TUFF Mamas: Recent Episodes
Michel Browder
Welcome to the TUFF Mamas Podcast with Sara and Michel! Join us as we dive into the real talk about being a mama. We will be talking about the good, the bad, the ugly and the glamorous parts of motherhood. We believe in speaking TRUTHFUL about the reality of motherhood and celebrating our UNIQUE experiences. We want to help mamas be FEARLESS through the tough times while still being their FABULOUS selfs! Tune in every other Wednesday to hear about our experiences and tips that we have to help make your mama journey a bit easier or at least make yourself feel better knowing that we are all in t
Valentine's Day is right around the corner. All couples want to celebrate their love, but we all have different needs, expectations and budgets. In this episode we give a heartfull of ideas for every time of couple and budgets.
Let's be truthful, marriage with or without kids is TUFF and although there's no perfect marriage nor an instruction manual, we will be discussing some tips to keep your marriage fresh, romantic, and healthy! And just like with everything in life, there will be highs and lows so we will discuss some areas where we struggle and what we're currently doing to keep our marriages strong and healthy while still taking care of ourselves!
Everyone this time of year sets New Years Resolutions and goals. We did too! It is never too late to set a goal to make yourself better. In this episode, we discuss how to decide on a goal and how to stick with it throughout the year. It's hard enough to think of a positive goal that will motivate you, so we want to give as many tips as possible to help you reach your goal this year!
Around this time of year there are so many things going on! How do you chose what to do with your family? What about a budget? Things get expensive! In this episode we give ideas of activities to do with the family during the holidays. We also give a few tips about Elf on the Shelf!
Thanksgiving is such a fun holiday to be thankful for what you have. This episode we give our "secret" recipes and talk about other fun things we do during this time of the year. Although we are keeping it light and fun this week, don't forget to be thankful for what and who you have in your life!
We are officially in the holiday season! Sometimes this time of year can be overwhelming and stressful. In this episode, we give tips of how to help your holiday season be less stress and more fun with children!
There is no way around your child becoming sick. BUT there are many things you can do to make your life easier during that time. In this episode, we give advice that helped us to keep your child from getting as sick and also give you home remedies and things that can help your child feel better quicker! But remember, we are not doctors and you should always reach out to a professional! We are simply sharing tips we used that helped (:
In this episode we go over the 4 main parenting styles and go in depth with pros and cons of each style and give examples of how each parenting style would react in a certain situation. It's never too early to discuss with your partner the parenting styles you plan to use with your children and create expectations. And remember, just like each mom is unique, each kid is too and there's no right nor wrong way to parent and it's okay to have a combo of parenting styles. Thanks for listening and hope you enjoy our little guest, Sofia in the background!
In our world today we are surrounded with diversity full of different cultures, languages and religions. In this episode we explain the importance of raising our children to be multiculture diverse or at least teach them to understand and be open to the idea that there are many cultures out there that exist. We will also explain how and why we are raising our kids to be multicultural diverse.
Maintaining friendships and being a mom is hard work! You get to a point where you are so busy with your baby and family that you may push your friends aside. But DON'T! Having friends that you can escape with, confide in and relate to are a nesscesity.
Just like babies, every family and mama are unique! One of the biggest decisions you'll make in motherhood is deciding whether you will you be working outside of the home and get childcare or will you stay at home with baby? In this episode we will discuss the pros and cons to both options and what we imagined they would be like vs what it's actually like. There is no right or wrong path and both are equally important roles and only you and your family know what is best for y'all as a family! ❤️
Everyone struggles sometime in their life with mental health. It can become overwhelming and you may feel helpless. In this episode, we will discuss how we have dealt with our mental health over the years, but more specifically during and after pregnancy.
In this episode we talk about the reality that despite being cleared by your Dr at your 6/8 week, you may not be 100% back to "normal" and that's okay! We talk about the challenges that we faced, struggling to adjust to our new body still, finding our purpose in life again, still learning about baby and how to prepare for going back to work already plus tips on how to try and get ahead of your growing baby and those growth spurts.
Just when you think the hardest part of having a baby is finally done, the actual labor part, you are hit with the reality that you are now responsible for keeping a tiny little newborn baby alive while recovering and healing yourself. In this episode we will discuss what we did to manage and survive the first 3 weeks of coming home with a newborn. Our advice will range from caring for your baby to caring for yourself and your mental wellbeing to advice for family and friends and how they can be the best support system to a new Mama.
In this episode, we have 2 very special guests. These guests are partially responsible for making us the TUFF Mamas that we are! They helped create our babies and have also helped us deliver them. So we'd like to hear from them on how they felt throughout the labor and delivery process. Stay tuned as they describe labor and delivery through their eyes and what advice they have for any fathers preparing to go through this very exciting, yet nerve-racking experience.
Just like with everything else related to motherhood, there is no "one shoe fits all" regarding how labor & delivery goes nor the emotions we feel during and after the process. In this episode, Sara & Michel talk about their own personal experiences regarding L&D. One experienced a C-Section and the other a Vaginal Birth, both L&D experiences were not how they planned them at all, but that's the reality of motherhood! Rarely everything goes according to plan and that's okay! Stayed tuned until the end of the episode to hear the tips, tricks and things they wished they knew! (Also, apologies for the sound quality issues on this podcast, we were busy Mamas this week and were not able to meet in person to record this episode. We hope to not have this issue on the future podcasts, thank y'all for the support!) Connect with us on Instagram @tuff-mamas and on our Facebook page @TUFF Mamas to see more posts regarding motherhood and to get more tips & tricks!
Everyone reacts to finding out they're pregnant differently. Some are fortunate to love everything about being pregnant, others take it day by day. Whatever you are feeling during that time of your life is normal. In this episode, we will discuss how we found out we were pregnant, how we told our families and discuss our feelings during pregnancy and how we coped. We will also be giving tips on how to make pregnancy a bit easier!
Welcome to the TUFF Mamas Podcast with Sara and Michel! Here we will give a brief background of ourselves, our babies and husband's as we explain why we decided to make a podcast, what our purpose is and every when we will be uploading a new podcast! Be sure to come back on June 1st to listen to our 1st full episode where we will discuss our pregnancies!