The Mama Struggle Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
SEASON FINALE: Interview with Hailey Gibbs from the Center for American Progress
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Mama Struggle Listeners! Thanks for tuning in to another episode this week! This week I'm chatting with Hailey Gibbs from the Center for American ...
Quick IVIG Update and Side Effects
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Mama Struggle Listeners! Thanks for tuning in to another episode this week! This episode, I'm sharing a quick update about my IVIG (IV Immunoglobu...
I Stopped Breastfeeding for my Mental Health: Black Breastfeeding Week Edition 2022
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
TRIGGER WARNING: I discuss issues surrounding postpartum depression and anxiety and there is mention of suicidal ideation. Please take care of yoursel...
The Doula Difference: Changing the Narrative, One Birth at a Time
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Mama Struggle Listeners! Thanks for tuning in to another episode this week! This week I'm chatting with doulas Stephanie Oliver and Ashaki Tobias ...
From Patient to Patient Advocate: Becoming Empowered and Knowing Your Rights
13 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Mama Struggle Listeners! Thanks for tuning in to another episode this week! This week I chat with an old friend, Lonnie Dupree about her experienc...
THROWBACK INTERIEW w/ Certified Breastfeeding Specialist World Breastfeeding Month Edition
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Mama Struggle Listeners! Thanks for tuning in to another episode this week! This week I'm rebroadcasting my 2020 chat with IBCLC (at the time of t...
Dermatomyositis Update
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Mama Struggle Listeners! Thanks for tuning in to another episode. This week, I am giving a more in-depth update on my autoimmune disease and talki...
Managing Motherhood with an Autoimmune Disease
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Mama Struggle Listeners! Thanks for coming back to another episode. Today is a solo episode where I get very candid about how hard it has been to ...
Cow's Milk Protein Intolerance in Infants
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Mama Struggle Listeners, welcome back to another episode! Ever heard of cows milk protein intolerance? Infants with It are often mistaken for just...
Childcare Woes: What's a Parent Gonna Do?
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Mama Struggle Listeners! This week, I have another solo episode for you during which I give my experience searching for and finding daycare/childc...
My Roe vs. Wade Reversal Reaction
25 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, Mama Struggle Listeners! It is with a sad heart that I join you this week and share my reaction to the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe vs. Wade...
THROWBACK INTERVIEW: Fast Labor, Gestational Diabetes, and BLM
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Mama Struggle Listeners! Thank you for tuning in to this amazing episode with my friend and former colleague; Stephanie. In this episode, Stephani...
THROWBACK VISUAL INTERVIEW: On Wellness, Gratitude, Joy, and Raising Confident Children
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Mama Struggle Listeners! Welcome back to another throwback interview where I chat with educator, librarian, and wellness coach Maia about the tran...
THROWBACK INTERVIEW: Balancing Relationships, Centering During Pregnancy, and Supporting Mothers Through Yoga
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Mama Struggle Listeners! Thanks for tuning in today for a wonderful episode with a former colleague, special education teacher, AND yoga teacher e...
THROWBACK VISUAL INTERVIEW: Teenage Pregnancy, Family as Community, and Living with Adult Children
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Mama Struggle listeners! I'm taking it back to 2020 with an archived interview that I did with a former coworker and friend; Mika. In this intervi...
THROWBACK INTERVIEW: A Whirlwind delivery, NICU babies, and pandemic parenting
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this throwback episode, I interview another former colleague who details how different her pregnancies were. She is honest and funny and really tel...
What I'm Doing for my Health (Part 1): My Spiritual Journey to Healing
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
WOO WOO WARNING: You read that correctly. In this episode I talk about my spiritual life and journey. I get into it, y'all. If you are not here for th...
An Interview with my Mom: S2 Episode 1
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Check out this chat I had with my mom around her experience becoming a mother. We discussed how she did not receive adequate support in breastfeeding,...
THROWBACK INTERVIEW: New Motherhood, Mom Guilt, and Self Care with LaToya
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is truly a gem of an episode jam packed with advice from an incredible mom and my former colleague. Sit back and relax during my chat with ...
What's in a Community?
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I parse through old notions of community. Listen as I reconceptualize the word and its meaning in my life.
A Complete 180
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to my latest update, it's disappointing but I won't give up!
IVIG vs. Rituxan: One medicine to rule them all
20 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's the difference between IVIG and Rituxan for the treatment of dermatomyositis?
S2 Episode 7: Grieving the Motherhood You Wanted
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I never really put much stock in dwelling on negative emotions; to my detriment. Check in as I detail what its been like to grieve the motherhood I th...
S2 Episode 6: Dermatomyositis and Skin Protection
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder about how to protect the skin with dermatomyositis? Me neither! At least not until my diagnosis last fall. Now I spend my time reapplying ...
S2 Episode 4: Immunoglobulin and My Heart
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Another solo episode where I go in depth into one of the most successful medicines that I have received throughout the process of me being diagnosed w...
S2 Episode 3: Swallow Study
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just a tiny look into what I went through while participating in a swallow study to look at my dysphasia.
S2 Episode 5: Not That Kind of Steroid
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At some point in your life you are probably going to take some sort of steroid. This is my experience on prednisone. Sit back and listen as I outline ...
S2 Episode 2: I Have an Autoimmune Disease
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y'all! I'm back with another solo episode of The Mama Struggle. In this episode I take a deep dive into a recent diagnosis that flipped my world u...
Episode 3: Motherhood is a Lesson in Vulnerability
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This interview with Tae gets down and dirty on everything from teenage pregnancy, to vulnerability, to raising a child with autism. We discuss healing...
Episode 2: No Rest for Mothers (Solo Episode)
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this solo episode I ponder rest, rather, the lack of rest for mothers. We are tired. We need options. Rest when the baby rests is not viable advice...
Episode 1: The Mental Load of Motherhood (Solo Episode)
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mental gymnastics all day makes for one tired, irritated mommy. Listen to me reflect on both my experiences as a mom and at my own mother's struggle w...
COVID Happy Hour: 2020 Reflections, Predictions, and Games!
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I sit down for some happy hour drinks with my sister in early April 2020 to talk about how difficult it was managing covid. We were so young, so naive...