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Plus Mommy Podcast — 237 episodes

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1

Aging, Body Image and Real Talk with Comedian Debbie Scheer | 237

2

Trying to Conceive in a Plus Size Body: Veronica's Story | 236

3

Larger Bodies And Cars – What You Need To Know (Intro + Replay) | 235

4

From Same Love to Body Liberation with Mary Lambert (Intro + Replay) | 234

5

Amy's LGBTQ Pregnancy and Birth Stories (Intro + Replay) | 233

6

Fat and Pregnant: How to Support Your Mental Health Now | 232

7

How Weight Bias Undermines Standard Midwifery Support | 231

8

Denied a Say: Why Advance Directives Matter—Even in Pregnancy | 230

9

7 Things I Wish I Knew Before My Kid Became a Teen | 229

10

The NICU and Postpartum: What One Nurse Hopes You Know | 228

11

Midwifery's Ripple Effect: How Care Creates Change | 227

12

Bias, Burnout, and Liberation in Birth Work with Sabia Wade | 226

13

Chrissy Metz Talks Fame, Faith, and Finding Her Way | 225

14

Perimenopause: What's Happening to My Body and Why?

15

Navigating the Canadian Maternity Care System: Tips from a Nurse

16

Size-Inclusive Home Birth Midwife Shares Her Journey and Insights

17

One Story of Faith, Bias, and Advocacy in Plus Size Maternity Care

18

Practical Postpartum Tips: From Bowel Movements to Boundaries

19

Helpful Tips for Labor Induction in a Larger Body from a Nurse

20

Size-Inclusive Doula Confronts the Topics We Tend to Avoid

21

Karen's Queer Plus Size Fertility Story: Self-Advocacy and Triumph

22

Helpful Parenting Tips to Calm the Chaos with Dayna Abraham

23

How to Build Your Birth and Postpartum Support Team

24

How to Raise Kids to Have a Healthy Relationship with Food

25

Size-Friendly Chiropractic Care for Pregnancy with Dr. Elliot Berlin

26

Unpaused: Why We Took a Break, Now Returning to Empower Every Body

27

Plus Size Couple Unscripted: Lessons from 15 Years of Love | 211

28

Navigating Weight Bias at the Doctor's Office: A Personal Account | 210

29

Size-Friendly Trauma-Informed Healthcare: Why We Need It Now | 209

30

The Truth About Diets and Weight Loss Drugs with Ragen Chastain | 208

31

Fitness for All: How to Find Joy in Movement | 207

32

Early Menopause to Baby Bump: A Donor Egg Success Journey | 206

33

Cycling for Change: Raising Awareness of Black Infant Mortality | 205

34

A Queer Plus Size Birth Story of Strength, Resilience, and Love | 204

35

Jessica Wilson Takes on The AAP, Diet Culture, and Racism | 203

36

Representation in Plus Size Romance Novels with Meaghan Pierce | 202

37

How Research is Revealing Fat Shaming in Maternity Care | 201

38

Can I Have An Unmedicated Hospital Birth? Yes – Here's How! | 200

39

My Big Fat Pregnancy: Facing Fatphobia and Finding Great Care | 199

40

The Ultimate Guide To Being Plus Size At Disney World | 198

41

B Belly Pregnancy - What You Need To Know | 197

42

All Things Plus Size Pregnancy and Postpartum with Doula Kaytee | 196

43

The Shape Of A Mother - A Conversation About Postpartum Bodies | 195

44

Fighting To Improve Birth with Dawn Thompson | 194

45

Plus Size Pregnancy UK - Navigating The System For Better Care | 193

46

