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FRIENDSHIP. HEALTHCARE. MOTHERHOOD. Meet Christie, Jasmin, and Karen. Dental Hygienists + Friends + Moms = MOMgienists. Healthcare moms who understand the struggles, the joys, and the self-doubts of raising kids, staying sane, and working. Listen to our regular conversations about everything except the kitchen sink.
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Nov 1, 2021

This week on The Momgienists podcast Jasmin talks with Molly McDonald, Founder of the Three Journeys Community. Molly has developed a community of like-minded parents/parents-to-be to deep dive together through the physical and emotional, science + spirit of this life transformation. 

 

Quotes 

 

“What I quickly realized that the person with the phD was doing was crunching numbers, securing grants and writing articles, they were not hands-on with the parents and babies.” 

 

“You are going to be the only one that knows what is right for you and your family.” 

 

“They communicate way before they are verbal.” 

 

“We can’t fix everything for our kids, we can’t protect them from everything but we can let them know they are not alone and we are there for them through it.” 

 

“What we know is that there is a ton of change on the horizon, what we crave is the ability to control it.”

 

“Dial down what is in your ability to change and what is not. If it’s not surrender.”

 

“In most cases your child will figure out how to eat and survive, there are very few cases where they don’t.”

 

“They are who they are, and you get a little piece of that.” 



Links

molly@bodymindandmolly.com

 

Jasmin

Instagram: @itjasminhaley 

Facebook: @itsjasminhaley

Website: www.jasminhaley.com

 

Karen

Instagram: @ skaren52 

 

Michelle

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669

Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com

 

Christie 

Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist

Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

Oct 18, 2021

This week on The Momgienists podcast your hosts are talking about how they played vs. how their kids play. 

 

Quotes 

 

“The best double dutch ropes are clothes lines, doubled up.” 

 

“Karen is talking about square dancing and you are talking about tootsie roll.” 

 

“They are not responsible enough to navigate what is appropriate or not on social media.” 

 

“When she is dancing, she is in her own little world.” 

 

“He told his dad WAP means worship and praise.” 

 

“There will be no WAP dancing here today.” 

 

Links

 

Jasmin

Instagram: @itjasminhaley 

Facebook: @itsjasminhaley

Website: www.jasminhaley.com

 

Karen

Instagram: @ skaren52 

 

Michelle

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669

Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com

 

Christie 

Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist

Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

Oct 4, 2021

This week on The Momgienists podcast your host Jasmin is joined by Ayelet Marinovich who is a speech-language pathologist, parent educator, & imperfect mother. She is the founder of Learn With Less®, which helps families feel confident they can support & connect with their babies and toddlers – without having to buy a single toy! 

 

Quotes 

 

“You are just a therapist coming into a child's home, and then you take that toy when you leave, what is the point?” 

 

“Guess what else does the same thing… an empty toilet paper roll.” 

 

“Less is more.” 

 

“My goal is to release families from that sense that they need to buy more, be more, do more and just step back and recognize the value that they are enough and what they are doing is enough.” 

 

“There is a reason millions of dollars are put into marketing campaigns to make us feel we are not enough as parents.” 

 

“Raise a kind, loving, great human.” 

 

“As grown ups we look at play very linearly.” 

 

Links

ayelet@strengthinwords.com

Jasmin

Instagram: @itjasminhaley 

Facebook: @itsjasminhaley

Website: www.jasminhaley.com

 

Karen

Instagram: @ skaren52 

 

Michelle

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669

Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com

 

Christie 

Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist

Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

Sep 20, 2021

This week on The Momgienists podcast your hosts are talking about body image, highlighting their experiences and how they talk about body image with their children.

 

Quotes 

 

“I have two daughters so I have to be very aware of how I talk about my body and present my body.” 

 

“When you don’t look like that you wonder why.”

 

“Kim K. messed it up for us.” 

 

“Curves and fullness of the lips were always a part of the black culture.” 

 

“When you are 95 you will still look like you are 12 and that is a beautiful thing.” 

 

Links

 

Jasmin

Instagram: @itjasminhaley 

Facebook: @itsjasminhaley

Website: www.jasminhaley.com

 

Karen

Instagram: @ skaren52 

 

Michelle

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669

Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com

 

Christie 

Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist

Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

Sep 6, 2021

This week on MOMgienists your MOMgienists are talking with return guest, Sarah Watson, LPC about educating your children about sexual health in a healthy way. 

Sarah is a licensed professional counselor, AASECT certified sex therapist, and sexuality educator. Sarah has a private practice located in Michigan, where she works with individuals and couples struggling with relationship and sexual health issues via telehealth. In addition to her private practice Sarah founded her education business, Simple Sex Education which provides online workshops for parents to prepare themselves for starting and continuing discussions about sex and relationships with their kids.

