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Lisa McCaffrey, Ashley Adamson
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05/12/24 • 56 min
We’re thrilled to celebrate Mother’s Day with the inimitable Molly McGrath and her incredible mom, Deb!
Molly currently serves as a sideline reporter for ESPN/ABC Saturday college football games, as well as college basketball. She is also the devoted mom of Ray (3) and Pierce (1). Molly went into labor with Ray the night of the 2021 National Championship. Since then she has covered three National Championships, including one while eight months pregnant with Pierce. One of her proudest moments was finding out that she was nominated for a Sports Emmy while nursing Pierce at just two weeks old.
Ashley and Molly are connected not only as sports broadcasters and moms, but also as Boston College alums (Go Eagles!). During her time at BC, Molly created the student reporter role and received the “Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Excellence.” According to Lisa, Ashley won the “Best Bar Hopping Award”, which is basically just as impressive.
Meanwhile, Lisa and Molly bonded over the shared struggles and joys of being a #boymom. And though this interview was their first official meeting, tune in to hear why Lisa had her eye on Molly for many years.
Just when we thought we couldn’t cram any more love into this episode, Molly’s mom Deb joined us as a surprise guest. Deb is a retired cardiac nurse and former head of her department at San Francisco General. She currently volunteers for Hospice and cares for Molly’s father, who is terminally ill with lung cancer. She is, in Molly’s words, “a saint.” No one could hold back the tears as Molly and Deb shared their mutual love and admiration for each other. We don’t pick favorite episodes, but if we did, this one would be up there...
On behalf of all of us at YourMom, Happy Mother’s Day love to all the moms and mother-figures out there making the world a better place. We love you.
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We also know for many people, Mother’s Day weekend can be a painful time. In honor of anyone facing and grieving the loss of their own mom, we recorded an episode last year with Yogi Roth to pay tribute to his late mother, Devorah Channah Roth. We hope you can find comfort in Yogi’s story and Devo’s lasting memory.
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05/16/24 • 41 min
We’re halfway through what teachers and parents know to be “the thousand days of May”, a month of end-of-year celebrations, sports tournaments, field trips, dance recitals, and...the burnout that comes along with it.
Amid their hectic schedules, Ashley, Chantal, and Betsy found time this week to sit down and interview their family members: Ashley’s daughter, who just turned five; Chantal’s nine-year-old son and 11 and 14-year-old daughters; and Betsy’s husband. This is an exercise close to Ashley’s heart; she’s been on a year-long journey to sit down and record conversations with her immediate and extended family. In fact, she’s even starting a company based on this very concept (more to come on that soon!).
While Chantal and Betsy were initially hesitant to set aside the time (see above, re: the thousand days of May), they were both pleasantly surprised by how easy and impactful it ended up being. In the midst of to-do lists and daily tasks, we rarely sit down solely with the intention of learning something new about our loved ones.
Ashley has always believed in the power of preserving stories, and a recent experience only reaffirmed her conviction. A few weeks ago, Ashley’s father suffered from a stroke. While he’s now out of the hospital and recovering, there were a few hours where Ashley wasn’t sure if she’d ever speak to him again. In addition to her feelings of shock and grief, she felt a deep peace that she could only attribute to the fact that nothing has been left unsaid between the two of them.
So, if you’ve been waiting for a sign to sit down and interview your loved ones, it’s here. We’ve even got a few starter questions ready for you:
What is your favorite book?
How would you describe yourself?
What was the best gift you ever received?
What was the best gift you’ve ever given someone else?
Describe a perfect day. Where would you go, who would be there,what would you do?
What is the best quality in a friend?
What is important to you right now? (or who is important to you right now)
What do you think you are good at?
What is one of your favorite memories of us together?
How do you think we are alike? How are we different?
Is there a question you want to ask me?
What do you wish I understood? (And maybe...what do you wish I understood better about you?)
If you had a crystal ball that could tell you anything about your future, what would you want to
know?
Thanks as always for listening. Good luck with the final 500 days of May :)
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03/01/23 • 23 min
Your Mom's Super Bowl bonus week coverage rolls on with a two-for-one special, featuring two of the most special people we know.
Solomon Thomas and his mom Martha joined the set in Phoenix before hitting the red carpet for the NFL Honors awards ceremony last month. Solomon was the 2022 New York Jets' nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award and - like any man of the year would - he invited his mom to be his plus one.
Solomon played football with Lisa's son Christian at Stanford, and you can tell by some of the stories that start flying just how many memories these two families have shared.
