The Mom Flow with Erin Sousa
Welcome to The Mom Flow Podcast. I’m Erin - your mom bestie who really gets it.Over the last decade, I’ve grown my marketing business, become an “accidental influencer”, gotten married, travelled the world, gone through IVF, had a baby, been the breadwinner, and lost my mom. Life is A LOT, and that’s what I’m here to chat about.We’ll talk about the things that don’t always make it to the group chat, but the things you say in your voice notes to your bestie. Identity shifts, ambition, grief, relationships, hormones, pop culture, mess ups, and everyth...
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My Hormones Are Helping. The Internet Is Not.
<p>I came here to talk about making your home cozy and ended up ranting about expensive blankets, AI taking over our feeds, and whether watching our friends’ Stories is replacing actual friendship. So, get comfy, we need to chat 😂</p><p>This week’s recommendations:</p>Linen sheets, down pillows, and the Fairmont mattress I fell in love with on a hotel stay.My Hatch and the bedtime setup I look forward to all day.Maldon salt, because simple food deserves good ingredients.Our new KitchenAid automatic coffee machine.Beautiful candles - plus the oversized Diptyque on my wish list.Th...
When Did We Get So Friggin’ Serious?
<p>When did we get so friggin’ serious? </p><p>This week, I’m sharing four things I’m working on: consistency with my health, less phone time, betting on myself, and making room for actual fun. Plus, your first listener voicemails about motherhood and raising kids with a healthy perspective on money, the hair treatment I’m obsessed with, and why I almost talked myself out of a much-needed night out with Roberto. Consider this your reminder to get out of your own way and enjoy your life.</p><p>Leave me a voicemail with your question or general comments...
One and Done… But What If I Regret It?
<p>After seeing a TikTok about the guilt of having only one child, I knew I had thoughts. A LOT of thoughts.</p><p>I'm opening up about our journey to becoming parents, including years of infertility, IVF, multiple miscarriages, and the emotional roller coaster that eventually brought us Lola.</p><p>But I'm also sharing something I don't think we talk about enough: what happens when you love being a mom, love your life with one child, and STILL wonder whether you were meant to have another?I'm also opening up about our remaining frozen embryos, a dream that...
The Sister Hotline: Parenting Hot Takes + Your Real-Life Dilemmas
<p>The Sister Hotline is OPEN! ☎️🍷 My sister Karly joins me for a late-night recording from my car, and we're getting into our VERY different parenting styles. From screen time and sugar to consent, video games and childhood memories, nothing is off-limits. Then we're answering your listener dilemmas about family drama, adult friendships, finding purpose and complicated sibling relationships. Two sisters, lots of opinions, and zero edits!</p><p>As always, if this episode resonates with you, please share it with a friend who might need to hear it, leave a rating or review, or send me a DM with your th...
A Very Real Life Update: HRT + Grief
<p>This week is a good old-fashioned catch-up episode. I’m sharing an update on my health journey - HRT, GLP-1s, supplements and what’s actually starting to feel different - plus a very real conversation about grief, eight months after losing my mom, and why taking care of myself has become one of the ways I honour her.</p><p>We also lighten things up with Thanksgiving hosting, why I refuse to make the turkey 😂 and, of course, this week’s recommendations.</p><p>RECOMMENDATIONS ✨ </p><p>👚 The grown-up “going out top” - cashmere, under $60 and SO good. </p><p>🧪 KidzLabs sc...
Things I’m Doing Differently at 45 Than I Did at 35
<p>This week’s recommendations:</p><p> ✨ Audit your internet, cable, phone + streaming bills - those sneaky increases add up!</p><p>🤎 My Steve Madden brown suede clogs - the perfect comfy-chic fall slip-on.</p><p>This week, I’m looking back at who I was at 35 versus who I am at 45 - and wow, a LOT can happen in a decade.</p><p>I’m talking about losing the need to be invited to everything, being more intentional about friendships, caring less about external validation, trusting that things will work out, and realizing that confidence doesn’t mean loving everything ab...
Why I’m Checking Out of Optimization Culture
<p>Are we actually improving our lives… or have we just been convinced that nothing we’re doing is ever quite good enough?</p><p>This week, I’m getting into optimization culture and why I’m officially questioning our obsession with constantly becoming a “better” version of ourselves. The perfect morning routine, better body, better skin, better parenting, more money, more productivity, more stuff - there’s always something else being sold to us as the missing piece between who we are and who we should be. And I’m tired. 😂</p><p>I’m also talking about a tough week of disappo...
Dr. Allana Polo on The Truth About GLP-1s, Weight Loss & The Shame Around Them
<p>This week, we’re going ALL the way into the GLP-1 conversation.</p><p>Part one: Dr. Allana Polo on HRT, Hormones & Why “Normal” Labs Aren’t the Whole Story</p><p>Dr. Allana Polo is back for Part Two, and we’re talking Mounjaro, Ozempic, weight loss, food noise, insulin resistance, side effects, long-term use - and the shame and stigma that still surrounds these medications.</p><p>I’m also getting personal about my own decision to start Mounjaro, why I chose to talk about it publicly, and the flood of messages I received from women who are taking G...
Dr. Allana Polo on HRT, Hormones & Why “Normal” Labs Aren’t the Whole Story
<p>If you’ve ever gone to the doctor knowing something feels OFF, only to be told your labs are “normal”… this episode is for you.</p><p>This week I’m joined by my own Naturopathic Doctor, Dr. Allana Polo, and when I tell you I have been WAITING to have this conversation - we get into so much of what women in their 40s are currently trying to figure out about their bodies.</p><p>We’re talking perimenopause, HRT, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol, thyroid, iron, B12, vitamin D, gut health and why symptoms like exhaustion, brain fog, rage, poor s...
The Soft Life, Money Talk + My Stassi Problem
<p>I almost took a couple weeks off from the podcast to finish off the summer… and then I realized I apparently can't quit you!</p><p>This week, I’m checking in as summer starts winding down - what actually made this season feel so good, why I’m weirdly not ready for it to end, the summer camp lineup, Lola heading into grade one (!!), and what we’re doing for one last hurrah before September hits.</p><p>Here is my current edit - all the things I'm loving right now!</p><p>Then we get into the opinions...
