Social Worker and Mama of 2: Talking Trauma in Childhood with Beth Hofstetter Falb

In this weeks episode we chat with Alyssa's friend of almost 20 years, Beth Hofstetter Falb.  Beth and Alyssa were friends and roommates in college. We chatted with her about her life as a mom and her work as a social worker.  We also asked her for advice on how to work with our children in times of change (aka a pandemic), behaviors to look for that would indicate they are not coping well and  she gave us some practical tips on what we can do to support them during these difficult times.  

Beth lives in Northeast Ohio with her Husband of 7.5 years and their two children, ages 5 and 2, on her husband's family farm. 

She received her Master's of Social Work from Loyola University Chicago. She is a Licensed Independent Social Worker, and has been practicing in this field for the last 15 years, with a focus on children and parents, and has specialized training in trauma work. She is currently the Director of Family Services for a local Non Profit Community Mental Health Agency. 

To learn more about Beth please visit our website, www.fitformotherhoodpodcast.com.   

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Hi friends, welcome to the Fit For Motherhood Podcast!!! Thank you for taking time out of your day to listen, we are SO excited to have you with us! We have been friends since early childhood, grew up together and are currently the moms of littles 5 and under. A LITTLE BIT OF INFO ON US Ali lives in central Illinois with her husband, Matt, and their three kids (4, 3 & 1). She is a part time hair stylist and spends the rest of her time at home with her kids. She is an enneagram 9w1. Alyssa lives in Chicago with her husband, Grant, and their two toddlers (3 & 1). She works part time as a pediatric oncology nurse and is also a certified holistic health coach & life coach and the owner of Grounded Roots Coaching. She especially loves working with women during their first year postpartum. She is still trying to figure out her enneagram. WHY ARE WE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE TOPIC OF MOTHERHOOD? • We’re MOMS • We’ve both experienced difficulties in our journeys as moms and have felt alone in dealing with those challenges. • We’re tired of the perfect images that are crafted on social media to which we find ourselves comparing our lives. • For Ali, she has become more self-aware in the last year or so and is tired of being dragged along by life. She has challenged herself to find ways to be more proactive about her mental and physical health because she realizes how much those things affect her ability to parent effectively. WHY ARE WE DOING THIS PODCAST? • Letting moms know that they are not alone in questioning their fitness for parenting • Encouraging other moms to know that we can do the hard things of motherhood, even when we doubt our abilities. • Sharing practical applications and also ideas that can be helpful in keeping ourselves mentally and physically fit for motherhood. We would love to have you with us every week as we talk together through topics that are important to us (and hopefully you!), interview other moms who are walking through all the different issues that come with the different stages of motherhood, and bond together over the things we have in common that truly make us fit for motherhood.