Thank You, Mama
Award-winning author and journalist Ana Tajder talks to women from all over the world who share most valuable lessons they learned from their mothers. This biweekly trip around the world should allow the colorful experiences and wisdom of global mothers to inspire, empower, and maybe teach the listeners a lesson or two.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 178
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Replay - Mama Hope: Dr. Soniya Hirachan on Beating the Odds, Resilience; Humbleness; and the Courage to be Different
Psychiatrist, coach working with immigrant women, and the Executive Director at Minnesota Department of Human Services, Dr. Soniya Hirachan, talks about her Nepalese mother Asha (meaning “hope” in Ne…
Life is an Adventure: Rhiana Spring on Unconditional Support; Being Your Authentic Self; Seeing Life as an Adventure; and Being both Compassionate and nurturing, and strong
Rhiana Spring is an award-winning international human rights expert and entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Spring ACT, which launched "Sophia" - the world's first chatbot empowering survivors of domest…
Magical Thinking: Orenda Fink on Art; Individuation; Borderline Narcissistic Parents; and Going No Contact
Singer, musician and writer, Orenda Fink is famous for being one half of the duo “Azure Ray”. Orenda just published her beautiful first memoir “The Witch’s Daughter: My Mother, Her Magic, and the Mad…
The Holy Responsibility: Qin Sun Stubis on Responsibilities of Motherhood; Education; Perseverance; and Creativity
Author of her family memoir “Once Our Lives”, Qin Sun Stubis, shares lessons she learned from her Chinese mom Yan. Yan was given away by her mother as a baby, and struggled keeping her four daughters…
Live Your Values: Amy Richards on Lessons From Mom Karen and Gloria Steinem
American activist, organizer, writer, TV producer, feminist, president of Soapbox, Inc., and a long-time consultant to the American feminist icon Gloria Steinem, Amy Richards, shares lessons she lear…
Replay - Mom’s First Hug at 69: Meredith Maran on Not Giving Up; Noone being Just Good or Evil; Anger; and Change
As the thrid Replay episode of Summer 2024, here's episode 86 with best-selling author, book critic and journalist, Meredith Maran, who shares a deeply inspiring story about how, after a lifetime of …
Replay - You Choose: Dr. Özlem Yüce Petronczki on Overcoming Boundaries and Supporting Your Children to Greatness
The second episode in our Summer of 2024 Replay is episode 17 with the Molecular Biologist Dr. Özlem Yüce Petronczki. This is one of the very early interviews, but one that stayed deeply anchored in …
Replay - My Mama: Ana Tajder and Jagoda Kaloper on Loving Life; Leaving a Mark; Being Your Own Source of Happiness; Ageing Gracefully; Having it All; and Mindfulness
As the first epiosde for our summer 2024 replay, I'd like to share with you episode 17, in which I shared the most important lessons I learned from my mama Jagoda Kaloper. As I just turned 50 and sha…
50 Years, 50 Lessons: Ana Tajder Shares her Life-Lessons
In this special episode, Ana celebrates her 50th birthady with you! As this podcast is all about life-lessons, she recorded this episode in which she shares 50 lessons she has learned in 50 years. Le…
The Magic of Forgiving: Dr. Erica Elliott on Giving Love; Forgiving your Mom; Finding Joy; and Never Wasting a Bad Experience
Family Medicine doctor and author of “Medicine and Miracles” and “From Mountains to Medicine”, Dr. Erica Elliott, shares the story of her breakdown in her early 20s which, under the guidance of a ski…
Chill Out!: Valarie Tutuh on the Magical Act of Balancing a Career Ambitions and Taking a Break; Independence and Accepting Support; Serving Others and Taking Care of Yourself
Account Manager at a leading pharmaceutical company and owner of a boutique, Valarie Tutuh shares her incredible professional journey which involved counseling and owning an executive protection agen…
Celebrate Every Day: Lara Johnson on Giving Yourself Credit; Showing Up; Forgiving Flaws and Improving with Each Generation; and Following Your Dreams
A mom of four, life coach and host of “Mom on Purpose” podcast, Lara Johnson, talks about the non-profit she co-founded to help young terminally ill parents, and about her work with coaching mothers …
Don’t Be Mean to Yourself: Angie Banicki on Using Your Voice; Trusting Your Intuition; and Generational Healing
High-profile entertainment publicist turned tarot card reader to Hollywood stars, Angie Banicki, talks about her professional transition, about her experiences with reading cards, and about her new …
Saying No: Adela Mehić-Džanić on Being Independent; Marriage as a Partnership; Being Stoic; and Acting Against Domestic Violence
Telecom engineer Adela Mehić-Džanić talks about her Bosnian mom Fadila who passed away during the Bosnian war in 1993. In spite of losing her at only seven years old, Adela learned many important les…
Practice Your Happiness Muscle: Catherine Sanderson on Happiness; Courage; Ageing well; Perseverance; Family; and Raising Teenagers
Professor of Psychology and author of numerous books incl. “The Positive Shift”, Catherine Sanderson, teaches us that although some of us are born “not happy” (something she’s witnessed with her moth…
Make Lemonade: Danielle Fette on Dealing with Challenges; Money not Buying Happiness; Unconditional Love; and Boundaries and People Pleasing
A nurse and expert on tissue regeneration, co-Founder & CMO of FetTech, a biotech company specialized in the healing process, Danielle Fette shares her American mom Jill’s lessons. Jill grew up in ex…
Every Moment is Precious: Saundra Dalton-Smith on 7 types of Rest; a Strong Sense of Self; Having Multiple Mothers; and Expressing our Love
Internal medicine physician, work-life integration researcher and author of “Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity”, Saundra Dalton-Smith talks about burning out when…
Be Authentically You; Dr. Sharon Blackie on Tenacity; Healing From an Unhealthy Mother-Daughter Relationship; and Burnout
Award-winning writer, mythologist specialized in Celtic Studies, and a psychologist, Sharon Blackie, is also the bestselling author of “If Women Rose Rooted”. Sharon talks about her work with the fem…
Find the “More” You Need: Rosjke Hasseldine on Identifying and Voicing Your Needs; Mother Blaming; and the Culture of Female Service
Therapist, coach and teacher specialized in mother-daughter relationships Rosjke Hasseldine, is also the author of “Mother-Daughter Puzzle” and founder of Mother-Daughter Coaching International. She …
Talk About It!: Dunja Bonacci-Skenderovic on Preventing Violence Against Women; Showing Your Emotions; Sharing Domestic Work; and Working Hard but Sometimes Doing Nothing
Dunja Bonacci-Skenderovic is an independent consultant for elimination of violence against women. In the beginning of our interview, Dunja gives us an overview of types of violence women globally are…