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INTRO Kari O'Driscoll is a writer and parenting coach. Her most recent book came out about a month ago and it's called, "Happy, Healthy Teens: Why Focusing on Relationships Works" WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT  - Teenage years can be really tough for both the teen and their parents. It's often a  time when relationships break down as the child transitions from child to young adult. So whilst they can be challenging times, it's really important for the connection between the parent and teen to be nurtured. The importance of a connection with your teen How to navigate through the difficulties and make things less fraught for you both Why it's important for parents to understand the role of power and how power actually destroys relationships. Supporting your teen to take those faltering steps and spread their wings, knowing you are there in the background cheering them on. Kari O'Driscoll  BIO Kari O'Driscoll is a writer with a background in biology and medical ethics and has worked in medical and mental health settings. She is the founder of The SELF Project, an organization dedicated to enhancing the social-emotional health of adolescents and building stronger communities. Her work has been published in Ms. Magazine, Mommyish, ParentMap, Healthline, and other outlets and she is the author of “One Teenager at a Time: Developing Critical Thinking and Self Awareness in Adolescents” and a memoir entitled “Truth Has a Different Shape”. Her book “Happy, Healthy Teens: Why Focusing on Relationship Works” was released by Rowman & Littlefield in January 2022.     CONTACT DETAILS / LINKS Website - www.theselfproject.com Linkedin  - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kari-o-driscoll-she-her-b5ba3925/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Kariodriscollauthor Instagram  - @selfproject3369   ABOUT WENDY CAPEWELL Wendy is a Psychotherapist, Coach, Public Speaker, and Author. She helps people who are stuck either in their personal, professional or relationships, get to the root of the problem which is holding them back, let go - and move forward into a happier more successful life.   Connect with Wendy Here...... Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Copewelltherapies Linked in - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendycapewell/ YouTube Channel -  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUovcqsmI_c3rQ5oGUbiZtA Website - https://www.wendycapewell.co.uk/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/wendycapewell/ Book –‘From Surviving to Thriving in a Romantic Relationship'- Link to Amazon Email – info@wendycapewell.co.uk Sign up for my Newsletter -  http://bit.ly/2RpjY8g If you have enjoyed this show then please leave a review.      

Zoom Therapy sessions are lit asf! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

Guess who's back from a very well needed hiatus? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

Altars & Tarot & Black Girl Magic. Eaux Mai! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

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Until You do right by Me, my Bag will overflow with great abundance. Asé! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

I bet Oprah grows and smokes Her own weed and ain't worried about none of y'all. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

7hrs and 58minutes until I'm 30. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

Wyt people Wyt peopling again. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

120+ days ago I decided to restart my sex drive and give up alcohol, did I make? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

Wanna hear about my first full week at my new job? Hint: horrible. Plus, I went to my very first concert and wyt gay males tried to ruin it for Me; listen how I dealt with it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

It all started with Her. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

This week, I talk about trying to find your balance as a Single Black Mother and how to enjoy Motherhood the best of our abilities while working hard. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

I am honestly tired of hearing the Older Generation saying how, "Sensitive" We (The Millennials) are OR have became throughout the years. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

Coming back with good news and good vibes! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

Oh what a story! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

Happy Retrograde! Let's talk about the Do's and Don'ts of this RX. They may help you out in a big way. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

This week has been all over but in ways that has open me up to understand that when your Spirit is screaming at you, YOU LISTEN!!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

It's been 3 weeks since I last been on, but this episode will explain it well. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

I talk about my future (slightly) and how I plan to keep myself motivated. Attack on Titan spoilers in the second half of this episode (skip to 15:40.) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

This week I talk about wanting a rare form of love and respect. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

7 states have passed the "Heartbeat" bill now and my statement is, "How dare a man tell me what to do with MY body." --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

Recieved a phone call I was never expecting. Meanwhile, I watched Netflix original movie, "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile." And talk about it the BEST I can. Lastly, today's Mother's Day and I give thanks and share some light and love. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

Garbage Men and watching your mental health. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

So my Brother is back from Colorado and he think shit here is still sweet. Fam is in for a rude awakening. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

Two stories and one tragic mental ending. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

The hell I went through with my home almost set me to my lowest point. Kodak Blargh got the audacity to open his rusted penny mouth. Wrr should all be ready to do better, not be comfortable in the same spot. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

When you learn people's boundaries, you learn how much you're not dick. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

Early Morning Shifts, Therapy Tuesdays, and Eating. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

Drama! Bitter Co-workers! and Oreos? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

Wake 'n' Bakes, Stuffy Noses, and All Ladies 420 Events. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

Momo Challenge? Knee Grows existing? it's been a week... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

This week was a long, crazy, stressful, up and down kind of week and I am going to talk about it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

