Friendly Podcast Guide: Teaching Moms How to Grow a Podcast (Without Burning Out)

May is mental health awareness month. Research and personal experience revealed that some of the most common mental health struggles for moms are anxiety and depression. In my personal opinion, I thi…

If your kids love stories, then this week's kid podcast is one you are definitely going to want to try. It's about Bella the Cow, who is a delightful character that gets into all sorts of mischief. T…

This is one of those episodes and this week it's all about what is helping me life a joyful life right now. I first heard this idea from the Lazy Genius Podcast, and the host, Kendra Adachi said she …

Motherhood is hard under normal circumstances, but when you add in moving every couple of years and military deployment, that is a whole extra level of difficulty. This week's podcast is called KoFe …

This episode is about parenting and motherhood. I’m super excited about this episode, because I get to include tips for parents from podcast hosts and some of you, my listeners! A couple weeks ago I …

I think it’s safe to say that at least most of us aren’t perfect parents, but I also think it’s safe to say that most of us are trying to become better parents. This week’s podcast is called Parentin…

We all love a good story, especially kids, so I rounded up some of our family’s favorite story-telling kid podcasts.

Links from the Episode:

• Grab my kid podcast guide!
• You can see the rest of the sh…

I don’t know about you, but I loved my elementary school librarian. She was sweet, always willing to help and super welcoming. This week’s podcast is all about The Children’s Book podcast, which is h…

As soon as it starts warming up outside and I get to open up the windows and let some fresh air in I also get the urge to get my house looking and feeling fresh and organized and I love getting inspi…

Let’s be honest, if you run a small business or have a message you want to share, your best bet for getting seen on a small budget is social media. Rocky Mountain Marketing is the podcast I’m talking…

Last weekend I got to gather (virtually) with my whole church and watch General Conference, which is when the leaders of my church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, give us direction …

A lot of podcasters start their podcast after they’ve learned most of what they need to know to be an expert in their field. This week’s podcast, Walk to Wealth, is a little different. John Mendez st…

I am getting this episode in under the wire, with only a couple of days left in March, but I wanted to make sure to do an episode celebrating women in history.

Links from the Episode:

• If you have th…

As a recovering perfectionist this week’s podcast was a wonderful reminder that mistakes are part of life and can actually be a good thing. It’s a business podcast called My Favorite Mistake, but if …

I recently did a poll on Instagram and the majority of my followers used Apple Podcasts, which from my not exactly scientific research is about average for many podcast listeners. Today I want to bro…

Have you ever started following someone on social media and just thought, this person gets me. Michelle Gifford is that person for me, she is a mom and a marketing expert and she is able to merge the…

I’m so excited that it’s almost Spring that I just had to do a podcast about plants, gardening and enjoying nature. Hopefully this episode gets you excited about Spring too!

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I don’t know about you but I could always use some help improving my empathy skills. The podcast Next Door Villain helps us practice empathy by showing us the humanity in the fictional villains of po…

Hi, I’m Andi Smiley, the Friendly Podcast Guide. Every week I put out an episode about a specific podcast to help you figure out if it’s your next favorite podcast, those come out on Tuesdays. I also…

One of the reasons I listen to podcasts is to have a little adult conversation added to my day, even if it isn’t me having that conversation. Mouse and Weens is a great podcast if you’re lacking adul…