Not Fit for the Feed: confessions and conversations of parenting through the hard stuff

Brettne Taylor Shootman
  • 5.0 (4)
  • Parenting
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Not Fit for the Feed is a podcast for parents who are in the thick of it — the stuff that doesn't make it onto social media. Hosted by Brettne Shootman, a former teacher and mother of four, this narrative memoir podcast tells the real, messy, lived experience of a family quietly surviving addiction, mental health crises, international adoption, and trauma — and the kind of parenting moments that leave you wondering if you're doing any of it right. Brettne isn't a therapist or an expert. She's someone who has lived through a lot and learned even more — and she believes that when we stop hiding our stories, they lose their power over us. If you've ever felt completely alone in your parenting, this show is for you.

Season 1

  1. Episode 1

    Screaming Into The Night – The Breaking Point of Adoption & Parenting Trauma

    The moment everything unraveled — a mother screaming in the cul-de-sac and the realization she could no longer pretend everything was fine. Topics Covered The cul-de-sac moment — when the breaking point finally arrivesThe cost of keeping up appearancesWhat it means to stop pretendingEarly warning signs hiding in plain sightThe courage it takes to ask for helpResources Partnership to End Addiction — 1-855-378-4373SAMHSA National Helpline — 1-800-662-4357Epilepsy Foundation — epilepsy.comBeautiful Boy by David SheffTweak by Nic Sheff

  2. Episode 2

    I'll Stay With Daddy: Surviving Divorce & Growing Up with an Alcoholic Parent

    Today's episode is about the night my mom left, a latchkey childhood, an alcoholic stepmother, and learning to read the room before I could read a book. Topics Covered The night my mom leftGrowing up as a latchkey kidSeeing my mom only every other weekendLiving with an alcoholic stepmotherThe constant fear, anxiety, and instability of home lifeResources Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families — adultchildren.orgAl-Anon/Alateen — al-anon.orgIt Will Never Happen to Me by Claudia BlackBetween Two Worlds by Elizabeth MarquardtRunning on Empty by Jonice WebbChildhelp National Child Abuse Hotline — 1-800-422-4453Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

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About

Not Fit for the Feed is a podcast for parents who are in the thick of it — the stuff that doesn't make it onto social media. Hosted by Brettne Shootman, a former teacher and mother of four, this narrative memoir podcast tells the real, messy, lived experience of a family quietly surviving addiction, mental health crises, international adoption, and trauma — and the kind of parenting moments that leave you wondering if you're doing any of it right. Brettne isn't a therapist or an expert. She's someone who has lived through a lot and learned even more — and she believes that when we stop hiding our stories, they lose their power over us. If you've ever felt completely alone in your parenting, this show is for you.

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