 

Episode Highlights

  • A fully aware woman 
  • When to talk to your kids
  • Name your parts 
  • Here are the facts 
  • Approach with curiosity 

Quotes 

 “You can be fully in your sexual self and it can be a really healthy and wonderful thing.” 

“How can you truly educate your children if you don’t understand yourself?” 

“Only 17-18/50 of our states require medically accurate and driven sex education.” 

“They say ‘don’t do this because if you do you will get sick’ that's terrible.” 

“We are terrified of women finding their pleasure.” 

“Your 6 year old may be more emotionally ready to talk about some things than your 8 year old.” 

“Everychild is different, their needs, their wants and their questions are different.” 

“When they get the answer they move on, it isn’t traumatic.”  

“Protection comes from knowledge.” 

“The age for exposure to porn is 8 years old.” 

“Approach with curiosity.” 

 

Links

 

https://www.sarahwatsonlpc.com/

 

https://www.simplesexeducation.com/

 

Jasmin

Instagram: @itjasminhaley 

Facebook: @itsjasminhaley

Website: www.jasminhaley.com

 

Karen

Instagram: @ skaren52 

 

Michelle

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669

Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com

 

Christie 

Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist

Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

 

Aug 23, 2021

This week your Momgienists podcast talking about getting spousal buy-in to achieve your goals. 

Episode Highlights

  • Call the meeting
  • Write down your goals
  • Talk openly about pro’s and con’s
  • Explain your family prioritization
  • Book recommendations 

Quotes 

“Shout out to the therapists out there keeping us sane.” 
 
“When you are a relationship you are on a team.” 
 
“They are tough questions, but they are questions you could answer before you had a family.”
 
“It's not a threat when someone is sharing their hopes and desires.” 
 
“Talk about how this choice is going to effect the family, both positively and negatively.” 
 
“Money makes the world go round.” 
 
“When a women is fulfilled and we feel like we have our identity it leads to a better family dynamic.” 
 
“Culturally and systemically we have taken the voice away from women.”
 
“We don’t want people to go for their goals and then forsake their family.” 
 
“You can have things that are just for you.” 
 
“Ultimately if you have a true partnership your spouse will want to see you happy, and you can find a middle ground where all parties are happy.” 
 
“It takes a lot of courage to put yourself out there, even to your spouse."

 

Links

We Should All Be Millionaires 

What Happened To You? 

 

Jasmin

Instagram: @itjasminhaley 

Facebook: @itsjasminhaley

Website: www.jasminhaley.com

 

Karen

Instagram: @ skaren52 

 

Michelle

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669

Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com

 

Christie 

Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist

Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

Aug 9, 2021

This week your Momgienists podcast we are joined by Cheryl Shafer who has been a Dental Hygienist since 1985, who specializes in oral function, tethered oral tissue and breathing. She is helping those with orofacial myofunctional disorders find the root cause and solutions by collaborating with an integrative team of medical and dental providers.

 

Episode Highlights

  • Cheryl’s background
  • Facial function 
  • We want our patients to thrive
  • It’s not too late
  • Michelle’s journey 

Quotes 

 

“The hygienists are the most underutilized healthcare professionals.”

 

“One of the amazing things about what I do is that I don’t work in isolation, I work as a myofunctional therapist in collaboration with all healthcare professionals.” 

 

“Dental and Medical should be married.” 

 

“The rewards are breathtaking.” 

 

“Warning for everyone, if you dive into this subject you will dive deep into the rabbit hole, there is always more and more and more to learn.” 

 

“There is so much I wish I knew for when my child was young that I would do differently.” 

 

“He wrote his college essay on the pain that he suffered because he had oral dysfunction.” 

 

“Waiting until someone is 8 years old to see the orthodontist for the first time is too late.” 

 

“Foundation first, teeth second.” 

 

“I feel like I have found my value and purpose.”

 

“He said Cheryl, you are doing God's work.”

 

“If we rise, all of us rise.” 

 

Links

cherylshafer@facialfunction.com

 

www.facialfunction.com   

 

Jasmin

Instagram: @itjasminhaley 

Facebook: @itsjasminhaley

Website: www.jasminhaley.com

 

Karen

Instagram: @ skaren52 

 

Michelle

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669

Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com

 

Christie 

Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist

Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

Jul 27, 2021

This week on MOMgienists Jasmin talks to us about 5 strategies to maintain your identity while raising a family, developing a career, or both! 

