Brooke Rihn kicks off season two of Cold Brews and Candids with Abby Green, co-host of the Herself Podcast, entrepreneur, mom of three, and a creator known for her candid, practical approach to everyday life. This conversation covers Abby’s leap from corporate sales to full-time podcasting, how she and her co-host Amy built a long-term partnership, and the systems that help her manage motherhood, work, and home life. They also talk openly about parenting, authenticity online, and what Abby has learned raising her son Owen, who has Down syndrome. If you want a conversation that blends real life, mindset shifts, and practical family systems, this one delivers. Key topics Abby shares how she co-hosted the herself podcast with her best friend Amy after starting as two women with complementary strengthsWe discuss Abby’s 15-year corporate career in wellness sales and why she eventually felt called to do something that only she could doAbby explains the risky but pivotal move to go part-time in March 2020, right before the pandemic changed everythingShe opens up about learning her third child would have Down syndrome during the same month she changed jobs and navigated the early pandemicAbby shares the mindset shift that helped her stop second-guessing decisions and trust the choices she had made with the information availableShe and Brooke talk about what makes a strong business partnership work, especially when two people have different skill sets but shared valuesAbby explains how she stays authentic on Instagram by only sharing what she truly uses, wears, organizes, or believes inShe breaks down the routines that keep her household running, including meal prep, repeat dinners, and a laundry system built around one child per dayAbby talks about relying on a village of support through nannies, friends, carpooling, and reciprocal help instead of trying to do everything aloneShe reflects on what Owen has taught her about slowing down, presence, and seeing beauty in everyday lifeAbby shares how her older children support Owen, and how their family approach blends advocacy, inclusion, and ordinary sibling lifeShe ends with the story of Owen’s Sharpie disaster and the very real, very practical problem-solving that came with it Guest Links: Instagram: @abbyrosegreen The Herself Podcast
