cheesecake & crying

Hey mamas!

On today’s episode we’re chatting with Tara Filteau from the social enterprise Mother Daughter Empower. Tara is a busy mom of three who – alongside her daughter – is the cofounder of this movement that empowers young girls to be who they are and to become anything they want to be.

Join us as we talk about Tara’s formula for raising confident girls, some of the more common challenges of parenting girls in a world run by social media, and how we can work on maintaining that crucial mother-daughter bond through the infamous teenage years...dun dun dun.

We also discuss the National Mother Daughter Conference and Empower Girl Awards, plus the overnight retreats that Tara and her daughter have created through Mother Daughter Empower.

And of course we get her favourite cheesecake flavour!

Let’s get to it!

xo

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To connect with the podcast: @cheesecakeandcrying

To connect with Tara and Mother Daughter Empower: @motherdaughterempower

To learn more about the upcoming conference or retreats, vote for this year’s Empower Girl or join their online community, visit www.motherdaughterempower.ca

Hey mamas!

On today’s episode we’re talking to Danielle Binns, a certified nutritionist and picky eating expert. We KNOW you guys are going to love this one, because who hasn’t battled it out with their toddler at mealtime or got stuck in a rut making the same foods for their kids over and over (peanut butter toast, anyone?)

Danielle has a refreshing take on how to approach feeding your kids. She explains “food jags” to us and why rotation is so important to prevent food obsessions, and also food intolerances. She tells us the role control plays at the dinner table and the right way to offer it to your kids to avoid the dinner table power struggle. Danielle also talks about how letting kids play with their food might be the key to getting them to eat it and shares her game-changing tool to do exactly that.

Finally, we talk about how kid’s menus are working against us and what Danielle’s #kidsmenumovement is doing about it - including her appetizer hack that you will definitely want to try next time you eat out (you know, once the pandemic is over).

Let’s get to it!

xo

To connect with the podcast: @cheesecakeandcrying

To connect with Danielle: @daniellebinnsnutrition

For the Superpower Foods Placemat: daniellebinns.com/placemat

For a free training on turning your picky eater into a healthy eater: daniellebinns.com/webinar

Hey mamas!

On today’s episode, we’re chatting all about marriage...after babies. Dun dun dun.

We discuss some hard data we collected from our Instagram community on how their relationships changed after babies, whether they feel closer or less connected to their spouse after kids, and if their household dynamic has a default parent. And of course we share our own thoughts on all of this as well.

As always, you can expect us to keep it real as we talk about the honest challenges relationships face after babies, like emotional labour overload, resentment, hormones, and yes we even touch a little on S-E-X. But not like too much because guys, our parents listen to this and that’s just awkward.

But we do share some personal stories that show how adding new little humans to your home can also enhance your marriage and the love you have for your partner in wonderful and unexpected ways.

Finally, as a special little treat we bring back our baby daddies for what can only be described as an um, “raw and uncut” perspective into the minds of our no-filter hubbies. The even answer some of your questions, including the one we all really want to know... does it actually take men that long to use the washroom?!

Let’s get to it!

xo

Hey mamas!

Well, it’s the end of an era: we are both officially off maternity leave and “back” to work. Like paid work, I mean. Not just the 24/7 mom life grind. But I digress.

The point is, all good mat leaves must come to an end. And that’s what we’re talking about today in this follow-up to our all moms are working moms series. We’re bringing you two perspectives: Christy going back to working outside the home in her full-time corporate 9-5 role, with both kids in daycare, and Jenny working from the home as a mompreneur, with both kids home.

Listen in as we quiz each other about what we’re most looking forward to in this new phase, what we’re most afraid of, and what we hope our kids take away from each of our very different careers.

We also discuss how the working mom role has changed in the past few generations, and how the more domesticated dad role has evolved – plus the surprising things they have to deal with now. And also how it’s ultimately up to US to make the changes we want to see in our future job market, especially if we ever hope to create that elusive work/life balance.

So, however you’re working today mama, it’s time to take a much-needed break.

Let’s get to it!

xo

Hey mamas,

On today’s episode we hope to spread some awareness on a serious issue that, until recently, was something most of us didn’t realize was happening in our very own community. An issue so important, that once we learned more about it, we knew we wanted to do what we could to ensure that parents and community members stay informed.

We’re referring to the issue of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation – happening right here in Durham Region.

Today, we talk to Kate Moore from Safe Hope Home, a local long-term recovery program to help support survivors of sex trafficking and exploitation.

Kate shares with us some of the incredible work that Safe Hope Home is doing and gives us the facts about the occurrence of sex trafficking here in Durham Region. This is an underground issue but a very prevalent one.

Kate talks about the misconceptions of what sex trafficking really looks like, points out a few local and well-known spots that are a common target area for recruitment into sex trafficking, as well as shares ways you can talk to your kids and teens to keep them informed – and most of all safe.

We also discuss ways to get involved in Safe Hope Home initiatives and fundraisers, and how we as a community can contribute to the solutions. 🤝

Let’s get to it.