MyMomologue

We talk about potty training and why you shouldn't feel guilty about not feeling guilty.

Hannah and Renee take a look at parenting and surviving in 2020. We each talk about 5 things we have learned.Please know that Super Smug Baking Renee was knocked down a peg a few weeks ago when her husband finally fessed up that he didn't really like her baguettes. (Not a euphemism, but still sad.) So there goes that piece of my identity. shrug Follow us on social media. Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @mymomologue. And swing by our blog at www.mymomologue.com!

Hannah and Renee talk about what's making them feel human here in 2020. If 2020 is a triggering topic--or if you're listening in the future and don't want to hear about it--skip forward to 8:28 as we get into gardening.

In our continued effort to make 2020 less awful, Hannah and Renee talk about the things that are making them happy this week. Included, but not limited to: Leaf Peeping, general mountainous adventures with young kids, and the amazing photography of @strybookluvphotography! Go give Adrianna a follow and if you're in CA or AZ, be sure to consider contacting her for family pics. Seriously, ya'll, she's AMAZING!!!

Today Hannah and Renee talk about what's helping them feel human this week amidst the nerves of schools opening up under the thread of COVID.Making us feel human today: Crying and Sweden.Yeah, it's a wild ride. Thanks for joining us. Visit our website mymomologue.com, Twitter, and Instagram.

Hannah and Renee talk about the things making them human this week including the insane idea to draft a novel, the relief of not being pregnant or letting your kid get a pandemic haircut, and the comet NEOWISE!

We're back! Feeling less human than ever. Funny that we've always had the "What's making you feel human" segment as part of the fabric of our show. It's something we, as moms and primary caregivers to our kids, have needed to focus on. And that was before the global pandemic.And distance learning.And while racial injustices are not a new thing, the national tension around it has never been higher. So this in this, the triumphant return of MyMomologue, we bring back only that segment. What is making us feel human. And we want to hear from you! What is helping you feel human in this, the year of 2020 ce. Send us a twitter dm @mymomologue. Or an Instagram message. Or send us an email at mymomologue@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you. We're in this together and we deeply appreciate you!

This week Hannah and Renee talk about how to be empathetic parents (and partners!) Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Visit our Website! www.mymomologue.com Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

We dive into how teaching kids empathy is much more nuanced than forcing them to share. It's about understanding how their actions affect other people and ways they can choose kindness. We talk about LGBTQ issues, kids sharing rooms, and how modeling empathy can bring it forth in our kids. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Visit our Website! www.mymomologue.com Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue And please don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe for more.

This week we talk about Empathy. How to have it, why it is important, and if kids are even really capable of it. We talk to our MSW, Anna who tells us about compassion fatigue and how kids are born with more (and, oddly, less) capacity for empathy than you might have expected. Hannah tells a story about a difficult hair cut, Renee talks about the time vaccinations caused her to lose her shit, and Anna talks about her new Instagram account @sprigandbirdbooks. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Visit our Website! www.mymomologue.com Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Renee and Hannah talk about body image. How to pass a positive image along to our children, how our bodies have changed since pregnancy and motherhood. Swim suit season isn't fun for anyone, is it? Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Visit our Website! www.mymomologue.com Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Visit our Website! www.mymomologue.com Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Hannah and Renee talk about family outings, anxiety, and living bravely. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Visit our website! www.mymomologue.com Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Hannah and Renee take a break from our typical structure to process some (okay, a lot) of current pop culture. Mostly Game of Thrones.

Hannah and Renee rehash the things they have learned about inviting creativity into their lives this month. Hannah updates us on the Vanna White project and Renee talks through some of her imposter syndrome issues in her job with creative people. And our website! Which is a real thing! www.mymomologue.com. We also talk about setting up realistic expectations for the tooth fairy and the Easter Bunny. Because you have to maintain that shit! And then we talk about Game of Thrones. And Brene Brown's The Call to Courage. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Hannah and Renee talk about creativity, how important it is to them, and how difficult it is now that they have kids. Renee does some crafts with her kids and takes some pictures until the whole family is crying. Hannah updates her Van(na) White VW bus makeover. Making them feel human this week: The enneagram test and Sleeping At Last's songs for each type. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

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In this special introductory episode, we introduce Anna! A MSW and early childhood education specialist--and also Renee's sister! She is able to give us some answers on why creativity is such a scary thing, and gives us some practical tips on how to teach our kids to be creative! Left and Right Brain Bullshit: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-myths/201206/why-the-left-brain-right-brain-myth-will-probably-never-die How Diverse Experiences Are Awesome for Little Brains (and Big Ones Too!): https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-diversity-makes-us-smarter/ Practical "How to Boost Your Creativity": https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-boost-your-creativity-2795046 How to "Cross the Midline" with your kids, and why: https://www.growinghandsonkids.com/crossing-midline-exercises-for-kids.html For more, check out our website at MyMomologue.com! Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Hannah and Renee discuss creativity. How important it is, how difficult it can be, and how they want to integrate it into their lives on a daily basis. Feeling human this week includes: Game of Thrones, Captain Marvel, and the Frozen 2 trailer. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

