The LIFTS Podcast

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Episodes: 112

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The LIFTS Podcast (formerly Mother Love) is a Montana-based podcast centering lived experience and amplifying diverse voices from across the state. Through conversations with caregivers, providers, and advocates, we explore bold ideas and creative solutions for supporting the littlest Montanans and their families. If you have feedback, or an idea for a guest or topic, email us at stories@hmhb-mt.org.


Episode Date
Shaping a Better Montana for Families with HMHB Policy Director Mary Collins
Nov 05, 2026
Supporting New Dads: A Discussion on Paternal Perinatal Mental Health with Dr Michael Smith
Oct 29, 2026
Growing Our Storytellers: Montana’s First Lady Susan Gianforte on the Joy and Power of Reading
Oct 22, 2026
Growing Our Storytellers: LIFTS Out Loud with Stephanie White
Oct 15, 2026
Growing Our Storytellers: Starting Early with Pediatric Speech Pathologist Christy Cheviron
Oct 08, 2026
Growing Our Storytellers: Strengthening Roots with Katrina Kennett and Marti Laknar
Oct 01, 2026
Growing Our Storytellers: Building Belonging with Hilary Gourneau of Pté Collective
Sep 24, 2026
What Does It Take To Make Ends Meet? - With Rylee Andrews of the Butte 4-C's
Sep 17, 2026
Motherhood, Grief & IVF in Rural Montana with Kelly Pipe Campbell
Sep 10, 2026
Looking Ahead to Season Six - Finding Where Policy and Storytelling Intersect
Sep 07, 2026
LIFTS Out Loud: Celeste Miller - Nursing Under the Big Sky
Mar 18, 2026
Sarah Buchanan + Stephanie Fitch - Human Stories Behind Montana’s Maternal Health Gaps
Mar 04, 2026
Tehya Tiegen - Home Visiting and Hope
Feb 18, 2026
Maria Emmer-Aanes - It Takes a Village
Feb 04, 2026
LIFTS Out Loud: Julianne Denny - Birthwork as Medicine
Jan 21, 2026
Suzanne Bendick - The Stories That Connect Us
Jan 07, 2026
Dr. Jessica Liddell - Building Support for Maternal Mental Health
Dec 30, 2025
LIFTS Out Loud: Jake Maher + Callie Triller - Ryan's Journey Home
Dec 17, 2025
Carrie Krepps - Building Connection and Community for Montana Families
Dec 03, 2025
LIFTS Out Loud: Mindy Petranek - Just Showing Up
Nov 19, 2025
Pamela Ponich - Peer Recovery Doulas in Montana
Nov 05, 2025
Maureen Ward + Tracie Kiesel - What Families Need to Know About Montana's New Car Seat Law
Oct 22, 2025
Stephanie Morton, HMHB - New Season, New Name!
Oct 03, 2025
Session Voices: Mary Collins - Big Work at the Local Level
May 15, 2025
Session Voices: Jackie Mohler - Post-Session Engagement
Apr 24, 2025
Session Voices: Dillon Sarb - Storytelling as Community Organizing
Apr 10, 2025
Session Voices: Karen Filipovich - Empowering Families Through Advocacy
Mar 27, 2025
Session Voices: Jenny Eck - Finding Common Ground
Mar 13, 2025
A Mining City Story: Megan Bristol - Nurse Midwife
Mar 06, 2025
Session Voices: Amy Stiffarm - Birth of a Bill, SB 319
Feb 23, 2025
A Mining City Story: Jenna Clark - Nurse Midwife
Feb 20, 2025
Session Voices: Grace Decker - How (and Why) to Engage
Feb 10, 2025
A Mining City Story: Amy Lowney - Craniosacral & Massage Therapist, Postpartum Doula
Feb 06, 2025
Session Voices: Mary Collins - Legislature 101
Jan 31, 2025
A Mining City Story: Jessica Walsh - Lactation Specialist
Jan 23, 2025
A Mining City Story: Dorothy Troutman - Doula & Birth Educator
Jan 09, 2025
Mother Love Season Four Trailer: A Tale of Two Pregnancies
Oct 15, 2024
Thank You for the Stories, Claire's Final Episode as Host of the Mother Love Podcast
May 02, 2024
When Extra Preparation and an Abundance of Resources Still Leave Room for Challenges - Cass Weber
Apr 04, 2024
Domestic Abuse Survivor and Life Coach Lisa Croke on Moving from Surviving to Thriving
Mar 28, 2024
Domestic & Interpersonal Violence: Help Is a Phone Call Away with The Friendship Center's Jaime Gabrielli & Gina Boesdorfer
Mar 21, 2024
Hamburger Nipples & Victory Snuggles with Sarah Crowley IBCLC
Mar 14, 2024
The Truth About Postpartum Psychosis with Rachael Watters
Mar 07, 2024
Longitudinal Continuity of Care and Building Trust Over Time with Family Physician Dr. Sam Greenberg
Feb 26, 2024
Apert Syndrome & Raising "Neurospicy" Kids with Ashley Watson
Feb 22, 2024
Let Us Come To You- Nurse Family Partnership's RN Case Manager Marisa Johnson on the Power of Home Visiting Programs
Feb 15, 2024
"Every Drop Counts" The Nuanced World of Breastfeeding with Camie Jae Goldhammer, MSW, LISCW, IBCLC
Feb 08, 2024
Raising the Bar in Caring for Families: Camie Jae Goldhammer, MSW, LISCW, IBCLC & Founder of Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services
Feb 01, 2024
Erika's Story: Preeclampsia, Breastfeeding Challenges and Italian Subs
