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Ellie Knaus

Atomic Moms

A Parenting , Kids & Family and Health & Fitness podcast

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Ellie Knaus celebrates and commiserates with world class experts, best-selling authors, and listeners around the world on Atomic Moms podcast. She shares the sweet and messy journey of her growing family and welcomes complex discussions on topics from postpartum anxiety to schooling to marriage after kids and how to build your village of mom-friends. Since 2014, listeners have found a welcoming space Ellie calls Switzerland in the Mommy Wars. Apple Podcasts features Atomic Moms podcast under its most popular Kids and Family recommendations. And Mental Floss named Atomic Moms in 19 Notable Podcasts About Parenting. Listen up anywhere you get your favorite podcasts and find us at atomicmoms.com and on Instagram @atomicmoms.

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Atomic Moms is Back: Decluttering, Letting Go, and Starting Fresh

41 min

Atomic Moms is back after a 6-year hiatus! Host Ellie Knaus and guest Laura Forbes Carlin chat about decluttering the family home, letting go with more love and less frustration, why organizing first is impossible, and examples of how our mental health struggles (anxiety, ocd, adhd), shape and sharpen the gifts we share. 00:00 The podcast is back! Also, our family made a movie: Let's Have Kids! streaming now on Amazon Prime. Adam Sztykiel (husband) and I wrote it, Adam directed it, and our daughters steal a few moments in it! 7:05 Clutter - Why it's emotional. And first steps when you feel frozen. 10:48 - Why starting with a trip to the Container Store won't find us our inner peace. 20:15 Parting with the sentimental, the "Maybe" box, and a photo trick 34:47 How our challenges with anxiety, ocd, etc can lead us to sharing our gifts. Subscribe on your fave podcast app! Find Ellie at instagram.com/ellie.breathe and more about Laura at InspiredEveryDayLiving.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Unplug, Together with Tiffany Shlain, Internet Pioneer

45 min

Webby Awards founder and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Tiffany Shlain chats with host Ellie Knaus about how we can reboot our relationship with technology. Thank goodness for the internet. We crave connectivity in these isolating times - and I felt so lucky this month to be able to meet my best friend's baby over Zoom - but what connections are we missing when we're glued to our screens? In this conversation, we examine our own impulses when it comes to social media, newsfeeds, and online shopping, and we discuss what can be gained - in loving connections and creativity - if we follow in our guest's footsteps and take a "technology shabbat" one day a week. Shlain's bestseller 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week is now available in paperback (8/20/20). Think you could do it? Listen up! x Ellie Knaus As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. This episode is sponsored by the children's sound companion Ellodee. Go to: Ellodee.com/atomicmoms Shoutouts to listener Angela Burnell (@theangellaburnel) for sharing her voice (literally) and experience with sickle cell anemia and this episode's podcast guest matchmaker (and atomic moms guest) Jennifer Traig. Our sound engineer is Owen O'Neill and our composer is Jeremy Turner. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chelsea Clinton on Empowering the Next Generation and the "She Persisted" Children's Book Series

32 min

Chelsea Clinton, former first daughter, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation shares with me (Ellie Knaus) steps we can take to empower the next generation. On the podcast, she gives us a glimpse of her own family life with three young children and reveals a never before shared mother-daughter moment from her own childhood when she truly "persisted”. We also celebrate her new book SHE PERSISTED IN SPORTS: American Olympians Who Changed the Game, the third book in Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger’s #1 New York Times bestselling She Persisted picture book series. She Persisted in Sports highlights American female athletes who have faced their own unique sets of challenges and excelled because of their persistence. Listen up! xx Ellie As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. Special thanks to our sound engineer Owen O'Neill and composer Jeremy Turner. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Atomic Moms is Back: Decluttering, Letting Go, and Starting Fresh

41 min

Atomic Moms is back after a 6-year hiatus! Host Ellie Knaus and guest Laura Forbes Carlin chat about decluttering the family home, letting go with more love and less frustration, why organizing first is impossible, and examples of how our mental health struggles (anxiety, ocd, adhd), shape and sharpen the gifts we share. 00:00 The podcast is back! Also, our family made a movie: Let's Have Kids! streaming now on Amazon Prime. Adam Sztykiel (husband) and I wrote it, Adam directed it, and our daughters steal a few moments in it! 7:05 Clutter - Why it's emotional. And first steps when you feel frozen. 10:48 - Why starting with a trip to the Container Store won't find us our inner peace. 20:15 Parting with the sentimental, the "Maybe" box, and a photo trick 34:47 How our challenges with anxiety, ocd, etc can lead us to sharing our gifts. Subscribe on your fave podcast app! Find Ellie at instagram.com/ellie.breathe and more about Laura at InspiredEveryDayLiving.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Unplug, Together with Tiffany Shlain, Internet Pioneer

45 min

Webby Awards founder and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Tiffany Shlain chats with host Ellie Knaus about how we can reboot our relationship with technology. Thank goodness for the internet. We crave connectivity in these isolating times - and I felt so lucky this month to be able to meet my best friend's baby over Zoom - but what connections are we missing when we're glued to our screens? In this conversation, we examine our own impulses when it comes to social media, newsfeeds, and online shopping, and we discuss what can be gained - in loving connections and creativity - if we follow in our guest's footsteps and take a "technology shabbat" one day a week. Shlain's bestseller 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week is now available in paperback (8/20/20). Think you could do it? Listen up! x Ellie Knaus As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. This episode is sponsored by the children's sound companion Ellodee. Go to: Ellodee.com/atomicmoms Shoutouts to listener Angela Burnell (@theangellaburnel) for sharing her voice (literally) and experience with sickle cell anemia and this episode's podcast guest matchmaker (and atomic moms guest) Jennifer Traig. Our sound engineer is Owen O'Neill and our composer is Jeremy Turner. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chelsea Clinton on Empowering the Next Generation and the "She Persisted" Children's Book Series

