ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Her Village Podcast
This is the space where real women have real conversations — the ones we don’t always say out loud, but all feel in some way.
Hosted by Jacqueline Baird, this podcast goes beyond surface-level talk and into the stories, struggles, and moments that shape us — in motherhood, relationships, identity, and everything in between.
Through a mix of personal reflections and honest conversations with other women, each episode is designed to leave you feeling seen, understood, and a little less alone… while also giving you new perspective, insight, and the kind of validation you didn’t know you needed.
Because you’re not the only one thinking it.
And you don’t have to figure it out on your own.
Welcome to Her Village.
Connect with Her Village:
Instagram: @motherhood_intended
Join the email list: hervillage.kit.com/naperville
Hosts:
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
42 minutes
Guest interviews
Has sponsors
English
United States
143 episodes
since Dec. 19, 2022
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
When was the last time you did something simply because you wanted to?
Not because your kids needed it. Not because it was productive. Not because someone else was counting on you. Something that made you feel curious, connected, excited — or simply more like yourself.
In this solo episode, Jacquel…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
What happens when the path to motherhood looks nothing like the one you imagined? And how do you find purpose in a journey you never would have chosen for yourself?
In this episode of Her Village, Jacqueline sits down with Stephanie Jones, founder of the Michigan Fertility Alliance, to talk about i…
When did everything become about the kids?
The school schedules. The activities. The appointments. The therapies. The meals. The birthday parties. The endless mental checklist of who needs what, where, and when.
In this solo episode, Jacqueline shares a realization she's been having lately: sh…
How much of who we are is truly ours—and how much has been shaped by the expectations, beliefs, and stories we’ve inherited?
In this episode of Her Village, Jacqueline sits down with Dr. Nicole Wordlaw, clinical psychologist, author, and longtime Buddhist meditation practitioner, to explore what it…
Remember when making friends was just… built into life?
You met on the playground. Sat next to each other in class. Played on the same team. Lived down the hall in college. Or, in Jacqueline’s case, essentially paid for your friends by joining a sorority. 😂
Then adulthood happens—and suddenly, no o…
Motherhood has a way of rewriting the plans we were so sure we had figured out.
For Susanna Peace Lovell, that meant becoming a mother to her daughter, Arizona, who is neurodivergent and has autism, ADHD, anxiety, and significant allergies. For Jacqueline, it meant infertility, loss, a 24-week prem…
A Her Village Solo Episode 🎙️
The backpacks are packed, the school supplies are labeled, and the kids are settling back into their routines. But once we’ve gotten everyone else where they need to be… what about us?
In this solo episode, I’m talking about the back-to-school season as more than just …
What happens after you've survived something that could have defined the rest of your life?
Today's guest, Cindy Benezra, is a USA Today bestselling author, speaker, trauma recovery advocate, and author of Under the Orange Blossoms. Cindy is also a survivor of childhood sexual abuse at th…
As summer winds down and back-to-school season approaches, it's easy to look back and wonder...
Did I do enough?
Did we make enough memories?Did my kids have the summer they deserved?Did I somehow miss the mark?
If you've been carrying those thoughts, this episode is for you.
In today&apo…
Some stories entertain us.
Others help shape who we become.
This week on the Her Village Podcast, I'm joined by Emmy Award-winning creator, author, and storyteller Angela Santomero, whose work has helped generations of children learn, grow, and navigate the world with curiosity and confidence.…
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