Liam Neeson, Ariana Grande, Gucci, Prada, and Blackfacing/fishing??? Y'all testing my pimp hand this Black History Month. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

There is still a lot of unpacked emotional and mental toxic trauma people still have locked away and they unload it on their children or on their friends and that's not healthy. These young children are starting to pick up Colorism habits and it's up to us to shut that shit down before it worsens. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

it's 2019 and women are still being shamed for being themselves. I talk about the new Netflix Original Series, "YOU" and yes, there are some spoilers. Yesterday was Yoshi's 1st birthday and I talk about her and our year journey. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

There are things people don't discuss with us after pregnancy. The Royal Rumble came on and I speak on that for a moment to stop me from crying. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

I'm back in 2019 with goals to only think about the positivity I am striving for all year! Meaning new adventures, new hobbies, new everything! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

Have a Happy and Prosperous New Year from Mommyish!

I'm just talking about my weekend, nothing really special. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

I'm tired of Black Women not being treated with respect, I'm tired of Black Women being being forced into staying in toxic relationships, I'm of US not deserving our fucking flowers as we should! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

Getting a little naughty and educational this week. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

As the days get shorter, and colder, and darker, our listener Tamar suggested we do an episode on “how not to go insane when you can’t go outside.” (If anyone has any ideas for her, please reach out.) Seriously, our energy levels are especially depleted during the winter. It’s science: our bodies get less vitamin D, produce more melatonin (which encourages sleep) and less serotonin (which fights depression). No wonder we all want to put on the fuzzy pants, get under the covers, and call it a day. But we’re parents. Which means that while our own batteries are totally run down, we also have to deal with cranky kids who’ve watched way too many YouTube videos today and we should have gotten them outside but it’s 4:35 pm and it’s as dark as deep space out there and never has bedtime seemed so far away. In this episode we discuss:    the symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder— and how to tell if our kids have it too the “exercise effect,” and why we resist exercise just when we need it the most why fresh air is actually a thing how to keep our kids busy on long days indoors with “theme days” and other new approaches to familiar things how to tell if you’re *in* or *out* of Daylight Savings Time (just stop and think: has daylight been saved? If it’s dark at 4:30, then no, it hasn’t… and therefore you are not in Daylight Savings Time.) And here’s links to some research and other things discussed in this episode: healthychildren.org: Winter Blues – Seasonal Affective Disorder and Depression Laura T. Coffey for Today: Batty from being cooped up with kids? Here are 9 great cures for cabin fever Valerie Williams for Mommyish: 10 Things Only Parents With The Winter Blues Will Understand Sasa Woodruff for NPR: A New Prescription For Depression: Join A Team And Get Sweaty Kirsten Weir for the American Psychological Association: The Exercise Effect Pennsylvania Department of Health: Cold Weather Outdoor Play Boosts Immune System Association between physical exercise and mental health in 1·2 million individuals in the USA between 2011 and 2015: a cross-sectional study   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We were taught to take care of others, and worry about ourselves later. Enough is enough. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

From our Great Greats to our Greats our Grandparents and Parents; why should we suffer the curse from our Family? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

I'm sick of Black Men talking down on us, I'm tired of Wyt Wumin trying to be us, but hates us so bad. and colorism, I hate colorism. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

This week I'll be talking about myself and how after 2 long years I've went on a spiritual journey in finding myself and how I completely lost faith in what other people call, "God" TW: Mentioning of Child Loss, Suicide, and Drug Use. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

People always talk about how consenting is not a big deal (especially in relationships.) Oh how wrong they are. Plus, mental health has been taken as a joke and never taken seriously, why is that? TW: Mentioning of rape. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

Men (and Women) just need to learn to mind their business. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/Mommyish/support

Dr. Kate Browne is a writer, speaker, and self-care advocate, and shares her research on diet culture history, inclusive fitness, and transformational visibility through her online project Taking Up Space. Her work has been featured at Fit Is a Feminist Issue, Mommyish, US News and Refinery29, and she is the author of numerous academic publications on body-based autobiography. Kate also uses her PhD in rhetoric for good as the founder and CEO of Before and More, a brand strategy agency for change-makers. http://beforeandmore.co https://www.instagram.com/takeupspacewithkate/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-browne/ https://www.facebook.com/takeupspacewithkate/  

Dr. Kate Browne is a writer, speaker, and self-care advocate, and shares her research on diet culture history, inclusive fitness, and transformational visibility through her online project Taking Up Space. Her work has been featured at Fit Is a Feminist Issue, Mommyish, US News and Refinery29, and she is the author of numerous academic publications on body-based autobiography. Kate also uses her PhD in rhetoric for good as the founder and CEO of Before and More, a brand strategy agency for change-makers. http://beforeandmore.co https://www.instagram.com/takeupspacewithkate/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-browne/ https://www.facebook.com/takeupspacewithkate/  

