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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…
1 year 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…
1 year, 1 month ago
How Parenting Advice Has Changed Over the Last 125 Years
Episode 417
Is parenting today genuinely more difficult—or are we just overthinking it? Amy and Margaret explore the evolution of parenting over the last 125 yea…
1 year, 1 month ago
DEEP DIVE: Decision Fatigue—And Why It's Especially Bad For Moms
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…
1 year, 1 month ago
Fresh Take: Anna Fader and Amelia Eigerman
How can we get buy-in from our kids when we go on vacation, whether it's a half-hour down the road or the other side of the world? Anna Fader and Ame…
1 year, 1 month ago
Moms and Anxiety
Episode 416
Moms are usually low-level anxious about their kids at all times. But it's exhausting. How much of this anxiety we feel is normal and how much of it …
1 year, 1 month ago
DEEP DIVE: Making the "Invisible Workload" Visible
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…
1 year, 1 month ago
Fresh Take: Susan Dominus
What do high-achieving families have in common, and what are some good lessons from them we can replicate in our own parenting? Susan Dominus, author…
1 year, 1 month ago
Finding Summer Camps
Episode 415
What are we going to do with our kids all summer? Gone are the days when kids can just play outdoors unsupervised from sunup to sundown. Now certain …
1 year, 1 month ago
BEST OF: What Fresh Hell Is Mother's Day?
Is one morning of runny eggs and burnt toast really fair payback for 364 days of work? Does "Mother's Day" have to mean packing the kids for a two-ho…
1 year, 1 month ago