Mommy's on a Call - Holistic Health & Wellness for Modern Moms, Work-Life Balance, Self-Care Habits, Entrepreneurship, Mindful Parenting

Helping modern moms achieve balance - in motherhood, career, wellness and life - from the inside out, through mindfulness, simple self-care habits, integrative nutrition and holistic health & wellness. Do you feel like you’re constantly drained trying to figure out how to balance it all - pursuing your career or running a business while juggling your kids schedules and still finding time to prioritize your well-being? Do you wish you could stay consistent with eating healthy, self-care habits and achieving your wellness goals? Do you want to have more fun, build healthier habits, and make more aligned choices, so you can feel less stressed, more rested and more present everyday? I hear you mama. Mommy's on a Call is a podcast dedicated to educating, empowering and inspiring YOU, the modern mom, to get the most out of your life - yourself, your family, your work, and your relationships - with more intention, more laughter and more self-care every single unpredictable day. Through real and honest conversations with working moms (mom entrepreneurs, mom founders, CEO moms, career moms), subject matter experts, solo episodes, and more, the podcast goes behind-the-scenes to uncover the daily rituals, life lessons, real-life tactics and favorite tools to help you thrive in wellness and motherhood. My mission is to bring you the top working parent experts in multi-dimensional wellness, holistic, integrative and alternative health, career and entrepreneurship, mindful parenting, mindfulness, relationships, personal finance, spirituality and more. I’m Stephanie Uchima-Carney, a serial entrepreneur, MBA & business strategist, certified Integrative Nutrition health coach, and “xennial” mom of 3 little ones. I left a corporate career to follow my intuition and embark on a mission to help other working moms, mom entrepreneurs and moms in transition succeed and flourish in their new season of life: motherhood. Along my journey of self-discovery, I uncovered a passion for multi-dimensional wellness, Ayurveda, meditation, breathwork, mindful parenting and entrepreneurship. Through this podcast I hope to share my experiences, insights and knowledge with you, so that you can discover what fires you up inside! So grab your headphones, tell your kids you’re on the potty, and tune in weekly for some laughs, knowledge bombs and plenty of real talk with real moms (and maybe a dad or two). Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week. And make sure to subscribe and tune in weekly because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!! ----- 👩🏻‍💻 WEBSITE: https://www.stephanieuchima.com ✨ CONNECT ON SOCIAL (IG/FB/Twitter): @StephanieUchima & @MommysonaCall ☕️ COMMUNITY: The Modern Mama Society - Health & Wellness for Modern Moms - https://www.facebook.com/groups/modernbusinessmama 🔥 WORK WITH ME: https://www.stephanieuchima.com/services

139. Letting Go of 2023: From “burn it all down” to burnout. How I went from taking a break to burning out and how to recover for 2024 12/30/2023

138. The Impact of Mom Influencer Culture on Maternal Mental Health, Representation, and Marketing with Sara Petersen, Author of Momfluenced 07/06/2023

137. Burn It All Down?!? My 2023 Mid-Year Review 06/30/2023

136. 6 Steps to Identifying and Eliminating Energy Draining Habits and Activities in Your Busy Life [Mindful Monday] 06/05/2023

135. Understanding Trauma Responses and Toxic Stress to Optimize Health and Reprogram Your Brain and Nervous System with Dr. Amy Hoyt 04/11/2023