How To Learn About Wellness Without Focusing On Weight | 192

47

Attainable Resolutions?! Trying New (And Easy) Things In 2023 | 191

48

Lipedema Surgery Before And After Story – Cara's Fight For Care | 190

49

Dispelling Plus Size Pregnancy Myths - Camie's Story | 189

50

Update: Did I Cancel Myself?! | 188

51

I Cancelled Myself | 187

52

Plus Size Twin Pregnancy And Empowering Vaginal Birth | 186

53

Fat Black Pregnant - Fiona's Powerful Story And Fight For Change | 185

54

Jill Smokler Has Issues, And She's Unafraid To Talk About It | 184

55

Letting Go Of My Fertility Journey And Finding Peace | 183

56

The Best Fertility Tips For PCOS From A Nurse Midwife | 182

57

Type 1 Diabetes with Twins – Sara's Plus Size Pregnancy Story | 181

58

Finding Freedom In Fashion With Christina Wells | 180

59

An Incompetent Cervix Story To Raise Awareness And Honor Loss | 179

60

How To Make Mom Friends - 5 Tips For Quality Friendships | 178

61

Supporting Black Families Improves Care For All – ShiShi Rose | 177

62

Pregnant And Plus Size - 7 Things No One Prepares You For | 176

63

Plus Size Pregnancy With Triplets – Lorrie's Story | 175

64

Everything You Want To Know About Plus Size Breastfeeding - Replay | 174

65

How To Manage High Stress In Pregnancy With Parijat Deshpande | 173

66

My Plus Size Pregnancy With Gestational Diabetes | 172

67

Getting Pregnant With PCOS - Helpful Tips You Need To Know | 171

68

From Same Love To Body Liberation With Mary Lambert | 170

69

Claudia Ramos Shares The Beauty Of Diversity With Latinx Illustrations | 169

70

Pushing Against Induction For Advanced Maternal Age - Heather's Story | 168

71

Giving Birth At 35 Weeks – Katie's Story | 167

72

Giving Birth As A Plus Size Woman In Scotland | 166

73

Pregnancy Ultrasounds - 7 Things To Know During A Plus Size Pregnancy | 165

74

Lynneah's Raw And Unfiltered Twins Plus Size Pregnancy And Birth Story | 164

75

What The Media Gets Wrong About Plus Size Pregnancy Risks | 163

76

How To Navigate A Broken System with Dr. Christine Sterling, OBGYN | 162

77

Changing What Body Positivity Looks Like Online with Raffela Mancuso | 161

78

Weight Stigma During Pregnancy - What Does The Research Say? | 160

79

Adiba Nelson – Inclusion And Empowerment From The Stage To The Page | 159

80

From Pregnant Pole Dancing Instructor To One Strong Mother | 158

81

Actor Jen Ponton Dishes About Dietland, Fat Activism, And More | 157

82

So Much More Than A Pretty Face – My Skin Cancer Story | 156

83

The Inspiring Journey To 5K Every Day With Sandra Mikulic | 155

84

Size-Friendly Lactation Consultant Ana Hill Shares Helpful Tips | 154

85

Becoming A Solo Mother By Choice When You Are Fat | 153

86

Becoming A Mother After Having An Abortion | 152

87

The Path To The Voice With Season 20 Semifinalist Dana Monique | 151

88

How To Find A Fat-Friendly Doctor And Why It's Worth The Search | 150

89

Emmy Winning Journalist And Actress Heather Brooker Tells Her Story | 149

90

Q&A With Jen And Chris + Plus Mommy's Third Anniversary | 148

91

The Journey To 300 Pounds And Running With Martinus Evans | 147

92

Dr. Kat Talks About Mental Wellness During Pregnancy And Postpartum - Replay | 146