The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award is one of the league's most prestigious honors, recognizing an NFL player for outstanding community service activities off the field, as well as excellence on the field. Solly may not have won that award this year, but he's officially Your Mom's NFL Man of the Year and we think that's the vote that really matters anyways.
To learn more about the critical work Solomon and his family are doing to honor his late sister Ella, please go to their website: https://thedefensiveline.org/. And congrats again to Solomon, the inaugural Your Mom NFL Man of the Year!
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Check out this episode and additional bonus material on Your Mom's YouTube page.
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Ep. 29: Adam and Shirley Schefter
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02/02/23 • 74 min
If you've ever watched ESPN you know who Adam Schefter is. But this interview with the Senior NFL Insider and his mom Shirley will introduce you to a whole new side of one of the most famous faces in sports media.
Lisa describes how she launched Adam's career by putting him on the map when he was a young sportswriter covering her husband Ed and the Denver Broncos in the '90s. Adam shares some hilarious stories and touching insights about his personal and professional journey, including why he used to invite his parents to stay in his hotel room with him when he first starting covering the Super Bowl.
And while Adam's interview is fantastic, the real fun starts when he signs off and his mom Shirley takes center stage.
Lisa also discusses how the McCaffrey family is doing after a tough weekend in Philadelphia at the NFC Championship, including some big picture perspective and gratitude for how her son Christian was able to close out the season with the Niners.
Make sure you're subscribed to our YouTube channel and stay tuned for all the great content coming from our first road show, as Your Mom is headed to Phoenix for Super Bowl week!
And after listening if anyone is interested in meeting Adam's brother Jordan Schefter...let us know...
Links:
Watch this full episode on YouTube.
Adam Schefter's book: The Man I Never Met.
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07/12/24 • 66 min
Full disclosure: this Your Story episode with Elizabeth Kendig is our longest of the season, and we could have easily chatted for another hour and a half.
It makes sense that we cover a lot of ground because Elizabeth is majorly multifaceted. She identifies as a hippie disguised in J. Crew, dedicated to “taking the weird out of the woo.” Her investment in spirituality and healing is deeply personal: even while ticking all the so-called boxes of success and carving out a flourishing career as a content creator, beauty blogger, and skincare founder, Elizabeth struggled with depression and a stubborn auto-immune disease. This started her on a “self-help bender” that led to the launch of Healers Podcast and connected her with Spiritual Advisor Monica Lawson, with whom she co-authored Chase You, “a field guide to connecting with the Other Side to find more purpose and peace.”
Whether you’re a spirituality skeptic like Betsy or a faith-filled Catholic like Ashley, this eye-opening conversation with Elizabeth has something uniquely for you.
For example, what do popcorn, peaches, and butterflies have in common? Other than being great names for hamsters, they’re also signs that now carry special significance to Ashley, Betsy, and Elizabeth. And after recording this episode, they’ve all started receiving each other’s signs...cue the goose bumps.
Elizabeth and Ashley met via a tree of extended sister-in-laws, so they affectionately refer to themselves as “Sister-in-Loves”. We’re confident you’ll finish this conversation feeling like an extended member of the family too.
Speaking of conversations with friends, Elizabeth recently launched a creative venture with her good friend and fellow editor Kate Rogers: Les Femmes Quotidienne (Français pour “Women of the Day”) is a substack with advice and recommendations on everything from establishing boundaries to whipping up the perfect potato salad. Think of it as tips and tricks from your chicest bff.
As always, you can watch this episode and find bonus content on our YouTube channel.
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This episode is the season finale of Your Story. While we aren't exactly sure what next season will bring, we know we'll be back in some form because these conversations and this community fills our cup in a way nothing else does. Thanks as always for listening. We couldn’t (and wouldn’t want to) do this without you.
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06/26/23 • 38 min
Lisa's unending journey for healthy living recently led her to discover Fountain Life, a company dedicated to revolutionizing the healthcare system in order to help people live longer and improve disease detection.
It's a lofty mission and one that our guest, Fountain Life's Chief Medical and Science Officer Dr. Helen Messier, says is fundamental to the future of medicine.
According to the American Cancer Society about 70% of all cancer deaths come from cancers for which there are currently no proven screening tests. So imagine if we could consistently find cancer at stage zero when it's most easily cured? Fountain Life claims their data-driven approach enables them to find cancer, cardiac, metabolic, and neurodegenerative disease early, before they can cause harm.