134. Sleep Training Your Babies, Toddlers and Kids (So You Can Sleep Too) with Brittany Sheehan 03/21/2023

133. Improving Gut Health and Your Microbiome with Ara Katz, Co-Founder of Seed [REPLAY] 03/08/2023

133. Improving Gut Health and Your Microbiome with Ara Katz, Co-Founder of Seed [REPLAY] On today's episode, I'm bringing back an interview with Ara Katz, the founder of Seed. I loved this episode because she speaks to the importance of the microbiome, why we need to take probiotics (and prebiotics) as kids and adults, and how gut health is central to our immune system and health. Ara Katz is a mother, entrepreneur, author and wellness expert. She is the co-founder of microbial sciences company Seed Health and consumer innovations brand, Seed. Ara's first pregnancy and breastfeeding experience led her to the microbiome and inspired her personal mission to explore the importance and impact of microbes. At Seed Health, she leads fundraising, design thinking, brand, insights, commercialization, and the company’s translational work in science communication and storytelling. Ara lives in Venice, California with her husband and 2 young kids. SPECIAL OFFER: 15% YOUR ORDER AT WITH CODE: MOMMYSONACALL has generously offered 15% off your entire order if you use the code MOMMYSONACALL. If you haven’t tried the adult version of Seed () then now’s the time to try both the adult and kid versions () and get 15% your order. Disclaimer: Seed is not sponsoring this podcast and I am not an affiliate for their products. I am just a huge advocate for improving the future generations of health and just excited to be a part of sharing their science-backed products. Follow Ara at Website: IG: / ---------- Other top MOAC episodes on immune health: ---------- Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week… because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!! 🎧 LISTEN: ⭐️ 👩🏻‍💻 SHOW NOTES: ☕️ JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: - Health & Wellness for Modern Moms ✨ FOLLOW ON IG: & 🔥 BOOK A RECHARGE MAMA SESSION: 🙋🏻‍♀️ WEBSITE: /episode/index/show/stephanie/id/26166672

132. How to Improve Your Hormone Health in Your 30s, 40s and Postpartum with Dr. Aviva Romm [REPLAY] 03/01/2023

131. Living with ADHD & Hashimoto's and Helping Women Uncover Real Healing & Growth with Kaitlin Soule, LMFT 02/07/2023

130. Cultivating New Habits in 2023: What I’m Leaving Behind in 2022 and My 2023 Word of the Year 01/20/2023

129. From Battling Postpartum Depression in the Psych Ward to Uncovering Psychic Abilities – A Healing Journey Through the Art of Tarot with Leah Arnold-Smeets 12/08/2022

129. From Battling Postpartum Depression in the Psych Ward to Uncovering Psychic Abilities – A Healing Journey Through the Art of Tarot with Leah Arnold-Smeets Leah Arnold-Smeets is the founder of Woo Woo Realm, and an intuitive tarot reader, medium and spiritual guide located in Orange County, CA, with clients all over the world. However, in her pre-"woo woo life", she was a badass COO for an app development company and a marketing and operations expert. Leah’s growth over the years from battling postpartum depression and ending up in the psych ward to emerging into this beautiful spiritual being is an inspiration to all that there isn't one right way to heal or be a mom. Her journey has inspired me over the years to also tap into my spiritual side. When Leah is not slinging tarot cards or tapping into 'the other side,' she's busy being a mom to her two kids, Emiko and Jordy, her giant dog, and nine chickens! In this episode, Leah and I chatted about… Growing up with a single mom in South Central Los Angeles Living her life on other people's terms and what she thought she should be doing Getting pregnant with her first child and suffering from prenatal anxiety Her severe postpartum depression journey which led her to the psych ward How to ask for help and advocating for your own mental health Her spiritual journey awoke when she started to learn how to protect her daughter from spirits When she started seeing visions and how she channeled that gift and her intuition into the workplace as a COO The differences between ego and intuition How breathwork has impacted her life and her parenting What is tarot and how tarot can be used to help create clarity and healing Follow Leah at... Website: IG: Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week… because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!! 🎧 LISTEN: ⭐️ 👩🏻‍💻 SHOW NOTES: ☕️ JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: - Health & Wellness for Modern Moms ✨ FOLLOW ON IG: & 🔥 BOOK A RECHARGE MAMA SESSION: 🙋🏻‍♀️ WEBSITE: /episode/index/show/stephanie/id/25264158

128. Breaking Generational Cycles and Healing from Trauma, Grief, Postpartum Anxiety and Pregnancy Depression to Building a Life (and Business) Fueled by Passion with Christine McAlister 12/02/2022

