Author Archives: Joy Todd

Joy and Sarah sit down with Joy’s twin cousins who share their cancer and surrogacy journey with us.

Joy, Sarah and Jenny talk about the idea of the “right-sized” anger as well as some dirty-facting on the Buddhist concept of The Watcher and The Doer as it pertains to mom guilt.

Sarah and Joy are joined by nurse practitioner and mother of one, Haylee Young. They get into the difficulty of transitions, pushing boundaries, and the struggle of finding your way back to yourself after kids.

Licensed therapist Jenny Black joins to discuss the haziness of Mom Guilt and a hack for teach consequences.

Choreographer and more importantly Joy’s neighbor, Tyler shares her brief journey through IVF, her love of being pregnant, and the difficulty to remain creative as a mom let alone during a pandemic.

Joy and Sarah find themselves without marriage and family therapist Jenny Black but still manage to reflect on their chat with Caitlin Mello.

A single mom from day one, Caitlin Mello joins Sarah and Joy to share her unexpected journey into motherhood and how she’s continued to pave her own path ever since.

Discussing the Momcult episode with Julia Vega, all about processing grief, managing expectations and the fingerprints our moms leave behind on us.

Joy and Sarah talk with guest Julia Vega about the sudden loss of her mother and the new responsibilities she faces as the now legal guardian of her little sister.

Licensed marriage and family therapist Jenny Black reflects on the Mom Cult episode with Alexis Paulson.

This week Sarah and Joy are joined by one of Joy’s oldest childhood friends, Alexis Paulson. Listen in as she so graciously walks us through the difficult birth of her first child and the healing that came with her second.

Licensed marriage and family therapist Jenny Black joins us to add additional insights into our chat with Shannon Ware.