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We have lived life, made mistakes, and learned some lessons. Join us for answers to the questions you just want to ask your mom.

Do you approach parenting from more of an ownership perspective or an ambassadorship?  We're taking a 30,000 foot view o...
04/11/2024

Do you approach parenting from more of an ownership perspective or an ambassadorship? We're taking a 30,000 foot view of raising kids to see if the way we might see our roles is really giving us what we want most for our families.

This week we're talking about Halloween on the podcast... where it came from, where we've landed with it. Can we redeem ...
30/10/2024

This week we're talking about Halloween on the podcast... where it came from, where we've landed with it. Can we redeem its origins and make it good fun?

Secret service or mild-mannered suburban couple? Throwback to Halloween a handful of years ago... Halloween gives us a d...
28/10/2024

Secret service or mild-mannered suburban couple? Throwback to Halloween a handful of years ago... Halloween gives us a day to try on different hats! Catch this week's episode for our conversation on one of the biggest consumer holidays out there!

Nowhere is the power of community felt more strongly than in the company of mothers empowering and supporting one anothe...
24/10/2024

Nowhere is the power of community felt more strongly than in the company of mothers empowering and supporting one another. This week, Jessica Patay joins us for a conversation about parenting and caregiving for children who are atypical. If you're inspired by her resilience and positivity, you'll want to subscribe to Jessica's podcast!

This week we're talking with Jessica Patay, LA mother of 3.  She lets us in on what it's like to be both a mother and a ...
22/10/2024

This week we're talking with Jessica Patay, LA mother of 3. She lets us in on what it's like to be both a mother and a special caregiver at the same time. Her positive perspective is an inspiration, and her Brave Together group is a dynamic and wise parent resource.

We're always saying how much we need community, and that's even more important when you're a parent whose days look a li...
21/10/2024

We're always saying how much we need community, and that's even more important when you're a parent whose days look a little different than the typical family. Join our conversation with Jessica Patay, California mom of 3 and founder of Wearebravetogether.org.

At some point in our parenting, we need to be passing the baton to our kids so they can learn responsibility and gain co...
18/10/2024

At some point in our parenting, we need to be passing the baton to our kids so they can learn responsibility and gain confidence. We're talking this week about the transition between raising elementary aged kids and tweens/teens. Join us for the conversation!

The awkward adolescent stage has a lot more going on than hormones. There are positive things we can do as parents to us...
16/10/2024

The awkward adolescent stage has a lot more going on than hormones. There are positive things we can do as parents to usher our kids into their tween and teen years, but it takes a shift in parental perspective. Join us for this week's conversation!

Join us this week as we talk about the shift from parenting elementary kids to tweens and beyond. When and how does this...
14/10/2024

Join us this week as we talk about the shift from parenting elementary kids to tweens and beyond. When and how does this change occur? There's a lot more to consider as our kids grow in responsibility and maturity. They're more capable than we give them credit for!

What comes after the empty nest?  Turns out there's a lot of good stuff!  And there are a lot of years packed into that ...
11/10/2024

What comes after the empty nest? Turns out there's a lot of good stuff! And there are a lot of years packed into that 3rd chapter of life. Catch this week's podcast as we talk about what it's meant to "let go" of our children and where that's led us.

Letting go as a parent isn't just a thing that happens when our kid turns 18...we practice it in a series of moments the...
09/10/2024

Letting go as a parent isn't just a thing that happens when our kid turns 18...we practice it in a series of moments their whole lives. Catch this week's podcast on the empty nest.

We're talking this week about motherhood...how it starts and how it ends. Both coming and going, kids upend our worlds, ...
07/10/2024

We're talking this week about motherhood...how it starts and how it ends. Both coming and going, kids upend our worlds, but we wouldn't trade it for anything. We're reflecting on the empty nest--how it felt and how it's going.

Author & mom, Melissa Hogan co-authored the book AFRAID OF THE DOCTOR because she watched her son's struggles with multi...
04/10/2024

Author & mom, Melissa Hogan co-authored the book AFRAID OF THE DOCTOR because she watched her son's struggles with multiple hospital visits. This week's conversation highlights some things to watch for in your kids and ways to prevent and heal medical trauma.

