The New Mamas Podcast
Host Lina Forrestal brings you the New Mamas Podcast, a space created to give first time moms a voice and to have honest and raw conversations about motherhood. Lina and her guests are normalizing conversations around traditionally taboo topics: post-partum depression, post-partum anxiety, surviving the newborn phase, body image issues, co-parenting, divorce, and more. This podcast is meant to feel like a big virtual hug for moms everywhere. Instagram: @linaforrestal @newmamaspodcast Contact: lina.forrestal@gmail.com
Episodes
170 episodes
Why Are Mom Friendships So Tricky? Part 1
I don’t think we talk enough about how making close friends as a mom is weirdly hard. Content Warning: This episode contains sensitive material around self-harm. Please listen with care.In this episode, I break down my...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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44:40
HOT TAKES: Screen time a cop out? Do we love or hate birthday parties?
In this episode, I’m diving into the spiciest parenting opinions you sent me over Instagram and let’s just say… y’all did not hold back. 😅
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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23:15
The Last 8 Months Have Been HARD: Weaning, Terrible 2s, and Two Kids In Different Schools
Subscribe to my Substack for exclusive podcast episodes: https://circlebackafterbedtime.substack.com/ The lollipops I used for weaning:
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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36:01
Apparently We're Not Supposed To Tell Our Kids We're Proud Of Them Anymore
In this episode, I am fired up! Here's what I'm sounding off on in this episode:Being a "pro-screen time, anti-tablet" parentBeing a millennial and growing up in AOL chatrooms"Raw-dogging" summer breakQues...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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39:15
In-Laws, Boundaries, and Breastmilk: Grab Bag Solo Episode
In this grab bag episode of topics, I'm taking you on a rollercoaster ride of all my inner thoughts: Boundaries with in-laws (I have some hot takes that might piss you off)In the body positive movement, no one should s...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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50:34
The Baby-to-Toddler Transition: She Has Entered Her Villain Era (ps. Send Help)
I’m keeping it real about life with a toddler in this audio journal style solo episode. My 17-month-old daughter has officially entered her villain era, and I’m feeling all the challenges of the baby-to-toddler transition. Tantrums, po...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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46:36
I Hate My Dogs After Becoming A Mom...And Other Things I'm Not Supposed to Say
This episode is a voice note-style vent sesh from one mom to another. I’m sharing the unfiltered truths I never thought I’d say out loud:I resent my dogs after becoming a mom (hello, postpartum rage!)I want to quit breastfe...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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47:20
Creepy Easter Bunny, Doing Less, and Mom Guilt About Feeling Annoyed By My Kids
In this episode, I chit chat about:Why does Easter feel so commercialized nowWanting to give my kids the childhood I never hadIntroducing chores and piggy bank to my almost 5 year oldMom guilt about feelin...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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40:47
Are We In Hell? Reacting to Chappel Roan's Comments About Motherhood
Pop singer Chappell Roan is going viral for going on the Call Her Daddy Podcast and saying all her friends with kids are in hell and that she doesn’t know anyone who’s happy and has children. Let's talk about it.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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16:47
I'M BACK! Is Exclusively Breastfeeding the WORST Decision I Ever Made?
I'm back, YAY! I'm excited to catch up with all of you. In this episode I talk about:What it was like juggling a baby and working full-timeMy work trip in October where I brought my baby and my momHow I ended up ex...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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49:47
It's Been Hard Lately + I'M TAKING A PODCAST BREAK!
In this episode, Lina elaborates on how hard it's been coming back from maternity leave and juggling her 4-month old daughter. She discusses the challenges of exclusively breastfeeding, childcare costs, quitting her job (and how it's not gonna ...
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Season 2
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Episode 117
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33:30
On Losing a Mom to Cancer While Becoming a Mother with Niki DeConcini
Niki became a mother and motherless in the same breath. Her journey to motherhood was filled with uncertainty and trauma when we went through recurrent pregnancy loss and learning that her mom was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer at the sam...
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Season 2
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Episode 116
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1:12:46
What It's Like Having a Toddler and a Newborn with Linnea
Lina and Linnea gave birth around the same time and both have toddlers and newborns. They have a fun and dynamic friend catch-up about having two young kids. In this episode they talk about:Division of labor between par...
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Season 2
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Episode 115
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1:14:11
Coparenting After Divorce with Mikki Gardener
Almost 60% of marriages end in divorce. Mikki checked every box to guarantee a happy life- but what felt like an instant the life she thought she had was gone. Divorce was the healthiest option for their relationship. Parenting can be alienatin...
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Season 2
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Episode 114
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50:04
My Postpartum Doula and I Recap the Last 3 Months of Working Together
Lina hired her postpartum doula, Katie, to aid her in her first few months postpartum with her second baby, Evelyn. In this episode, Lina and Katie have an informal chat on what it was like working together. This is a great episode for anyone w...
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Season 2
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Episode 113
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1:05:54
Trad Wives, Faerie Smut, and The Sicilian Inheritance with Jo Piazza
In this episode, Lina invites bestselling author and podcaster Jo Piazza on to discuss trad wives and why they are problematic for our nation's youth. In this episode, they talk about:...
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Season 2
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Episode 112
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35:26
Just Chatting: Thoughts on Going Back to Work, Childcare ($$$), & How I'm Managing as a Mom of 2
In this episode, Lina gives a 3 month postpartum update. Just Chatting episodes are meant to emulate a your mom bestie leaving you a long voice note. In this episode Lina talks about:How her maternity leave is ending and her thought...
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Season 2
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Episode 111
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53:04
Trad Wives and Feminism with Katie DeGroot
Katherine is a creative homemaker and mom of four. While she doesn't identify as a "trad wife", she believes that by other people's standards she would be considered one. Lina and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 110
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1:10:18
Discriminated by American Airlines for Breastfeeding in Public with Ashley Copperstone
Have to breastfeed on American Airlines? Think again. When first-time mom Ashley Copperstone was flying out of Grand Rapics, MI she didn't think twice when she was breastfeeding her daughter at the gate. It's something a lot of us moms do, espe...
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Season 2
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Episode 109
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42:42
Take BACK Control of Your Life After Losing Yourself in Motherhood with Former Superior Court Judge Shelyna Brown
"Life is not happening to you but FOR you." A lot of us lose ourselves in motherhood. In Lina's conversation with former Superior Court Judge Shelyna Brown, they discuss how you can come back to yours...
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Season 2
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Episode 108
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49:42
Just Chatting: What I LOVE About Motherhood and Marriage + Listener Thoughts
Happy Valentine's Day! In this special episode, Lina shares what she LOVES most about motherhood and marriage and also shares what YOU said you love too! If you want to contribute to the listener feedback episodes, give Lina a follow on Instagr...
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Season 2
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Episode 107
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40:52
Jealousy and Comparison in Motherhood with Twin Mom Engrid Latina
Host Lina Forrestal and her friend and fellow podcaster Engrid Latina sit down for a thought-provoking chit chat about jealousy and comparison in motherhood. Engrid Latina is a personal trainer and strength coach (CSCS) based out ...
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Season 2
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Episode 106
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1:13:04
Pregnancy Loss, Postpartum Depression, and a Test of Faith with Kyla Sapp
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Season 2
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Episode 105
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59:53
Just Chatting: Part 2 of My Newborn Stage Experience & Reacting to the Kyte Baby Controversy with Alyssa Bolanos
In this episode, Lina mentions a few more things about her postpartum experience so far that she forgot to mention in the last recap episode. She also breaks down the Kyte Baby controversy with her friend Alyssa Bolanos. Check out N...
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Season 2
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Episode 105
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56:14