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AND/BOTH Podcast - Real Conversations, Shared Experiences, and the Community You"ve Been Missing

Dr. Ashley Blackington

Hear from moms in all different scenarios doing their absolute best to honor themselves as individuals in a world that would prefer, as mothers, we not. ⁠ ⁠ Hear from moms who are trying to figure out what that "something" is after the life altering transition into motherhood.⁠ ⁠ Hear from moms that say "I know I need to do something for myself and this is what it is, but it feels impossible to do it"⁠ ⁠ What is the AND/BOTH that you are juggling with motherhood? Career, hobbies, entrepreneurship,

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96. The Ambition Paradox: Why Workplaces Fail Moms...

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2025/09/26

What happens when motherhood collides with ambition and the systems around us weren’t built to support either?This week, Ashley sits down with Dr. Anne Welsh, a clinical psychologist, executive coach, mom of four, and advocate for working parents. Anne’s career has spanned maternal mental health, coaching women in male-dominated industries, and consulting with organizations that are (finally) starting to realize they need to do more for their working parents.In this episode, they explore:Why balance

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43:15

95. Behind the Scenes and Mic: Building Community and...

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2025/09/24

Today’s episode goes behind the scenes with my roundtable cohost, Erin, host of the PG-ish Podcast. Even though we live on opposite sides of the country and have never met in person, Erin and I can dive into honest conversations and share truths that aren’t often talked about. We chat about our own podcasts, motherhood, where we’re heading next, and what’s fueling these episodes. We believe that community, whether virtual or in-person, truly matters, and we hope to share that community with you, the

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54:58

94. Both/And: Consulting, Caregiving, and Redefining...

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2025/09/19

Career. Parenthood. Flexibility. For so long, we’ve been told these choices are black and white- either you stay in the workforce full-time or you step away completely.This week's episode features Kaleana Quibbell, a mom and corporate veteran who is challenging that story. After leaving her corporate career in internal benefits consulting, Kaleana built a new path as a part-time consultant and mom of two and in the process, she discovered countless other parents designing careers that don’t fit the

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56:18

93. Beyond “The Talk”: Everyday Conversations About...

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2025/09/12

If you grew up in the 80s or 90s, you probably remember “the talk”, one awkward, fluorescent-lit conversation at school or a quick birds-and-bees download from your parents. But as parents today, we know it doesn’t work like that anymore.In this episode of AND/BOTH, I sit down with returning guest Angie Enger, a sex and self-intimacy coach, parent, and former teen clinic sex ed teacher, to talk about what it really looks like to have ongoing conversations with our kids about sex, consent, bodies,

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58:43

92. Living With Grief: Why It Never Leaves and How We...

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2025/08/29

In this deeply honest and nourishing conversation, I’m joined by grief educator, somatic practitioner, and trauma-informed coach Mandy Capehart for a conversation that reaches far beyond loss—and straight into how we live, parent, and show up for ourselves and each other in the messiness of life.Mandy shares her personal journey through profound grief, including the loss of her mother and the unraveling of her previous life in the wake of that loss. We talk about the myth of “moving on,” what it

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91. Roundtable #4: The Emotional Cost of Doing It...

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2025/08/22

Support AND/BOTH:Help us offset production costs while we're growingIn this powerful and unfiltered roundtable episode, Ashley and Erin sit down with Heather Chauvin and Amri Kibbler, two women who have faced the unthinkable: a cancer diagnosis in the middle of motherhood, business, and everyday survival.Together, they open up about the moments they knew something was wrong, the delays in care, and how deeply ingrained patterns of people-pleasing and self-neglect played a role in their stories. But

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30:59

90. Introducing Dovetail: Creating Room for...

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2025/08/15

Support AND/BOTH:Help us offset production costs while we're growingAshley returns solo to kick off Season 8 with a powerful reflection on caregiving, creativity, and what it really means to support mothers as whole people. She shares updates on her digital platform Dovetail, reopens consulting hours under Home Field Advantage, and introduces two exciting new offerings: the And/Both Community (now open!) and the Nurtured Entrepreneur Retreat (coming 2026).This is a personal, grounding episode about

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54:47

[Re-Air] Layer by Layer: Solo Motherhood, Parental...

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2025/08/07

Support AND/BOTH:Help us offset production costs while we're growingIn this throwback episode, Ashley sits down with Nicole Lenzen—a solo mom by choice, former wedding dress designer, tech consultant, and now a coach specializing in parental leave transitions. Nicole shares her unique journey through multiple career paths, a major health wake-up call, and the decision to become a solo parent. After navigating an overwhelming return-to-work experience post-leave, she pivoted into coaching to help

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57:14

[Re-Air] From Grief to Growth and Rejecting External...

