The M Take

082: Taking on a girly mental health chat

It's time to take on a girly mental health chat. Listen in as Mel & Michelle open up about the small and meaningful ways we find our footing again. Mel’s sharing her takes on: grounding rituals that keep us anchored throughout the day so we can show up as our best selves, the raw and vulnerable realizations from her own story that led to new anchors to live by, and opening up on her most recent journey with PPD in hopes of helping someone out there feel a little less alone. This conversation is a reminder that healing is not linear, vulnerability is strength, and sometimes the bravest thing we can do is tell the truth about how we are really doing. Come take on a girl mental health chat with us. XX

081: Taking on Fair Play, Decentering Discomfort, & Protecting Your Unicorn Space with Eve Rodsky

It's time to take on Fair Play, Decentering Discomfort, & Protecting Your Unicorn Space with Eve Rodsky. Listen in as Mel & Michelle welcome the one and only Eve Rodsky into their Unicorn Space. Eve is a New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space, a Harvard-trained organizational expert, and the founder of the Fair Play Policy Institute. She calls herself "the ghost of your Christmas future" — and after fifteen years of studying the gender division of labor across 27 countries, she has the receipts. This is the conversation to play back when you're sitting in your car after a hard day, wondering why partnership feels so heavy. Eve goes well beyond the cards: she reframes what "two truths" actually means (spoiler: it's usually not conflict, it's us absorbing someone else's discomfort), explains why an ownership mindset is the real Fair Play formula, and shares the tooth fairy story that we won't stop thinking about. She's funny, fierce, and refuses to let women carry this alone — naming Fair Play as nothing less than the antidote to 2,000 years of conditioning about how women should spend our time. What stood out: * The reframe we needed: most "two truths" aren't conflicting — we're just making decisions to spare someone else's discomfort * Why "get help" was never the answer, and what an ownership mindset (DRI — directly responsible individual) actually looks like at home * The low-emotion, high-cognition rule that finally makes hard conversations land * Where resentment quietly lives — in the thank-you notes, the kin-keeping, the cards no one sees you holding * The tooth fairy email that captured accountability, repair, and trust in one perfect story * Modeling it forward and her own proof that emotional labor is teachable * The permission slip we all needed: you're allowed to be unavailable from your roles This isn't about dividing chores. It's about treating your time like the diamond it is — and refusing to live any other way. Come take on fair play, decentering discomfort, and protecting your unicorn space with us. ~~~ Want more of Eve? We've got you covered! * For all things Eve Rodsky, visit her website here [https://www.everodsky.com/]. * To learn more about Fair Play, visit their website at Fair Play Life [https://www.fairplaylife.com/]. * Follow along on Instagram: @everodsky | @fairplaylife * Ready to dive deeper into Fair Play and Unicorn Space? Shop Eve’s books on Amazon: * Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) [https://amzn.to/4wahxsG] * Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World [https://amzn.to/3QS0oDS]

080: Taking on perinatal mental health, white-knuckling motherhood, & navigating IVF with Meaghan Fattizzi

It’s time to take on perinatal mental health, white-knuckling motherhood, & navigating IVF with Meaghan Fattizzi. Listen in as Mel & Michelle sit down with Meaghan, a perinatal mental health therapist, who brings both professional insight and lived experience to the conversation—pulling back the curtain on what it actually looks like to move through motherhood, mental health, and fertility in real time. She’s sharing her takes on: what “white-knuckling” motherhood can look like (even when everything appears fine on the surface); recognizing postpartum anxiety, depression, and OCD—especially in high-functioning moms; the mental load of motherhood and why it never fully “gets done;” navigating IVF and how fertility journeys can both strain and strengthen a relationship; and holding gratitude for what you have while still deeply longing for more. Come take on perinatal mental health, white-knuckling motherhood, & navigating IVF with us. Want to learn more about Equilibria and perinatal mental health? We’ve got you covered! Equilibria Therapy [https://equilibriapcs.com/the-reproductive-mental-health-center-of-excellence/] | @equilibriatherapy

079: Taking on the 350 Theory

It's time to take on the 350 Theory. Listen in as Mel & Michelle chat about the rhythm of life—the “regular” days, the “special” days, and everything in between. Because while there are the birthdays, the vacations, and the anniversaries, it’s the other days, the ones that take up the most space, that quietly shape it all. We’re sharing our takes on: normalizing the magic and the wrinkles that coexist in everyday life (even on the special days!), setting the tone, embracing the 350 days with the same mindset we bring to the milestones, and finding small, intentional ways to create meaning in the in-between moments. Come take on the 350 Theory with us.

078: Taking on designing spaces, places & futures with Alex Schuetz

It's time to take on designing spaces, places & futures with Alex Schuetz. Listen in as Mel & Michelle deep-dive with Alex Schuetz, interior designer and founder of A. Sloan Design. She’s sharing her takes on: taking risks and trusting quick, instinctual decisions that can shape your future, finding alignment while balancing a beautiful family and a meaningful career, designing spaces that feel both elevated and kid-friendly, and why the real "end goal" might live more in the process, not just the final product. Come take on designing spaces, places, & futures with us. Want more of Alex? We've got you covered! A. Sloan Design | www.asloandesign.com [http://www.asloandesign.com] | @asloandesign