The New Mamas Podcast
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: lina.forrestal@gmail.com
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Send us a text In 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" summer breakQuestioning whether to go to kindergarten or skipping straight to 1st grade Homeschool vs public school,
Send us a text In 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 positive movement, no one should shame you for wanting to lose weightSaying no to business travel at the momentHow disapp
Send us a text I’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 of the baby-to-toddler transition. Tantrums, power struggles, the emotional rollercoaster of weaning, I’m talking abo
Send us a text This 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, postpartum rage!)I want to quit breastfeeding cold turkey (breastfeeding burnout!)I went from in-law drama to actually hav
Send us a text In 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 guilt about feeling annoyed with my kids sometimesMindset shifts that help my day-to-dayWeaning updatePoking fun at "s
Send us a text Pop 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 children. Let"s talk about it. Support the show Connect with Lina on @linaforrestal on Instagram Follow the @newmamaspodca