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Becca Tilton | Investing in Yourself: Motherhood, Business & Growth

• Jessica Lamb, Becca Tilton • Season 3 • Episode 102

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In this episode of The Mama Making Podcast, host Jessica chats with Becca Tilton, founder of Mama in Bloom, about her journey in supporting moms through postpartum. Becca shares how her background in public health led her to entrepreneurship and the challenges of leaving a secure job to follow her passion. 

They dive into the importance of community, the emotional side of starting a business, and why investing in yourself is key to both personal and professional growth. Tune in for an inspiring conversation on motherhood, support, and building meaningful connections.

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Jessica (00:57)
Hello everyone and welcome to the Mama Making Podcast. If you're new here, I'm your host, Jessica. If you're not new, then welcome back. Today I'm very excited to have Becca Tilton on the podcast today.

Becca is the brain behind Mama in Bloom, where she stewards moms through their postpartum journeys. We're going to chat today a bit about what she does, and we're really going to do a deep dive into the ins and outs of what propelled her to start her own business and what it has looked like for her to get launched. Becca, thanks for being here.

Becca Tilton (01:27)
Thank you so much, Jessica. Thanks for having me.

Jessica (01:29)
Yeah, so tell me a little bit about you, where you're from, your family, whatever you're comfortable sharing.

Becca Tilton (01:35)
Sure. So my name is Becca. I am a born and raised Hoosier. I was born and raised in Northwest Indiana. However, my family currently resides in the Southwest suburbs of Chicago. So what has initially brought us to...

moved from north of Indiana to southwest suburbs of Chicago was the schools. We are also a proud first responder family. My husband is a first responder. So we reside in the town where he is also a first responder. But most importantly,

My husband and I, are proud parents of three beautiful daughters. So I'm a girl mom to shout out to all the girl moms out there. My daughters are five, three and two. And sort of what has started and sparked my mama in bloom or entrepreneur journey was essentially from a very young age being very intrigued.

with the mom-baby or with the parent-children interaction and the power behind building that bond as well as the

resilience that comes with it and the teachings that come with it. So I actually achieve my master's in public health, concentrating in maternal child health programs and outcomes and venturing through the nonprofit sector as well as government sector of program development and implementation, specifically with that

target population of moms and babies. I'm like, you know what? Now that I have three kids of my own, absolutely love helping and supporting moms. just sort of, wanted to do it on my own terms. So that's why I came to the conclusion of, you know what? I need to just start my own business.

see where it goes. I told my husband and he's like, you should go for it. I told my families and my friends and they were like, we will 100 % support you. This is what you're meant to do. So that is sort of how I came to Mama in Bloom. Yeah.

Jessica (03:50)
So what does it look like for you? What kind of, what's your vision for what you want this all to look like?

Becca Tilton (03:56)
Sure. So I am currently a postpartum doula in training. However, I sort of want to branch that out into a postpartum mentor for moms. What that might look like is more virtual education through

different platforms, as well as building a sort of sense of community at Mama in Bloom. And if you look at some other doulas or birth workers, I was trying to differentiate, and it kind of goes with my personality anyway, of my values and my why. it it shows through my social media,

and when I interact with moms is what is your purpose? What is your value? Why are you doing what you're currently doing? Why are you in this current emotional state? So my values are prenatal resistance. So that more so focuses on providing education to moms and the parents and how can they, you know,

They can sit in their emotion and feel validated in their emotion. But how can they then build off of that and strengthen their problem solving skills into whether it's a positive or a negative emotion. And then that can also be conveyed in a positive way to their kids too, even at a very young age and infancy for the children. My daughters, they see me now, you know, when I...

handle certain situations, they talk about it with me, they ask me questions. Mommy, I can tell that you're, you know, are you frustrated right now? And I do tell them. I'm like, yes, I am actually. we have to show them what it means to be frustrated, but then other skills to cope with that. Because then my daughters would come to me, know, I'm frustrated, I'm mad. She took my toy or instead of...

you know, hitting or what have you. So that's one of my values. The other one is, I'll kind of combine them into two, is nutrition wellness, as well as the mind body connection. So how are we as moms nourishing our bodies? How are we noticing our body, you know, emotion nourishment connections?

