Long Distance Friends

About Long Distance Friends

I'm so grateful you're here! I'm Anna Casey, a mom of 2, military spouse, and lover of deep conversations. I started this podcast because I know what its like to finish a long day of solo parenting to pop in your headphones and feel immediately less alone and more anchored. I also know the feeling of being completely overwhelmed at the thought of "holding down the ship" while your spouse leaves again. But I also know when we come together and learn from each other and share our stories, we are better for it. On Long Distance Friends, you'll hear from a range of experts and friends on all the things that build us up to handle the hardships of life - from motherhood, mental health, community-building, resilience, faith/spirituality, and more. Every conversation is laced with honesty, curiosity, open-mindedness, and grace. I hope you find yourself feeling at home, like you're sitting right here on the couch with us. Even if you're thousands of miles away. We can do this, together, even if at a distance. Anna Casey IG (https://www.instagram.com/ldf.pod/), FB (https://www.facebook.com/ldf.pod), Tiktok (https://www.tiktok.com/@ldf.pod): @ldf.pod Fun fact - this show is produced entirely during my kids nap time! If you love these conversations, please consider writing a review and actually pressing "subscribe/follow"! This is the #1 way to help this show gain momentum and help these conversations and get them into more women's hands.

Publisher

Anna Casey

Category

health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Apr 2025

Latest episode

22 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

16 of 30 episodes have a transcript.

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   22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How to Raise Kids who Trust their Bodies - with Rachel Sellers LPC-MHSP

   Host [Host Name] interviews Rachel Sellers LPC-MHSP, a therapist specializing in body image, discussing how parents can foster trust in their children's bodies and navigate sensitive conversations about food and self-perception.

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   20 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Single Mom Life: You Don't Have to Do it Alone - with Tina Sanders

   Host Emily Carter interviews single mom Tina Sanders about her journey through unexpected pregnancy, spiritual exploration, and finding strength in community.

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   23 Jul 2026

   What Postpartum Anxiety Actually Feels Like - with Annie Vaganay

   28.Annie's story with postpartum anxiety will make you laugh, cry, and hold hope all at the same time. You will leave this episode knowing how to support the loved ones in your life suffering from postpartum anxiety. We discuss: 00:45 Introduction to Annie 08:21 Unexpected Difficulty Getting Pregnant Again 15:42 The Miscarriage that Changed Everything 25:21 All-consuming prenatal anxiety 30:32 Intense Postpartum Anxiety 40:08 Finding Support and Community 43:13 Hope that Postpartum Anxiety Doesn't Last Forever Resources mentioned: Annie's Ninja Creami Recipe 150g Greek Yogurt 200ml Almond Milk (Or Chocolate Fairlife Milk) 1 scoop protein powder 6-8g sugar free pudding mix freeze overnight set creami to "lite ice cream" do 1 spin remove + add splash of almond milk set creami to respin

Inside a recent episode

How to Raise Kids who Trust their Bodies - with Rachel Sellers LPC-MHSP

Published 22 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But that doesn't feel like. doesn't feel right either you know it's like two it's two extremes but that's so helpful so body positivity focusing on even more like the physical appearance maybe but just like loving your body and body neutrality being more like what can my body do for me yeah exactly i do think there's a little bit of nuance when we're talking about things like body-based discrimination when we're talking about people who live with chronic illness or in a body that doesn't function the way that they want it to function so I think that's important to name too, that sometimes people can hear kind of about this whole body neutrality thing. […]

Who has been a guest on Long Distance Friends

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Rachel Sellers
• Tina Sanders
• Michelle Kirk
• Mary Frances
• Kim Muhich

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

26 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 14 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

8

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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