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When the pandemic and quarantine hit life with small children was extremely stressful and disorienting. As mothers of small children ourselves we saw the need for an outlet and a place for new moms and expectant parents who were also juggling the unique stressors of the pandemic. I reached out to Laura Otton of Therapy for Motherhood and Evelyn Page of Evelyn Page, LCSW (both maternal mental health listed on Be Her Village) and Socially Distant Tea Time was born.

Each week we explore the current mood, how we are caring for ourselves as well as our children, and how we are handling tough topics like masks, visiting grandparents, and decisions about camp, daycare, and school.

Our episodes now focus on the reopening. These conversations are organic and authentic, never pre-planned. We talk from our perspective as working mothers, quarantined with small children, who work with mothers. Join us!

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Meet Jess Duffy. Shes a hypnobirthing and prenatal yoga instructor in metro-Detroit with a lot of tattoos and a super cool haircut. She shares with us how she became a hypnobirthing instructor, the impact prenatal yoga had on her life, and we talk about a bunch of other things too.... like Black Lives Matter, how much we love therapy, and how parenting is inherently political. This honest, funny, and really organic conversation is worth the listen. Check out Jess on BeHerVillage.com/partners/inspiredyogaplus or her website: www.inspiredyogaplus.com.

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This week's episode is a look back at the beginning of the pandemic and how far we have come. We talk about how masks are the WORST to wear but a necessary part of our life right now. And how our maternal instincts kicked in to care for our children when the world was a scary place. Join us for an honest, organic conversation about life during a pandemic.

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This episode has a little bit of everything. Vulnerability, growing as a person while trying to parent, why your birth matters, Black Lives Matter, the unfair burden on working mothers, and trying to change motherhood together. We are honest, raw, funny, and real. There's no script, we don't talk about the topic beforehand. This is a completely organic half hour with three working mothers navigating quarantine.

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In this episode of Socially Distant Tea Time Kaitlin, Laura and Evelyn talk about the difficulties of navigating the post-COVID reopening. As stores, businesses, and activities reopen and friends and families begin to gather there are lots of new difficult conversations to have and relationships to navigate. How do you set boundaries for yourself? What do we want to keep from the quarantine? How do we say no? A must-listen for anyone finding their way through this unprecedented time. 

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Kaitlin, Laura, and Evelyn have an honest, off-the-cuff discussion about whiteness, police, riots, mothering, and what we can and can't do about it. We are all learning, having difficult conversations, and doing it very imperfectly. Listen in to hear our discussion about topics that are difficult but necessary to talk about.

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In this episode Kaitlin, Laura, and Evelyn talk about the implications for reopening on mothers. The unknown future largely impacts mothers as they envision a post-pandemic world. How we handle this matters on large and small scales. Tune in for a really interesting discussion about the return to the "new normal" that is post-COVID-19 life. 

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We get into the nitty gritty on this episode with Laura Otton and Evelyn Page, both LCSW and maternal mental health specialists. How do we know if we're doing this right? What if we don't like being a mom? How can new moms tell when they are slipping into dysfunctional thinking? What happens when we lose our temper and yell at our kids (or worse)? This ongoing series with two maternal mental health specialists and one overwhelmed mom is an honest look at parenting young kids in quarantine.

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In this episode of Socially Distant Tea time we get into it. Breast isn't best? Blasphemy! Or is it? Breast milk is great for babies. But being a breastfeeding parent is NOT easy. And sometimes the best thing for baby is to have well-supported, stable, calm parents. Formula, bottles, donor milk, wet-nursing, and pumping. We talk about it all in this episode!

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In this can't-miss episode sex therapist Heather Simonson sits down with us to talk about what sex looks like after baby. How to manage the demands of motherhood while still connecting physically with yourself and/or a partner.