Twiniversity Podcast With Natalie Diaz

Nat interviews Jane Goodrich, a fantastic family photographer, awesome mom, and a twin herself! Jane shares tons of great tips for taking great photos of your children with just a smartphone, and making sure your photos are safely stored and cherished for years to come. Jane Goodrich is a newborn, family and children’s photographer based in New York. She is a twin herself so she absolutely loves photographing twins. Jane’s natural connection with babies and children combined with her genuine aesthetic intuition translates into award-winning photos that are spontaneous, insightful, timeless and charming. Jane's work has been featured in Parent's Magazine, Westchester Family, Westchester Baby and Multiplicity Magazine. Jane has written and photographed several books including 'Capturing Every Day Life' - the no-nonsense guide to photographing your kids, the children's book 'Where is Charlie's Nose?' and 'New York is My Playground'. Jane also teaches photography workshops including teaching parents how to pho

KIM COLLINS, CD, LCCE, CLC, JD Birth/Postpartum Doula, Lamaze Childbirth Educator, Certified Lactation Counselor, Doula Mentor, owner of DoulaMomma & co-founder of MommaArts, has served over 1200 families in NJ and NY as a birth and postpartum doula, childbirth educator, birth photographer and doula mentor since 2001. Kim has completed the midwifery assistant program with famed midwife Ina May Gaskin at The Farm birthing center in TN, as well as studying and certifying in many other techniques and methods to help her clients and students meet whatever challenges and triumphs pregnancy and birth bring. She is thrilled to help families get off to the best possible start by offering continuity of care from pre-conception through toddler years with MommaArts. www.MommaArts.com and on Instagram @MommaArts

Nat chats with her good friend Kim West, The Sleep Lady, about the top 5 mistakes that parents of twins make regarding infant sleep. KIM WEST is a mother of two wonderful daughters and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been a practicing child and family therapist for 25 years. Known as The Sleep Lady® by her clients, over the past twenty years she has helped tens of thousands of tired parents all over the world get a good night’s sleep without letting their children cry it out alone. Kim has appeared on the Dr. Phil, Today Show, NBC Nightly News, Good Morning America, TLC’s Bringing Home Baby and CNN, and has been written about in a number of publications including The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Baby Talk, Parenting, The Baltimore Sun, USA Today, The Telegraph, The Irish Independent and the Washington Post. Kim is the author of three books: “GOOD NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT: The Sleep Lady’s Gentle Guide to Helping Your Child Go to Sleep, Stay Asleep and Wake Up Happy”, the “Good Night, Sleep T

Nat chats with Stefani Zimmerman Drake, a mom of twins and Twiniversity writer who battled postpartum depression. Nat and Stefani share intimate details of their experiences with postpartum mood disorders, how they realized they needed help, and how they found the help they needed. Stefani Zimmerman Drake is a strategy consultant + speaker with over a decade of experience working in the US government, international NGO space and with nonprofits. Currently on the UNDP's Roster of Communication Experts in Subsaharan Africa + recognized by HoneyBook and Rising Tide Society as 20 On The Rise for her advocacy work, Stefani is an analytical thinker and thoughtful storyteller who works with nonprofits, businesses + humanitarians to define who they are, elevate their influence and broaden their impact through strategic communications, branding + advocacy. Stefani lives in Charleston, South Carolina with her husband, twin girls and rescue dogs. www.drakestrategies.com www.stefanizimmermandrake.com Instagram: https://w

Nat shares all her best bottle feeding tips in a Facebook Live recording, sponsored by Dr. Brown's.

Nat shares her best tips to prepare for cough and cold season with your twinnies. This is a previously recorded Facebook live broadcast from December 2017, sponsored by Vicks.

Nat and Monica Banks of Gugu Guru talk about the all elusive "me time": how to find it, how to get more of it, and how to start saying no when you really need to make more time for you. Monica Banks is the founder & CEO of Gugu Guru, a free site that matches moms with the products they need the most. Gugu Guru’s insider knowledge of buzzworthy brands, emerging products, safety and more fuses perfectly with its innovative discovery platform to create unparalleled services for expectant and new parents. The personal shopping experience provides unbiased product recommendations that are tailored to unique lifestyle needs, budgets and more—all identified by a detailed ‘quiz’.  Prior to launching Gugu Guru, Monica was a branding and marketing consultant in the Mom & Baby industry and has worked to launch successful initiatives with such brands as Pampers, Similac, Belli skincare -- to name just a few. She currently lives with her husband and two children in Long Island, New York.

Twiniversity MoM Squad member Rasheena shares how she came to grips with the fact that her twin boys needed speech therapy, how she started getting them services through early intervention, and why she kept it all a secret from her extended family. She also shares details on our Twiniversity Parent Mentor program. Rasheena Moss was born and raised in Queens, NY. She has traded in the hustle and bustle of the city for a more relaxed and suburban life in Upstate, NY. Where she lives with her husband, Kevin and 2.5 yr old twin boys Charles & Will. Rasheena is a stay at home mom, who is big on learning through play, keeping her boys on a schedule but dropping everything for snuggles with her guys (both big and little)! Rasheena brings excitement to her SAHM role by finding different activities for her boys to take part in from gymnastics to art camp. She also prides herself on getting her family to eat their veggies. She has a talent for sneaking them into everyday meals.

