Motherhood and More - The Podcast

Motherhood & More Podcast, Episode 6: Older Kids and Empty Nesting

SHOWNOTES: Annie’s Essays: This is 18 and I Didn’t Expect the Emotions: https://grownandflown.com/18-legal-adult/ Paula’s Essays: 5 Tips to Prepare for Parenting Teens NOW: https://www.scarymommy.com/prepare-for-parenting-teens Parenting the Teen Who Didn’t Go Off to College: https://grownandflown.com/parenting-teen-didnt-go-college/ Essays We Reference: There Is No Road Map for the Longest Phase of Parenthood: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/09/parenting-advice-adult-children/671304/?fbclid=IwAR23bi72xe9XcnEAsdcddZ1K5EbCK_Y1l2mQQng99TRe6QFYkea1DmhLb80 5 Signs of Empty Nest Syndrome: https://www.verywellfamily.com/signs-of-empty-nest-syndrome-4163787 Stop Pretending that Intensive Parenting Doesn’t Work: https://tinyurl.com/msn78ur2 Contact us: Email: podcast@motherhoodandmore.com YouTube: Motherhood and More Podcast IG: @motherhoodandmorepodcast Annie’s IG: @motherhoodnmore  Paula’s IG: fiberstoryteller

Mental Health for Kids - Pt 1

SHOWNOTES:  We recorded this prior to the most recent mass shootings. While there is no one thing that can soothe our children’s hurting souls as they continue to navigate an environment that feels perennially scary and anxiety-producing to them, we hope conversations like this can offer a starting point for parents. CONTENT WARNING: We reference trauma and suicidal ideation. For immediate help in the US,  call 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Hotline (800-273-8255) [https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=onebox]. Otherwise, please consult with your local services. REMINDER: We are not currently medical or mental health professionals. This podcast is not meant to replace medical/mental health treatment. We share  personal experiences alongside  information from experts in an attempt to help parents begin navigating parenting through mental health challenges.  Disclosure: Book links are affiliate links. When you have concerns about your child’s mental health [https://www.nami.org/Home] For help with emetophobia (fear of vomiting): emetephobiahelp.org [http://emetephobiahelp.org] and The Emetophobia Manual [https://amzn.to/3wI5Cpm] Online therapy [https://www.betterhelp.com/helpme/?utm_source=AdWords&utm_medium=Search_PPC_c&utm_term=better+help_e&utm_content=133524759310&network=g&placement=&target=&matchtype=e&utm_campaign=15234220559&ad_type=text&adposition=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhLKUBhDiARIsAMaTLnGKjdT9jzRgYEXbleKyr-iqgZgq9o0A29fQ02J4gQqTQMoLDc2TpvIaAmQxEALw_wcB¬_found=1&gor=helpme] For help with RBTS [https://www.mhanational.org/racial-trauma] From a pediatrician on when to seek help for your child [https://www.tpg-pc.com/Your-Child-s-Mental-Health-When-to-Seek-Help-and-W] On talking to kids about their mental health [https://www.onoursleeves.org/mental-wellness-tools-guides/conversation-starters/talking-to-kids-about-mental-health?gclid=Cj0KCQjwm6KUBhC3ARIsACIwxBgJ2o60AMCxZMnyw9YZ5jutVwg92ZbwqJRNb3Lg-hmEY3YR3Pfsx0kaAoCWEALw_wcB] Books on simple CBT tricks: The As-if Principle [https://amzn.to/38Nt3UX] and Panic Free [https://amzn.to/3NDLOsV] Books on Trauma: The Body Keeps the Score [https://amzn.to/3GcwqBb] and What Happened to You [https://amzn.to/3wJ1vbn] Our Essays: Annie The Day I Let My Baby Drive the Car [https://www.scarymommy.com/milestones-daughter-growing-up] A huge thanks to those who openly share their mental illnesses. You saved my daughter. [https://www.upworthy.com/a-huge-thanks-to-those-who-openly-share-their-mental-illnesses-you-saved-my-daughter] Ever heard of emetophobia? The oddly common phobia often misdiagnosed as anxiety or anorexia [https://www.upworthy.com/emetophobia-often-misdiagnosed-as-generalized-anxiety-or-anorexia] Paula Watching My Daughter Develop the Same Anxiety I Struggle With [https://www.thecut.com/2017/09/watching-my-daughter-develop-the-same-anxiety-i-have.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=s3&utm_campaign=sharebutton-b] Pushing Children: Lessons From Chronic Pain [https://mommymeansit.com/pushing-children-lessons-from-chronic-pain/] Contact us: Email: podcast@motherhoodandmore.com [podcast@motherhoodandmore.com] YouTube: Motherhood and More Podcast IG: @motherhoodandmorepodcast Annie’s IG: @motherhoodnmore  Paula’s IG: fiberstoryteller