Jan 18, 2024
Perinatal Mental Health Expert Diana Barnes on Justice, Advocacy & Healing
Jan 11, 2024
Ashley's Story: How Acceptance Allows for Presence
Jan 04, 2024
John's Story: Giving Back and Balancing Love & Discipline with John Morrison
Dec 21, 2023
Compassionate Psychiatry with Dana Hillyer, Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
Dec 14, 2023
NAI Series: Sweetgrass in the Psych Unit with Chelsea Bellon
Dec 07, 2023
NAI Series: Cultural Inheritance and Toddler Mayhem w/Indigenous Artist Rachel Twoteeth-Pichardo
Nov 30, 2023
NAI Series: "Life's Blessings": A Cultural Engagement Day for Nurses with Margaret Anne Adams & Mary Ellen Lafromboise + *Bonus* Episode Intro: Decolonizing Thanksgiving with Amy & Claire!
Nov 23, 2023
NAI Series: The Current State of Indigenous Maternal Health with Dr. Janelle Palacios (Amy guest-hosts!)
Nov 16, 2023
Native American Initiative Series with Dr. Amy Stiffarm
Nov 09, 2023
At the Water Cooler: #momtalk with HMHB's Ashley Martin
Nov 02, 2023
Annie's Story: Helping our Children Navigate Food Allergies
Oct 26, 2023
Miranda's Story: Supporting Youth in Foster Care by Giving Them a Voice
Oct 19, 2023
Christina's Story: Infertility, IVF, & Raising Twins
Oct 12, 2023
Motherhood is Big Enough: A Little Book With a Big Message - with author Kyriaki Birkeland
Jun 29, 2023
It Takes a Village: Postpartum Resource Group with Brooke Campbell
Jun 22, 2023
Unplanned C-Sections: How One Mom Processed Loss & Reclaimed Power with Anna Baker
Jun 15, 2023
Surviving the NICU One Long Day at a Time with Kyla Maki (Part 2)
Jun 08, 2023
Our Best Laid Plans with Kyla Maki (Part 1)
Jun 01, 2023
Let's Be Real Here: Honesty on Social Media, Healing Old Wounds & Priscilla's "Hot Mess Collection" with Priscilla Ellis.
May 18, 2023
Faith-Based Therapy with HMHB's Dawn Gunderson
May 11, 2023
Behind the Scenes with ML Pod Producer (and Incredible Mama), Brooke Boone Miller
May 04, 2023
Reconsidering Nourishment with Paige Reddan (Eating Disorder Center of Montana)
Apr 27, 2023
What Community-Based Support REALLY Looks Like with Chelsea Solberg, Ty LaFountain, and Pam Ponich
Apr 13, 2023
How Do We Support Moms in Prison? with Warden Hansen & Kendra Miller
Apr 06, 2023
Our Stories Count (Literally) with Parent & Researcher Tess Carlson
Mar 30, 2023
We Are More Than Our Mistakes with Carrie Thiel LCPC (Claire's Own Mom!)
Mar 23, 2023
What's a Dad Supposed to Do? with Patrick Duganz
Mar 16, 2023
All Hands on Deck- Creating Community Support with Suzanne Bendick
Mar 09, 2023
Reclaiming Resiliency with Amy Stiffarm
Mar 02, 2023
Healing Through Story with Mom, Therapist, Writer and Cult Survivor Stephanie Hackman
Feb 23, 2023
Bigger, Stronger, Wiser, Kinder with Greg Daly
Feb 16, 2023
You are Not Alone with Megan Lane
Feb 09, 2023
Ways We Cope with Vanessa Nasset
Feb 02, 2023
Turning Poison into Medicine with Savanah Webb
Jan 26, 2023
What to Expect When You're NOT Expecting with Kate Sexton
Jan 19, 2023
Just. Keep. Going. with Carson Rose
Jan 12, 2023
It's Never Too Late with Wesley Stops Jr.
Jan 05, 2023
Resourcing, Regulation and Repair for Parents and Caregivers with Bodyworker and Somatic Experiencing Therapist, Prairie Wolfe
Dec 29, 2022
Kind and Clear Boundaries: Sustainable Parenting with Flora McCormick
Dec 22, 2022
The Crisis Nursery with Susie Zeak
Dec 15, 2022
Mothering through Addiction with Darci Wiebe
Dec 08, 2022
Grief and Complexity in Co-parenting with Brie MacLaurin
Dec 01, 2022
EMPATHS: The Value of Lived Experience
Nov 17, 2022
Layers of Pain with Micah Fiske
Nov 10, 2022
Full Circle with Haley Peters
Nov 03, 2022
Let the Light In with Claire Larson
Apr 29, 2021
Keeping it All Together with Kendyall Cheff
Apr 22, 2021
Things Change Over Time with Jessica Peterson
Mar 24, 2021
Everyone's Best Friend with Krysti Walker and Sabrina Navarro
Feb 17, 2021
An Avalanche of Love with Tyler and Sarah Gregson
Feb 03, 2021
Breaking the Silence with Carly Bergquist
Jan 27, 2021
Emily & Claire Get Real About Pandemic Parenting
Jan 21, 2021
Building Connection through Vulnerability with Jenny Buscher
Nov 25, 2020
From Darkness to Light with Lacey Starcevich (Salminen)
Oct 23, 2020
Unfolding Resilience with Sylvia Rocío Málaga
Sep 23, 2020
Digging Deep with Natasha Starceski
Aug 26, 2020
Fostering Hope with April Lemieux (Part 2)
Aug 12, 2020
Fostering Hope with April Lemieux (Part 1)
Aug 05, 2020
Unexpected with Stephanie Charlton
Jul 22, 2020
Facing Uncertainty with Tia Wilkins
Jun 25, 2020
Enduring Loss with Emily Tosoni
May 15, 2020
Doula Care with Doula Sheri Walker
Mar 06, 2020
Fake it 'til you...with Trista Vonada
Feb 18, 2020