Natalie shares 5 reasons why swaddling will help your twins in this pre-recorded Facebook live, including tips for safe sleep and details on Love to Dream swaddles. TO BUY: https://amzn.to/2DbCJ9N

Do you feel "off" after your twins delivery? Are you having a hard time coping with daily life with your infant twins? You could be suffering from a postpartum mood disorder, such as postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, and postpartum OCD. Dr. Deena Blanchard shares advice to identify your issue and how to start getting help. Deena Blanchard MD, MPH is a board-certified pediatrician working at Premier Pediatrics. Dr. Deena has provided health/parenting tips for outlets such as AOL, Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, The Bump, The Daily News, and appeared on CBS and CUNY-TV. She is also a regular contributor for Big City Moms, Well Rounded NY, The Stir by Cafemom, and Momtastic. Sign up for the Twiniversity Mentor Program: https://www.twiniversity.com/parent-to-parent-mentorship-program

Do you ever feel like you hate having twins? Even though you LOVE your children, do you ever wish that you could have had just one baby at a time? You are not alone. Nat and Julie share their personal feelings and support for parents who feel this way and offer advice, tips, and tricks on how to cope and move on from these feelings. Online counseling resource: https://www.betterhelp.com

Are you raising your twins with no help from friends or family? You're not alone. Twiniversity Mom Squad member Kimmy Brogan shares her experiences, advice, and tips on how she did it and the positives to having no help. Kimmy Brogan is an avid user of social media and has a college degree in Communications. She is mom to her fraternal 6-year-old twin girls. She was born and raised in New England and has no plans to leave. She is also a fire wife as her husband is a full time Firefighter in Massachusetts. Her family and her husbands family were neighbors when they were kids; they’ve known each other their whole lives. Kimmy has been extreme couponing for the last three years and very much loves a good bargain! She taught herself after realizing how expensive twins were. She’s never paid full price for a pack of diapers since. Kimmy has been interested in the twin community since the day she found out she was unexpectedly expecting two. Her main goal is to make sure no twin mom feels alone on her journey to

A Facebook live recording where Nat and Julie chat about after-school routines and dealing with the messes that come with putting their school things away, after-school snacks, and homework. Sponsored by Tub O' Towels.

Nat interviews Jeremy Schneider, a marriage and family therapist, author, and dad of twins about fatherhood, marriage, and the early days with twins. Jeremy is the author of "Fatherhood in 40 Minute Snapshots". Jeremy G. Schneider is a marriage and family therapist whose career spans more than 15 years of working with individuals and families, focusing on parenting, relationships and mental health. For his work, he has been a featured in The New York Times, TODAY, and CNN and has been a speaker on panels in New York, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Liverpool, England. Jeremy lives and works in New York City with his wife, Gem, and his son and daughter, Lucas and Dorit. Website: www.jgs.net Twitter: @JGS_Author Facebook: @JGSAuthor

Nat chats with Marianne Ryan, PT OCS, about postpartum women's health issues, including diastasis recti, pelvic floor problems, incontinence, and more. MARIANNE RYAN PT, OCS is an award-winning author, physical therapist and board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist with more than 30 years' experience treating prenatal and postpartum women. She is the owner and Clinical Director of Marianne Ryan Physical Therapy in New York City and the creator of the groundbreaking DIY "Baby Bod" program, which is the first of its kind to bridge the gap between medical care and fitness advice. As a leading women's health expert (and a mom), Marianne is passionate about helping women reclaim their changed bodies, whether they are pregnant, recently took part in the joy of birth or are experiencing the “joy” of menopause. A much sought-after media guest and speaker, Marianne has appeared on dozens of national TV and radio shows, and has also been featured in Red Book, Fitness Magazine, USA Today, Shape Magazine

Nat and Kelly talk about JPMA Baby Safety Month and offer important tips for baby safety in and out of the home. Kelly Mariotti is the Executive Director of JPMA where she is directly accountable for all activities of the association and implementing the strategic direction provided by the Board of Directors. Her responsibilities include oversight of JPMA's programmatic, regulatory, legislative and public affairs activities, as well as the JPMA Certification Program and engagement in the ASTM standards-setting process. Before joining JPMA in 2013, she was the founding owner and President of a juvenile products manufacturing firm and an active volunteer leader and board member of JPMA. She is a lawyer, certified public accountant, and has graduate certificates in both nonprofit management and advanced product safety management.

Nat talks with personal trainer, online fitness coach, and mom of twins +1 Kylee Austin about pregnancy fitness, getting back to you, postpartum fitness and body issues, and diastasis recti. Kylee Austin is an online health and fitness coach, certified NASM personal trainer, and most importantly mommy to her three young boys and wife to her loving husband. Kylee’s mission is to help inspire others to develop confidence from within that radiates throughout and helps to make the world a brighter place. You can follow her journey through postpartum fitness and motherhood with her three boys on Instagram or learn more about her mission at stunnerngunnerfitness.com.

Nat and Jules talk about strategies for finding one-on-one time to spend with your twins. They discuss the ins and outs of what to do with your one-on-one time, how to manage if you can't find a sitter and have to bring their twin along, and other issues no one told them about having school-age twins.

Natalie Diaz of Twiniversity chats with Crystal Duffy, mom of three girls, two of which are ID twins. Her twins struggled with a TTTS battle while Crystal was dealing with TTTS surgery, a placental abruption, and a 38 day NICU stay, Crystal has been through it all. Turning her unfortunate situation into a positive one, Crystal is now a Parent Advisor at her local NICU in Houston and the author of the upcoming book Twin To Twin. For more info from Crystal, check out her blog The Duffy Diary and you can purchase her book on Amazon too. Crystal Duffy is a Latina writer with two degrees from Georgetown University. She began her career as an educational consultant and then worked as a public high school teacher. She is the author of her memoir, Twin to Twin, detailing her high-risk twin pregnancy. Her story was featured in Woman’s World and her essays on parenting have appeared in Twins Magazine, You&Me Medical Magazine, Scary Mommy, BluntMoms, Mamapedia and forthcoming Brain Child Magazine. She is a senior w

Wondering if your twinnies are identical, listen in as Nat and Laura talk about her twins and try to figure out if they are TRULY identical or not.