128. Breaking Generational Cycles and Healing from Trauma, Grief, Postpartum Anxiety and Pregnancy Depression to Building a Life (and Business) Fueled by Passion with Christine McAlister **Trigger Warning: In this episode we talk about her experience with the loss of a child, stillbirth, and miscarriages.** Christine McAlister is passionate about helping impact-driven entrepreneurs attract their next clients by being value-driven podcast guests. She and her clients have generated over $1 million as podcast guests, and she’s has been recognized as the best in the world at podcast guesting by 7-figure founders. A media expert for 2 decades, she's helped broadcast the Olympic Games, produced an award-winning documentary for PBS, and has been featured in Inc., Business Insider, Bustle, The Huffington Post and on over 100 podcasts, in addition to hosting her top-rated show No One’s Ever Asked Me That. Christine is also a mom of 3 – 2 earth side babies and 1 in heaven. In this episode, Christine and I chatted about… The evolution of her belief system and spirituality from being raised in a super Christian family to becoming a generation breaker and questioning the norms of what a female’s role in her family looks like What drove her out of the hole and emerge and get out of bed after her stillbirth Dealing with postpartum anxiety, pregnancy depression and grief How to be an advocate for your own health How to build your support system and cultivate relationships with other moms The idea of “remembering” and clearing generational trauma and limiting beliefs How she uses of somatic body based work to heal Using breathwork and meditation with her kids How she’s structuring her business to exist around her kids school hours Follow Christine McAlister at Website: IG: Podcast: Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week… because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!! 🎧 LISTEN: ⭐️ 👩🏻‍💻 SHOW NOTES: ☕️ JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: - Health & Wellness for Modern Moms ✨ FOLLOW ON IG: & 🔥 BOOK A RECHARGE MAMA SESSION: 🙋🏻‍♀️ WEBSITE: /episode/index/show/stephanie/id/25190883

127. It's Cold Season! Holistic Ways to Strengthen Your Kids (and Your) Immune System, Gut Microbiome and Vagus Nerve with Integrative Pediatrician, Dr. Elisa Song, MD 11/16/2022

127. It's Cold Season! Holistic Ways to Strengthen Your Kids (and Your) Immune System, Gut Microbiome and Vagus Nerve with Integrative Pediatrician, Dr. Elisa Song, MD Dr. Elisa Song, MD is an integrative pediatrician, pediatric functional medicine expert, and mom to 2 thriving children. In her integrative pediatric practice, Whole Family Wellness, she’s helped 1000s of kids get to the root causes of their health concerns and helped their parents understand how to help their children thrive – through body, mind, and spirit – by integrating conventional pediatrics with functional medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and essential oils. Dr. Song created Healthy Kids Happy Kids as an online holistic pediatric resource to help practitioners and parents bridge the gap between conventional and integrative pediatrics with an evidence-based, pediatrician-backed approach. In this episode, Dr. Elisa and I chatted about The foods her children eat for lunch and how to avoid so many snacks - especially carb-loaded snacks How to prevent “hangry” children and get off the sugar rollercoaster What is integrated pediatrics? What does holistic medicine really mean? The side effects of using antibiotics in children, but what you can do in tandem to help reestablish a healthy “gut bugs” How to nourish your microbiome - especially your gut microbiome and what will help it stick and grow to improve your gut What foods you can add into your kids diet to help increase fiber intake The importance of the mind-body connection and the vagus nerve Which is the true first vs. second brain? What are the easiest switches you can make to help improve your gut microbiome? Her list of the top 4 “mischief makers” How our thoughts and psychological stress actually can change our gut microbiome and even our vaginal microbiome Exercises to strengthen your child’s vagus nerve “muscle” and ways to take “mindful moments” with your kids Tips to starting your morning off peacefully Follow Dr. Elisa Song at Website: FB: IG: YT: Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week… because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!! 🎧 LISTEN: ⭐️ 👩🏻‍💻 SHOW NOTES: ☕️ JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: - Health & Wellness for Modern Moms ✨ FOLLOW ON IG: & 🔥 BOOK A RECHARGE MAMA SESSION: 🙋🏻‍♀️ WEBSITE: /episode/index/show/stephanie/id/25032672

