What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny Moms
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What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny Moms
When you're a parent, every day brings a "fresh hell" to deal with. In other words, there's always something. Think of us as your funny mom friends who are here to remind you: you're not alone, and it won't always be this hard. We're Amy Wilson and Margaret Ables, both busy moms of three kids, but w...
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DEEP DIVE: Are Vacations Worth It?
This Deep Dive series is all about tips to stay sane while traveling with family —immediate or extended, kids younger or older in tow, across the stat...
Fresh Take: Talia Kovacs on How to Teach Kids Resilience
We know that resilience is a good trait for our kids to have. But can "grit" only be achieved through hardship and repeated failure? Can a kid whose e...
This One Thing Was a Life-Changer
What's the one thing you've purchased that has delivered outsized returns in joy and ease? We asked our listeners to tell us the one thing in their li...
DEEP DIVE: Tips for Vacationing with Extended Family
This Deep Dive series is all about tips to stay sane while traveling with family —immediate or extended, kids younger or older in tow, across the stat...
Fresh Take: Gillian Goddard on How Hormones Affect Our Health At All Ages
What do hormones actually do—and why are they often misunderstood? We talk with Dr. Gillian Goddard, an endocrinologist and author of The Hormone Loop...
Do You Know Your Gen Z Slang?
What does it mean to get “mogged,” to be “chalant,” or to “put the fries in the bag”? In this episode we attempt to decode the latest Gen Z slang. (Al...
DEEP DIVE: Giving Help That Works– And Asking for the Help We Need
This Deep Dive series revisits some of our past episodes on discerning what we need as moms, and then asking for it confidently.
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Fresh Take: The Custody Queens on What Parents Need to Know About Divorce and Separation
What should parents know if they're considering divorce? Margaret talks with family law attorneys Kristen Holstrom and Samantha McBride—the hosts of t...
Why Do We Love Looking Back?
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How does the powerful emotional pull of nostalgia connect to that midli...
DEEP DIVE: Mara Glatzel on Being "Needy"
This Deep Dive series revisits some of our past episodes on discerning what we need as moms, and then asking for it confidently.
I...
Fresh Take: Dr. Margo Lowy on Living the Full Emotional Truth of Motherhood
We often think "ambivalence" means indifference. Its actual meaning is quite different: ambivalence means having multiple and often opposite emotions...
What's the Mom Equivalent of Golf?
Why does it seem so much easier for men to claim large blocks of leisure time for themselves than it is for women? This week, based on a listener que...
DEEP DIVE: Asking for Big Help (And the Best Ways to Give It)
This Deep Dive series revisits some of our past episodes on discerning what we need as moms, and then asking for it confidently.
W...
Fresh Take: Nicholas Epley on Why Talking to Strangers Can Make Us Happier
Why do we avoid small opportunities for connection with strangers, even when humans are wired for that very connection? Behavioral scientist Nicholas...
What Does "Dating" Look Like For Teens and Tweens These Days?
This week we're talking about how modern teen "dating" has changed—starting with the word itself (it's called "talking" or "hanging out" these days),...
Fresh Take: Leslie Forde of Mom's Hierarchy of Needs
This Deep Dive series revisits some of our past episodes on discerning what we need as moms, and then asking for it confidently.
Most of...
Fresh Take: Rachael Shepard-Ohta and Caitlin Wilder of "You're So Right" Podcast
Is social media a good thing for isolated mothers? Or does it just give us more to worry about? Margaret talks with Rachael Shepard-Ohta and Caitlin...
Is American Parenting the Problem? Or Is It Parenting *in* America?
We're often told that the American style of parenting is inferior—that we're doing it all wrong compared to, say, a laissez-faire Parisian whose kids...
DEEP DIVE: Olivia Martinez-Hauge on Special Needs Parenting
This Deep Dive series revisits some of our past episodes about the joys and the challenges that come with raising kids with differences and disabiliti...
