The Sparkle Project

(Formerly Worthy Mother Podcast)

The Sparkle Project is a feminist podcast for moms who are done carrying the weight of motherhood alone and are ready to connect with who they truly are - their sparkle, if you will.

So many of us feel overwhelmed not because we’re failing, but because we’re mothering inside a patriarchal system that expects us to give endlessly, stay quiet, and lose ourselves in the process. This space challenges those outdated expectations and embraces a more empowered, more supported, more self-honoring version of motherhood.

Hosted by Emily Rose MacDonald, a divorced mom of two on her own journey to shine a little brighter, each episode explores the realities of modern motherhood through a feminist lens that values equity, autonomy, mental health, and the humanity of moms.

You’ll hear conversations about identity, mental health, self-care, healing, and the many ways we can reclaim ourselves in a world that often overlooks the needs of mothers.

If you’re a mom who believes we deserve more than survival, and that our culture has to evolve for moms to truly thrive, you’re in the right place.

Welcome to The Sparkle Project.

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Guest

Kayla Huszar

Kayla is a Registered Social Worker and Expressive Arts Therapist who helps mothers navigate guilt, rage, and identity loss—not by offering more parenting strategies, but through creative expression. Featured on CBC’s The Current and in Maclean’s for her candid critique of gentle parenting culture, she’s known for saying what wellness culture leaves out: creativity is the missing pillar. She works 1:1 with mothers and runs a creative therapy community, guiding women through what she calls “The Four Waves”—from guilt to grace to grit to good enough.

https://www.kaylahuszar.com

Guest appearance on:

Motherhood & Creative Expression: Finding Yourself After Kids with Kayla Huszar