5 of the Best Seriously Inspiring Podcasts for Women

This post is all about some of the most inspiring podcasts for women.

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Do you listen to podcasts? Whether you are a newbie when it comes to the wonderful world of podcasts or you listen to podcasts on the daily, this list of inspiring podcasts for women is for you!

And the icing on the cake is that these seriously inspiring podcasts also happen to be hosted by women. 🙂

How to listen to podcasts

It’s super simple to listen to podcasts! For this list of inspiring podcasts in particular the links that are provided throughout the post will bring you to Apple Podcasts. If you prefer to listen on Spotify, you can search the title or episode number of each podcast where you should be able to find most of them.

One of the reasons why these podcasts (and the suggested episodes) are so great is because each on of the hosts make you feel like you’re having a really good, cup-filling conversation with your cool, wise, funny, and successful friend that you love.

Podcasts make for a great companion while you’re out on a walk, in your car on the way to work or drop off, or something to enjoy after you’ve put the kids to bed and you’re cleaning up the kitchen or folding laundry (if you haven’t tried listening to podcasts while doing chores, it’s a game-changer!).

And sometimes podcasts can feel like a life-changing conversation you didn’t know you needed to have! The kind of conversations that will make you laugh, spark a new beginning, TTC or pregnant or postpartum, give you insight or wisdom, of course, leave you feeling inspired.

Table of contents for inspiring podcasts for women

Podcast #1: Second Life

Podcast #2: Mel Robbins

Podcast #3: Goal Digger

Podcast #4: Simple Farmhouse Life

Podcast #5: The Birth Hour

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If you’re looking to feel like you’re cozied up on the couch, hanging with one of your loveliest girlfriends to chat all things life and career AND ready to be majorly inspired (and, who knows, maybe start a start a second life), you’re going to want to listen to the podcast Second Life with Hilary Kerr.

Okay, this podcast is truly so inspiring. In Second Life, the host, Hilary Kerr, sits down with all sorts of entrepreneurial women from all walks of life and interviews them about their career journies. As the name would imply, each of these women have had more than one career and they chronicle their paths to success-ups, downs, and everything in between.

Hilary has given us such a gift of a podcast. By listening to these women and their careers, you can’t help but feel a spark light in you to go out there and go after whatever you truly want out of life. One simply could not say enough wonderful things about this gem of a podcast. Do yourself a favor and check out one of the suggested episodes below.

Recommended podcast episodes: (but they’re seriously all so good!):

Shea McGee: Interior Designer and Co-Founder of Studio McGee & McGee and Co.

Amber Lewis: Amber Interiors Owner, Designer, and Blogger

Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald: Levain Bakery Co-founders

Erika Thompson: Beekeeper and Founder of Texas Beeworks

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If you’re in the mood to be truly motivated and learn alllll the skills to create the best life possible and laugh along the way, listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast.

Chances are this is not the first time you’ve heard of Mel Robbins. She does, after all, have one of the most-watched TED Talks. She’s also a best-selling author of The 5 Second Role: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage, and her most recent must-read book, The Let Them Theory.

This podcast is packed with the best advice to motivate and give you the tools to create the life you want – and deserve.Mel brings on the most fascinating people who are leaders in their research on a variety of self-improvement topics, and it’s the right balance of woo-woo and data.

Another thing that’s so wonderful about the Mel Robbins podcast? She’s vulnerable. She shares the things that make her human, and it leaves you feeling like you’re just out on a walk with a really good friend.

All in all this podcast is down-to-earth, and at times has hard truths delivered to you from your good, loving friend who will tell you what you need to hear before they tell you what you want to hear.

And on top of that, she will make you crack up. In fact, she encourages it! This is one of my personal favorites that had me laughing so hard I had tears rolling down my cheeks. Oh, and this one too.

All in all, Mel is lovable, relatable, exceptionally wise, and funny. She’s the friend everyone needs in their life.

Recommended podcast episodes:

The “Let Them Theory”: A Life Changing Mindset Hack That 15 Million People Can’t Stop Talking About

How a Waitress at Denny’s Built a Billion Dollar Beauty Brand: This Story Will Unlock Your Purpose!

