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June 23, 2019 More Than Mom: Dating As A Divorced Mom
Meagan opens up about dating as a divorced mom after being partnered up for the better part of two decades, and Sarah has many questions. If you’ve ever wondered about dating apps, dating as a single parent, or starting a relationship with someone you’ve already Googled, this More Than Mom episode takes us all behind the scenes. Enjoy!

Sponsor Spotlight: Lionrock Recovery

Lionrock provides online substance abuse counseling, with evidenced-based, accredited outpatient treatment options and videoconference sessions led by licensed counselors. If you or someone you know wants help for a drug or alcohol problem, counselors are standing by to chat, text, or talk whenever you’re ready. Visit lionrockrecovery.com/mom for more.

Partner Offer: $50 Off Registration to Blissdom!

We’re heading to Nashville in November! Join us November 14-16 for Blissdom, one of the premier conferences for lifestyle content creators–that’s all of you writers, podcasters, speakers, entrepreneurs, and social media mamas out there. Register at themomhour.com/blissdom and use promo code BLISS50 to save $50 off your registration.

Sponsor Spotlight: Ana Luisa

Ana Luisa brings exceptional jewelry into the life of every woman, one collection at a time. Check their designs out at www.analuisa.com/themomhour and use promo code THEMOMHOUR10 for $10 off your purchase.

Partner Offer: FREE Photo Book From Chatbooks

We have a gift for YOU: A FREE photo book from Chatbooks–no strings attached! Just download the Chatbooks app or create an account at Chatbooks.com. Use promo code THEMOMHOUR at checkout to get your 30-page soft-cover photo book at no cost (upgrades and shipping may apply; if you decide to make your book longer or add other upgrades, you’ll still get $10 off your total).

Links we mentioned (or should have) in this episode:
I Swiped Right For Your Dog: Adventures In Dating Apps (Meagan’s PechaKucha talk from 2017)
Bumble and Tinder
We mentioned Enneagram personality tests, which we’ve discussed recently in Episode 203 and also in Episodes 57 and 58
If you want to take the Enneagram test, we like this free one from eccelecticenergies.com and we prefer the 9 Type Descriptions found at enneagraminstitute.com
1 hr
June 18, 2019Adventure As A Family Value: Episode 213
It can be as small as trying a new food or as big as starring in the school play; helping our kids feel the thrill of adventure doesn’t have to mean putting them at risk or forcing an indoor-loving kid outside. In Episode 213 Meagan and Sarah talk about why creating a family culture around adventure is important to us AND tackle some of the obstacles to living a life of adventure when you have small children, including nudging anxious kids out of their shells and getting over our own hangups in the process. Join us!
LINKS MENTIONED:
Listen to our More Than Mom episode on adventure
Meagan mentioned two movies about stories of adventure that are good to watch with kids; Big Fishand The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
We mentioned our episodes on helicopter parenting, Episode 194 and Episode 195
Sarah referenced the book The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey (affiliate link)

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56 min
June 18, 2019 Adventure As A Family Value: Episode 213
It can be as small as trying a new food or as big as starring in the school play; helping our kids feel the thrill of adventure doesn’t have to mean putting them at risk or forcing an indoor-loving kid outside. In Episode 213 Meagan and Sarah talk about why creating a family culture around adventure is important to us AND tackle some of the obstacles to living a life of adventure when you have small children, including nudging anxious kids out of their shells and getting over our own hangups in the process. Join us!

Sponsor Spotlight: Save The Children

Save The Children’s Read A Story, Change Their Story campaign gives moms like us a way to help kids in need. All you have to do is read with your little ones and log your time online, and generous partners will support Save The Children’s education initiatives with books for schools and other resources. Get started at at savethechildren.org/read.

Partner Offer: FREE Photo Book From Chatbooks

We have a gift for YOU: $10 off a photo book from Chattbooks! Download the Chatbooks app or create an account at Chatbooks.com and use promo code THEMOMHOUR at checkout to get a 30-page soft-cover photo book at no cost (upgrades and shipping may apply; if you decide to make your book longer or add other upgrades, you’ll still get $10 off your total). Offer ends 6/30/19–hurry!

