Hi there, mama. It's been a minute. How ya doin'?  It's been "cray-otic" in my world, but I wanted to let you know I've been thinking about you, and I've got some news to share... Mom After Hours is going dark. Drop in on this ultra-short episode for the deets.  P.S. I'll be back...someday. But until then, stay wild, happy, and free! Stay in touch on IG: @brandiwiatrak or @momafterhours --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/momafterhours/message

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Hi there, mama. It's been a minute. How ya doin'?&nbsp; It's been "cray-otic" in my world, but I wanted to let you know I've been thinking about you, and I've got some news to share... Mom After Hours is going dark. Drop in on this ultra-short episode for the deets.&nbsp; P.S. I'll be back...someday. But until then, stay wild, happy, and free! Stay in touch on IG: @brandiwiatrak or @momafterhours --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/momafterhours/message

Hi there, mama. It's been a minute. How ya doin'?&nbsp; It's been "cray-otic" in my world, but I wanted to let you know I've been thinking about you, and I've got some news to share... Mom After Hours is going dark. Drop in on this ultra-short episode for the deets.&nbsp; P.S. I'll be back...someday. But until then, stay wild, happy, and free! Stay in touch on IG: @brandiwiatrak or @momafterhours --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/momafterhours/message

Today is the one-year anniversary of when my mommy sidekick and former co-host had to ditch the Mom After Hours podcast. In this episode, I announce my season break for Mom After Hours and catch up with Emily on what she’s been up to since she left the podcast in June 2020. We talk about that ambitious working mom life, growing a business alongside a growing family, and what she will be doing differently in her family and business life moving forward.  P.S. This is my last episode of the season. Your girl is taking a season break! I hope you give yourself one too!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/momafterhours/message

Pregnancy, Working Mom Life & What I’m Not Doing Again - Emily Broderick

In this episode, I talk with Myers Briggs Expert and co-host of Family Personalities podcast, Sandra Etherington, about what the Myers-Briggs personality test is all about, the different dichotomies, and how knowing your Myers-Briggs personality type can help you thrive at home, work, and in life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/momafterhours/message

Improve Relationships & Parent Better By Using Your Myers-Briggs Personality Type - Sandra Etherington

As mothers, are we expected to ditch our sexuality and exude ourselves as matronly, proper, and unsexy? We answer this question and more with "sexpert supreme," Sarah Forbes, former sex curator for the Museum of Sex and author of the upcoming book, Mama Sex. We dig into her experience working at "New York's most provocative museum,” the taboos of being a sexual mother, and the conflict between our parental and sexual selves. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/momafterhours/message

The Lowdown on Sexuality and Motherhood - Sarah Forbes

Hayley talks about leaving her dream career and luxe lifestyle in Dubai to care for her son on the autism spectrum and what she wished parents of neurotypical children understood about this disorder. As she shares her experience navigating the autism diagnosis process, Haley also covers the best tools, services, and resources for moms of autistic children to consider.  If you're a parent of a neurotypical child, have a child who is autistic, or curious about a disorder that is becoming more prevalent each year, you need to hear this episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/momafterhours/message

I Left My Job to Care for My Autistic Child, And This is What I've Learned - Hayley Augusta

In 2020, the CDC reported that approximately 1 in 54 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). And the rates are rising higher each year.Autism spectrum disorder impacts not just the life of the child but their family too. Children on the autism spectrum typically require a level of special services or modifications of educational programs. And it's often left to moms to direct these services, pursue a diagnosis, and establish a plan for their developmentally delayed child.Not an easy road to walk by any means. As we close on Autism Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing understanding and acceptance of people with autism, I spoke with Hayley Augusta, a mother of a son with autism and hyperlexia. Hayley talks about leaving her dream career and luxe lifestyle in Dubai to care for her son on the autism spectrum and what she wished parents of neurotypical children understood about this disorder. As she shares her experience navigating the autism diagnosis process, Haley also covers the best tools, services, and resources for moms of autistic children to consider.  If you're a parent of a neurotypical child, have a child who is autistic, or curious about a disorder that is becoming more prevalent each year, you need to hear this episode!Connect with Hayley at:<ul><li><a href="https://nosexinthesuburbspodcast.com/" target="_blank">https://nosexinthesuburbspodcast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nosexinthesuburbs/" target="_blank">IG @nosexinthesuburbs</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/nosexinthesuburbs" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/nosexinthesuburbs</a></li></ul>Bio: Hayley Augusta is a suburban mom of two. One has autism, and the other is neurotypical. She had a 15+ year career in global media and worked with big clients like Facebook and Emirates Airlines. But when her son was diagnosed, she decided to quit her job to learn more about autism and help him with his special needs. It turns out not only did he have autism, he is gifted. That's called twice-exceptional; 0.5% of kids fall into this category. So there is a lot of work to be done! She hosts the No Sex in the Suburbs podcast as a spoof on what happens after you marry your Big Love and live out your Sex in the City phase of life. It deals with mom identity and all the challenges that come with a husband, a mortgage, and a couple of kids.***Follow Mom After Hours on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/momafterhours/" target="_blank">@momafterhours </a>or Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/momafterhourspodcast" target="_blank">@momafterhourspodcast</a>. If you're craving a little love and behind-the-scenes action, subscribe to the e-love letter <a href="https://mailchi.mp/4ff652bb547d/momafterhours" target="_blank">here</a>.

