I had never really listened to podcasts until I was pregnant. I was suddenly so curious about the changes happening in my body and with my baby every week that I found a weekly update pregnancy podcast I loved. After she was born I figured there had to podcasts about motherhood and started there. Since then I have found several others I enjoy listening to, and hope to continue to find more. If you have any great ones you listen to let me know.
Personally, I have felt like podcasts can be a way to improve my overall wellness as they seem to help me calm down when I am stressed but not make me feel unproductive. I love to listen while I do laundry, dishes, eat, or while I’m on a walk. I tend to be a stressor, and it is very beneficial for me to have ways to help when I can feel my stress rising. Haha which might be my current life as finals start next week, this might explain this post and all the podcasts I have been listening to. Beneath I am going to list my current favorite podcasts I have been listening to lately.
The Mom Hour
-This is definitely my favorite podcast and the one I listen to most frequently. I found it when Thea was a few months old and listen to it consistently, especially walking too and from school every day. I find it very uplifting and relatable, and if I am in need of a mood change this can help me. It is also enjoyable to listen to while I do dishes or laundry. I love that it is two mom’s talking about their everyday lives and things that apply to all mom’s.
Minimal-ish: realistic minimalism
I found this podcast a few weeks ago and have been flying through her episodes because I really like them. If binging podcasts is a thing, I am binging these. These episodes are full of real life, and also real helpful solutions from health, cleaning your house, decluttering , budgeting, body image, and so many more topics.
The Wellness Mama
I have listened to a few of these podcasts and I will say that I do find them enjoyable and informative. I do struggle to. want to listen to lots of the topics though because they seem a bit too far into the holistic side of things where I prefer to stay kind of in the middle. I am choosy when I look through her podcasts and blog but I do like the information she gives, it can just be overwhelming at the beginning of a journey to greater wellness and non-toxic living.
Non-Toxic Pursuits
I just found this podcast and really like all of the episodes I have listened to. Unfortunately she only has 7 episodes and hasn’t done a new podcast in almost 2 years. So they still have some great information, but you probably won’t be getting a long-term favorite podcast out of Non-Toxic Pursuits.
Unruffled
I have only listened to a couple of her short episodes, but I am so excited to utilize this podcast more in the future. Janet Lansbury runs the podcast, she seems to be most well known for her parenting books and belief in respectful parenting. Her episodes are full of specific listeners questions about parenting and her advice on how to help. I love that there are resources out there like this podcast for parents, because just like my babe is currently trying to figure out how to be a toddler I’m trying to figure out how to be a toddler mama and we both are going to learn and grow from it.
WELL BALANCED 