Thrive Like a Mother Podcast
Thrive Like a Mother is a podcast for women who are done with hustle culture and ready to build lives that feel anchored instead of rushed.
Hosted by Ebony Fleming, this show blends motherhood, nervous system awareness, food as nourishment, faith, and intentional living to help women thrive physically, mentally, and spiritually.
Each episode offers grounded conversations and practical tools to help you:
- Regulate your nervous system
- Create sustainable rhythms at home
- Strengthen your relationship with food and rest
- Build real-life connection and community
You’re in the right place if you’re craving slower mornings, deeper conversations, and a life that supports your body instead of draining it.
Episodes
69 episodes
Craving real-life connection? Why women are tired of performative living
Are you exhausted by living online but still feeling disconnected?In this Season 5 premiere of Thrive Like a Mother, we’re naming something many women are feeling but haven’t said out loud. It’s the quiet burnout from...
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Season 5
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Episode 68
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18:37
A Year of Grace, Gratitude and Grounding: How Thriving Starts With Honoring the Life You Already Have
If you’ve ever watched someone else’s slow morning and felt a moment of “why not me,” this season finale will feel like a hand on your shoulder and a breath you’ve been holding. We close a stretching year with gratitude, a re...
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Season 4
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Episode 67
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23:47
Women Building Women: How Community, Courage, And Tiny Steps Create Big Change
Your voice changes the room when you dare to use it. We sat down with powerhouse women from the She Is Made For More community to unpack what “made for more” really mean and why it doesn’t require perfection, hustle mode, or ...
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Season 4
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Episode 66
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35:01
From Autopilot To Aligned: Building A Life And Business That Fit with Grecia Ruiz
What if your thirties are less about having it all figured out and more about finally choosing what fits? We sit down with Grecia Ruiz; author, speaker and founder of Italy Brides. We trace the real path from living on autopi...
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Season 4
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Episode 65
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33:38
Grace in the Messy Middle with Tahis Blue
What if the bravest thing you do today is tell the truth about how you’re really doing? This conversation with Tahis Blue traces a powerful arc from survival mode to self-trust, guided by breathwork, community, and the unglam...
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Season 4
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Episode 64
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28:17
Whole Health Over Hype with Miles Richards
What if your strongest years are still ahead because you stopped training for the mirror and started training for your life? We sit down with trainer and entrepreneur Miles Richards of Rich Work to unpack how a brutal Achilles tear, constant ov...
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Season 4
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Episode 63
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22:59
Being a safe space for big feelings
Some days begin and end in tears; sometimes theirs, sometimes ours. When the storm hits, the most powerful thing we can offer our kids isn’t a perfect script or a quick fix; it’s a steady presence that says, you are safe here. I’m sharing how c...
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Season 4
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Episode 62
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21:55
Finding Home Beyond Four Walls
What if buying a home wasn't just a financial decision but a turning point in your story? In this episode, we sit down with Scott Harris; top New York City agent and author of The Pursuit of Home. We unpack why the path to yo...
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Season 4
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Episode 61
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29:26
How One Weekly Anchor Meal Can Break The 5 P.M. Spiral
The 5 p.m. dinner question doesn’t have to send your nervous system into a spiral. In this episode, we dig into why that moment feels so charged and offer a grounded path to replace panic with peace—starting with one si...
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Season 4
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Episode 60
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23:24
Love that adapts
A birthday turns into a love letter to growth. Gerald, my husband, joins me on the mic for his 34th and ended up tracing our family story arc. From two restless freshmen in a class we couldn’t stand to a home full of tiny feet, takeout picnics,...
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Season 4
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Episode 59
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23:16
Positioned To Pause, Ready To Rise
If your calendar is full but your cup is empty, this conversation will meet you right where you are. We sit down with licensed therapist, executive wellness coach, and mindfulness instructor Samantha Edu to explore why the br...
