Conversations with Cam

Trigger Warning: discussion of mass shootings. In this powerful episode (originally aired on 3/19/25), I sit down with Sandy Hook survivor, Ella Seaver, to discuss the lasting impact of gun violence on mental health, the importance of activism, and the need for change in gun laws. We explore her journey of healing, the challenges of leaving her supportive community for college, and how she's found purpose in pain through advocacy. This conversation sheds light on the often-overlooked mental health consequences of mass shootings and offers a unique perspective on gun violence from someone who experienced it firsthand. For a special intro to this episode, we are joined by CBS News correspondent and journalist, Steve Hartman, to talk about Netflix’s new documentary, All The Empty Rooms, a seven-year-long project that documents the empty bedrooms of children killed in school shootings. This episode is a reminder to us all that we can no longer become numb to this issue.

Key Takeaway / Points:

• What led Steve Hartman to embark on the project, All The Empty Rooms

• Steve’s emotional experience documenting the empty bedrooms left behind of children killed in school shootings

• Steve’s hope to bring awareness and open minds through watching this documentary

• Ella shares the lasting mental health impact of surviving a mass shooting

• Challenges of leaving a supportive community after experiencing trauma

• The importance of therapy and mental health resources for survivors

• How activism can provide purpose in pain and healing for survivors

• The need for an assault weapon bans

• The "spiderweb effect" of gun violence on families and communities

• Ella’s journey towards healing and finding her voice

• The role of therapy and grounding techniques in managing PTSD symptoms

• The impact of "thoughts and prayers" versus actionable change

Trigger Warning: Discussion of Infertility and Pregnancy Loss. 

In this episode (originally aired on 3/5/25), I sit down with Dr. Molly Burrets, a clinical psychologist and fertility expert, to discuss reproductive grief and the emotional challenges of infertility. We explore the concept of reproductive grief, its impact on individuals and relationships, and strategies for coping with fertility struggles. Dr. Burrets shares her personal journey with secondary infertility, IVF, and the complexities of navigating pregnancy after loss. We discuss the importance of setting boundaries, finding joy amidst grief, and how to support loved ones experiencing fertility challenges. This conversation offers insights for anyone touched by infertility or reproductive loss, and provides a compassionate perspective on an often misunderstood and deeply personal journey.

Key Takeaway / Points:

• A few timely updates on life

• Defining reproductive grief and its impact

• Dr. Burrets’ personal journey with secondary infertility and IVF

• The emotional toll of canceled IVF cycles and pregnancy loss

• Strategies for coping with fertility struggles and finding joy

• How to support friends experiencing infertility or loss

• The importance of setting boundaries during fertility treatments

• Navigating pregnancy after loss and managing anxiety

• The complexities of grief even after successful pregnancy

• Finding ways to fill your cup and prioritize self-care during fertility struggles

In this episode (originally aired on 6/5/24), I sit down with Eve Rodsky, creator, founder, and author of Fair Play: a life-management and household organization system. Eve and I discuss her feminist upbringing and how her experiences in the corporate world were inhospitable to motherhood, how she created the Fair Play system and why a “blueberry text” from her husband was the catalyst, and why it’s essential to change from the reactive to the systematic when implementing change. Eve talks about the burden of invisible work that women so often take upon themselves in the home, she explains how the Fair Play cards work, and we discuss listener feedback on the most difficult parts of the mental load. Finally, we talk about why it’s so hard to have these conversations with our partners, what defines a “unicorn space” versus other types of fun, and why it is essential for our happiness and longevity to create “I can’t fucking believe I just did that” moments in our lives.

Key Takeaway / Points:

• Why I recommend Eve’s method to anyone who will listen

• On “Fair Play,” Eve’s life-management and household organization method

• Eve’s upbringing in a post-70s feminist wave

• Eve’s experience as a young mother in the corporate world

• Why America isn’t designed to support mothers

• On the goal of being consistently interested in your own life

• Why “hobbies” are not serving us

• The “blueberry text” that led to Eve creating the Fair Play system

• On changing from the reactive to the systematic

• On invisible work and “The Shit I Do” spreadsheet

• A deep dive into how the Fair Play cards work

• Listener feedback on the most difficult parts of the mental load

• Why it’s so difficult to have these conversations

• Why society views women’s time as infinite

• On the sanctity of “unicorn space”

• On creating “I can’t fucking believe I just did that” moments for yourself

In this solo episode (originally aired on 8/30/23), I share the top things I learned and wish I knew in my twenties, from letting go of comparison and instead celebrating that we all are on different timelines; to learning how to be kinder to yourself in every way; to putting the energy out into the world that you’d like to receive. Finally, I share some lessons that FF Fam Members have submitted, like following your intuition and investing in your relationship with yourself.

Key Takeaway / Points:

• Top lessons learned in my twenties, including:

• Cultivating purpose and perspective

• Everything is temporary

• Comparison is useless

• Trying things is invaluable

• No one else knows what they’re doing either

• Admit it when you don’t know something

• Learn how to be kinder to yourself

• Put the energy out into the world that you’d like to receive

• Lessons shared from FF Fam Members

In this episode (originally aired on 1/22/25), my husband, Joe, joins me to talk about parenting, marriage, and how our relationship has evolved over the years from dating in high school to being parents of two. Joe shares his perspective on having a partner who struggles with mental health, how he best supports me, and reflects on whether he feels guilt or FOMO as a father when he gets time to himself. We discuss our division of labor and how we delineate tasks, how we deal with the mental overload of parenting, and how we moved through our “roommate phase” during postpartum. We also talk about advice for parents with kids having a “preferential parent” phase, the principles we try to live by as a family, working through disagreements while actively parenting, and much more.

Key Takeaway / Points:

• Our relationship journey, from dating in high school to our experience in college

• Joe’s perspective on having a partner who struggles with their mental health

• Advice for those with partners struggling with ADHD and/or emotional overwhelm

• On whether he feels guilt as a father when he gets time to himself

• On feeling FOMO with our kids and witnessing special moments

• On our division of labor and how we delineate tasks

• On describing the mental load of parenting to someone who doesn’t understand

• On moving through the roommate phase

• What Joe learned from my postpartum journey

• On his favorite parts about being a parent and the most challenging

• On Joe’s experience with the transition from one to two kids

• Advice for parents experiencing a preferential parent phase

• On the principles we try to live by as a family

• On working through resentment and arguments while actively parenting

• On Joe’s unique relationship with my mom

• How Joe feels about my job

• What we’re most proud of each other for

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