Episode Highlights

  • Maintaining Identity
  • 5 Strategies 

Quotes 

 

“One of my greatest gifts is being a mother, but there is also a side of me that existed before I had children.” 

 

“Your children won’t be young for long.” 

 

“My children benefit when mommy is full and whole.” 

 

“One of the most powerful things we have is our intuition, TRUST THAT.” 

 

“Time is relative.”

 

“You will have mommy guilt, and it will never go away.”

 

“Of course they are okay, they have another loving parents that is there with them who is taking care of them.” 

 

“Boundaries are not about them, they are about us.” 

 

“Celebrate your small wins, they lead to bigger wins.” 

 

Links

 

Jasmin

Instagram: @itjasminhaley 

Facebook: @itsjasminhaley

Website: www.jasminhaley.com

 

Karen

Instagram: @ skaren52 

 

Michelle

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669

Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com

 

Christie 

Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist

Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

Jul 12, 2021

This week on MOMgienists your MOMgienists are talking with Sarah Watson, LPC about vaginal health and sex communication with your partner.

 

Sarah is a licensed professional counselor, AASECT certified sex therapist, and sexuality educator. Sarah has a private practice located in Michigan, where she works with individuals and couples struggling with relationship and sexual health issues via telehealth. In addition to her private practice Sarah founded her education business, Simple Sex Education which provides online workshops for parents to prepare themselves for starting and continuing discussions about sex and relationships with their kids.

 

Episode Highlights

  • Sarah’s Background
  • The Vagina Cleans Itself
  • Appreciating Your Smell
  • Sexual Intercourse After Becoming A Mother
  • Lube Is Your Friend
  • Keepin’ It Spicy

Quotes 

 

“Yoni, this is cleaning out the vaginal canal, and it is trash.”

 

“Your vagina, it cleans itself… period.” 

 

“You can’t smell pheromones.” 

 

“You have probably been taught since you were a young woman, a lot of misinformation.” 

 

“Most of this has been taught and influenced by men, and they don’t know a lot about vaginas and vulva’s.” 

 

“Scented is not good, it will give you an infection.” 

 

“What I was doing pre-children, is nothing compared to what I am doing now.” 

 

“I have friends that have no stretch marks after having kids, I have tiger stripes y’all, and I am still scared to show that part of me.”

 

“There is so much shame around what happens to our bodies as women.” 

 

“It takes your body 18 months to recover.” 

 

“I am still supposed to wear a diaper and you want me to what?”

 

“Baby comes out and you are good to go… hell no.”

 

“Lubrication is your friend.”

 

“You can have the conversation in snippets.”

 

“Sex can be anything that brings you pleasure with your partner.” 

 

Links

 

https://www.sarahwatsonlpc.com/

 

https://www.simplesexeducation.com/

 

Jasmin

Instagram: @itjasminhaley 

Facebook: @itsjasminhaley

Website: www.jasminhaley.com

 

Karen

Instagram: @ skaren52 

 

Michelle

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669

Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com

 

Christie 

Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist

Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

 

May 24, 2021

This week on MOMgienists your MOMgienists are talking about creating, developing, and maintaining friendships while juggling the art that is raising a family. 

 

Episode Highlights

  • Strategies for friendships 
  • Videogames and Crop Dusting 
  • True Friendship

Quotes 

 

“Motherhood can be a lonely place.”

 

“It is okay to have seasons.” 

 

“I can relate to my teenage boy patient base pretty well.”

 

“My family will always come first.” 

 

“Sometimes people don’t have boundaries themselves.” 

 

“It is okay to say no to your friends, it is okay if you are not the end all for them, it is okay to set boundaries.” 

 

“Some people, you love them, but they drive you nuts.”

 

“I’ve never gone to a meetup with friends and regretted it.”  

 

Links

Jasmin

Instagram: @itjasminhaley 

Facebook: @itsjasminhaley

Website: www.jasminhaley.com

 

Karen

Instagram: @ skaren52 

 

Michelle

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669

Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com

 

Christie 

Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist

Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

The Safe Place for MOMgienists™️ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/

 

May 10, 2021

This week on MOMgienists your MOMgienists are with Kari Carter- Cherelus about toxic work environments and getting paid what you deserve! 

 

Kari Carter-Cherelus RDH, DA is a consultant, coach, speaker, and author. Kari knows first hand how working in a hostile work environment can contribute to feelings of burnout, negatively affecting one's overall health and confidence. She authored the book The Ultimate Guide for Dental Hygienist Burnout. She uses her platform as CEO and Founder of KMC Strategic Solutions to help improve the work culture in teams and organizations. She coaches professionals experiencing burnout and professional dissatisfaction. Her coaching assists her clients in rediscovering their passion by realigning themselves empowering themselves to make positive changes in their lives.