Are we getting more tense with stressful situations? our stress shown in our faces and our backs, like showing the moms how they can have some sort of techniques or movements in that? And again, this is also what I've done in my research as well as in my postpartum doula training. And then the last, and what I find the most enjoyable is that community support or that

support system. It's finding your tribe. It's finding those people that you know won't judge you unconditionally and having that go-to person, whether it's outside of your friends and family or it's that great aunt that you know you can go talk to about certain things. So that's sort of how I came to those values and

I want to be that support person for moms that helps them in their current state, that helps them in their now. You know, when I was pregnant with my first and I had my first daughter, was my first in my friend group, my close friend group to have.

a kid. So I didn't really know who I could go to like, is this emotion like I'm crying, but I'm also so happy. Is this right or like, the baby's not latching properly, but she's gaining weight, but she's eating every hour. I didn't have that. So I feel like having that dedicated support person that has somewhat knowledge as well as like, can help guide you through

those certain resources that you can look at. You know, is sort of why I came to this conclusion of having my own business. then having my own business comes with a whole new realm of professional development. So, yeah.

Jessica (08:03)
Yeah, I'd love to know more about your, your background in public health and how it has kind of you touched on it a bit, but how it has informed the areas that you are focusing on if there's anything specific that you saw in your work there that is like, my gosh, we have to start doing something about this.

Becca Tilton (08:23)
Sure. So there's two things that come to mind. So when I was actually an intern at a health department, this was for my master's in public health degree, I was under the maternal child health programs and I was tasked with putting on this breastfeeding awareness event in public.

And this was almost 10 years ago. And I know like 10 years ago isn't that long, but still breastfeeding in public with other local moms might be a little less stressful if you're sitting in a group at a park where everyone's publicly breastfeeding and not covered up. So I was tasked with that and I

I guess I didn't realize until I became a mom where I'm like, yes, like I have the confidence. I know that breastfeeding supports nutritional value and I feel comfortable because I'm like, I ran that event. But then when I became a mom, I'm like, well, wait a minute. I may or may not feel as comfortable in public. This was my first, come my third, I was very comfortable. But that...

We took some data analysis on how we could help and support moms in utilizing specific breastfeeding resources. We sort of distract them as they were breastfeeding and giving them those tools. We also had like milk banks there. had other, you know, mom supporting resources at that event. So that's one of them.

where we really look at like the data analysis specific to breastfeeding in that specific area and then giving them those resources while they're still doing and implementing the thing that we're encouraging them to do. And then the second being in the nonprofit hospital sector, what I was tasked with doing is looking at

more of how that hospital can meet the needs of the community based off of certain data. And data again is like two years behind. But let's just say one of them was for childbirth education. What is being educated within the hospitals to our parents? Is it useful? Is it helpful when they're giving birth? What else is missing?

So we did some data analysis there and we noticed that only two out of the 60 moms that were in there had a doula and they were the really only ones that had positive outcomes for their birth. And again, that was only a birth doula. I birth doulas and postpartum doulas, they do a variety of things, but almost all of the rest of that population or that

that data set there within the 60 moms did not have the outcome that they want and that affected them in their postpartum experience. So I'm like, okay, you know, I, this happened last year. So I said, okay, you know what, I'm going to start my own doula business and see, you know, firsthand how I can help moms based off of, you know, the information I have, the resources I have, and then having experience with my three daughters, but also

I've been in those community type settings with moms and how I can comfortably navigate them or that with them.

Jessica (11:37)
So what did it look like? You're like, okay, I'm gonna start my own thing. What did it look like to start moving forward on it?

Becca Tilton (11:44)
So it comes with a lot of, and I know a lot of entrepreneurs probably say this, it comes with a lot of ups and downs. It comes with a lot of mindset shifts. So what I first started doing was honestly, I love learning like about professional development. I love learning about how like,

we can self-improve not only as moms but professionals. So I started listening to podcasts. Your podcast came up, I started listening to some of yours from a couple of years ago. Anything that had mom in the podcast, I was listening to it essentially. And then coupling it with entrepreneurs. But I...

invested in myself when I invested in like a coaching program. It's actually the Birth Worker Academy where I reached out. They had some, I had some discovery calls. They provided, it's actually a year long program that I'm in, but I'm trying to get in the room where

There are other like-minded professionals also doing the same work. But also how the heck to run a business. mean, I, I love math, but I don't like budgeting. I, it's not, you know, it's not the not so sexy part of running a business, but I also love supporting moms. love like the color palettes, you know, and the marketing and the getting to know people. So.

