Podcast
Our Messy Collective
Hosted by Carey Shofner & Suzanne Gillies-Smith · EN
Two friends sharing stories and hosting guests to discuss the messy world of motherhood. As plus size moms we have dreamed of creating a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive community that holds space for all mothers. Regardless of size, race, gender, disability, social background, religion, or sexual orientation. If you love a little one, we love you!
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S2E8: Mother's Day Reflections
May 10, 202101:06:45Tap to summarizeWe're B A C K! Just in time to share our thoughts on Mother's Day. Join us as we catch up, talk about the complexities and the joys of Motherhood, and discuss what boundaries look like. We will be on a bi-weekly schedule for the rest of the season with the next episode airing May 24th! Thank you so much for your patience as we navigate the ever changing demands of our personal and professional lives.
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S2E7: The Impact of Women
Mar 22, 202100:44:14Tap to summarizeJoin Carey and Suzanne as they catch up, discuss what Women's History Month means to them, and talk about the women who have impacted them.
Transcribe →S2E6: The Kohl Chronicles with Kayla
Mar 15, 202101:10:50Tap to summarizeJoin us this week as Carey sits down with Kayla from The Kohl Chronicles to discuss infertility, loss, parenting, and everything in between. Kayla lives and works in Omaha, Nebraska with her husband, two cats, and dog. She is passionate about supporting others with their fertility journey and breaking the stigma around infertility and loss. She graduated with a B.S. in Elementary Education, and a Deaf studies minor. She is a certified Postpartum and Infant Care Doula through ProDoula. She is also a certified Reproductive Health Doula with the Child Birth Institute, and is working on her Fertility Support Specialist certification with Bebo Mia.
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S2E5: A Year of Covid: Reflections on Surviving
Mar 8, 202101:06:44Tap to summarizeCarey and Suzanne sit down to mark the one year anniversary of COVID's impact on the United States and their individual lives. They discuss where they were a year ago, how the pandemic has shaped their lives in the last year, and how they are actually feeling about things now that the vaccine is available.
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S2E4: Easy, Breezy, Beautiful Enneagram
Mar 1, 202100:53:35Tap to summarizeSuzanne & Carey catch up and discuss their enneagram types, their favorite enneagram Instagram accounts, and their understanding of the enneagram. Click here for more!
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S2E3: Babies & Business with Kayleigh M.
Feb 22, 202101:15:18Tap to summarize This week Carey and Suzanne catch up, share stories from their week, and discuss their new adventures on Clubhouse! Our guest this week is Kayleigh of Heritage Baby Designs. Carey and Kayleigh discuss motherhood, infertility and loss, and life as a business owner. -- Heritage Baby is the brainchild of me - Kayleigh, mother to William who resides in Simcoe County in Ontario, Canada. I can't tell you the exact moment that I knew that this was an adventure that I wanted to embark on, but it has felt 500% right from the start. Before my son was born I knew that I wanted to try to be one of those moms with her baby strapped to her body. It always seemed that those babies were so calm and comfortable, and those parents always had their hands free! This appealed to my general busy nature. William was in his first baby carrier (a stretchy wrap) by the time he hit 12hrs old....I was hooked. As my obsession for babywearing grew, so did my desire to find a product and brand that fit my wants; an eco-conscious, company that gives back, parent-owned and operated, handmade, and cute (think patterns). I made my first sling to fit these wants and more, and so Heritage was born. The name Heritage came to me when I started thinking about what mattered to me in my life and what sets my family apart. I am of Jamaican and Guyanese descent, and my husband Portuguese, but we're both born in Canada. Each carrier is (and will be) named after places that are close to our hearts and the hearts of those we know and love.
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S2E2: Fat Positive Motherhood with Nikki B.
Feb 8, 202101:08:04Tap to summarizeSuzanne and Carey catch up and spill the details on their new M E R C H! After our weekly check-in, we have a guest interview. This week we are joined by Nikki, a busy woman with a mission! Suzanne and Nikki discuss her brand, Fat Positive Motherhood, her 9-5 career as a business analyst, her small business providing career coaching, and all things motherhood. Special cameo by Nikki's passionate 8 month old! Nikki B. is a wife, mom, career Coach, fat positive advocate and serial binge watcher living her best life in South Carolina with her obnoxiously loud dog, collection of teen fiction novels, and Sims games. You’ll often find her writing resumes or coaching clients as the founder of Corporate Melanin Millennial, cooking in the kitchen while her hubby washes the dishes, or her new favorite- cuddling her daughter. Connect with Nikki online here: Instagram Career Coaching Twitter
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S2E1: Slightly Messier
Feb 1, 202100:49:51Tap to summarizeWe're back! With champagne and hard seltzer in tow, we discuss 2021, Gen Z, Carey's Vagina, and upcoming month! Join us for our Season 2 opener. Would you like to be a guest in Season 2? Email us at ourmessycollective@gmail.com or DM on Instagram @ourmessycollective. Are you following our TikTok? It's @ourmessycollective Love our work and want to support us with a monthly contribution of as little as 99¢? Click this link for more info!
Transcribe →Episode 14: The First Last One
Dec 21, 202001:07:24Tap to summarizeIn our Season 1 Finale, we catch up, talk about the upcoming holidays, and discuss our hopes for Season 2! We reflect on our past guests, what we've learned about ourselves, how we can uphold boundaries during the pandemic, and look forward to the new year with realistic expectations. Thank you for tuning in to the first season of Our Messy Collective! We will return in 2021!
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Episode 13: Eat the Food, Drink the Drinks with @DevonElizabethPlz
Dec 14, 202001:08:52Tap to summarizeThis week Suzanne and Carey catch up, and talk about winding down Season 1! A celebration giveaway is going on over on our Instagram RIGHT NOW! Our guest this week is Devon. Get to know Devon in her own words here: TikTok: @devonelizabethplz Instagram: DevonElizabethPlz Hello! My name is Devon and I am a fat activist on TikTok. I started on TikTok in March 2020 to pass the time in lockdown, but quickly found myself leaping into the world of fat activism and delivering lectures into my phone. I focus on systemic issues fat people face and use my personal experiences with fatphobia to create a place of community. I also proudly identify as a fat woman and dedicate a lot to work towards changing the narrative around the word “fat”. By day I am a second year law student with an undecided legal path. However, I do hope to work as an advocate for victims of domestic violence in some capacity. I am also a live-in caretaker for my 94-year-old Nana, a wife, a dog mom, a boxer (in my garage), and occasionally, I sleep!
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