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Alright, moms. You know the drill. First comes pregnancy hard, then comes birth hard, then comes postpartum hard... and then... "what's for dinner, mom?". Right? Or maybe you're pregnancy tired and don't feel like cooking. Or maybe... just maybe... you're not even a mom but life is just hard and you're dang busy and you never know WHAT TO COOK! We are so excited and so grateful to introduce our first guest on the podcast- Celestina, RD Wellness Cucina. Her tagline: "I teach busy families to cook quick, easy, and delicious meals... even on busy weeknights! Listen to this episode as Celestina teaches us how to do a 30 minute meal!  We love her spirit and her energy and her willingness to serve busy families with her knowledge! Follow her on Instagram @savetimecooking and Facebook: Wellness Cucina Her website: http://www.wellnesscucinallc.com/ Reach out to her by email: [email protected] Favorite Website Posts: Courses Free Resources Efficient Grocery Shopping Pantry Staples Frozen Veggies 101

After the baby- welcome to a whole new world. And not just because there's a whole new human you're responsible for... that too. Yes, the baby itself is a whole new thing. But your mind and body needs care and attention now mama. Postpartum means taking care of YOU. Recognize signs and symptoms of postpartum depression (AND anxiety). Reach out to loved ones. Topics include: *After the baby is born *Birthing products (we love the wipes and taking that nice hot hospital shower) *Leaving the hospital *Family support/help *How to be a good friend to someone during postpartum *Postpartum ANXIETY and DEPRESSION Resources: Postpartum Depression What to Expect: Postpartum Anxiety Pregnancy Anxiety: The Social Working Mama  Healing After Birth: The Social Working Mama Postpartum Health: Unplanned Tiny Hand First Period Postpartum: Unplanned Tiny Hand

Third trimester. Wow. The achy hips and swollen feet. when will I get this baby out of me? And HOW?? Will I get an epidural? All the things and all the questions for third trimester! Join us on our journey.  As always- our stories may not be yours- and we want to celebrate you and your journey. Don't compare journeys... that never helps. Just know that the way your body is forming a human is DANG HARD and you are doing stinkin' amazing. Check out both of our blogs: The Unplanned Tiny Hand Social Working Mama featuring : Birth Story: Ellery Follow us on Instagram and Facebook  @itsbeenalongdaypodcast

How did you find out you were pregnant? Were you in absolute panic or totally excited. Did you have early symptoms? Were you exhausted with headaches or vomiting like crazy? Did you ever have that sweet glow? Courtney and Destiny share their pregnancy stories from finding out we were pregnant through the 2nd trimester. Stay tuned for the next episode to hear more about our 3rd trimester and birth stories! As always- our stories may not be yours- and we want to celebrate you and your journey. Don't compare journeys... that never helps. Just know that the way your body is forming a human is DANG HARD and you are doing stinkin' amazing.  Topics covered: -Contraception -Pregnancy tests -Unplanned pregnancy -Early symptoms -Second trimester Check out both of our blogs: The Unplanned Tiny Hand featuring: 15 Weird Signs that Could Mean You’re Pregnant (Before You Even Miss Your Period!) Social Working Mama featuring : Birth Story: Ellery Follow us on Instagram and Facebook  @itsbeenalongdaypodcast

Happy Valentine's Dayyyyy!!! This episode is perfect for single, dating, newlyweds, errrrr'body. We are so excited to give you this special content of our top ten marriage tips after six years of being together and four years married. Cue the confetti, right? Let's hear it! All the heart eyes. Okay, seriously. It's been another long day. Courtney and I found out that we were having to quarantine (dang, COVID19) and so it worked out perfectly to bring you our first SOLO episode (although I missed Courtney so much) with your hostess, Destiny, and her hubby, Tevin. We hope you enjoy our laughs and talks... (and Tevin's version of our "love story"). Please leave us a FIVE STAR review and share your special love story with us  on our instagram @itsbeenalongdaypodcast. On this fun bonus episode we talk about:  *Our love story (friend zone to two babies) *The good, the bad, and the ugly  *Phases of friends, dating, marriage *Balancing hobbies and togetherness *Being a good supporter *Having a good support system *Merging families *Forever learning and dating your spouse *Fighting fair  AND SO MUCH MORE. 

