Episodes

  • Mama’s Gonna Make It – ADHD Life Hacks

    Mama’s Gonna Make It – ADHD Life Hacks
    Jun 9 2025
    In this episode of Mama’s Gonna Make It, we set out to learn from each other—and ourselves. From timers to labels to avoiding the infamous “doom bag,” we’re sharing the ADHD-friendly hacks that help keep our chaotic brains just a little more on track. 🧠 Life Hacks We Love: 🎒 The Ultimate Go Bag We… Read More »Mama’s Gonna Make It – ADHD Life Hacks
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    37 mins
  • Mama’s Gonna Make It –How to Bee a Mom: From NICU to New Beginnings with Lily Rosene

    Mama’s Gonna Make It –How to Bee a Mom: From NICU to New Beginnings with Lily Rosene
    Jun 2 2025
    She’s back! In our second conversation with author, educator, and mom Lily Rosene, we explore her resilient journey of becoming a mother- one that didn’t follow the script. From spontaneous pre-term labor at 30 weeks to supporting her baby in the NICU, Lily opens up about her real, raw experience navigating a different entry to… Read More »Mama’s Gonna Make It –How to Bee a Mom: From NICU to New Beginnings with Lily Rosene
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    40 mins
  • Mama’s Gonna Make It – Let’s Get Lit with Lily Rosene

    Mama’s Gonna Make It – Let’s Get Lit with Lily Rosene
    May 27 2025
    This week on Mama’s Gonna Make It, we’re getting lit (literally!) with local children’s book author, award-winning former high school English teacher, and literacy advocate Lily Rosene! Join us as we dive into all things reading: sparking joy, building lifelong habits, and how literacy can shape connection, curiosity, and confidence in our kids. We talk… Read More »Mama’s Gonna Make It – Let’s Get Lit with Lily Rosene
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    32 mins
  • Mama’s Gonna Make It –Book-ish

    Mama’s Gonna Make It –Book-ish
    May 19 2025
    Welcome to our very first Book-Ish Segment! Anne and Sarabeth—lifelong readers and narrative nerds—have been itching to dedicate an episode to the joy, function, and nuances of reading. In this conversation, we dive into our personal relationships with books: what we read, how we read, and how those habits have shifted over time. Of course,… Read More »Mama’s Gonna Make It –Book-ish
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    59 mins
  • Mama’s Gonna Make It – What is Love? A Friend Chat with Thao Nguyen

    Mama’s Gonna Make It – What is Love? A Friend Chat with Thao Nguyen
    May 12 2025
    In this rich and reflective episode, we welcome back our friend Thao Nguyen to talk about love in all its complexity. From the 7 types of Greek love to the Buddhist concept of metta (loving kindness, compassion, equanimity, and joy), we discuss love in many forms. Within that conversation, we explore how naming our emotions… Read More »Mama’s Gonna Make It – What is Love? A Friend Chat with Thao Nguyen
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    43 mins
  • Mama’s Gonna Make It –Vibing with Thao – Music and Connection 🎶

    Mama’s Gonna Make It –Vibing with Thao – Music and Connection 🎶
    May 5 2025
    In this inspiring episode of Mama’s Gonna Make It, we’re joined by the radiant and multi-talented Thao Nguyen—performer, coach, director, actor, traveler, and all-around incredible human. Together, we dive into the language of music, its healing power, and how group singing and sound practices can ground us in community and calm. We explore how music… Read More »Mama’s Gonna Make It –Vibing with Thao – Music and Connection 🎶
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    41 mins
  • Mama’s Gonna Make It –Trauma and Healing with Karon McKinney

    Mama’s Gonna Make It –Trauma and Healing with Karon McKinney
    Apr 28 2025
    In this powerful episode of Mama’s Gonna Make It, we’re joined by Karon McKinney—stepmom to a grown child, community builder, co-founder of Siren Series Jazz, and Trauma Resilience Trainer through the Center for Trauma Resilient Communities. Karon shares her perspective on the joys and some of the challenges of step-parenting a beloved now-adult child, as… Read More »Mama’s Gonna Make It –Trauma and Healing with Karon McKinney
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    39 mins
  • Mama’s Gonna Make It – To Flow or Not to Flow

    Mama’s Gonna Make It – To Flow or Not to Flow
    Apr 21 2025
    In this week’s special episode of Mama’s Gonna Make It, Anne, Sarabeth, and Producer Tim sit down with two truly inspiring guests, Roseann Calabritto—neuroscientist, grandparent, academic, and fellow neurospicy mama, and the one and only Karen McKinney— Advocate and Trauma Resilience Train the Trainer, step-mom to a full-grown kiddo, community builder, and co-founder of Siren… Read More »Mama’s Gonna Make It – To Flow or Not to Flow
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    42 mins