 

Episode Highlights

  • Toxic work environments 
  • Asking for a raise
  • Kari’s book - Link below

Quotes 

 

“I have a captive audience, you are stuck in my chair and you have to listen to me.” 

 

“I ended up having post traumatic stress and crying.” 

 

“It takes about a year and a half to two years to get over burnout.” 

 

“You have to establish boundaries, you cannot keep allowing things to happen to you.”

 

“If they play chess you can’t play checkers, you need to play chess.” 

 

“Those little things become big things.”

 

“You don’t want to show up at the bosses door and say ‘I need some money’.” 

 

“It is in the data, it is in the numbers.” 

 

“At the end of the day we are working in a small business in the private sector, and we need to talk about the numbers.” 

 

“I liken interviews to first dates, anyone can say anything on the first date.”

 

Links

Jasmin

Instagram: @itjasminhaley 

Facebook: @itsjasminhaley

Website: www.jasminhaley.com

 

Karen

Instagram: @ skaren52 

 

Michelle

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669

Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com

 

Christie 

Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist

Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

The Safe Place for MOMgienists™️ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/



Kari: 

 

Instagram: kmc.smiles

The Ultimate Guide for Dental Hygienist Burnout : The Guide To Having an Optimal Dental Hygiene Career

Apr 26, 2021

This week on MOMgienists your MOMgienists are talking about self care strategies for the moms out there! If you are battling virtual learning, change of routine, work and life we are going to talk about implementing self sustenance into your life!

 

Episode Highlights

  • Laughter is life
  • Ask for help
  • Stages: ups and downs
  • Talking to your children about overwhelm

Quotes 

 

“Laughter is my self sustenance.” 

 

“When I can sense when I am getting to the point of overwhelm, or she is, we speak in different accents, and laugh, and it helps us get through it.” 

 

“The biggest part is recognizing when you need help, and asking for it, beyond your spouse.” 

 

“I just had my first meet and greet session with my counselor.”

 

“I still have a little bit of a stigma saying it outloud that I need help.” 

 

“It was my space, my time, by myself.”

 

“We have to find small pockets of time that belong to us.”

 

“Choosing me is actually not selfish.” 

 

Links

Jasmin

Instagram: @itjasminhaley 

Facebook: @itsjasminhaley

Website: www.jasminhaley.com

 

Karen

Instagram: @ skaren52 

 

Michelle

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669

Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com

 

Christie 

Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist

Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

The Safe Place for MOMgienists™️ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/

Apr 12, 2021
MOMgienists Podcast is back for SEASON 5! Can you believe it? This week Jasmin,  and Karen talk with Michelle Barrios, RDH who will be joining MOMgienists Podcast for season 5! In this episode the MOMgienists let you know what they have been up to, and what to expect for this season!
 
Episode Highlights
  • MOMgienists catch up
  • Michelle's background
  • Stress is toxic
  • Be okay with setting boundaries
 
Quotes 
 
"I got to meet all these women that I felt were teaching me something every-time we talked."
 
"We don't have to go to the grave in the clinic."
 
"I was going to sleep at 5:00pm and crying before I had to go to work."
 
"Stress is toxic."
 
"It's like  shake and bake, we are going to SHAKE IT UP."
 
"I know that test is a part of my testimony now."
 
Links
 
Jasmin
Instagram: @itjasminhaley 
Facebook: @itsjasminhaley
Website: www.jasminhaley.com
 
Karen
Instagram: @ skaren52 
 
Michelle
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.barrios.37669
Email: Michelle2rdh@gmail.com
 
Christie 
Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist
Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com
 
The Safe Place for MOMgienists™️ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/
Dec 21, 2020
This week Jasmin, Michelle and Karen talk with Nikki Tucker. Nikki is a Divorce Financial Strategist and founder of The FIIRM Approach. She’s a mom, part-time foodie and a 16 year financial professional who helps female breadwinners prepare their finances for divorce. She joins us to talk to us about her work, and financial peace of mind. 
 
Episode Highlights
  • Nikki’s Background
  • The FIIRM Approach 
  • Money Story 
  • Family Playbook 
 
Quotes 
 
“I am a true financial nerd” 
 
“I don't think anyone enters into a marriage seeing their marriage lead down to divorce” 
 
“Let’s be honest, divorces rarely go as soothly as we hope” 
 
“A therapist is a heck of a lot cheaper than an attorney” 
 
“My intention is not for your marriage to end” 
 
“The conversation should be happening before you get married” 
 
“If you are willing to lie to me about your financial position, are you really my partner? Are we really in this together?"
 
