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How can women feel empowered in sharing their stories of pregnancy complication and loss? Dr. Rebecca N. Thompson, author of the new book HELD TOGETHER, discusses how her own experiences led her to seek out others with similar stories and discover the power of storytelling to heal.

Are you on the fence about getting a family pet? Do your kids swear they'll do all the caretaking once it arrives? Here are some factors to take into consideration before pulling the trigger on this big decision.

There really are ways to make our lives as parents more fun and lighthearted, even on a regular Tuesday. Memories aren’t only made at Disney. But it’s okay not to love every moment. Getting rid of the shame around that is the first step to more fun.

What does successfully parenting a child with autism look like? Kate Swenson, Carrie Cariello, and Adrian Wood, authors of the new book AUTISM OUT LOUD, discuss their own struggles and small victories parenting children with autism.

Self-care can take the form of spa days or expensive treats, but what if we only have five minutes before our toddler wakes up? Our audience came up with plenty of easy, no-cost/low cost forms of self-care that can be done with very little effort.

Pinterest promised us picturesque family photos at golden hour and meaningful conversations around the dinner table every night. No one told us parenting would be easy, but is it supposed to be this hard? Here’s how to inject more fun into parenting.

What do we do if we're consistently the planner/admin/organizer in our friend group—and we're tired of it? Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg, hosts of the podcast "How to Be Fine," discuss how to navigate tricky friendship dynamics.

How can we create close relationships with our kids without becoming an "enmeshed" family? Here's what enmeshment looks like, how it happens, and how to keep appropriate boundaries in your parent/child dynamic.

Studies show an uncertain connection between becoming a parent and increased pleasure, so asking whether having kids makes us happy is complicated– and might not be the point. What are parenting’s rewards? What can we do to raise happiness levels?

As moms, it can be hard to express our needs and prioritize ourselves. Jenny Wood, author of the new book WILD COURAGE, gives tips for finding small ways to be brave and get out of our comfort zones when it comes to going after what we want.

Do you find that conversations about family logistics seep into quality time with your partner? Here's how weekly family meetings can help draw boundaries between time spent relaxing together and time spent planning together.

A recent study found many parents report consulting the internet for parenting advice every single day. But how much information is too much? And is it the same for everyone?

How can couples redistribute the mental load of housework and parenting equally once it's become incredibly one-sided? (Read: Mom-sided.) Mary Catherine Starr, author of the new book MAMA NEEDS A MINUTE, explains how couples can even out the mental load.

There is a way to get more “time affluence” in your life—and it’s not by being more productive and getting your to-do list done more quickly! Margaret and Amy discuss how to organize your time such that you can do more of what you enjoy, no time turner needed.

As parents we can feel like uncertainty is something we have to solve, especially where our kids are concerned. We’re supposed to have the answers. But how do we reassure them when we’re not certain either? How do we manage “uncertainty distress”?

In a patriarchal society, how can woman divorce themselves from unreal expectations around motherhood and find satisfaction in themselves as they are? Nicole Graev Lipson, author of the new book MOTHERS AND OTHER FICTIONAL CHARACTERS, shares her insights on how women often find themselves performin…

Tired of people assuming stay-at-home moms have nothing to do? Well, there's not a lot we can do about what other people perceive about stay-at-home-moms, but we can change how we think about our labor as SAHMs to validate ourselves and how hard we really do work.

Brave parenting doesn’t mean acting like what’s happening in our world isn’t scary, or that we must present our kids with perfect solutions. It means meeting our kids where they are, discussing their feelings, then deciding together what to do next.

How can we try to get out from under our family's generational trauma? Melanie Shankle, author of the new book HERE BE DRAGONS, discusses how her upbringing influenced her parenting decisions and how to parent well when you weren't shown how.

Are “people pleasers” really happy to help, or are they simply resigned to the fact that it won't get done if they don't do it? Here's what may lie behind people pleasing tendencies and how people pleasers can take a much-needed break.

Libro.fm says "MUST READ THIS BOOK!", by which they mean listen. Share this sample chapter of the HAPPY TO HELP audiobook with a book-listener friend!

Kids shouldn’t have to hold our emotions for us, but is it OK for them to witness our sadness or loneliness? When is shower-crying the better bet, and when are our negative emotions safe for us to express? Can it be a good thing for our kids to see?

How can we reconcile the idealized parenting we see online with our actual daily lives? Renee Reina, host of "The Mom Room," tells us how she's trying to find the balance.

We had to dedicate not one but two episodes to settling our listeners' low-stakes disagreements, from how to cut an avocado to proper popcorn prepping.