The Motherhood Mentor
Welcome to The Motherhood Mentor Podcast your go-to resource for moms seeking holistic healing and transformation. Hosted by mind-body somatic healing practitioner and holistic life coach Becca Dollard. Join us as we explore the transformative power of somatic healing, offering practical tools and strategies to help you navigate overwhelm, burnout, and stress. Through insightful conversations, empowering stories, and expert guidance, you'll discover how to cultivate resilience, reclaim balance, and thrive in every aspect of your life while still feeling permission to be a human. Are you a woman who is building a business while raising babies who refuses to burnout? These are conversations and support for you. We believe in the power of vulnerability, connection, and self-discovery, and our goal is to create a space where you feel seen, heard, and valued. Whether you're juggling career, family, or personal growth, this podcast is your sanctuary for holistic healing and growth all while normalizing the ups and downs, the messy and the magic, and the wild ride of this season of motherhood. Your host: Becca is a mom of two, married for 14years to her husband Jay living in Colorado. She is a certified somatic healing practitioner and holistic life coach to high functioning moms. She works with women who are navigating raising babies, building businesses, and prioritizing their own wellbeing and healing. She understands the unique challenges of navigating being fully present in motherhood while also wanting to be wildly creative and ambitious in her work. The Motherhood Mentor serves and supports moms through 1:1 coaching, in person community, and weekend retreats. Follow on IG: @themotherhoodmentor , send me a dm and let me know you found me through the podcast! Website: https://www.the-motherhood-mentor.com/ Want to join the email fam for free workshops and more support: https://themotherhoodmentor.myflodesk.com/ujaud8t4x9
Episodes
Ever found yourself smiling and agreeing to something, only to walk away wishing you had said no? Do you wonder why you keep accidentally ending up resentful or burnt out? You wonder why boundaries and conflict feel like you could die? That’s not just “people-pleasing” it’s your nervous system working overtime to keep you safe through fawning.
In this episode, we dig into what’s really happening beneath freeze and faw...
Motherhood will stretch you in ways you never imagined, but you don’t have to face it alone. In this raw conversation with Dr. Kim Murray, licensed marriage & family therapist and perinatal mental health specialist, we break open the truths no one is talking about on Instagram or in the baby books especially around postpartum mental health struggles.
We cover:
- Why perinatal mental health starts before conceptio...
What if transformation isn’t about fixing what’s broken, but learning to relate to yourself with compassion and trust?
In this raw and powerful conversation, guest Jenna Lee Dillon shares the inner shifts she’s experienced through somatic coaching, masterminds, and retreats. Once living in a constant state of “pedal to the metal,” Jenna Lee discovered the radical freedom of trusting herself to know when to accelerate- ...
If you’ve ever wondered why you feel anxious, overwhelmed, or like you are going through the motions but not really there, even when life looks fine on the outside - this episode is for you.
Your nervous system isn't broken- in fact it's working perfectly. In this podcast we dive into the wisdom of the body keeping score. Your dysregulation- no matter how destructive- it is a protective pattern. The snapping...
High-achieving. Burned out, but still going. Still not feeling like it’s enough? Let’s talk.
What happens when you’re doing all the right things but still feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or just plain exhausted?
In this raw, unscripted episode, we’re diving into the paradox so many high-functioning, high performing, perfectionist women face: doing everything right, but not getting the results or the feelings you actuall...
Ever notice rage in your jaw before it reaches your thoughts? That’s your body giving you flags long before your mindset can “think positive.” In Episode 2 of our Somatic Series, Becca unpacks why nervous-system regulation isn’t about staying zen 24/7; it’s about riding the full emotional wave without getting wiped out.
You’ll learn to:
- Pinpoint the exact sensations—heat, buzzing, pressure—that signal an oncoming ou...
Ever feel like you've mastered the art of looking like you have it all together while secretly feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or like something's fundamentally "off"? You've done the mindset work, read the books, practiced the affirmations- yet that persistent gap between knowing what to do and actually feeling better remains.
In this episode, we dive into why conventional personal developm...
What if everything you’re doing to help your child’s anxiety is actually making things worse? In this eye opening episode Becca sits down with Robyn, a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in helping anxious kids, by working with their parents.