I truly don't think that, and it goes not even just in business, it goes in motherhood or parenthood. If you don't invest in yourself in some sort of way or find some sort of mindset shift, your children will also notice that. And you have to also put yourself first and make yourself happy and fill your own cup, whatever that may look like. And then,

again, your kids will also see that and be like, you know what, can I be a part of that? Can and they'll start asking questions and that's what you want. The good, the bad, the ugly. So yeah, I've been an entrepreneur technically for like six months now. And you know, it is just the beginning.

Jessica (13:49)
So were you already a postpartum doula prior to starting your own business?

Becca Tilton (13:56)
I was not, I decided to enroll in a postpartum course and then I'm like, okay, now it's getting real. Now I need to market myself that I'm a postpartum doula. Some people here, population health, public health, they're like, what's that? Did you deal with like emergency preparedness? And I'm like, no, I mean, that's an aspect of it, but yeah.

Jessica (14:18)
So I would love to hear more about what the like emotions and feelings were going from, okay, I have this public health job, secure job within a health network and I'm going to take this leap and like you said, invest in myself and what fills me. I would love to know like the inner thoughts of that. I know it's.

Becca Tilton (14:28)
Mm-hmm.

Jessica (14:41)
There are so many people I know that are like, I wish I could just have my own business, but can't make the leap for whatever reason. And I think it's really worth talking about like the internal battle of choosing whether or not to kind of launch your own thing.

Becca Tilton (14:57)
Mm-hmm.

I feel if someone is like on the fence about wanting to even take that leap, it's this, and I don't, hate using this comparison, but that's the first one that comes to mind. It's the same as if you're questioning like, should I have another kid or not? If you're questioning it, then you need to have it. cause you would rather be in that I'm

I'm glad I have that as opposed to the what if of what if we had that baby, that third or fourth baby, what if we didn't go for that business? I just, if it's on your mind, it will always be on your mind. And to what if I don't go to college and, you know, or I wanted to do trade school instead. At least you.

are educating yourself on doing something. If the intuition is there, then I feel like you just have to make those very small steps. And you, again, you try and educate yourself on other people that may be in your same sort of point in life first to then make that educated decision. I mean, the emotions with me, I...

Jessica (15:51)
Okay.

Becca Tilton (16:03)
I do this doula business because I don't really have childcare. I try and navigate working from home part-time currently trying to run this doula business usually at night when I put the kids to sleep or I get up super early in the morning before they wake up because I, mean right now my youngest is napping, but you find a way and you make it work and you're looking for that like

one thing of happiness when you're doing that. it's, I met you and I used to listen to your podcast, you know, and then I'm like, my goodness, she's back. And it's just that that's what you look for. That's what you are destined to do. You know, I mean, I can ask you that question too. What made you want to come back with the podcast?

Jessica (16:48)
Yeah, it's so interesting because I feel like people are usually in one of two camps where they're like, I'm all in on it. I'm going to take all the self-investment, the classes or certifications or like me who's like, my God, I don't know if I want to do this. I don't know if I can. Who's going to listen? So to answer your question, it was not as

Becca Tilton (17:01)
Mm-hmm.

Jessica (17:13)
simple for me. So for first starting the podcast, it was just, I had been wanting to do it for a while. And it was as simple as I just, I changed careers and had the time available now. I was like, well, I'll give it a shot for a year. But my biggest hesitation to even starting it was like, if it doesn't take off,

the like shame and embarrassment of that was so in the forefront of my brain. And it was actually my husband who was like, okay, and if it doesn't take off, then you just be done. Like, it's not a big deal. No one's like keeping tabs on your successes and failures. So I was like, all right, I'll just do it. So I did it for two years. I had my son who's my first and it was like so overwhelming to me.

Becca Tilton (17:41)
Mm-hmm.

Jessica (18:03)
being a new mom and I was like, there's, knew I was taking a pause on the podcast for like a maternity leave at least. And I had episodes for like six months after I had him. So, I mean, technically I haven't been podcasting until this summer. I hadn't been podcasting for like two years. So coming back to it was like, I feel like more daunting than the first time. And I think

Becca Tilton (18:22)
Okay.