126. Doing All The Things and Yet Frustrated That You're Not Seeing Results? The Key Ingredient Missing to Improving Your Emotional Health [Friday Pep Talk] 11/11/2022

125. Taking the Stress Out of Household Management with a Solution to Help Parents Save Time Organizing and Planning with Michael Perry, Founder of Maple 11/10/2022

124. Feeling Out of Balance and Exhausted Juggling All The Things? 3 Steps to Getting Out of a Funk to Move Forward [Friday Pep Talk] 11/04/2022

123. Don’t Be the Angry Mom! Overcome Mom Anxiety and Support Your Mental Health by Asking These 3 Important Questions with Jessica Jenkins, Founder of the Better Battery Co. 10/18/2022

123. Don’t Be the Angry Mom! Overcome Mom Anxiety and Support Your Mental Health by Asking These 3 Important Questions with Jessica Jenkins, Founder of the Better Battery Co. Jessica Jenkins is the Co-Founder of Better Battery Co., the first and only Carbon-Neutral Alkaline Battery. Growing up in the family consumer electronic business, Jessica gained passion for entrepreneurship. While completing her degrees, Jessica worked closely with her father’s carbon neutral alkaline battery company and was instrumental in the creation of Better Battery Co. As a busy mother of two beautiful young boys, Jessica quickly realized the ever present need for batteries, a guilt-free option for disposing of them, and a calling to make eco-friendlier switches for her family when possible. Jessica divides her time engaged in private practice as a clinical social worker and honored to be supporting individuals in their journey to become better versions of themselves, and working alongside her sister in bringing their vision of Better Battery Co. to fruition. In this episode, Jessica and I chatted about Launching a product business while working full-time and co-parenting Explanation of what carbon neutral is Teaching your children about climate change and why as a mom she feels it’s her responsibility to take part The maternal mental health issues moms are facing daily from overwhelm of day-to-day life, perinatal depression and lack of community Questions you can ask your friends to check in on them without asking “how are you doing” How to self nourish yourself through self nurturing not self-care What to do when you start to feel anxiety coming on and how to cope with those moments so you’re not the “angry mom” Recognizing when you need a break and how to ask for support Follow Jessica at Website: Instagram: Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week. : Tune in weekly because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!! SHOW NOTES: FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: - Health & Wellness for Modern Moms FOLLOW ON IG: & : Book a Recharge Session - Say Hello to a Happier & Healthier You! VISIT: /episode/index/show/stephanie/id/24714594

122. Do You Struggle with Teaching Your Kids Financial Wellness? The Parenting Secrets Behind Raising Financial Grownups with Bobbi Rebell 09/22/2022

122. Do You Struggle with Teaching Your Kids Financial Wellness? The Parenting Secrets Behind Raising Financial Grownups with Bobbi Rebell “The greatest gift you can give your children is your own financial independence when you get older so that they don't have to financially take care of you.” - Bobbi Rebell Bobbi Rebell is the author of Launching Financial Grownups: Live Your Richest Life by Helping Your (Almost) Adult Kids Become Everyday Money Smart. She is also a Certified Financial Planner, the founder of Grownup Gear - merchandise to celebrate all the milestones of adulting, a former global business news anchor having worked at CNBC, CNN and Reuters - and the host of the Money Tips for Financial Grownups podcast, of which I am a guest as well! But on top of it all Bobbi is a mom of 3, a 14 year old and 2 step-children, ages 22 and 25, navigating motherhood as a blended family. In this episode, Bobbi and I chat about... Her experience becoming an instant mom of 3 in 2.5 years in a blended family while managing a full-time career as a TV anchor The importance of her career to her identity How she had to make hard career choices as a working mom based on the lifestyle and workplace culture Going on a “mentor tour” and tips on changing careers as a working mom The meaning of being a “financial grownup” 3 tips on how to talk about finances with your kids Strategies to avoid a scarcity mindset around money when talking to your kids Follow Bobbi at Website: Instagram: Book: And if you want to check out my episode "" on Bobbi's podcast "" then head over to Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week. : Tune in weekly because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!! SHOW NOTES: FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: - Health & Wellness for Modern Moms FOLLOW ON IG: & : Book a Recharge Session - Say Hello to a Happier & Healthier You! VISIT: /episode/index/show/stephanie/id/24450711