Sometimes, even children without chronic conditions can develop medical trauma reactions related to routine care. This w...
01/10/2024

Sometimes, even children without chronic conditions can develop medical trauma reactions related to routine care. This week's podcast with author & mom, Melissa Hogan shines light on medical trauma and what parents can do to ease it or prevent it.

Going to the dentist or doctor might be NBD routine for most of us, but for some kids, it can cause anxiety and fear. Th...
30/09/2024

Going to the dentist or doctor might be NBD routine for most of us, but for some kids, it can cause anxiety and fear. This week, we're talking with mom, author & attorney, Melissa Hogan. In the course of helping one of her sons face a lifelong illness, she's learned about medical trauma--what it is and how to prevent it in your kids.

Kindergarten is one of the first big family transitions our kids make. Join us this week for our conversation with two k...
26/09/2024

Kindergarten is one of the first big family transitions our kids make. Join us this week for our conversation with two kindergarten teachers, who offer some tips for parents & kids!

There's way more to kindergarten than knowing where your cubby is or where to hang your backpack. What age your child st...
24/09/2024

There's way more to kindergarten than knowing where your cubby is or where to hang your backpack. What age your child starts, what skills they've learned, and their ability to take instruction are some key factors to their success in that first intro to school. Catch this week's conversation with two amazing kindergarten teachers!

Kindergarten is a huge milestone in a family's life and can be a tough transition--for both kids and parents. This week ...
23/09/2024

Kindergarten is a huge milestone in a family's life and can be a tough transition--for both kids and parents. This week we're talking with two seasoned kindergarten teachers, Katie Ellis and Deborah Henderson, who let parents in on things they can do to prepare and things they shouldn't freak out about.

Join us this week for a conversation with Amanda Klentz that will help you tackle the  day-in and day-out feeding the fa...
20/09/2024

Join us this week for a conversation with Amanda Klentz that will help you tackle the day-in and day-out feeding the family. Easy recipes with normal ingredients that you can cook once & eat twice (or freeze for later) are Mandy's specialty. She knows how to feed her 3 kids on a do-able weekly budget--that includes snacks! .mandy

What do you get when you take a mom of 3 trying to stretch the family budget and challenge her to cut the weekly grocery...
19/09/2024

What do you get when you take a mom of 3 trying to stretch the family budget and challenge her to cut the weekly grocery bill and still make delicious, easy meals? Plandy Mandy! .mandy Catch this week's podcast --and get our listener discount code! -- for meal plans that will help your budget and your sanity!

Has your grocery budget exploded over the past year?  Are you doing Door Dash or eating out more often than you'd like (...
18/09/2024

Has your grocery budget exploded over the past year? Are you doing Door Dash or eating out more often than you'd like (or are financially able to)? Catch this week's episode, where we talk to a mom IRL who's got you covered, from the shopping list to the delicious recipes. Even if you're a "I don't love to cook" type parent, the plans .mandy offers WILL make your life easier (& cheaper).

What's for dinner? It can be the question that makes parents cringe. This week we're talking with Amanda Klentz (a.k.a. ...
16/09/2024

What's for dinner? It can be the question that makes parents cringe. This week we're talking with Amanda Klentz (a.k.a. .mandy ), who has made meal planning, prep & grocery shopping a no-brainer, and she does it on all a fantastic budget. Mandy is a regular mom of 3 from Kansas City, and we can vouch that her recipes are YUM.

When you graduate with that hard-earned degree, you may also be starting the process of paying back all those student lo...
13/09/2024

When you graduate with that hard-earned degree, you may also be starting the process of paying back all those student loans that were so easy to accept. Join our conversation on this week's podcast with Savannah Cunningham, as she shows us the ropes of student debt and sensible ways to attend college.

Have a kid going to college or already enrolled?  This episode is for you!  Our conversation with Savannah Cunningham sh...
11/09/2024

Have a kid going to college or already enrolled? This episode is for you! Our conversation with Savannah Cunningham sheds some light on the student loan process--dos and don'ts from a recent student's perspective. We both learned a lot on this one!

By the time they graduated professional schools (PharmD and DO), this couple accumulated around $250k in student loans. ...
10/09/2024

By the time they graduated professional schools (PharmD and DO), this couple accumulated around $250k in student loans. If that kind of money makes your jaw drop, wait til you hear how much worse it could be and maybe a little insight into how it is Americans owe $1.75 trillion in education debt. Parents of college-bound kids or current college students: don't miss this one!

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