Join us for Marriage Part 2 as we share more about Love Languages and being married with babies and toddlers! It's a whole new world when you add kids to the mix. Let's talk about how fun it is to learn our partner's enneagram type and love language type and what that means when we are learning to love someone else (a completely different human) well... and in their own way!! Check out our favorite advice- some other fave advice can be found here! 6 Best Pieces of Marriage Advice The Calm to My Imperfect Storm: How I Met the Man of My DreamsThe Social Working Mama Blog The Unplanned Tiny Hand Blog  Our enneagram matches: Courtney 3 and Patrick 2 Destiny 3 and Tevin 6 We recommend these quizzes: Love Language Apology Language Anger Enneagram Test Free / Paid Follow us on Instagram and Facebook  @itsbeenalongdaypodcast

When you know... you just know, dangit. This week Courtney and Destiny spend time sharing vulnerable moments of young marriage from meeting our spouse, the dating to engagement phase, all about early engagements and how our husbands swear they "just knew". Do you believe in learning to love someone else and choosing them over and over again? We sure do, and want to encourage you. In this episode, we talk about: How we met our spouseFast dating to engagementFriend zonesMoving in togetherFinding out... "I'm Pregnant!!!"Marriage in the Newborn phaseHormones, hormones, hormonesMake sure to keep listening on Part II where we continue talking love languages, enneagram, marriage with toddlers, and our best marriage advice! Follow us on instagram at @itsbeenalongdaypodcast. If you just absolutely love hearing our goofy selves- listen to our other podcast @KillerPersonalityPodcast for a true crime meets enneagram good time. 

Destiny & Courtney share about their experiences being working moms. Destiny has a Master of Social Work and is a Licensed Certified Social Worker, Program Coordinator for Therapeutic Foster Care. She has a husband and two beautiful little girls. Courtney is currently in graduate school pursuing her Master's Degree in Educational Technology and is an English teacher. She has a husband and one beautiful daughter. We both want to empower and support women to pursue their dreams and show others that you can (and really should) live a well-rounded life... even though the days are long. Their is passion and joy in loving your career and loving your family even more. We are here to be real and vulnerable and inspire you to be all you can be and more. For more encouragement- follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Courtney's Blog: The Unplanned Tiny Hand Destiny's Blog: The Social Working Mama

Two friends passionate about making sure that women continue to live their best lives after having children embark on a journey to encourage, inspire, validate, make you laugh, make you feel like you have two new friends to sit and talk with at the end of your long day- whatever that long day looks like. A long year actually.. Lord, 2020 was wild, right?  After a hectic year, Destiny and Courtney share their reflections and goal setting ideas for 2021. Destiny is a wife, mother of 2 toddlers, social worker/mental health therapist. Courtney is a wife, mother of 1 toddler, high school English teacher. We share our goals for different categories including:  CareersMarriageHealthHobbies/Passions/DreamsChildren/ParentingFriendships/Other relationshipsWe want you to take away that you are important, your role as a mom is important, but that you are so capable of so many things. You deserve the space to process what you want, what is important to you, who and what you value, and move towards those goals with good friends beside you cheering you on the rest of the way. For more encouragement- follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Courtney's Blog: The Unplanned Tiny Hand Destiny's Blog: The Social Working Mama

Sneak Peek at the brand new podcast It's Been A Long Day!  “It’s Been a Long Day” features two friends, Destiny & Courtney, as they share their real and vulnerable experiences balancing being working moms, wives, friends, and so much more. We want to encourage you and inspire you, but also let you know that it is totally okay to feel the way you do at the end of a long day. We are here for you and want to share our lives with you. Powered by Natural State Media