Sponsor Spotlight: Paint Your Life

At paintyourlife.com, you can have an original painting by a world-class artist done by hand from a photo. 100% Hand-painted portrait paintings from photos in oil, charcoal, pencil, pastel, watercolor or acrylic. For 30% off your painting and FREE shipping, text MOM to 79-79-79.

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Links we mentioned (or should have) in Episode 213:
Listen to our More Than Mom episode on adventure
Meagan mentioned two movies about stories of adventure that are good to watch with kids; Big Fish and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
We mentioned our episodes on helicopter parenting, Episode 194 and Episode 195
Sarah referenced the book The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey (affiliate link)

Queue It Up!

Featured podcast we think is worth checking out:
Spawned with Kristen and Liz of Cool Mom Picks is a fun and hopefully funny podcast about parenting and parenting culture, full of helpful takeaways and mostly non-judgmental advice. Available at CoolMomPicks.com, or wherever you get your favorite podcasts!
1 hr 1 min
June 11, 2019Parenting Siblings (Host Swap With Edit Your Life’s Asha Dornfest): Episode 212
Introducing a new baby to a freshly-minted big sibling can be daunting, and it’s only the beginning of parenting siblings. Join Meagan and Edit Your Life’s Asha Dornfest, who are both now parenting teens and young adults, for a look back at how they managed new baby transitions with older siblings and how sibling relationships continue to evolve in new ways.
This episode is part of a host swap with our friends Asha and Christine of the Edit Your Life podcast. Hear Sarah talk about work-from-home productivity hacks in Episode 167 of Edit Your Life, available wherever you get your podcasts.
LINKS MENTIONED:
Check out Sarah on Edit Your Life, chatting with Christine Koh about work-from-home productivity
Hear Asha talk with Meagan about parenting older kids in Voices 31
Asha was also a guest on our VERY FIRST Voices episode
Asha referenced two books on parenting siblings, Siblings Without Rivalry, and How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk, both by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (affiliate links)
Check out Edit Your Life wherever you get your podcasts, or at edityourlifeshow.com. They’re also on Instagram and Facebook
Asha’s website, ashadornfest.com and her book, Parent Hacks

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Visit our website
Check out deals from our partners
Follow us on Instagram
Join our private listener group on Facebook (be sure to answer the membership questions!)
Sign up for our newsletter

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
1 hr
June 11, 2019 Parenting Siblings (Host Swap With Edit Your Life’s Asha Dornfest): Episode 212
Introducing a new baby to a freshly-minted big sibling can be daunting, and it’s only the beginning of parenting siblings. Join Meagan and Edit Your Life’s Asha Dornfest, who are both now parenting teens and young adults, for a look back at how they managed new baby transitions with older siblings and how sibling relationships continue to evolve in new ways.

This episode is part of a host swap with our friends Asha and Christine of the Edit Your Life podcast. Hear Sarah talk about work-from-home productivity hacks in Episode 167 of Edit Your Life, available wherever you get your podcasts.

Sponsor Spotlight: Prep Dish

Prep Dish is a healthy subscription-based meal planning service designed to help you shop once, prep once, and enjoy wholesome, delicious meals that come together in minutes all week long. Sign up at PrepDish.com/themomhour to get your first 2 weeks FREE.

Sponsor Spotlight: Save The Children

Save The Children’s Read A Story, Change Their Story campaign gives moms like us a way to help kids in need. All you have to do is read with your little ones and log your time online, and generous partners will support Save The Children’s education initiatives with books for schools and other resources. Get started at at savethechildren.org/read.

Sponsor Spotlight: Hopster

Hopster is a subscription app for kids 2-6 where kids can access high-quality shows, learning games, fun music, and more. Head to hopster.tv, select USE VOUCHER, and enter code themomhour (all lowercase!) to get an extended 1-month free trial.

Sponsor Spotlight: Ana Luisa

Ana Luisa brings exceptional jewelry into the life of every woman, one collection at a time. Check their designs out at www.analuisa.com/themomhour and use promo code THEMOMHOUR10 for $10 off your purchase.

