Twinfluence Talks: Recent Episodes
Leanna Hefter
This is Twinfluence Talks. We're Identical twins, business partners and best friends. This podcast will bring you deeper into our lives, give you behind the scenes interviews with special guests and open you up to the spiritual practices we strongly believe in. Get ready to get raw and real!
Leanna is pregnant and the synchronicities are INSANE!
In this podcast we discuss:
- Leanna's pregnancy story and the synchronicities surrounding it (hint: most of you got it & we share it at the end of the podcast)
- The fertility journey Leanna experienced and what intervention (if any) she required
- How Jackie found out that Leanna is pregnant
- How Twinfluence The Brand got into Winners/TJMaxx
- An update on where Jackie is with breastfeeding
In this episode we discuss: - Our birth stories: why we were both induced & what that involves- Gaby’s postpartum story & how she needed to advocate for herself- Our thoughts on birth plans- Vaginal tears & postpartum bleeding- Differences in hospitals & protocols- The lack in postpartum care for breastfeeding & beyond- Our battles with PPA & PPD: intrusive thoughts & the importance of support - Differences between being a first time & second time mom- Our thoughts on breastfeeding & where we’re at in our journeys
In this Podcast episode we discuss:
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Our early days club promoting at Cafeteria & other hot spots
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How the evolution of social media & reality TV has affected our business
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How getting to this point as entrepreneurs has been a spiritual journey
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Why we dropped out of Concordia & applied to another college in middle of night
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Our early days living & working in Toronto together
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How we started our business & the risks we took
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Jackie’s job at playboy & Michael Kors & how it propelled our careers
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Why we left our thriving social media business to start our brand
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Behind the scenes tidbits about TF & our product development
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How having our kids enabled us to grow our communities
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Our relationship & how it ties into the success of our business
In this episode we recap Jackie's recent hospital stay & Leanna's retreat. We also share our morning routines as moms and the struggle we faced to find that balance.
We travelled with our toddlers to Florida for the first time without our husbands. On this episode we share how it went and the challenges we faced during the trip.
Enjoy!
On this episode we have an open and honest conversation about parenting and the different challenges we face.
Topics discussed:
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Potty Training
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Sleep training
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Pacifiers
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Morning routines & more.
The road to pregnancy is not always a straight line. In this podcast we talk about:
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The decision to have more children
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The full story on what happened with our chemical pregnancies
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Leanna's recent miscarriage
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The importance of advocating for yourself when it comes to the medical system & knowing what your options are
Trigger Warning This podcast contains content and material that has to do with sexual harassment and bullying. Please be advised.
Trauma is the lasting emotional response that often results from living through a distressing event. There are 2 events that happened in our lives that have absolutely affected us and we're finally sharing them here today.
In this episode we are joined by the hilarious Hillary Cohen. We discuss how she started Unfluential, her journey as a first time mom of twins & how she manages to keep it authentic and real online. We also discuss a funny story regarding our earlier years and how we actually know each other. Hint- it's not what you think!
In this episode we are joined by our friend and Montreal influencer Danielle Marion to discuss juicy and important topics surrounding navigating toxic friendships, being authentic in an increasingly inauthentic world, self confidence & SO MUCH more! Enjoy!
In this podcast we have an amazing interview with entrepreneur, mama and The Hills star Caroline D'amore! She opened up about her earlier partying days, Paris Hilton, life as a mompreneur & so much more. Enjoy!
This is our first evert Litcast! In this Litcast you'll hear our interview with Marie Roda. We talk about everything from The Challenge, The Real World, Botox, life and she also shared a very important health story that will change your view on life. We drank, consumed cannabis and got real deep with Marie. It's an NSFW podcast that you WON'T want to miss. Enjoy!
April 7th 2021 is Yom Hashoah also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day. We are joined in this episode by Lauren Lieberman. Lauren has been using her platform to educate others about the antisemitism she has been seeing online and why it's so important to address it. #NeverForget
A quick podcast to give you information and resources on which prenatal vitamins we took and why.
In this episode we talk about what it was like with both of the babies at the cottage (Carter being afraid of Capri, their differences & how the sleeping arrangements worked out). We also discuss mindful drinking during the holidays, cannabis & more!
In this episode we answer your questions regarding injections and plastic surgery with Dr. Hani Sinno. We also included a bloopers segment at the end! ENJOY!
In this episode we give you an update on our moving situations, how motherhood is going and so much more!
In this episode we talk to Leslie Rubinoff (@theholistichealthgenius on Instagram) and discuss all things CBD. Leslie is a Holistic Nutritionist and Medical Cannabis Educator who also has her own line of CBD products. Enjoy!
In this episode we finally address your questions surrounding breastfeeding and let you guys know how it's been for us postpartum. (Botox, cannabis use and more!)
Our birth stories are finally here. This is the most intense podcast we've ever shared and we hope it resonates with all of you.
In this episode we give an update on why we haven't been as present on social media, how we feel about mom shaming and we also discuss when we will address breastfeeding.
Updating you on how we feel going into our third trimester! We're sharing news from our pregnancies over the past few months, how our business is evolving now that our babies are coming soon and much more!
In this episode we debunk a ton of gender myth theories now that we know the baby genders. We also discuss baby names we both debated but aren't using. A few weeks ago we interviewed another set of twins with the exact same pregnancy story as us for this segment and it led to some technical issues that resulted in a learning lesson. All this and more!
Welcome to Twinfluence The Podcast! Episode 1: Road to Pregnancy. Was this planned? How did this happen? How did we react when we got this news?
We answer it all!