I'm The One Pushing: A podcast for moms who live outside the box

Writer/mother/wine enthusiast Ivette García Dávila deconstructs motherhood with other creative types who happen to be moms. Pour yourself a glass and join the conversation. We'll be drinking too.

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Update frequency: every 14 days
Average duration: 66 minutes
Episodes: 27
Years Active: 2016 - 2017

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27. Jill Simonian // Focused After Baby, Accidentally

Ivette and Jill drink some unFAB Britta-filtered water and talk about unplanned pregnancies, Cesareans, and choosing formula over the all-mighty breast milk. Jill is a fellow author/TV host/journalis…

01:00:55 | Thu 26 Oct 2017

26. Justine O'Neill // Mom Expert: Crying it Out

Ivette and Justine talk over some fake wine coolers (aka watered down grape juice). Justine is a mother/sleep consultant and educator/founder of SleepyBye Family. She survived 2 C-sections, a postpar…

01:21:07 | Thu 21 Sep 2017

25. Almarie Guerra // Pop a Squat, Have a Baby

Pregnant Ivette and Almarie drink tea lattes from Coffee Bean. Almarie is an actor/dancer/story pirate/clown/mother who actually loved being pregnant. They discuss the pros and cons of waiting 12 wee…

01:23:39 | Thu 07 Sep 2017

24. Ivette García Dávila // Getting Drunk with Trina

Ivette drinks up the rest of the Quarter Acre Merlot blend from New Zealand with one of her BFFs Trina Jacobsen. They talk breastfeeding woes, birth plans vs. intentions, and how growing a baby in yo…

00:49:38 | Thu 24 Aug 2017

23. Kim Ely // Mom Expert: Check Your Toxins at the Door

Ivette drinks up a well-rounded Quarter Acre Merlot blend from New Zealand with medical professional/toxin connoisseur/mother Kim Ely from Beauty Counter. We delve deep into the blue sea of toxins, d…

01:24:33 | Thu 10 Aug 2017

22. Foster Wilson // Terminating Late Term

Ivette has a complex wine and conversation with actor/director/mother Foster Wilson. We discuss controversial topics such as terminating a late-term pregnancy for medical reasons, vaginal birth after…

01:11:46 | Thu 13 Jul 2017

21. Miry Whitehill // Mother Love for All Immigrants

Ivette has a textured 2012 Charles Baur Eichberg Riesling Grand Cru Alsace with Miry’s List founder Miry Whitehill. We chat about living in Israel, orgasmic birth, pumping on the road, how taking her…

01:07:44 | Thu 29 Jun 2017

20. Heather Juergensen // Eggs Over my Fanny

Ivette has cold sparkling water with writer/producer/actor/certified holistic health coach/mother Heather Juergensen of TheStrongWoman.net. We chat about HypnoBirthing, second infertility, miscarriag…

01:17:05 | Thu 15 Jun 2017

19. Abigail Morgan // Mom Expert: Eating Raw Placenta

Ivette has blood-friendly dates with acupuncturist/writer/mother Abigail Morgan of MamaFloat.com. They talk about her two underwater home births, eating raw placenta, avoiding induction, postpartum a…

00:58:04 | Thu 01 Jun 2017

18. Claire Broussard // Mom Expert: Baby Essential Care

Ivette has essential oil-infused Mimosas with entrepreneur/mother Claire Broussard of Young Living. They converse about how Mother’s Day is not unlike any other day, finding a match in an Au Pair, po…

01:16:18 | Thu 18 May 2017

17. Tina Poppy // Sperm Delivery

Ivette has a little taste of a juicy yet perfectly elegant 2010 Domaine de la Chevalerie "Bretêche" Bourgueil Cab Franc with singer/songwriter/vintage fashion guru/mother Tina Poppy. They talk about …

01:19:10 | Thu 04 May 2017

16. Moms Connect // Motherhood is Not The End of You

Ivette speaks "live" at Moms Connect about finding your own adventure beyond motherhood. www.imtheonepushing.com @imtheonepushing

01:07:03 | Fri 21 Apr 2017

15. Kathleen Dennehy // When Someone else Pushes Her

Ivette attempts a Chardonnay wine tasting with writer/mother Kathleen Dennehy. They only drink a little bit of an “oaky” (oaky is not okay in Ivette’s wine play book) 2014 Au Bon Climat from Santa Ba…

01:08:30 | Thu 23 Mar 2017

14. Sharla Sumpter Bridgett // Keeping Childbirth Polite

Ivette drinks a sriracha-infused Bloody Mary with producer/mother Sharla Sumpter Bridgett. They talk about trying to keep childbirth “polite,” raising two girls, the biggest cliché that is so true (“…

01:12:14 | Thu 09 Mar 2017

13. Alex Cohen // On Motherhood and Roller Derby

Ivette drinks buzzy ITO EN canned tea with radio host/author/mother Alex Cohen at KPCC Southern California. They converse about her awkward teenage years, her roller derby days as Axels of Evil and S…

00:58:34 | Thu 23 Feb 2017

12. Ondi Timoner // Take Your Kids Everywhere

Ivette drinks a ligneous Alipús San Andrés mescal with film director/entrepreneur/mom Ondi Timoner. They talk about her childhood, how she came to be one of the most sought-after documentarians of ou…

01:07:57 | Thu 09 Feb 2017

11. Emily Zuzik // Singing PPD Blues

Ivette drinks a cozy herbal tea with rockstar mom Emily Zuzik. They talk about her journey as a musician, becoming a mother, dealing with postpartum depression, finding help, loving her mom club trib…

00:52:46 | Thu 26 Jan 2017

10. Janelle Randazza // Hyperemesis Gravidarum Sucks

Ivette shares a cool and easy drinkin’ Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc with author/activist/mother Janelle Randazza. They chat about growing up Sicilian in Gloucester, dealing with Hyperemesis during preg…

01:04:12 | Thu 12 Jan 2017

9. Natalie Zea // Detour into Labor pt. 2

In this epic talk Ivette and Natalie discuss breastfeeding and postpartum blues, the California curse (“is this organic?”), and why moms are superheroes. Check out Natalie on TOO LATE on iTunes: http…

00:52:58 | Thu 22 Dec 2016

9. Natalie Zea // Detour into Labor pt. 1

Ivette drinks a piquant 2015 Domaine Saint Lucie MIP Rosé from @silverlakewine with actor/mother Natalie Zea. Natalie talks about growing up in a provincial Texas town, her long, long journey to conc…

00:59:33 | Thu 08 Dec 2016

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