121. Growth is Hard. Looking Inward to Move Forward After 3 Years of Podcasting. 09/09/2022

120. Overcoming Prenatal Depression, Taking Maternity Leave as a CEO and Revolutionizing Menstrual Health & Period Products with Lauren Schulte Wang, Founder & CEO of The Flex Co. 08/18/2022

119. Women’s Health Issues I Never Talked About Before: Removing My Ovary, Battling Ovarian Tumors and My Personal Wellness Journey 08/12/2022

118. The Positive Benefits of CBD for Moms on Sex, Sleep, and Stress and Lessons in Co-Parenting and Launching a Luxury Brand with Amanda Goetz, Founder & CEO of House of Wise 07/20/2022

118. The Positive Benefits of CBD for Moms on Sex, Sleep, and Stress and Lessons in Co-Parenting and Launching a Luxury Brand with Amanda Goetz, Founder & CEO of House of Wise Amanda Goetz is a single mom of 3 kids and the founder & CEO of , a luxury CBD company and wellness brand that empowers women to give more purposeful intention to their routines so they can take better control of their lives. Her CBD products empower women to take control of their sleep, sex, strength and stress while also giving women the opportunity to create wealth by selling the products in a non-MLM sort of way. But Amanda’s journey has not always been easy. From infertility, miscarriage, a failed startup, divorce to leaving her role as the VP of Marketing of the Knot Worldwide in the middle of the pandemic while homeschooling 3 kids, Amanda is an inspiration to moms out there that you can do anything. In this episode, Amanda and I chatted about Co-parenting and dealing with divorce with little kids Roles of primary and secondary parent in a co-parenting relationship Ways to implement co-parenting strategies when you are married Structuring work and family time, time blocking and being present with your children Her journey launching House of Wise, a luxury CBD and wellness brand, while still working as a CMO and solo parenting in a different state than her co-parent Tactical step-by-step and tips on how to launch a product company - how to find a chemist, formulator, manufacturer, and co-packer How to think about is there a market for your product - how to do market research What makes a good CBD product? How can moms use CBD in their lives? How CBD can help with your sex life Follow Amanda at Website: Instagram: // Twitter: Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week. : Tune in weekly because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!! SHOW NOTES: FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: - Health & Wellness for Modern Moms FOLLOW ON IG: & : Increase Your Energy with a Recharge Session VISIT: /episode/index/show/stephanie/id/23802710

117. The Essential Nutrients and Vitamins You Need for Every Stage of Womanhood (from Conception to Pregnancy to Postpartum) Plus Giving Birth While Launching a Company with Victoria Thain Gioia, Co-Founder of Perelel Health Victoria Thain Gioia is the co-founder of Perelel Health, the first and only OB/GYN-founded vitamin brand offering clean, targeted nutrition for each distinct stage of a woman’s reproductive life cycle. Tori holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and has a background in Finance and Strategy working for many eCommerce companies like Olive & June, Carbon 38 and the Honest Company. But on top of it all, Tori is the mom to 3 littles ones ages 4 and under. In this episode, Victoria and I chatted about How she launched a company mid-pandemic with 3 kids ages 3 and under (including giving birth a week before launch) How she and her co-founder, Alex started with a mission (not a product) to create a company that helped millennial moms where they’re at and then figured out which idea to pursue. Victoria’s journey through motherhood and how her child’s cleft inspired the launch of Perelel Health How to create a product and brand that you can trust Why they launched with 5 vitamin products vs. 1 and why the brand, story and customer’s journey played a huge role in their overall launch strategy The important nutrients and vitamins you need during each stage of pregnancy and postpartum Perelel's targeted vitamins support a woman's health through all stages of motherhood from conception to each trimester of pregnancy to postpartum and beyond. They even just released a new formula targeting PCOS! To learn more and if you're interested in trying out Perelel, go to and use the code ONACALL20 for 20% off your first month. Follow Victoria at Website: IG: // Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week. : Tune in weekly because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!! SHOW NOTES: FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: - Health & Wellness for Modern Moms FOLLOW ON IG: & : Increase Your Energy with a Recharge Session VISIT: /episode/index/show/stephanie/id/23664170