Jessica (18:30)
Like you were saying, I was just missing the like, interviewing and connecting with people on social media and DMing other moms and having people be like, I listened to that episode, I totally resonated with XYZ. So it's, it was always a really hard decision to come back because I knew it was not going to look how it did the first time I have a kid and

my husband and I, or my husband has a business. We have a lot of irons in the fire. So I knew I wasn't going to have the time to do it. So I really had to like readjust what I thought the podcast would look like. And it's not many hours of researching the guest and coming up with questions and, and like completely structuring everything. It was kind of just like,

throw my hands up, connect with people, whoever wants to be on that I think would be great to chat with or other moms would connect with. And so far it's gone well. It is that like upward climb of, it is like starting a new podcast. I have a few people that have listened from the beginning, but for the most part, it's like starting a whole new podcast. So it's been challenging to get over that like.

Becca Tilton (19:38)
Mm-hmm.

Jessica (19:48)
it's starting all over again and but going back to the like values part of things I so dream of having like a community of moms who kind of like come together support each other and then

spawning essentially from the podcast. So it's moms and experts where moms can come and ask questions or follow someone that they're like, this person gets me or a professional who they can trust that they know what they're talking about. And I think there's so much out there to kind of wade through for moms. I think if I could make a social community, but then also like

informative and supportive community. At the end of the day, that's my goal. If I can reach one person and have them take even one thing away from an episode that makes them feel like validated or like this person gets me or this is what I, I have a school age kid, but that's what I dealt with from my birth trauma or whatever it might be. I think at the end of the day, going back to like the values of things.

has been helpful to me in those times where I'm like, my God, why did I do this again?

Becca Tilton (21:01)
Yeah. Right. Right. But that's amazing though, because do you find like a sense of belonging and not, not relief, but like, whenever you get connected with a mom, do you, does it show on your face in front of your kids or you have one, right? Yeah. Does it like, after you leave a podcast interview, you're like, but then you're, makes you smile a little bit. And then.

Jessica (21:16)
Yeah, I do have one. probably.

Yeah.

Yeah, it's definitely fulfilling for sure to feel like I'm bringing something to moms that they don't have to like go and search for. I do like feel excited to put out an episode. I'm always looking forward to the interviewing piece of things. I think at this point, he's never around when I'm podcasting. He's too disruptive. He's sleeping on the couch right now. So we'll see if that lasts. But I do think eventually

Becca Tilton (21:27)
Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

Jessica (21:51)
he'll hear more people talking about it in our closer circle. They're like, I listened to your podcast episode and he'll start to pick up on that. and see that it's kind of like a point of personal success for me. so yeah. Do you, where, where do you see, where have the challenges been for you in getting going?

Becca Tilton (21:59)
Mm-hmm.

That's amazing.

I know one of my bigger challenges and it still currently is, and I know it might be for a while is the return on investment. am making all it when it's financial. I'm looking for financial stability, but right now I'm investing a lot and I don't have anything coming in and it's.

And then to your point, I'm like, am I doing the right thing? Am I even coming across correctly to people? Are they going to notice like I am the queen of run-ons and you can even ask all of my friends when I'm like doing my posts. And I'm like, you know what? That's just who I am. That's just how I convey my message. If you have a question, just DM me and I will be happy to answer. the challenge is just like, how that.

the financial piece, but also how to juggle it. mean, it's like, if my time is gonna be spent away from family and my kids, I want it to be purposeful. I want it to come from passion. I want it to come from like my heart or else why am I doing it? You know, I mean, it's, so that's.

It's just juggling it right now as a mom, as I'm working part time and then having this business. But honestly, what gets me through it is listening to podcasts.

I listen to podcasts all the time in the car, because I'm in and out of the car so darn much doing pickup drop-offs. Or if I notice myself getting in like a little rut at home, I'm like, I just need to like put my head, I put one in and I'm half listening with the kids on the other.

I mean, sometimes it's my parents or my, kids are like, mommy, can we listen to something on and it's on Spotify. I'm like, no, mommy's in a meeting. I call it my meeting time. You can watch the TV or like look outside as I'm driving, but this is my mommy time where I just, need to, that's sort of what it helps me through it. And exactly to your point.

It's trying to virtually connect with someone. And I love how podcasts have the show notes where I can literally click boom, boom, follow them, go to their website.

