Momsfessions Podcast

What changes during the summer when your kids hit the tweens and teenage seasons? So long, day camps; hello, couch potatoes and restless cell phone usage.

This isn't about a bond. This isn't about a feeling. It's about a critical connection in a child's life.

Too skinny? Too fat? What should moms do with the diet culture? What do we do with these voices in our heads that tell us about size, body changes, dieting, and more that invade our thoughts and sometimes can cause us to loop and spiral?

Staci Fonner joins Emily and Erinn as a special guest to talk through a diagnosis that impacted their lives. It's a raw discussion about processing, accepting, grieving, and more.

Emily and Erinn talk about what traditions they are saying goodbye to (and some it's more like good riddance), plus the ones they want to cultivate.

Listen to Episode 102 of Momfessions Podcast : Emily and Erinn discuss what it means for a grandparent to be considered involved. Their observations may surprise you!

Whether it is a brand new state, a new town, a different school, or moving up to a new building, the Momfessions team discuss every angle of parenting a new kid at a new school. 

What are you DONE with??? Packing lunches? Laundry? Unloading the diswasher? Breaking up arguments?

Are you raising siblings? Are you a sibling?

Confidence in motherhood is a fluid situation, an evolving status. For Jenn, the infant stage challenged her confidence AND bolstered it, becoming the foundation for confidence to grow.

Moms are the ones who often organize the celebrating, so what happens when mom is the one who should be celebrated??? Who plans that?

Erinn and Emily have two totally different experiences and perspectives on this topic! What are the pros and cons of sleepaway summer camp??? There's plenty to chat about and think through, especially if you are a first-time, sleep-away camp parent. 

The conversation centers around this point: "Respect forms the cornerstone of healthy political discourse. Teaching our children to listen actively, empathize, and consider different viewpoints equips them with essential life skills." That's great in concept, but how do we actually model that, teach that, and live that in practical ways?

Several moms speak up about how they handle the tantrums happening in their homes -- or at the grocery store.

What type of sports parent are you?

Special guest Kim Garrett, a former writer on the Fort Worth Moms team, joins Emily and Erinn to talk through a really important topic -- supporting kids dealing with grief.

Education interrupted is now turning into education redirected.

Meet Momfessions 2.0 where we launch a new season and a NEW CO-HOST!

Let's review the most popular episodes in 2023! Drum roll, please . . . 

Stress during the holidays -- any holiday, for that matter -- comes from all sides!

Ever wonder what to do with military-focused holidays? Ever feel confused about what you're supposed to do because there are so many mismatched traditions?

We hear from NINE different women, sharing about how that "ideal mom" causes guilt, shame, and "should be's" for the silliest of reasons.

Listen in as Chanda, a mom to three grown boys, gives practical advice about creating a home they want to come back to.

It's another honest episode of Momfessions for ya! And this time Emily and her guest talk openly about vulnerability and all the walls, blockades, lies, etc. we employ to avoid it.

You'll find tips, laughs, and a tug or two at your heartstrings in this episode.

Listen in to this episode as she walks through the steps and "practice points" they've used to help her son get more comfortable with the idea of not being the best.

This episode of Momfessions Podcast dives into the stereotypes and struggles mothers encounter when they also wear the business owner hat.

It has nothing to do with lunch, and everything to do with being in the middle of care giving for two generations.

Losing a pet is so hard personally, and then add in the fact that you are the parent helping your children through this loss is a whole other layer of hard.

Listen in as Beth, Emily, and special guest Stephanie Flies, the director and founder of City Mom Collective, talk about the ins and outs and pros and cons of that work-from-home life.

Beth and Emily reveal their families' choices for childcare through the years and discuss the challenges that come with balancing budget, working hours, and childcare needs.

Not only are these young adult years stretching for the child, but they are also stretching for the parent. So, how can you best navigate them?

What are the parenting strengths and weaknesses for each enneagram type? Listen to this episode for the answers and insights!

How do your expectations of fatherhood influence the way you interact with the father of your children?

What adoption myths still exist in American culture? Learn more about this evolving conversation by listening to this episode -- and sharing it with others.

Momfessions Podcast and Dear White Women joined forces for episode 72! Beth and Emily teamed up with Misasha Suzuki Graham and Sara Blanchard for a discussion about what it is like being a mom in a transracial family.

What do moms actually do all the time? Well, now we know thanks to the insightful observations and commentary from our offspring. ;-)

The school year is winding down: Beth and Emily both served as room moms for their first graders' classes. They give their report in this episode. While Beth and Emily do not live far from each other, their experiences really differ! 

Beth and Emily reveal their worst forgetful offenses and chat about strategies to curb the forgetting. A few other mothers chime in with helpful tips and funny stories.

Beth and Emily visit with Dr. Lea Feghali to discuss how potty training impacts pelvic floor health -- yes, pelvic floor habits for our littles. It is truly a fascinating conversation.

This episode provides several tips on ways to lower the grocery store bill and how increased prices are impacting the ability to use typical cost saving strategies, like bulk buying.

If you are looking for mom-to-mom advice about parenting teenagers, then this is THE episode for you. The end. It's that good. That's all we have to say. 

Why can't we keep our houses clean? What is the psychology behind the piles and the avoidance? How are our ideals paralyzing us? We tackle these questions and more in this episode of Momfessions Podcast.

Moral of the story? Let's celebrate each other . . . let's tell our gal pals why we appreciate them and need them!

Which episodes were the top five episodes of Momfessions Podcast in 2021? Listen and find out . . . right along with Emily, who went in to this episode clueless about the top posts.

That's right, your cervix may need some attention, ladies. Listen in for good tips, new recommendations, and a few laughs (because we are still middle school kids at heart).

Adios, goodbye, and maybe a bit of good riddance to 2021. Beth and Emily look back at the milestones of this year in all its parenting challenges and joys, finding new ways to make connections, and rediscovering so much about themselves.

It's a commitment we're making right here in the presence of the interwebs: We will make family fun again.

If you could only secure one thing for your child, what would it be? And we don't mean a Nintendo Switch, but more like . . . you can secure contentment, kindness, success, or faith. Things like that. What would you choose?

Come to terms with getting older? Beth and Emily discuss such and more -- especially since they recently turned another year older.

Here's a topic where we are divided: pets. One of us is pro-pet. The other is, eh, pro-less pet responsibility. And heavens, how do you handle the whole pet situation with kids???