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Emily Oster (once again) has the best advice for anxious parents navigating another pandemic school year

'The Family Firm' author explains why data and intentionality are the best tools for decision-making within a family.

Updated Oct. 17, 2021

Wow in the World’s Mindy Thomas on why learning from your kids is just as important as teaching them

The podcast host and author is all about forming friendship with her children.

Updated Aug. 28, 2023

Jewel reflects on how self-healing from her traumatic childhood made her ready for motherhood

The singer-songwriter is mom to 10-year-old Kase Townes Murray.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Best-selling author Katherine May on why ‘wintering’ is important for the mental health of moms

Her book 'Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times' is a must-read for anyone struggling with the pressures of motherhood.

Updated Dec. 07, 2021

Emma Brown explains why society fails boys just as much as it fails girls

Her new book, 'To Raise a Boy,' gives parents insight on how to raise emotionally healthy sons.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

How Melissa Bernstein channeled ‘the dread’ of depression into toy creation for Melissa & Doug

The Melissa & Doug co-founder and mother of six published a book to show others who are suffering that they're not alone.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Here’s how kids *and* parents can learn to manage their emotions

Generation Mindful's Suzanne Tucker lays it all out on The Motherly Podcast.

Updated Jan. 08, 2021

Candace Cameron Bure says stay-at-home mothers are ‘not valued by society’

The Full House star once saw herself as 'just' a mom.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Kristen Bell didn’t always know if she wanted kids

But they cracked her life wide open in the best way.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

How Clea and Joanna of ‘The Home Edit’ organize things + their time as working parents

They recommend tackling play spaces when the kids are sleeping or at school. That way you can toss anything they don't use, need or like (and they won't miss it if they don't know it's gone.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

Valerie Jarrett’s powerful advice for working mothers: Stop pretending

Jarrett says having her daughter was a wakeup call, and that looking down at Laura made her realize she was not satisfied professionally. She wanted something more and wanted an environment where she could thrive—without having to act like motherhood was some secret mission.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

Jessie James Decker on how parenthood made her marriage stronger

"We already liked each other a ton before they came along, so it's made us like each other that much more because we get to see each other as parents," shares Decker.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

Christy Turlington Burns’ birth story inspired her to help other mothers

"That experience is what opened my eyes to this global tragedy. You know I did not know that women and girls were still dying in pregnancy-related complications all over the world. I had no idea," shares Burns.

Updated Jul. 25, 2019

Parents are a huge asset to any company, says Birchbox CEO Katia Beauchamp

"I definitely witnessed prior to having kids that moms were just so effective at managing their time, having perspective, understanding what was an emergency," says Beauchamp.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Think of dressing yourself as a form of self-care, mama, says stylist La Tonya Yvette

"We feel like our best like selves when we're actually taking care of our mental health. And you know that's style for me," shares Yvette.

Updated Jun. 27, 2019

goop’s Elise Loehnen calls for a work culture that allows people to be employees *and* parents at the same time

It's okay to admit that the balance shifts daily in a parent's life, and sometimes it's not perfect.

Updated Jun. 21, 2019

Why Reshma Saujani of Girls Who Code wants you to raise kids who are risk takers

"Teach your girls to build high and kick it down," she says on The Motherly Podcast, Sponsored by Prudential.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Whole30 co-founder Melissa Hartwig’s trick for getting picky kids to eat healthier

Many parents start out serving the healthiest food they can, but find kids become pickier (and less interested in veggies) over time. Hartwig admits that's even been the case in her house.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Author Tiffany Dufu’s powerful advice for a generation of stressed-out mothers

A conversation with the author of Drop the Ball: Achieving More By Doing Less.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
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