This week on Life’s a Mom, I sat down with Elena Shamanova Ducoin, founder of MyBeeBear, for a conversation every parent will relate to.

What started as her own struggle navigating potty training and bedwetting with her children eventually turned into a business designed to help families feel more supported, less stressed, and a little more understood during one of parenting’s hardest phases.

In this episode, we talk about:
✨ The emotional side of potty training and bedwetting
✨ The moment Elena realized she needed a real solution
✨ Building MyBeeBear from scratch while raising children
✨ Motherhood, identity, and balancing family with entrepreneurship
✨ The challenges female founders face behind the scenes
✨ Why confidence and comfort matter so much for kids
✨ Creating a brand with sustainability and real-life parenting in mind

This conversation is honest, relatable, empowering, and filled with the kind of real motherhood moments parents don’t always talk about openly.

Learn more about MyBeeBear here:
https://mybeebear.com/

Thanks for being here. Take care of you, and I’ll meet you back here next week on Life’s a Mom.

This week on Life’s a Mom, I sat down with Leanne for a deeply personal conversation about identity, motherhood, love, faith, and becoming a new version of yourself through life’s biggest transitions.

We talked about her life before motherhood, how she met her husband, the emotional experience of converting, and what it felt like navigating such a major life shift while still trying to stay connected to herself.

Our conversation flowed through love, change, motherhood, relationships, and the reality of balancing being a mom while also building a career and creative identity as a designer.

In this episode, we talk about:
✨ Love, relationships, and personal transformation
✨ The emotional side of conversion and identity shifts
✨ Becoming a mom and how motherhood changes you
✨ Feeling torn between who you were and who you are now
✨ Balancing motherhood with career and creativity
✨ The beauty and difficulty of evolving as a woman

This episode is honest, emotional, relatable, and filled with the kinds of conversations women don’t always say out loud.

Thanks for being here. Take care of you, and I’ll meet you back here next week on Life’s a Mom.

This week on Life’s a Mom, I sat down with Pillar from Venusta Health for an honest and eye-opening conversation about women’s health, postpartum changes, hormones, metabolism, peptide therapy, and what really happens to our bodies after motherhood.

We talked about why so many moms feel exhausted, foggy, disconnected from themselves, and like their body just isn’t the same after having kids — and how peptide therapy and metabolic optimization may help support women through that journey.

In this episode, we discuss:
✨ What peptide therapy actually is
✨ The difference between peptides, hormone therapy, and medications like Ozempic
✨ Postpartum health and hormonal changes that often go unaddressed
✨ Why moms tend to put their health last
✨ Simple ways women can better support their bodies daily
✨ What healing, energy, and wellness can look like after motherhood

This conversation felt incredibly empowering, educational, and validating for so many moms navigating changes in their bodies and health.

Learn more about Venusta Health here: https://www.venustahealth.com/

n this episode of Life’s a Mom, Nicole sits down with Dr. Agla to talk about something many moms put on the back burner: their dental health.

From pregnancy hormones to postpartum recovery, motherhood brings a lot of changes to the body — and your oral health is no exception. Dr. Agla breaks down why dental care is so important for moms, how pregnancy can impact your teeth and gums, and the simple habits that can make a big difference for both you and your children.

They also dive into why so many people fear the dentist, how dental anxiety often starts in childhood, and what moms can do to help their kids build healthy and confident relationships with dental care from the very beginning.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
• Why oral health matters during pregnancy and postpartum
• How hormones affect your teeth and gums
• When children should first see a dentist
• The most common dental mistakes busy moms make
• How to prevent dental anxiety in kids
• Simple daily habits that protect your smile
• The connection between oral health and overall health
• Modern advances in dentistry that make visits easier than ever

If you’ve ever postponed your own dental care while taking care of everyone else, this episode is a reminder that your health matters too.

Because taking care of your smile is part of taking care of yourself — and your family.

Thanks for being here. Take care of you, and I’ll meet you back here next week on Life’s a Mom. 🦷

In today’s episode of Life’s a Mom, Nicole sits down with education expert, entrepreneur, and mom Lisa Collum, founder and CEO of Top Score Writing.

Lisa shares how she built a nationally recognized writing curriculum that has helped thousands of students improve their confidence, communication skills, and academic success — all while balancing motherhood and leadership.

We talk about:

• Why writing confidence is so important for kids

• How parents can support struggling writers at home

• Test anxiety tips that actually work

• What it’s like building a company as a mom

• Staying strong through challenges and setbacks

This episode is full of practical tools for moms and inspiring lessons about resilience, growth, and believing in your mission.

🎧 Tune in now and be sure to check the show notes to connect with Lisa and Top Score Writing!

On this episode of Life’s a Mom, I sit down with Laura Neal (@laurathematchmaker) — professional matchmaker, relationship expert, and mom of two sets of twins plus a baby girl (yes… five kids! 🤍).

Laura shares how she discovered her natural intuition for matchmaking, what really makes relationships last, and the biggest green and red flags she sees people ignore in dating. We talk about chemistry vs. compatibility, trusting your intuition, emotional availability, and how becoming a mom completely shifts the way you view love and partnership.

She also opens up about balancing motherhood while working with high-profile clients, building meaningful connections in today’s dating world, and the advice she gives to anyone feeling burnt out or discouraged by dating.

Whether you’re single, married, dating, or just love relationship insight — this episode is full of wisdom, honesty, and real talk you won’t want to miss.

Follow Laura on Instagram: @laurathematchmaker

On the Life’s a Mom podcast, I’m joined by speech-language pathologist Alex Telvi for an informative and reassuring conversation about how children develop speech and language skills, what is typical at different ages, and how parents can feel more confident supporting their child’s communication. As both a mother of two and a dedicated advocate for early childhood development, Alex brings a thoughtful blend of professional expertise and personal insight. She also shares perspective from her hands-on work with families — including having been my son’s speech therapist — and her passion for helping children find their voice and thrive.

Her email: telvitalk@gmailcom

Her website: www.telvitalk.com

This week on Life’s a Mom, I’m diving into a topic that so many moms deal with but rarely talk about openly: screens, routines, tantrums, and the emotional load behind all of it.

I start the episode by reading a powerful Dear Nicole letter from a mom who’s been arguing with her husband about screen time — she doesn’t allow any, but every time she leaves the house, he puts the kids in front of the TV. Her frustration, her resentment, and her feeling of being “stuck” are something I know a lot of moms will relate to.

After sharing my response, I go deep into the heart of today’s episode, exploring:

• Why screen time feels so emotionally charged for moms
• How broken routines can derail an entire day
• The hidden connection between screens, overstimulation, and tantrums
• Why moms often feel like the only ones holding the boundaries
• How the lack of teamwork or consistency creates resentment in marriages
• What partners often don’t realize about the mental load we carry
• How to navigate these differences without losing yourself
  

This is an honest, comforting, and validating episode for every mom who has ever felt alone, unheard, or overwhelmed by the daily battles that seem “small” to everyone else — but shape everything for us.

If you’ve ever fought over screen time, struggled with routines, or felt like you’re carrying the emotional weight of motherhood on your own… this episode is for you.