Mom‪!‬ Jayme & Lauren

What society expects of us and what our reality is often don't mesh. This week we talk about all of the societal pressures put on us as women and moms and what our reality is. Spoiler alert, we don't live up to many of them! And if you don't either, you're not alone. So many of society's expectations are unrealistic and frankly impractical, so don't beat yourself up if you're not living up to them either.

This week our guest, Jess Ringgenberg, founder and CEO of Elixr Coaching, joins us to discuss matrescence and how she is challenging corporate America to meet the needs of working moms so that they stay engaged and retained. Haven't heard of matrescence before? That's ok, neither had we! Matrescence is the developmental journey of motherhood across bio, psycho, socio, relational, and neuro dimensions. All those changes we experienced when we became moms and continue to experience as our child...

We've made it to the end of the school year, MAYhem, some people call it and they're not wrong. From kids getting anxious about starting a new school year to the overwhelm of graduations, class parties, and teacher gifts, we talk about our experience with end of year chaos.

This week, we wrap up our mini series but discussing what we foresee to be tough decisions for our school age kids. From public vs. private school to extracurricular activities and sports to nurturing independence, we talk about all the things we think about when it comes to our pre-k kiddos.

We continue our mini series on tough decisions during the toddler stage (ages 18 months to about 3 years). In this episode we talk about all the things from how small to cut your toddler's food to what type of schooling to choose, handling behavioral issues, and sleep decisions like crib versus bed. We talk about what led us to make the decisions we made and what other options to consider.

This week we continue our mini series on tough decisions in parenting and talk about the newborn/infant phase. We discuss everything from breastfeeding vs. formula to sleeping arrangements to child care and share our own experiences with the decisions we made.