This Girl Podcast

This Girl Daisy created this podcast as a digital “family room” to provide moms with a much needed self care PAUSE in their day offering tips, tools, and resources to become a better mom, better wife, and simply a better YOU!   This year one of the premier parenting resources reached out to Daisy to become a Miami Moms Blog contributor.  She was honored to have been selected, but since she always loves a good story and also loves sharing a good resource, she invited founder and owner, Cierra Bragan, to make big announcement about their 2 year VIRTUAL birthday bash...where all you Moms are invited! In this episode, Daisy and Cierra have an uplifting conversation about the importance of moms coming together since we know motherhood is “hard but it does not have to be lonely”, says Cierra.  Cierra shares with Daisy that out of her own personal need while expecting her second baby, she “birthed” the Miami Moms Blog as a business.  Not being native to Miami, and becoming a new mom in an unfamilair city can be daun

This Girl Daisy said she wanted to turn 50 looking and feeling her best! And in episode 50, she feels so inspired to share with you her latest wellness challenge that has motivated her to start better habits by being part of CAROS CORE CHALLENGE! Are you ready to transform your mindset?  In this episode, Daisy doesn’t not just talk the talk but she literally walks the walk…This Girl Daisy invites Caroline de Posada, author, motivational speaker and “coach” to inspire us once again! In an answer to woman wanting to live healthier lives, Caroline de Posada shares with us why she created this wellness challenge or better said a mindset challenge based on four CORE principles.  Caro’s 28-day CORE challenge focuses on 4 key principles that help you live your best life: Communications, Organization, Resilience and Emotional Intelligence.  During this Universal shift that we are experiencing, Caro’s CORE challenge is a perfect invitation to grow in mind, body and spirit!   This challenge was created as part of Caro’

This Girl Daisy, is always seeking resources and helpful insights to enlighten moms about raising children, since we were not given a handbook or road map.  Daisy in fact created This Girl podcast with the intention and purpose to create a sisterhood of motherhood in order to share lesson learned, and not feel alone especially when parenting gets messy.  In this episode, Daisy introduces to you Lina Acosta Sandaal, psychotherapist, child & adolescent development expert, parent and founder of STOP PARENTING ALONE! Daisy and Lina have fun and informative conversation on how best to understand your tweens and teens now that you are stuck at home with them.  Lina’s approach focuses on information and interpersonal neuro-biology, child-parent psychotherapy and real life parenting experiences. She inspires us mom’s to parent awake and alert, and her expertise is mainly to hold us parents in order for us to be able to hold our children. Lina is passionate about helping parents since she knows that this is an as

Are you ready to feel the LOVE?  On this episode, This girl Daisy has a genuine "love fest" with Alina Villasante, Founder, Creator and Designer of Peace Love World.  Peace Love World is more than just a lifestyle brand it is a movement in which some of the most influential celebrities sport her attire often such as Oprah, Kardashians, Jlo and Pharrell – just to mention a few.  It is not solely about the fashion but more about the feeling her brand projects! In this very inspirational conversation, Daisy soulfully speaks with Alina on how she started her business from simply having “love parties” with her friends as a passion project; and tuned it into a thriving business.  In fact, currently Peace Love World is featured as one of the top brands on QVC.  The conversation also goes into the importance of being a mom and she shares motivational tips on how not to give up on your dreams. In their candid conversation, Daisy also asks Alina how she stays motivated and healthy?  Alina voices her personal well being

After 3 months in Quarantine, the world is getting ready to head back and return slowly with a new way, new restrictions and new regulations.  But are you ready to reset?  What have you learned during quarantine?  On this episode, This girl Daisy invites mindful quarantine buddy Gabriela “Gaby” Martinez-Fonts, mindfulness ambassador and founder of Mindful Wisdom Now to reflect on lessons learned during this global pandemic.  Together they discuss what realizations and adjustments they are both willing to make before hitting the "RESET" button. Daisy and Gaby have an intuitive conversation about the positives and negatives that surfaced while being quarantined.   They share reflection exercises, which they both have done with their families in order to come back from this Universal pause with more purpose and intention to becoming better. Putting her mindfulness expertise into practice with her own family, Gaby shares how she and her family held an intentional conversation and did a reflection exercise, where

