Episode 219: Pregnancy and Postpartum Fashion

Join the Conversation on Tuesday, December 29th at 6:00 p.m. ET as we celebrate Dana's second anniversary with the Maternally Yours Collective. Dana officially took the reigns in this episode where we discussed the do's and don't's of pregnancy and postpartum fashion. We hear from some of our nation's experts: Rosie Pope of Rosie Pope Maternity and Amy Tara Koch, author of Bump it Up. Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our facebook page.  

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or listen live online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, December 29th at 6:00 p.m. ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Episode 218: Fourth Annual Holiday Music Spectacular!

Join the Conversation on Tuesday, December 22nd at 6:00 p.m. ET as Ryan, Dana, and their sweet families celebrate the Holidays with songs and stories of the season! Have a favorite holiday tune to request? Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our facebook page.  

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or listen live online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, December 22nd at 6:00 p.m. ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Episode 217: International Adoption

Join the Conversation on Tuesday, December 15 at 6:00 p.m. ET as we go back to the wrap up episode of our three part series on adoption with a look at the process, the politics, and the parenting that goes along with adopting internationally. We will be joined by local adoptive parents Nick DiLorenzo and Tara Eschenbach, and hear an interview with Kathryn Joyce, author of The Child Catchers: Rescue, Trafficking and The New Gospel. Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our facebook page.  

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or listen live online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, December 15th at 6:00 p.m. ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Episode 216: Postpartum Confession

Join the Conversation on Tuesday, December 8th at 6:00 p.m. as Dana and Ryan are joined by writer and moderator Katie DiBenedetto from the website Postpartum Confession. We'll hear from a mother and contributor to the popular site and discuss the power and healing that can come from sharing your birth or postpartum stories. Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our facebook page.  

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or listen live online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, December 8th at 6:00 p.m. ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Episode 215: Yoga for the Childbearing Year

Join the Conversation on Tuesday, December 1st at 6:00 p.m. ET as Ryan and Dana get down dog with Sarasota-based yoga instructor Louise Hutson. We'll talk about the benefits of developing a yoga practice for the childbearing years and beyond. Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our facebook page.  

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or listen live online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, December 1st at 6:00 p.m. ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Episode 214: Private and Domestic Adoption

Join the Conversation on November 24th at 6:00 p.m. ET as we go back to an episode where Laura brings you the second of our three part series on adoption with a look at adopting domestically through a private agency. We'll hear many sides of this story, from a birth mother, an adoptive mother, a grown adopted child and an agency representative.. Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our facebook page.

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or listen live online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, November 24th at 6:00 p.m. ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Episode 213: Native American Women's Healthcare

Join the Conversation on November 17th at 6:00 p.m. ET as Ryan and Dana discuss Native American-centered women's healthcare. Why is the process of reclaiming cultural identity through birth and motherhood so powerful? We'll find out as we welcome Nicolle Gonzales, Native American Certified Nurse-Midwife from the The Changing Woman Initiative. The Initiative seeks to draw on cultural strengths to renew indigenous birth knowledge and healing through holistic approaches and community empowerment. Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our facebook page.  

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or listen live online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, November 17th at 6:00 p.m. ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Episode 212: VBAC Update

Join the Conversation Tuesday, November 10th at 6pm as Dana and Ryan give you an update on all things VBAC. We'll hear about the new VBAC Education Project, chat it up with Jen Kamel from vbacfacts.com, and talk to VBAC mama and ICAN National Secretary Megan Nickel-Martin.  Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our facebook page.  

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or listen live online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, November 10th at 6:00 p.m. ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Episode 211: Adoption through Foster Care

Join the Conversation on Tuesday, November 3rd at 6:00 p.m. as we go back to an episode where Laura and Ryan began a series on Adoption. We'll explore adoption through the foster care system with Andrea Mertyris of the Safe Children Coalition, and Bob and Cindy Brophy, who have adopted four children from the foster care system.  Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our facebook page.  

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or listen live online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, November 3rd at 6:00 p.m. ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Episode 210: Maternally Yours LIVE

Join the Conversation LIVE at Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center on Tuesday, October 27 at 6pm. Ryan and Dana will welcome several TOP SECRET VIP guests to discuss pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood in front of a live audience. Seating & socializing will begin at 5pm with refreshments and kid-friendly activities available all evening. Don't miss your chance to Join the Conversation -- LITERALLY! Fogartyville is located behind the WSLR Studios, 525 Kumquat Court. To reserve seats please email info@wslr.org or call 941-894-6469. Can't join us in person? You can still listen to the show live on WSLR 96.5 or via podcast later in the week. Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our facebook page.  

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or listen live online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, October 27th at 6:00 p.m. ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Episode 209: Gun Safety

Join the Conversation on October 20th at 6:00 p.m. ET as we go back to an episode where as Ryan and Laura discuss gun safety. With over 1.5 million American children living in homes where firearms are left unsecured and loaded and an estimated 62 deaths and 660 hospital visits caused by accidental shootings each year, it's time to ask some tough questions about this lethal, yet politically accepted, epidemic. To help us get some answers, we are joined by Chryl Anderson, Florida Chapter Leader of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our facebook page.  