Dr. Messier received a Bachelor of Science and a PhD in Molecular Immunology from the University of Alberta. She completed post-doctoral studies at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology in San Diego, CA and received her MD from the University of Calgary. She’s board certified in family medicine. In addition to leading the company’s clinical and scientific programs, Dr. Messier will establish Fountain Life University to train Fountain Life certified practitioners and lead the effort to gain insights and publish findings from Fountain Life’s vast amount of data. In addition to being related to the Hall of Fame hockey player Mark Messier, she found out on this episode that she's about to be related to the McCaffreys. Listen on for an informative conversation about a critical topic, which ends with a fun reveal.
To learn more about Fountain Life's mission, offerings, and locations, visit their website.
A reminder that you can watch this episode on our YouTube channel. Thanks as always for listening!
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06/06/23 • 51 min
If laughter really is the best medicine, please sit back and allow this conversation between Lisa McCaffrey and her former Stanford soccer teammate Julie Foudy cure whatever ails you.
Foudy is a two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist, but the Hall of Famer's ability to effortlessly roast her old pal with stories from their playing days is almost as impressive as anything she accomplished on the pitch.
Speaking of which, Foudy has some poignant reflections on what the United States' first Women's World Cup win in 1999 did for the sport [15:45]. But she also wonders why that watershed moment didn't catapult the growth of and investment in women's soccer at a faster rate.
Foudy gives a great primer on the upcoming 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup that kicks off next month in Australia and New Zealand [24:50]. Hear her describe the challenges the US Women's National Team will face as they try to make World Cup history with a three-peat.
And as a mom of two teenagers who play soccer and basketball, Foudy has the perfect parenting advice for anyone navigating the youth sports scene [33:33].
Please do yourself a favor and after you're done listening, go subscribe to her podcast, Laughter Permitted. We also highly recommend her book, "Choose to Matter: Being Courageously and Fabulously YOU".
A huge thank you to Julie Foudy for continuing to be courageously and fabulously HER, and helping so many young (and old) people along the way.
You can watch this episode on our YouTube channel.
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05/23/23 • 49 min
As always, you guys brought it with your questions for Ashley and Lisa in this month's mailbag episode. Topics include an update on Christian and Olivia's wedding plans, favorite baby names they didn't use, the key to having empathy for our own parents as they age and the importance of rediscovering ourselves when our kids leave the nest.
You can listen here to the Kelly Corrigan podcast Ashley references on Empty Nesting. We love her insight and think parents and children of all ages should listen to what she has to say on this topic.
Thanks as always for listening to Your MomTM, you can watch this episode and all our content on our YouTube channel. And we love hearing from our listeners so if you have mailbag questions for next month please drop them in our comments or email us at [email protected].
We love you. Please go hug a mom today!
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11/06/23 • 56 min
Your favorite duo is back for Season 2! Join hosts Lisa McCaffrey and Ashley Adamson as they look back on the past four months and forward to the next season of Your MomTM.
Lisa shares updates on the whole McCaffrey crew: Christian’s calming perspective on the 49ers' season, Max’s phenomenal NFL coaching debut, Luke’s signature helmet toss, Dylan’s post-college business ventures (Mazda, we’re open to a sponsorship), and Ed’s latest contribution to the world of sports: Pepper Pong.
Last season’s listeners may remember Lisa manifesting Ashley losing her job at Pac-12 to focus on podcasting full time. To that we say...be careful what you wish for! As the dust settles on the conference’s dissolution, Ashley reflects on the past 11 years with her Pac-12 family and her determination to make the most of their “senior year” together.
We learned so much while recording the first season of Your MomTM. One of our key takeaways is the importance of carving out time and space to share stories. This will be our guiding principle for season 2, and we are thrilled to welcome Chantal Below and Betsy Bloom as recurring contributors on our storytelling journey.
We’re thrilled to have you along for the ride. Thanks as always for listening! Please drop us a line at [email protected].
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How many episodes does Your Mom™ have?
Your Mom™ currently has 79 episodes available.
What topics does Your Mom™ cover?
The podcast is about Mom, Society & Culture, Parenting, Story, Kids & Family, 49Ers, Motherhood, Storytelling, Podcasts, Relationships and Sports.
What is the most popular episode on Your Mom™?
The episode title 'Ep. 62: Super Bowl postmortem with Lisa McCaffrey' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Your Mom™?
The average episode length on Your Mom™ is 49 minutes.
How often are episodes of Your Mom™ released?
Episodes of Your Mom™ are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Your Mom™?
The first episode of Your Mom™ was released on Jul 22, 2022.
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