Coffee + Crumbs Podcast

By Indiana Adams, Ashlee Gadd and April Hoss

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The wildly popular storytelling site about motherhood is now in audible format! The Coffee + Crumbs Podcast is your companion for kitchen cleanups, stroller walks, or the daily carpool hustle. Join hosts Lesley Miller, Ashlee Gadd and April Hoss as they chat about the beautifully hard work of raising children.

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We're wrapping up season four by revisiting our most loved episodes. Today is April’s favorite, where we flip the script on our ‘This Is How We Do’ episodes by sharing what we DON’T do. From outsourcing grocery shopping to not ...

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12.10.2019 Encore Episode (April's Favorite): This Is How We Don't We're wrapping up season four by revisiting our most loved episodes. Today is April’s favorite, where we flip the script on our ‘This Is How We Do’ episodes by sharing what we DON’T do. From outsourcing grocery shopping to not ...
12.03.2019 Encore Episode (Indiana's Favorite): Being A Good Friend In Hard Seasons We're wrapping up season four by revisiting some of our most loved episodes. Today is Indiana’s favorite, where we talk about some of the hard seasons that we've walked through. From miscarriage and postpartum depression to infidelity and cancer diagnoses, ...
11.27.2019 State of the Podcast Address We’re so thankful for the support you’ve shown the Coffee + Crumbs podcast over the past four years! Today’s “State of the Podcast” is a simple message from Ashlee about what’s in store for our show in 2020.
11.26.2019 Season 4 Finale: Advice That's Actually Useful As mothers, we've received plenty of advice—solicited and unsolicited—over the years. Today we wanted to close out the season by sharing the tips, tricks, and reminders we've received that make motherhood (and life!) a little bit easier. From permission to ...
11.19.2019 Episode 80: The Best of 2019 Today, we're recapping our favorite things and moments from 2019. Our conversation runs the gamut from the trends we tried and loved to the new habits we've instilled and want to keep as we roll into a new decade (!). ...
11.12.2019 This Is How We Do: In-Law Relationships Today, we’re diving into the dynamics of in-law relationships. We openly acknowledge our good fortune in having involved, loving in-laws, but there’s always some adjusting that comes with marrying into a family. We talk about balancing the way we honor ...
11.05.2019 Episode 79: Motherhood + Priorities In this week's episode, we're talking about priorities: the ones we have, the ones we think we should have, and the ones we'd like to reorder, if we're being honest. We also discuss how priorities aren't prescriptive; our individual circumstances ...
10.29.2019 This Is How We Do: Stretching Our Dollars In this week's episode, we're talking about the everyday deals and coupons we use to save on our household necessities (and the occasional splurge, as well). From promo codes and our favorite apps to how we shop sales and use ...
10.22.2019 Episode 78: I Think You're Wrong, But I'm Listening This week, Ashlee and Indiana sit down with Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland from Pantsuit Politics to talk about something important that seems to have gotten lost in today's culture: nuance. Beth and Sarah explain how their communication approach—rooted ...
10.15.2019 This Is How We Do: Holidays Today we're talking about our approach to the holidays—from April's Buddy the Elf level enthusiasm from October straight through New Year's to Indiana's more measured approach. We chat about our favorite holiday traditions and how we balance all the time ...
10.08.2019 Episode 77: Blizzards, Babies, and Brainstorming (aka the 2019 Team Retreat) At the end of September, most of the Coffee + Crumbs team came together live and in person (!!) for four days in the Pacific Northwest. We weathered an unexpected blizzard, ate all the food, passed around babies, and spoke ...
10.01.2019 This Is How We Do: Toys Today we're talking all things toys: the ones our kids have loved and played with endlessly, the ones we don't let across our thresholds, and the ones that will haunt our nightmares forever. We cover avoiding the lost lovey disaster ...
09.24.2019 Episode 76: Being A Good Friend In Hard Seasons Today's episode is coming from a more serious and somber place, as we talk about some of the hard seasons that we've walked through. We're also talking about the most helpful ways our people showed up for us during these ...
09.17.2019 This Is How We Do: Mornings This week we're talking about what mornings look like in our households. Spoiler alert: they're a far cry from our pre-kid days of leisurely sipping coffee while meticulously applying makeup and thoughtfully pulling together a coordinated outfit. From the pep ...
09.10.2019 Episode 75: Your Sex Questions, Answered: Part Two This week we're continuing our conversation with Dr. Juli Slattery and kicking things up a notch. From figuring out how to have an orgasm to what place masturbation has in a healthy marriage, we think you're going to love the ...
