About Birth of a Mama: A Birth and Postpartum Podcast
BOAM is a birth and postpartum, honest motherhood platform. Here, we come together to reveal the spectrum of truths about what it can feel and mean to become a mother through personal storytelling and expert interviews. All stories of pregnancy, birth and postpartum have at least one thing in common: matrescence. The massive life change that is becoming a mother. It's rarely discussed or acknowledged for what it is and the level of support it requires. And I'm here to change that. One raw story and wisdom-shedding conversation at a time.
49. You’re Not Too Much: Healing the Parts of You That Feel Unworthy with Amanda Curry, PT, DPT
Today I’m talking with Amanda Curry, a physical therapist and somatic healing guide who helps moms reconnect with the parts of themselves they’ve been ignoring for years.
Amanda spent a long time being the “perfect,” overachieving mom who looked like she had it all together—but inside she was overwhelmed, disconnected, and exhausted. Her healing began when she realized that having the degrees, the awards, the marriage, the kids… didn’t automatically equal happiness. What she was really carrying was shame, and it was running the show.
Now she helps moms who feel “too much,” too emotional, too overwhelmed, or too stuck in old patterns. Her work is all about slowing down, feeling your feelings, and giving yourself the care you never got as a kid.
What We Talk About
How you can “have it all” on the outside and still feel unhappy
What inner child healing actually is (and isn’t)
How shame shows up in motherhood
Why somatic healing works when talking doesn’t
Letting yourself have needs—and honoring them
CONNECT WITH AMANDA
https://www.instagram.com/thesomaticdpt/ (https://www.instagram.com/thesomaticdpt/)https://www.facebook.com/amanda.g.curry (https://www.facebook.com/amanda.g.curry)
Grab the $35 Guide to Increase Your Milk Supply and Confidence with Breastfeeding here (https://breastfeedingsurvivalguide.thinkific.com/products/digital_downloads/ai-placeholder). Use code BOAM at check out for 20% off now until 11/30/25.
FREE Postpartum Planning Guide: https://nataliewelchrd.com/ (https://nataliewelchrd.com/)
Episode writing, recording, and editing by Natalie Welch
Audio mastering by Kevin Welch
11 Nov 2025
48. The Truth About Early Language Delays — and the Free Help You’re Entitled To with Jeaneen Tang, M.A., CCC-SLP
In today’s episode, I’m sitting down with speech-language pathologist Jeaneen Tang to talk about early language development, why so many kids end up needing speech therapy, and the simple preventative strategies you can start using today with your own infant, toddlers, and kids.
Jeaneen brings over 23 years of clinical experience working with neurodiverse children and adults — and she’s also the mom of a 12-year-old son who survived a traumatic brain injury and stroke at just 13 months old. He lost the use of the right side of his body, and today he can run, climb stairs, and thrive physically, as best as possible. Her dual perspective as both clinician and parent shapes everything she teaches.
We explore her new book, Play Dumb & Sabotage, a powerful guide for moms and dads, caregivers, and early-childhood educators. Jeaneen explains how intentionally “under-helping” — stepping back, waiting, and letting kids struggle just enough — encourages problem-solving, communication, and confident self-expression.
CONNECT WITH JEANEEN
www.playdumbandsabotage.com (www.playdumbandsabotage.com)
IG personal: @jt808 (https://www.instagram.com/jt808/?hl=en)
IG business: @playdumbandsabotage (https://www.instagram.com/playdumbandsabotage/?hl=en)
Link for her book: Play Dumb & Sabotage: Mindfully under-anticipating the child’s needs and creating opportunities to practice language
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FREE Postpartum Planning Guide: https://nataliewelchrd.com/ (https://nataliewelchrd.com/)
Episode writing, recording, and editing by Natalie Welch
Audio mastering by Kevin Welch
28 Oct 2025
47. The Sweet, Tiring, Worth It Season of Second-Time Motherhood: Krista's Second Story
Krista Ehrenfried returns to share her second birth and postpartum story — a follow-up to Episode 11 (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/birthofamama/episodes/11--Krista-Ehrenfried---Ambivalence-During-Pregnancy--Long-Labor-and-Home-birth--Postpartum-Doula--Breastfeeding-Challenges--and-Finally-Feeling-Like-Yourself-Again-e27jv9i) filled with the hard-won wisdom that comes from walking through the newborn days again with more perspective and compassion.
Krista Shares:
Wildly different labor: 40 hours the first time, just 5 hours the second
Not loving the baby phase
Experiencing the newborn bubble of bliss
Her experience with co-sleeping and finding what truly works for her family
Continued challenges of breastfeeding — hard again, but she made it 14 months!
Why she still doesn’t love breastfeeding (and that’s okay)
No postpartum depression this time
Navigating life with another colicky baby and the return of sleep deprivation
The sweetness, exhaustion, and deep love that defined this chapter
And so much more!
About Krista Ehrenfried
Krista is a Holistic Psychotherapist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) specializing in supporting women through pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood. She also works with clients experiencing anxiety, burnout, and relationship challenges — helping couples strengthen communication, connection, and trust.
A mother of two, Krista loves cooking healthy meals from scratch, hiking, exercising, and tending to her growing garden.
CONNECT WITH KRISTA
@therapywithkrista (https://www.instagram.com/therapywithkrista/)
therapywithkrista.com (https://therapywithkrista.com/)
KRISTA'S RESOURCES
Orgasmic Birth: Your Guide to a Safe, Satisfying and Pleasurable Birth Experience by Debra Pascali-Bonaro & Elizabeth Davis
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother by Heng Ou
Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon Morell
Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Fertility by Lily Nichols, RDN
Are You Menstrual? (https://hormonehealingrd.com/podcast/) with Amanda Montalvo
The Birth Hour (https://thebirthhour.com/)
The Business of Being Born (https://www.amazon.com/Business-Being-Born-Helen-Ayres/dp/B001IIHAGK)
Ellen Fisher’s Birth Course (https://www.ellenfisher.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
WishGarden Herbs (https://www.wishgardenherbs.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
Episode writing, recording, and editing by Natalie Welch
Audio mastering by Kevin Welch
Reach and audience
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YouTube views
79,264
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
9 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
6 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100
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Quality
74
Social presence
94
YouTube
72
Engagement
77
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