Bästa What Fresh Hell Laughing In The Face Of Motherhood podcaster (2024)

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BEST OF: Would You Rather...? (Mom Edition) 43:29

1d ago43:29

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What Fresh Hell Podcast is going on tour across the Northeast US this fall! Join us for a live version of the podcast and bring all your mom friends. We can’t wait to go back on the road! https://bit.ly/whatfreshhelltour Parenting is a constant process of choosing the lesser evil. When it's stomach flu or Coxsackie, they're both bad, but when you'r…

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Fresh Take: Lucas Mann on Fatherhood 30:09

5d ago30:09

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What Fresh Hell Podcast is going on tour across the Northeast US this fall! Join us for a live version of the podcast and bring all your mom friends. We can’t wait to go back on the road! https://bit.ly/whatfreshhelltour What does it mean to perform the role of "dad" in today's world? How do the ways the world perceives our children affect the ways…

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Dumb Things We Thought When We Were Kids 42:09

6d ago42:09

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What Fresh Hell Podcast is going on tour across the Northeast US this fall! Join us for a live version of the podcast and bring all your mom friends. We can’t wait to go back on the road! https://bit.ly/whatfreshhelltour Amy thought The Love Boat was filmed in real time, at sea. Margaret's grandfather had all the kids convinced his dining room ligh…

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BEST OF: Toxic Positivity 44:34

8d ago44:34

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What Fresh Hell Podcast is going on tour across the Northeast US this fall! Join us for a live version of the podcast and bring all your mom friends. We can’t wait to go back on the road! https://bit.ly/whatfreshhelltour “God never gives you more than you can handle.” “Look on the bright side.” “It could be worse.” These are examples of toxic posit…

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Fresh Take: Ruth Whippman on What We Get Wrong About Raising Boys 29:28

12d ago29:28

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What Fresh Hell Podcast is going on tour across the Northeast US this fall! Join us for a live version of the podcast and bring all your mom friends. We can’t wait to go back on the road! https://bit.ly/whatfreshhelltour How do the stereotypes we harbor about raising boys harm them in the long term? Ruth Whipmann, author of BOYMOM: REIMAGINING BOYH…

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When Your Kid is Being Bullied 46:18

13d ago46:18

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What Fresh Hell Podcast is going on tour across the Northeast US this fall! Join us for a live version of the podcast and bring all your mom friends. We can’t wait to go back on the road! https://bit.ly/whatfreshhelltour Most of us hear “bullying” and picture a sand-kicking, lunch-money-stealing menace. But today’s bullying can take other forms. Re…

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BEST OF: Uh Oh, It's Summer! 45:02

15d ago45:02

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What Fresh Hell Podcast is going on tour across the Northeast US this fall! Join us for a live version of the podcast and bring all your mom friends. We can’t wait to go back on the road! https://bit.ly/whatfreshhelltour Hooray, summer is finally here! No more French quizzes or spirit days to dress for last minute! So now what? Million-dollar summe…

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Fresh Take: Jessica Calarco on Women as America's Social Safety Net 34:07

19d ago34:07

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During the pandemic, most moms hit a breaking point. All of the increased labor of childcare, at-home teaching, and caregiving seemed to land mostly, or only, on their plates. It was a clarifying moment for many of us that things simply could not continue as they were going—and that perhaps they had been going that way for a long time. Jessica Cala…

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Tips for Vacationing with Extended Family 40:05

21d ago40:05

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We've both traveled with our extended families over and over again, and have loved the memories we've made together. But different bedtimes, sightseeing styles, and mealtime expectations can lead to unexpected conflict. Laura in our Facebook group wrote in to say: "Might be a fun episode before summer: large family vacation traditions. I'm wonderin…

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DEEP DIVE: When You Feel Like a Failure as a Parent 49:03

23d ago49:03

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This month, we're doing a deep dive series into mom guilt—why it's so pervasive and what we can do about it. You can find the playlist with all of the episodes in the series here. In this episode we discuss all the reasons we’ve felt like failures as mothers, why we’re never as hard on others as we are on ourselves, and what we have done to mitigat…

