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The Mom Chronicles
by Melissa Jo Graham
The Mom Chronicles is podcast for women that want to listen to my journey raising two kids. Any mother knows that we juggle many roles on a daily basis (wife, friend, nurse, tutor, coach) and maintain our individuality. Each episode I will be sharing real life stories and advice on parenting!
Episodes
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It‘s Go Time
In this episode, I share another chapter from my book. I talk about pushing past my perceived limits. My pregnancy story took me through so many obstacles, and I did not think my breaking point would be on the delivery table. There I was—wanting to give up. I didn’t think I had the strength or...
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Inner Power
Have you recently let self-doubt creep in? Has it prevented you from going after your dreams or goals? As women, we let exterior sources and our own internal voice create doubt in our capabilities. We forget how much we have accomplished in our lives and extinguish our own lights. In this…
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My First Book: Fat and Pregnant - My Story with a Survival Guide for New Moms
Pregnant. My first positive sign on a pregnancy test. Most women would be thrilled - I was scared out of mind. I’m not just big boned - I am a big, fat girl and now I am growing a little human inside of me. My pregnancy and delivery were completely different than a skinny girl’s pregnancy and...
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How this Mom’s Perspectives has changed during Covid-19
In many ways, the world has change drastically. Today I discuss my perspective on Covid-19, four months after the initial shock of a global health crisis. In this episode, I talk about my world months later and the some of the weird things I noticed along the way. Our world is constantly…
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How to Navigate Mom Guilt during Coronavirus
In this week’s episode I discuss how the current pandemic is increasing mom guilt across the world. What does it feel like to be a parent right now? I’m struggling! We are all trying to figure out our new normal and what that means for our children. The virus is making us experience a new level…
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Covid-19- A Mom’s Perspective
This virus continues to impact people around the world, I wanted to talk about how it changed my life. In between the mad runs to the stores to stockpile on items that you didn’t even know you needed. Now your glad you got the items but now you might lose your job. Then your kids are out of…
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Ready to Have Baby?
Do you find yourself trying to decide when is the right time to start having a family? My younger sister is planning to start a family soon. Our conversation was the inspiration for this episode. When I got pregnant, I had no idea how much having a baby could cost. In this episode, I go over the...
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Reflecting on your Accomplishments and planning for the New Year
On this episode of the Mom Chronicles, I talk about my reflecting on my last year and decade. We are a couple days away from a New Year and typically a new start. You have just survived the Holidays and now it's time to make plans for the new year. As you make your goal list, make a separate list...
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How to Deal with Success and Being a Mom
I have been excelling at my career but couldn’t enjoy it because I felt guilty. I felt guilty for being away from my family. I felt guilty for following my dreams. I was doing more in my career which made me feel that I was automatically a bad mother. There is this mentality that we cannot have a...
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Two Puppies In Two Months
Everyone can agree that getting a new pet is a huge responsibility. I discuss why you should run out and adopt a dog! Just kidding, I tell a story of how we added two puppies into our family and it changed our family for the better. We struggled at first but the puppies showed us how to live in…
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The Fat Factor- How I'm changing from the inside out
Today I am getting serious about my weight. I wanted to share my history and talk about how my daughter called me out on a double standard. I’ve always been overweight and will always struggle with my weight. Here is my story and how I’m finding my way to a new way of living for myself. I’m…
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SuperWoman BurnOut
In this episode of The Mom Chronicles, I talk about my struggles with trying to achieve my dream while juggling motherhood. It's a daily battle and I give some pointers that helped me survive. We can reach our goals and still rock motherhood. Thanks for listening! Find me on Twitter and Instagram...
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Teaching My Daughter About Not Giving Up
At some point you've likely seen your child struggle with something and want to give up. As our kids get older they will be confronted with many obstacles that they will have to overcome without us. She was faced with her own self doubt and confidence issues. I discuss how I helped my daughter...
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Emotional Labor
If you have a never-ending mental list of things that need to be done or errands to run, this is the episode for you. The mental load that most women and mothers have on a daily basis can be exhausting and most men are unaware of it. I discuss how I became aware of the emotional labor in my own...
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The Crying Baby: How It Changed My Life
All pregnancies and babies are NOT created equally. It's normal to struggle as a mother and feel like you're barely surviving. You are not alone. I discuss how I survived a baby that would not stop crying. I became a better person, woman, wife, and mother because of it. Find me on Twitter and...
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The Second Shift
Most moms begin their second shift when they get home from work. Have you struggled with juggling your work and personal responsibilities? We are cleaning, cooking, and helping with homework. We do all of this for after we have been working. Women are working full time jobs and are expected to...
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Far from Mom Perfect
Mom perfection does not exist! We are our worst critic and will always doubt the awesome job we do everyday. Let's stop the mom shame spiral and remember that we are ROCKING motherhood. We expect ourselves to be perfect and it's a lie. We aren't perfect! The worse part is that we expect this of...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Mom Chronicles is podcast for women that want to listen to my journey raising two kids. Any mother knows that we juggle many roles on a daily basis (wife, friend, nurse, tutor, coach) and maintain our individuality. Each episode I will be sharing real life stories and advice on parenting!
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Melissa Jo Graham
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