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Mom Rage

Oct 30, 2018

Amelia wants to talk about rock climbing and ambition, specifically Edan's "ambition." Then, they both read a few poems that help them metabolize what's going on in the world. At 29:30, they talk with writer Abigail Rasminsky, who recounts what it was like being an expat parent in Vienna,...


Oct 22, 2018

Edan shares her heartache and anxiety over Bean's school troubles, and Amelia talks about what she's read lately; together they discuss the value and drawbacks of political rage. At 34:00, author and grief therapist Claire Bidwell Smith shares what she learned from her own divorce, and also why it's so easy to be...


Oct 16, 2018

Amelia recounts getting into it with her mom about Kavanaugh, and Edan recounts her weekend fighting lice. Then they listen to some Labia Hotline callers. At 32:00, they interview yoga teacher, doula, and owner of Moms at Om studio Keya Nkonoki about her life's work helping pregnant women and mothers. 
 


Oct 9, 2018

Edan and Amelia wade into the deep waters of where-to-send-your-kids-to-school. Much of the conversation is a way of introducing this week's guest (26:00): Courtney Everts Mykytyn Ph.D, who founded Integrated Schools, "a grassroots movement of, by and for parents who are intentionally, joyfully and humbly enrolling...


Oct 2, 2018

Amelia and Edan swap life updates and then grapple with the Brett Kavanaugh hearing (the morning after it happened). They also listen to some amazing Labia Hotline callers, and read an email from a listener about a new way to think about the burdens of childcare costs. At minute 33:45, midwife Sara Howard details the...