To Mom is To Love with Valerie Probstfeld, NP
Welcome! I’m so glad you are here. The mission of To Mom is To Love is to support, encourage, and empower each other as imperfect moms to love as a verb. This podcast encourages moms to live their verb and practice self-grace. Join us! To reach more moms, please consider leaving a 5 star review on Apple, Spotify, or Google. Also, be sure to check out my website: https://www.tomomistolove.com/ Follow me on Instagram/Facebook and subscribe on YouTube!
Episodes

Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
My special guest for today's episode is May Fekete, NP. May is a family nurse practitioner and coach with over 25 years in the healthcare industry. She is trained in traditional allopathic medicine as well as functional medicine. May believes we all have the ability to heal our bodies once we figure out the root cause of our issues.
May also fasts regularly and started her own health and wellness company in hopes to teach people how to fast for disease reversal and/or prevention, weight-loss, peri and menopausal symptoms, increasing longevity and general health and wellness.
You can follow May here: Instagram @may_fekete_health_and_wellness; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088868247604
Email: mayfeketehealth@gmail.com
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*This podcast is meant to support and educate moms, but not offer medical advice. Contact your health care provider with any questions or concerns.

Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
My guest today is Dwight Hurst. Dwight is a psychotherapist, podcast producer, and writer. He has worked in the mental health field since 1999 including hospitals, residential programs, and outpatient clinics. Dwight works from the perspective that all problems have solutions and collaborates with his patients to solve them together. His practice, Innovate Mental Health Solutions, specializes in a variety of mental health conditions. Dwight describes his podcast, The Broken Brain, as “a fun and informative Podcast about psychology, mental health, treatment, research, culture, and all things Brain-ey.” It is still going strong after almost a decade running!
I loved our conversation and think you will too!
Time Stamps:
11:00 Psychotherapy history
19:08 Parenting
26:20 Psychotherapy
28:18 Trauma and EMDR
43:18 Charity and how to find Dwight
47:00 Dwight's thoughts on The Simpsons from a psychotherapist perspective
Check out Dwight Here: https://www.dwighthurst.com/; https://www.dwighthurst.com/podcast
To Mom is To Love Our Mission: To support, encourage, and empower each other as imperfect moms to love as a verb. https://www.tomomistolove.com
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*This podcast is meant to support and educate moms, but not offer medical advice. Contact your health care provider with any questions or concerns.

Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
My guest today is Deanna Kozarov. Deanna is an intuitive eating and wellness coach. She helps women stop the diet cycle in order to be stress-free with food, body, and movement. In this episode, Deanna educates us on intuitive eating as well as its myths, intuitive movement, as well as mindset shifts. I loved our conversation!
You can follow Deanna @deannakozarov and access her free resource here: https://bit.ly/MakingPeacewithYourPlate
To Mom is To Love Our Mission: To support, encourage, and empower each other as imperfect moms to love as a verb. https://www.tomomistolove.com Follow and subscribe! @valerie_probstfeld
*This podcast is meant to support and educate moms, but not offer medical advice. Contact your health care provider with any questions or concerns.

Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
My special guest today is Diana Perez. She is the host of the podcast "It's Not About Me" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-not-about-me/id1702412847.
In this episode, we discuss how YOU are enough. Diana explains personal growth, the fear response, self-worth, and its parallels to nature. I really enjoyed our conversation and think you will too!
Valerie with To Mom is To Love Our Mission: To support, encourage, and empower each other as imperfect moms to love as a verb. Follow and subscribe!
https://www.tomomistolove.com/

Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Julie Johnson is an advocate for health and fitness. Her story includes hormonal gut health, and fertility struggles. Julie empowers other moms to be their own health advocates.
In this episode, we discuss advocating for yourself as well as exercise and nutrition tips!
You can contact Julie here:
juliejwellness@gmail.com
To Mom is To Love Our Mission: To support, encourage, and empower each other as imperfect moms to love as a verb.
https://www.tomomistolove.com
Follow and subscribe! @valerie_probstfeld
*This podcast is meant to support and educate moms, but not offer medical advice. Contact your health care provider with any questions or concerns.

Friday Nov 24, 2023
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Robbin Pringle Canzius is a certified confidence and mindset life coach. She helps people change their perspective on life through mindfulness, intention, and positive thinking. In this episode, Robbin talks us through deep breathing, nature meditation, and I felt so much calmer and lighter afterwards. I think you will too!
You can check out Robbin here: @conversationswithrobbin
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBecnA4egMs3eEN03V5q8Hg
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086275165817&mibextid=LQQJ4d
To Mom is To Love Our Mission: To support, encourage, and empower each other as imperfect moms to love as a verb.
https://www.tomomistolove.com
Follow and subscribe! @valerie_probstfeld

Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
If you are in the healthcare field, this is a must-listen!
Diana Page @catalystselfcare helps nurses and NPs prioritize themselves and beat burnout so they have more time and energy for fun! Diana describes herself as a burnout survivor, toddler mom, wife, self-care and self-love junkie.
In this episode, we talk about life's unpredictable twists and turns, self-love, current healthcare issues, how we can incorporate self-love and acceptance in our daily lives.
YouTube video for this epsiode:
https://youtu.be/wH7y-JpQ83Q
You can check out Diana here:
@catalystforselfcare
https://www.selfcarecatalyst.com
To Mom is To Love Our Mission: To support, encourage, and empower each other as imperfect moms to love as a verb.
https://www.tomomistolove.com
Follow and subscribe! @valerie_probstfeld

Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
I had a lovely time speaking with Paula!
Paula helps women to prevent and overcome burnout by combining mindfulness and science-backed methods so that they can have energy to live life to the full.
In this episode, we discuss burnout versus depression, self-love, neurodivergence, meditation, and deep-breathing.
Sign up to schedule a call with Paula here: https://calendly.com/paulaliub
Follow Paula on Instagram and Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/paula.mindfulness/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/5971148836286797
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Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
In this special episode, get to know your host Valerie Probstfeld, RN, MSN, FNP-BC through a role switch and interview by one of my previous guests!
Dia and I discuss To Mom is To Love, our mission, and more details about my upcoming book.
To Mom is To Love mission is to support, encourage, and empower each other as imperfect moms to love as a verb.
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Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Erica Dorn, MSN, FNP-BC helps nurse practitioners create work-life balance and conquer burnout. She is also known as @burnedoutnp and founded The Nurse Practitioner Charting School. The Nurse Practitioner charting school helps you chart accurately and efficiently, ensure proper billing and coding, and ultimately feel confident with your documentation as a nurse practitioner!
In this episode, we discuss charting, work-life balance, mom guilt, and imposter syndrome. If you are a nurse practitioner, this is a must-see!
Check out Erica and the Nurse Practitioner Charting School here:
https://npchartingschool.com/
@burnedoutnp
https://www.facebook.com/npchartingsc...
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