Kindred Conversations

A listener requested episode! In today’s episode we address making time for and prioritizing personal pursuits and side jobs. We talk about how we manage our time and child care in our own homes, being on the same page as our spouses, and making lifestyle decisions for our optimal mental health. If you enjoyed this episode please rate and/or review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Thank you!

Submission episode! Today’s episode is all about the spring holidays that carry us through to summertime. We talk through how we celebrate in our own homes and share your submissions! This episode covers Valentine’s Day, St Patrick’s day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Cinco de Mayo, and Father’s Day ✨ happy celebrating!

Book club episode! We have both declared this our new favorite parenting book. Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy walks through a number of parenting challenges while applying overarching principles that matter regardless of age or phase of life. We discuss our favorite quotes, tactical takeaways, mindset shifts, and what we will do differently because of this book. If you enjoyed this episode of Kindred Conversations please take a minute to rate or review us on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

Today's episode is a chattier conversation talking through the ways we recognize and accept the duality in motherhood. Motherhood is so hard and so good; it is often lonely yet hard to find time for yourself; you can feel out of control and also be the one making all the decisions... it is paradoxical in it's nature. We hope you find this episode as therapeutic as it was for us to talk through! If you enjoyed this episode of Kindred Conversations, please rate and review us on Apple podcasts or Spotify!

We previously read and reviewed Jay Shetty’s Think Like a Monk for the pod. We loved it so much that we decided to read and review his new book, 8 Rules of Love, for our valentines themed episode! This episode isn’t a summary but more a discussion of what we liked and will takeaway. Hope you love it!

Surviving winter is a challenge for all of us- especially when you are simultaneously charged with caring for young kids who have seemingly endless amounts of energy and a great need for the open outdoors. So, we created this episode as a guide to surviving winter with little kids. We talk about winter clothing, activities, mindsets, and outings all with the central purpose of keeping both you and your young ones sane and happy through the cold months.

After reflecting on our 2023 it only felt natural to record a separate episode about our intentions moving into the new year! Here are our "ins and outs" of 2024.

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Our first recorded episode of 2024! We've continued the tradition of a "Year in Review" episode now with 2023 in the books. In this episode we talk about both personal and podcast favorites from last year. We discuss top episodes from 2023, books we read and reviewed, and how we've shown up for both ourselves and our children over the last year.

Top episodes from last year:

Maximizing Life as a Working Mother with Avery Harding

Fitness and Motherhood with Meg Miles

Making Your Home Feel Cozy with Isabelle Baker

Books from 2023:

How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen

Hunt, Gather, Parent

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Our most requested and most listened to guest! Olivia is back with a life update and answers to listener questions. We chat making adult friends, prioritizing spirituality, switching from full time work to working for yourself, and more.

There are often phases through these early childhood years that, although wonderful, can also be defined as surviving. These periods of survival are not phases of achieving all of your lofty goals... they are phases of slowing and growing. In today's episode we talk about our priorities and how we measure our successes when we are in these seasons of survival.