The Mom Powered Life

Raising Kids When Your Partner Isn’t Home: Marriage and Motherhood as a Police Wife

When your partner’s job is high-stress and high-stakes, it changes everything about how you parent, plan, and show up. Today on The Mom Powered Life, I chat with my close friend Bri: mom of three, police wife, and a master of navigating the beautiful chaos of raising kids while managing the realities of law enforcement life. We talk about the strength it takes to hold a family together through unconventional circumstances and what it truly means to live a mom-powered life when your partner works nights, and society doesn’t always see the human behind the badge. If you know a mom who could benefit from hearing this episode, help her feel less alone by sending it her way. I’ll see you next time! Links:Instagram: @StephaniaWeisz_Realtor

There’s No Shame in Feeding Your Baby: Advice with Lactation Consultant Leora Robles

Leora Robles, lactation consultant and mom of three, knows what it feels like to want breastfeeding to “just work”. In this conversation, she shares how pain, guilt, and unmet expectations shaped her first feeding experience, and how finally discovering support transformed not just how she fed her babies, but how she wanted to serve other mothers.Leora and Stephania dive into why feeding can feel so isolating in a world that expects it to be instinctive and how Mama’s Milk Club was built to give moms what most are missing: real-time guidance and zero shame. Tune in to feel less alone, more understood, and supported in choosing what truly works for you and your baby. Subscribe to the podcast and share this episode with a mom who deserves a reminder that she’s doing an incredible job, no matter what feeding looks like.Connect with Leora: Website: www.breastfeedOC.com Mamas Milk Club: www.breastfeedOC.com/mamasmilkclub Instagram: @breastfeed_oc Links:Instagram: @StephaniaWeisz_Realtor

Turning a Layoff Into a Six-Figure Business with Dr. Patty Mason

How do you rebuild when life strips away your security? For Dr. Patty Mason, the breakdown of her life was the beginning of everything. Welcome back to The Mom Powered Life! In today’s episode, Stephania sits down with Patty Mason, a powerhouse mom, doctorate holder, author, and entrepreneur, who now dedicates her life’s work to helping women achieve financial success through a holistic framework.Patty’s journey to six-figure success is nothing short of extraordinary. With faith as her compass and motherhood as her motivation, she shares how she turned a layoff into a legacy, built her business while raising two sons, and committed herself to empowering women with the financial knowledge so many were never taught. Together, she and Stephania explore what it means to lead with your “why,” choose purpose over comfort, and build a legacy your children will be proud of.Please take a second to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share this episode with the woman in your life who needs to hear it. You’re not alone and you’re more powerful than you think1Connect with Dr Mason:Website: https://financialwellnessacademy.net/Instagram: @financialwellnessacademy @masonaccountingLinks:Instagram: @StephaniaWeisz_Realtor

When Breastfeeding Doesn’t Go as Planned: Jerica Malone’s Story as a Pediatric Nurse and First-Time Mom

What happens when the vision of breastfeeding unravels in ways no one prepares you for? In this episode of The Mom Powered Life, Stephania sits down with her friend Jerica Malone, a pediatric nurse and mom to a 21-month-old. They dive into a vulnerable conversation about expectations, identity, and the complicated emotions that can come with the unspoken side of early motherhood. Jerica shares how her breastfeeding journey quickly spiraled from hopeful, to heartbreaking. Together, she and Stephania reflect on what it means to trust your gut as a mom, to grieve the picture you had in your head, and to know when it’s time to let go of something. This is so much more than a conversation on breastfeeding, it’s a glimpse into the quiet battles so many moms face and the courage it takes to push through, pivot, and trust. If this episode resonated with you, subscribe to The Mom Powered Life! If you know someone who’s in the thick of early motherhood, send this episode her way. Your support helps more moms find these real-life stories that remind us we’re never walking this journey alone.Links:Instagram: @StephaniaWeisz_Realtor

Love Makes a Family: Navigating Motherhood & Raising A Daughter as a Same-Sex Couple with Lee Wang Maltbie

When it comes to building a family, every journey is unique. In this episode of The Mom Powered Life, Stephania welcomes Lee Wang Maltbie, CrossFit trainer, gym owner, nutrition coach, wife and proud mom, to share her powerful story of becoming a mother.Lee opens up about the intentional path she and her wife took to parenthood, from navigating fertility treatments to the joy and nerves of pregnancy, birth, and beyond. She reflects on introducing her pregnancy to her traditional family, what it meant to carry her daughter, and how becoming a mom has shifted her perspective, her marriage, and her sense of identity. Together, she and Stephania talk openly about cultural expectations, emotional changes, and the real work of raising a child in a way that feels authentic and empowering. If you enjoyed today’s episode, follow The Mom Powered Life, leave a review, and share it with a mom friend who could use some encouragement. Let’s keep building this community of support together.Links:Instagram: @StephaniaWeisz_Realtor