Originally Recorded: December 10, 2020Doulas are so empowering that we wanted to devote an entire episode to them! You might have heard about doulas but not many people know about what a doula REALLY does, what supports they provide, and just h

Season 2 Episode 3: Kate's Story, Raising Two Children With Different Needs

Mar 21st, 2021 55m 10s

Originally Recorded: December 3, 2020Kate’s first child was born healthy and followed all the usual stages of a child’s development, so her first phase of parenthood was more like a hippie mom, she didn’t care about milestones, her daughter wal

Season 2 Episode 1: Christina & Zack’s Birth Story

Mar 21st, 2021 30m 14s

Originally Recorded: November 12, 2020Today we get to hear from two incredibly brave parents, Christina and Zack, who had planned the natural birth of their dreams, when the unexpected happened. Everyone wants a safe birth. We all have our perf

Season 2 Episode 2: The Unsung Heroes of Parenting

Mar 21st, 2021 1h 5m

Originally Recorded: November 19, 2020When we become parents, we tend to be so focused on how we will learn to care for our newborns, but there is actually an entire inner world of partnerships and supports that all parents end up leaning on. T

Season 1 Episode 13: To Spank Or Not To Spank – The True Way Towards Respect

Feb 23rd, 2021 1h 6m

Recorded on August 1, 2020There are many parenting philosophies out there, from Authoritative Parenting to Permissive Parenting and everything in between, and the debate rages on: to spank or not to spank. In this episode we highlight the most

Season 1 Episode 15: Navigating The 2020 School Year

Feb 23rd, 2021 1h 40m

Record on August 19, 2020Whatever you've decided about the 2020 School Year - pod, go back to school, virtual or hybrid, homeschooling or unschooling, you get to do it your way. Everyone has their reasons and every one is valid. So now we get t

Season 1 Episode 14: Welcoming A New Sibling

Feb 23rd, 2021 59m 44s

Recorded on August 5thWelcoming a new sibling is a huge change in a family's life, whether it be a new baby, a child in foster care, an adoption, or a new family connection due to marriage. In this episode, we chat about the ways to prepare for

Season 1 Episode 10: Easing Overwhelm

Feb 1st, 2021 1h 2m

Originally aired on June 27, 2020 Overwhelm is a feeling that parents know well. What can we do with overwhelm and what message is it trying to send us? Today we talk all about parenting and overwhelm in our latest podcast.

Season 1 Episode 9: Raising Our Sons and Daughters

Feb 1st, 2021 1h 16m

Originally aired on June 26, 2020There are some myths involved in raising sons and daughters. Do we give the same opportunities to our daughters as we give to our sons? Do we give the same opportunities to our sons as we give to our daughters?

Season 1 Episode 12: Playful Parenting

Feb 1st, 2021 1h 9m

Originally Aired July 20, 2020 There are so many ways to parent, and so many tools for our parenting tool boxes. Playful parenting is not only great for our children but it is important and benefits us as parents. In this episode we talk about

Season 1 Episode 8: Talking to (white) Children About Race

Dec 21st, 2020 1h 14m

"The plague of racism is insidious, entering in our minds as smoothly and quietly and invisibly as floating airborne microbes enter into our bodies to find lifelong purchase in our bloodstreams." -Maya AngelouOr as a fellow peaceful protester's

Season 1 Episode 7: The Men’s Revolution Through Parenting

Dec 21st, 2020 54m 40s

Today, we chat about the ramifications of the Women's Revolution on parenthood and what people are calling the Silent Revolution in Fatherhood. We talk about how we can raise our sons to a new paradigm and support our male partners in a way tha

Season 1 Episode 6: The 4th Trimester

Dec 21st, 2020 55m 2s

Today we chat all about supporting the new mama womb and ways that we can take advantage of the ancient ways that have been lost and apply them to our lives in western society. We all deserve to take a pause and enjoy those precious first forty

Season 1 Episode 5: Simplifying Parenthood – What will you put back into your life after this pause?

Nov 20th, 2020 1h 1m

Originally aired on April 25, 2020Rachel and Sivanne chat all about simplifying our parenting and getting ready for the new post quarantine normal that we are slowly moving towards. We talk through how simplicity parenting has affected our own

Season 1 Episode 3: Shame and how it plays into parenting

Nov 20th, 2020 57m 58s

Originally aired on May 18, 2020In this episode, we talk about how shame plays into women's lives, men's lives, and of course inevitably our parenting lives. We talk a lot about Brene Brown's research on vulnerability and shame and share some o

Season 1 Episode 4: Supporting Your Co-Parenting Partner

Nov 20th, 2020 57m 9s

Originally aired May 3, 2020 Today we talk about community and expanding our mindset of coparenting beyond the nuclear definition of partnerships. Listen as we chat about how our own parenting and partner relationships have evolved and about wa

Season 1 Episode 2: Tantrums, What is a Flipped Lid and What to do When Your Own Lid is Flipped

Nov 11th, 2020 1h 12m

Original Air Date: April 7, 2020If you are like me and most people on the planet, you have had a tantrum, flipped lid, or as my mother in law says, hissy fit. You have probably also seen someone else, maybe your child lose it too. It happens. A

Season 1 Episode 1: Seeing the Signs

Nov 6th, 2020 59m 44s

Air date: March 28, 2020This week we talked about "Seeing the Signs & Helping your Children Process Social Distancing" I hope you enjoy it. We have been through a lot this year. Our children are absorbing a lot of confusion, disruption to their

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