The New Mamas Podcast
Lina Forrestal
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Host Lina Forrestal brings you the New Mamas Podcast, a space created to give first time moms a voice and to have honest and raw conversations about motherhood. Lina and her guests are normalizing conversations around traditionally taboo topics: post-partum depression, post-partum anxiety, surviving the newborn phase, body image issues, co-parenting, divorce, and more. This podcast is meant to feel like a big virtual hug for moms everywhere. Instagram: @linaforrestal @newmamaspodcast Contact: [email protected]
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S4E2 HOT TAKES: Screen time a cop out? Do we love or hate birthday parties?
Send a textIn this episode, I’m diving into the spiciest parenting opinions you sent me over Instagram and let’s just say… y’all did not hold back. 😅Listen to Part 2 here on my SubstackFrom “Screen…
S4E1 The Last 8 Months Have Been HARD: Weaning, Terrible 2s, and Two Kids In Different Schools
Send a textSubscribe to my Substack for exclusive podcast episodes: https://circlebackafterbedtime.substack.com/ The lollipops I used for weaning: YumEarth Organic LollipopsNo Silver Spoons®Welcome…
S3E7 Apparently We're Not Supposed To Tell Our Kids We're Proud Of Them Anymore
Send a textIn this episode, I am fired up! Here's what I'm sounding off on in this episode:Being a "pro-screen time, anti-tablet" parentBeing a millennial and growing up in AOL chatrooms"Raw-dogging"…
S3E6 In-Laws, Boundaries, and Breastmilk: Grab Bag Solo Episode
Send a textIn this grab bag episode of topics, I'm taking you on a rollercoaster ride of all my inner thoughts: Boundaries with in-laws (I have some hot takes that might piss you off)In the body…
S3E5 The Baby-to-Toddler Transition: She Has Entered Her Villain Era (ps. Send Help)
Send a textI’m keeping it real about life with a toddler in this audio journal style solo episode. My 17-month-old daughter has officially entered her villain era, and I’m feeling all the challenges…
S3E4 I Hate My Dogs After Becoming A Mom...And Other Things I'm Not Supposed to Say
Send a textThis episode is a voice note-style vent sesh from one mom to another. I’m sharing the unfiltered truths I never thought I’d say out loud:I resent my dogs after becoming a mom (hello,…
S3E3 Creepy Easter Bunny, Doing Less, and Mom Guilt About Feeling Annoyed By My Kids
Send a textIn this episode, I chit chat about:Why does Easter feel so commercialized nowWanting to give my kids the childhood I never hadIntroducing chores and piggy bank to my almost 5 year oldMom…
S3E2 Are We In Hell? Reacting to Chappel Roan's Comments About Motherhood
Send a textPop singer Chappell Roan is going viral for going on the Call Her Daddy Podcast and saying all her friends with kids are in hell and that she doesn’t know anyone who’s happy and has…
S3E1 I'M BACK! Is Exclusively Breastfeeding the WORST Decision I Ever Made?
Send a textI'm back, YAY! I'm excited to catch up with all of you. In this episode I talk about:What it was like juggling a baby and working full-timeMy work trip in October where I brought my baby…
S2E117 It's Been Hard Lately + I'M TAKING A PODCAST BREAK!
Send a textIn this episode, Lina elaborates on how hard it's been coming back from maternity leave and juggling her 4-month old daughter. She discusses the challenges of exclusively breastfeeding,…
S2E116 On Losing a Mom to Cancer While Becoming a Mother with Niki DeConcini
Send a text Niki became a mother and motherless in the same breath. Her journey to motherhood was filled with uncertainty and trauma when we went through recurrent pregnancy loss and learning that…
S2E115 What It's Like Having a Toddler and a Newborn with Linnea
Send a textLina and Linnea gave birth around the same time and both have toddlers and newborns. They have a fun and dynamic friend catch-up about having two young kids. In this episode they talk…
S2E114 Coparenting After Divorce with Mikki Gardener
Send a textAlmost 60% of marriages end in divorce. Mikki checked every box to guarantee a happy life- but what felt like an instant the life she thought she had was gone. Divorce was the healthiest…
S2E113 My Postpartum Doula and I Recap the Last 3 Months of Working Together
Send a textLina hired her postpartum doula, Katie, to aid her in her first few months postpartum with her second baby, Evelyn. In this episode, Lina and Katie have an informal chat on what it was…
S2E112 Trad Wives, Faerie Smut, and The Sicilian Inheritance with Jo Piazza
Send a textIn this episode, Lina invites bestselling author and podcaster Jo Piazza on to discuss trad wives and why they are problematic for our nation's youth. In this episode, they talk about:The…
S2E111 Just Chatting: Thoughts on Going Back to Work, Childcare ($$$), & How I'm Managing as a Mom of 2
Send a textIn this episode, Lina gives a 3 month postpartum update. Just Chatting episodes are meant to emulate a your mom bestie leaving you a long voice note. In this episode Lina talks about:How…
S1E110 Trad Wives and Feminism with Katie DeGroot
Send a textKatherine is a creative homemaker and mom of four. While she doesn't identify as a "trad wife", she believes that by other people's standards she would be considered one. Lina and…
S2E109 Discriminated by American Airlines for Breastfeeding in Public with Ashley Copperstone
Send a textHave to breastfeed on American Airlines? Think again. When first-time mom Ashley Copperstone was flying out of Grand Rapics, MI she didn't think twice when she was breastfeeding her…
S2E108 Take BACK Control of Your Life After Losing Yourself in Motherhood with Former Superior Court Judge Shelyna Brown
Send a text"Life is not happening to you but FOR you." A lot of us lose ourselves in motherhood. In Lina's conversation with former Superior Court Judge Shelyna Brown, they discuss how you can come…
S2E107 Just Chatting: What I LOVE About Motherhood and Marriage + Listener Thoughts
Send a textHappy Valentine's Day! In this special episode, Lina shares what she LOVES most about motherhood and marriage and also shares what YOU said you love too! If you want to contribute to the…
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