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Send us Fan Mail Expecting twins can feel overwhelming, especially when there are already other children at home—but practical support and realistic expectations can make a major difference. In this episode, the host shares her experience raising twin boys, including their extremely premature birth, months in the hospital, sleep deprivation, feeding challenges, and the everyday logistics of caring for four children. She discusses why hiring a mother’s helper can be more useful than hiring a t...

Send us Fan Mail We all make mistakes—but as adults, we often act as though we should know better and beat ourselves up when things go wrong. In this episode, the host shares a week full of everyday mistakes while managing the kids on her own, including getting activity times wrong, arriving too early, misunderstanding a hockey schedule, ordering disappointing sushi, and making a costly hotel reservation that could not be changed or refunded. She talks honestly about the emotional side of mak...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I’m talking about letting go of the jobs you’re bad at. As moms, we try to do all the jobs and all the tasks, and sometimes admitting you’re just terrible at something—and making peace with it—is the most freeing thing you can do. I share the saga of trying to figure out what to get my indecisive 15-year-old for his birthday, and how handing the whole thing over to my husband (“let men talk to men”) felt amazing. Not because I failed, but because I finally re...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I’m sharing a personal experience that I hope helps anyone dealing with uncomfortable nighttime burping. Years ago, I would get into bed and spend the next hour or two burping, feeling uncomfortable, and wondering what was going on. When I asked my doctor, I was told it was “just hormonal,” which really wasn’t helpful. Eventually, I realized that my late-night snack was contributing to the problem. After dinner, I would often have tea and toast with peanut bu...