THE FEMINIST’S GUIDE TO RAISING A LITTLE PRINCESS: How to Raise a Girl Who’s Authentic, Joyful, and Fearless – Even If She Refuses to Wear Anything but a Pink Tutu (a TarcherPerigee paperback; on sale November 11th, 2017) by Devorah Blachor. In this title inspired by her viral New York Times Motherlode piece “Turn Your Princess-Obsessed Toddler into a Feminist in Eight Easy Steps,” Blachor offers insight and humor to all those who cringe each morning when their daughters refuse to wear anything that isn’t pink. Using personal anecdotes and playful essays, Blachor explores how mothers can raise their daughters in a society that pressures girls and women to bury their own needs, conform to unrealistic beauty standards, and sacrifice their own passions. With amusing – yet reassuring! - interviews with the formerly princess-obsessed, THE FEMINISTS GUIDE TO RAISING A LITTLE PRINCESS tackles important concepts while offering comic relief to concerned parents of budding little princesses. The author is based overseas, however, is available for interviews and willing to call in from Skype.. Below my signature, you will see a q&a with the author. Please let me know if you would like to schedule an interview, or if you need anything else from me. I look forward to hearing from you! Check out the TarcherPerigee Blog About the Author: Devorah Blachor is a New York Times Motherlode columnist and also writes for The Huffington Post, McSweeney's, The Hairpin, Redbook, Mommyish, Good Housekeeping, and The Rumpus, among other websites and magazines. Blachor's husband Matt Rees is an award-winning journalist and novelist. Their children Cai and Mari provide endless material for humor and essays. In Conversation with Devorah Blachor, author of THE FEMINIST’S GUIDE TO RAISING A LITTLE PRINCESS, Devorah will talk about the following: 1. What inspired you to write The Feminist’s Guide to Raising a Little Princess? When my three-year-old daughter Mari started loving pink and princesses, the irony was great. Here I was, a committed feminist who favored oversized frumpy clothing and who wished the entire beauty industry would sink into the earth in a puff of silicone vapor. And here I had a walking toddler advertisement for tulle and sequins. I took my anxiety over what this might mean for Mari, and I turned it into a tongue-and-cheek satirical article called “Turn Your Princess-Obsessed Toddler Into a Feminist in Eight Easy Steps”. It was published in the New York Times Motherlode and it went viral. I realized I wasn’t alone. There were lots of mothers like me, who were committed to raising strong and independently minded daughters, and who were flummoxed by their daughters’ passion for tiaras and pink tutus. I started diving into this subject and that research evolved into the book. 2. Why did you want to steer your daughter away from pink and princesses and all things girly? The culture of “pink for girls” is antithetical to what we would want for our girls and boys. We don’t want our kids to be limited by other people’s perceptions of what they should and shouldn’t be. We want boys to play freely with dolls if that’s their desire, for example.. And if girls are encouraged to play with toys that are traditionally associated with girls, what does that mean for them as they grow up? Will they be less likely to pursue “male” professions like pilots or engineers? My fear was that the pink culture would restrict my daughter before she even reached adolescence. I had a deeper fear too. I spent many years living with long-term depression. I associated the “feminine” with my depression. I thought the strictures and expectations of being female had contributed to my losing my spark when I was a teenager - a spark that I didn’t get back for many years. I didn’t want that to happen to my daughter. 3. How – or why – did she gravitate towards it anyway? If you’ve ever met a toddler, you’ve probably noticed how strong-willed they are. I mean, they are REALLY determined. Meanwhile, as parents of toddlers, our energies are depleted. We’re absorbed with potty training and toddler aggression and getting them to eat foods that aren’t exclusively star shaped, and a whole host of other hilarious challenges. In the end, Mari’s love for princesses proved greater than my resistance to them. 4. Is it possible for parents to embrace their children’s princess obsession while also helping them reject the sexist messages that accompany so many of these princess-centered stories? For a full answer to this question, get back to me in about ten years. For now, my answer is: We can certainly try. Particularly as they get older (like, I certainly never had these conversations when Mari was three), we can show our daughters how destructive messages are buried in the stories of the regressive princess. Luckily, we can use the newer princesses to point out positive qualities as well. Moana is an amazing character, for example. In her bravery and her quest to save her people, she possesses the qualities we find in the heroes of Greek mythology. Merida demonstrates resilience, from Elsa we learn about overcoming fears, and Anna teaches us the enormous power of acceptance and forgiveness. We can totally use this whole princess thing to our advantage. 5. Why do you say that parental instinct should be honored more than the advice of others (including relatives, articles and books by parenting experts)? There is so much out there - the tips and the articles and the well-meaning relatives and the strangers on the street who tell you to button up your child’s sweater. Not to mention the “mommy wars” and the debate over parenting styles. The subtext of so much of this noise is judgement. Parents - and mothers in particular - constantly get the message that they’re doing it all wrong. If you listen to too many “experts”, you might lose your own voice amidst the noise. If you need advice or counsel, you can always choose a few people or sources you genuinely trust. But you can absolutely listen to yourself most of all. No one knows your child better than you do. 6. How can we help our daughters navigate a society that idealizes perfection? Most parents have had the experience of their child coming home from school, upset by their own mistakes or shortcomings. Maybe they got into trouble with the teacher, or did something that made other kids laugh, or didn’t perform well on the soccer pitch. These are precious moments of parenting, when you can give your child a ton of love and acceptance and let them know it’s ok not to be perfect, and that it’s definitely ok to make mistakes. In general, it’s great to tell your kids stories of people who failed and kept trying, because we want them to not get beaten down by failure or fear of failure. Equally important is what happens at home. When my kids act “unlovable” - when they test me and fight with each other and are needy and obnoxious - in those moments, I sometimes want to lie down or run away or drink wine. And while I can’t pretend I’ve never poured myself a glass in times of stress or yelled at them, I know that the way I handle these imperfect moments are important. Because if I can stop and breathe and accept my children when they are behaving in “unlovable” ways, they get the message that they don’t have to be perfect to be loved. It’s tricky. We’re all doing our best. And we should go easy on ourselves as well - as parents and as human beings, we shouldn’t expect perfection from ourselves either. 7. In your book, you interview a number of women who used to be princess-obsessed as girls. Did their obsession have any negative lasting effects? It’s one of my favorite parts of the book, because I was curious to know how it all turned out for girls who were obsessed with princesses. This “Princess Culture” is a relatively new thing, because Disney only started marketing the princess brand in 2000. The first generation of girls who fell down the “Disney Princess rabbit hole” are coming of age now. When I finally reached out to some of them for my book, I was heartened. Every single one seemed like an engaged, intelligent and interesting person. And they all had a good and humorous perspective on their princess days. 8. What do you hope readers will take away from your book? Accept your children, who will not be the people you expected but will be fabulous anyway. While you’re at it, accept yourself. And don’t forget to laugh. This parenting stuff can sometimes feel heavy and overwhelming. But if you have the right perspective, a lot of it is actually quite funny. Particularly very small little girls who are very passionate about princesses. http://www.devorahblachor.com/

Kathryn interviews NYTimes Motherlode columnist Devorah Blachor, author of “The Feminist's Guide to Raising a Little Princess: How to Raise a Girl Who's Authentic, Joyful, and Fearless – Even If She Refuses to Wear Anything but a Pink Tutu”. Using personal anecdotes and playful essays, Blachor explores how mothers can raise their daughters in a society that pressures girls and women. Blachor also writes for The Huffington Post, McSweeney's, The Hairpin, Redbook, Mommyish, and Good Housekeeping. Kathryn also interviews award-winning personal finance journalist Emma Johnson, author of “The Kickass Single Mom: Be Financially Independent, Discover Your Sexiest Self, and Raise Fabulous, Happy Children”. After her husband moved out, leaving her broke and pregnant, Johnson couldn't find the advice she needed to thrive as a single professional woman and parent. But just two years later, Johnson was providing this much-needed advice to other single moms on her popular blog, WealthySingleMommy.

Kathryn interviews NYTimes Motherlode columnist Devorah Blachor, author of “The Feminist's Guide to Raising a Little Princess: How to Raise a Girl Who's Authentic, Joyful, and Fearless – Even If She Refuses to Wear Anything but a Pink Tutu”. Using personal anecdotes and playful essays, Blachor explores how mothers can raise their daughters in a society that pressures girls and women. Blachor also writes for The Huffington Post, McSweeney's, The Hairpin, Redbook, Mommyish, and Good Housekeeping. Kathryn also interviews award-winning personal finance journalist Emma Johnson, author of “The Kickass Single Mom: Be Financially Independent, Discover Your Sexiest Self, and Raise Fabulous, Happy Children”. After her husband moved out, leaving her broke and pregnant, Johnson couldn't find the advice she needed to thrive as a single professional woman and parent. But just two years later, Johnson was providing this much-needed advice to other single moms on her popular blog, WealthySingleMommy.

Kate Spencer (UCB, Editor-in-chief Mommyish.com) grace the Gilmore Guys with her presence to chat episode 106. The results may SHOCK you! Or DELIGHT you! Either way, the results of this conversation will most definitely do SOMETHING to you.