Hey Friends! We're back and ready to kick off Season 2 with a set of mini episodes heading your way. Each mini episode we've pulled a topic out of a jar and chat up to 10 minutes about the topic.

This one is about how we plan for dinner -- and pro tips on how to keep under budget.

Let us know how you handle the "what's for dinner?" question.

Emi and Shawntelle met up with Silvana who is a friend of Her Hive and an estate planning expert. Together they dove in to the nitty gritty details of Estate Planning and what it all encompasses. Come join the conversation and get your "adulting" started - if you haven't already done so.

Here is the guardianship papers information: https://kidsprotectionplan.com

Emi and Shawntelle got together in the studio to chat about their lives as a stay at home mom and a working mom. They also talked about how stay at home parents seem to have the same struggles despite being a mom or a dad.

Dive into this conversation by sharing your stories of being a working mom or stay at home parent in the comments!

Emi and Shawntelle talked with Becky Lange, a pediatric sleep consultant with Rebecca Lange Wellness. She is local to the Winston-Salem area and has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to our kids and sleep. They got to chat quickly on healthy sleep routines and establishing them, as well as tips on how to maintain your boundary with your toddler and small kids to stay in bed the whole night.

If you have any questions about sleep with your baby or toddler please leave them in the comments for the next time we record with Becky!

Working moms. Here's an episode for you. Going back into work can be stressful, letting go of that control on taking care of your baby is HARD. We talked with our friend Janie about going back into work after Maternity leave and being a full-time working mom. She had some helpful tips with the transition back to work - so give this a listen if you're returning to work.

Share your helpful tips in the comments!

Emi and Shawntelle spoke with their friend Marie who shared her Postpartum Psychosis experience. Marie offers valuable information to help identify symptoms and how she was able to get help with her support system and her medical team.

TW Note: While this episodes have a lot of triggers, this is very informational to help you or your loved ones identify their symptoms early to be able to get diagnosed and treated promptly.

Emi and Shawntelle chat with their close friend Crystal who has been offering great budget advice and is excited to talk share it with the listeners! Join us in this #budgetlife chat!

We're totally going to bring her back. So, if you have specific questions please leave a comment below!

Emi and Shawntelle sat with Christine Magee Brown from Fit4Mom in the Piedmont to talk about what self care can look like with kids and how it can benefit a mom to build a village through wellness.

Note about this episode: this is the ultimate mom life episode -- enjoy our kids in the background.

This week we spoke with Dr. Jasmine Graham, an assistant professor at Wake Forest University in the Department of Counseling. Emi and Dr. Graham had a conversation on Pregnancy and Postpartum Mental Health, how we can help ourselves during times of struggle, and answered listeners questions.

TW: At the end of the episode we spoke on Postpartum Psychosis, it brought up topics of suicide and accidental death.

Note: Moms you don't have to do this alone. Please talk to your provider about what you are experiencing and if you are experiencing a mental health emergency call the national 24/7 Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-TLC-MAMA

How do you start a mom group? You invite people to join you in something you enjoy doing! Jump into the conversation with some more of the original moms aka "OG Moms" of Her Meetups!

Emi and Shawntelle chat about creating a community that meets our needs and more for our local community.