Ep. 23: Infertility, Fostering and Song Writing with Alana Gentry

Since Mother’s Day is coming up…I wanted to do something different on one of my episodes and make an ode to mom. In the show notes, there is a link where you can leave me a voice message. It goes right into my Anchor account and I can add it to an episode. So…leave a message about a special memory, experience or a simple love note to your mom. My goal is to put these together on Mother’s Day and have a Mother’s Day special. This will only work if you take a minute and do it. She is worth it=) Alana Gentry, aka Alana Banana, is a songwriter, foster mama & kids content creator. She’s been teaching music to kids for over a decade, has 3 children’s albums and over 50 videos on YouTube as The Alana Banana Show. Aside from working with kids, Alana has been practicing yoga, meditation and personal development for over 20 years. She’s the host of the new podcast “Inspired Grownups”, sharing stories of resilience and people who are making an impact in the world. Fun Fact: She was a synchronized swimmer as a kid 😄 If you are looking for a community of amazing mommas and would love support and encouragement, join our FB group and share what you gained, learned, felt in this episode. Free Reawakened Mom FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/reawakenedmom In this episode Melissa and Alana discuss: *Her life in her 20’s and 30’s going from waiting tables, to yoga, to massage therapy, to watching friends kids, to music and rediscovering herself *How did the name Alana Banana come about? And why did she start writing kids music? *How her yoga and meditation practice helps her *Trying to get pregnant in her 40’s *Alana’s journey with infertility (3 rounds with IUI, 3 rounds of IVF) none of them worked *Trusting that there was a bigger picture *Fostering and how synchronicities brought the idea into their life *Great advice to go to a few fostering agencies and feel out their vibe *What is an Inspired Grownup? You can find Melissa at: FB https://www.facebook.com/mclampitt/ IG https://www.instagram.com/melissa.clampitt/ You can find Alana at: IG@TheAlanaBananaShow Youtube-The Alana Banana Show Podcast- Inspired Grownups Enjoy the conversation!