Mom Rage

Amelia rages against The Oscars and The Bachelor, and Edan talks about how she's not working and how exercising has influenced her feelings about aging. Instead of a guest they share poetry and literature they've recently read and loved, and play one of the best songs about mothering.

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Amelia cooked something delicious and Edan shares updates on Bean's school drama. At about 31:00, they talk to Diana Winston, author, director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA, and creator of the UCLA Mindful app, about what mindfulness is and how to cultivate it to bring joy and contentment to parenting.

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Amelia and Edan play a call from a listener explaining further why she wants to have surgery, and they use that to discuss body acceptance/shame, and aging in general. Is getting Botox anti-feminist? And where are all the old people? At about 35:00, they interview photographer Elinor Carucci about her new book Midlife and how she explores aging, motherhood, and her family through her art.

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Amelia and Edan pretend they're critics and review Little Women and Cheer. Then Edan talks about how day care for Mickey is going, and Amelia recounts how Teddy and Isaac's birthdays went. At about 30:00, they interview author and lawyer Natashia Deon about her career path, raising a special needs son, and her experience homeschooling her daughter.

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This week, you're the guest! We listen and respond to many Labia Hotline calls as well as emails on topics ranging from the post-postpartum body, hotel delights, Amazon Prime, Mom Brain, and much more.

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Amelia and Edan start 2020 by remembering former guest and activist Courtney Everts Mykytyn, who started Integrated Schools. They then discuss daycare anxieties, sleep training, Amelia's new year's resolution, and Edan's return to social media. At about 29:30, they interview cookbook author Samantha Seneviratne about the joys of baking and the pain and lessons of separating from your husband while pregnant.

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For our last episode of the year, we talk about what this podcast is worth and how mothers can make that cash money. We discuss 2019 resolutions as well as 2020 goals, parenting-related and otherwise. Topics covered: make-up, homework rage, writing, sleeping, and how parenthood makes one feel irrelevant. Happy holidays!

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Edan and Amelia discuss the film Marriage Story. Edan shares her husband's vasectomy plans, and Amelia talks about her pregnancy scare. They also get into holiday wish lists and the lack of Hanukkah representation at Teddy's school. At about 36:00, they interview Erica Cerulo, co-founder of Of a Kind and co-author of Work Wife, about how she doesn't have kids--and doesn't want them.

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Edan and Amelia talk about sassy mom merch, getting off our phones, and other random, fascinating topics. At about 30:00, they interview life and parenting coach Abby Sommerfeld about the common struggles she sees among parents and how to deal with self-criticism and judgment around our parenting.

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We talk about how we felt about food and eating growing up, and how our feelings have evolved. We get into what we're trying to teach our kids about food and then we get into the nitty-gritty about what we pack in those school lunches. At about 38:00, we interview journalist Virginia Sole-Smith about her book The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image, and Guilt in America.

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