In this wrap up episode Hannah and Renee reflect on their month focused on Curiosity. We look at what has changed, what we learned, and how too incorporate that into our lives regularly. We also trip a little light fantastic over Mary Poppins Returns and Hannah invents a new must have piece of clothing for all introverts: The Realm Hood. Storybots Outer Space: https://open.spotify.com/album/08m7XiPnd4Q1qRqZAUB4s4 Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

This week, we look at what it means to be curious as an adult...no, not THAT kind of curious. Just boring, old-fashioned curiosity. We talk about how to foster that in ourselves and what we are really curious about including, screen writing, becoming a doula, and writing children's books. Things making us feel human this week: Jimmy Fallon and Weezer for Hannah and Captain Marvel for Renee. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

This week, Hannah and Renee talk about how hard it is to guide your kid's curiosity. And how much pressure society put on you to do it a certain way. For something that comes so naturally to children, it sure requires a lot of effort from adults. And sometimes, science, history, and biology are not something we know much about. So we have to get over ourselves, teach the kids, and do our best to help them learn. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

This month, we talk about what it means to really foster curiosity in the digital age. With the vast majority of human knowledge available at our fingertips, how do we encourage our kids (and our selves) to take the time to be curious about things. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

This February, we tried to learn a little more about loving well. For ourselves, for our families. How did we do? Were we all I Corinthians 13 about it all? (Spolier: Nope.) Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Hannah and Renee talk about how to increase love in our lives, our families, and our world. And we also realize that increasing the amount of love in the world might not be where we are at the moment. But we can focus on the love we give our families. And ourselves.

Hannah and Renee tackle the concept of Love. How to give it, how to receive it, and talk about how the heck we are going to teach it to our kids. Listen, personality tests are crap sometimes. Eneagrams, love languages, workplaces that tell you what kind of dog you are. But it does help give you a basic understanding of how to love the people around you. So, we soldier on, even with crap information.

Hannah and Renee talk about what they learned during the month of January. What they need to change, what they want to change, and what is really hard to change. Plus, Hannah talks about the super-easy task of changing the world through a conservation point-of-view. If we don't change the world for our grandchildren, who will? Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Hannah and Renee grapple with the reality that changing yourself is the hardest thing of all. We talk about journals, to-do lists, email response time and finding the time to work. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

This week Hannah and Renee talk about changes they can make in their kids' lives, encouraging them to be a force for change, and how resilient kids actually are. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

MyMomologue is heading in a new direction this year! We are trying to raise good humans, but what does that look like in the middle of potty training, snacktime, and carpool? Hannah and Renee are looking at Change this month and trying to get a little better at rolling with the punches. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Renee talks to her children (5 and 3) about what they think words like "bravery" "responsibility" and "kindness" means to them.

Instead of looking toward new year with a list of thing to accomplish, we chose to look back on 2018 and the big (and sometimes not so big) things we learned. Hannah's List: Done is better than perfect Stuff is just stuff Love well I cannot save the world, but I can change it You can change any time you want to Renee's List: I am strong A snack goes a long way Houseplants feed my soul I am the emotional thermostat of my family There is beauty in the way my loved ones see me (or, I look good with short hair) Things making us feel human: Renee: The Wildthing Podcast and Jodie Whitaker as The Doctor in Doctor Who Hannah: Intentional Living by focusing on The Internal, The External, The Mental, The Physical, The Environmental. Thank you for joining us on the Podcast this year. We are so grateful for the love and support we have felt from you all. Wishing you and yours the very happiest 2019!!! Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Hannah talks about New Years Resolutions

Whether it's putting up the decorations, baking cookies, or making everyone wear matching pajamas, we've all got em. Managing expectations, reality, and children can make it hard. Making us feel human this week? Saying "no" and a lovingly detailed minivan. Yeah, we're peak mom in this episode.

In 2019, MyMomologue is heading in a little bit of a different direction. Still momming. Still honest to a fault. But different. We hope that you will join us on our journey.