Friendship

Annie and Paula discuss friendships for mothers—what friendship is, how we make friends, how we nurture friendships, and some obstacles that might make friendships challenging for mothers. We are together in person for this one and our peri-menopausal/menopausal memories (or lack thereof) plus lack of a producer present are on full display. In this podcast, we reference the following: Daniel Pink on Armchair Expert: https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/da [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkxGNXZfNG1kdkZFNDB1bFBTbER4X0EzUjFnQXxBQ3Jtc0tuZHJyLXFuUTNXMmZlVHFiS0Q4TEd2V0dvTzFzYmFNcFdBaWxNWkw3VnJzVVU0N0M5WjRSTkdVTW8tblRqWVJhMDgtTXVlcWxoUTBNd2FQbVRGZEJSM242dXltRnFYV3lqaDVZZUd5VFdHSUhnUElOcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Farmchairexpertpod.com%2Fpods%2Fda&v=tz3cScj37-0]... Annie’s essay on travel hacking: https://www.upworthy.com/travel-hacki [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFNjbk9yWkpxaVRPUjZjNmlLVUFDdDVlSGVMQXxBQ3Jtc0tuUVdwU2p1Q2phY1FYeTJOZThPN0FTejVBVnNyM04wakl3WllnWGxQdlNCYXlZZWpXZ3hkeVVsNHR5RXoxZGFFblFCQmloeEk4S1dVclM2QXM1TFc2Yk9nbTgtWjJPS2lfRHZBM0cwaFQyNVBvRlFzZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.upworthy.com%2Ftravel-hacki&v=tz3cScj37-0]... Annie's essay on talking to strangers: https://www.upworthy.com/ditch-small- [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1JRc0RTY2dSSE81TlUwQjN2U25abU9TWXJiZ3xBQ3Jtc0trdnY4ajFUQks5NHdqOUhHLUxOT194M0M0em9tYUxGVWd2UEszSlVFYTBtakhvN2VpTFk5bEJPNzVUcW05LUFST2VYNm45Z1UzSXhMYjkxOVVSTTlSZ2dVN01vS0FTOENnZHVTUDA0NHJyV3h0Zm5DWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.upworthy.com%2Fditch-small-&v=tz3cScj37-0]... Reach us:  email: podcast@motherhoodandmore.com IG: @motherhoodandmorepodcast Annie’s IG: @motherhoodnmore  Paula’s IG: fiberstoryteller

Homeschooling (pt 2)

In this two-part episode, we explore the hot topic of homeschooling. As moms who’ve each homeschooled our kids throughout their childhoods, we’ll explain why we decided to homeschool, our approach to education, what we loved and hated about it, what’s changed since we started our homeschooling journeys, and what we’d do differently if we could go back and do it again. We reference information from the following sources:  * A Brief History of Homeschooling from the Coalition for Responsible Home Education (https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/research/summaries/a-brief-history-of-homeschooling/ [https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/research/summaries/a-brief-history-of-homeschooling/]) * History of education in the United States on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_education_in_the_United_States [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_education_in_the_United_States]) * John Taylor Gatto * John Holt * “The Rise of Black Homeschooling” [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/06/21/the-rise-of-black-homeschooling/] by Casey Parks, The New Yorker

Homeschooling (pt 1)

In this two-part episode, we explore the hot topic of homeschooling. As moms who’ve each homeschooled our kids throughout their childhoods, we’ll explain why we decided to homeschool, our approach to education, what we loved and hated about it, what’s changed since we started our homeschooling journeys, and what we’d do differently if we could go back and do it again. We reference information from the following sources:  * A Brief History of Homeschooling from the Coalition for Responsible Home Education (https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/research/summaries/a-brief-history-of-homeschooling/ [https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/research/summaries/a-brief-history-of-homeschooling/]) * History of education in the United States on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_education_in_the_United_States [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_education_in_the_United_States]) * John Taylor Gatto * John Holt * “The Rise of Black Homeschooling” [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/06/21/the-rise-of-black-homeschooling/] by Casey Parks, The New Yorker