Let's have a virtual favorite things party, shall we?? In this episode I read the favorite things that you submitted! From favorite products to favorite books and podcasts and all my commentary in between!

Hi! I am back for real this time! In this episode I tell you about my birth story. From contractions in the middle of the night, to last minute decisions about an epidural and a trip to the ER 2 days after giving birth. 

In this episode I update you on my life (I'm pregnant!!!!) I talk about an exciting career win and the ballerina farms tiktok drama. I share a list of the types of people to not mess with and finish off with my 2024 intentions. Let me accompany...

In this episode I talk candidly about my post-partum experience, what the first night home with baby was like, how breastfeeding went and my experience with post-partum anxiety. I read listener submissions about their experience post-partum, sy...

In this episode I go into what it's been like to work full-time while being a first time mom, the judgement I sometimes feel, the guilt that comes up, the joys and the accomplishment I feel when I work, and more.

On this episode get to know my other half, the love of my life, my husband! Riley talks about impactful moments in his life like a sports injury that lead to months of depression, getting out of that depression, serving a religious mission, fin...

I hope you got that twilight reference - it felt right! In this episode I chat about my life lately, updates from the last few months like my new job, half marathons, baby #2, church and more. Come hang with me!

In this week's episode I talk all about the Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert!! I go into detail about why Taylor Swift means so much to me and how her music helped me through the hardest times as a teenager and also a few months ago when I was fr...

In this episode, Desi Stone tells us about her journey to motherhood. She opens up about her battle with postpartum depression after her second daughter was born and the struggle of being a mother and a business owner. She shares how she met he...

TW: Suicide attempt, sexual abuse, child loss.In this episode Katrina opens up about her first marriage that ended in divorce, her journey through a toxic relationship, finding her now husband and having her 2 children Bellamy and Echo....

"I was just trying to live" On this episode Donna, my best friend's mom and my second mom, talks to us about her journey to beat breast cancer. She shares about the week she was diagnosed, the support she had from her family, the lesso...

In this episode I answer listener's questions! From skinny dipping to what has been surprising as a mom. I share about how I was reluctant and scared to become a mom and what my experience has been like so far 13 months into it. Come along for ...

In this episode Lexa shares her experience growing up in Pleasant Grove, Utah in a very tight knit family, meeting her husband and becoming the coolest parents to little Lyla. Lexa had an unmedicated birth and she goes into detail on how she pr...

In this episode Andi Veenker shares her background as a proud daughter of immigrants and her love for latin culture and music which lead her to take her first Zumba class. This "happy accident" had a domino effect and she now holds multiple cer...

In this episode I share the details of my history with anxiety and the breakdown I had in 2018. I thought anxiety was going to take everything that mattered away from me: family, school, work, etc. It was a really dark time. I also share how I ...

Learn all about me, where I come from, where I've been and where I am in life right now. In true Maria fashion, no detail is spared in this self -introduction!! I talk about growing up in Ecuador, moving to the USA, meeting my husband, what I d...

Welcome to the Big Mommy Energy Podcast!!! I am so excited you're here!