116. Using Time Blocking to Avoid Mom Burnout and Tips to Launch a Consulting Business from Scratch with Katie Wussow 06/01/2022

115. Thyroid Imbalances? Bad PMS? Poor Sleep? Holistic Strategies to Improve Hormone Health Throughout Motherhood (Especially in Your 30s, 40s and Postpartum) with Dr. Aviva Romm 05/18/2022

114. The Importance of Creativity to Your Well-Being and How Technology Can Support Working Parents with Sarah Dorsett, CEO of Nanit 05/11/2022

113. Mom 2.0 Recap: Motherhood in a Post-Pandemic World 04/29/2022

112. Advice For Moms Transitioning Back into the Workforce and Changing the Future of Company Culture for Working Parents with Mary Beth Ferrante, Founder of WRK/360 04/21/2022

111. Microbiomes 101: Probiotics, Vaginal Microbiomes, and the Impact of Microbes in Moms and Babies with Ara Katz, Co-Founder of Seed 04/14/2022

111. Microbiomes 101: Probiotics, Vaginal Microbiomes, and the Impact of Microbes in Moms and Babies with Ara Katz, Co-Founder of Seed Ara Katz is a mother, entrepreneur, author and wellness expert. She is the co-founder of microbial sciences company Seed Health and consumer innovations brand, Seed. Ara's first pregnancy and breastfeeding experience led her to the microbiome and inspired her personal mission to explore the importance and impact of microbes. At Seed Health, she leads fundraising, design thinking, brand, insights, commercialization, and the company’s translational work in science communication and storytelling. Ara lives in Venice, California with her husband and six-year-old son, Pax and is currently pregnant with her second child. In this episode, Ara and I chatted about The invisible work - childcare and the roles her and her spouse play as two hard-working startup founders Mindset going into having two children How her mom’s pancreatic cancer inspired her to dive deep into health, care for our bodies and preventative health How her miscarriage before her current child was an eye opener to what she wanted to do with her life What is seeding? The effect of microbes in the prenatal period, birth and environmental What is vaginal swabbing and the effect of breastfeeding on the child’s microbiome The differences in vaginal microbiome and how that can affect reproductive health What she prioritizes in wellness everyday SPECIAL OFFER: 15% YOUR ORDER AT WITH CODE: MOMMYSONACALL has generously offered 15% off your entire order if you use the code MOMMYSONACALL. If you haven’t tried the adult version of Seed () then now’s the time to try both the adult and kid versions () and get 15% your order. Disclaimer: Seed is not sponsoring this podcast and I am not an affiliate for their products (at least right now). I am a huge advocate for improving the future generations of health and just excited to be a part of sharing their science-backed products. Follow Ara at Website: IG: / Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week. and tune in weekly because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!! For show notes, visit IG: // /episode/index/show/stephanie/id/22790192

110. Never Give Up: Lessons Learned in Entrepreneurship and on the Sports Field with Kate Torgersen, Founder of Milk Stork 03/23/2022

Mommy's on a Call - Holistic Health & Wellness for Modern Moms, Work-Life Balance, Self-Care Habits, Entrepreneurship, Mindful Parenting

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