Ep. 40: Finding Purpose in Pain; CEO Heather Vandenberghe joins Your Mom

04/19/23 • 60 min

Fourteen years ago Heather Vandenberghe was a single mom living in New York, thriving in a high profile career as Senior Vice President of Marketing for Louis Vuitton. But one afternoon in September of 2009, her entire life changed as she came out of a meeting to several missed phone calls bearing the type of excruciating news every parent fears.

Her youngest daughter Elle was in the hospital after being hit by a car while on her scooter. Her three-year-old spent two weeks in a medically-induced coma, four months in an ICU and ultimately endured ten brain surgeries. "That is why I'll never miss another phone call in my life," Heather explained during this inspiring interview which highlights a mother using pain as fuel to create meaningful change.

Elle is now 17 and while she still deals with complications from the accident, her mom is grateful the daily struggles are mostly focused on typical teenage stuff, like trying (and failing) to smooth out those unsightly bumps in her daughter's ponytail before school.

Heather Vandenberghe lives in LA and is currently the CEO of Flexpower, the founding partner of Your MomTM and the first company to invest and support our mission of celebrating motherhood.

Don't forget Mother's Day is right around the corner and if you want a mom in your life to feel good, may we recommend Flexpower's fabulous Mother's Day gift set. Use our code YM20 for 20% off your first purchase!

Thanks as always for listening, and our deep thanks to Heather for sharing her journey. You can watch this episode on our YouTube channel and please be sure to follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook for bonus content!

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Heather Vandenberghe lives in LA and is currently the CEO of Flexpower, the founding partner of Your MomTM and the first company to invest and support our mission of celebrating motherhood.

Psst...our merch store is live! yourmom.co/shop

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Ep. 39: Your Mom-In-Law; Lisa reacts to Christian McCaffrey and Olivia Culpo's engagement!

Lisa McCaffrey has always dreamed of having a daughter and that wish finally came true after her son proposed to his longtime girlfriend and former Miss Universe, Olivia Culpo. Hear Lisa's hilarious behind the scenes stories about how the engagement came together, why Olivia is the perfect match for her son, and what marriage advice she would give the newly engaged couple.

In case you missed it, be sure to check out Episode 19 with Olivia and her mom Susan.

Huge congrats to Christian and Olivia and please send all your ideas for Lisa's Mother of the Groom dress and tiara to [email protected].

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Ep. 41: Raising Bijan Robinson

The NFL Draft kicks off tomorrow and this is the draft preview Your Mom has been waiting for.

Cleyrissa Robinson manages her nephew Bijan, a star running back out of Texas who is projected to be a top-10 pick on Thursday. She joins Ashley and Lisa from her hotel room in Kansas City to discuss how Bijan and her family are getting ready for one of the most memorable nights of their lives.

If you need a rooting interest or a reason to care about the NFL Draft, this is the episode for you. The entire interview is a poignant reminder of how special this week is for families watching a loved one realize their dream.

Our thanks to Cleyrissa for sharing her time during such a crazy, chaotic, thrilling week. Good luck to Bijan and all the young men who are waiting to hear their name called!

Your Mom just put in a big order of Bijan Mustardson and can't wait to experience that "touchdown in your mouth!"

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