The Sparkle Project

In the aftermath of divorce, there is a lot of newness to navigate. What does life look like as a single parent? How do I parent through grief and rebuilding? And who even am I in this new season of life and parenthood?
In this solo episode, Emily shares how learning to read tarot and establishing a consistent tarot practice has helped her reconnect with herself post-divorce. From becoming a tool for self-reflection to creating opportunities for connection, learning, and fun, Emily explores the potential benefits of tarot for all moms at any stage, but particularly those going through or rebuilding after a divorce. 
Whether you've considered creating a tarot practice in your own life before or not, this episode will help you see how tarot can help you reconnect with yourself outside of your role as a mother. 

💻 Resources mentioned in this episode:

~ *Free* Weekly Tarot Reset Spread
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Divorce is often framed as a failure or loss. But for many, it can be a profound opportunity to intentionally reset and purposefully decide what's next. In this episode of The Sparkle Project, Emily sits down with divorce recovery coach Leah Marie Mazur to explore how divorce and other major life transitions can become opportunities to reconnect with yourself, rebuild self-trust, and create a life that feels more aligned with who you are now.
Drawing from her own experience with divorce and the women she supports through divorce recovery, Leah shares how self-abandonment can quietly show up through people pleasing, ignored boundaries, and constantly looking outside yourself for answers. She and Emily talk about what changes when you begin checking in with yourself again and why rebuilding doesn’t require transforming your entire life overnight.
They also explore the unique experience of navigating divorce as a mom, including how to make room for your own emotions while supporting your children and why kids may benefit more from seeing healthy ways of navigating adversity than from seeing a parent who appears to have everything together.
In this conversation, you’ll hear about:
How people pleasing can disconnect you from your own wants and needs
Why keeping small promises to yourself can rebuild self-trust
Reframing divorce as an opportunity to reflect, reset, and make different choices
Rediscovering your interests and identity after years of prioritizing everyone else
How hobbies, new experiences, and community can support your confidence
Caring for your emotional well-being while parenting through divorce
If you’re navigating divorce, starting over after another major life transition, or simply realizing you’ve lost touch with yourself somewhere along the way, this episode is an invitation to ask a new question: What do I want my life to look like from here?

🔗 Connect with Leah Marie Mazur:
Instagram: @mindfullyready
TikTok: @mindfullyready
Website: www.mindfullyready.com
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Becoming a mom changes more than your daily routine. For many, it changes how you see your relationships, your priorities, your career, and even yourself. In this episode, Emily talks with Yasmin Kaderali, author of Mom Your Way: Judgment-Free Wisdom to Empower New Moms and former CEO of Mommy’s Bliss, about identity changes, career shifts, and the expectations women face both at home and in the workplace after having children.
Yasmin entered motherhood with a unique perspective: she was already the CEO of a baby and mom brand, and her own mom was a doula and lactation consultant. But actually becoming a mother forced her to confront her own expectations about what a “good mom” should look like. Together, Yasmin and Emily talk about letting go of motherhood “shoulds,” trusting your own parenting choices, and accepting that there isn’t one version of yourself you have to become once you’re a mom. 
Then the conversation turns to motherhood and career. Yasmin challenges the way we talk about “working moms” while rarely having the same conversations about working dads. She shares what she learned supporting parents as a CEO, why family-friendly workplace policies matter, and why meaningful change has to become part of company culture, not simply another HR policy.
In this episode, you’ll hear about:
• The identity shift that can happen when you become a mom
• Letting go of the “shoulds” and the idea of the perfect or “good” mom
• Why your version of motherhood doesn’t have to look consistent
• Why working moms are still treated differently than working dads
• How workplaces can better support moms, dads, and families
• How motherhood can bring valuable new perspectives and skills into the workplace
Tune in to hear a candid conversation about what it looks like to navigate working motherhood in a world that expects moms to look and act a certain way.

🔗 Connect with Yasmin:
Instagram: @momyourwayyasmink
Website: www.mommysbliss.com
Yasmin's Book: Mom Your Way: Judgment-Free Wisdom to Empower New Moms
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Mean girl culture doesn’t necessarily end when we grow up. For many women, it just follows us into motherhood. As the kids head back to school, Emily sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. Noëlle Santorelli to unpack mean girl mom culture and the relational aggression that can show up in adult female friendships, mom groups, school communities, youth sports, and even group chats.
The episode explores why modern motherhood can feel so competitive, how social media and intensive mothering contribute to the pressure to perform, and why our need for belonging can sometimes bring out behaviors we don’t recognize in ourselves. Dr. Noëlle also shares practical ways to recognize patterns of relational aggression, decide when a friendship needs stronger boundaries, and protect your peace without automatically walking away from your community.
The episode discusses:
What mean girl behavior can look like in motherhood
How competition, scarcity, and belonging influence mom friendships
The connection between social media and performative motherhood
Signs that a mom group or friendship may be affecting your mental health
Strategic distancing versus ending a friendship
How to avoid contributing to toxic mom group dynamics
This episode is for every mom out there navigating her own sense of belonging while raising kids. Tune in, and don't forget to leave a 5-star rating and review wherever you listen!
🔗 Connect with Dr. Noëlle Santorelli:
Instagram: @drnoellesantorelli
TikTok: @drnoellesantorelli
Website: www.drnoellesantorelli.com
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With the Lindsay Clancy taking center stage in the current cultural conversation, this week's conversation is adding to the discussion about how a systemic lack of postpartum supports impacts moms, families, and society at large. In this episode, Emily explores what happens when one of the most vulnerable seasons of motherhood teaches you that you’re supposed to handle everything yourself.
Emily digs into the connection between inadequate postpartum support and the patterns of martyrdom, mom guilt, and self-sacrifice that can follow us into later stages of motherhood. She talks about why prioritizing yourself can feel so uncomfortable, how early experiences in motherhood can influence what you believe you should be able to handle, and why understanding where these patterns came from can be an important part of reconnecting with yourself.
In this episode:
The gap between prenatal care and postpartum support
How the lack of support becomes normalized in early motherhood
The connection between postpartum experiences and maternal self-sacrifice
Why asking for help can bring up shame and mom guilt
How martyrdom contributes to losing your sense of self
Why prioritizing yourself benefits more than just you
The role of awareness and self-compassion in reconnecting with yourself
Whether you recently had a baby or you’re years beyond postpartum and wondering when you stopped feeling like yourself, this conversation offers a new way to understand why changing these patterns can feel so difficult.
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Episode Topics:
postpartum support
lack of postpartum support
postpartum care for mothers
postpartum mental health
motherhood and identity
losing yourself in motherhood
feeling lost in motherhood
reconnecting with yourself after motherhood
maternal self-sacrifice
motherhood martyrdom
mom martyrdom
mom guilt
putting yourself first as a mom
prioritizing yourself as a mom
asking for help as a mom
motherhood burnout
support for new moms
postpartum recovery
postpartum anxiety
postpartum depression
postpartum mental health support
motherhood and self-worth
finding yourself again after having kids
rediscovering yourself after motherhood
sense of self after becoming a mom
identity loss after having a baby
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