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2025/07/31

Support AND/BOTH:Help us offset production costs while we're growingIn today's episode, we chat with Abby Wachoff, an occupational therapist and mother, to discuss the profound impact of losing her sister to cancer. Abby shares her raw and heartfelt journey through grief, how it reshaped her life and career, and her decision to pursue a master's in mental health counseling. They delve into the complexities of motherhood, grief, and the importance of being present. Abby's story of resilience and

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49:25

87. Slowing Down to Stay Alive: Amri Kibbler on...

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2025/07/24

Support AND/BOTH:Help us offset production costs while we're growingIn this episode of AND/BOTH, we’re joined by creative visionary and women’s health advocate Amri Kibbler for a raw and necessary conversation about burnout, motherhood, entrepreneurship, and surviving not one but two colon cancer diagnoses. Amri shares how she went from editor at Glamour and co-founder of the 75,000+ member HeyMama community to navigating medical gaslighting, missed diagnoses, and the fight to be heard.We explore

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50:53

86. The Overlooked Link Between Motherhood, Money,...

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2025/07/18

Support AND/BOTH:Help us offset production costs while we're growingWhat if building a sustainable business and raising a family didn’t have to feel like a juggling act? In this episode of the And Both podcast, we’re joined by Jac White, founder of Honeybees Group and self-proclaimed “anti-make-seven-figures-in-your-sleep-by-posting-on-Instagram” sales coach. Jac gets real about building businesses, motherhood, and the money myths holding so many women back. With zero fluff and all the practical

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01:01:51

Roundtable #3- Burned Out? How to Redefine Success

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2025/07/15

Support AND/BOTH:Help us offset production costs while we're growingIn this powerful roundtable conversation, Ashley Blackington is joined again by Erin Holland (PG-ish Podcast), Dr. Cheryl Ziegler (psychologist and author of Mommy Burnout), and Allison Campbell (founder of Unburnt) for an honest, timely deep dive into burnout, what it looks like, what it feels like, and what it takes to truly recover. From the physical and emotional toll to the identity-shifting wake-up calls, this episode is both

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53:52

84. Unapologetically Both: Entrepreneurship,...

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2025/07/11

Support AND/BOTH:Help us offset production costs while we're growingGabs Hayes, entrepreneurial mother of three and founder of The Village community, shares her powerful journey from corporate burnout to intentional living. After experiencing the stillborn loss of her son seven years ago, Gabs began questioning everything she thought life was supposed to be. In this raw and honest conversation, she discusses how she and her family have lived as "slow nomads" across seven states in 11 years, why she

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01:00:40

83. Making Room for the Messy Middle: Parenting,...

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2025/07/04

Support AND/BOTH:Help us offset production costs while we're growingIn today's episode, Ashley chats with Amy LeClaire, co-owner and president of franchising at Sit Still Kids, shares her journey from magazine publishing in NYC to scaling boutique fitness with Bar Method to revolutionizing the children's haircare industry. In this conversation, Amy discusses how she's built multiple franchise businesses while raising two kids, the importance of work-life integration over balance, and why she

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01:03:15

82. Breaking the Silence: Moms, Marriage & Sexual...

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2025/06/27

Support AND/BOTH:Help us offset production costs while we're growingIn this candid and eye-opening conversation, Ashley welcomes Angie Anger, a self intimacy and sex coach, to the And Both Podcast. Angie shares her non-linear journey from counseling and corporate marketing to becoming a coach who helps women and femmes reconnect with their bodies, pleasure, and self-worth—especially through the lens of motherhood and long-term partnership. With empathy, humor, and a refreshing dose of honesty, they

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50:59

81. From Basement to Brand: How Julie Cole, Mom of...

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2025/06/20

Support AND/BOTH:Help us offset production costs while we're growingAshley Blackington welcomes Julie Cole, co-founder of Mabel’s Labels, for a rich conversation on motherhood, entrepreneurship, and building a life and business that actually works. Julie shares her journey from lawyer to mom of six to label mogul, and all the messy, meaningful moments in between. She opens up about flexible work, raising independent kids, and the unfiltered truth of growing a business out of a basement into a

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58:50

80. Leaving Corporate, Launching T‑Collective &...

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2025/06/13

In this candid and insightful episode of AND/BOTH, host Ashley Blackington sits down with Tricia Mirchandani, founder and creative director of T Collective, to explore what it really looks like to build a business on your own terms. They dive into the realities of parenting in the digital age, the winding road of creative entrepreneurship, and how Tricia is using her career to build a better front door not just for herself, but for others. Together, they discuss how to raise social media-literate

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54:51

From Lost to Found: A Roundtable on How Moms are...

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2025/06/10

Support AND/BOTH:Help us offset production costs while we're growingIn today's roundtable episode, Ashley and Erin chat with two women building deeply human solutions for working moms: Kate Tovsen, founder of The Society of Working Moms and Kate Tovsen Media, and Alli Kushner, founder of BeeKyn, a soon-to-launch playdate matching and scheduling platform for modern families.This honest, wide-ranging discussion explores why loneliness is a shared, but rarely talked about part of motherhood, especially

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52:29

78. Sustainable Growth, AI Conversations with Kids,...

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2025/06/06

Support AND/BOTH:Help us offset production costs while we're growingIn this episode, Ashley is joined by Joselyne Walter, a first-generation Latina business owner, marketing expert, and founder of The DIGG Agency. With a background in dispatching 36,000 truckloads a month and leading marketing efforts for some of the top companies on the Fortune 500 list, Joselyne shares her powerful journey from supply chain to C-suite to self-employment.Their conversation dives into how she built a scalable agency

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77. Making a Life That Belongs to You Through Every...

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2025/05/23

Support AND/BOTH:Help us offset production costs while we're growingIn this episode of the AND/BOTH podcast, Ashley sits down with Mary D’Agostino, mother of five, grandmother of seven, intuitive healer, and author—to explore the evolving identity of motherhood across decades. As the show’s first grandmother guest, Mary brings a grounded, wisdom-filled perspective to the conversation, touching on everything from teen pregnancy and single motherhood to building a life that reflects your truest self

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