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Relationships
Podcast episodes and articles on the people in your life: partners, family, friends, your kids and the people behind your own goals. Guests talk dating after kids, divorce, people-pleasing and advocating for a child who needs more. Plain talk, no lectures.
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Kellie Koziol
How to Advocate for a Medically Complex Child and Trust Your Gut
Delivering twins at 27 weeks, advocating for a medically complex child and trusting your gut when the stakes are high.
Janny Perez · Milegasi
How to Raise Bilingual Kids & Build a Legacy
The joys and challenges of raising bilingual kids, and the legacy she's building for families.
Bela Gandhi · Dating coach
Dating After Kids: Why Doing the Work Changes Everything
From single moms on the apps to married couples staying close.
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See every Relationships articleHow Do You Say No to Family Without Feeling Guilty?
Denise Soler Cox says you either disappoint them or disappoint yourself. Here is how to say no to family plans this holiday season without the guilt.
Read the articleHow Do Moms Find Support for Their Own Goals?
Help with the kids is one thing. Help with your goals is another. Paulina Roe on building a Second Village: the people who back your growth as a mom.
Read the articleHow to Have Better Conversations and Find Your People
How to start better conversations and grow your circle at events, instead of sticking next to the one person you already know.
Read the articleWhat Ambitious Moms Actually Need-and No, It’s Not Another Networking Event
Ambitious moms don't need another networking event. Here's what actually builds real connection, support and opportunity.
Read the articleQuestions moms ask
How do I say no to family without feeling guilty?
Read How Do You Say No to Family Without Feeling Guilty?, then listen to filmmaker and author Denise Soler Cox on people-pleasing and “good daughter” guilt.
How do we stay close as partners after a baby?
Relationship coach Karina F. Daves talks keeping the spark alive after baby. Dating coach Bela Gandhi covers dating after kids, from single moms on the apps to married couples staying close.
What does divorce really look like for a mom?
Family law attorney and single mom Aliette H. Carolan walks through money, motherhood and finding your footing again.
How do I find support for my own goals, not just help with the kids?
Paulina's episode on building your Second Village is about the people who back your growth. The article How Do Moms Find Support for Their Own Goals? puts it in steps.
How do I advocate for a child who needs more support?
Kellie Koziol talks advocating for a medically complex child and trusting your gut. Ashley Patrick shares raising a daughter with autism, from the diagnosis to speaking up for her.
These are conversations, not legal or medical advice. For your own situation, talk to a licensed professional.
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The Mami Plug Dinner Series: December
The Power of the Ask: Advocating for Yourself and Leading with Confidence, with Letticia Flores-Poole of BMO.
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