On episode 46, Daisy continues to bring light into this “Quarantine time” by bringing you stories that inspire and can be a resource for you to make the best out of this Universal shift.  Daisy invites Suzanne Michael, premiere event planner and caterer, to have an insightful conversation on how to get creative in the kitchen when struck by a pandemic. Suzanne and Daisy get real on how in March her thriving business was unexpectedly brought to a complete stop since weddings, sporting events and big celebrations were all cancelled due to COVID-19.  Suzanne speaks her mind (and heart) between laughs and tears on how she had no choice but to use her creativity to pivot her business to serve others.  She began offering special holiday menus for Mother’s day, Cinch de Mayo (which sold out in 24 hours) then began offering catering services direct to homes; such as at home private chef services and group cooking classes with pre-meal kits.  Tune in and see how Suzanne can cater to you needs! Moms if you need a break

As a very proud #momofboys, This Girl Daisy is stoked about bringing you an extraordinary mom of four boys, all the way from Hawaii, that has dedicated the past 10 years writing and advocating about being a “BOY MOM”!  Daisy is ecstatic about introducing Monica Swanson a wife, mom, author, blogger, and podcast host passionate about encouraging moms who are raising boys in today's world. In this episode, Daisy and Monica share a heartfelt burning desire to help and enlightened moms about the trials and rewards on raising boys into noble men.  Monica shares with us her journey on how her blog post “What a teenage boys needs most from his mom” went viral, and led her to write the book “Boy Mom” and the creation of “Boy Mom” podcast dedicated to talking about all things boys: puberty, video games, family, middle school, son’s college application journey, and so much more. Monica shares her wisdom to raise boys to become honrable men you need to emphasize these 4 main pillars: Love, respect, trust and grace!  Duri

This Girl Daisy continues to shed light with an optimistic approach to this Universal Shift that the world is currently experiencing .  In the mist of the suffering; we are also witnessing the beauty of humanKIND, rising up to spread kindness all over the world (in fact, Daisy wishes the news would cover more of those stories).   Therefore, This girl was captivated to introduce to you Marly Q. Casanova an inspirational speaker, award-winning event creator, non-profit coach and philanthropist on a mission to inspire people to PARK (Perform Acts of Random Kindness) worldwide. At the early age of 10, Marly Q discovered she had the “superpower” of kindness. Marly Q shares her personal story (once featured on the TEDx platform) about how a teacher inspired her and since then she has been on a lifelong mission to inspire others to spread Kindness.  In a very fun and candid conversation, Daisy and Marly Q discuss how we all have a superpower but it sometimes takes the leap of faith, courage and lots of hard work to

This month we find ourselves in a UNIVERSAL PAUSE! A pause that This Girl, Daisy, has been encouraging moms to find since motherhood brings the daily non-stop hustle & bustle….however, a very special place where Daisy constantly recharges is The Sacred Space Miami.  Divine timing took place with this episode, when visionary, creative genius, owner & CEO of The Scared Space Miami, Karla Dascal agreed to share her transformational story with us. For over 20 years, Daisy has followed Karla's career track in total admiration of her undeniable success, passion to detail and vision in all the businesses she has transformed throughout the years.  In episode 43, Daisy has an enlightened conversation with Karla not only about the extraordinary evolution of her businesses – The Scared Space, Plant restaurant, Flow shop and Paradise Farms; but the life altering journey that saved her life! In this very inspirational and candid conversation, Karla shares with Daisy about her personal struggles with weight and dep

This Girl Daisy is inspired more than ever to serve her listeners with beneficial information that can best serve you during this extraordinary SHIFT we are all experiencing while in Quarantine and battling COVID-19. In this episode, Carolina Marrelli, One of Miami's Premier Holistic Health Coaches who specializes in helping women to get more energy and clear up digestive discomforts, joins Daisy for a lively conversation on how to keep you and your family healthy by BOOSTING your immune system. Carolina’s holistic approach to staying healthy is very practical and realistic for all of us to put into practice daily.  She educates us on how the immune system works so that we can better understand the importance of practicing the basic health habits (taking a bath, washing your hands, eating a balanced diet).  However, there is more you can do while at home to BOOST your immune system.   Carolina reiterates, what we all have been hearing in the news about being militant (even if you are home) about washing your