In 2020, the CDC reported that approximately 1 in 54 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). And the rates are rising higher each year.Autism spectrum disorder impacts not just the life of the child but their family too. Children on the autism spectrum typically require a level of special services or modifications of educational programs. And it's often left to moms to direct these services, pursue a diagnosis, and establish a plan for their developmentally delayed child.Not an easy road to walk by any means. As we close on Autism Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing understanding and acceptance of people with autism, I spoke with Hayley Augusta, a mother of a son with autism and hyperlexia. Hayley talks about leaving her dream career and luxe lifestyle in Dubai to care for her son on the autism spectrum and what she wished parents of neurotypical children understood about this disorder. As she shares her experience navigating the autism diagnosis process, Haley also covers the best tools, services, and resources for moms of autistic children to consider.  If you're a parent of a neurotypical child, have a child who is autistic, or curious about a disorder that is becoming more prevalent each year, you need to hear this episode!Connect with Hayley at:https://nosexinthesuburbspodcast.com/IG @nosexinthesuburbshttps://www.facebook.com/nosexinthesuburbsBio: Hayley Augusta is a suburban mom of two. One has autism, and the other is neurotypical. She had a 15+ year career in global media and worked with big clients like Facebook and Emirates Airlines. But when her son was diagnosed, she decided to quit her job to learn more about autism and help him with his special needs. It turns out not only did he have autism, he is gifted. That's called twice-exceptional; 0.5% of kids fall into this category. So there is a lot of work to be done! She hosts the No Sex in the Suburbs podcast as a spoof on what happens after you marry your Big Love and live out your Sex in the City phase of life. It deals with mom identity and all the challenges that come with a husband, a mortgage, and a couple of kids.***Follow Mom After Hours on Instagram @momafterhours or Facebook at @momafterhourspodcast. If you're craving a little love and behind-the-scenes action, subscribe to the e-love letter here. 

In this episode, I talk with Rho Thomas, an attorney, and financial coach, about the birth of her first child and how it sparked her family's journey to get out of $670,000 of debt. She talks about how managing your mindset and money to reach financial independence is a form of self-care. Rho also guides you on the words to use to get your partner on the same page with money and what will ultimately keep you motivated and on track with reducing household debt. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/momafterhours/message

I Once Had $670k in Debt; This is How to Get Your Finances in Order - Rho Thomas

In this fun and uplifting episode, Joy and Phil Hoover share how a box of cupcakes evolved into a nationally-recognized nonprofit with a staff of 10 and a volunteer team of 150+, the importance of loving without an agenda, and how they are raising their two girls to be inclusive and, like their parents, "humans who give a shit." Joy spills what helps her stay centered in work and family life, and Phil dishes out what all men need to do to keep their partner happy and satisfied. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/momafterhours/message

Adult Entertainers, Sex Workers & the Power of Cupcakes - Joy & Phil Hoover

IIn this episode, the founder of the Boss Mom crew, Danielle Melton, talks about the foster parenting process, what your family needs to consider before committing to becoming a foster parent, and offers tips on making that first day with your foster child or children run smoothly. She talks first-hand about her foster parenting experiences and even how her partner went from "being on the fence" with fostering children to "what are we waiting for?" --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/momafterhours/message

The Truth About Being a Foster Mom - Danielle Melton

In this episode, Dr. Errin Weisman vividly shares her story of rising from the ashes of burnout and how a life coach helped her torch the past and start over. Errin offers sage advice to high-achieving women to rediscover their purpose, find happiness, and achieve badass status. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/momafterhours/message

Burntout to Badass: Rediscovering Your Purpose & Gifts - Errin Weisman

Dr. Walker Ladd, a thought leader in the field of maternal mental health for nearly two decades, offers a timely and critical look at the current state of maternal mental health in America and discusses the challenge paradigms of motherhood and mental illness. She even shares her past struggles with postpartum depression and how it inspired her to write, "Transformed by Postpartum Depression: Women's Stories of Trauma and Growth." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/momafterhours/message

Maternal Mental Health: Postpartum Depression & Beyond - Walker Ladd

In this episode, Brandi and Yolanda Ridley, a personal growth writer and mental health advocate, share their step-parenting wins and struggles and lessons they’ve learned along the way. Yolanda also shares several important truths she wished biological moms understood. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/momafterhours/message

Being a Step-Mom Isn’t Easy, But It's So Worth It - Yolanda Ridley

Please listen to this brief update on Mom After Hours from host Brandi Wiatrak. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/momafterhours/message

Important Update From Brandi

In this episode, sexologist Dr. Celeste Holbrook talks about foreplay, intimacy, sexual fantasies, everything that encompasses sex as we know it. She teaches how to communicate our needs and sexual desires, create a better connection with our partner, and strategies to elevate our sex life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/momafterhours/message

Strategies to Supercharge Your Sex Life - Celeste Holbrook

On Mom After Hours, we talk about the hard stuff: sex struggles after kids, relationship hiccups, working motherhood, and everything that is mom life. With humor, millennial host, and mom of two, Brandi Wiatrak creates a judgment-free zone to discuss the taboo conversations moms want and need to have. Especially those hush-hush topics you're hesitant to talk about for fear of criticism or ridicule. Whether it's advice from leading experts or real-life stories from moms like you, Mom After Hours equips moms with the encouragement, tools, and humor needed to power through motherhood.

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