09.03.2019 Episode 74: Your Sex Questions, Answered: Part One We're back from our sabbatical and comin' in hot with a two-part episode you've been begging us to cover: SEX! Today we're tackling your sex and intimacy questions with expert and psychologist Dr. Juli Slattery. From frequency and mismatched sex ...
07.30.2019 Episode 73: Motherhood + FOMO From the temptation to compare ourselves with what we see on social media to actually missing out on things because we couldn't line up childcare or the toddler is sick (again), today we're opening up honestly about where we struggle ...
07.23.2019 100th Episode: Ask Us Anything From Indiana’s face blindness to how April balances introversion as a mom, today we're answering questions from YOU, our listeners and Patrons! You asked about everything from April's novel to Indi's thrift shopping to that "conceiving a girl thing" Ashlee ...
07.16.2019 This Is How We Do: Feeding Babies From nip slips to lactating armpits (!) to feeling confident whipping out a bottle of formula, today we're getting honest about the time-consuming and (often literal) draining work of feeding our babies. Whether you're formula feeding, exclusively pumping, or it's ...
07.09.2019 Episode 71: Conversations with Our Pre-Mom Selves This week, we're talking about all the things we didn't know that we didn't know before kids. From a false sense of control (surely good behavior is just a matter of consistent and firm boundaries ... right?) to the things ...
07.02.2019 This Is How We Do: Laundry This week we’re finally talking about the topic April has been dying to cover for two years: laundry. If you’ve got last week’s towels still piled haphazardly on the couch because washing AND drying AND folding AND putting away is ...
06.25.2019 Episode 70: One and Done: Raising An Only Child This week, Indiana chats with Sophie Hudson—aka “BooMama”—about raising an only child. Sophie laughs about the preconceived stereotypes she’s long-since abandoned (Surprise! Only kids can thrive in team sports!) and shares her tip for making sure a family vacation is ...
06.18.2019 This Is How We Do: Personality Types In this week's episode, we're talking about personality typing systems. From Enneagram and Myers Briggs to less official tools like Hogwarts houses and Cosmo quizzes, we have endless options for identifying who we really are and why we do the ...
06.11.2019 Episode 69: Motherhood + Minimalism This week we’re talking about minimalism—but don’t worry, we’re not coming to Marie Kondo your closets. Whether you’re a self-identified maximalist like Indiana, an aspiring minimalist like Ashlee or somewhere in between like April (does owning jewel tones disqualify one ...
06.04.2019 This Is How We Do: Creativity This week we're talking all about creativity—and before you declare yourself uncreative, we've got a pep talk to prove otherwise. From embracing creative sparks in the shower to the hard work of putting our butts in the chair, today we're ...
05.30.2019 Summer Safety Episode: Drowning Prevention With Nicole Hughes With summer around the corner, today we’re bringing you an important episode about water safety and drowning prevention. Drowning is the number one cause of death for children under the age of five, but for today’s guest, that’s not just ...
05.28.2019 Episode 68: Postpartum Recovery: Healing Your Birth Battle Scars We’re concluding our three-part postpartum series today with a very honest conversation about physically healing from giving birth. Julie Kwong, a pelvic health physical therapist, joins us to talk about how complex and unique the healing process can be, what’s ...
05.21.2019 Episode 67: Postpartum Anxiety: Paralyzing Fears This week we continue our three-part postpartum series with a deeper look at postpartum anxiety. From irrational fears to the crushing weight of expectations, C+C art director Lottie Caiella walks us through her personal journey with postpartum anxiety after the ...
05.14.2019 Episode 66: Postpartum Depression: Beyond "The Baby Blues" This week we begin our three-part postpartum series with an honest conversation about postpartum depression. In this episode, friend of the show Christina Kposowa shares her experience with postpartum depression following the births of her two sons, and we're also ...
05.07.2019 This is How We Do: Media Join us for a (very) lighthearted chat about our favorite books, podcasts, and TV shows. From how we score affordable books to our individual headphone preferences, today we're discussing when and how we consume different types of media. We're also ...
04.30.2019 Episode 65: Parenting for the Long Haul with Krista Gilbert In today's episode, we're chatting with author and speaker Krista Gilbert about how we can maintain our long-term priorities in the immediate chaos of motherhood. Whether your kids are learning how to walk or learning how to use a cell ...
04.23.2019 This Is How We Do: Raising Siblings In this week’s episode, we’re talking about all things sibling-related, from managing age gaps to mitigating disagreements. With a collective 10 kids between Indiana, Ashlee, and April—and a whopping FORTY-TWO among the full C+C team—we offer our take on how ...
