This week, we’re cleaning house on the ‘Muthaship’ ... well, sort of!

This episode is all about using your time at home to organize and declutter ― you know, all that stuff sitting around that you keep saying to yourself you’ll get to one day but never do?

Karen Simon, the author of “Solving the Organizing Puzzle,” offers small steps you can take now to make a big difference in clearing out clutter, ways to get your children involved while teaching them the importance of having an organized space, and how to know when it’s time to part ways with something you’ve held onto for too long.

Have fun tidying up ― and check out the ‘Muthaship’ Facebook page for some before-and-afters!

We’re so excited to release an episode we recorded before the pandemic with Olena Heu.

The former TV news anchor and marketing professional was recently honored by the Susan G. Komen Hawaii Foundation for her courageous decision to have a double mastectomy due to her family’s history of breast cancer.

In this episode, Olena talks about her life-changing decision, why she decided not to have reconstructive surgery, and her passion for helping empower women ― with the message that true beauty doesn’t lie in your physical features, but within you.

Remember the Best Buy security guard who went viral for stopping an accused shoplifter in Aiea?

Summer Tapasa now has a new home, and a dream job with a famous boss! Just before the pandemic, Summer joined the ‘Muthaship’ to talk about the moment that forever changed her life, her decision to do “the right thing,” and advice to parents raising millenials.

We came away absolutely inspired, so we’re excited to share Summer’s story and valuable words of wisdom with all of you!

This week, the Muthaship goes high-tech!

We’re learning about two new apps that’ll soon be rolled out by the state to boost contact tracing efforts. One uses GPS to track where you’ve been, and the other details possible close contacts, to make contact tracing faster.

Brandon Kurisu, the President of AIO Digital, responds to concerns about privacy and explains how the apps, which are called Aloha Safe Alert and Aloha Safe Story, could help Hawaii in the battle against the coronavirus.

We're now well into another stay-at-home on Oahu, and some parents — between working from home and all the distance learning — may be in need of a lifeline. The Muthaship has your back! From free educational activities for your children to advice on preventing burnout while juggling work and stress around the house, Honolulu Family Magazine’s editorial director Christi Young is here with some helpful tips.

As Oahu enters a second stay-at-home lockdown, the 'Muthaship' is launching a new series featuring COVID-19 survivors.

45-year-old Ryan Ragaza-Bourassa is a former Iolani School football star who was named an all-state defensive lineman. He now lives in Spokane, Washington with his wife and two sons.

Doctors called Ryan's case a 'miracle' because of the severity of his illness and his close brush with death. Ragaza spent a month in the hospital — and for two weeks of that time, he was in a medically-induced coma and on a ventilator.

As Oahu enters a second stay-at-home lockdown, the 'Muthaship' is launching a new series featuring COVID-19 survivors.

40-year-old Rei Heen, a former Hawaii resident, lives in Snohomish County, Washington — where the United States saw its first-ever known coronavirus case.

Heen says she became infected shortly after the traveler (the so-called Patient Zero) from Wuhan, China was admitted to the hospital.

As Oahu enters a second stay-at-home lockdown, the 'Muthaship' is launching a new series featuring COVID-19 survivors.

Episode 19 features one of the very first Hawaii residents to become infected with the coronavirus: 34-year-old Sarah Bolles of Salt Lake. Bolles spent three weeks on a ventilator in a medically-induced coma and is believed to have been Hawaii's 19th case of coronavirus.

The mother of an 11-year-old daughter says she remembers being surrounded by people in hazmat suits and having to relearn how to walk, raise her hands and comb her hair.

In the era of quarantining and coronavirus lock-downs, home isn’t a safe place for everyone.

In this episode on domestic violence and toxic relationships, Marian Diop wants to help others find their power ― opening up about her years-long abusive marriage, how she found the courage to leave, and what it took to navigate a healthy and productive path toward becoming a full-time business coach and small business owner — all while raising three children.

With Hawaii’s coronavirus infection rates soaring, doctors are warning of the real possibility that local hospitals could reach maximum capacity by the end of the month.

This week on 'Muthaship,' we hear first-hand from an ICU doctor, an internal medicine doctor and two pediatricians about the seriousness of the COVID crisis in our state. From a parent’s perspective, they also share their concerns about how easily the virus is transmitted, what the signs of a COVID-infected child are, and what we can do to strengthen our immune system to help safeguard against the virus.

It’s an episode packed with lots of useful information to (hopefully) help ease your anxiety about this new norm.