I Didn't Sign Up for This - Honest Conversations about Parenthood with @honestly.kaitlyn

Hey friends! In today’s solo episode, we are going to chat about my personal experience with anxiety and stress as a parent! Yay! I deep dive into the recent report from the US Surgeon General on parental stress and share my personal feelings and thoughts about social media, the challenges of balancing work and parenting, the lack of affordable childcare, and more! I also give a first impression of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives as an exMormon living in Utah.

Link to the US Surgeon General’s Report on Parental Stress: 

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/parents-under-pressure.pdf

Thank you so much for listening and if you enjoyed this episode, make sure to leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast! 

Don’t forget to follow the podcast on Instagram: @ididntsignupforthispodcast and for more everyday mom life, follow me on Instagram @honestly.kaitlyn, TikTok: @honestly.kaitlyn and YouTube: @honestly.kaitlyn

If you enjoyed this episode, I would love it if you would leave a review and share the episode with someone you think would enjoy it!

Want to feel comfy and stylish with minimal effort?

• Enjoy 15% off On Your Way products with code: PODCAST15 by shopping directly at www.onyourwayco.com

Christine Landis, founder of Peacock Parent, joins us this week to discuss the benefits of running a household like a business, outsourcing low joy tasks to improve quality of life and how we as parents should treat time like currency.

Christine is a mom and a former CEO, who retired herself at 36 years old after selling her business. She spends her time helping parents run a household that empowers them to buy back time so you can show up present, energized and the best version of yourself. 

To connect with Christine, go to:

https://peacockparent.com

Instagram: @PeacockParent 

Thank you so much for listening and if you enjoyed this episode, make sure to leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast! 

Don’t forget to follow the podcast on Instagram: @ididntsignupforthispodcast and for more everyday mom life, follow me on Instagram @honestly.kaitlyn, TikTok: @honestly.kaitlyn and YouTube: @honestly.kaitlyn

If you enjoyed this episode, I would love it if you would leave a review and share the episode with someone you think would enjoy it!

Want to feel comfy and stylish with minimal effort?

• Enjoy 15% off On Your Way products with code: PODCAST15 by shopping directly at www.onyourwayco.com

 Welcome to this weeks cluster of an episode where Kaitlyn and Cody discuss topics such as the difficulties of managing kids school schedules for working parents (several rants included) and how to decide if you should have more kids (no, this isn’t an announcement!). We dig into the financial pressures of raising kids, paying for college, impacts to mental health, lack of paid leave and age gaps. 

Don’t forget to follow the podcast on Instagram: @ididntsignupforthispodcast and for more everyday mom life, follow me on Instagram @honestly.kaitlyn, TikTok: @honestly.kaitlyn and YouTube: @honestly.kaitlyn

If you enjoyed this episode, I would love it if you would leave a review and share the episode with someone you think would enjoy it!

Want to feel comfy and stylish with minimal effort?

• Enjoy 15% off On Your Way products with code: PODCAST15 by shopping directly at www.onyourwayco.com

Today we are chatting with Andrea Brambila about independent play! If you have a baby or toddler, you’ve probably seen content around independent play and how to get your child to play independently so you can get sh*t done! Andrea is an independent play specialist and is here to give us alllll the tips! We chat about easy ways to start teaching independent play, 10 minute toy rotations and how to connect with your child without feeling like you have to sit on the floor and play pretend for hours. 

Follow Andrea on Instagram for more tips on independent play: @brambila_bits 

For more information on her independent play guides, visit: https://stan.store/Brambila_bits

Don’t forget to follow the podcast on Instagram: @ididntsignupforthispodcast and for more everyday mom life, follow me on Instagram @honestly.kaitlyn, TikTok: @honestly.kaitlyn and YouTube: @honestly.kaitlyn

If you enjoyed this episode, I would love it if you would leave a review and share the episode with someone you think would enjoy it!

Want to feel comfy and stylish with minimal effort?

• Enjoy 15% off On Your Way products with code: PODCAST15 by shopping directly at www.onyourwayco.com

Everyone and their dog has been talking about ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ series that is set to release in September but I thought I would add to the noise with my unique perspective as an ex-Mormon living in Utah. 

I also chat about date nights, connecting with your partner and sex after baby! 

Don’t forget to follow the podcast on Instagram: @ididntsignupforthispodcast and for more everyday mom life, follow me on Instagram @honestly.kaitlyn, TikTok: @honestly.kaitlyn and YouTube: @honestly.kaitlyn

If you enjoyed this episode, I would love it if you would leave a review and share the episode with someone you think would enjoy it!

Want to feel comfy and stylish with minimal effort?