93

Plus Size With Hyperemesis Gravidarum - Alyssa's Birth Story | 145

94

Jisela Delgado of MTV'S The Challenge Shares Her Fascinating Story | 144

95

How A Plus Size Pregnancy Blog Changed My Life | 143

96

Considering Home Birth When You Are Plus Size? What You Should Know | 142

97

Supporting Plus Size Labor And Delivery With Mommy Labor Nurse | 141

98

Plus Size Model Loralyee Shares Her Birth Story For The First Time | 140

99

Meg Boggs Shares Her Journey To Becoming An Athlete And Author | 139

100

Making Lola – A Short Film That Speaks To Every Plus Size Woman | 138

101

Two Mom Comedians Lost It All Overnight And Found Themselves | 137

102

Nurse Chooses Home Birth And Her Life Transforms - Courtney's Story | 136

103

What You Need To Know About Disordered Eating When You Are Plus Size | 135

104

The Difference Supportive Care Makes - Whitney's Birth Story | 134

105

Why We Need To Be Talking About Weight Stigma In Maternity Care | 133

106

Adrianna From TLC's Hot & Heavy Shares Her Story | 132

107

New Year, New Hopes | 131

108

Becoming A Fierce Fatty With Victoria Welsby | 130

109

Don't Be Afraid To Switch Care Providers – Veronica's Story | 129

110

What It's Like To Take Boudoir Photos When You Are Plus Size | 128

111

9 Things I Want You To Know Before You Turn 40 | 127

112

Morgan's Three Unique Plus Size Cesarean Birth Stories | 126

113

Talking About How Social Justice And Birth Intersect | 125

114

Salena Shares Her Healing Home Birth Story | 124

115

Dieting Does Not Work – Talking To A Dietitian About Food | 123

116

Champion Powerlifter Becci Holcomb Shares Her Pregnancy & Birth Story | 122

117

Powerful Conversation About Plus Size Pregnancy With An OB-GYN | 121

118

Ask Me Anything About Pregnancy When You Are Plus Size | 120

119

Going To The Doctor When You Are Plus Size | 119

120

How Nia's Plus Size Pregnancies Changed Her Life's Path | 118

121

What Parents Need To Know About Booster Safety | 117

122

From PCOS to IVF – Corryn's Birth Story | 116

123

Q&A With A Size-Friendly Doula | 115

124

Project Runway Winner Ashley Nell Tipton Tells Her Story | 114

125

Emily McAllister Shares Her Journey To Sobriety | 113

126

Pregnancy After Ectopic Pregnancy - Kasey's Story Of Hope | 112

127

What It's Like To Be Pregnant When You Are Black And Plus Size | 111

128

7 Things You Need To Know About Breastfeeding When You Are Plus Size | 110

129

Plus Size Mom Shares Her Unforgettable VBAC Story | 109

130

Beyond Before And After With Sarah Nicole Landry Of The Birds Papaya | 108

131

What Happens When Two Moms Talk About Mental Health And Inclusion | 107

132

Yelp For Fat People? It's About Time! | 106

133

Considering Working With A Midwife? Here's What You Need To Know | 105

134

Race, Adoption, & Body Love With Pia Schiavo-Campo - Update & Replay | 104

135

Christina Wells America's Got Talent Semifinalist - Update & Replay | 103

136

Recognizing My White Privilege | 102

137

What It Is Like To Be Fat-Shamed By Your OBGYN With Kat Stroud | 101

138

Plus Size Relationship Q & A - The McLellan's Tell-All | 100

139

Do I Have Vaginismus? Tara's Story | 99

140

Fertility Treatments In A Larger Body – What You Need To Know | 98

141

Write Your Birth Story - With Bryn Of The Birth Hour Podcast | 97

142

From Stretch Marks To Glitter Stripes – Self-Love For Moms | 96

143

Emily Shares What To Expect When You Give Birth With Preeclampsia | 95

144

9 Special Messages To The Plus Size Mom Feeling All Alone | 94

145

TV And Film Stylist Turned Plus Size Fashion Blogger – Ashley Dorough | 93

146

Miranda's Plus Size Fertility And Birth Story | 92

147

No One Prepared Me For A Baby Blues Postpartum Experience | 91

148

Her Body Can With Authors Katie Crenshaw And Ady Meschke | 90

149

What Happens When You See Bodies That Look Like Yours Represented | 89

150

Musings On Plus Size Motherhood | 88

151

9 Things You Need To Know Before Going On A Cruise While Plus Size | 87

152

What Is Physiologic Birth And How To Experience It? | 86

153

From Cancer To Motherhood – A Story Of Strength And Survival | 85

154

From Being Stranded In New York To One Of The Best Nights Of My Life | 84

155

New Year, Same You (And That's Okay) | 83

156

How Can I Be A Fat Ally? An Uncensored Conversation | 82

157

Ask Me Anything With Jen McLellan | 81

158

The Plus Size Girl's Guide To Setting Healthy Boundaries REPLAY | 80

159

Larger Bodies And Cars – What You Need To Know | 79

160

Does Being Plus Size Make It Harder To Breastfeed? | 78

161

Plus Size Labor And Delivery - Everything You Need To Know | 77