In this episode, your host Daisy continues to offer support with hopes to becoming a mommy resource with this newfound reality that parents are having to adjust to virtual classrooms at home.  Daisy teams up with Nicole Santamaria, a seasoned occupational therapist (OT) that approaches learning holistically.  Nicole discusses with Daisy that right now the focus should not be solely academics, but more attention needs to be given to the social emotional aspect of virtual learning.  Nicole offers expert advice on creating schedules, the importance of learning through play and how to create sensory centers at home.  Daisy along with Nicole emphasize that parents as well as teachers all have a learning curve right now and that we all need to practice a little more compassion and grace during these new uncharted territory for many.  This informative conversation between Daisy & Nicole mainly supports the parents working with the lower grades since they do require more parental guidance. Nicole Santamaria is ow

As we are all aware, the unprecedented is happening around the globe, and last week due to the Coronavirus-19 all schools in the United States were closed and children have been instructed to go home, and that school will resume online. Since This Girl podcast was created to educate and spark conversation, host Daisy has invited special guest Suzette Martinez to guide us on how best to prepare ourselves, as parents, and our children for virtual learning.  Dedicated teacher for over 30 years, and Online teacher for the past 8 years, Suzette Martinez, sheds light on the current situation and brings us important tips, and suggestions on how to best prepare for a virtual classroom in your home.   With sudden change comes discomfort, but Daisy and Suzette have a friendly conversation with hopes to bring calm and useful how-to steps on preparing your online classroom inside your home.  Suzette sheds light on the virtual learning situation, and explains that what might seem like a disconnect between teacher and stud

On this episode, This Girl... Daisy introduces momprenuer, founder and creative director, Melanie Fernandez, whom created House of Lilac, a flower company and lifestyle brand.  Melanie and Daisy share insightful conversation how this girl, Melanie, took the leap of faith and left her comfortable corporate job as an attorney in order to follow her intuition and passion. Melanie and Daisy have a candid and honest conversation about her entrepreneurial journey.  She shares with us that House of Lilacdid not start of as a flower company, but more as a personal blog that turned into a gifting company then organically transformed into a flower company and lifestyle content brand. With her type A personality and entrepreneurial spirit, Melanie kept on creating more creative content on her instagram, website and blog.  This yearning to share and help woman beautify their homes in very simple manners, led to DIY (do it yourself) workshops, and the creation of a community of woman that wanted to gather and support each

Love is in the air this month and This Girl… Daisy, reminds you to love yourself and wants to fill your LOVE tank!   With intention, Daisy asks you to take a pause in your day to reflect, preferably write down, what you truly LOVE to do?  She challenges you (that besides loving your hubby and kids that for most of us this in on the top of the list of things we love to do) to be more introspective and search within a little deeper, and really remember at least 5 things that you LOVE to do?  Then ask yourself, when was the last time you did any of the things on that list?  For some, this exercise is not as easy as it sounds since with motherhood, moms have a high tendency to forget about themselves since they are primarily giving to others.  Daisy shares with her listeners some of the top things that she loves to do, and in fact you can probably guess some them (such as dance) since she works hard on making time for her self and intentionally shares her posts on her instagram @pocketfulofdaisy especially on Fri

This girl, Daisy Blanchard, is fully illuminated and excited to kick off her third season with clarity and focus especially since she is joined with her soul sister, Gaby Martinez Fonts, mindfulness ambassador and founder of Mindful Wisdom Now.  Together they created a tradition for the past 3 years to create vision boards, and on this episode, they reflect and share their personal growth journey on how the vision boards have been a positive creative tool in manifesting their dreams, one year at a time. Although some might think that vision boards are bogus, for these two inspirational women, it has proved that the power of visualization can really work. Daisy & Gaby both believe in the “law of attraction” and visualizing goals and dreams daily, can send a powerful frequency into the Universe. As they briefly reviewed their vision boards, Gaby explains some mindfulness practice techniques in achieving more clarity while creating your board.  They both agree that the beauty of vision boards is that there a

