The "I See You, Mama" podcast is a weekly (if the stars align and none of our kids get sick) conversation with women who are doing the work of motherhood. We go deep, we get to the good stuff. We may be folding laundry mountain, driving carpool, or have a spare moment but in the crazy work of motherhood, we are making sure we are feeding our own souls. This is the good stuff. We laugh. We cry. We lay it all out there.
Mary W. - Parenting, loving, and advocating for a transgender child
Host Ariana Evans and anonymous guest Mary W talk about parenting and loving and advocating for her child who, as a young adult, is transitioning male to female and her other adult child who identifies non-binary.
Resources:
- Just Us - LGBT support group at the Oasis Center
- A Guide to Gender (2nd Edition): The Social Justice Advocate's Handbook
- PFLAG
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Ariana does a recap of the summer and talks about books and podcasts her family covered in their trips and travels this summer.
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Host Ariana Evans and guest Mandy Rogers Horton discuss Mandy's visual art, parenting, teaching, growing as an artist, second careers, and shaking off the cultural idea that taking time to create and grow as a human (woman) in craft and art is selfishness.
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Host Ariana Evans and Miranda Dolive discuss what it means to be a woman called to ministry in the church. Miranda is the Music Minister for First Christian Church - Disciples of Christ in Longview TX.
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Host Ariana Evans and her daughter Cora (age 10) discuss Cora's thoughts and observations on parenting, brothers, middle school and how parents can give better / more effective discipline - all from a kids point of view.
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Host Ariana Evans and Shannon Lee Miller discuss Shannon's parenting her Autistic son while also parenting her other neurotypical children, how her son brought her back into music and how she writes and runs to process all of it.
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Host Ariana Evans has a great conversation with Elizabeth (Liz) Reitz about her new line of tween undergarments called Bleuet. For those of you who, like me, are a bit skeptical about items marketed to such a small slice of the population, you will love her mission, her empowerment of girls on their journey to womanhood, her mama heart that brought her to a place where she wanted to give her own children what they needed, couldn't find it and so made her own way.
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Host, Ariana Evans and guest Caroline Lee sit down to talk about Caroline's foster care journey. In light of Foster Care Awareness month (May) she wanted to shine light on the challenging and beautiful truths that are a part of loving children from broken family systems.
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Ariana Evans, Co-Host Nicky Nash and guest Jenny Anne sit down to discuss Jenny's impending album, motherhood, giving music back to the community through her and her husband's non profit called Charleyville and all things Jenny Anne.
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Ariana talks with Amy Carr and Brooke Lamb, LMFT as the three of them discuss their personal experiences with postpartum / antenatal depression, breaking the stigma and finding healing in connection and community.
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Ariana and Tracy Utley discuss Tracy's career as "Headmistress of the Utley Academy for Boys" the title her family laughingly and lovingly gave her to describe her homeschool situation. They also talk about life and a new career in massage therapy after homeschooling when the boys have left for college or have opted to explore public school. They also cover the ins and outs of whether or not to try diy basic plumbing, a touch of social justice and the difference between tenacity and stubbornness. Never a dull discussion!
