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Parenting Through Grief: A Widow’s Guide to Surviving the Unthinkable (Candace Hewit)

In June 2020, my oldest friend, Candace, lost her husband (and father of their three young kids). Rusty went to the ER thinking he had COVID, and he never left. He died in the hospital three days later—not from COVID, but from Acute Myeloid Leukemia, which had hijacked his body in the mere six months since his last wellness checkup. Candace talks to us about chugging along as a mother of three young children (ages 6, 4, and 2 at the time) amidst this hellish trauma of tragic, sudden loss. The amazing yet simple things people did for her in the early days (coffee fairies, Costco fairies, laundry fairies), the resources that really moved the needle for her and her kids, the advice she’d give to someone new to grief, how this experience has changed her as a mother—Candace shares all of this (and more) with Alanna and Milano. In This Episode: 👉 Three things someone who loses their spouse and parenting partner needs to know 👉 Social Media is an amazing resource for people in grief 👉 What to do and say to someone experiencing loss and grief 👉 How grief changes you as a parent 👉 Grieving fully leads to living fully 📱 Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/barenakedmoms/]

Have We Been Thinking About ADHD All Wrong? (Paul Tough)

Paul Tough’s New York Times Magazine article “Have We Been Thinking About ADHD All Wrong?” really stirred the ADHD pot by calling BS on so much of the collective reasoning around what ADHD is and how to treat it. Is it nature (biology)? Is it nurture (environment)? What does “having it” really mean? And how do you go about “having it” less, or not at all? Milano, who, along with two of her three kids (so far!) “has” ADHD, came away from Tough’s article with a strong thoughts and feelings—a response made all the more complicated by the fact that she’s a big fan of Tough’s work, including his bestselling books How Children Succeed and Helping Children Succeed. Milano had so many questions and counterpoints scribbled in the margins of the article, she asked him to come on the show and get into all of it.  Paul and Milano (Alanna is just a producer on this one) unpack so many layers of this incredibly slippery subject. And they offer each other different ways of looking at each one of those layers. Trust - you do NOT want to miss this rich, fascinating conversation that deepens the bigger ADHD conversation and helps explain why the topic—and the response to Tough’s article— is so heated.  In This Episode: 👉 The symptoms and causes of ADHD 👉 Hotly debated treatments for ADHD: biology, environment, or both? 👉 Why the glasses metaphor doesn’t work 👉 When medication is the right path  👉 Links between ADHD and Trauma 🔗 Learn more about Paul [https://paultough.com/] 📱 Follow us on Instagram @barenakedmoms [https://www.instagram.com/barenakedmoms/]

Eating Disorders in Kids: A Psychiatrist’s Guide to Early Signs and Intervention (Dr. Lauren Ozbolt)

Most of us are doing our absolute best when it comes to feeding our kids. But are our well-intentioned choices helping build a healthy relationship with food… or quietly making things harder? In this episode, eating disorder specialist and mom of two Dr. Lauren Ozbolt unpacks the “perfect storm” of factors that can lead to disordered eating in kids and teens. She also explains how family dynamics and cultural messages play a powerful role and what actually makes a difference in everyday life. The result is a grounded, hopeful conversation that replaces fear with clarity—and gives parents concrete tools they can use right away. In This Episode: 👉 Why high-achieving, perfection-prone kids can be especially vulnerable 👉 How our food histories and past generations shape kids’ eating relationships 👉 Why regular family meals matter more than you think 👉 Why labeling foods as “good” or “bad” can backfire 👉 The most reassuring truth of all: When eating disorders are identified early and treated aggressively, recovery is very possible. ========================== 📱Learn more about Dr. Ozbolt [http://laurenozboltmd.com/] 📱Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/barenakedmoms/@barenakedmoms [https://www.instagram.com/barenakedmoms/]

Family Travel Secrets from the Editor-in-Chief of Travel + Leisure (Jacqui Gifford)

Ever plan a family vacation for months only to come home thinking, we could’ve done that better? Between the money, the logistics, and the kids, traveling as a fam can be A LOT.  That’s why we sat down with Jacqui Gifford, Editor-in-Chief of Travel + Leisure, to get her smartest, most practical tips for globetrotting with kids. A lifelong traveler—born in Japan and raised in Saudi Arabia and Qatar—Jacqui now lives in New York City and travels the world with her husband and 10-year-old son whenever she can. You may have seen her sharing her expert advice on NBC, CBS, ABC, CNBC, and MSNBC. So listen up and come home with happier kids, great stories, and way fewer “never doing this again” moments. In This Episode: 👉 When it comes to vacations with your kids, why Jacqui believes you should go big or stay home (and plan a great staycation).  👉 Last-minute family travel: possible or impossible?  👉 The surprising family travel hack involving European cities.  👉 The best way to use frequent flier miles when traveling with your family.  👉 What this intimidatingly well-traveled mom packs in her suitcase.  =============================== 📱Travel + Leisure Website [https://www.travelandleisure.com/]  📱Follow Jacqui Gifford: @jacquigiff [https://www.instagram.com/jacquigiff/?hl=en] 📱Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/barenakedmoms/@barenakedmoms [https://www.instagram.com/barenakedmoms/]

Why Community Service Matters and How to Get It on the Family Calendar (Adrienne Harper)

After having her first child nine years ago, Adrienne Harper started Bundles of Joy, an incredible organization that provides critical items to families living in poverty throughout New York City and Westchester County.  There’s a gap in social services that you don’t know or think about unless you’re caught in it: Even families who receive the benefits of free shelter and public assistance still lack essentials like clothing, diapers, shoes, school supplies, and so on. Bundles of Joy is the leading provider of such essentials—thanks to Adrienne’s vision, passion, and dogged commitment.  Adrienne takes us back to how it all started for her, why social work is so important for kids and families to engage in, and actual ways to make it happen for YOUR family. In This Episode: 👉 Asking for help takes courage. 👉 Rich or poor, motherhood is the great equalizer. 👉 The major impact of diapers. 👉 What families in need really need.  👉 What volunteering kids and families gain from helping less fortunate families. ========================== 🎁 Donate to Bundles of Joy [https://www.bundlesofjoyny.org/donate] 📱 Follow Bundles of Joy: @bundlesofjoyny [https://www.instagram.com/bundlesofjoyny/] 📱 Follow us: @barenakedmoms [https://www.instagram.com/barenakedmoms/]