where the Entering Motherhood podcast is going and highlights a fellow mom in STEM. Dr. Pawluski is a mom of two herself and started her journey in researching motherhood actually before she became a mom.
Her story is so encouraging and this episode is full of so much knowledge surrounding the science behind what is going on inside the brain as we make the transition into motherhood. We talk about what parts of the brain seem to be most affected during this time, how our emotions, motivation, and decision making abilities are altered, and what research is currently being done and what research needs more attention if we hope to make great strides in the future on this topic.
Connect more with Dr. Jodi Pawluski:
Instagram: dr.jodi_pawluski
Twitter: JodiPawluski
Podcast: Mommy Brain Revisited
Website: www.jodipawluski.com
Connect more with The Entering Motherhood Podcast:
Instagram: entering_motherhood and sarah_marie_bilger
Facebook: EnteringMotherhoodPodcast
Website: www.enteringmotherhood.com
Official Affiliates of the Podcast:
Hypnobabies (MOTHERHOOD20 for 20% off)
Made for Mama Shop (ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 15% off)
Postpartum University (Postpartum Nutrition Plan and Certification)
Monday Oct 10, 2022
Monday Oct 10, 2022
In this episode we talk with Lindsay Blair about her journey of infertility and how she is now advocating and helping those who are dealing with similar situations that she went though as she was entering motherhood.
Lindsay is currently a mother to two visible children however she has experienced 9 pregnancy losses along her journey of becoming a mother. Early on she had experienced multiple miscarriages which later lead to the removal of her fallopian tubes and needing to begin IVF to later have her twins.
We not only discuss Lindsays personal journey but we also dive in on how we can help others struggling with infertility. She explains how it can be overwhelming to know what we want and need in these moments but if we’re given options it’s sometimes easier to make decisions. An example would be to try asking a mom if she would like take out or a home cooked meal for dinner and then just bringing it over to help them.
It’s also okay to have silence, we don’t need to fill every moment with noise and sometimes all we need is someone to just sit with us. Being there to validate the loss and their motherhood experience can have a huge impact and acknowledging that they are a mom despite their loss can also be very helpful.
It’s very common for mothers who have experienced some type of loss to experience anxiety in pregnancy due to the previous loss and thoughts of imagining something could happen even after they’re born can be seen. Making sure a support system is in place can help in these moments.
In the conversation we break down ways to help regulate our emotions and heal from the trauma that may have occurred from loss. She mentions a therapist on instagram, ,who says our issues live in our tissues. And Lindsay mentions that it’s important to remind ourselves we are courageous, resilient, and strong.
Her past experience and training with supporting survivors of sexual trauma specifically sexual trafficking with a non profit has given her the ability to now help moms. She is certified as birth and bereavement doula as well as a fertility coach and offers both virtual and in person support for other women going through loss and infertility.
Connect more with Lindsay Blair:
Instagram: catalystforcourage
Website: www.catalystforcourage.com
Connect more with The Entering Motherhood Podcast:
Instagram: entering_motherhood and sarah_marie_bilger
Facebook: EnteringMotherhoodPodcast
Website: www.enteringmotherhood.com
Official Affiliates of the Podcast:
Hypnobabies (MOTHERHOOD20 for 20% off)
Made for Mama Shop (ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 15% off)
Postpartum University (Postpartum Nutrition Plan and Certification)