And then that's where I continue to follow those people on the podcast because I'm like, they bring in the experts that I'm like, yes, I resonate with that. those are some good tips that I can do in my home or yes, that's a good business tip or yes, I did, you know, lose my cool with my kids when they spilled the milk or something, you know. So I think it's just like finding that one small thing that

brings you joy or like again, still recognizing like, yes, this is a challenge, but also envisioning like the big picture and constantly talking about it, talking about it with people in your world, talking about it with your spouse, with your friends, your family, because that's, you're holding then yourself accountable and they will also hold you accountable, so.

Jessica (25:12)
Yeah, I love the thought of like going to podcasting to podcasters to kind of refocus yourself or re-inspire yourself. Cause I've definitely now thinking about it. There's so many podcasts that I have listened to and like religiously that have kind of fallen off for me and new ones that have started. And I think it's always based on kind of where I'm at in my life.

And like, obviously the value of podcasting is huge for me considering that I decided to start one, but I feel like I know what podcasts have done for me in terms of like validating where I'm at or quickly helping me learn something that I could, like you said, click quickly and go follow that person and kind of fill my feed with the things that I'm interested in at that point or.

Becca Tilton (25:42)
Mm-hmm.

Jessica (26:04)
listening to something that's inspirational or aspirational where they do talk about like, hey, this was the really shitty part of me doing this thing. So I think that's a great point that podcasting is a really good opportunity to like hone in on whether you're trying to learn more information, feel validated, kind of like try to re-inspire yourself.

I guess that is kind of the goal of the podcasting world, I imagine.

Becca Tilton (26:32)
Yeah, yeah, and I feel like a lot of moms can really, I mean, it's quick and it's effective.

Jessica (26:34)
So tell me.

Yeah, for sure. I'd love to know a little bit more about your coaching group and what that has looked like and how that has kind of helped you to get launched and kind of figure out your services and connect with other birth world entrepreneurs.

Becca Tilton (26:53)
Sure. So when I was looking for investing in myself when it comes to just education and business, I knew I wanted to be in the mommy baby world. And I know there's a lot of other like quote unquote life coaches and things out there. But I knew I needed that sort of accountability. So that's what.

honestly drove me to the work Birth Worker Academy. Hi, Kylie, she's the coach. And she really has like a very successful program where she provides all of the education virtually, it's recorded, you do it at your own pace. But you also part of like her program is you

have to find an accountability pod within, and usually you find that pod based off of who joins around the same time. She has a Slack community via the Slack application on your phone. She just opened up like a Facebook community, but with the pod,

you know, she recommended like only doing three to five people and you meet, you know, one time every couple of weeks, one time a week, and you hold each other accountable. Like, hey, have you completed these modules? What are your thoughts? But the modules are just like, they go through childbirth education. They go through how to open and start your own business.

she gives like organizational tips on even when it comes to just organizing your business. and I, when you are looking for even just investing in yourself, I mean, it can be for postpartum duals, it's or educational aspects. When you're looking for a podcast, you look at the background of that person and you're trying to like,

you essentially buy that person's personality because you're like, yes, I need this in my life. I need the hype. I need the excitement. I need the person that's also gonna be like, maybe you should, you know, like effective criticism. You can submit things to her and her team where they can like provide feedback.

whether that's through, and they do have inside her community experts that come in and talk weekly on specific topics. It could be social media. could be, you know, finances and investments all the way to your marketing strategy. Her niche is birth workers. When I first joined, mentioned, cause I'm like, I would love to be a birth worker, quote unquote, like a birth doula.

but I just don't have the time commitment for that. said, I'm a postpartum doula. Are there people in your program that are postpartum? And she goes, we have a few, because there are postpartum doula coaches out there, but I'm like, I like her. And now she's starting to have a little bit more of the postpartum experts come in and talk, because they too are part of the birth world. And.

It's, mean, my, phone's that's the thing about owning the business. So like my phone's constantly going off now with the Slack community messages. And I'm like, my goodness, I need to check this. But also it's like, I try and ground myself and I'm like, no, I did this for a reason. And I I've met people from Colorado. I have people in Texas from that are in my pod. It's it's amazing, you know? And I'm like, there's, there's so much out there.

And I'm like, I just don't want to stay within my, you know, my own area. I'm like, I love, you can learn something from someone. So.

