10 days of COVID isolation is ample time for anyone to reflect and ponder on existential mom and life-related realizations. Omicron hit so many of us these past few weeks, which made Riki wonder - how did everyone cope? Whether it's Wordle, your faith, or home appliances you can't live without, let's toast to us moms for putting on a brave face and keeping the fort together **Group hug**

As promised, some Wordle links:

Wordle - https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/

Wordle (6 letters) - https://www.theshortstory.in/wordle2

Saltong (Tagalog version) - https://saltong.carldegs.com/

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“I hate this virus!" Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic and with this Omicron surge, it seems that there's no end in sight. How to keep calm, keep sane, keep positive (in mind) and negative (in body)? Riki was fortunate to speak with Dr. Susan Mercado - medical doctor and public health expert with extensive experience at international, national, and local levels - about what this new virus means for us and our families. We're all in this together!

You can follow Dr. Mercado via her Facebook pages: https://web.facebook.com/susan.p.mercado, https://web.facebook.com/doktorasusy

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Adulting may have dimmed down the magic of the holidays that we once knew as kids. The holiday season may amplify all parents’ stress levels but for this episode, Riki invites you to listen to her little Christmas tale as she reminds us what the holidays could be—apart from the gift wrapping and party planning, of course!

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Social media might make parenting seem picture-perfect, but reality can be very different. The Insta-Mom Life usually paints a curated feed of baby bliss, house goals, and family perfection - but is it really as it seems? Riki sat down with podcaster, vlogger, and new mom Kryz Uy (1/2 of the Skypodcast) to talk about how she keeps it real as a wife and mom.

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Advice is usually intended to be helpful especially when someone asks for some. But when it's unsolicited or uncalled for, is advice really necessary? Unsolicited advice can be annoying, intrusive, and even manipulative especially for moms. How do Bea and Riki wade through the waters of advice that's not wanted? 

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We've all played this game in our BC ("before children") prime - but how about a round of Never Have I ever as full-time moms? For her pilot episode, Riki engages in a no-holds-barred confessional with fellow former-radio DJs Andi Manzano-Reyes and Delamar Arias-Shelby. Moms gone wild!

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