The holidays are hard. The cooking, the cleaning, the gifting, the general merriment. But surprisingly, Renee and Hannah fall along very different lines when it comes to the enjoyment of gift giving. Happy holidays, friends! Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Thanksgiving is a beautiful time of family, fun, and frustration. We celebrate some of the best times and some of the worst times. Including but not limited to: tipsy Renee shouting politics at her parents and pregnant Hannah crying about literal trash. Oh yeah, it's good times all around. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Hannah and Renee talk about the upcoming holiday season and how to balance their own expectations of what makes the perfect family or friend get-together. There's so much pressure on moms to make the holidays perfect and magical for our kids. Cookies, Santa, decorations, parties, Elf on a Shelf. And, frankly, it's all too much. The expectations we put on ourselves need to change so we can be fully present! Of course we mention The Lazy Genius' approach because she's brilliant, but we also talk about how we plan to change things from last year. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Traveling with family is hard. Parents, spouses, kids, babies--It seems like everyone has different expectations of how it should go. What happens when you're not on the same page as your spouse? What about explicitly stated expectations? Why are relationships so hard? Hannah talks about her family's planned trip to Disney California Adventure to visit the beloved destination of Radiator Springs from Pixar's Cars. And how the plan goes a little awry when her husband has different expectations. Renee talks passionately about a TV show. (Surprise!) And how watching A Handmaid's Tale with her husband means more to her than just watching a show with her husband--even if he doesn't think so. Making us human this week? Aunt Flow (no babies, no whammies!) and a Clean/Dirty dishwasher magnet. Hey, it's the little things. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Go check out her new single Suitcase. Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Kids come with an extraordinary amount of shit. So much STUFF. Toys and clothes and bedding and more toys, and dishes, and cups. And with the holidays closing in, Hannah and Renee talk about the joys--and the difficulties of getting rid of things. Especially when your kids are attached to every Happy Meal toy they've ever received. And, of course, we talk about what is making us human. Surprise! It's 2 TV shows. Netflix's "The Toys that Made Us" and Amazon's "Man in the High Castle". Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Listen, there are a lot of badass moms out there. They are stay at home moms. They are working moms. They come in all shapes and sizes. But is there one more magical than Molly Weasley? Mrs. Weasley basically parents the entire wizarding rebellion against Voldemort. And she teaches us some important lessons about love, commitment, acceptance, and fighting through your pain. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

A fall chill in the air can mean only one thing! Costumes, trick or treating, and chocolate. Lots of chocolate. This week we talk about Halloween traditions, family costumes, and Neil Patrick Harris family's perfect costumes. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Hannah and Renee talk about how hard it is to draw boundaries. Especially when it comes to your parents and in-laws. Usually they are just trying to be kind and loving--and that's when it's hardest. But sometimes they like to give your kids a bag full of choking hazards for Christmas. Or they want you to stay at their house way past bedtime, causing epic meltdowns. We're not claiming to have any tips for saying "no" to your parents, but we can certainly give you a place to commiserate. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the intro/outro music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

One of the weird paradoxes of parenting is the need to get away from your kids. Babysitters, kid swaps, grandparents, daycare, there are many possibilities, but what actually works. Hannah and Renee talk about the mom guilt associated with leaving your kids for a few hours, (or for an entire kid-free vacation once in a while!) but how, ultimately, it makes the rest of life go a littler smoother. Mama needs her sleep! Nothing makes you feel quite so human as a date night! Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Kids say the darndest things. At the worst possible moment. In grocery stores, neighborhood pools, and public restrooms. Or worst of all, in front of the in-laws. Hannah and Renee share some of their more cringeworthy stories. And we talk about the one thing making us both human this week: Peter Kavinsky from Netflix’s “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Be sure to check out her new song "Suitcase". Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Not to be confused with the debilitating man cold, a mom cold is an illness in which a mother gets just as sick as everybody and still has to go about her normal duties. We joke, because apparently there are men who can function when I’ll...? Parents don’t get sick days. Especially if you have toddlers and babies. Soldiering on is really the only choice. And a lot of orange juice Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! (Go check out her new music! Seriously, she's so talented.) Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

School is great. And also, legally, you have to educate your child. But what about when they're young? How do you handle preschool? Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Sleep beyond the baby stage. Where is it? Does it exist? Will you live to tell the tale? Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue Email us: mymomologue@gmail.com

Sleep is necessary to survival. Especially when you're trying to recover from having a freaking baby. But parents don't get sleep--especially in the 4th trimester. We have to survive anyways. Coffee? Crying? Bargaining with your partner over who gets to sleep this time. Fighting with your spouse over who got less sleep. Listen, we've all been there. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

In an effort to retain some of our pre-kids identity, we forgo any parenting topics this episode to talk about what really matters: Luke Skywalker and Middle Earth. Seriously, zero parenting content in this one. You have been warned.

Dinner should be the heartbeat of the family. The time to gather and reconnect after a busy day. But if there's a secret to making it actually happen that way, we don't know it. Food and touch blogpost: https://nortorious.blogspot.com/2016/06/life-saving-tips-for-mother-of-big.html?m=1 Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue