The Everyday Moms - SYOK Podcast [ENG]

Motherhood changes you inside and out. After having a baby, your clothing size, breast shape, hip width and even your shoe size might be different. Izzah talks about the drastic changes that happen to your body and the unrealistic idea of 'bouncing back' straight after pregnancy.

Parenting can be tough and busy. You want to give your full attention to your children and listen to their stories and their needs, but there is a long list of chores you have to do. Izzah A. shares about Active Listening tips that might help you to communicate better with your children.

Continuing on a previous episode that we had about mom guilt, Izzah talks about how sometimes moms get the feeling of missing their life prior to having their kids and the responsibilities that they now need to be aware of.

Izzah A. shares her tips on how to give your kids a head start and set them up to win with money at any age.

Izzah learned that boundaries are important to have in the workplace, whether you’re single, dating, engaged or married, and everyone’s ideas of appropriate boundaries are very different.

Bedtime doesn’t have to be a battle. Izzah shares her stories on why her kids may be unsettled and difficult to put to bed and share her tips on how to encounter these battles.

Moms are often tired. Isolated. Overworked. Mom rage is a phenomenon in which moms experience intense anger that is unexplained, intense, and often very disruptive to their daily life. Izzah talks about her experience with mom rage and ways to navigate it when it hits.

Siblings talk! Izzah invites on her colleagues and producer to talk about how they feel about where they rank amongst their siblings, being the black sheep of the family, the pressure of being the first child or the only child and how they just simply do not fit the stereotypes!

All mothers endure the invisible load of motherhood. It is the unnoticed and uncompensated physical, mental, and emotional labour behind the scenes to keep our households happy, healthy, and running smoothly. Izzah shares some tips on how to share that load and lessen the pressure.

Welcome back to Everyday Moms! We're starting it off with a Father's Day Special! Izzah invites her husband, Gaban, her co-worker Bob and his wife, to talk about work-life balance for the family and how compromises are made between husband and wife.

The choices you make to say yes or no to your kids carry a lot of power and long-term effects on your kids! In the last episode, Izzah talks to Syahirah and Nisa about how they pick their battles with their kids. They also discuss how they were raised and, in turn, how that has influenced their parenting styles today.

School holidays have started and can be either super relaxing or super stressful. Izzah shares her favourite things to do with her kids during their school holidays instead of staring at their screens.

Sending your kids off to school for the first time can be a pretty scary experience, both for yourself and the kids. Izzah shares some tips for first-time parents on how to get their child ready for school, like tackling their children's fears and how to ease the morning rush!

Having a second baby can help boost your 'mom confidence' - there we said it. Despite being plagued with self-doubt and anxiety in the beginning of her journey as a mom, Izzah talks about how going through the motions of having another child ultimately helped her become a better and more-self assured mom.

Izzah is joined by returning guest Alia Yasmin, to talk about the trials and tribulations of travelling with your kids. They share tips on how to pack strategically, which kind of flight is best for your kids and more!

Self-care is the first step to ensuring everything else around you functions well. Izzah talks to her friend Zoey about some of their favourite self-care methods and why slowing down and taking care of your mental health are so important.

Ugh, it's daunting enough starting out as a new mom, but then to have all these opinions thrown our way on what's right and wrong? This week, Izzah debunks (and slightly confirms) a few mothering 'myths' that she's heard along her mom journey.

Life can get hectic when you've got a family to look after and a job to juggle. But, that doesn't mean you shouldn't make time for yourself when you can! Izzah talks to her friend, Nisa Khirudin, about how they reclaim their time amidst the chaos of life and their mom guilt for wanting to have some me-time.

Don't underestimate Mom + Dad date nights! Just because you've got kids at home doesn't mean you have to neglect your relationship with your spouse. Izzah talks about why it's important to have date nights and shares a few examples of what you can do to have a quick date night. Happy parents, happy kids!

On the very first episode of The Everyday Moms, Izzah invites her friend and fellow mom, Alia Yasmin, to share their pandemic parent stories and the struggles that they faced throughout it as a parent while maintaining their jobs.