The Best Podcasts For New Moms

If you are reading this article, you are most likely a new mom. Without an instruction manual, I know you currently feel as if you have been thrown out of a plane with no parachute? The lack of sleep coupled with the constant feeling of doom as you navigate your new role as provider, can leave you feeling helpless. This is a list of the best podcasts for new moms. Hopefully, these seasoned parents will provide you with tips, advice, or at least help you feel as if you are not alone in this journey.

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Podcasts For New Moms available on Amazon Music:

These are my recommendations for the best podcasts for new moms found for free on Amazon Music if you have an Amazon Prime account.

The Parenting Podcast: Raising Children To Become Adults Who Can

There is no instruction manual when it comes to parenting our children. There are, however, principles that give parents a great foundation to provide their children the best chance at life, whatever their background, experience, resources and culture

Calm Parenting Podcast

“Have a strong-willed child who doesn’t respond to consequences, argues like an attorney, and refuses to do things your way?” If the answer is yes, then this is the podcast for you. “Celebrate Calm Founder Kirk Martin has given over 750,000 parents and teachers around the world practical, life-changing strategies to stop power struggles, yelling, and defiance NOW. This podcast is based on work with 1,500 challenging kids (many with AD/HD, OCD, ODD, Aspergers, etc.)”

The Early Parenting

The Early Parenting Podcast covers “all things parenting in the early years, including baby and toddler sleep and settling, growth and development, toddler behaviour, breast and bottle-feeding, Momma’s health and so much more!”

Mom hugging baby

Pour Parenting Podcast

The Pour Parenting Podcast is a collection of stories for parents, told by parents. The stories cover the crazy stuff that kids do that cause you to pour a little more in your glass. Do you have moments that leave you scratching your head, screaming, smiling, and even swearing? Tune in to for 20 minute episodes discussing parental situations that have caused the hosts to drink.


Chronicles of Black Parenting

“It’s no secret that parenting black children requires that you take into consideration society’s perception of your child’s skin tone. Chronicles of Black Parenting podcast takes its listeners through the journey of black parenting with stories from a diverse array of parents. Your host, Chidinma Okorie, engages in open and honest conversations with parents of black children and sometimes the children themselves.

Three teen girls

Perfect Parenting Podcast

“Steve and Sara Urquhart are NOT perfect parents; a fact they readily admit. However, through love, humility, and luck, they managed to raise a cadre of great kids into adulthood. They’re often sought out for parenting advice by friends and family, which spurred the thought that maybe a larger audience could benefit from their stories of growth, trial, and error as parents. Thus, The Perfect Parenting Podcast was born.”

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Lift: A Parenting Podcast

“Lift: A Parenting Podcast asks questions about family and faith. Parenting takes a lot of heavy lifting, both in physical, emotional and spiritual ways. Rev. Kim Meyers and the family ministry team’s topics come from listener questions.”

Impactful Parenting Podcast

“The Impactful Parenting Podcast gives useful tips, advice, and resources to parents. Why? Because parenting is difficult and you don’t need to do it alone. Parents need other parents. School-aged children bring different challenges to parenting than the toddler years and babies. Then right when you got things figured out, the kids become teenagers, and now the game changes again. The more support you have and the more help you can get- it will make your journey easier.”


Podcasts for New Moms Available on ITunes

These are my recommendations for the best podcasts for new moms available on ITunes.

Boy kissing mom

The Momforce Podcast

“Parenting is the hardest job in the world. Hosted by Vanessa Quigley, mother of 7 and co-founder of the Internet’s favorite photo book company Chatbooks, The Momforce Podcast provides a refreshing take on all things mom by chatting with parenting experts to answer some of our toughest parenting questions.”

Harmony in the Home

Host of Harmoney in the Home, “Kelly is a life coach, counselor, teacher and parent who loves to teach other parents how to yell less. Harmony in the Home addresses how to love more, reduce tension, and increase happiness. Unlock the secrets to creating magic and connection between the parents and children to have Harmony in the Home.”

Don’t Mom Alone

“Heather MacFadyen, mother of four boys, connects you the listener with people and resources to help you feel less alone. Consider it an invitation to “withness”.”

The Art of Parenting

“The Art of Parenting podcast, with host Jeanne-Marie Paynel, is intended to help decipher children’s needs and learn how to better provide for them. This podcast shares simple tips and tricks that will make a huge difference in your home while giving you the support and encouragement you deserve to enhance and enrich your parenting experience.”

Baby's hand inside dad's hand

Not Your Mother’s Podcast

“Motherhood. Postpartum. Relationships. This podcast is not led by experts, but moms just like you. They did the research, read the books, and joined the clubs. This podcast is for you are looking for answers to match your experience, if you feel frustrated with mom life, or if you are looking for a mama tribe. You are not alone!”

Latched Mama

“Join business owner and mom boss of five, Melissa Wirt, as she shares interviews and tips on how to get the best out of pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and motherhood. Laugh and learn while tackling the unexpected road of parenting.”

The Shameless Mom Academy

“Sara Dean launched the Shameless Mom Academy to help moms lead more positive, powerful and purposeful lives. The host is an award winning fitness professional, author, speaker, and transformation coach who has spent the last 16+ years serving moms in the fields of psychology, sociology, health & wellness.”

Mom playing with daughter

Moms Struggling Well

“Moms Struggling well is a community of women who have shifted their perspective from struggling to struggling WELL. This podcast is not entirely about parenthood or struggles; it’s funny too. “

The Balanced Parent

“Hosted by Dr. Laura Froyen, the Balancing Parenting Podcast, provides overwhelmed, stressed-out, and disconnected parents tools, mindset shifts, and practices to help them stop yelling at the people they love and start connecting/ Join the conversations that will help you get clear on your goals and values and start showing up in your parenting, your relationships, YOUR LIFE, with open-hearted authenticity and balance.”

In Summary

Being a mom is hard work. In fact, it can be absolutely overwhelming, gut wrenching, frustrating, but also rewarding. You are not alone. This list of podcasts for new moms can give you the sanity you are desperately hunting. Try one, try them all.

Drop me a comment and let me know which was your favorite. I’d love to hear from you.

About the Author:

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Hi! I’m Chris. I’m a mother, wife, college professor by trade and micro-influencer by hobby. I am a bargain hunter, jack of all trades, and master of chaos.

Thank you for reading my random thoughts on travel, my stories of life as an under appreciated mother of a teenager, and my easy recipes that have won no awards but instead my family’s love and adoration (which is WAY better, right?).

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