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Feel like food and nutrition has just gotten so complicated?

Tired and overwhelmed feeding yourself and your family?

Between diet culture, conflicting nutrition advice, and the daily chaos of feeing a family, it makes sense why we can feel so overwhelmed by mealtime.

In this honest and refreshing convo, Becca sits down with registered dietitian and intuitive eating counselor Ann Kent to untangle the mess and make it simple and easy. You'll learn how to start rebuilding trust and healing the relationship to food for both yourself and your kids.

We talk about:

1. Why hunger isn't a problem - it's a signal
2. How diet culture still deeply impacts our relationship to our bodies and food
3. What intuitive eating really looks like in a busy household
4. A simple framework for family meals (picky toddlers included)
5. How to raise kids with a healthy, shame-free relationship to foods
6. Help ending the battles of meal time for toddlers

Ann really breaks things down in a simple and clear way for moms who need this area to feel easier in this season while still prioritizing health and nutrition for yourself and your family.

Ann has offered listeners a FREE one month trial of her meal planning app:

Your coupon code is MOTHERHOOD for 1 month free (or $14.99 off an annual plan).

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Ann Kent is a Registered Dietitian and the owner of Peas and Hoppiness. She is helping thousands of busy families get more variety and nutrition on the table every week with her meal planning app, called the Peas and Hoppy Meal Guides. Members save tons of time with a weekly menu planned for you. Customize the menu with over 800 healthy recipes including gluten-free, dairy-free, and plant-based options. Make your life easier with an auto-made grocery list that integrates with Instacart. Subscriptions start at just $14.99/month. Tired of doing it all yourself? Let us meal plan so you don’t have to!

About Ann:

Ann’s love of food started early when she grew up on a farm, then continued into her professional life. In addition to being a registered dietitian, she earned her master’s of science in nutrition, worked as a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist for over a decade, and most recently earned the title of Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. Ann is passionate about integrating delicious flavors with optimal nutrition and sustainable agriculture.

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The journey through postpartum is often portrayed in sanitized, picture-perfect images that fail to capture the raw, messy reality that so many mothers experience. In this deeply honest conversation between Becca and Laura McHugh, we explore what it truly means to navigate the fog of early motherhood and beyond, revealing truths that are rarely discussed but universally experienced. Have you ever wanted or needed to burn down your life or business after having a baby? Or seriously questioned if you should? Or maybe pre-baby you insisted that motherhood wouldn't change you, but then it DID?

Motherhood strips away our control and transforms us in ways we never expected, often leaving us feeling lost until we learn to embrace the fog and trust ourselves through the journey.

• Laura McHugh, a pediatric and NICU nurse turned entrepreneur, shares how her first postpartum experience crashed her expectations and business

• The identity crisis of motherhood hits especially hard for high-functioning women used to "hacking" life through control

• Sleep deprivation impacts mental and emotional health more than most new mothers realize

• Learning to embrace motherhood as transformation rather than loss

• Postpartum mental health often goes undiagnosed, with current screening methods catching only a fraction of struggling mothers

• Laura's second postpartum experience felt healing because she had more support and a different mindset

• Our culture's high standards for mothering create anxiety where grace is needed

• Coming back to trusting yourself is the most revolutionary act in a world of expert noise

• Different seasons of motherhood require different paces and expectations

• Finding small intentional actions that help you feel like yourself in the midst of chaos

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About Laura:

Laura McHugh is a mom of two, a certified lactation counselor, and a postpartum nurse navigator. She has taken her years of experience as a pediatric and NICU nurse and women’s burnout expert to build her new company, Holding Mom Postpartum.

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Motherhood creates one of life's biggest pivots, fundamentally shifting how we see ourselves and approach life's challenges and opportunities. Monica Ortega shares her journey from LA actress and travel host to Denver mom of two, illuminating how identity transforms us through major life transitions.

In this episode we talk about:

• Comfort zones differ for everyone – for high-achievers, slowing down is often more uncomfortable than facing fears or doing big hard gritty things

• The "messy middle" of pivoting feels chaotic but offers unique opportunities for growth and self-discovery

• Learning to differentiate between feelings and identity helps prevent emotional spirals

• Creating a "badass letter" listing all your past challenges builds resilience for future pivots

• Perfectionism goes to die in motherhood, entrepreneurship, and marriage – flexibility becomes essential

• You can have ambitious goals while extending your timeline to accommodate new seasons of life

• Distinguishing between guilt stemming from internal values versus external expectations clarifies decision-making

• View "failures" as data collection for better future decisions rather than personal shortcomings

• Remember: you can always change direction – no decision is truly permanent

This episode with Monica was so great.

You can find her and her book here.

About Monica:

Monica Ortega is a professional speaker and emcee, bestselling author, and award-winning travel host. She created the online travel show Monica Goes back in 2014 to inspire others to break out of their comfort zones and go on adventures. Her company Pivoting Productions created over 200 episodes and she has been featured in Thrive Global, Entrepreneur, USA Today's 10Best, and more! Monica emcees at some of the biggest music festivals in the nation and has been seen in over 20 commercials. In 2021, she released the best-selling book The Power of Pivoting - How to Embrace Change and Create a Life You Love. Monica now speaks at events around the world helping to inspire others to face their fears, break out of their comfort zones, and learn to lean into the pivot.

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