Fresh Take: Elizabeth Preston on What Animals Have to Teach Us About Parenting
Why does modern parenting feel so difficult? If a chimpanzee knows what to do without reading a hundred parenting books, why doesn't it just come natu...
Getting Our Kids to Help Around the House
How do you get kids to help out—ever, at all—without default resistance that makes it feel like it's not worth the trouble of your having asked?
DEEP DIVE: Dr. Lynn Koegel on the Hidden Brilliance of Autism
This Deep Dive series revisits some of our past episodes about the joys and the challenges that come with raising kids with differences and disabiliti...
Fresh Take: Leah Ruppanner on "DRAINED" and What the 'Mental Load' Really Means
Are women really better at all the things we do? Or are we just used to doing more?
Amy talks with sociologist and author Leah Ruppanner...
Emotional Intelligence: Can It Be Taught?
What is emotional intelligence, exactly? Is it the yin to IQ's yang? Is it equally crucial to our success and well-being?
In this episod...
DEEP DIVE: Kate Swenson of "Finding Cooper's Voice" on Parenting Autism
This Deep Dive series revisits some of our past episodes about the joys and the challenges that come with raising kids with differences and disabiliti...
Fresh Take: Fortesa Latifi on the Truth About Kids in Influencer Families
What happens when childhood becomes content? Journalist Fortesa Latifi, author of the new book LIKE, FOLLOW, SUBSCRIBE, discusses the rise of influenc...
Little-Known Parenting Milestones
What are the parenting milestones no one tells you about—but that completely change your daily life? We asked our listeners about the little wins of p...
DEEP DIVE: Meg Zucker on Empowering Kids with Differences and Disabilities
This Deep Dive series is about embracing the joys and acknowledging the challenges that come with raising kids with differences and disabilities.
Preparing Kids (and Ourselves) to Leave the Nest, with Christina Geist
As kids prepare to leave home for college, we tend to wonder: have we taught them everything they need to know? Christina Geist—author of Before You F...
Why We Avoid Uncertainty (And How That Gets In Our Way)
Why do we cling to what’s familiar—even when it’s not working? In this episode we explore why humans are wired to avoid uncertainty, and how that shap...
DEEP DIVE: Janice Johnson Dias on Raising Joyful, Change-Making Kids
In honor of Women's History Month, this "Deep Dive" series highlights some of our past interview episodes about raising daughters.
Meredith Schwartz on Building a Reading Life You Actually Love
Why is it so hard to read more—even when we want to, even when we have stacks of books awaiting us on our bedside tables? We sit down with Meredith M...
How Can We Get Our Kids to Like Reading?
Why is it so hard to get some kids to read—and is it even our job to make them love it?
We tackle the reality of raising reluctant reader...
DEEP DIVE: Donna Jackson Nakazawa on Helping Our Daughters Thrive
In honor of Women's History Month, this "Deep Dive" series highlights some of our past interview episodes about raising daughters.
Fresh Take: Jessica Shaw, "Everyone Gets a Juice Box"
How can we best support our neurodivergent kids? Jessica Shaw, host of the podcast Everyone Gets a Juice Box, discusses the realities of raising neuro...
Let's Not Care About Aging Gracefully
What does it really mean to “age gracefully”—and who decided that was the goal in the first place?
We unpack the cultural pressure on wom...
DEEP DIVE: Chelsey Goodan on How Parents Underestimate Their Teenage Girls
In honor of Women's History Month, this "Deep Dive" series highlights some of our past interview episodes about raising daughters.
Why a...
Fresh Take: Michaeleen Doucleff, DOPAMINE KIDS
What does dopamine actually do to our brains—and to our kids' brains? We welcome back science journalist and parenting expert Michaeleen Doucleff to d...
How Not to Live Through Our Kids
First, we’re setting aside our own hopes and dreams to have (and raise) our kids. Then, we’re relentlessly mocked (perhaps correctly) for being overin...
DEEP DIVE: Dr. Jo-Ann Finkelstein on Raising Resilient Girls
In honor of Women's History Month, this "Deep Dive" series highlights some of our past interview episodes about raising daughters.
How d...