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Fresh Take: Sarah Gristwood on What We Can Learn From Women's Diaries 28:35

26d ago28:35

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What do women's diaries tell us that's not in the history books? What has changed about women's experiences in the last 400 years, and what remains frustratingly familiar? Historian Sarah Gristwood, author of SECRET VOICES: A YEAR OF WOMEN'S DIARIES, explains the common threads she found among the stories women felt they could tell only to themselv…

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When Our Kids Are Bad at Making Friends 45:22

28d ago45:22

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When we have a kid who just doesn't seem to fit in—or who is a loner, if a fairly content one—it can be hard for parents. But putting our own anxiety about it aside, and getting clear on the lagging skills and social cues that may not quite be in place, is the best way to help kids get on a better path. This episode is full of specific and useful a…

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DEEP DIVE: Bad Mom Moments (with guest Arianna Bradford) 49:03

30d ago49:03

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This month, we're doing a deep dive series into mom guilt—why it's so pervasive and what we can do about it. You can find the playlist with all of the episodes in the series here. Fess up: everyone's got a Bad Mom Moment. Or twelve. We tend to hold these things really close, our shame rooted in deep certainty that no other mother has ever temporari…

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Fresh Take: Naomi Cahn and June Carbone on Building a Just Economy 32:06

1M ago32:06

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Contrary to popular belief, the gender wage gap is widening, not narrowing. Naomi Cahn and June Carbone, authors of FAIR SHAKE: WOMEN AND THE FIGHT TO BUILD A JUST ECONOMY, discuss why working women still lag behind men both in wage equity and in positions of power. Naomi Cahn is the Justice Anthony M. Kennedy distinguished professor of law at the …

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How Old Is Old Enough? 44:12

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How do we know when our kids are old enough to walk home alone? Wear makeup? Get a phone? It definitely depends on the kid, your family situation, and the community where you live, but we think there are few ground rules—and some scaffolding it's a good idea to have in place. Amy and Margaret discuss: why social media may be the thing to delay, mor…

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DEEP DIVE: JoAnn Crohn of "No Guilt Mom" 34:11

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This month, we're doing a deep dive series into mom guilt—why it's so pervasive and what we can do about it. You can find the playlist with all of the episodes in the series here. JoAnn Crohn of No Guilt Mom is a parenting educator who helps moms feel confident in everything from raising empowered, self-sufficient kids to dropping the anxiety and g…

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Fresh Take: Cameron Normand of "Stepfamily Solutions" 34:22

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How can a step-parent gain the trust of her kids as she becomes part of their family? Cameron Normand, founder of Stepfamily Solutions, discusses her own experience as a stepmom and offers some helpful takeaways for navigating stepfamily dynamics. Cameron and Margaret discuss: The biggest misconception about stepfamily life Cameron's top piece of a…

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Do We Need to Lower Our Standards? 44:05

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When we explain to our partners and families that we need them to pitch in around the house, we sometimes hear back that the real problem is our too-high standards. That if we actually think "doing the laundry" means FOLDING the laundry, instead of leaving it in the dryer, that that is just too high a bar. Eve Rodsky, author of FAIR PLAY, suggests …

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DEEP DIVE: Dr. Pooja Lakshmin on Burnout and Mom Guilt 32:52

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This month, we're doing a deep dive series into mom guilt—why it's so pervasive and what we can do about it. You can find the playlist with all of the episodes in the series here. Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, MD is a psychiatrist and author specializing in women's mental health. She is a frequent contributor to The New York Times and the founder of Gemma, t…

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Fresh Take: Danielle Bayard Jackson on "Fighting for our Friendships" 36:15

2M ago36:15

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Are female friendships really more complicated than male friendships? Does that make our friendships more valuable? Danielle Bayard Jackson is a female friendship coach and educator on the science of women’s platonic connections. In her new book FIGHTING FOR OUR FRIENDSHIPS, Danielle explains what makes female friendship strong as well as tips for …

