Multidimensional Mom

With the world slowly opening back up, you may be feeling a bit out of practice with the idea of entertaining (we sure are). Or, perhaps you are ready to "just get away" on a trip of some sort, but you aren't sure how. We have an #AskTheExpert episode just for you with Jan Barbeau who is here to keep us from becoming party poopers and help us be better party planners!

Founder of Perfect Events by Jan, Jan Barbeau is a certified project management professional (PMP) as well a a professional wedding and events planner, and she has plenty of ideas to help keep your gatherings manageable, fun, and easy on the MOMS. Also, as a mom herself, she gives us some great tips on how to better manage travel plans and schedules when vacationing with kiddos.

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Come with us for a satisfying stroll down memory lane... we'll walk for a while, but not camp out! In this episode, we take the time to think about all the things we miss about our lives before kids, or at least about our lives years ago. Were you a fashionista like Elizabeth, or a dual concert goer like Stephanie? Or maybe you miss that college girl who was innocently flawless and never needed coffee to wake up in the morning. Or how about dating before you had to worry about the babysitter's curfew? It's ok to lament!

So moms, future moms, and French sex fiends alike.... (speaking of which, where is your parallel life? We talk about it!), let's have some fun reminiscing and return to reality unscathed and ready for bath time, books, and bedtime.

And remember ladies..... if you're of Elizabeth's mindset... take the nudes!

We've got a hot one here!

It's time for us to get spicy with a fun feature wine and a bunch of unpopular opinions. In this episode, we share the story behind the Sonoma winery Spicy Vines with an interview with female founder and wine entrepreneur, Crystalyn Hoffman. Crystalyn introduces us to the unique wine she brought to California, tells us the advice she gives to other women trailblazers, and even shares the story of how she met her partner and soon-to-be husband, winemaker Doug Hackett (hint: it involves face paint).

Then Stephanie and Elizabeth explore their most pressing HOT TAKES, modern domestic style.

Join us for the blasphemous wine and stay for the fun!

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It's easy to get lost in the ten thousand things that require our attention in a single day, but today we're chatting about ways to HACK all of that with methods, tools, and strategies us and other moms use to control the chaos. We're bringing you lists upon lists of ideas. However, we do understand that hacks are personal to each family situation-- so take what you can use, and feel free to leave the rest. Let us know what works for you!

It's an all-new #AskTheExpert episode to help us handle the stress, frustration, and anger that can come from the daily parenting of young humans.

Do you sometimes feel like you spend so much of the day repeating yourself that you're just plain angry by the time bedtime rolls around? Is yelling often "the only way people listen to me around here"? We feel you! And we have a therapist to help!

Kelly Jacobson LCSW, MSW, MAED (Psychotherapist, Educator, and Corporate Wellness Coach) is here to help us with strategies, suggestions, and purposeful tools to help us accurately identify those moments and better deal with our frustration.

Hey, Netflix... YES, WE ARE STILL WATCHING!

If you're a listener, you know that we love TV. And we know that YOU love TV! So, here's a thorough update of all the things we're watching now, in the categories of Favorite New Show, Documentary, Comedy, Reality Show, Travel Show, Kid's Show, and 'Coming Up' Series. We take our recommendations very seriously around here, so you can expect some good ideas coming your way in the next 53 minutes.

It's ASK THE EXPERT time again, and we have a perfectly timed episode to help you achieve your spring garden goals! Scott Rusch, GM of BloomStudios, is here to tell us ALL the things about gardens, planting, and even indoor plants. We cover the right time to get started, ways to just start out with a vegetable garden, where to get annuals, seeds, and vegetables, and what to plant if you have a mostly shaded yard. Finally, Scott gives us all the reasons why gardening is beneficial for mental health. So save your sanity... and get to the garden!

See the episode notes for all links to Scott's seed recommendations and his choices for annuals, shade plants, and indoor options.

So let's get down and dirty! (in the garden, of course!)

Ah, the ever elusive "mom friend."

In this episode, we brainstorm what it means to be a quality mom friend and explore the idea of the overly conceptualized "mom tribe." Is it all a fake image, or is it possible to keep a group of fully supportive mamas around you at all times? Were you unknowingly sworn into a super secret society when you became a mother, or are you actually just trying to combat the daily isolation as best as you can?

Get ready. We're diving into the truths of mom friends and recounting our experiences with (or without) them.

Faster than you can say SKIP IT, we're back with part 2! In the second half of our nostalgic obsessions, we talk about actors and movies, TV (sooo much TV), magazines, teen hearthrobs, the stores we went to (that no longer exist), and foods.