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<\/a>s<\/p>\nOne of the most powerful qualities about motherhood is our voice. Our voice will be heard by our children, long past the time they\u2019ve left home.<\/strong><\/p>\n I know that I still hear my Mother\u2019s voice somewhere deep inside me, sometimes it\u2019s great, and other times, not so much \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n As more and more mother\u2019s offer their voices through the medium of podcasting, we all get the benefit of listening to the intelligent, driven, grounded, creative and nurturing voices of mothers.<\/p>\n We asked just a few female podcasters, that happen to be mothers to share some of their voices with us and offer some motherly advice and insight into the podcasting world.<\/p>\n Below you\u2019ll get a chance to read their thoughts as well as how to apply their advice to podcasting in general.<\/p>\n “I have two favorite things about being a podcasting mom. First, all of my podcast relate to my personal life, so I have so many stories forever recorded. I love knowing that my kids whole childhood is archived in those episodes. And if I ever need to remember \u201cthe good ole days\u201d they are there for my listening.<\/em><\/p>\n Second, I love to get my kids involved in the podcasting. Teaching them to share their stories and interests with others. This has several different parts that make me so happy as a mom. It gives them a healthy outlet to share their view of the world. It gives me a little deeper glimpse into their world. What are they willing to share with others that they may not be ready to share with me? This is especially true for my oldest daughter who is 12.<\/em><\/p>\n And lastly, and probably most special, is that their voices are archived as well. I LOVE to go back and hear Meagan\u2019s five year old voice. Or Matthew at three. Life speeds by so fast and I have a small time capsule to take be back to those precious times as my oldest two move on into the teen years.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n Podcasting is remembering and sharing and timeless<\/strong>– The moments when we captured our audio\/video now live in their own special magical time<\/em> that is beyond the time and space continuum. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n May we as podcasters respect the power that our media has to inspire, educate and entertain others far beyond the moment we created and released it.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMy kids are aged 10, 12, 18 and 20yrs, and think it\u2019s \u201dcool” that I have a podcast. They are often offering topic suggestions and ideas about who I could interview. I spent yesterday morning teaching a Leadership class at the high-school my son graduated from last year\u2026and the topic was all about my blog, podcast and my e-book. The class was wonderful\u2026they were engaged, they asked questions, they wanted to know more, and they stayed with me for the whole hour and 15 mins!<\/em><\/p>\n I have involved my kids in one episode of the podcast where I asked them about communication from their perspective. It was a fun experience and I think they were pretty pleased to be involved.<\/em><\/p>\n My advice for moms, particularly of older kids, would be to be sure that if you are going to tell stories about your kids and their escapades in your show, that you first ask their permission. Once published, a podcast is out there forever. I would not want to tell any stories that might be funny or amusing or cute to me, but potentially embarrassing to my kids, unless they were in agreement.<\/em><\/p>\n I think it\u2019s good communication, it\u2019s respectful, and it\u2019s really important to be conscious of their feelings, given that people all over the world will be listening.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n Podcasting is communication and permission<\/strong>– Although it may be your<\/em> podcast, if you involve anyone else, particularly when doing interviews, be mindful of communicating clearly with your guest your show\u2019s intention.<\/p>\n As a podcaster mindfully communicating what podcasting is with your guest ie. how it\u2019s distributed, the possible world wide reach as well as the myriad of ways in which it can be consumed goes a long way to educate not only your guest about podcasting, but also all those that your guest shares your work with.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMake your podcast something that your children can listen to and wouldn\u2019t be embarrassed to have their friends hear. While your podcast probably isn\u2019t focused toward them as listeners, you never know when they\u2019ll tune in and you want them to be proud of your efforts.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n Podcast your best\u2026always<\/strong>– You never know who is going to listen to your podcast. You never know if the one<\/em><\/strong> person that needs to hear what you are sharing will be listening.<\/p>\n When those files are out in the wild and downloaded into someone\u2019s device, there\u2019s nothing you can do. There\u2019s no fixing, no editing, no apologies. That file is a gift you have offered out and there\u2019s no taking it back. Might as well take the time to offer your best.<\/p>\n Make sure you consciously do the optimal job you can given your current situation and circumstances.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n I suppose that a good litmus test could<\/em> be, would you be ok listening to your podcast with your mother? \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n “When my kid shows interest in my podcasting, I let her sit with me in the room. Sometimes she ends up making noise or giggling or jumping on the bed behind me, which I worry about ruining my professional illusion, but the listeners love it. So let the kids see you create things, and maybe it will get them interested as well.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n Podcasting is empowering<\/strong><\/p>\n Creativity is empowering. Self expression is empowering. Play is empowering. Individuality is empowering. Innovation is empowering. Podcasting is all that.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Our very own new Mommy Sarah Morio states it best:<\/p>\nStephanie Ravenscraft from Family From The Heart<\/a> and Authentic Life Radio<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Jen Swanson from Communication Diva<\/a><\/h3>\n
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PJ Jonas from Busy Mom\u2019s Survival Guide<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Mur Lafferty from I Should Be Writing<\/a> and more\u2026<\/h3>\n
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