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Season 4
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Episode 58
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36:05
Honoring the you that you are now
What if your meals matched your life instead of your ideal? In this episode, we dig into how seasons like new motherhood, busy work sprints and healing change our capacity, cravings, and priorities. The ebb and flow of ...
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Season 4
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Episode 57
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22:44
Kitchen Table Strength with Wendy Garcia
Strength doesn’t start under a barbell—it starts at home, in the kitchen, with the tiny choices that quietly shape your days. We sit down with Wendy, an eight-year fitness coach whose goal is to train the woman and not just her body.&nbs...
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Season 4
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Episode 56
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32:32
Gratitude is your superpower
Gratitude isn't just a feel-good practice—it's a powerful tool that can completely transform how we experience motherhood. After years of healing from trauma, I've discovered that cultivating gratitude has been the bridge that's continues to ca...
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Season 4
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Episode 55
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13:22
Daring to thrive with Dr. Greg Linkowski
What does it mean to truly thrive after trauma? At 71, Dr. Greg Linkowski calls this his "last and best quarter" – a remarkable perspective from someone who witnessed his father's attempted suicide as a teenager, navigated a demanding medical c...
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Season 4
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Episode 54
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32:29
Rest for the ambitious black woman
Your worth isn't measured by your productivity, and your rest shouldn't be treated as a reward you earn only after completing an endless to-do list. This powerful truth forms the foundation of this episode where I dive ...
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Season 4
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Episode 53
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22:43
Reclaiming your power quill by quill with Deborah Weed
What happens when we give away our power, quill by quill, in search of acceptance and love? The journey back to self-worth becomes the ultimate act of courage and creativity. Deborah Weed's story stopped me in my tracks. Afte...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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33:58
This season? We're moving with intention
Welcome to Season 4 of the Thrive Like a Mother podcast! After a summer of intentional rest and realignment, I'm sharing the powerful shifts that occurred when I finally allowed myself to rest without guilt—something that's your birthright, not...
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Season 4
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Episode 51
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18:24
Season Finale - This version of me was worth fighting for
Have you ever stopped to notice your own transformation? In this vulnerable season finale, I open my heart about the journey we've taken together through Season 3 of Thrive Like a Mother. When I returned to podcasting after t...
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Season 3
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Episode 50
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14:48
Small steps, big impact: Transforming your health one day at a time with Traci Kasper
Ready for a health transformation that actually sticks? Meet Traci Kasper, living proof that it's never too late to reclaim your wellbeing—even after decades of less-than-ideal habits. Traci's story will resonate with anyone ...
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Season 3
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Episode 49
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21:44
Your nervous system is sending you messages - Are you listening? with Audrey Rose
Have you ever caught yourself doom scrolling for hours, sitting in your car outside Target because you "need a moment," or neglecting your own needs while perfectly maintaining everyone else's schedules? Your nervous system is desperately tryin...
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Season 3
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Episode 48
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29:15
Your path, your pace: Nobody else has to understand it
Have you ever been asked if you have too much on your plate? In this episode I'm talking the woman who feels pulled in multiple directions while others question her capacity to handle it all.When someone asks "isn't that a lot?" – whethe...
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Season 3
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Episode 47
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15:25
A love letter to the new mother
Becoming a mother changes everything. While society pressures us to "bounce back" and "return to normal," this episode is an invitation to consider an alternative: embracing your transformation rather than fighting against it. <...
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Season 3
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Episode 46
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15:10
Halfway through the year -- the power of just doing it
What happens when you finally draw a line in the sand and choose to pursue the dream that's been quietly tugging at your heart for years? This raw, unscripted episode comes straight from my heart as we approach the halfway point of 2025.
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Season 3
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Episode 45
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12:47
Finding sunshine in the storm with Sarah Arvizu
Sarah Arvizu's world changed forever when she received a diagnosis of stage three triple negative breast cancer at the beginning of the year. As a single mother of two daughters aged 11 and 7, she faced an unimaginable challenge. Yet during our...
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Season 3
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Episode 44
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22:46