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If you’re looking to feel like you’re hanging with one of your favorite business and marketing savvy, best-ever career and life manifestation advice gurus who is also a mom, Jenna Kutcher, the host of The Goal Digger Podcast, is your girl!

When you listen to the Goal Digger podcast, you feel like you’re hanging out with one of your favorite mom friends who also happens to be successful, business savvy, and smart. On the Goal Digger podcast, Jenna delivers fresh content that is smart, extremely informative, inspiring, relatable, and valuable.

Her website describes the Goal Digger podcast as, “a podcast to empower women to build businesses they love through expert advice, actionable strategies, and real-life insights, blending motivation with practical tips.” But honestly, I think it’s that (and it’s so amazing at doing that) and soooo much more. Even if you’re not wanting to start a business, every woman should listen to this ultra inspiring podcast.

In addition to her podcast, Jenna authored the book, How Are You, Really? Living Your Truth One Answer at a Time, and has a blog is equally as fantastic as her podcast and that you should totally check out.

Recommended podcast episodes:

Manifestation Meets Strategy: How to Plan the Business and Life You Dream About

How to Finally Stop Caring What Others Thing with Mel Robbins

I Set These Boundaries, and My Life Transformed – Your Can Too

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If you’re a mom, homesteader, or interested in natural living and you want to talk about it with your friend or sister who is calm, insightful, and a seasoned mother who also sprinkles in helpful blogging business tips you should check out Simple Farmhouse Life with Lisa Bass.

If you are passionate about or are craving a more simple, natural, and handmade life then you’ll love The Simple Farmhouse Life podcast hosted by Lisa Bass.

Lisa is a pro at teaching you about all-things natural living: homemaking, momming (she has 8 kids!!), from scratch cooking (lots and lots of sourdough recipes and info!), natural living, you name it, Lisa chats about it. Since she’s a successful blogger, Lisa also sprinkles in invaluable and motivating blogging and entrepreneurial advice as well.

She has tons of interesting and informative guests who inspire you to live a more simple, intentional life. And her Q&A episodes are just so good.Whether you are living a natural life or you want to live vicariously through her, Lisa shares information that makes it all so approachable!

On top of the podcast, Lisa also has a YouTube channel that will make you want to start DIY-ing your entire life, all the while making your own sourdough bread. And here are her two books! Daily Sourdough: Healthy Recipes for Every Meal and Simple Farmhouse Life: DIY Projects for the All-Natural, Handmade Home. Oh, and I can’t leave out her amazing blog, Farmhouse On Boone!

Recommended podcast episodes:

Bringing Our Homes to Life through Sacred Rhythms with Jennifer Pepito

Give Your Family What Technology Can’t with Erin Loechner, Author of The Opt Out Family

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If you’re pregnant with your first or sixth baby, thinking about becoming pregnant, postpartum, or just could listen to birth stories All.Day.Long, you should 100% binge-listen to The Birth Hour Podcast by Bryn Huntpalmer.

Have you ever listening to or shared your birth story? It’s powerful stuff.

I dare you not to binge-listen to the birth stories shared on The Birth Hour with Brynn Huntpalmer. On this podcast, she interviews women from all walks of life who (as women do) have all sorts of births.

Not only are each of these stories totally captivating, they make for some of the best birth education and birth prep around! Plus, for some listeners, hearing other women’s births can be healing, depending on the birth she had.

Each episode features a different Mama who shares her birth story/stories. Brynn is just so lovely and gives the women she has one the space to just share their stories. It’s so empowering, educational, addicting, beautiful, and, of course, emotional at times.

Also, if you’re looking for a specific birth story focus (cesarean, VBAC, hypnobirthing, homebirth, infertility, twins etc.) visit this link to narrow your search for birth stories. And lastly, here’s the blog that’s packed with helpful resources!

Recommended podcast episodes:

Hospital Birth in Thailand and Fast Unmedicated Twin Birth Story in US

Three Hospital Birth Stories – Pitocin Induction with Epidural and Unmedicated Precipitous Labors Bradley Method