162

Filmmaker Ana Lydia Monaco Talks About Diversifying Hollywood | 76

163

I Knew Something Was Wrong – A Preeclampsia Birth Story | 75

164

Why We Need To Be Talking About Lipedema Treatment | 74

165

Plus Size Fashion From The 1990s To Now With Jen Wilder | 73

166

This Is What Happened After I Spoke Up About Booster Safety | 72

167

To The Mom Afraid Of Wearing A Swimsuit | 71

168

A Promising Look At The Evidence Behind Plus Size Pregnancy Risks | 70

169

What Happens When You Do Weight Watchers As A Kid | 69

170

The Ultimate Guide To Disneyland For Plus Size Guests | 68

171

Amy's LGBTQ Pregnancy And Birth Stories | 67

172

The Breastfeeding Complication We're Not Talking About Enough | 66

173

Exercising Balance In Motherhood | 65

174

Marriage Q&A With Chris And Jen McLellan | 64

175

Finding Your Voice – Tracie-Anne's Plus Size Birth Stories | 63

176

What Fertility Clinics Don't Want To Admit About Weight Bias | 62

177

Fat, Fierce, And Fearless With Corissa Enneking Of Fat Girl Flow | 61

178

Gestational Diabetes And Pregnancy Nutrition When You're Plus Size | 60

179

Pregnancy And Postpartum Sex When You're Plus Size | 59

180

Everything You Want To Know About Plus Size Breastfeeding | 58

181

A Needed Conversation About Abusive Relationships And Sexual Assault | 57

182

Food Struggles And Self-Advocacy | 56

183

Torii's Postpartum Depression Story | 55

184

Raising Body Positive Kids | 54

185

Plus Size Mom Fashion & Body Image With Maddy Guiterrez | 53

186

I Spoke Up About Being Size Inclusive; Dove Listened | 52

187

A Labor And Delivery Nurse Talks About Failing Plus Size Moms | 51

188

5 Things Only Plus Size Women Understand | 50

189

Fat, Forty, And Questioning My Fertility | 49

190

Know Your Options During Pregnancy And Birth When You're Plus Size | 48

191

Plus Size Babywearing Q&A | 47

192

Fat Fertility Matters | 46

193

A Dad's Perspective On Plus Size Pregnancy, Birth, and Miscarriage | 45

194

Plus Size Pregnancy Q&A | 44

195

Eating Disorder Recovery + Fat Activism With Dani Adriana | 43

196

Kassey's Empowering Plus Size VBAC Birth Story | 42

197

Plus Size Yoga Instructor Amber Karnes Talks About Yoga For All Bodies | 41

198

Plus Size Fashion With Marie Denee Of The Curvy Fashionista | 40

199

Q&A With A Fat-Friendly Midwife | 39

200

How Doulas Support Plus Size Moms | 38

201

Cortney's Cautionary Home Birth Transfer Story | 37

202

Christina Wells America's Got Talent Semifinalist Tells Her Story | 36

203

KC's Plus Size Pregnancy With Twins | 35

204

Making Glimmer: Mental Health Music With Musician Heather Mae | 34

205

All Things Bigger Guy Fashion With Bruce Sturgell of Chubstr | 33

206

Plus Size Brazilian Wax: Everything You Want To Know And More | 32

207

Dr. Kat Talks About Mental Wellness During Pregnancy And Postpartum | 31

208

Australian Student Midwife Talks About Anti-Fat Bias In Midwifery Care | 30

209

The Plus Size Girl's Guide To Setting Healthy Boundaries

210

Tywanda's Plus Size C-Section Story | 28

211

Plus Size Travel With Chubby And Away | 27

212

Laughing Through Motherhood With The Pump and Dump Show | 26

213

Anna's Postpartum Anxiety Stories | 25

214

My Miscarriage Story | 24

215

Finding Yourself Again In Motherhood | 23

216

PCOS And Pregnancy: Megan's Plus Size Pregnancy Story | 22

217

Fattitude And Motherhood With Filmmaker Lindsey Averill | 21

218

What Is Birth Trauma And How To Heal | 20

219

This Is Postpartum With Meg Boggs | 19

220

Nicole's Plus Size IVF Success Story | 18

221

My 300 lb Birth Story | 17

222

Canadian Mom Blogger Shares Her Postpartum Struggles | 16

223

Helpful Tips For Flying While Fat | 15

224

Sam's Plus Size Pregnancy And Breastfeeding Story | 14

225

Race, Adoption, And Body Love With Pia Schiavo-Campo | 13

226

Fat Shaming And Skinny Shaming With Actress Reid Cox | 12

227

Is It Possible To Have A Plus Size VBAC? | 11

228

When You've Been Fat-Shamed By Your Doctor | 10

229

7 Things You Should Know About Being Plus Size And Pregnant | 9

230

Embrace Your Summer Body And Suit Up For Summer Fun | 8

231

Plus Size Babywearing And Postpartum Support Tips For EveryBODY | 7

232

Plus Size Pregnancy Struggles And Finding Self-Love | 6

233

How Can I Learn To Love My Body? | 5

234

Self-Love And Raising Body Positive Kids With Amy Pence-Brown | 4

235

Part Two: Talking To My Mom About Motherhood And Body Image | 3

236

Part One: Talking To My Mom About Plus Size Pregnancy And Motherhood | 2

237

Welcome To The Plus Mommy Podcast By Jen McLellan | 1