Jessica (30:23)
Yeah, that's so awesome. I think there is a lot of power to having a small group of people who are kind of going through it parallel to you. And I would love to know how you have kind of

Becca Tilton (30:33)
Mm-hmm.

Jessica (30:39)
created your business in terms of like, what's the need? How am I meeting this need? Like how have you structured your business offerings to match one, the things that you want to do, the things that you know are necessary, and then also like what's gonna bring in the money?

Becca Tilton (30:55)
Mm hmm. So I structured it first based off of my capacity as a mom, honestly. I knew. So I'm currently offering like postpartum doula sessions in person, as well as if you just want like a postpartum mentor virtually.

I knew I had to come up with like, what is my why? My why is to help moms. I've been there. I love the aspect of breastfeeding, but I also, can help you with infant feeding in general. I love seeing the mom thrive off of like a resource that I provided or guided them to. So.

When I started it, honestly like, I'm like, I need to map this out. Like I map out my programs, honestly, in my professional aspects of things. And I literally started off with like my mission, my vision. What do I want people to see? What do I want them to gain from not only following me, but also how can I turn some of that into

you know, money or something in return. And right now I feel like I'm just in like a gap season where I'm kind of soaking everything in as a sponge, as well as expanding my community. And I knew that was also like a realm that I wanted to go down of I would love to like support moms in a community setting.

whether that's in person or virtually, but also have those dedicated experts that can provide them with that expert information. And then me just being that connector, but also me being that, and then I act as that like accountability person for them. Like, okay, how was that? Like go through the motions with me. Like that was kind of like my stepwise, like.

Where do I, where do I need to start? How am I going to envision myself?

where am I like at now and where am I headed, right? So when mapping out my business, that's essentially I had to like literally sit down. needed to envision where I want to be and then almost work backwards. And I'm currently, like I said, offering

Jessica (32:56)
Mm-hmm. Yeah.

Becca Tilton (33:09)
in-person postpartum doula packages, only one package I should say, within a 20-mile radius that is on my website as well as I'm trying to gear more towards my virtual offerings, so my postpartum mentorship offerings. And then long-term I would love to

focus more on like the community aspect, whether that's in person and hosting events that way, as well as like having that platform that is easily accessible on your phone. You know, where moms can literally just come together and you know, they could validate their feelings, but then also like help other moms and then ask those in deep questions and a sense of community.

Jessica (33:55)
What do you envision in-person events looking like?

Becca Tilton (33:59)
honestly, I, I love planning parties. I love, and I kind of shied away from that after having kids. I mean, yes, we have birthday parties and things like that, but I just, I love bringing the different like, even if it's something as small as like hosting walks, but it's like almost an educational walk. Again, if you've noticed where I came from, it's like that breastfeeding event.

you're getting them to do the things that are recommended, but also then providing them resources while they're doing it. It's sort of like, let's, I would think of it being like, it could be like a walk, consistent walk of moms, but there's also educational speakers that are part of the walk. Right, that's essentially where I'm trying to go. think like,

Jessica (34:41)
Yeah,

Two birds, one stone.

Becca Tilton (34:45)
Or it can be like in a large event where it is, you know, where you have, you're supporting a cause, but then you have a variety of like tables and resources that way. And then you have like breakout sessions. And again, that is like all long-term in-person, but also having that virtually too. Cause I truly just feel,

As us moms, that's what we look for is that connection piece. We look for, you know, we have these challenges and how can we overcome them? And then you can watch your kids also then connect in different ways.

Jessica (35:18)
Yeah, I think one of the things I was really surprised about in motherhood was that the friends and close family I had, I just expected them to be like my mom friends. They all had kids and I was like, these are my mom friends. But it took me a bit of time to realize like everyone is in a different space. Everyone is moming differently. Everyone's priorities are different. So I was like, these are just...

going to be my people forever and that was not the case. So I think I'm finding that that's not an isolated experience where people are like, my friends are my friends in certain areas, not necessarily among my motherhood. So I think that that is something that is always intriguing to me that like, mom friends are a little bit different than your regular friends.

Becca Tilton (36:08)
Mm-hmm.

Jessica (36:08)
Not that they can't overlap in some ways, I because of that, motherhood is super isolating. And I think having more communities that are focused on creating more mom connections or creating friends among other moms, but then also having a common interest in learning more and doing more.

for each other or for yourself or for your community, I think that that can be really pivotal in that like support end of things. I think unfortunately our country lacks a lot of support for moms and families. And unfortunately we have to kind of pull it all together ourselves. So I feel like having more and more organizations or groups or people kind of leading the charge in that.

