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MommyMatters
by Cecile Edwards
MommyMatters is for the spiritual, heart-centered individuals, searching for tools to evolve and elevate themselves, their communities and the world. We believe that caring for care givers(mom, dad, teacher, nurse, etc), elevates children. We discuss intergenerational healing, intuitive and evolved parenting, mindfulness, sacred/deep/authentic self-care, stages of evolving/growth, postpartum care, early childhood and ancestral work, mother/father wounds, ENERGY MANAGEMENT and sovereignty. www.mommyevolve.comIG @MommyEvolvehttps://momevolve.setmore.com
Episodes
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Motherhood & Self-Care: Occupational Therapy for Maternal Wellness
“People need to shift the narrative in the family. It is not about the time you are spending but the energy you are giving. Wellness is about giving that energy.” - Cecile Edwards, M.Ed “I don’t need to wear all of the hats-all of the time because I am able to rely on other people in my corner…
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“A Good Birth, A Safe Birth”: The Role of Maternal Health Providers in Constructing Birth Safety in the United States
What a pleasure to discuss this critical topic with the brilliant Turquoise Brewington! A little about Turquoise: Turquoise Brewington is a recent graduate from Princeton University where she majored in the School of Public and International Affairs with certificates in African American Studies…
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Cultivating Healthy Self-Esteem in BIPOC Children
Healthy Self-Esteem is something that parents have to learn and cultivate within themselves too. In fact, we come face to face with this sometimes when we have children while rectifying our own childhood. Once it is cultivated we become more clear about ways in which it enriches ours and our...
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Legacy of Midwives with Diamond Redden
For Black History Month I wanted to honor the lives and Legacies of Midwives. Affectionately called Granny Midwives they are the predecessors to current birth and postpartum doulas as well as hospital based midwives. They birthed and cared for moms, especially black and brown mothers in the rural...
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I don't have resolutions, just intentions, visions and visualizations
This episode is dedicated to all of us moms who make resolutions each year to do something specific and may or may not complete it. I hope you never torture yourself into doing something but instead you create what you desire with grace and ease through reflection, intention setting and...
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Generational Grief, Generational Wellness, Motherhood and Black Mermaids with Julia Mallory
The conversation with Julia was free flowing and powerful. We touch on healing/understanding generational stories, the power of questions, what generational wellness can be and how to approach it. Grief is discussed in a myriad of ways that allows us to transform the way we assist others and also...
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Pregnancy and Postpartum Domestic Violence
******Trigger Warning!******** This is a sensitive topic about violence against women and should be listened to with care. To educate and empower during this month - Domestic Violence Awareness Month - I wanted to discuss and shed light on this under spoken topic. I was blessed to have the...
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Evolved Parenting - my experiences
Evolved parenting, conscious parenting, breaking generational curses - whatever you want to call it - many are looking for new ways to engage and interact with their children. Come to think of it, we might call it trauma informed parenting. In this episode I share a recent experience I had with…
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Delayed Postpartum, Toddler Blues & Maternal Depression
I came into information about this some weeks ago and thought it would be an interesting topic to broach. My personal experience didn't have these words to describe but I do understand it as I experienced it about 3 years after giving birth. Depression of any kind can happen due to a multitude of...
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Indigenous and Cultural perinatal/postpartum ways
In this episode we discuss a few Indigenous and postpartum ways. What are some considerations among families with competing cultures and things that might be done or expected in that time? What is your cultural ritual around pregnancy and childbirth? What are some things you'd keep or not? In…
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Perinatal and Postpartum Wellness
In this episode Perinatal and postpartum mental health is defined and broken down with tips on how to improve wellness over all. We discuss: Baby Blues, Postpartum depression and anxiety, postpartum psychosis and paternal depression as well. Advocacy for health care provider knowledge and support...
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The Power of Self-Care Plans
In this months episode Cecile discusses the definition of a self-care plan and how to lean in to creating a powerful plan and what some her self-care plans include. Visit bit.ly/signupmom to join the Mommy Friends collective bit.ly/momappointments for your self-care plans [email protected] for...
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Nourishing the SELF PostPartum
Postpartum care is an area I am passionate about for so many reasons. If you know my story, you know that my postpartum was rough - to say the least. In this episode we discuss the importance of mental, emotional, spiritual and nutritional wellness and how they connect. We also discuss the...
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Setting Powerful Personal and Generational Intentions
Did you know that by the third week in January most people have abandoned their New Year Resolutions? They fall to the wayside. In this episode we discuss that perhaps this is because most of us aren't getting to the bottom of what we truly desire, only the outcome that we see as what we 'should'...