“In order to have financial peace of mind, you need to be proactive and protect yourself and your family” 
 
Links
Nikki's Info: 
 
email: nikki@thefiirmapproach.com
URL: https://thefiirmapproach.com/ultimate-resource-guide
 
Christie
Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist
Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com
 
Jasmin
Instagram: @itjasminhaley
Facebook: @itsjasminhaley
Website: www.jasminhaley.com
 
Karen
Instagram: @skaren52
The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
Dec 7, 2020
This week Jasmin talks with Larissa Parson and Michelle Barrios! Larissa is a Black, biracial movement teacher specializing in core & pelvic health. She loves helping women connect to their bodies, so they can smash the patriarchy without peeing their pants!
 
Episode Highlights
  • Larissa’s Background
  • Core and Pelvic Floor
  • You are not alone 
  • What you can do
 
Quotes 
“This is a touchy subject and it shouldn’t be” 
 
“It sounds easy now, but it was very hard at the time” 
 
“Confession time y’all…I’ve dealt with this” 
 
“Why does my bottom area feel extra warm… like wet warm” 
 
“Don’t go do kegels willy nilly” 
 
“Using the core is the driver, the pelvic floor is the passages when you are moving around in daily life”
 
“You have a strategy that is working for you in daily life” 
 
“We want to be seen and heard… we want to talk about challenging things that we deal with”
 
“Go have more orgasms, it’s good for your public floor” 
 
“Maybe save that for play time… but not all the time”
 
 
Links
Larissa’s Info: 
email: move@larissaparson.com
URL: www.larissaparson.com
 
 
Christie
Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist
Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com
 
Jasmin
Instagram: @itjasminhaley
Facebook: @itsjasminhaley
Website: www.jasminhaley.com
 
Karen
Instagram: @skaren52
The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
Nov 23, 2020
This week Jasmin talks with Anomie Atkins! Passionate about putting the love you have for your child into action, Anomie has developed a Purposeful Parenting program. As a Certified Professional Coach, she helps her clients establish their values and decide what kind of parent they plan to be, while elevating their own levels of mindfulness and presence so they can stay sane and enjoy the ride.
 
Episode Highlights
  • Anomie’s Background
  • From Coachee to Coach 
  • Anomie’s Motherhood Journey 
  • Considerations Pre-Childbirth
  • Purposeful Parenting 
  • Trauma 
  • Making Space for Communication 
 
Quotes 
 
“With a coach the client is the expert of their life… they solve their own problems and it is so empowering” 
 
“My grandfather and father define success as survival” 
 
“I am a solo mum by choice” 
 
“They said you have a less then 2% chance of having a baby in your arms…and I got my daughter”
 
“Our motherhood journey is ours, we choose, and it’s okay to do that” 
 
“I think parenting is the most wonderful thing we can do”
 
“As coaches we all walk our talk as much as we can” 
 
“You are a human, it is okay to have those emotions, you are not a perfect robot” 
Links
 
Anomie’s Info
email: anomie@anomieatkins.com
URL: http://www.instagram.com/anomieatkins
Christie
Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist
Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com
 
Jasmin
Instagram: @itjasminhaley
Facebook: @itsjasminhaley
Website: www.jasminhaley.com
 
Karen
Instagram: @skaren52
The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
Nov 9, 2020
This week Jasmin talks with Amanda Freeman! Amanda helps smart, successful women master their energy. So they can overcome overwhelm, self-sabotage and burnout – and make a powerful impact in the world with their work. Combining practical mindset with energy healing and strategy, Amanda facilitates powerful transformation for her clients – so they can show up and be successful, sustainable and socially conscious in life and business.
 
Episode Highlights
  • Amanda’s Background and Commitment
  • Honoring Ourselves 
  • Self Sustenance 
  • 3 Step Process 
  • Pandemic 
 
Quotes 
 
“The people I am working with are myself” 
 
“Many women I work with find it difficult to even find an hour in a 24 hour period that is just theirs”
 
“That’s not broken, it’s part of my journey” 
 
“Even if we are having a bad day… you are not allowed to, you have to be 100% game face on”
 
“I want to raise young women that honor themselves, and if I don't honor myself, they won’t either” 
 
“At least once a year I go away by myself for 3 days” 
 
“Every woman needs to find what refills them” 
 
“Self care sounds negotiable, self sustenance is not” 
 
"Have the courage to recognize when you are pushing beyond your limits, when you are empty”
 
“You know that emoji with the head blowing up… that's where I am at” 
 
“Personal development should never end” 
Links
Amanda’s Info 
email: info@inspirenaturaltherapies.com.au
URL: www.amandafreeman.com.au
Christie
Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist
Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com
 
Jasmin
Instagram: @itjasminhaley
Facebook: @itsjasminhaley
Website: www.jasminhaley.com
 
Karen
Instagram: @skaren52
The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
Oct 26, 2020
This week Jasmin talks with Samantha Griffin. Samantha is an impassioned woman who unequivocally believes in the voices of women, especially black women, and trusts their decisions regarding their bodies, their children and their families.
 
