In our first ever two-part episode, we are discussing anxiety! This is something we got a pretty huge response about so we wanted to make sure to include as many emails as we could. Jess talks about how she struggled with anxiety after Penny was born prematurely and how the pandemic made it even worse. We discuss how becoming a parent can cause a lot of stress and fear for parents, and if you already have struggled with anxiety in the past you may have a really hard time and not want to repeat it. As always, we want to remind everyone listening that their mental health matters and is important and it’s always OK to go to therapy. For us, it’s been extremely helpful.

We read four messages all talking about parenting with anxiety and how different people came to the decision to be one and done because of it.

In the pop culture segment we discuss one of the most requested only child movies so far, Moana! Her parents are very protective of her and don’t want her to go near the water but she feels a calling to explore the sea. She exemplifies all the positive attributes of an only child we have discussed on the show before, she is brave, confident, wise, and a great leader.

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