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MAY BONUS TEASER: Our Myers-Briggs Personality Tests! 13:38

2M ago13:38

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This month, we take the Myers-Briggs personality test live on air—Margaret answers with her first instinct and Amy parses every question within an inch of its life. The results will and will not surprise you... Sign up for What Fresh Hell Plus on Supporting Cast to get all episodes ad-free, plus monthly bonus episodes. Supporting Cast works right w…

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What Fresh Hell Is Mother's Day? 42:21

2M ago42:21

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Is one morning of runny eggs and burnt toast really fair payback for 364 days of work? Does "Mother's Day" have to mean packing the kids for a two-hour drive to see your mom and/or mother-in-law? Why does Mother's Day often feel like it's more trouble than it's worth? Margaret and Amy discuss: Anna Jarvis and the rather tragic origins of Mother's D…

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DEEP DIVE: Ditching Mom Guilt 41:51

2M ago41:51

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This month, we're doing a deep dive series into mom guilt—why it's so pervasive and what we can do about it. You can find the playlist with all of the episodes in the series here. "Mom guilt" is shorthand for what we think are two pretty different things: the universal, low-grade feelings of inadequacy that our soccer snacks aren't as good as Monic…

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Fresh Take: Dr. Alok Kanojia on Parenting a Healthy Gamer 34:24

2M ago34:24

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How can we tear our kids away from the increasingly addictive video games they can't get enough of? Dr. Alok Kanojia, author of the book HOW TO RAISE A HEALTHY GAMER, explains how to talk to kids about their video game addiction. Dr. Kanojia is a former gaming addict and a Harvard-trained psychiatrist who has developed evidence-based programs that …

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How To Deal With Picky Eaters 41:48

2M ago41:48

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Follow us on YouTube! Are you worried your picky eater will never eat a vegetable as long as they live? Here are some parenting tips for picky eaters—and some updates on Amy and Margaret's own picky eaters since recording our very first episode 8 years ago! (It's good news.) Amy and Margaret discuss: Why it's helpful to make food the least interest…

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What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny Moms

Margaret Ables and Amy Wilson

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BEST OF: Would You Rather...? (Mom Edition) 43:29

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Fresh Take: Lucas Mann on Fatherhood 30:09

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Dumb Things We Thought When We Were Kids 42:09

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BEST OF: Toxic Positivity 44:34

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Fresh Take: Ruth Whippman on What We Get Wrong About Raising Boys 29:28

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When Your Kid is Being Bullied 46:18

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BEST OF: Uh Oh, It's Summer! 45:02

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Fresh Take: Jessica Calarco on Women as America's Social Safety Net 34:07

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Tips for Vacationing with Extended Family 40:05

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DEEP DIVE: When You Feel Like a Failure as a Parent 49:03

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Fresh Take: Sarah Gristwood on What We Can Learn From Women's Diaries 28:35

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When Our Kids Are Bad at Making Friends 45:22

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DEEP DIVE: Bad Mom Moments (with guest Arianna Bradford) 49:03

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Fresh Take: Naomi Cahn and June Carbone on Building a Just Economy 32:06

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How Old Is Old Enough? 44:12

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DEEP DIVE: JoAnn Crohn of "No Guilt Mom" 34:11

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Fresh Take: Cameron Normand of "Stepfamily Solutions" 34:22

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Do We Need to Lower Our Standards? 44:05

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DEEP DIVE: Dr. Pooja Lakshmin on Burnout and Mom Guilt 32:52

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Fresh Take: Danielle Bayard Jackson on "Fighting for our Friendships" 36:15

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MAY BONUS TEASER: Our Myers-Briggs Personality Tests! 13:38

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What Fresh Hell Is Mother's Day? 42:21

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DEEP DIVE: Ditching Mom Guilt 41:51

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Fresh Take: Dr. Alok Kanojia on Parenting a Healthy Gamer 34:24

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How To Deal With Picky Eaters 41:48

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