Episode Highlights
  • Samantha’s Background
  • Cloth Diapering 
  • Women for Women
  • Childbirth Education Class 
  • Accountability 
Quotes 
 
“I wish this was a conversation I heard before I had decided to have children” 
 
“I didn’t even know what I doula was until I got into the world of cloth diapering” 
 
“When it works breast feeding and cloth diapering is cheaper” 
 
“I’ve always been a woman’s woman”
 
“I had a much more pleasant experience when I had a doula at my second birth” 
 
“I went totally ballistic because I was not being heard” 
 
“As women we need to show up for each other… we are all we’ve got sometimes” 
 
“She worked through her shift and stayed until I gave birth”
 
“I believe that childbirth education should be more accessible and that everyone should take it” 
 
“Trust your gut, you know when someone is not listening to you” 
 
“This is the age of information…and we need to ask questions” 
 
“The stuff we hear about that we think of as being in history books… It wasn’t that long ago” 
 
“That documentary has turned many a woman into a soldier” 
 
“If they are not going to listen to Serena Williams…they are not going to listen to anyone” 
Links
Samatha’s Info: 
 
email: samantha@dcmetromaternity.com
URL: Dcmetromaternity.com
 
Christie
Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist
Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com
 
Jasmin
Instagram: @itjasminhaley
Facebook: @itsjasminhaley
Website: www.jasminhaley.com
 
Karen
Instagram: @skaren52
The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
Oct 12, 2020
This week Jasmin talks with Meliea Black. Meliea helps feminists who are preparing for birth and/or postpartum find and trust that woman that lives inside of them. She is a multi-passionate entrepreneur, Midwife and Women's Wellness Coach who had 3 amazing children and 3 crazy postpartum experiences that influenced her passion to start her business.
 
Episode Highlights
  • Meliea’s Background 
  • Postpartum 
  • We need to stop wearing masks 
  • This is a medical condition 
  • Preparation, a Director and Support System are Crucial 
Quotes 
 
“What do you mean you might let me try?!” 
 
“When I see an injustice in the world I become whatever I need to be to help with that” 
 
“Don't ever apologize for advocating for me” 
 
“I remember when the medicine wore off, how hard it was for me to walk and use the restroom”
 
“I new it was possible for my body to open up” 
 
“The older you get the more passionate you become about the injustices that happened to you when you were younger” 
 
“We just need to be raw about it” 
 
“A warm bath is not going to help me feel less overwhelmed right now” 
 
“We’ve let the dialogue become really sinister” 
 
“Suicide is the second most common reason women die during that time” 
 
“Never mind you, where is the baby … and you feel like no-one is seeing you” 
 
“Invest in yourself and your preparation” 
 
“If she can’t come up with something, that is a big red flag” 
 
Links
 
Meliea’s Contact:
email: yourempoweredpostpartum@gmail.com
URL: www.yourempoweredpostpartum.com
Christie
Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist
Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com
 
Jasmin
Instagram: @itjasminhaley
Facebook: @itsjasminhaley
Website: www.jasminhaley.com
 
Karen
Instagram: @skaren52
The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
Sep 28, 2020
This week on MOMgienists Podcast we talk with Parijat Deshpande. Parijat is the leading high-risk pregnancy specialist, somatic trauma professional and speaker and author who guides women to improve their pregnancy complications so they can reduce their risk of preterm birth. Her unique neurobiological approach has served hundreds of women to manage pregnancy complications and reclaim a safety and trust in their bodies that they thought was eroded forever. Parijat is the author of bestselling book Pregnancy Brain: A Mind-Body Approach to Stress Management During a High-Risk Pregnancy. She is also the host of the popular podcast Delivering Miracles, that discusses the real, raw side of family-building including infertility, loss, high-risk pregnancy, bed rest, prematurity and healing once baby comes home. Learn more at parijatdeshpande.com
 
Episode Highlights
  • Paritjat’s Background
  • Buy In
  • Trauma
  • Holistic Approach Education 
  • It’s not over, because it’s over 
  • Focus on the body, and feeling safe in it
  • Moving past stuck 
 
