62: Mom chats with Lauren and Meg; transitions with more kids, laundry chats, and Meg's favorite baby names!!

About this episode

The episode features a casual chat among moms discussing family transitions, household management, and baby names.

Today we pull the curtain back and chat over morning coffee! Get to know Lauren, Meg, and Janelle through mom chats we want to include you on! Check the timestamps below! 00:00 Introduction and Podcast Goals 05:59 Navigating Motherhood and Family Dynamics 08:36 The Journey of Expanding Families 11:52 Transitioning from One to Two Children 14:53 Managing Household Responsibilities 17:36 Laundry Systems and Household Management 20:49 Building a New Home and Future Plans 23:36 Will Meg Share Baby's Name? 26:50 Closing Thoughts and Future Podcast Plans HOT AND HEALTHYISH INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/hotandhealthyish/ PREGNANCY FITNESS PROGRAM: https://www.phasempowerment.com/pregnancyfitnessprogramming Janelle Ahrens + Certified Pre and Postnatal Fitness Specialist + Fat loss specialist + Personal trainer + Nutritionist for busy women PHASEmpowerment Website: ⁠www.phasempowerment.com⁠ Instagram: ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/janelle.fatlosscoach/ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/PHASEmpowerment/⁠ Juice Plus (my whole foods capsules, also used this as my prenatal): ⁠https://janelleahrens.juiceplus.com/us/en⁠ ⁠https://www.phasempowerment.com/

People in this episode

Host: Janelle Ahrens

Guests: Lauren, Meg

Topics covered

• motherhood
• family dynamics
• expanding families
• household management
• baby names

Keywords

• motherhood
• family transitions
• laundry management
• baby names
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PHASEmpowerment, Juice Plus

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