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Latest Episodes

Books & Reading Reflections for 2023: Episode 445
December 26, 2023

Grab a warm beverage and settle in for an end-of-year books chat! Meagan and Sarah look back over our reading in 2023 to share what weve read, what stuck with us, and how our reading habits have continued to evolve. Meagan also shares an update about Pap

Do Today's New Moms Have It Easier? Or Harder?: Episode 444
December 19, 2023

Is new parenthood better or worse today than it was 10 years ago? Meagan and Sarah dive deep into this question today, unpacking nuanced issues like tech solutions for age-old problems, the availability of information and solutions for every struggle, and

Pressure, Perfection, And Comparison During The Holidays [Classic Replay]
December 15, 2023

Tis the season to.feel the insane amount of pressure to be the perfect holiday mom. In this classic from the archives, Meagan and Sarah offer ever-relevant gut checks on some of the biggest pressures moms feel during the holiday season, and offer conc

House Rules For Easier Bedtimes: Episode 443
December 12, 2023

Theres no time like bedtime to institute a few house rules that help diffuse power struggles, ease negotiation tensions, and shorten that long list of stalling techniques weve all come to know and fear. Todays latest House Rules episode brings together

Creating Holiday Memories [Classic Replay]
December 08, 2023

Feeling overwhelmed, or like the season is passing too quickly? Let todays episode a classic from the archives help you pause, reflect, and reset. Meagan and Sarah offer our thoughts on how memories really get made, why simply changing what we noti

Inconsequential Holiday Gripes: Episode 442
December 05, 2023

It feels good to complain once in a while especially during the holidays. Today Meagan and Sarah laugh our way through a vent sesh, sharing mostly inconsequential gripes about whats bugging us this year. While we often appreciate a positive reframe,

Genealogy & Family History: Episode 441
November 28, 2023

Who came before us, and what can we learn from them? We think theres a reason that ancestry research, genealogy, and discovering family stories holds a special interest for midlife women, and were here to talk about it. Meagan shares her journey back th

Regrets, We've Had A Few: Episode 440
November 21, 2023

While we try not to kick ourselves when were down and generally avoid second-guessing our parenting choices, wearehuman. And sometimes that means we experience regret. Today Meagan and Sarah reflect on some big and small choices weve made (or not made

Musical Kids, Musical Families (Hint: That's All Of Us!)
November 17, 2023

Do you have to identify as a musical person to nurture a love of music in your family? We think not. Meagan and Sarah look back at parenting babies, small kids, big kids and teens, reflecting on the role music has played in everything from bedtime to play

Listener Questions & Our Advice: Episode 439
November 14, 2023

Kassidi wants to become a more confident home cook and asks us where to begin. Natalie needs strategies for easing the long wind-down at bedtime for her co-sleeping toddler. Joy is considering traveling with young kids on her own but wonders what age is b