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Neha Sondhi’s Journey to The Momly- An app for mothers

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 10:18:18 +0000

I am an engineer by qualification, a product manager by profession, but would better choose to be known as mom to my naughty two year old son, Kabir.

My journey so far- from USA to Lucknow has certainly been the most adventurous, unpredictable but definitely interesting one. A lot changed over the course of the period, however, the one significant factor that altered my way of perceiving things around me is when I embarked on the beautiful journey of motherhood.

To begin with, I never had imagined that I’ll don the role of a mother so soon in my life. Nevertheless, when it happened, I gladly accepted what fate had planned for us, and I couldn’t agree more that it was the best decision of our lives. Well, our fancy plans of a trip to Amsterdam did come to sudden halt, I would unhesitatingly say that it was worth it

During the time of my pregnancy period, while I had the guidance of elders and had a complete to-do and not-to-do list, what I craved for were conversations with girls who were in the same phase of life. To have someone by your side, experiencing the same pain and pleasure as you is definitely a very reassuring feeling, and at times, during that period, that is all that you need.

Now a pregnant-lady’s wish never goes unfulfilled!

One day, at a party, I met a girl who had the same due date as mine. We instantly became very good friends, and started sharing little details, our experiences, answered each other’s questions, clarified doubts, et all. Later, I was added in a whatsapp group of mothers who were expecting. In the due course of time, we all became very good friends, making the journey of motherhood more meaningful, joyful and fulfilling.

Since then, I realised how profoundly these friendships affected my mental state as now I felt I had my tribe to lean back to and seek support. For instance, once I was in dire need of a food processor, and nowhere was it available. To my rescue came my mom’s friends, who instantly got me in contact with a wholesaler of the same. Such incidents recurred time and again, making me realise even more the crucial roles mom friendships play in our lives.

It was this realization that sowed the seeds of the idea of setting up a platform, and I soon discussed with some of my friends, who also had recently acquired motherhood. We realised that there existed no platform that would serve as a bridge between two women, who were on the same stage in life, and wanted to connect. Therefore, to bridge this gap, I decided to create Momly (@themomly)- an app for all the women who are either trying to conceive, who have already conceived and those who have become mothers to make new mom friends living around their area.

It’s been now 6 months since is I started momly with my friend Supriya. We first launched our app (Android and iOS) in March and have so far got 150 active users across different cities in india. Our vision is to make momly your go to friend through motherhood journey. We are constantly improving the app with new features and great user experience. It’s an app by mothers, for mothers.

A few challenges we faced while startup was finding right people to help us on tech and marketing front. Coming from a tech background, building an app was fairly straight forward but what we struggled with most is marketing. Digital marketing is great but it requires constant experimentation to understand your audience and keeping up with the latest trends. We fortunately found a good team of mothers who want to help build the platform with us.

Motherhood is a wonderful journey but what makes it all the more joyous is when you have some amazing mom-friends, cheering for you, supporting you and being there with you when you need them the most.

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Save the children, Save the future…

Anju Kumari — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 03:33:54 +0000

My heart breaks each time, I hear of kids getting starved, abused, beaten by the very people who are supposed to love and protect them.

From many years, the war begins at home. Each year million children are reported as victims of child abuse and neglect.

In India, stats and numbers are really terrifying as we can’t see children as individuals. Most of the families, think children are subsidiaries of their parents.

As a parent, we need to shield our children from physical or any other abuse. The best thing we can do for our children is to love them, support them and keep them safe from harm and abuse.

A child should never suffer or be abused based on the fact that the responsible adult is ignorant or unable to take care of him/her.

Now talking about our families and homes, who are most vulnerable and get affected with our relationships with our closed ones, partners, family or relatives?

Our children…

It doesn’t matter at what age they get affected. The truth is that they get affected and we ignore them. We only focus on our pain and healing and neglect their suffering completely.

They need our assurance and full attention in those times but we feel exhausted to provide them. Yes there are many resources available everywhere to learn and know more about these.

With healing2peace.com I am going to share my resources and experiences, which helped me and my kids to heal in a healthy way.

One of them is – Finding and recognizing healthy adults in your family and friends. Recognizing who is good for your kids growth and who is not.

To know the signs and red flags for healthy adults, join me on Instagram live discussion @anju29peace

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How HEALING 2 PEACE Came into Existence- By A Domestic Violence Survivor

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 10:30:16 +0000

” I’m thankful for my struggles because without them, I wouldn’t know my strengths.”

I am Anju K

A Blogger, an Interior Stylist and Architect by profession, but I also did my Bachelor’s degree in Computer Application and Psychology. When I was in India, I created my own Home Décor brand with an e-commerce business. Also I worked as a blogger with my niche as interior design, fashion, lifestyle and parenting. So that’s another feather in my small crown.

I came to the United States in 2019 with my husband and my 2 kids. My husband was abusive since the first day of our relationship, before and after we married. We were together for 13 years, out of which 11 years of our marriage involved every kind of abuse (verbal, emotional, physical, sexual, financial and psychological). Trauma not only comes in memories, it can come back in physical symptoms too. As a result of violence and abuse I suffered, I have to see so many doctors, therapists and specialists every other day. It looks like I’m physically out of it but somewhere I’m still stuck there.

I am not just fighting for my self respect and dignity. I am fighting against inhumanity, injustice and crime. I started my journey with just $58 , my two kids and my never to give up attitude. Within 2 months, I reached almost 35K people around the world and helped 400-450 people. If you are going through any crisis or bad conditions, let me tell you, you are not alone. Help is available, only you have to reach out, cry out till you get help. If you don’t know from where to start, you can reach to me. I will try my best. If I can help you, it makes me feel that I helped myself.

I started my project/platform but I call it my third baby, HEALING 2 PEACE to support myself and other survivors like me. It’s a brand from the survivors.

You can connect with me through @anju29peace, @healing2peace on Instagram

@Anju29peace on Twitter

website healing2peace.com

With this website and my blogs, I’ll tell you how I survived my pain and suffering along with my kids handling my abuser and my business. Maybe my words reach someone who can relate and find some help. I am aware I can’t save the world but at least I can try to make some difference. This website is an initiative to help me and others in healing. I am sharing my experiences and journey as a Victim/Survivor but I prefer calling myself a normal woman just like you. Maybe I’ll be able to save just ONE life besides my own.

Also if you have any skills and need some financial independence, please contact me. I am looking for people who can join me. It could be anything. Let’s heal and succeed together.

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In Conversation with Karishma Nayar- Instagram Influencer, Fashion enthusiast and Mom Blogger

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 07:01:59 +0000

It is not easy to pen down your thoughts and deliver the message to an open audience to engage, like, and share. Doing this with a kid is a next-level thing. Pandemic not only shook the world for professionals but it also impacted women big time especially the younger women who now have to handle more and more things. But hats off to those women who managed it well and pursued their passion. Today we are going to talk about a similar person who is not only mom, but a blogger, influencer, and a working professional too. Introducing Mrs. Karishma Nayar to share her journey

Please introduce yourself to our readers?

Karishma Nayar, 30, a working professional, a mom blogger, and before all of that, Mama to Gurbani.

What inspired you to choose this industry?

When I became a mom, people had a lot to tell me about motherhood, and they told me how motherhood is the end of your career and all other things to do with you, how the only thing I could now focus on was my baby. Then I decided to bring back my passion into work and took to Instagram to prove it to the world that it’s not the end. Motherhood is the beginning of a new you, and there isn’t a thing that moms cannot do. Whether it’s work, house, kids, or family, women can manage everything. We are the new-age mommies. We know our kitchen and economy equally.

Do you think that it is tough to pursue your dreams and passion after being a mom?

Pursuing your dreams is, either way, tough, but with a good schedule, diligence, planning, and focus, we can still be great moms to our kids while honoring our dreams and ourselves.

Tell us how you handle a baby and work from home?

I have an excellent emotional support system in my husband. Many times I feel like giving up because Gurbani (my daughter) is acting up in academics and or maybe my numbers aren’t moving up on Instagram, making me feel discouraged, and he makes sure he motivates me back into my best pumped up self and other times helps me a lot with the legal side of this career. Finding a mentor or people who will encourage you and help you keep going is a great help. Look for these people in your life because you will need them when the challenges of motherhood and life converge and nothing seems to be going your way.

How do you handle failures?

Unlike every coin, success also has one more side, failure.

Moms always have mood swings. Sometimes you feel like an independent adult who can do it all on her own back to feel almost childlike and dependent on others. I remember creating this one piece of content at 12 in the night three times straight because it got rejected for some reason or the other while having guests in my house and my staff on leave. It’s easy to feel put-upon and angry. Juggling so many roles can be frustrating but seldom. The love for what I do keeps me consistent and happy to be doing this every day. Let me tell you that it is the fastest-growing industry. One needs to be consistent; if you have the zeal or passion for being an influencer, don’t wait for the right time to post, be ready and adaptive to the industry rules.

Your take on Influencer Industry in the next five years?

If you look closely, the industry is not new. We all need an influencer in our life, and this journey starts from our childhood. The platform can be different, but influencers will always be there to keep you entertained and influence you to follow your passion. Isn’t it amazing! A mom, whom everyone has told to forget herself and keep her family ahead of her, managing everything together with so much passion and perfection.

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Source: Women Entrepreneur

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In Conversation with Karishma Nayar- Instagram Influencer, Fashion enthusiast and Mom Blogger

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:02:12 +0000

Recently I got a chance to interact with Karishma Nayar, a mom blogger, an influencer on Instagram. She is one of the best influencers in the industry and made a place for herself. Her posts are honest and attract everyone on the platform. This Mommy influencer is beautiful and intelligent enough to understand the reality of the industry. During our long interactive session, I got to know her closely, and I hope the interaction between Karishma and me lets you know her ideology.

If you want to know the girl behind the Mom, read the blog till the end. I am sure you will get the answers to your questions as well.

Please introduce yourself to our readers?

Karishma Nayar, 30, a working professional, a mom blogger, and before all of that, Mama to Gurbani.

What inspired you to choose this industry?

Do you think that it is tough to pursue your dreams and passion after being a mom?

Pursuing your dreams is, either way, tough, but with a good schedule, diligence, planning, and focus, we can still be great moms to our kids while honoring our dreams and ourselves.

Tell us how you handle a baby and work from home?

How do you handle failures?

Unlike every coin, success also has one more side, failure.

Your take on Influencer Industry in the next five years?

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Founder & Mom-in-Chief, Ms. Pallavi Utagi Shares Why Superbottoms Was Formed

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:33:15 +0000

A leading D2C clothing brand shares the fact that 3 crore babies are born each year; each using 5000 diapers in their lifetime, the number of diapers landing in landfills was disturbingly huge! This was a huge motivation for her to find a solution, and create a sustainable clothing diaper brand.

A rash on her son’s skin seeded the thought of SuperBottoms in Pallavi’s mind. Necessity is indeed the mother of invention! In her quest for a better alternative for her son, she talked to other mothers and found that diaper issues were a common problem for them as well. Thus began the search for better alternatives, like traditional cloth nappies, but it presented the challenge of all day usage. She got a few Advanced Cloth Diapers from the US, which are popular there; but they did not fit very well on Indian babies.

The fact that 3 crore babies are born each year; each using 5000 diapers in their lifetime, the number of diapers landing in landfills was disturbingly huge! This was a huge motivation for her to find a solution. She saw a definite need for a product that would give the convenience of diapers while not harming the environment and baby’s skin.

She quit her corporate job and followed her dream to make cloth diapers which were suitable for Indian babies and have Indian prints which were quirky and cute! This is how SuperBottoms was started – a unique brand with an all mothers team who have been ardent customers of the brand and now turned brand ambassadors.

Like any other entrepreneurial journey, this one too has had its own ups and downs. One of them being copycats coming up with their own cloth diapers, but with continuous innovation, patent protected products, SuperBottoms has been able to overcome this problem. The lockdown had a big impact on the supply chain and posed multiple problems, which were dealt with by diversifying the product line, getting own warehouse in Bengaluru, and multiple suppliers.

People are becoming conscious about the environment, they are opting for sustainable choices. The increasing number of sustainable brands is a testament to that shift in the consumer’s mindset. Our cloth diapers not only make for a great skin-friendly, pocket-friendly choice but also a sustainable one. It’s a win-win for the consumer!

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