Thank You, Mama

This episode is a bit different, because in this episode you host Ana Tajder will tell you her guest’s mother’s story. Because of technical difficulties with recording between US and China, the recor…

Personal chef Ana Kasparova talks about her Armenian mother Margarita who lost both of her parents at a very young age, and had to escape her home in Azerbaijan under very dramatic circumstances beca…

Rev. Michelle is a metaphysical minister, family constellation facilitator, and a clinical hypnotist helping women to heal their “Mother Wound”. Michelle talks about her mother Karen who was an addic…

Psychologist, author and homicide survivor, Dr. Jan Canty, talks about her mom Lou’s lessons on seeing setbacks as an opportunity, remembering there’s always someone that has it worse then you, bein…

France Winddance Twine is a sociology professor and author of “A White Side of Black Britain”, which examines interracial parenting among white English and Irish mothers of children whose fathers are…

This special episode deals with the academic discourse on modern motherhood. Social anthropologist Dr. Charlotte Faircloth, author of “Militant Lactivism”, talks about her research on attachment pare…

Dr. Zsuzsa Berend, a sociology professor at UCLA and author of “The Online World of Surrogacy”, talks about her Hungarian mother Rosa, who at 14 was the only Holocaust survivor in her family. Zsuzsa …

Ambi Kavanagh, author, astrologer, reiki master and sound healer from Los Angeles, talks about her Sri Lankan mom Rajeswary’s lessons on faith, rituals, discipline, self-care, humility, getting help,…

Ashura Kayupayupa, a lawyer from Tanzania specialized in human rights, talks about her mother Rose, who, after her husband was killed in a car accident, was disowned by his family. In this episode, w…

Annie Averett is a mom of three from Seattle where she runs a small teaching and children's safety business. She talks about her mom Grady who runs her own HR consulting company. Grady taught Annie n…

Sloane Ketchum is a business tycoon, best-selling author, coach and public speaker from Hawaii. Sloane talks about her mom Shelley who grew up in traditional Chinese culture, and her lessons on chang…

Intuitive and creative coach, Mara Marchesi, shares lessons she learned through healing herself in order to change her relationship with her mom. We learn that we need to accept people as they are (i…

Sophia Wise One, a singer, speaker, teacher and transformational storyteller, shares her mom Grace’s lessons on loving your body, applying yoga to your life, making decisions, and accepting change. F…

Hamidah Thanawala, a financial consultant from New Jersey, talks about her Burmese mama Zubeda, and her numerous lessons. We learn to be content with what we have, to give, to celebrate life, that we…

Writer, co-author and editor of several life-style books, and a true New Yorker, Caitlin Leffel, talks about her mom Victoria, whom she lost when she was only 23. From Victoria, we learn to value our…

Psychiatrist and coach Dr. Soniya Hirachan talks about her Nepalese mama Asha (“hope” in Nepalese) who grew up in the Himalayas, and every summer walked for a week to the nearest city to help her fat…

Leisa Peterson is a money and business coach, and author of “The Mindful Millionaire” (coming out today!). Leisa talks about her mom Jacquie, who was a hippie in Berkley during the ‘70s. Jacquie face…

Susan Moylan-Coombs is an Australian First Nations woman, and an advocate for social justice. A member of the Stolen Generations, Susan talks about lessons she learned from both her adoptive mother a…

School counselor Rev. Dr. Marisha Stewart talks about her mother Rev. Patricia, and her lessons on believing in yourself, finding your faith, having courage, helping the ones who are forgotten by the…

Economist Elisa Sitbon talks about her Tunisian Jewish mom Corinne and her lessons on being open-minded and establishing meaningful connections, not depending on others to make you happy, being incor…