Here we go again. After moving 4 months ago, I’m finally in a headspace where I can think about building our new village. But life doesn’t look the same as the last time I attempted to do this, so I’m approaching it differently too. In this episode, I’m sharing 3 rules I’ve set for myself […]

We crave community, but the reality is that we often feel a bit lost on how to pursue it in today’s world of stressful jobs, privacy fences, and political climates. In this episode, Shannan Martin, author of Start with Hello, walks us through her own story of creating community – even as a self-proclaimed introvert […]

Now that Mom Friends is officially open and welcoming new members, I wanted to introduce you to one of our moms, Gwen. After moving “back home” last summer, she wanted to re-establish a new circle of friends – and did she ever! In this episode she’s sharing the biggest perspective shifts that made all the […]

Join me and Katelyn as we discuss all things planning, priorities, and navigating the back-to-school season. This episode is PACKED with tangible practices and strategies to make this transition (and the year ahead) feel OH SO MUCH LIGHTER. Listen in as we discuss how to reframe priorities to make them easier to set, the #1 […]

We’re back! After a 5-month break to move my family across the country, I’m excited to say that the podcast is back! This was truly a summer of BIG changes. And with these changes, came lots of new decisions. So, in this episode, I’m sharing an update on what life has looked like the last […]

As busy moms craving life-giving connections, it can be hard to find them in a world full of so much difference – not just politically, but in parenting! That’s why I was so excited to welcome back Sarah and Beth from Pantsuit Politics to the podcast to talk about how we can manage to still […]

Over the years, I’ve been transparent about what it looks like to live far away from family while raising a family of our own. There’s lots of really great things about it! There’s also some hard things too. And recently, it became more and more obvious that the hard was starting to outweigh the great […]

I just got back from a last-minute trip to see one of my dearest friends! But in saying yes to that trip, I knew I’d be saying no to being able to do the podcast I had planned. So I wanted to re-play the episode I had in my head when I made the decision […]

We literally only have so much time for close relationships. So in this episode, we’ll take a deeper look at what the research says about exactly how much space we have for meaningful connections, how romantic relationships and size of our extended families impact the size of our friendship circles, and what this all actually […]

As a brand new mom living in a state with no friends or family, I had to build my circle from scratch (and stat!). So in this episode, I’m looking back on what it actually took to build the circle of support I have today. Including, the one thing I did that I think made […]