Welcome Mama
Join Sam and Emmy, two moms and long-lost best friends, as they reconnect after a decade apart and dive into honest conversations about all things motherhood.
From pregnancy and birth stories to the wild ride of raising kids, this podcast is your virtual mom’s circle—no need to leave the house. Sam brings her passion for matrescence and the sociology of motherhood, while Emmy shares her expertise in birth stories, work-from-home mompreneur life, and viral mom content creation.
Together, they interview experts, share their experiences, and explore what it means to grow and evolve as moms.
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Emmy - @emmy_kissinger
www.arrivalsotires.co for birth story listening services
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@welcome-mama
Welcome Mama
Maternal Mental Health AFTER Postpartum
We need to talk. Because maternal mental health is not just postpartum depression—it’s identity loss, invisible labor, and the emotional toll of surviving systems that were never built for mothers in the first place. In this solo episode, Sam breaks down the real state of maternal mental health across the entire motherhood journey, unpacks the daily emotional weight that moms carry, and explains how understanding matrescence could change everything.
This episode marks the launch of the Maternal Mental Health Collection—a bold, unapologetic drop designed to name what’s really happening to moms, and why it’s time we stop pretending everything’s fine.
The Collection goes live on May 1, 2025 at www.welcomemamaco.com
Links Mentioned:
- The Maternal Mental Health Collection: welcomemamaco.com
- Join the Just a Mom Moms Club: welcomemamaco.com/jmmc
- Connect on Instagram: @samthomsonhall
Topics Covered:
- Why maternal mental health is more than a diagnosis
- Everyday struggles that don’t get clinical attention
- How systems and culture fail moms
- The framework of matrescence
- Why this collection exists—and who it’s for
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Emmy - @emmy_kissinger
TikTok @emmy_kissinger
www.arrivalsotires.co for birth story listening services
Sam - @samthomsonhall
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@_welcomemama