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Food Freedom - trusting yourself to optimal holistic health
In this episode we discuss to discuss why the diet mentality keeps you from loving your full self, how to break the diet mentality, guiding healthy eating habits in your children, the error in "snap back" mentality and so much more! It is important to me that while staying healthy we love…
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Breaking the Superwoman Complex and Travel Self-Care
What a powerful conversation! I feel like every person needs to hear and understand how their inner guide is the best guide and that you get no awards for trying to save everyone. NONE! In fact, you can't save everyone, we all have our paths. Being SUPERWOMAN could delay your own path, which is…
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Finding C.A.L.M for moms with Jamie Fleming
Finding Calm is a global need for mothers and their children. This step by step guide given by the phenomenal owner or Black Mom's Guide to Calm is what every mother needs right now to center herself and therefore everyone around her. Jamie discussed very practical ways to infuse C.A.L.M into…
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Sovereignty and Self-Love
This episode gets raw about intergenerational transference, self-awareness to destroy cycles and motherhood as a gateway to healing and self-discovery. We discuss the power of self-care and define it in multi-layered ways so that you can access it at anytime. GUEST BIO: Kerri Hummingbird, Soul...
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Energy and Intergenerational Healing
Me: what made you want to make Mac n cheese? Nubia: because I saw a video on tic toc and it looked good Me: did you see a video on there about turning assignments in on time too? Nubia: *blank stare* and 😏 Black mamas will forever be undefeated ^^^ the conversation that sparked this episode. It…
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Single Mom Money with Danielle Robinson
I love the conversations around abundance! Yes - this is about abundance. In the mind and spirit! The conversations around single motherhood are shifting and I love that empowered stances are taking the forefront. In my mind - if anyone can build wealth as she sees fit - it is someone as...
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Self-care and relationships
In this Episode Johanne Osias and I speak about what self-care and relationships can look like. With healthy boundaries, self-love, clarity - a healthy balance is possible. Learn more about and follow Johanne for tips, tools, and products/services to enhance you and your family's self-care....
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Unapologetic Healing for Adult Daughters of Abusive Mothers
It was such a pleasure to speak with Sharisa. I came in contact with Sharisa when I read a post she made about Mother Daughter relationships that was so powerful I instantly shared it and contacted her for an interview. You can find the details here:...
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Melinated Moms - Empowering through healing and Community
It was such a joy to speak with founder and CEO of Melinated Moms - Jaye Wilson. The Melinated Moms community has so much beauty to share. Jaye, like you is a mom who discovered her power, purpose and unraveling of generational stories through her experiences. Melinated Moms is for ALL mothers of...
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Mother Wounds and Intergenerational Healing an interview with Bethany Webster
A few years ago as I was going through my process of excavating self and evolving my inner mother(I now know this is what I was doing, but at the time I didn't know it) - I was stuck because I kept avoiding the conversation around the relationship with my mother. In our culture we often hear "but...
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Self-Care as Self-Love Building Self-Esteem to Evolve
Self-Care is Self-Love and is NOT selfish! In this powerful episode I am able to sit down with Fabiola Paul, LCSW and owner of Enlightening Counseling and Educational Services, LLC to discuss how self-care, self-love and self-esteem are critical to the evolving woman. We discuss: Life's ebbs and...
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Birth As you Please.
Amancaya shares the inspiration for desiring to create this powerful book that looks at the birthing process through the eyes of a diverse set of women from many cultures and periods of their birthing (pregnancy, labor, child rearing, raised children and reflecting). What a powerful visual...
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Empowered Mama: Mother as leader
This is such a juicy episode. I enjoyed speaking with Neelam Nanwani about how Mother is leader and what it really means to be an empowered mama. Just a few points illuminated were: -What psycho-spiritual development looks like -How mother's can empower themselves through self-care -What it means...
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MommyHood: The Real Deal for New Moms
Want to know the real about Mothering? Check out this episode with Saajida Richard of MommyHood: The Real Deal for New Moms! In this episode we discuss the expectations and realities of mothering, especially as a new mom. We don't often hear about the realities of what is needed. However more of...
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From surviving to thriving: proactive self-care to avoid tantrums
In this episode Nikki Morro of @tothemoonparentcoaching aka To the Moon & Back Behavioral Consulting discusses the power of understanding child development, parents need to understand and heal their own wounds and the personal nature of child behavioral strategies. This beautiful conversation is...
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Intergenerational Healing through the Womb - Womb wellness for self-care
In this episode Sama Morningstar and I discuss some critical issues around healing our family bloodlines. We discuss why it is important to recognize and heal generational challenges and how to do this. This informative, insightful and powerful conversation will leave you in awe and well…
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No More Yelling! Parenting from a Mindful Perspective
It was my pleasure to interview Monica J. Sutton - an early childhood behavioral specialist and educator for 17 years. In this episode Monica shares her WHY perspective and also tools to assist parents, teachers, and counselors understand and deal with children's difficult behaviors. Monica...
