#212: In the fall out of the Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland, child safety expert Pattie Fitzgerald shares how to prevent child sexual abuse. Because it’s not just happening behind closed doors at fancy estates, it’s happening in church communities, family reunions, and even doctors offices. Last year (March 2018), we recorded a conversation with an audience of parents. We’re sharing that along with a brand new statement from Fitzgerald regarding the Michael Jackson allegations.

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Before you were a mom, did you think you'd be a good one? In this in-studio conversation with Hillary Frank, creator of the award-winning podcast The Longest Shortest Time, contributor to This American Life, and author of WEIRD PARENTING WINS: Bathtub Dining, Family Screams, and Other Hacks from the Parenting Trenches, we swap babysitting stories from our youth, where we find creative inspiration, and how we create work-family boundaries. We share our favorite weird parenting wins and our latest parenting challenges with our extroverted daughters. We also discuss Frank's recent, wildly popular The New York Times opinion piece "The Special Misogyny Reserved for Mothers" and how the parenting landscape has changed in the past decade. Listen up! Ellie Knaus

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#210 Claire Coffee (six seasons of NBC's GRIMM) and Bridget Moloney (AFI Directing Workshop for Women) are back to discuss mom anxiety! We're sharing our most neurotic fears, questionable spending habits, and how to kick digital addiction. Join us! xx Ellie Knaus

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Marriage after kids is frigging hard! Luckily, Atomic Moms guests have given earth-shattering insights into relationships after kids. We're sharing six of our favorite relationship advice moments from experts and mothers in the thick of it. Featuring conversations with Dr. Laura Berman, Britta Bushnell, Emily Price, Nathalie Savell, Karisa Bruin, and Bridget Moloney-Sinclair, we're talking sex, blended family boundaries, and what drives us nuts. Listen up! x Ellie Knaus

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Whoohoo! Our marriage survived this podcast recording! Adam is back as my wingman in this fun and cozy Valentine’s ‘Listener Q and A' edition of Atomic Moms. The critic in my head wants to say, “What makes you worthy of giving relationship advice?” Welp. We aint perfect but we’re still married after 12 years and two kids, which in Hollywood is nothing to sneeze at. Take our advice with a grain of Himalayan salt, but keep us company on our date night in the garage. Special thanks to #atomicmamas Missy, Kelsey, Michelle, Angela, and all of our listeners who submitted questions for us! I look forward to sharing more of them in the near future. Next Week: We're revisiting the best relationship advice we’ve gotten on the pod in our 200+ eps. Listen up! Ellie Knaus

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We could be so much worse at this parenting thing! Modern parents are making themselves crazy trying to do everything right, and it's time we give ourselves a break. I've enlisted the help of JENNIFER TRAIG, author of ACT NATURAL: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting (January 8, 2019), to give us some historical perspective on this raising kids gig. In our "How Not To" parent conversation, we discuss Traig's hilarious research findings detailing the worst choices parents have made throughout history, her own family's genius "Bad Choices Day", and the perks of sibling rivalry. Listen up! Ellie Knaus

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#206 Story Pirates artistic director LEE OVERTREE chats with Atomic Moms podcast about all things STORY PIRATES, including elementary school creative writing workshops in underserved communities, performances across the country, two young adult books, and an award-winning music album. The New York Times raves, "Whether you're a pirate, a parent, or an elementary school student, the results are theatrical treasure." It's also the crazy popular family friendly podcast we have playing in our car at all times, about a bunch of story pirates who take children’s stories and turn them into sketch comedy or musical performances.

On Atomic Moms podcast, Lee shares: "It is profoundly moving to see what you can do to a child's life by applying your creativity to amplifying their voice." We discover the power of being a student's "co-conspirator" in the classroom, and we learn how Lee went from drumming in a Harlem kindergarten dance class to founding a community of like-minded artists who are changing the lives of children across the country... and making our family's preschool commute a heck of a lot more enjoyable. xx Ellie Knaus

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#205: Our chat with Jacq Tatelman is more energizing than a full night's rest, not that we'd remember what that's like. This Brooklyn-based social impact entrepreneur and mom of two is co-founder and creative director of the wildly popular STATE bags and the co-creator of the non-profit foundation Country Roads Foundation, est. in 2009. Her brain-child STATE bags has donated hundreds of thousands of backpacks to kids in need in the United States through their buy-one, give-one model. It also happens to be the bag I carry with me, and share with my 18 month-old Eliza, every single day.

In this episode, we get an inside look at the wife/husband team behind State Bags, including the darkest hour in the creation of their company and how they pushed through. We chat about what entrepreneurial lessons Tatelman gleamed from her childhood and what snacks she buys for the office. And we also share the origin story behind the Tatelman family’s passion project “Camp Power”, celebrating its 11th year giving underprivileged NYC kids the chance to experience the wonders of summer camp.

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Kicking off 2019, longtime pals actor Claire Coffee and director Bridget Moloney-Sinclair discuss everything from Bridget’s naughty book picks to Claire's tips for getting as much work done as humanely possible during school hours. I chronicle my all-time favorite “parenting comedown” story involving bathtub puke and the Academy Awards, share how my long-time dry cleaner verbally attacked me (which would be straight out of a Seinfeld episode if it hadn't been so scary), and admit I ordered an outdoor play system without thinking it through (How are they SO expensive? I'm embarrassed I spent so much). And after weeks of no school, the moms share their screen-time favorites. Giggle along with our tongue in cheek ridiculousness. And for more show notes, go to atomicmoms.com! x Ellie Knaus

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Dr. Helen Riess, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, speaks with Ellie Knaus about her new book The Empathy Effect: Seven Neuroscience-Based Keys for Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Work, and Connect Across Differences. We discuss the straightforward steps Dr. Riess uses to teach empathy and what up to date scientific research reveals about empathy. In a Legally Blonde inspired moment, Ellie pitches her own empathy-related research study idea and is expecting a call from Harvard any minute now. In the meantime, Dr. Riess suggests how empathy can diffuse stressful situations and decrease caregiver burn out and shares why ‘optimal frustration’ is good for our kids. Lastly, she offers a quick tool for calming our nervous system this holiday season.

Dr. Riess is the founder and chief scientist of Empathetics, Inc. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, TIME, NPR, and HuffPost. For more show notes, go to atomicmoms.com! x Ellie Knaus

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