• Enjoy 15% off On Your Way products with code: PODCAST15 by shopping directly at www.onyourwayco.com

Abby Calabrese joins us to share her journey of overcoming burnout and her decision to quit alcohol. She discusses the challenges of motherhood and the chaos it brings and how alcohol became a coping mechanism for stress and burnout. We also discuss Abby’s journey through burnout and overwhelm as a working mom and she shares alternative ways to de-stress and take care of herself.

Abby offers a video course and one-on-one coaching to help individuals navigate burnout and find balance in their lives.

You can follow Abby on Instagram: @itsabbycalabrese

Get a FREE section of her Career Alignment course here: https://www.abbycalabrese.com/register

If you would like to work with Abby or get more information on her video course visit: https://www.abbycalabrese.com/

Don’t forget to follow the podcast on Instagram: @ididntsignupforthispodcast and for more everyday mom life, follow me on Instagram @honestly.kaitlyn, TikTok: @honestly.kaitlyn and YouTube: @honestly.kaitlyn

If you enjoyed this episode, I would love it if you would leave a review and share the episode with someone you think would enjoy it!

Want to feel comfy and stylish with minimal effort?

• Enjoy 15% off On Your Way products with code: PODCAST15 by shopping directly at www.onyourwayco.com

You asked, Cody answers! Last week we did a Q&A on Instagram stories for Cody and the responses were overwhelming so we decided to do a podcast episode!

Cody answers questions about our recent trip, our decision to get back together, his sobriety journey and more! Hope you enjoy! 

Don’t forget to follow the podcast on Instagram: @ididntsignupforthispodcast and for more everyday mom life, follow me on Instagram @honestly.kaitlyn, TikTok: @honestly.kaitlyn and YouTube: @honestly.kaitlyn

If you enjoyed this episode, I would love it if you would leave a review and share the episode with someone you think would enjoy it!

Want to feel comfy and stylish with minimal effort?

• Enjoy 15% off On Your Way products with code: PODCAST15 by shopping directly at www.onyourwayco.com

 My baby is four which means we are officially out of the “horrible threes” stage. On this episode I talk about horrible threes, epic meltdowns, how none of my parenting approaches have worked with my younger daughter and ask myself: when do kids start getting easier. I also chat about kids birthday parties, the pressure to make them “Instagram worthy” and give some updates on PMDD and live stressors. 

Don’t forget to follow the podcast on Instagram: @ididntsignupforthispodcast and for more everyday mom life, follow me on Instagram @honestly.kaitlyn, TikTok: @honestly.kaitlyn and YouTube: @honestly.kaitlyn

If you enjoyed this episode, I would love it if you would leave a review and share the episode with someone you think would enjoy it!

Want to feel comfy and stylish with minimal effort?

• Enjoy 15% off On Your Way products with code: PODCAST15 by shopping directly at www.onyourwayco.com

It’s been two weeks since I’ve released a new episode and this is a good one! Cody joins us on the podcast where we debrief our recent vacation and the challenges of traveling with kids. We touch on the status of our relationship, updates to the podcast and get into the highs and lows of the trip, managing expectations, the Taylor Swift concert and dealing with tantrums in public.

You can get $10 off your inflatable bed for airplanes with discount code: KAITLYN10 visit https://www.flyawaydesigns.com/

Don’t forget to follow the podcast on Instagram: @ididntsignupforthispodcast and for more everyday mom life, follow me on Instagram @honestly.kaitlyn, TikTok: @honestly.kaitlyn and YouTube: @honestly.kaitlyn

If you enjoyed this episode, I would love it if you would leave a review and share the episode with someone you think would enjoy it!

Want to feel comfy and stylish with minimal effort?

• Enjoy 15% off On Your Way products with code: PODCAST15 by shopping directly at www.onyourwayco.com

Today we are talking with Caroline Tanis who is a Financial Advisor and speaker who focuses on helping her clients build their desired lifestyle. In our conversation, we talk about how to talk to your kids about money, introducing them to allowance, spending and saving. We chat about changing our mindset about money being evil and how families who are living paycheck to paycheck can save for the future. We also chat about what parents should be doing to save for retirement, their kids college and so many other things. 

Caroline is a corporate workshop facilitator, best-selling author, and has been featured in USA Today, Yahoo Finance, and more all with the same mission in mind- helping women and their families use financial planning to build their dream life. 

You can connect with Caroline on Instagram @tanisfingroup LinkedIn Caroline Tanis or directly on her website https://tanisfingroup.com/

Don’t forget to follow the podcast on Instagram: @ididntsignupforthispodcast and for more everyday mom life, follow me on Instagram @honestly.kaitlyn, TikTok: @honestly.kaitlyn and YouTube: @honestly.kaitlyn

If you enjoyed this episode, I would love it if you would leave a review and share the episode with someone you think would enjoy it!

Want to feel comfy and stylish with minimal effort?

• Enjoy 15% off On Your Way products with code: PODCAST15 by shopping directly at www.onyourwayco.com