Links we mentioned (or should have) in Episode 212:
Check out Sarah on Edit Your Life, chatting with Christine Koh about work-from-home productivity
Hear Asha talk with Meagan about parenting older kids in Voices 31
Asha was also a guest on our VERY FIRST Voices episode
Asha referenced two books on parenting siblings, Siblings Without Rivalry, and How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk, both by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (affiliate links)
Check out Edit Your Life wherever you get your podcasts, or at edityourlifeshow.com. They’re also on Instagram and Facebook
Asha’s website, ashadornfest.com and her book, Parent Hacks
1 hr 6 min
June 09, 2019More Than Mom: The Search For The Perfect Thing
That product you’ve been searching for to do just that thing you need? We found it. Okay, well, we found a few of them…and we’re still on the hunt for a few more. In this More Than Mom episode, Meagan and Sarah share a few “perfect things” and a few more that we’d love to find. Join us!
LINKS MENTIONED:
This episode was inspired by an episode on the same topic on
The Girl Next Door Podcast, who got the idea from this 2017 episode of Friendlier
Hydro Flask 12oz Coffee Travel Mug (affiliate link)
J. Crew Classic Hair Clip
Native Shoes, specifically the Jefferson style slip on (affiliate link)
Madewell Medium Transport Tote
Meagan’s Kitchenaid Electric Kettle (affiliate link)
KTM Valley Rucksack from EST/WST
Fabletics Devore Seamless Sports Bra

MORE HELPFUL LINKS:
Visit our website
Check out deals from our partners
Follow us on Instagram
Join our private listener group on Facebook (be sure to answer the membership questions!)
Sign up for our newsletter

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
43 min
June 09, 2019 More Than Mom: The Search For The Perfect Thing
That product you’ve been searching for to do just that thing you need? We found it. Okay, well, we found a few of them…and we’re still on the hunt for a few more. In this More Than Mom episode, Meagan and Sarah share a few “perfect things” and a few more that we’d love to find. Join us!

Sponsor Spotlight: Fuego Box

Fuego Box wants to bring emerging hot sauces that you’ve probably never heard of to your hot sauce shelf. Locally harvested, hand-bottled hot sauces, and unique and delicious flavors that go with just about every kind of food. Get 10% off your order when you visit fuegobox.com/themomhour.

Partner Offer: FREE Photo Book From Chatbooks

We have a gift for YOU: A FREE photo book from Chatbooks–no strings attached! Just download the Chatbooks app or create an account at Chatbooks.com. Use promo code THEMOMHOUR at checkout to get your 30-page soft-cover photo book at no cost (upgrades and shipping may apply; if you decide to make your book longer or add other upgrades, you’ll still get $10 off your total).

Sponsor Spotlight: ModCloth

Get set for spring at ModCloth! Sarah just ordered the Belief in Buttons Knit Jumpsuit–so cute! Check it out and while you’re there at modcloth.com use the promo code MODMOM to save 15% off your purchase of $100 or more.

Sponsor Spotlight: Harper Wilde

It’s time to start lifting up your ladies with Harper Wilde! Get started today with a FREE at-home try-on, and get a FREE bra wash bag when you order at harperwilde.com/themomhour. Make sure to select THREE bras to try on—and don’t forget to add the wash bag to your cart, too!

