Parenthood, purpose, and practical intuition.
That's Total Mom Sense is an interview-led parenting and family show centered on intuition, lived experience, and the lessons adults pass down. Episodes move between guest stories, maternal identity, mental health tools, food, body changes, friendship, and resilience.
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That's Total Mom Sense frames parenting as a lived craft, shaped by intuition, practice, memory, and the people who show up when things get hard. Kanika Chaddha Gupta leads the show with the energy of a journalist and the warmth of a parent who knows the questions are rarely simple. The conversations are quick-moving but personal. Guests are invited to connect biography with takeaway, so a story about a mother, a marriage, a kitchen, a body, a friendship group, or a career pivot becomes part of a larger conversation about family life. The show has a strong interest in legacy. It returns often to what children absorb from watching adults pursue purpose, recover from disappointment, ask for help, and build steadier habits. Some episodes lean practical. Dr. Rachel Goldman explains stress spirals through everyday pressure points like unanswered messages, dinner decisions, and the moment a parent walks back into the house already depleted. The GLP-1 conversation approaches post-kids body questions with care, uncertainty, breastfeeding concerns, pregnancy planning, and the limits of available data. The Food for Thought series brings nourishment, travel eating, spices, teas, and kitchen routines into the family wellness frame. Other episodes are more intimate and cultural. Vikas Khanna reflects on his mother, food, hardship, and the emotional force behind his work. Danielle Cabral talks about fame, family, triggers, and the friends who help her stay grounded. Jen Hatmaker's episode centers grief, reclamation, reinvention, and joy. Sheinelle Jones brings motherhood into the language of study, craft, and shared stories from women raising children without a perfect roadmap. The show suits listeners who want encouragement with substance. It is polished without feeling distant. At its strongest, it turns parenthood into a conversation about identity, resilience, and the small practices that help adults keep going.
Made for: For parents, caregivers, and family-minded listeners who want warm conversations about motherhood, identity, wellness, and legacy. It especially suits listeners drawn to personal stories with practical takeaways.
What sets it apart: The show blends public-figure interviews with grounded parenting questions, moving easily from emotional legacy to everyday stress tools. Its throughline is "mom sense" and "dad sense": intuition treated as something parents can trust, refine, and pass on.
Kanika Chadda Gupta, a seasoned CNN television journalist, podcaster, and mother of three (including twins), aims to give credit where it's often overlooked - the lasting impact of living your purpose and modeling that for the next generation. She hosts the popular podcast That's Total Mom Sense, where she interviews public figures on their life lessons, parenting journey, and legacy. Guests include Chelsea Clinton, Kelly Rowland, America Ferrera, and Shannon Lee. She has worked in partnership with the Meta, March of Dimes, Mom 2.0, and the White House. Kanika has been featured in Forbes and on ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox. Learn more at www.thatstotalmomsense.com.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Kanika Chadda Gupta turns wide-ranging interviews into practical, emotionally attentive guidance for the choices that shape family life.
Kanika Chadda Gupta treats parenting as a doorway into the decisions and relationships that shape family life. Her interview-led approach moves from food and stress to postpartum body changes, sex education, and lessons carried between generations, with questions that keep…
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A warm, thoughtful conversation that frames motherhood as a practice shaped by uncertainty, clarity, and grace.
Motherhood is treated here as something learned in motion: part instinct, part attention, part ongoing practice. Kanika Chaddha Gupta's conversation follows a guest who brings a journalist's curiosity to parenting, moving through tantrums, chores, sibling rivalry, daily choices,…
A practical conversation on fitting small stress resets into the day before family pressure peaks.
Kanika Chaddha Gupta opens a conversation about making stress tools part of daily life instead of waiting for an ideal moment. The guest frames stress as a ladder that keeps rising through the day as emails, messages, and family demands pile up, with irritation often showing up…
A candid look at how motherhood, visible work, and close friendship shape Danielle Cabral's support system.
Danielle Cabral's conversation with Kanika Chadha Gupta opens on motherhood, fame, and reality TV, then finds its center in the support that helps her stay steady at home.
A grounded GLP-1 conversation for parents weighing timing, uncertainty, and real-life tradeoffs.
Kanika Chaddha Gupta anchors a GLP-1 conversation that stays grounded in the questions parents actually ask: postpartum recovery, fertility timing, pregnancy, and breastfeeding.
A mother's steadiness runs through hard kitchen years, a restaurant dedication, and the push to communicate food and culture clearly.
The replay centers on a guest tracing how a mother recognized his promise early, and that thread keeps the conversation unified. It moves through care as practice, from answering a mother's call while cooking for the president to dedicating a restaurant launch to a mother who…
A practical, age-by-age way to make one difficult talk stick.
Kanika Chaddha Gupta treats the birds-and-the-bees talk as a steady, age-by-age lesson rather than a single big speech. It begins when her daughter is around four, with simple ideas about private areas, good touch, bad touch, and safe adults, then gains detail as the child…
A practical guide to eating, moving, and drinking with real-life schedules in mind.
The episode keeps its attention on practical habits: protein and produce, hydration, and the ripple effect alcohol can have on the next day. It also treats the 30s as a stretch when work, distance, and busier schedules make routines harder to keep, so the advice stays grounded…
Jonquilyn Hill chases one listener question per episode to the experts who can answer it.
Hard conversations, patiently held, with room to laugh.
Fearne Cotton interviews guests like Boy George and Bryony Gordon about mental health and identity.
Dr. Joy Harden Bradford pairs therapy insight with Black TV recaps, maternal health, and history.
Host Kanika Chadda Gupta interviews Tamara Mason, a licensed clinical professional counselor and perinatal mental health specialist, about her viral TikTok presentation on teen sex education.
Host Kanika Chadda Gupta interviews registered dietitian Bridget Zeitlin on nutrition across life stages.
Gretchen Rubin discusses how to stick to new habits and create a happier life, with an introduction about organic mattresses.
Eva Pilgrim, the fourth Inside Edition anchor after Deborah Norville's three-decade run, tells host Kanika Chadha Gupta how four moves in first grade trained her for reporting.
Kelly Hubble says families can hire house managers for $25–$50 an hour and begin with 8–12 hours weekly.
On That's Total Mom Sense, Fran Hauser explains how “20 minutes is the new hour” reframes time and meaningful progress.
Sheinelle Jones discusses her debut book and the importance of fighting for joy, with insights from her mother and other celebrity moms.
Clinical psychologist Dr.
Kanika Chadha Gupta interviews Real Housewives of New Jersey star Danielle Cabral about motherhood, fame, and reality TV at the Mom 2.0 Summit.
A live webinar episode discussing GLP-1s and post-kids body changes, featuring an interview with a thought leader.
A replay of a fireside chat between the host and Kelly Rowland at the March of Dimes 'It Starts With Mom' live event, discussing motherhood and parenting.
Kanika Chaddha Gupta talks with chef, author, and filmmaker Vikas Khanna at his Bangalore restaurant, which he dedicated to his sister Radhika and plans to open on March 23rd.
Kanika Chaddha Gupta interviews Jen Hatmaker about her new memoir 'Awake' and themes of rebuilding and reinventing with grace.
Brigitte Zeitlin shares tips on how to eat healthy while traveling.
Host Kanika Chaddha Gupta introduces a special podcast series on feeding children and reclaiming the kitchen as a place of nourishment, featuring expert interviews.
Kanika Chaddha Gupta interviews Garima Shah about teaching children sales, strategy, and self-worth to raise future CEOs.