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Motherhood can make nutrition feel overwhelming, exhausting, and honestly… impossible some days. Between feeding kids, managing the mental load, and surviving on coffee and leftover snacks, many moms end up putting themselves last.

In today’s episode, we sit down with Ana Sofia — registered dietician, founder of Balanced Nutrition, creator of The Balanced Mom Method, and mom of 3 under 4 — to talk about realistic nutrition for motherhood.

This conversation is all about simplifying food, releasing perfectionism, and helping moms feel supported instead of judged when it comes to nourishment.

We talk about:

• Why nutrition feels so hard during motherhood
• Feeding yourself while caring for little ones
• Picky eaters and reducing mealtime pressure
• What “good enough” nutrition actually looks like
• Simple ways moms can support their energy without overcomplicating things

Ana brings both professional expertise and lived experience to this conversation, creating such a validating and encouraging space for moms in every season.

Whether you’re in survival mode, postpartum, or simply trying to take better care of yourself without adding more pressure, this episode is for you.

Connect with Ana Sofia:
@balancednutrition.rd

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This week’s episode is a special one. 💛

In honor of Mother’s Day and Maternal Mental Health Month, we sat down with our moms for a conversation about motherhood across generations—the things that have changed, the things that haven’t, and the lessons we continue to carry forward.

This episode is full of perspective, laughter, honesty, and some really meaningful reminders about what actually matters in the long run.

More than anything, this conversation reminded us that motherhood was never meant to be carried alone—and that every generation is learning how to do this a little differently, and hopefully a little more supported.

Whether you’re in the thick of motherhood, missing your mom, navigating your own healing, or simply needing a reminder that you’re not alone… we hope this episode feels like sitting in the room with us.

💛 Maternal mental health matters.
💛 Support matters.
💛 Moms deserve spaces where they can be honest about how they’re doing.

Thank you for being here with us.

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We’re doing something a little different today.

Before we begin bringing real moms onto the podcast soon, we wanted to take a moment to pause and let you get to know us a little more—beyond the conversations we’ve been having here.

In this episode, we’re sharing the stories behind why this space exists. Not the polished versions—but the real moments in motherhood that felt heavier than we expected, the mental load we didn’t see coming, and how those experiences shaped the work we do now.

We talk about the intersection of our personal experiences as moms and our professional backgrounds, and why it became so important to create a space that feels supportive, honest, and grounded in real life—not performative or overwhelming.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re holding a lot mentally… or like you should be handling things better than you are… this conversation is for you.

There is space for you here.

We’re also so excited to begin bringing this space into real life.

We’re hosting our first in-person event for moms—a space to connect, feel supported, and have honest conversations about the mental load of motherhood.

✨ Event Details:
Messy Mama Moments: Canvas Painting with Your Littles
May 9th — 9am-12pm
Createry Workshop, Littleton

This is a fun event for moms and their littles to get a bit messy and connect with others in our community.

👉 Register here — https://www.messymindedmama.com/canvas-painting-may-9