Becca Tilton (36:47)
Hmm.

Jessica (36:55)
I think things will start to change a little bit on that front.

Becca Tilton (36:58)
I totally agree. was gonna, the first thing that came to mind is like the word, the generational breakers and we're also the generational change seekers. And I know I go back to the kids, but it will show in our kids when they're like 25, 35 of that change. So I also 100 % agree with that, but also

Jessica (37:10)
Yeah, for sure.

Becca Tilton (37:26)
when you're looking for that community, it's not just within the family and friends, like you said. And it takes that sort of leap of vulnerability to get involved. I told my husband, I've joined so many mom groups. I've joined so many, even Facebook mom groups, but in person, it's like the church or it's the preschool or it's just the local community moms group.

They now have, and it's so cute, it's called like, it's for local entrepreneurs where it's like we're meeting at coffee shops. And I'm like, yes, this is the things I need to start surrounding myself with as well as, you know, my close family and friends. But.

you know, those two can also again run parallel and also collide. So yeah.

Jessica (38:11)
Yeah, for sure. So with just a few minutes left, do you want to share a little bit more about your service offerings, what you're available for now? And then I'd also love to know a little bit more about where people can find you and how they can connect with you.

Becca Tilton (38:29)
Sure. So like I said, I am currently offering one postpartum doula in-person package. It can be found on my website, www.mamainbloom.com. That's mama M-O-M-M-A. As well as a virtual postpartum mentor. I can be found on Instagram.

Same thing, Mama in Bloom. And I just, even any professionals that are out there too that wanna connect, I would be happy to connect in any sort of way. Whether that's a DM, you want like a virtual coffee chat. We are all like in this together and this is kind of different going into.

the entrepreneurial space and I don't know if it's also a mindset shift for me because I've been working on like my mindset. Yes, I'm trying to get clients, but at the end of the day, if one mom is being supported by another professional, I am so happy and thrilled for you. Like it's different when you're in a nine to five job. You're no matter what you're competing, you're competing for that next big thing. You're competing for that promotion. You're competing to make sure you did well on that.

presentation, that meeting in this entrepreneurial space. And I say that too, on my social. I want you as a mom to get connected with someone that will support you in your postpartum. And to me, I even think postpartum, it lasts for forever. I mean, I am five years postpartum with my first, but I'm only two years postpartum with my last. And I consider postpartum being forever. So,

getting connected because we're constantly shifting now. Like our hormones are constantly, you know, shifting our capacity, our mental capacity is always shifting. So I think that's where

I'm just, happy to get connected and I hope I was able to connect with someone on here. I thank you, Jessica, for reaching out to me. Again, I was, I kind of had like a mini, mom girl fan moment. I'm like, my God, I have just listened to, I think it was one of your last couple of episodes when you were pregnant and you were.

you were talking, it was around like the holidays, I think. And I'm like, my gosh, you reach out to me, I have to do this. And this is how it all happens. This is how it all starts. You just get connected and you know, I'm, I'm happy to chat.

Jessica (40:55)
Yeah. Well, thank you for being such a long time listener. Yeah, think what's cool about connecting in the beginning of things, I would love for both of us to reconnect again in the next maybe like six months to see where we're both at with things. Obviously, you're in the infancy of starting your entrepreneurial journey.

Becca Tilton (40:58)
Yes, thank you.

Mm-hmm.

Jessica (41:16)
I'm back at podcasting. So I would love to see where we're both at in the next few months. What's been great, what hasn't been great, kind of where we're at on a professional development front. I think it'll be kind of cool to explore both of our journeys as we grow.

Becca Tilton (41:30)
Mm-hmm.

Absolutely, and then hold each other accountable, right?

Jessica (41:38)
Yeah, for sure. So tell people where they can find you.

Becca Tilton (41:41)
Yes, you can find me at Mama and Bloom on Instagram or my website, www.mamanbloom.com. And those are my two platforms for right now.

Jessica (41:52)
Awesome. Well, thank you so much for being on. This was so fun. And we'll definitely reconnect in the next few months.

Becca Tilton (41:56)
Yes.

Yes, thank you so much Jessica. I hope everyone has a great rest of your day.