Quotes 
“This was not on our radar at all… that my life could be in danger… It was a HUGE wake up call” 
“I went from being this really busy person to being this person, at home, binging on Netflix” 
“We are so sorry, we don’t think this baby is going to come home… it’s just to early” 
“Too early but late enough that it gave him a chance at life” 
“If I can get 15 days, and I am nobody special, what is possible if we can teach this to everyone?” 
“You have the power, you have information nobody else on this planet has” 
“If you are coming from a place of survival, you are not going to be able to speak up”
“Trauma is something that happens to your body too soon, too much, too fast… notice it has nothing to do with what the event is” 
“It is a physiological response happening outside of conscious choice” 
“Get the heck out of here, we are in a health crisis!”
“You have to learn how to feel safe again, in your own life” 
“We cannot think or talk ourselves out of trauma”
“You don’t have to remember what happened to heal, and you don’t have to talk about it” 
“It’s not because your ceiling as dropped, it’s because your floor has risen” 
Links
 
Parijat Deshpande Contact and More:
email: info@parijatdeshpande.com
URL: https://parijatdeshpande.com/
IG: @healthy.highriskpregnancy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParijatDesh/
Parijat's Book, Pregnancy Brain - Available on Kindle and paperback on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. - https://parijatdeshpande.lpages.co/pregnancybrain/
Listen to the Delivering Miracles podcast - https://www.parijatdeshpande.com/podcast
Christie
Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist
Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com
 
Jasmin
Instagram: @itjasminhaley
Facebook: @itsjasminhaley
Website: www.jasminhaley.com
 
Karen
Instagram: @skaren52
The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
Sep 14, 2020
This week on the MOMgienists Podcast Jasmin talks with Amanda Jewson about motherhood and sleep deprivation! Amanda is the mother of two young girls, a Canadian certified sleep consultant and trained educator. In 2017 Amanda founded Baby's Best Sleep and has since then helped countless parents create healthy sleep habits for them and their children. Amanda is an all-around sleep expert and uses a research-based approach to developing custom-tailored programs for her clients. 
 
Episode Highlights
  • Amanda’s Background
  • The internet has no chill
  • Sleep Deprivation and Society
  • Co-Sleeping
  • For the mom’s that are not fine
 
 
Quotes 
“I wish you were in my life 11 years ago” 
“The internet has no chill” 
“I was the only teenager without a curfew because I would come home to get my 8 hours” 
“Sleep is not a luxury, it is a necessity” 
“I never thought I would let her cry it out”
“Modern society does not support mothers”
“You child is going to cry for an hour when they are 3 because their shoe is red… and not blue… wait for it” 
“The babies with colic cry non stop, whether they are being held or not” 
“I am so tired, I just don't have anything else in me” 
“Sleep deprivation is the number one brain impairment” 
“You just had a baby, so science doesn’t apply to you"
Links
Amanda’s Info
email: amanda@babysbestsleep.com
URL: http://www.babysbestsleep.com
Christie
Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist
Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com
 
Jasmin
Instagram: @itjasminhaley
Facebook: @itsjasminhaley
Website: www.jasminhaley.com
 
Karen
Instagram: @skaren52
The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
Aug 17, 2020
This week on the MOMgienists Podcast Jasmin talks with us about diversity and shares tips and strategies you can implement and share with your own children. 
 
Episode Highlights
  • Build a Bridge
  • We want your to be a part of our group
  • MOMgienists Culture
  • Listen
  • Experiences Survey Responses and Stories
  • Tips for Parents
 
Quotes 
“The fact of the matter is we are all human, we have the same systems in our body and all bleed red blood” 
“This is a man made issue”
“You want to have moms from all different walks of life” 
“I spent a lot of time educating my patients that she was well qualified and skilled and that they were in good hands” 
“The world of dentistry is about selling a brand, and I don't fit that brand”
“I have had many patients refuse to see me, as soon as they saw me”
“As a black hygienist I always ask from desk to let them know they would be seeing a different hygienist”
“I was so hurt and disgusted all I could do saw hum hymns while I cleaned his teeth”
“I guess they figure his money was enough to excuse his racist behavior” 
“Having toys that show a diverse group”
“What can you introduce that shows other people exist” 
“He didn’t see a difference, he just saw friends"
 
Links
Christie
Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist
Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com
 
Jasmin
Instagram: @itjasminhaley
Facebook: @itsjasminhaley
Website: www.jasminhaley.com
 
Karen
Instagram: @skaren52
The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
Aug 3, 2020
This week on the MOMgienists Podcast our MOMgienists are joined again by Dr. Ellie Phillips. Dr. Phillips shares with us her thoughts about Biofilm, Ph, Xylitol and so much more!
 