Links we mentioned (or should have) in this episode:
This episode was inspired by an episode on the same topic on The Girl Next Door Podcast, who got the idea from this 2017 episode of Friendlier
Hydro Flask 12oz Coffee Travel Mug (affiliate link)
J. Crew Classic Hair Clip
Native Shoes, specifically the Jefferson style slip on (affiliate link)
Madewell Medium Transport Tote
Meagan’s Kitchenaid Electric Kettle (affiliate link)
KTM Valley Rucksack from EST/WST
Fabletics Devore Seamless Sports Bra
49 min
June 07, 2019Having Kids Young & Building A Creative Business With Camp Climb Founder Emma Hicks: Voices 37
Take a girl with a great eye for design and an entrepreneurial streak, add a just-out-of-high-school introduction to motherhood, and sprinkle with some good-old Midwestern pluck and determination, and you’ve got a great reinvention story.
Our guest on today’s Voices episode is Emma Hicks, founder of Camp Climb, a gathering for women entrepreneurs and creatives. Emma and Meagan talk about their similar backgrounds (having babies really young and raising a business alongside a family), the unconventional career Emma launched when her kids were small, and how she continues to pivot her career while building a community of creative entrepreneurs.
LINKS MENTIONED:
The retreat Emma Hicks founded for female entrepreneurs, Camp Climb
Emma Hicks’ blog, Main + Second
Erin Loechner will be speaking at Camp Climb, hear her interview on Voices 09
Find Emma Hicks on Instagram at @hicks__emma

MORE HELPFUL LINKS:
Visit our website
Check out deals from our partners
Follow us on Instagram
Join our private listener group on Facebook (be sure to answer the membership questions!)
Sign up for our newsletter

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
37 min
June 07, 2019 Having Kids Young & Building A Creative Business With Camp Climb Founder Emma Hicks: Voices 37
Take a girl with a great eye for design and an entrepreneurial streak, add a just-out-of-high-school introduction to motherhood, and sprinkle with some good-old Midwestern pluck and determination, and you’ve got a great reinvention story.

Our guest on today’s Voices episode is Emma Hicks, founder of Camp Climb, a gathering for women entrepreneurs and creatives. Emma and Meagan talk about their similar backgrounds (having babies really young and raising a business alongside a family), the unconventional career Emma launched when her kids were small, and how she continues to pivot her career while building a community of creative entrepreneurs.

Sponsor Spotlight: Greenerways Organic

Greenerways Organic produces the best, USDA Certified Organic insect repellents and cleaning products on the market. Made in the U.S., all of the products are essential oil-based, Deet-Free, Lab-Tested, safe for the environment, and very affordable. Head to Amazon.com and search “Greenerways Organic”.

Sponsor Spotlight: Fuego Box

Fuego Box wants to bring emerging hot sauces that you’ve probably never heard of to your hot sauce shelf. Locally harvested, hand-bottled hot sauces, and unique and delicious flavors that go with just about every kind of food. Get 10% off your order when you visit fuegobox.com/themomhour.

Sponsor Spotlight: Original Grain

With an unwavering commitment to authenticity, innovation, and next-level craftsmanship, Original Grain is a world-class creator of watches and accessories, advancing the limits of what wood and steel can achieve. For a limited time you can save 30% off your order at originalgrain.com when you use code MOM at checkout.

Partner Offer: FREE Photo Book From Chatbooks

We have a gift for YOU: A FREE photo book from Chatbooks–no strings attached! Just download the Chatbooks app or create an account at Chatbooks.com. Use promo code THEMOMHOUR at checkout to get your 30-page soft-cover photo book at no cost (upgrades and shipping may apply; if you decide to make your book longer or add other upgrades, you’ll still get $10 off your total).

Links we mentioned (or should have) in Voices 37:
The retreat Emma Hicks founded for female entrepreneurs, Camp Climb
Emma Hicks’ blog, Main + Second
Erin Loechner will be speaking at Camp Climb, hear her interview on Voices 09
Find Emma Hicks on Instagram at @hicks__emma
43 min
June 04, 2019Listener Questions, Vacation Edition: Episode 211
Creating family culture around vacations, whether we let our kids skip school for family trips, how to (and whether to) stick to sleep routines on the road, dealing with kid meltdowns while traveling, and budgeting tips for family travel–we’re taking your vacation-related listener questions in Episode 211. Join us!
LINKS MENTIONED:
All our Listener Questions episodes are on this page
Join our Patreon group to get access to our The Mom Hour Patreon Facebook Community
Hear more about budgeting for vacation in Sarah’s interview with Natalie Taylor on Voices 36

MORE HELPFUL LINKS:
Visit our website
Check out deals from our partners
Follow us on Instagram
Join our private listener group on Facebook (be sure to answer the membership questions!)
Sign up for our newsletter

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
56 min

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