76. recovering from surgery & kids' negativity wins

78. the anxiety of a stepmom & the belly button piercing

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1992723/open_sms] Hey Mother Toughers, I have been in a horrible cycle of anxiety lately and I am learning a lot from processing through these emotions.  Being a parent, in any capacity, is filled with anxiety, stress, and worry which can make things hard.  This stress and anxiety can put a lot of strain on our relationships or just trickle straight down to our kids.  I am practicing this new technique of brain dumping my anxiety down on paper to more tactfully process and work through these emotions.  I went into this episode completely vulnerable because without vulnerability there is not raw truth in the process. Join the discussion on: Instagram (Mother Tougher Podcast (@mothertougherpodcast) • Instagram photos and videos [https://www.instagram.com/mothertougherpodcast/]) Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083374320724 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083374320724] TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@mothertougherpodcast [%20https://www.tiktok.com/@mothertougherpodcast]

77. suffragettes are probably rolling in their graves

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1992723/open_sms] Hey Mother Toughers... we are diving back into the radical feminists (I know BIG UGH!) because they are anti feminism at its core.  We are getting political with the democrats of Congress all voting no on protecting our girls and women in sports.  I was truly shocked to see this take place and I am here to piss some people off over my opinion of what REAL feminism is.  There was also a little update in the Lively vs Baldoni saga and I think I might have begun perimenopause!  Woo, let's get to the tough stuff! Join the discussion on: Instagram (Mother Tougher Podcast (@mothertougherpodcast) • Instagram photos and videos [https://www.instagram.com/mothertougherpodcast/]) Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083374320724 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083374320724] TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@mothertougherpodcast [%20https://www.tiktok.com/@mothertougherpodcast]

76. recovering from surgery & kids' negativity wins

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1992723/open_sms] Hey Mother Toughers!!!  Happy Monday, I am back from surgery and super nasally but we are still tackling parenting like the amazing hot mess we are!  This time of recovering has got me reflecting a lot on how I am handling parenting while I hand the parenting reigns over to others during recovering.  Recovering also has me online shopping in the TikTok shop and stumbling across the worst-mother-of-the-century's, a.k.a. Casey Anthony, TikTok profile.  Do not worry this mama, and thousands of other TikTok moms are ALL speaking out about how she SHOULD NOT have a platform on social media, this rebrand is a wreck!  (you can find my other Casey Anthony opinions in Episodes 36) I also ran across an amazing TikTok by a parenting coach on how to handle our kids' negativity and she is filled with amazing tips that we can bring into any relationship!  Check her out: https://www.tiktok.com/@theparentingreframe [https://www.tiktok.com/@theparentingreframe] Join the discussion on: Instagram (Mother Tougher Podcast (@mothertougherpodcast) • Instagram photos and videos [https://www.instagram.com/mothertougherpodcast/]) Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083374320724 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083374320724] TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@mothertougherpodcast [%20https://www.tiktok.com/@mothertougherpodcast]

TT 5. pathological liars

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1992723/open_sms] Hi there Mother Toughers, jumping in to have a short conversation about what a pathological liar is and some signs of how to pinpoint one.  This is all on the tail of our Monday episode, the lies of amanda, where we talked about the story of Amanda Riley and the scam of a life that she lead.  We have all been around a liar and probably have been one ourselves but a pathological liar is on a whole different level than just the little white lies.  We also do a quick chat about how amazing women are for being maternal sympathetic, and the amazing ability of strong gut instincts!!! Join the discussion on: Instagram (Mother Tougher Podcast (@mothertougherpodcast) • Instagram photos and videos [https://www.instagram.com/mothertougherpodcast/]) Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083374320724 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083374320724] TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@mothertougherpodcast [%20https://www.tiktok.com/@mothertougherpodcast]

75. the lies of amanda

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1992723/open_sms] Welcome back Mother Toughers!!! This week we are talking about lying... why our kids do it, that we are all guilty, and fraud.  A fraud case that caught my eye recently was that of Amanda Riley, who faked cancer to gain friends, community celebrity, and who knows what else was her motivation behind this lie that extended years while impacting so many.  All my information is from the docu series on HULU, Scamanda, which is based on the podcast Scamanda.   We have a BONUS episode, Tough Tidbits #5, coming out this Thursday that will dive a little more into the subject of pathological liars and how to spot them. Join the discussion on: Instagram (Mother Tougher Podcast (@mothertougherpodcast) • Instagram photos and videos [https://www.instagram.com/mothertougherpodcast/]) Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083374320724 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083374320724] TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@mothertougherpodcast [%20https://www.tiktok.com/@mothertougherpodcast]