71. [INTERVIEW] The Goddess myth and changing the way moms take care of themselves with Cindi Michaelson and Crissy Fishbane

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03/01/22 • 56 min

Today we welcome our guests Cindi Michaelson and Crissy Fishbane hosts of the Mama Needs a Moment podcast and founders of HER Health Collective.
HER Health Collective is a small business led by two women with a big social mission to revolutionize the way mothers take care of themselves physically, mentally, and emotionally. They are dedicated to improving postpartum care for women in the United States, where maternal outcomes are often ranked last compared to other developed nations. This gap in care is a serious flaw in our healthcare system.

As the founders of HER Health Collective, Cindi and Crissy are motivated by knowledge of this massive flaw in how our healthcare system serves mothers and how it has affected them personally in their own motherhood journeys. They saw a need to provide real support for the mothers in this country and set out to build a system that would better serve them.

HER Health Collective has a two-pronged approach to serving moms. The first key component is their resource network, including a panel of experts and library of vetted content, that provides moms easy access to trusted information. The second key component is our supportive and welcoming community, called HER Circle. This community has been intentionally created to help moms build authentic and genuine relationships with other mothers. They know that if a mom is armed with these two key components - trusted knowledge and a supportive community - she can conquer any challenge.

Today we chat about:

Maternal Mental Health
The challenge of making friends as an adult but especially moms
The Goddess myth: what it is, why it's dangerous, and how we can manage expectations
What it means to "take care of yourself" as a mom - we're not just talking bubble baths here
Diet culture and it's impact on this generation of moms
and SO much more

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Connect with Cindi and Crissy of HER Health Collective:

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Today we chat about:

Maternal Mental Health
The challenge of making friends as an adult but especially moms
The Goddess myth: what it is, why it's dangerous, and how we can manage expectations
What it means to "take care of yourself" as a mom - we're not just talking bubble baths here
Diet culture and it's impact on this generation of moms
and SO much more

Join our MARCH Self Care Challenge!

Message me on Instagram or join our Free Facebook Community
Do one small thing (or big thing) every day in March to prioritize your own needs as we move into the spring season.
Share what you're doing and track your progress

Connect with Cindi and Crissy of HER Health Collective:

Support the show

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70. Consistency and community matter - Best of the last year together

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First and foremost, THANK YOU for being here!!! Today we are celebrating 1 year of consistency as a podcaster and I'm sharing some of your favorite episodes and some things I've learned over the last year. Top 2 being consistency and community. When you want something you have to be consistent in your pursuit of that thing AND surround yourself with people who have similar goals to you. Cheers to the past year and looking forward to bringing you more content in the future!
Top episodes of the last year:

I'd love to connect with you in our new free Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/202729591192181
Connect with Megan on Instagram @megan.eddinger Slide into those DM's and tell me your take aways from today's episode!
As always, I would LOVE it if you would share this episode with a friend who might need this message today.

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72. It won't always be like this: A mantra for motherhood

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Motherhood is a wild ride! There is an eb and flow of "OMG how am I going to make it through the day" and "OMG I want this to last forever". Today, Megan shares a mantra that has gotten her through all of the tough times and more recently she's leaning on this matra to remember to soak up the great times.
So no matter what stage you’re in right now, remember, it won’t always be like this.