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or listen live online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, October 20th at 6:00 p.m. ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Episode 208: Postpartum Confessions

Join the Conversation on October 13th at 6:00 p.m. ET when Dana and Ryan will welcome Katie DiBenedetto and Danielle Haines from Postpartum Confession, a website collective for mothers to share their “raw, honest, and unfiltered” birth and postpartum stories, and a reminder that in the beautiful and intense times of our postpartum space, we are not alone. Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our facebook page.  

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or listen live online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, October 13th at 6:00 p.m. ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Episode 207: Family Violence

Join the Conversation on Tuesday, October 6th at 6:00 p.m. as Ryan and Dana discuss an issue that affects hundreds of families each day -- Family Violence. We'll be joined by the folks from the Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center (SPARCC), the only state-certified center for domestic violence and sexual assault services for Sarasota and DeSoto Counties. Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our facebook page.  

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or listen live online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, October 6th at 6:00 p.m. ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Episode 206: Cut, Stapled, and Mended

Join the Conversation on Tuesday September 29th at 6:00 p.m. as we go back to Episode 95 when Laura and Ryan talked with author Roanna Rosewood. Roanna is an the author of the Amazon bestseller, "Cut, Stapled, & Mended: When One Woman Reclaimed Her Body and Gave Birth on Her Own Terms After Cesarean," an award-winning international speaker, co-founder and host of Birth Plan Radio, and the executive action chair of Human Rights in Childbirth and most importantly, a mother. Roanna will take us through her raw, emotional, and at times hilarious journey to healing and may even share her recipe for French Onion Soup...with placenta. Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our facebook page.  

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or listen live online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, September 29th at 6:00 p.m. ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Episode 205: Can Children Remember Birth?

Join the Conversation on Tuesday September 22nd at 6:00 p.m. as Laura and Dana ask the question: can children remember their births? We'll speak with Jeane Rhodes of the Association of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, who conducted a study on the subject. We'll also hear an interview with the late Dr. David Chamberlain, a pioneer on the subject, and of course, the experts themselves: the children. Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our facebook page.  

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or listen live online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, September 22nd at 6:00 p.m. ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Episode 204: Manatee Healthy Start

Join the Conversation Tuesday, September 15 at 6pm as Ryan and Dana welcome Lisa Ramirez, Lauren Blenker, and Ellen Drews from the Healthy Start Coalition of Manatee County. We'll hear all about the work they do with pregnant women, infants, and young children. We'll also learn about an exciting luncheon and panel discussion they are hosting this month. Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our facebook page.  

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or listen live online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, September 15th at 6:00 p.m. ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Episode 203: Labor Day -- True Birth Stories by Today's Best Women Writers

Join the Conversation on Tuesday, September 8th at 6:00 p.m. ET as Dana and Ryan celebrate Labor Day with an episode dedicated to true birth stories from some of today's best female writers and editors. Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our facebook page. 

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or listen live online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, September 8th at 6:00 p.m. ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Support WSLR and Maternally Yours in the 2015 Giving Challenge!

It's GO time!

It's GO TIME! From now until noon tomorrow you have the opportunity to show our community Why Sarasota FAMILIES Love Radio by donating to WSLR Community Radio in The Giving Partner Challenge.

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Please go to www.GivingPartnerChallenge.org RIGHT NOW to make a donation by credit card. Each and every donation between $25 and $250 will be matched through the generosity of The Community Foundation, The Patterson Foundation, and the WSLR Board.

WSLR will be hosting a 'Donor Lounge' at the station for folks that want to drop by during the Giving Challenge! We'll have beverages and snacks available all day. We'll also have our musically talented programmers playing live from 7 to 8 pm!

Stop by the Donor Lounge at 525 Kumquat Court TONIGHT between 6 and 7 pm and not only will we thank you for your donation LIVE ON THE AIR, we'll invite you to take the mic and tell our community why YOU support Maternally Yours and WSLR. Then stick around for some live music, snacks and beverages!

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WSLR is an innovative, listener-supported, non-profit, non-commercial FM radio station dedicated to serving the Sarasota community. WSLR features locally produced programming and presents cultural, artistic, and political perspectives currently underrepresented in the media. Like Maternally Yours, WSLR promotes equality, peace, sustainability, democracy, health, and social and economic justice. 

WSLR + Maternally Yours = YOUR VOICE in our community and beyond

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Gratefully and Maternally Yours,

Ryan, Laura, and Dana

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Episode 201: Mama Guilt

Join the Conversation on Tuesday, Aug 25th at 6:00 p.m. ET as we discuss the ultimate trigger in "mama guilt"- balancing a passion for your career with dedication to young kids. We'll be having a group discussion with the ultimate experts- real mothers- on how they do, and do not, balance it all.  Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our facebook page.  

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or listen live online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, August 25th at 6:00 p.m. ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Episode 200: Count the Kicks

Join the Conversation on Tuesday, August 18th at 6:00 p.m. ET as Dana and Ryan learn about kick counting from Sarah Sirianni, a Count the Kicks Ambassador. Count the Kicks is a public health campaign that encourages expectant parents to monitor their baby's movements in the third trimester of pregnancy. By keeping track of each time a baby kicks, rolls or pokes, a pregnant mom can monitor her baby’s health and reduce the risk of a stillbirth, which occurs in one out of every 160 pregnancies in the United States.  Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our facebook page.  

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or listen live online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, August 18th at 6:00 p.m. ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana