The Running Wine Mom

The holidays with little kids can feel magical…and completely exhausting.Late bedtimes. Skipped naps. Travel. Sugar. Family gatherings. Daylight saving time. And, of course, the well-meaning relative who says, “Just let them stay up—it’s a special occasion!” In this episode of The Running Wine Mom, Samantha welcomes back Chrissy Lawler, licensed marriage and family therapist, newborn sleep specialist, and founder of The Peaceful Sleeper, for a realistic conversation about protecting your family

Is there something more beyond the endless loop of school pickups, folding laundry, and mental burnout? In this episode of The Running Wine Mom Podcast, host Samantha Selinski sits down with Sarah Lynn Thomas, co-CEO of Behold Retreats. Sarah guides luxury plant medicine retreats in Costa Rica, Mexico, and Portugal and has worked alongside co-CEO Danny Yepez with nearly 2,000 individuals—including NFL players featured in Netflix’s Enigma.Whether you are curious, skeptical, or just running on emp

Becoming a mom changes a lot—including, for many of us, the relationship we have with our clothes, our bodies, and even the person staring back at us in the mirror.In this episode of The Running Wine Mom, Samantha sits down with Jamie Lewin, an FIT-trained designer who has worked with major fashion brands including Ralph Lauren, Armani, J.Crew, and Gap and is now the founder of Vetted, a style guide designed to make getting dressed and shopping easier for real women.But this conversation goes mu

Dr. Shainna Ali: mental health counselor, educator, advocate, and bestselling author of The Self-Love Workbook — joins Samantha to talk about her newest book, Generational Healing: Shifting Patterns, Creating Change.In this conversation, Dr. Shainna shares the real clinical definition of self-love ("the practice of accepting, caring for, and intending to yourself"), why parenthood reawakens generational patterns and why that isn't backsliding, her own story of living with undiagnosed childhood a

What makes people remember a local business? It’s not just a great product, a polished Instagram feed, or the perfect logo. It’s the story—and the person behind it. On this episode of The Running Wine Mom, Samantha Cieslinski sits down with Danielle...

Cathy Pedrayes, TikTok’s “Mom Friend” and author of The Mom Friend Guide to Everyday Safety and Security, returns to The Running Wine Mom with practical back-to-school safety tips every parent can use without adding more fear to the school-year chaos.Host Samantha Cieslinski and Cathy talk about safer first-day photos, personalized backpacks, school data privacy, cyberattacks, phishing attempts, group chats, Snapchat, location sharing, and the one habit Cathy says matters most: keeping honest co