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Real Talk - Parenting and Business
Women are the fastest growing segment of entrepreneurs in the USA. Entrepreneurship has always been the way for women to contribute monetarily to the family while making ALL the other contributions. In this discussion I speak with Kenya Pope, The Goddess Builder about building a business and...
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Mommy Friends! Critical to growth and legacy
In this episode I discuss the epidemic of aloneness many mothers feel, it's correlation to issues and generational growth. Get some Mommy Friends and evolve your legacy!
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Discussion of MommyMagic Handbook - A Mother's Guide to self-care, parenting and destroying negative
Discussion of MommyMagic Handbook - A Mother's Guide to self-care, parenting and destroying negative generational cycles. In this episode I discuss the book and some of its salient points. You can access this book at bit.ly/mommyhandbook. Please share your thoughts, questions, etc at...
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Pt.2 10 things your mom never told you
In part 2 we discuss the remaining and how we can engage with these to consider our mothering and community mothering. Also how have we engaged with these in our own lives. Have we learned and healed?
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Pt.1 10 things your mother never taught you
Inspired thoughts from an article by Amy Maclin in realsimple.com. I discuss and flesh out these points. Check out the article for yourself by visiting the website. But consider my thoughts....look out for part 2 where I analyze points 6-10
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Preventing child sexual abuse - evolving our mentality
Please leave comment under the Recording. I share tips and tools with hopes to save children from these atrocities.
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Parenting through the age of #metoo empowering our children with healthy boundaries
In this episode I share a recent experience and teachable moment with you and empower you to make legacy choices for yourself and child (ren).
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new pathways and family rituals - intergenerational healing
A few minutes of my musings on new ways of interacting and creating new pathways in families where there ways none or it was rocky.
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Pregnancy and Motherhood: Tale of two Afropolitains with Yacine Bio-Tchane
This episode shows us how much closer we are than we think. I speak to author and economist Yacine Bio-Tchane about the impetus for the writing of the book Pregnancy and Motherhood:Tale of two Afropolitains, why it was needed and how it is being received. Soon to be released in English, this book...
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Ancestral Healing with Kellinda Browne
This powerful episode was so astronomical that spirit was interfering with our recording. Non joke. We spoke clearly with one another until it was time to record. Well, either way, be patient we have some powerful and important information for you. You will feel more equipped and understanding…
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Stress, Reproductive Health and Childbirth with Freya Morani of Root Mama
It was a treat to have this powerful sister on to speak about self-care and reproductive health. Sister Freya Mórani is the Founder and CEO of RootMama. She is a certified doula, trained breastfeeding educator, childbirth educator and wellness coach. Sis. Freya provides intuitive and professional...
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Healing Ourselves, Healing our Children w Violet of Soul centered Mama
In this casual, yet powerful conversation we discuss the power of self-healing and offer tips and tools to do so in practical and self-loving ways.
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Positive Parenting W/Pia Mattix Davis
In this episode we explore positive parenting, its connections to intergenerational healing and self-care for mothers. Positive Parenting is defined and express examples are given to ponder. Ways to connect with Pia are also shared. You don't want to miss this illuminating conversation!
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Empowering Black Mothers with Bold Doula Denise Bolds
In this powerful episode we discuss black motherhood starting with the statistics that black women are 4 times more likely to die in child-birth. FOUR TIMES! We discuss this conversation from a holistic empowerment perspective. We know you will gain much from this. Inform your family, friends…
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Healing Intergenerational Trauma, hurts, pain - coping and surviving
Intergenerational healing is required because there are intergenerational traumas. We all have some form of unraveling of dogmas, ideas, physical pain, mental pain that we carry around. The key is, we do not have to keep it. We can release it. Listen in as I define and discuss this critical issue.
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Healing Mother Daughter Relationships
For me, this relationship is the center of healing communities. The the stories, the rituals, the energy all culminates in what transpires in our communities. Women and our relationships with one another are more powerful than we have been taught or learned to live and conduct ourselves around.…
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TV MOMS and Motherhood
How has watching mothering on TV affected your mothering? Claire Huxtable, Roseanne Bar, Leave it to Beaver or any other that you've seen . Did fantasy meet reality? Did anything resonate? Have you ever thought of a connection? This episode explores some of these questions. This is a simple think...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
MommyMatters is for the spiritual, heart-centered individuals, searching for tools to evolve and elevate themselves, their communities and the world. We believe that caring for care givers(mom, dad, teacher, nurse, etc), elevates children. We discuss intergenerational healing, intuitive and evolved parenting, mindfulness, sacred/deep/authentic self-care, stages of evolving/growth, postpartum care, early childhood and ancestral work, mother/father wounds, ENERGY MANAGEMENT and sovereignty. www.mommyevolve.comIG @MommyEvolvehttps://momevolve.setmore.com
HOSTED BY
Cecile Edwards
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