Mom Rage

Edan shares her heartache and anxiety over Bean's school troubles, and Amelia talks about what she's read lately; together they discuss the value and drawbacks of political rage. At 34:00, author and grief therapist Claire Bidwell Smith shares what she learned from her own divorce, and also why it's so easy to be anxious and so hard to actually grieve.

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Amelia recounts getting into it with her mom about Kavanaugh, and Edan recounts her weekend fighting lice. Then they listen to some Labia Hotline callers. At 32:00, they interview yoga teacher, doula, and owner of Moms at Om studio Keya Nkonoki about her life's work helping pregnant women and mothers. https://www.momragepodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/momragepodcast

Edan and Amelia wade into the deep waters of where-to-send-your-kids-to-school. Much of the conversation is a way of introducing this week's guest (26:00): Courtney Everts Mykytyn Ph.D, who founded Integrated Schools, "a grassroots movement of, by and for parents who are intentionally, joyfully and humbly enrolling their children in integrating schools." https://www.momragepodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/momragepodcast

Amelia and Edan swap life updates and then grapple with the Brett Kavanaugh hearing (the morning after it happened). They also listen to some amazing Labia Hotline callers, and read an email from a listener about a new way to think about the burdens of childcare costs. At minute 33:45, midwife Sara Howard details the options for same-sex family planning. She also shares her experience becoming pregnant with twins and birthing them via c-section. https://www.momragepodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/momragepodcast

Edan and Amelia take an episode to think about their larger intentions as parents and set goals for the future. At minute 35:00, they're joined by stylist, artist, and designer Beatrice Valenzuela, who leans heavily on her instincts in all things, including parenting.

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Edan and Amelia talk about screen/phone culture: how they're trying to manage it and what worries them. At 36:40, they talk to Kim Brooks about her book Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear. https://www.momragepodcast.com https://www.momragepodcast.com/support/

Amelia and Edan start with life updates. For Edan, Ginger started preschool and Bean got sent to the principal's office. For Amelia, Isaac went through binky withdrawal and she lost her mind. At minute 16:00, they set up the interview Amelia (and Matt!) did with her mother, pediatrician Rebecca Bickel, discussing her career, Amelia's childhood, and why the two butt heads so much. Afterward, Edan and Amelia discuss the conversation.

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Amelia and Edan talk a little bit about parental judgment. Edan struggles to overcome being judgy about kids on screens, and Amelia talks about the judgment she sometimes feels between SAHMs and "working" moms. At 28:45, they talk to the incognito "Anony-Mom" about the struggles she's had with her older son's behavioral issues and the way things came to a head with other parents at the end of his first year of TK.

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Amelia survived a vacation with her mom, and Edan's son survived a weekend at her dad's. They then play some voicemail messages from listeners expressing their mom rage. At 29:50, they're joined by Miry Whitehill, founder of Miry's List, a nonprofit that helps refugee families feel more welcome in the US. Miry talks about starting the organization as a stay-at-home mother in need of connection and perspective, and what she's learned from the new arrival families she's met. She also tells us what it's like cohabitating and co-parenting with her ex. https://www.momragepodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/momragepodcast

Amelia sounds off on a photography book about motherhood, and Edan's feeling rageful in the final week before school starts. Then, they discuss cooking, from how they get dinner done and eaten, to Amelia's sparse refrigerator, to their shared distaste of meal kits like Blue Apron. They're joined by Edan's best friend Diana Samardzic (47:20) who talks about why she plans to only have one kid as well as her career as a clinical psychologist for low-income and underserved clients. https://www.momragepodcast.com