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Tips For Starting (Elementary & Middle) School: Episode 221
August 13, 2019

Sarah has a new middle schooler and needs all the tips, which Meagan is happy to share. And many of you are launching new kinders or early elementary kids this year, something the two of us have done a combined eight times (!!).

More Than Mom: For The Love Of Libraries
August 11, 2019

Do you remember the libraries of your past? We do. In fact, we have enough to say about the transformative power of libraries to fill an entire More Than Mom episode! From our earliest library memories (grouchy Mrs. Young!),

Home Management Systems That Work (For Now): Episode 220
August 06, 2019

Donating used items, keeping track of library books, getting kids to put their own clean clothes away, and staying on top of the monthly budget: These are a few of the home management / life / adulting systems that are working well in our homes right n...

Mothering & Running A Business Through Chronic Illness With Amy Clark: Voices 39
August 02, 2019

Imagine you're a mom of two, successful entrepreneur, and self-confessed Type A personality...and then you find out that you have a chronic condition that will cause you to be in pain and sap your energy--daily--possibly for the rest of your life.

Motherhood & FOMO: Episode 219
July 30, 2019

The fear of missing out is real, and it preys on new moms in particular. Whether your FOMO flares up when you see other moms' lives play out on Instagram, or you feel it most when it seems like everyone else's kid is on a path to greatness,

More Than Mom: The Lives We Didn’t Lead
July 28, 2019

Remember Sliding Doors? Today's episode asks the question: "Where would we be if...". Meagan and Sarah talk about the points in our lives where different decisions might have led us down dramatically different paths,

Let’s Talk About “Sharenting”: Episode 218
July 23, 2019

Concerns over safety and privacy are one thing (and worth discussing), but what about the broader implications of kids growing up with a digital identity shaped by their parents long before they were old enough to have a say?

Throwbacks & TimeHops (Why Looking Back Matters): Episode 217
July 16, 2019

On this day in history, where were we? One year Sarah was stuck inside with littles in 115-degree Arizona heat; another year Meagan was directing her kids in a play. One July day many years ago, Meagan's four boys all fit on the same park swing; on ano...

More Than Mom: Would You Rather…
July 14, 2019

Today is pure fun--a game of Would You Rather...?, in which Meagan and Sarah challenge each other with choices between wildly impossible scenarios. Which one of us would rather have a permanent three-year-old and which would rather have a permanent 18-...

Other People’s Babies: Episode 216
July 09, 2019

Now that our kids are getting older, we have the opportunity to ooh and ahh over other people's babies, and we're here to talk about it. From how we are with our nieces and nephews to whether holding babies really makes our ovaries twinge,