Emily Oster on her new book and another pandemic school year

With our kids heading back to school, Liz checks back in with Emily Oster to find out what the latest data says about the COVID Delta variant. She also talks to Emily about her brand new book, The Family Firm, which helps parents navigate some of the really complicated choices we have to make as parents.

By Motherly Updated Feb. 18, 2025

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Podcast, Season 8

Podcast

Esther Perel wants to help you rediscover the erotic and build your own modern village

Updated Dec. 12, 2024

Podcast

Kristen Bell and Jackie Tohn on friendship and the art of the “sneak teach”

Updated Dec. 12, 2024

Podcast

What the world’s oldest cultures taught Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff about parenting

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

Podcast

Elle Moxley on Building a More Inclusive Society for Our Kids

Updated Dec. 12, 2024

Podcast

Willow Pump CEO Laura Chambers Wants to Bring Dignity Back to Breastfeeding

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

Podcast

Heng Ou on Why Moms Need Postpartum Healing

In this first episode of Season 8 of The Motherly Podcast, Liz speaks with Heng Ou, the author of the book The First 40 Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother and the founder of Motherbees, which is a food and lifestyle company that supports women through every stage of motherhood.

Updated Dec. 12, 2024

Podcast, Season 8

Podcast

Sweet Potato Soul’s Jenné Claiborne Explains Why There’s is Hope for Even Our Pickiest of Eaters

In this episode, Liz talks to Jenné Claiborne, founder of the wildly popular vegan lifestyle platform and cookbook, Sweet Potato Soul, about how she went from being a picky chicken nugget eater kid to a plant-based chef, cooking instructor, and health coach.

Updated Dec. 12, 2024

Podcast, Season 8

Podcast

Kelly and Callie of Slumberkins on Talking to Kids About Difficult Emotions

With our kids heading back to school, Liz checks back in with…

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

Podcast, Season 7

Podcast

Simone Davies and Junnifa Uzodike on Raising Montessori Babies

With our kids heading back to school, Liz checks back in with…

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

Podcast, Season 7

Podcast

Wow in the World’s Mindy Thomas on staying young at heart

With our kids heading back to school, Liz checks back in with…

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

Podcast, Season 7

Season 7

Dawn Fable educates us on CBD and the importance of laughter

With our kids heading back to school, Liz checks back in with…

Updated Dec. 12, 2024

Season 7, Beauty & Style, Life, Parenting, Podcast

Podcast

Jewel on breaking negative cycles and bringing out the best in our kids

With our kids heading back to school, Liz checks back in with…

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

Podcast, Season 7

Podcast

Best-selling author Katherine May on the power of rest and retreat in difficult times

With our kids heading back to school, Liz checks back in with…

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

Podcast, Season 7

The Motherly Podcast

The Motherly Podcast Season 21

Updated Aug. 28, 2025

The Motherly Podcast, Podcast

Podcast

How Kate Ryder is reinventing women’s healthcare—starting with moms

In this episode of The Motherly Podcast, the Maven Clinic founder and CEO shares how her own experience navigating pregnancy and postpartum care exposed the deep flaws in traditional healthcare for women—and why she’s made it her mission to fix them.

Updated Apr. 17, 2025

Podcast, The Motherly Podcast

Podcast

How to lighten the mental load: Parenting coach Sam Kelly on ending invisible labor and raising capable kids

Invisible labor. The mental load. Whatever you call it, many moms know the feeling of being the engine behind the family

Updated Apr. 08, 2025

Podcast, Health & Wellness, Mental Health, The Motherly Podcast

Postpartum

Michelle Obama’s hilarious one-word response when Barack suggested a third baby

Though the “third baby” moment was brief, it came during a larger, deeply honest conversation about early motherhood.

Updated Mar. 25, 2025

Postpartum, Celebrity News, News, Podcast, Pregnancy

The Motherly Podcast

The Motherly Podcast Season 20

Updated Aug. 07, 2025

The Motherly Podcast, Podcast

The Motherly Podcast

The Motherly Podcast Season 19

Updated Mar. 06, 2025

The Motherly Podcast, Podcast

Season 4

Musician Amanda Sudano Ramirez on embracing adventure and chaos

Amanda Sudano Ramirez, one half of the musical duo, JohnnySwim, and star of an upcoming reality show on Joanna and Chip Gaines' Magnolia Network, talks about what she's learned about embracing chaos from life on the road touring with kids, how she and her husband juggle being both musical partners and parents, and why "home" will always be her family.

Updated Jun. 29, 2023

Season 4, Podcast

Season 2

Christy Turlington Burns on how crucial it is to improve maternal health in the U.S. and abroad

With our kids heading back to school, Liz checks back in with…

Updated Oct. 10, 2024

Season 2, Podcast

The Motherly Podcast

The Motherly Podcast Season 18

Updated Mar. 06, 2025

The Motherly Podcast, Podcast

Season 1

Caterina Scorsone on Down syndrome and why it’s all about difference, not disability

In this episode, Liz and Caterina talk about how Caterina processed her daughter's condition, and learned to embrace her daughter's differences rather than view them as "disabilities."

Updated Oct. 08, 2024

Season 1, Celebrity News, Children's Health, Health & Wellness, Life, Podcast

Season 3

Harmonia Rosales on being a single mom, a working artist and finding her path in life

Artist Harmonia Rosales, talks to Liz about how her daughter inspired her paintings, pursuing a creative career path after having her children, and why she hopes her art reshapes the narrative of what power and beauty looks like, putting women - and particularly women of color - at the center. She also talks about the parallels between creating art and motherhood and encourages mothers to remember that it is never too late to pursue a dream.

Updated Jun. 28, 2023

Season 3, Podcast

The Motherly Podcast

The Motherly Podcast Season 17

Updated Mar. 06, 2025

The Motherly Podcast, Podcast

Season 9

Sarah Nicole Landry of The Birds Papaya on celebrating the messiness of motherhood

With our kids heading back to school, Liz checks back in with…

Updated Sep. 16, 2024

Season 9, Podcast

Health & Wellness

The CDC’s drowning prevention program is gone—and parents are left scrambling

This decision comes at a time when drowning deaths remain stubbornly high—and disproportionately impact the very families who are least equipped to afford private swim lessons or pool fencing

Updated Sep. 02, 2025

Health & Wellness, Children's Health