Episode Highlights
  • Be Yourself
  • Ph Testing
  • BioFilm
  • Infection vs Colonization
  • Xylitol
Quotes 
“Testing the saliva of a woman you will almost always find its acidic”
“I don’t think Ph testing is that valuable because its so affected by stress"
“What they are trying to do is changing the mothers mouth health”
“At 6 years old the children of the mothers that ate xylitol had 85% less decay”
“Kids love it because it tastes like sugar, but it is the opposite of sugar” 
“Do what you feel, don’t worry if it is right or wrong” 
“If you have bad oral hygiene it tends to push the birthdate earlier” 
“It is only when the biofilm becomes infected that it puffs up and becomes plaque”
“Xylitol is good for good bacteria"
 
Links
Shop Zellies http://shop.zellies.com
Mouth Care Comes Clean: https://amzn.to/2OgwPs6
Kiss your Dentist Goodbye:https://amzn.to/2BUAKsa 
Dr. Phillips Website: https://drellie.com 
 
Christie
Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist
Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com

 

 
 
Jasmin
Instagram: @itjasminhaley
Facebook: @itsjasminhaley
Website: www.jasminhaley.com

 

 
 
Karen
Instagram: @skaren52
 
The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
Jul 20, 2020

This week on the MOMgienists Podcast our MOMgienists are joined by Dr. Ellie Phillips. Dr. Phillips shares with us the amazing story of her career and what brought her to where she is today! 

 

Episode Highlights

  • Dr. Phillips in Dental School
  • Swiss Model
  • Dr. Phillips Opens a Bakery
  • Kissing and Bacteria 
  • Acidity
  • Floss

 

Quotes 

“In England in the 50’s women were not in dentistry” 

“We studied 6 days a week, and lived in silence on Sundays to digest what we learned Monday through Saturday” 

“I had nothing else I could think about other than physics, chemistry and biology”

“I was accepted into dental school and there were 7 women, 700 men, the whole thing was a fight because they didn’t want women in dental school” 

“I was a little rebel, I made it a skirt and sewed it down the middle” 

“The bigger the filling, the more the patient had to pay, I got the same amount, root canals were less expensive than extractions so patients really made an effort to keep their teeth and maintain health”

“No-one was flossing at yet they had the best oral health I had ever seen”

“If a family wanted to come all together, and have a consultation, why not? I am going to say the same thing to each of them”

“I didn’t clean teeth that didn’t need cleaning… why do we do this” 

“I'm going to ask myself that next time someone is getting on my nerves… What would Dr. Ellie do?

“He has really white teeth before the whitening era and he was using comet cleaner”

“I did tell a guy he had to go on my program for 6 months before I would kiss him”

“Brushing not about scooping stuff out of your teeth, brushing is to create lymphatic drainage”

“It's like a garden, if you blowtorch your garden, it's clean, but it's not healthy” 

Links

Mouth Care Comes Clean: https://amzn.to/2OgwPs6

Kiss your Dentist Goodbye:https://amzn.to/2BUAKsa 

Dr. Phillips Website: https://drellie.com 

Christie

Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist

Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com



Jasmin

 

Instagram: @itjasminhaley

 

Facebook: @itsjasminhaley

 

Website: www.jasminhaley.com



Karen

 

Instagram: @skaren52

 

The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

 

Jul 6, 2020

This week on the MOMgienists Podcast our MOMgienists talk about anxiety and how they cope. 

 

Episode Highlights

  • Anxiety
  • Coping strategies 
  • Sleep Test
  • A Sisters Siesta 
  • Pregnancy during Covid-19

 

Quotes 

“If you see a big dump…. don’t whack it!”

“When you get a patient in your chair you don’t know what your getting, and you deal with it, no matter how much calculus gets flicked in your face” 

“Sometimes I’ve just got to let it go”

“Sometimes you have a better energy the next day, and you can deal with something you just couldn’t today” 

“I understand why some mothers feel like, I just want to hit the road Jack… and disappear” 

“I wish I had this book when I started working”

“Not everyone is cut from the same cloth” 

“When I was pregnant my anxiety was through the roof”

“You have to count those risks and decide” 

Links

A Sisters Siesta: https://app.thebookpatch.com/BookStore/a-sisters-siesta/018aeed2-3e20-4e28-bf66-61fe78807a78 

Christie

 

Instagram: @yoursmilinghygienist

 

Website: www.yoursmilinghygienist.com



Jasmin

 

Instagram: @itjasminhaley

 

Facebook: @itsjasminhaley

 

Website: www.jasminhaley.com



Karen

 

Instagram: @skaren52

 

The Safe Place for MOMgienists Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MOMgienists/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

 

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