Gaining Mom-entum

It’s the next minisode! Meghan & Abi talk listener feedback from their first conversation about parental mental health. They also discuss the importance of social support networks and the beauty of having a community like Gaining Mom-entum to turn to when in need. They finish off this minisode with a game of This or That for the listeners who said they want to see Abi & Meghan disagree more often. Feel free to send more This or That categories for them to debate!

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Welcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! Meghan & Abi have been wanting to have an in-depth conversation about parental mental health all season long. The stars aligned and their two-part conversation is dropping during Canadian Mental Health Awareness Month! Abi & Meghan start their convo celebrating the halfway point of their first podcast season (cue balloons & confetti!). They talk about what podcasts they’re listening to and then they get right into it! What does mental health mean to them? They talk about why it is important for them to talk about mental health: from pregnancy to early parenthood to where they’re at now in their parenting journeys. Also, the stress, the anxiety, the panic of pandemic parenting. With all of this going on, their conversation naturally led them to talk about burnout. What is it? How do they recognize when they’re in a state of burnout? As always, they’re engaging in a lot of real talk about tough times but finding silver linings along the way. Thanks for listening!

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In this week’s minisode, Abi & Meghan mark the start of Mental Health Awareness month by doing a mental health check-in. Turns out, they’ve both had a pretty rough day but the fashion stylings of one Ms. Robyn Rihanna Fenty and her Savage X Fenty fashion show were just the mood boost they needed! Meghan & Abi discuss the feedback from the GM community about the second part of their gender & parenting discussion. They emphasize the importance of asking questions to learn from each other and help with our parenting and NOT as a tool to inflict shame and guilt. They round out the minisode with a discussion of the final three episodes of the CBC podcast, They & Us.

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Welcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! Meghan and Abi dive right back into their conversation about gender. This week, they focus on the gendered nonsense they’re trying to be aware of and combat in parenting their kids. (Here’s looking at you, Paw Patrol!) They talk about the insidious gendered messages that society passes onto children and why talking about feelings makes their job as parents easier. They finish off with a discussion on creating a safe space for children who are non-binary. As always, thanks for listening!

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This week, Abi & Meghan mourn the loss of another fallen hero, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. They discuss how the values that Justice Ginsburg fought for are many of the same values that parents in the Gaining Mom-entum community have expressed pursuit of in their parenting. Meghan & Abi finish off this week’s minisode with a discussion about the podcast they’re listening to in their podcast club: They & Us, a CBC podcast. (Note: It’s just the two of them in the podcast club so far so please join them!)

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Welcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! This week, Abi & Meghan have a conversation about gender. They wonder why some people have such a hard time with the idea that gender exists beyond the binary. They talk about growing up as girls and what they have internalized and carried with them into adulthood about gendered norms. They discuss what stereotypes that other people have tried to impose on their children and what they’re trying to push back against. This conversation is just part 1 of Meghan & Abi's discussion on gender and how they’re approaching gender in their parenting. As always, they welcome all input from their wonderful, growing, Gaining Mom-entum community. Thanks for listening!

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This week, Meghan & Abi reflect on the feedback they received from their episode on allyship and white privilege. A few themes occurred across the feedback, including discovering that they have an amazing baby boomer contingent listening to the show. While talking about what they’re learning from the Gaining Mom-entum community, Abi & Meghan manage to slip in not one, but two (maybe three?) 98° references. From there, they dig back into the final three episodes of Nice White Parents, the podcast from Serial & The New York Times. 

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This week, Abi & Meghan continue their conversation about race, racism and parenting. They discuss how they’ve been talking with their kids about race, the need for diversity in the media their kids consume (books, TV shows, movies, music, food), and how they want to continue upping their parenting game around race and racism moving forward. They also talk a lot about privilege and allyship, including what those words mean to them. Seriously, they talk a lot about it because Abi has a lot of questions for Meghan about her allyship journey. Though this is Part 2 of their conversation about race and racism, it’s an ongoing conversation that they will revisit again and again throughout Gaining Mom-entum. Thanks for joining them and please get in touch. Let’s keep talking and let’s keep growing!

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Special thanks to Bell from the Thirst World Problems podcast (IG: @thirstworldproblems, thirstworldproblems.ca)

Note: Rated E for a few instances of swearing.

Some Resources for Reading, Listening, and Learning:

Don't Touch My Hair by Sharee Miller

Evolved Educator 

From Privilege to Progress 

The Great Unlearn, curated by Rachel Cargle

The False Promise of Anti-racism Books (The Atlantic)

10 Steps to Non-Optical Allyship (Medium)

Diverse Books 

Diverse Reads

Nice White Parents

CLAIM acronym

Abi & Meghan are back with another minisode. This one starts off on a somber note as they discuss the recent shooting of Jacob Blake. This launches them into a discussion of what kind of content they watch to cope. From there, they chat about the feedback they received from the amazing Gaining Mom-entum community about parenting around race & racism. The minisode ends with a discussion of a podcast that Abi & Meghan are very excited about: Nice White Parents from Serial & The New York Times.  

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Welcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! This week, Abi & Meghan talk about race, racism and parenting. They approach the conversation as a Black woman talking to a white woman about race and racism within the safety of their friendship. They ask each other questions they would not ask "some rando on the street" and probe into the heart of what makes them feel vulnerable in parenting their children on matters of race and racism. Thanks to the listeners who provided questions and food for thought that helped enrich this conversation! (Keep reading below for our resource list!)

Note: This episode is rated E because we swear a few times and have a discussion about racial slurs.

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Music by: Evan Dysart (Follow Dysaart on Spotify and Bandcamp)

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Special thanks to Bell from the Thirst World Problems podcast (IG: @thirstworldproblems, thirstworldproblems.ca)

Some Resources for Reading, Listening, and Learning:

5 Things I Want To Tell My White Friends by Christine Pride

the conscious kid

Books for Diversity (@booksfordiversity)

Talking to Young Children About Race and Racism (PBS Kids for Parents)

How to talk to kids about race, and why you should start now (CBC News)

Mom, Let’s Talk

So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

How To Be Less Stupid About Race by Crystal M Fleming 

I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown