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362: Everything Women Should Know About Perimenopause with Carmen Stansberry, NP

2026-11-0241:42

We’re thrilled to welcome back Carmen Stansberry, a double board-certified nurse practitioner, for a conversation all about perimenopause. With more than 20 years of experience across women’s health, fertility, hormones, and functional medicine, Carmen brings a wealth of knowledge to help us better understand what’s happening in our bodies during this transition. We’re breaking down the symptoms we might not recognize, how hormonal changes can affect everything from our sleep and mood to our ...

361: Want Mom Friends? Our Best Advice

2026-10-2630:58

Making mom friends can look different as we get older and our kids get more involved in sports, school, and other activities. Today, we’re talking about how we’ve learned to put ourselves out there, build connections in our community, and make room for new friendships without feeling like every person needs to become a best friend. We’re sharing what’s worked for us, what we’ve had to work on, and why making the effort is worth it. Key Topics Covered Getting out of your comfort zone and makin...

360: Raising Resilient Kids: Navigating Friendships, Conflict & Rejection with Amy Miller

2026-10-1932:51

Our kids’ friendships can be complicated, and as moms, it’s hard to know when to step in and when to let them figure things out on their own. Today we’re talking with Amy Miller, an elementary school counselor who has worked with more than 500 kids, about how we can help our kids navigate friendship changes, rejection, and conflict while building the confidence to work through challenges themselves. Plus, we’re learning why friendship struggles are a normal part of growing up and how the less...

359: How to Be a More Resilient Person

2026-10-1231:42

Today we’re talking about resilience and what it actually looks like to become a more resilient person, especially on the days when life feels overwhelming. After listening to a podcast about what mentally strong people do on their worst days, we pulled out the ideas that really resonated with us and shared how we’re applying them to our own lives. We’re talking about why avoiding the things that stress us out usually doesn’t make us feel better, how questioning our thoughts can help us get o...

358: This Hack Could Change Your Life

2026-10-0532:08

We all have those little tasks that we say we’ll do later, but what if there were a simple way to finally get them done? In this episode, we’re breaking down the idea of a “dreadsprint,” a simple way to batch those annoying, lingering tasks and finally get them off your mental list. We’re talking about why these unfinished tasks can take up so much mental energy, how we each approach them very differently, and how you can create a system that actually works for your personality. If you’ve got...

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