04.16.2019 Episode 64: Motherhood + Hospitality From fear of awkward small talk to embarrassment about baseboard dust bunnies, most of us have our own hangups around hospitality. And yet, inviting people into our imperfect lives and homes is how we build real, authentic relationships. In this ...
04.09.2019 This Is How We Do: Self Care With endless time and unlimited budgets, self care becomes pretty easy (hello tropical beach vacation and weekly massages!). But when we’re balancing motherhood, marriage, and careers—and our bank account isn’t bottomless—how do we make time and give ourselves permission to ...
04.02.2019 Episode 63: Doulas, Due Dates, and Drugs, Oh My! In this week’s episode, we’re talking labor pains and epidurals, amazing nurses and redemptive birth experiences, as Ashlee and April recount the births of their daughters earlier this year. Grab a coffee (and maybe some headphones for this episode!) and ...
03.26.2019 This Is How We Do: Preparing for Baby From our hospital bag favorites to how we make time for baby-bonding with other children running rampant through the house—in this episode, we’re chatting about all things baby prep. Whether you secretly pin nursery decor for months or Amazon Prime ...
03.19.2019 Episode 62: Being The Village - How to Help a New Mom We’re baaaaack! Today we’re kicking off Season Four with an honest conversation about how we can really help the new moms in our lives. From avoiding the “just you wait” dump truck to reading cues on whether your Meal Train ...
11.27.2018 Episode 61: The Season Finale - Ask Us Anything It's our last episode of 2018, cue the sobs! We’re wrapping up season three by answering YOUR questions, ask us anything style. In this extra-long episode, we’re talking about everything from how motherhood has shaped our faith to what snacks ...
11.20.2018 Episode 60: Motherhood + The Military Today Indiana is chatting with Hunter Beless and Christy Curtis about life at the intersection of motherhood and the military. From surviving deployments to managing fear and anxiety, Christy and Hunter open up about the challenges they face as military ...
11.13.2018 This Is How We Don’t All season we’ve been sharing our tips, tricks and life hacks in our ‘This Is How We Do’ episodes. Today, we’re flipping the script and sharing what we DON’T do. From outsourcing grocery shopping to not making the bed to ...
11.06.2018 Episode 59: Everyday Peacemaking with Osheta Moore Do you ever feel like motherhood has you confined within the four walls of your home, unable to make a difference in the wider world? On today’s episode, we’re chatting with Osheta Moore— author of “Shalom Sistas: Living Wholeheartedly in ...
10.30.2018 This Is How We Do: Personal Style Have you ever looked in the mirror and wondered: where did I go? Today we’re talking about how our personal style has shifted from pre-kid life to mom life. From getting dressed in the morning to washing our face at ...
10.23.2018 Episode 58: Motherhood + Work: The How with Jesse Coulter and Akia Ng Today Indiana is chatting with two of her real-life friends about the logistics of being full-time working moms. Jesse Coulter and Akia Ng join us to discuss the tightrope act of daily life, how they juggle childcare drop-offs and pick-ups, ...
10.16.2018 This Is How We Do: Organization & Systems Calling all Monica Gellers! From family schedules and laundry to email and to-do lists—today we’re sharing the organizational tips and systems that keep our homes running (relatively?) smoothly. Whether you geek out over a pretty color-coded calendar like April or ...
10.09.2018 Episode 57: Motherhood + Work: The Why with Jessica Honegger Today we’re talking about motherhood and work with Noonday Collection founder, Jessica Honegger. Jessica shared how she has learned in recent years to embrace the paradox of “and” instead of “either/or” when it comes to working. Whether you work full-time ...
10.02.2018 This Is How We Do: Marital Communication Today we’re pulling back the curtain on how we communicate with our spouses—from arguments to resolutions and everything in between. We’re spilling the beans on our silliest recurring fights, how we do (and don’t) flirt, and when/how we tackle hard ...
09.25.2018 Episode 56: Growing Your Family, Part 3 To wrap up our mini-series on growing your family, today we’re talking about infertility with C+C writer Melanie Dale. We discuss how infertility can put pressure on your sex life, plus we hear all about the sperm illustrations in her ...
09.18.2018 This Is How We Do: Pregnancy With Ashlee and April both being pregnant, we thought it was high time to discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of gestating (speaking of ugly—does anyone else hate that word?). Tune in today to hear us discuss everything ...
09.11.2018 Episode 55: Growing Your Family, Part 2 In part two of our mini-series on growing a family, today we’re addressing a side that isn’t often discussed publicly: what happens when spouses disagree on whether or not their family is complete? Two C+C writers join us for a ...
09.04.2018 This Is How We Do: Bedtime Bedtime: the struggle is real. Today we’re talking about how we handle the end of the day—who’s in charge of the routine, what tricks we use to keep our kids sleeping as long as possible, and what creative stunts our ...

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