Our natural parental instincts to soothe, protect, and accommodate can keep our kids stuck in anxiety. Robyn shares the revolutionary SPACE protocol which flips the ...
You are not just a mom, wife, and CEO there is this space between all these identities where we exist.
In todays episode I sit down with one of my best friends Lauren Salz to have a conversation about the unique challenges to explore what it really looks like to hold and have success both at home and in your work all while prioritizing your own wellbeing.
We talk about:
+The Myths and real struggles of flexibility in ...
Feel like food and nutrition has just gotten so complicated?
Tired and overwhelmed feeding yourself and your family?
Between diet culture, conflicting nutrition advice, and the daily chaos of feeing a family, it makes sense why we can feel so overwhelmed by mealtime.
In this honest and refreshing convo, Becca sits down with registered dietitian and intuitive eating counselor Ann Kent to untangle the mess and make it s...
The journey through postpartum is often portrayed in sanitized, picture-perfect images that fail to capture the raw, messy reality that so many mothers experience. In this deeply honest conversation between Becca and Laura McHugh, we explore what it truly means to navigate the fog of early motherhood and beyond, revealing truths that are rarely discussed but universally experienced. Have you ever wanted or needed to b...
Motherhood creates one of life's biggest pivots, fundamentally shifting how we see ourselves and approach life's challenges and opportunities. Monica Ortega shares her journey from LA actress and travel host to Denver mom of two, illuminating how identity transforms us through major life transitions.
In this episode we talk about:
• Comfort zones differ for everyone – for high-achievers, slowing down is ofte...
There's a strange energy to 2025 that many of us are feeling but struggling to articulate. In this vulnerable conversation with salon owner and Perfectly Blended podcast host Tonya Rabin, we explore why even the most organized, disciplined women are having trouble finding their flow this year.
Tonya opens up about "having a hard time getting her shit together" despite still accomplishing what needs to be...
Self care isn't selfish and the other narratives we hear so often about mom guilt and how they keep us inspired but fundamentally stuck.
In this podcast Sasha and I dive deep into conversations around
-navigating shame and amibition and the pressures we face as moms and business owners.
-Reclaiming and re-thinking what "selfish" is
-Negotiating the identity challenges and shifts that come in seasons of ...
Are you a mom juggling business, family, and trying to optimize and prioritize your own health and wellbeing? If you are like many of the women I know, you have already doing so many of the right things and feel like it's not working anymore or it's not doing enough. Join me and my guest Erin Trier as we talk and deep dive into all things health, wellness, hormones, and burnout.
How does our health need to e...
Is it more important for you to not get feedback - or to adjust who and where you are getting that feedback from?
Topics we jump into in this quickie episode:
-How sometimes the more and longer we are in the healing and therapy world , the more and better we learn to intellectualize and bullshit ourselves and others and how it can create wide gaps of integrity and even create burnout for those in helping, coaching, and...
Are you getting a little confused and overwhelmed with all the hormone content online? Me to. Which is why I am so excited for our guest today, Stefanie Adler who is a women's health and hormone expert. I am someone who deeply cares about my physical health and wellbeing and yet this conversation was such a wealth of information.
So whether you are an expert or newbie to this conversation, I know you will learn a...
Women who are high functioning will continue to be productive and show up like everything is fine even while they are burning the candle at both ends. In fact, many women double down on their performances, hard work, and their goodness when they start smelling smoke.
This quickie episode will help you understand the wisdom of burnout and how to have prescribed burns that actually create MORE long term health and wellb...
Welcome to an empowering episode that dives deep into the intricate relationship women have with money. Join me as I welcome Jenna Lee and Terra Rose, the dynamic duo behind Gutsy Money. In this episode, we explore how money conversations often feel shrouded in stigma, especially for women. Jenna and Terra shed light on the critical importance of financial literacy for women entrepreneurs, emphasizing the need for a s...
Calm and balanced are no longer my goal. Why? Because sometimes life needs and requires me to be activated. It's healthy for us to have anger, rage, overwhelm, and burnout.
Discover the power of understanding the window of tolerance through a holistic perspective and how our personal histories shape our stress responses. By acknowledging the natural highs and lows of our nervous system, we can cultivate health in...
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