This Girl Daisy is so grateful to Dr. Betsy Guerra for opening her heart by sharing her story about how in the darkest moments of her life; she has been able to transform from grief to gratitude.  At a time when many of us are sharing thanks you's with loved ones; it is important to acknowledge that if done with a deeper intention, one can transform words into deeper feelings of gratitude (there is a difference). In this episode, Betsy’s openness about the loss of her daughter is intended to shed light on finding hope and feeling gratitude; especially as we enter the season of joyfulness and thankfulness.  Betsy’s strong faith and unparalleled conviction is admirable, she is a force of pure goodness and after hearing her story you will want to meet her! Dr. Betsy Guerra better known as “Better with Betsy” combines her passion, God given gifts, and expertise to help others by instilling hope when there seems to be none.  Her private practice provides a wide array of services to individuals, couples, and teens.

On this episode, as promised, This Girl Daisy invites Caroline de Posada, inspirational speaker, back on the show to talk about a book very dear to her heart “Don’t Eat The Marshmallow Yet!”  This personal development book was written by her father; world-renowned motivational speaker, Joachim de Posada. Both Daisy and Caroline share personal stories about reading the book and sharing the life lesson principle with their children.  You might be thinking, why read a personal development book to a child, however, this book was cleverly written as a parable and explores the importance of delayed gratification.  Mr. De Posada was totally ahead of his time, as we are now living in a world where everything is about instant gratification, this message can not come at a better time. It's a must read! Check out Caroline's blog, especially, Are You Wasting Time? And Are You A VIP? Which talk about delayed gratification.  There is no doubt it will make create great conversation between you are our family. https://caroli

This Girl podcast from the inception was to create a creative space to connect, inspire, educate and spark conversation… and today's episode is all about Inspiration and Connection!  On this girl Daisy's personal growth journey, she periodically attends workshops and seminars filling her heart, mind & soul with inspirations; and recently while attending SPARK by Luly B., a one day woman's retreat, she met Caroline de Posada, motivational speaker.  And as the Universe would have it, their connection was instantaneously! It was an INSTANT SPARK not only because they are both #momof3boys; she was full of joy, and on a journey to inspire others in helping them live more meaningful relationships! On this episode, Daisy invites Caroline De Posada to share "her story"... how she started and inspires others to be part of her movement "Be There Even When You Are Not"!  Caroline in her thought-provoking anecdotes reminds us the POWER of handwritten postcards or letters to loved ones.  When was the last time you sen

In this episode, This Girl invites a mom on a mission, Marta Blanco, founder of Sofia’s Hope. Daisy and Marta have a heartfelt and informative conversation about fighting childhood cancer with HOPE!  Marta shares her personal story of losing her daughter Sofia not to cancer but as a consequence of treatments. She created Sofia’s Hope in her honor. Her organization recognizes that in the fight against childhood cancer there has to be two simultaneous approaches. Research funding which will have a long term impact and the development of patient and family programsthat support those going through the journey! Tune in and JOIN US for the WEEK OF HOPE:October 26th – November 2 - visit Www.sofiashope.org to buy your tickets  1.   Sofiana hope Wine & Cheese - October 25 -  UM Newman Alumni Center – 7-11pm 2.   Reason to Run – Saturday, November 2nd – 7-11am – Deering Estate This girl Daisy wants to give you something to think about:  Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of p

This Girl brings back Dr. Sara Dorison, child neurologist, to give us an urgent update with regards to the vaping epidemic spreading life threatening illnesses and causing deaths.  Daisy asks practical questions to Dr. Dorison about what do you do when you find out your child is vaping?  Dr. Dorison, who specializes in pediatric neurology, states that parents should not be naïve about vaping but encourages them to get informed and be proactive. The e-cigarette was first presented as a “safe alternative” but that has clearly proved otherwise. Vaping is surging among American adolescents. According to one national survey, 3.6 million middle and high school students used e-cigarettes in 2018. Dr. Dorison shares astounding facts about the immediacy of the addiction due to its concentration; a juul vaping pod is equivalent to smoking a cigarette box (more than 20 cigarettes)– the high levels of concentrated nicotine makes it highly addictive. Dr. Dorison stresses the importance of keeping your teens safe by having