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Fresh Take: Meagan Francis, THE LAST PARENTING BOOK YOU'LL EVER READ
Amy chats with parenting writer and The Mom Hour podcaster Meagan Francis about her new book, The Last Parenting Book You'll Ever Read: How We Let Ou…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
There's a New Study on Moms' Mental Health...and It's Not Great
Episode 420
A study released this month examined the state of mothers' mental health in the U.S. from 2016 to 2023. Using data from 200,000 mothers, the study re…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
DEEP DIVE: Amber Briggle on Supporting Trans Kids
This episode was originally recorded in 2022. For more about the Briggle family, watch the 2024 New Yorker short documentary "Love to the Max."
Am…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Fresh Take: Melinda Wenner Moyer on "Raising Terrific Kids in Terrifying Times"
How do we raise compassionate and well-adjusted kids when their anxiety is at an all-time high, and so is ours? Melinda Wenner Moyer, author of the n…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Creating Systems That Work
Episode 419
Can better systems make running our households easier? There's only so much work a whiteboard can do, but in this episode, Margaret and Amy discuss …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
DEEP DIVE: Can We Be More Inclusive Parents?
Can we become more inclusive as parents? Inclusivity has great benefits for everyone involved. We loved this explanation from Bright Horizons:
"Too o…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Fresh Take: Loryn Brantz on Finding Joy in Parenting Through Poetry
How can we find time to be creative as busy moms of young kids? Loryn Brantz, author of the new poetry collection POEMS OF PARENTING, discusses how h…
11 months ago
Traveling as a Family
Episode 418
We asked our listeners what advice they have for harmonious family traveling. Here are our favorite tips they shared, plus a few of our own, from how…
11 months ago
DEEP DIVE: Do We Need to Lower Our Standards?
This Deep Dive series is all about why motherhood is so gosh darn hard. Turns out there are sociopolitical forces at play that make motherhood way ha…
11 months ago
Fresh Take: Gretchen Rubin on Life's Simple Truths
If we impart the life lessons we've learned to our children, does that mean they won't make the same mistakes? Gretchen Rubin, author of the new book…
11 months, 1 week ago