To child care or not to child care? That is the question. As parents, it's one of the toughest decisions we face! Should we put our kids in a child care center? Should we have a nanny? Should we do nanny sharing? What about an au pair? Will my child be safe? How do I know I can trust the provider? Celeste and Magen tackle this topic and share stories from their own experiences as well as their friends' and listeners' experiences.
Some resources we share during this episode: https://www.dfps.state.tx.us, https://www.care.com/, https://www.sittercity.com/, https://nannycare.com/, https://childcare.gov/.  
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We're getting a better handle on how to navigate life through a pandemic, so things have picked up speed again and are back to feeling very overwhelming... and the burnout has never felt more real. Celeste and Magen share their thoughts on this very topic and discuss how they've been tackling saying no more, taking a step back from things, and making themselves a priority.
Get caught up with Celeste and Magen on this episode and see where life has taken them.
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Parents! Make Yourself a Priority Now | Ep. 67

We are thrilled to have a special returning guest speaker with us! We welcome back Jordan Claire McCraw, author of “American Rapture: Poems from a Heartscape”, who has become a dear friend to us through this podcast! Jordan is a television, film, and commercial actress (represented by Shushu Entertainment and VOX Inc.), audiobook narrator for HarperCollins and the Library of Congress, and mother. Our last episode with her was incredible and there was just too much to unpack for one episode, so here we are with part two! 
Jordan dives in on her marriage and experience with an attempt at an open marriage. She chats with us how her relationship has changed over the years, what online dating was like, and so much more. Tune in to hear how this experience saved Jordan's marriage and family and how they found healing. Don't miss out on this beautifully imperfect, raw, intimate, and hilarious episode! 
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Sex, Open Marriage, and Essential Taboo: Parenting as Humans with Jordan Claire McCraw| Ep. 66

Ann Kaplan is a parent coach, birth worker, and mother of four. Her passion for helping new parents navigate the early stage of parenthood through birth work, organically lead her to becoming a parent coach.
On this episode, Ann shares insightful parenting skills for us to discover how we can "parent on our own terms" and feel less stress and guilt about it. She discusses how we can better our relationship with our child(ren) when challenging power struggles occur, how we can successfully co-parent, and so much more!
Don't forget to check out her resource guide: Getting Kids to Listen The First Time.
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Website: www.annkaplanparentcoach.com

Instagram: @annkaplanparentingcoach

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Co-Parenting and Parenting on Your Own Terms with Ann Kaplan | Ep. 65

Do you ever find yourself feeling like you are not doing enough? Not enough for yourself… Not enough for your marriage… Not enough for your child(ren)...
Or maybe, even that your partner is not doing enough…
SOOOO, it is not just us, right?
On this episode, Dr. Gertrude Lyons, Master Life Coach, Speaker, Mothering Revolutionary, and Mother of two daughters, joins us to dive deeper into navigating those challenging thoughts and feelings. She shares with us how we can invite our partners to have hard conversations regularly without shutting down. She also shares with us how we can tend to high stress moments (aka what we all like to call Mommy Rage). This episode has so many great tools and practices that help us communicate and connect better as individuals and as a family. Be sure to tune in. 
P.S. Check out Dr. Lyons’s mot(HER) Podcast. mot(HER) Podcast is another wonderful safe space where women share their truths to help support and empower other women. Check it out and listen to amazing the guests featured. We even make our first-ever guest appearance there!
How to connect with Dr. Gertrude Lyons:
Website: https://www.drgertrudelyons.com/about
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drgertrudelyons/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mot-her/id1534581166
Mentioned book by Dr. Lyons: Passionate Marriage by David Schnarch, PhD

"Feeling Like I’m Never Enough" with Dr. Gertrude Lyons | Ep. 64

New York Times & Globe and Mail Bestselling Author, Ashley Audrain, joins us for an incredible discussion surrounding her debut novel THE PUSH. Ashley chats with us about the fears and dark side of motherhood, how she found inspiration for her plot and characters, life as a mother of two, and more! Tune in to see how her book, THE PUSH, explores those feelings of doubt and dread in motherhood so closely through her characters. What happened to this generation of mothers who were not believed and were gaslighted? 
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