32 min

Chelsea Clinton, former first daughter, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation shares with me (Ellie Knaus) steps we can take to empower the next generation. On the podcast, she gives us a glimpse of her own family life with three young children and reveals a never before shared mother-daughter moment from her own childhood when she truly "persisted”. We also celebrate her new book SHE PERSISTED IN SPORTS: American Olympians Who Changed the Game, the third book in Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger’s #1 New York Times bestselling She Persisted picture book series. She Persisted in Sports highlights American female athletes who have faced their own unique sets of challenges and excelled because of their persistence. Listen up! xx Ellie As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. Special thanks to our sound engineer Owen O'Neill and composer Jeremy Turner. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How to Ease Our Kids' Anxiety And Our Own | Dr. Shefali Tsabary and Renee Jain

37 min

#262 - We're talking about signs of anxiety in our kids and how we can support them (and us!) in this wild and crazy, stomach churning time. 3x esteemed guest Dr. Shefali Tsabary (The Conscious Parent) is a New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned clinical psychologist who received her doctorate from Columbia University. She specializes in the integration of Eastern philosophy and Western psychology. Renee Jain, MAPP who received her masters in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania is the founder of child-psychology start-up GoZen! Together they’ve written the new kid’s book SUPERPOWERED: Transform Anxiety into Courage, Confidence, and Resilience offering tools and strategies to tap into our five inherent super powers. Do you know what they are? Listen up. xx Ellie Knaus As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. Show Notes: www.atomicmoms.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Elizabeth Lesser | Where the Feminist and Spiritual Paths Meet

52 min

Oprah Winfrey calls Elizabeth Lesser, “a friend and one of our favorite spiritual teachers.” Co-founder of Omega Institute, New York Times bestselling author (Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow and Marrow: Love, Loss and What Matters Most), former midwife, and popular Ted Talk speaker, Elizabeth Lesser is here to discuss the power of the stories we tell ourselves, the #1 game-changer when it comes to self-care, and the ways in which we can begin to heal our society from the inside out. Her latest book is my new favorite! Cassandra Speaks: When Women are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes (Sept 15,2020). xx Ellie Knaus As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Tina Payne Bryson Returns with Hot Button Parenting Decisions |The Whole-Brain Child's Bestselling Author

46 min

#259 Respected parenting expert Dr. Tina Payne Bryson (The Whole-Brain Child and No Drama Discipline) is back on the pod after our top-charting conversation this January on the power of showing up. (And Holy Moly have we ever needed to do that in 2020!) This time she’s here to discuss back-to-school transitions, safety-based messaging (vs. threat-based messaging), and perennial hot button early parenting decisions. We also celebrate her new book The Bottom Line for Baby (Penguin Random House, Sep 01,2020). As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Social Anxiety and Pandemic FOMO | Tammin Sursok, Roxy Manning: Women on Top Podcast

1 hr 10 min

#258 Tammin Sursok (award-winning actress, 1.3 M followers on Instagram) and veteran red carpet host Roxy Manning join me for this cheeky podcast pairing! Listen to our Atomic Moms conversation about social anxiety, pandemic FOMO, and parenting right now. And then head over to Tammin and Roxy's raucous podcast "Women on Top" to hear stuff I've never shared on Atomic Moms! (Oh, here come the vulnerability shivers!!!). I had so much fun laughing with these women. I hope you find our conversations a fun diversion from 2020. xx Ellie Knaus Show Notes: Atomic Moms Official Site As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. Sound engineer: Owen O'Neill Original theme music: Jeremy Turner See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Best-Selling Novelist J. Courtney Sullivan and Becky Friedman (Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood) on Mom Friends, Babysitters, and Moving Away

57 min

Best-selling novelist J. Courtney Sullivan, known for Commencement, Maine, The Engagements, and Saints For All Occasions, chats with host Ellie Knaus about Friends and Strangers (Knopf, June 30, 2020). Ellie loops in their mutual mom-friend, Emmy-nominated children's show writer Becky Friedman (or Daniel Tiger’s Becky as she’s known on the pod). We get a glimpse into Becky and Courtney’s pre-kid friendship in NY, and we share our personal experiences related to the novel’s themes, such as fertility, privilege, and the fuzzy boundaries found between lonely new moms and the caregivers who love their children so much.  Also, don’t miss our recent Atomic Moms podcast: “Let’s Go There: Anti-Racism, The Pandemic , and Parenting Right Now”, guest co-hosted with Candace Trinchieri. (You can submit your fertility stories for Candace’s upcoming book Dream Redefined: The Struggle and Success of Infertility as a Woman of Color at infertilitystory.com.) We speak with Sophie Salvatore, who also happens to be Smith College ’04. Huzzah! My 15 year college reunion got cancelled so interviewing J. Courtney Sullivan ’03 and Sophie Salvatore ’04 this month felt like such a treat! Like most, the pandemic is crushing my workflow. So join our newsletter atomicmoms.com so you don’t miss our next episode release. And chat with me on instagram @atomicmoms. x Ellie Show Notes Link As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. Sound engineer: Owen O'Neill Original theme music: Jeremy Turner See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Let's Go There: Anti-Racism, The Pandemic, and Parenting Right Now (Video Podcast!)

1 hr 23 min

#256 - Don’t miss our first video podcast available at atomicmoms.com! Candace Trinchieri and Sophie Salvatore share their personal experiences during this critical turning point in American history. We check my white privilege, laugh about school Zoom calls gone wrong, and stress the importance of talking to our children about race in preschool. From sheltering-in-place for months on end to our collective grief over the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and Ahmaud Arbery, we are facing a reckoning and a turning point as a country. There is so much for us to unpack from the parenting perspective. Join us! xx Ellie Knaus Show Notes Link As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. Special thanks to sound engineer Owen O'Neill, our original theme music by Jeremy Turner, and Shannon Olivas for her enduring friendship. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Winning Shark Tank, Green Living, and Home Cleaning with Sarah Paiji Yoo, Blueland Founder + Toddler Mom

45 min

#254 • Blueland CEO, co-founder Sarah Paiji Yoo speaks to us about green living, her deal-making moment on Shark Tank, and toddler parenting while running her company from her NYC apartment during the pandemic. We also share how her sustainability-driven company is changing how we clean our spaces and wash our hands. Blueland eliminates single-use plastic and all the dangerous clutter under my kitchen sink. With Blueland, I just drop the cleaning solution tablet into a Blueland “forever bottle”, add water, and voila! We’re cutting down on consumer costs, plastic waste, and carbon emissions. It's nice to have something to feel good about these days!  In this episode, we also discuss nap time tricks and resiliency tools she’s learned as a serial entrepreneur that we can all use during these challenging times. I can’t wait for you to listen!  X Ellie Knaus Show Notes: https://www.atomicmoms.com/blueland-shark-tank-sarah-paiji-yoo-atomic-moms-podcast As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pregnancy, Birth, and Mothering During Covid-19 | Mother.ly Diana Spalding, MSN, CNM

33 min

#253 • Here's what you need to know when it comes to pregnancy, birth and Covid-19. Certified nurse-midwife, pediatric nurse, and mother of three, Diana Spalding talks us through these challenging times, including what expecting mothers need to know right now about their birthing plans (hospital, birthing center, or home birth). We always talk about how "It takes a village," so we also find out ways a mother can have a more connected experience after the baby arrives. Be sure to check out the first part of our series with Diana Spalding: "The Must-Have Mom Guide Right Now", available at atomicmoms.com and wherever you listen to podcasts. Our guest Diana Spalding is the Digital Education Editor at Motherly and the founder of Gathered Birth, a motherhood wellness center in Media, PA., as well as the author of THE MOTHERLY GUIDE TO BECOMING MAMA: Redefining the Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Journey along with Jill Koziol and Liz Tenety out April 14, 2020. X Ellie Knaus Show Notes: https://www.atomicmoms.com/pregnancy-birth-and-mothering-during-covid-19-motherly-diana-spalding As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Must-Have Mom Guide for Right Now | Mother.ly Diana Spalding, MSN, CNM

49 min

#252 • Feeling isolated and claustrophobic? Our community is here to help. We're talking: boundary setting, the best way to say no to obligations when you're facing overwhelm, and how to find clarity when everything feels upside down. Certified nurse-midwife, pediatric nurse, and mother of three young children, Diana Spalding is the Digital Education Editor at Motherly and the founder of Gathered Birth, a motherhood wellness center in Media, PA., as well as the author of THE MOTHERLY GUIDE TO BECOMING MAMA: Redefining the Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Journey along with Jill Koziol and Liz Tenety out April 14, 2020.This is part one of a two-part series with our guest Diana Spalding. Tomorrow we will be releasing Part 2: Pregnancy, Birth, and the Fourth Trimester During Covid-19. Be sure to find it by subscribing to this podcast, finding us at atomicmoms.com, or wherever you listen to podcasts.  X Ellie Knaus Show Notes: https://www.atomicmoms.com/pregnancy-birth-and-mothering-during-covid-19-motherly-diana-spalding As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Glennon Doyle "Untamed" + Love in the Time of Coronavirus | #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

46 min

#251 • Glennon Doyle shares how to love in the time of coronavirus. This mother of three and #1 New York Times bestselling author of LOVE WARRIOR, CARRY ON, WARRIOR, and UNTAMED (March 2020) speaks with host Ellie Knaus about mother issues, anxieties, honoring our boundaries, and feeling all the feelings while housebound. Moments after hopping off the phone with Glennon, we discovered my immunocompromised husband Adam has a 102 fever and is now in self-quarantine in our bedroom. I didn't realize it at the time, but this was exactly the conversation I needed to have in order to step bravely into this unknown. Luckily the kids are being hilarious though this mess. Follow along @atomicmoms. Xx Ellie Knaus Show Notes: https://www.atomicmoms.com/untamed-with-glennon-doyle-new-york-times-bestselling-author-atomic-moms-podcast As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Social Distancing, Extreme Family Time, and Final Moments of Freedom | Internet Mom Friends Sonni Abatta and Ellie Knaus

58 min

#250 • Who else needs a girlfriend call right about now? It's Day #6 of our Sztykiel family quarantine. It’s just been me, my handsome, funny immunocompromised husband Adam, and our preschooler and kindergartner at home. Am I losing it? A little. Is my germophobia through the roof? Absolutely. But hey! Reporter turned social media rockstar, blogger, and mother of 3 Sonni Abatta asked me to share some calmness and positivity on her podcast 30 Something with Sonni Abatta. Did I do that? Not really. BUT we did have a great time commiserating over the insanity that has wreaked havoc on our family life. While I try to find the humor in this episode, I am keenly aware that it's a privilege to be able to spend this time together. And my heart goes out to everyone suffering during this difficult and unprecedented moment in history. This podcast was completed one hour before California Gov. Newsom issued a statewide “Stay at Home” order. Stay safe. Stay well. Social distance! Listen to the pod and check out 30 Something Podcast! xx Ellie Knaus Show Notes: https://www.atomicmoms.com/social-distancing-extreme-family-time-final-moments-of-freedom-sonni-abatta-atomic-moms-ellie-knaus As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Embracing Sustainability in our Throwaway Culture | Zero Waste Expert Tara Button, BuyMeOnce.com

50 min

#249 • How do we shop with a sustainable mindset? Cozy in for this comforting chat with British zero-waste expert Tara Button, a former advertising copywriter who couldn't stomach that she was selling people stuff they didn't actually need. She founded BUYMEONCE.com as a consumer guide for those of us who want to buy a quality item once and learn how to care for it. We discuss how to shop with a sustainable mindset, how to care for the things we already have, and her book A Life Less Throwaway: The Lost Art of Buying for Life (Ten Speed Press).  These are uncertain times. Thank you for taking precautions with your sweet families by practicing social distancing. The elderly and those of us with immunocompromised spouses - like Adam - truly appreciate it. I'm aware that the elderly and children who depend on school lunches will be especially hit hard. I'll be donating to feedamerica.org. Check them out. New listeners, we have over 240 episodes. If you happen to come across any favorite moments or quotes from our experts, email me at hello@atomicmoms.com or DM on Instagram @atomicmoms and I may share them on social media, crediting you in the caption of course! Subscribe to our newsletter @atomicmoms.com I'll be sharing the latest news from our personal little Homefront as well as articles and kid activities.  x Ellie Knaus Show Notes: https://www.atomicmoms.com/embracing-quality-and-sustainability-in-our-throwaway-culture-zero-waste-expert-tara-button-buymeonce-atomic-moms-podcast As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Be More with Less | Courtney Carver, Minimalist Expert & Project 333 Founder

38 min

#248 • Minimalist expert Courtney Carver (@bemorewithless), Project 333 capsule wardrobe founder, and mother with MS shares how reassessing our relationship to “stuff” can be a powerful first step towards newfound confidence and financial independence, as well as overall health and happiness. Sound too good to be true? I can’t wait for you to take a listen. xx Ellie Knaus  Show Notes: https://www.atomicmoms.com/courtney-carver-project-333-be-more-with-less-atomic-moms-podcast As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Umm, Are My Kids Breaking Me? | Listener Q&A with Ellie and Adam

48 min

#247 • Funny family update! Ellie Knaus and Adam Sztykiel share their attempts to keep the peace with their tyrannical two year-old, what it's like for Adam to parent with an autoimmune disease, the surprising redirection Ellie's life seems to be taking, and more. Plus, Ellie announces our new biweekly release schedule. Thank you listeners on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages for all your great questions!  xx Ellie Knaus Show Notes Link and Official Atomic Moms Website  As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Demystifying Puberty and "Decoding Boys" | Cara Natterson, M.D., best-selling author

1 hr 1 min

#246 • Pediatrician and best-selling author of the American Girl series juggernaut The Care and Keeping of You, Dr. Cara Natterson joins us on Atomic Moms to demystify puberty and talk about her new book for parents Decoding Boys: The Subtle Art of Raising Sons. In this honest and informative conversation we discuss when to have "the talk" with our kids about their changing bodies, raising teens in the digital age (yes, we're talking about porn too), and how to navigate the emotional rollercoaster we can expect as our children reach adolescence. x Ellie Knaus Show Notes and Official Atomic Moms Website https://www.atomicmoms.com/podcast/demystifying-puberty-decoding-boys-dr-cara-natterson-atomic-moms-podcast As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

True Botanicals Hillary Peterson is Cleaning Up the Beauty Industry | Founder, CEO

46 min

#245 • #CleanBeauty: True Botanicals CEO, founder, and mother of three HILLARY PETERSON joins us in studio for a heart-to-heart about raising a family while nurturing ambitions and the importance of educating ourselves about what dangers lurk in our skincare products. Shortly after becoming a mother of twins Hillary was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. The experience awakened her passion for non-toxic living. Alarmed by the chemicals in leading skincare brands, she spent eight years researching a solution, which in turn became her award-winning, eco-friendly clean beauty line True Botanicals, embraced by Olivia Wilde, Laura Dern, and Zazie Beetz. In this relaxed and warm conversation, we talk about how each of our major health crises led to vipassana meditation retreats (and laugh about what happened once we got there), confess to our guilt-ridden working mom habits, and agree that I will take the 30-something rite of passage and finally try a "face oil". x Ellie Knaus Show Notes: https://www.atomicmoms.com/true-botanicals-hillary-peterson-atomic-moms-podcast As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Britta Bushnell, PhD Returns | Transformed By Birth: Cultivating Openness, Resilience, and Strength for the Life Changing Journey from Pregnancy to Parenthood

1 hr 2 min

#244 • Dr. Britta Bushnell is BACK, this time sharing her new book: Transformed By Birth: Cultivating Openness, Strength, and Resilience for the Life-Changing Journey from Pregnancy to Parenthood (Sounds True, January 28, 2020). She shares the profound opportunity for transformation that comes with motherhood. We crack open cultural birthing expectations and how they are getting us stuck. I catch myself in a moment of ‘mom judgment’ and, together, we unravel what’s really behind it. Britta also offers healing tools for mothers who have experienced trauma. And we talk about how we can effectively ask partners for what we need and not alienate them with our directness -- a lesson I keep getting to practice. If you loved our previous two conversations, or if this is your introduction to Dr. Britta Bushnell’s work with mythology and womanhood, I can’t wait for you to listen! xx Ellie Knaus Show Notes: www.atomicmoms.com/podcast/britta-bushnell-phd-returns-transformed-by-birth LA Book Event celebrating Britta Bushnell, with Ellie Knaus: https://www.consciouscityguide.com/events/h1c5pf/ As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sundance 2020: Filmmakers Bridget Moloney + Claire Coffee on Making Art Out of Motherhood

41 min

#243 • Actress Claire Coffee (Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector) and director Bridget Moloney share their excitement in premiering their short film BLOCKS -- an existential comedy about the mother of two young children who begins to spontaneously vomit plastic toy blocks -- at The Sundance Film Festival. I find out what they're planning to wear to Park City, Claire's foolproof cocktail of choice, their altitude-proof skincare regimen, and what their lodging situation is like (bunk beds, perhaps?). This is the story of two mom-friends who were creatively frustrated and feeling rejected, who decided to figure it out, and make something together. I can't wait for you to hear Bridget and Claire's thoughts on how to take a bet on yourself and trust your own voice even when you're neck deep in childrearing. x Ellie Knaus Show Notes: https://www.atomicmoms.com/podcast/sundance-claire-coffee-bridget-moloney-blocks-making-art-motherhood-atomic-moms-podcast As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How to Interrupt Your ANXIETY and Finally Calm Down with Dr. Kathleen Smith | “Everything Isn’t Terrible”

40 min

#242 • Do you live with anxiety? If so, how does it show up in your relationships? For example, are you over-involved with your extended family, or do you make up excuses to avoid them? We all have our tricks for managing anxiety. (Mine is procrastination). And psychologist Dr. Kathleen Smith, author of Everything Isn't Terrible: Conquer Your Insecurities, Interrupt Your Anxiety, and Finally Calm Down (Hachette Books, Dec 2019), encourages us to curiously examine our anxiety and our efforts to squelch it. Many of us try to control other people, myself included. "Because when we feel anxious, we often try to make other people change," she writes. "We try to calm everyone else down so we can finally relax. But if you can work on managing yourself in these relationships, it’s likely that your family, your workplace, and even the greater world will calm down a little too." So we pinpoint some ways that we can follow through on this. Throughout the episode Dr. Kathleen Smith offers tools for how we can live a calmer, more authentic life, one that isn't defined by what other people think or feel. Sounds liberating, doesn't it? x Ellie Knaus Show Notes: https://www.atomicmoms.com/anxiety-dr-kathleen-smith-atomic-moms-podcast As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"The Whole-Brain Child" and "The Power of Showing Up" | Best-Selling Author Dr. Tina Payne Bryson

49 min

#241 • 2x best-selling author Dr. Tina Payne Bryson discusses how we can show up for our kids even when they’re making it really hard for us, how we can stay regulated when sh*t hits the fan, how we can gage if we have a ‘secure attachment’ (and why that matters), and what to do when you find yourself in a pressure cooker situation and parenting for an audience. We use Dr. Bryson’s latest book, co-authored with Dan Siegel: The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired (A Ballantine Hardcover, On-Sale January 7, 2020) as a jumping off point for our discussion and I can’t wait for you to take a listen! x Ellie Knaus Show Notes: www.atomicmoms.com/podcast/whole-brain-child-tina-payne-bryson-atomic-moms As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the Kitchen with Catherine McCord @Weelicous

43 min

#240 • From fashion show runways to celebrity kitchens, Catherine McCord feels right at home. In celebration of Catherine’s third cookbook The Smoothie Project, debuting December 17, 2019 and already the #1 New Release in Cooking for Kids on Amazon, we cover everything from how she transitioned from Glamour cover model to culinary chef, and how McCord built her company Weelicious after becoming a mother. We myth bust all my smoothie hang ups, like: “What about all the sugar?” and discuss the health benefits for our children. And you won’t want to miss her parenting suggestion for how to shut down that “…but I’m still hungry” bedtime whine. Listen up! Xx Ellie Knaus Show Notes: www.atomicmoms.com/podcast/in-the-kitchen-with-catherine-mccord-weelicous-atomic-moms As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: HERE Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kate Northrup | Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Busy Moms

35 min

#239 • Best-selling author Kate Northrup joins Ellie on Atomic Moms to discuss time management for busy moms, how exactly we’re supposed to “do less”, how to break through newborn-land isolation, why tracking our menstrual cycle can increase productivity, and how to ask for help when your family's health is falling apart.  As an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and mother, Kate Northrup has built a multimedia digital empire that reaches hundreds of thousands globally and speaks to us about her second book Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time Management for Busy Moms. Kate invites us all to “do less” with her in this episode, and I’m so in. Will you join me? Xx Ellie Knaus Show Notes: www.atomicmoms.com/podcast/kate-northup-do-less-atomic-moms-podcast As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Separation Anxiety + "The Invisible String" Bestselling Phenomenon | Patrice Karst

44 min

#238 • The bestselling phenomenon The Invisible String has helped countless families with separation anxiety and loss. Patrice Karst, author of The Invisible String, The Invisible Leash, The Invisible Web, You Are Never Alone: An Invisible String Lullaby, and the co-author of The Invisible String Workbook speaks with us about how this independently published book made it around the world, why it’s healing message is so important today, and the exciting backstory of her new Invisible String series (published by Little, Brown Books, Dec 3rd, 2019). Hope you all survived the hustle and bustle of Thanksgiving and made beautiful memories with your little ones. Post-Thanksgiving, I find that my kids have a really hard time heading back to school. The separation anxiety kicks in deep after so much fun, quality time with family. Thankfully, this week on the podcast, guest Patrice Karst has the most heart-warming solution to this challenging struggle. Can’t wait for you to take a listen. As always: subscribe, rate, and review HERE! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Show Notes: www.atomicmoms.com/podcast/patrice-karst-invisible-string-series-atomic-moms Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Momboss Medley: The Three Founders of Lovevery, State Bags, Aden + Anais

48 min

#237 -Listening to entrepreneur podcasts like How I Built This, I can’t help but want to dig deeper into the guest’s personal lives. I want to ask crazy questions like: When building an empire, does your husband ever feel needy or jealous of your success? Or did your withholding mother drive you to prove yourself to the world? What kind of snacks do you keep at the office? You know, questions people don’t typically ask unless they’re your close girlfriend. And while I don’t know these wildly successful founders personally, Atomic Moms podcast felt like the perfect opportunity to do that. In this compilation episode, we share highlights with three trailblazing founders: Jessica Rolph, Jacq Tatelman, and Raegan Moya-Jones. I can’t wait for you to listen. First up, Multi-million dollar company founding social entrepreneur, and super interesting/fun mom of three JESSICA ROLPH geeks out with us over baby brain development and start up family life. Jessica co-founded and sold the #1 organic baby food company Happy Family - selling it for hundreds of millions of dollars - and is now putting her heart and soul into Lovevery, play products designed by child development experts. Then we catch up with Jacq Tatelman, Brooklyn-based social impact entrepreneur and mom of two is co-founder and creative director of the wildly popular STATE bags and the co-creator of the non-profit foundation Country Roads Foundation, est. in 2009. And finally, we're talking to the creative entrepreneur who put baby swaddle blankets on the map and, eh hem, in Prince George’s “coming home from the hospital” photos, Australian mother of four RAEGAN MOYA-JONES. She shares with Atomic Moms what she learned building a $100 million company Aden + Anais from her kitchen table while raising four daughters. Enjoy! X Ellie Knaus As always: subscribe, rate, and review HERE! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Show Notes: www.atomicmoms.com/podcast/mom-boss-medley-lovevery-state-bags-ade...

How to Raise a Boy in 2019 |Michael C. Reichert, Ph.D.

52 min

#235 - MICHAEL C. REICHERT, Ph.D., clinical practitioner and founding director of the Center for the Study of Boys' and Girls' Lives at the University of Pennsylvania shares transformational insights from his extensive studies and his book How to Raise a Boy: The Power of Connection to Raise Good Men (TarcherPerigee, April 2019). We discuss discipline and the single most important factor that shapes how a boy learns. This is a conversation every educator and parent will want to hear. You may have first heard this episode in April 2019. It's worth a revisit! xx Ellie Knaus As always: subscribe, rate, and review HERE! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Fifth Trimester: A Working Mom's Guide | Lauren Smith Brody & Kate Bolduan

52 min

#235 - CNN host Kate Bolduan and former Glamour executive editor Lauren Smith Brody give tips for heading back to work after having kids. Just back from maternity leave, Kate Bolduan gives us three momhacks for transitioning back to work. And Fifth Trimester founder Lauren Smith Brody shares lessons from her fun, comforting, and informative book: The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby. We talk about changing workplace culture, the gender pay gap as it relates to mamas, how to ask for flex time, signs of postpartum mood disorder, and what to do if you have the sudden itch to quit. You may have first heard this episode in April 2018. It's worth a revisit! And it perfectly pairs with our recent podcast: Fair Play | NYT Bestselling Author Eve Rodsky on Rebalancing Family Responsibilities and Reclaiming Your Time with Eve Rodsky. xx Ellie Knaus As always: subscribe, rate, and review HERE! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Join our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Family House Call | Flu Shot Rebellion, The 'Microdate', and The Silent Soccer Game

25 min

#234 - Join Adam and me on our experimental 'microdate', the latest trend in staying connected after kids. In this episode, Coach Adam discusses what to do when your kid's soccer team loses every single game, and Ellie takes a premature super mom victory lap for organizing a flu shot house call for the whole family using a popular medical app. We report back after it goes horribly, insanely, outrageously awry. You should definitely not take ANY advice from us. Enjoy! Ellie Knaus and Adam Sztykiel • As always: subscribe, rate, and review HERE! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! • Join our Instagram, Facebook, and Our Private Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fair Play | NYT Bestselling Author Eve Rodsky on Rebalancing Family Responsibilities and Reclaiming Your Time

45 min

#233 - A current New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine bookclub pick, FAIR PLAY by Eve Rodsky tackles the question: how can we share domestic responsibilities in a fair and systematic way so that mothers can reclaim their lives from the thankless time-suck of “invisible labor”? Backed with a Harvard Law degree and organizational management know-how, Eve Rodsky is here to share a clear cut system for our modern families. I don’t know about your household, but in ours, too much is falling through the cracks, from forgotten school forms to cherished relationships with friends. We’ve got this one life; how are we going to consciously choose to live it? Eve helps us cut through the crap and figure out a fair approach to managing our domestic lives. Adam and I have just started implementing this system and our marriage is stronger for it. Listen up! Xx Ellie • Find Show Notes at www.atomicmoms.com/podcast/eve-rodsky-fair-play-atomic-moms • Join us on Instagram and Facebook. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Actress Malin Akerman, Dr. Marika Lindholm | The Solo Mom: Redefining Single Motherhood, Plus Support

56 min

#232 - Actress Malin Akerman (Watchmen, Couples Retreat, Billions) and Dr. Marika Lindholm (ESME.com founder) share their personal experiences as single mothers and ways in which we can support the 15 million single parent caregivers in America, including, but not limited to military moms, single moms, divorced moms, and widowed moms. Our first guest Malin Akerman speaks to the challenges, lessons, and wins during her first year of motherhood that coincided with her divorce and shares the way she introduced co-parenting to the equation with her husband Jack Donnelly, whom she married last year. And sociologist Dr. Marika Lindholm shares her mission behind ESME.com "Empowering Solo Moms Everywhere". In this wide-ranging conversation, we also discuss our own upbringings with single mothers and the new anthology Dr. Lindholm co-edited We Got This: Solo Mom Stories of Grit, Heart, and Humor, including essays by Anne Lamott, Amy Poehler, and 75 solo mothers. Xx Ellie Knaus • Listen to this episode, get show notes, and more at atomicmoms.com. CLICK HERE to gain early access to the Airr podcast app by Ellie in this week’s podcast. Airr allows you to clip your favorite moments in any podcast episode and then post and share that clip wherever and with whomever you please. Don’t forget to @atomicmoms on Twitter. We’d love to hear which clips resonate with you! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Mother's Transformative Journey + How to Strengthen Your Marriage | Britta Bushnell, PhD

1 hr 32 min

#231 - This week on Atomic Moms we're highlighting two previously aired conversations with one of our most beloved guests: Britta Bushnell PhD with “The Mother’s Journey” and “How to Strengthen Your Marriage After Children”. In this raw and real conversation, Britta and Ellie discuss the challenges of emotional intimacy in marriage after kids and the ways in which we can learn to reconnect as a couple post-children. We also dive deep into mythology, motherhood, and the identity shift we experience as mamas. Dr. Britta brings healing light to the unique challenges and shifts we experience as mamas and walks us through powerful steps to rekindle intimacy with our partner. As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed! Xx Ellie Knaus Apple Podcast AtomicMoms.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Beautycon: GloZell Green, Queen of Youtube (5M followers) + Sonni Abatta on All Things Beauty

57 min

With nearly 5 million Youtube followers and credits including Trolls and Wreck It Ralph 2, The Queen of Youtube GloZell Green has done it all, including a sit down interview with President Barack Obama at The White House.  In this live episode in front of an audience of diehard GloZell fans, we discuss everything from screen-time (how does a Youtube star manage to get an iPad away from her toddler?) to the harsh realities of becoming a first-time mother at forty-four. We dispel the myth of the "overnight sensation" and share her secrets to longevity as a content creator. Since this podcast is a live recording straight from the world's largest beauty convention Beautycon and hosted by our friends at The Jane Club, we had to get the inside scoop on GloZell's signature look: green lipstick. After all, when she went to the White House, she gave three tubes of the same green lipstick to President Obama to give to Michelle and their daughters who happen to be huge fans as well.  We also chat with supermom Sonni Abatta, news anchor turned blogger and podcaster about how she looks so damn refreshed even after having three kids in five years! We're talking about skincare, makeup, and flirting with Botox. Xx - Ellie Knaus Show Notes: atomicmoms.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan Kois "How to Be a Family" | A Global Parenting Expedition

46 min

#229 - Quick! Find your passport! DAN KOIS, Slate editor, founding host of the podcast Mom and Dad Are Fighting, and contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine, joins us on Atomic Moms to chat about the truly insane year his family spent traveling the world, hilariously captured in his new book: HOW TO BE A FAMILY: THE YEAR I DRAGGED MY KIDS AROUND THE WORLD TO FIND A NEW WAY TO BE TOGETHER (Little, Brown; Publication Date: 9/17/19). We find out what it's like packing up your family and spending three months living in four vastly different locales: New Zealand, The Netherlands, Costa Rica, and... Kansas. He shares what he found once outside the coastal elite bubble. And we discuss "tall poppy syndrome" vs. the American hunger for exceptionalism — Speaking of my own hunger for exceptionalism, don't forget to rate, review, and give us five stars! Kidding. Not really. It does help new listeners find us. I'm eager for you to hear about Dan's travels and insights he gleaned as a father breaking out of the suburban dad mold. Bring mosquito spray!  x Ellie Knaus  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"When the Kids Get Sick" Survival Guide | Becky Friedman, Nikki DeLoach, Caissie Levy

58 min

#228 - New! How do you make it through the week when - surprise - the kids get sick? Quarantined in her podcast studio, Ellie Knaus sends out the mom-bat signal to returning beloved guests: Emmy-winner Becky Friedman (Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood) and actress Nikki DeLoach. We break down: favorite hand sanitizers, back up babysitters, the social anxiety of having the kid with the cough, and what these mothers do to reboot before heading to work after all night up with the kids. We've all heard the show must go on, but Ellie also shares a truly incredible moment from her interview with Caissie Levy, ya know, Elsa in Frozen, the Broadway Musical about a recent experience when her toddler fell ill right before an evening performance.  Also, thank you for all the love re: last week's episode "Apocalyptic Anxiety" with Claire Coffee and Bridget Moloney. Would you believe all three of us ended up with kids home sick from school. Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe! x Ellie Knaus  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apocalyptic Anxiety, Plus Making New Mom Friends | Claire Coffee, Bridget Moloney, Ellie Knaus

1 hr 5 min

#227 - Decade-long friends Claire Coffee (actor), Bridget Moloney (director/actor), and Ellie Knaus compare notes on their apocalyptic anxieties, commiserate over the awkwardness of making "back-to-school" mom friends, and play a round of "I'm So Jealous!" The returning bi-coastal mom squad also discuss their post-bedtime reading and watching rituals (hello, HBO's Succession), acknowledge the trickier parts of parenting, and get the New York private school admissions lowdown. And check out this month’s sponsor: FETCH REWARDS (remember promo code: ATOMIC) for the easiest way to save money on groceries! Xx Ellie Knaus Listen Now on Your Favorite Podcast Platform! Special thanks to our sound engineer Owen O’Neill, production assistant Olivia Hastie, and Jeremy Turner for our original theme composition. Join our Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Motherhood Mind Game | A Pep Talk with NYT bestselling author Leslie Anne Bruce

49 min

#226 - A five-time New York Times bestselling co-author, returning Atomic Moms guest, and Lauren Conrad's frequent collaborator/b.f.f., LESLIE ANNE BRUCE joins us in our podcast studio to discuss the MIND GAME that is early motherhood and her new book You Are a F*cking Awesome Mom: So Embrace the Chaos, Get Over the Guilt, and Be True to You (September - Hachette Book Group). We discuss why Newborn-land is so treacherous for Type A overachievers. We share our birth experiences and the post-baby marriage fireworks (not the pretty kind). And we compare notes on how we organize our lives now that we both have two kids. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review! And check out this month’s sponsor: FETCH REWARDS (remember promo code: ATOMIC) for the easiest way to save money on groceries! Xx Ellie Knaus Listen Now on Your Favorite Podcast Platform! Special thanks to our sound engineer Owen O’Neill, production assistant Olivia Hastie, and Jeremy Turner for our original theme composition. Join our Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mastering Back-to-School: Teacher Jennifer Hunt + Dr. Natasha Beck (@Dr.OrganicMommy)

57 min

#225 - Dr. Natasha Beck, equipped with a doctorate in clinical pediatric neuropsychology, and teacher Jennifer Hunt, a second generation early childhood educator, help us tackle the home and classroom fronts in order to give our listeners the tools we need to crush this school year! First, I have Dr. Natasha Beck walk me through “the systems” she has in place for her own young family and what a non-chaotic day could look like at our house if we make some simple but deliberate changes in our routine. We tackle everything from getting to school on time, to mastering the school lunch, to transitioning into the late afternoon without backpacks and shoes all over the floor, as well as techniques for soothing that “after-school” attitude. I even toss in a listener question: How a mother can find more patience with her three year-old now that she’s exhausted from a newborn? Cause honestly, who doesn't hope for a little more patience during major transitions. And then I have a parent-teacher meeting with Jennifer Hunt, a second generation early childhood educator. “The best preschool teacher in the world” according to my daughter Sabrina shares with me how the heck she gets all those little kids to actually listen, what advice she has for concerned parents of “the new kid”, what it’s like having her own toddler start preschool, and how you might approach a teacher to be your ally if you’re having behavioral issues at home. Finally, we share children’s books tacking separation anxiety and back-to-school you’ll want to add to your bedtime reading. x Ellie Knaus Rather Listen on the Go? Find us on Your Favorite Podcast App: Here Join our Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. Show Notes: AtomicMoms.com Special thanks to Owen O’Neill, our NYC sound engineer, production assistant Olivia Hastie, and Jeremy Turner for our original theme composition. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Who's Watching Us? | Claire Coffee + Bridget Moloney-Sinclair

53 min

BFF’s actress Claire Coffee, director Bridget Moloney-Sinclair, and host Ellie Knaus warm up to summer with travel talk and "family gap year" dreams and bring levity to the bone-chilling subject of privacy in 2019. In this conversation, we address nanny cams, security cams, data collection, and if there’s any point in trying to protect their children’s faces on social media. Claire discusses her parenting theory regarding “specialness”. And Bridget introduces the listener question from Ann Shrake and Vivian Lee: “If you could take your family anywhere in the world for a year, where would you go?” We want to hear from YOU: where would you take your “family gap year”?  X Ellie Knaus Rather Listen on the Go? : Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify Special thanks to Owen O’Neill, our NYC sound engineer, and Jeremy Turner for our original theme composition. Join our Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One Bad Mother Host Theresa Thorn on Career Shifts and Gender Exploration

33 min

Theresa Thorn, host of the beloved “One Bad Mother” comedy podcast and mom of 3, joins us to celebrate her glorious new children’s book It Feels Good To Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity, illustrated by Noah Grigni. In this episode, Ellie geeks out over how Theresa has co-hosted over 300 episodes of One Bad Mother, how she keeps the love alive with her high-school sweetheart turned husband, American Public Radio show host and Maximum Fun founder Jesse Thorn, and all that she has learned exploring gender with her children, including her daughter who identifies as transgender and her son who loves everything B-O-Y. I can’t wait for all of you to check out the sweetness that is: It Feels Good To Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity. Xx Ellie Knaus Rather Listen on the Go? : Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify Special thanks to Owen O’Neill, our NYC sound engineer, and Jeremy Turner for our original theme composition. Join our Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

School's Out! Plus Dad's in the Hot Seat | Adam Sztykiel + Ellie Knaus

30 min

Happy Father’s Day! In this family check in, we discuss our tactics for entertaining our kids over summer break, and we catch up with my husband with the impossible last name. Interrupting our conversational flow, graduating preschooler Sabrina puts Adam in the hot seat and asks questions better than her mother. And because it's the end of another school year, and we’re all grappling with the wacky passage of time thing, I recount an awkward dad moment at the neighborhood park when my kid-free past collided with a very sniffly present moment. xx Ellie Knaus Rather Listen on the Go? : Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify Special thanks to Owen O’Neill, our NYC sound engineer, and Jeremy Turner for our original theme composition. Join our Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Sunscreen Controversy + Gut Health for Beautiful Skin | Dr. Whitney Bowe, Dermatologist, Research Scientist

49 min

#221 - Did you see the FDA's recent sunscreen announcement? Not only are sunscreen chemicals absorbed into our blood, but it remains unclear whether 12 ingredients currently used in sunscreens are safe! We need to protect ourselves and our kids from skin cancer, but what’s a parent to do? Well, of course, Ellie calls the best in skincare to find out. Dr. Whitney Bowe, research scientist, dermatologist, and mom, shares her thoughts on Atomic Moms about this latest sunscreen controversy, and how we can best protect our health. And then, we riff on the microbiome, the gut-brain-skin axis, and the importance of cultivating the gut’s good bacteria in order to support our immune system, mental health, and our skin. Dr. Bowe’s Dirty Looks: The Secret to Beautiful Skin is full of scientific research and simple lifestyle changes with a big impact. This episode is for anyone who has ever suffered from anxiety or IBS or inflammation. Pretty much everyone who listens to Atomic Moms!  xx Ellie Knaus P.S. Retail therapy is now available at our brand new Atomic Moms shop! Rather Listen on the Go? : Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify Special thanks to Owen O’Neill, our NYC sound engineer, and Jeremy Turner for our original theme composition. Join our Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Parenting Without Ego | Dr. Shefali Tsabary, clinical psychologist, NYT bestselling author

37 min

#220 - New intro/ interview aired May 31, 2016. With the recent College Admissions Scandal, this Atomic Moms replay couldn’t be more timely. Conscious parenting trailblazer and 2x Atomic Moms guest Dr. Shefali Tsabary returns to talk about ego, boundaries, and all the psychological sticky stuff that comes with parenting. Her New York Times bestseller The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering our Children , The Awakened Family: A Revolution in Parenting, and her appearance on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday has changed the conversation from how can we fix our kids to how can we heal ourselves. As Oprah Winfrey declared at a live event I attended, "Parents...you will be wowed and awed by her." Listeners, we can't wait to hear what you think/feel. xx Ellie Knaus P.S. Retail therapy is now available at our Atomic Moms shop! Rather Listen on the Go? : Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify Special thanks to Owen O’Neill, our NYC sound engineer, and Jeremy Turner for our original theme composition. Join our Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hollywood Director Julia Hart on Filmmaking, Confidence, and Motherhood

51 min

#219 - Julia Hart shares her personal odyssey from HS English teacher to screenwriter and feature film director. Rachel Brosnahan, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and David Strathairn are just a few of the respected actors bringing her stories to life. In this in-studio conversation, Julia reveals how becoming a mother empowered her to step into the role of director and how motherhood influences the stories she tells. And Ellie shares an empowering matrilineal secret found in her grandmother’s locket. Also, we also discuss the importance of owning our stories as well as the sensitivities necessary in writing a character of another race. xx Ellie Knaus Show Notes, including guest bio and links Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify P.S. Retail therapy is now available at our Atomic Moms shop! Join our Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. Special thanks to Owen O’Neill, our NYC sound engineer, and Jeremy Turner for our original theme composition. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jordan Reid of Ramshackle Glam Returns | Our Tell-All Conversation: Anxiety, Divorce, + Falling on Our Faces

55 min

#218: Blogger phenom Jordan Reid of RamshackleGlam.com returns for our tell-all conversation on anxiety, divorce, falling on our faces, and her new project: The Big Activity Book For Anxious People (Penguin Random House, May 2019) co-created with illustrator Erin Williams, which is currently #1 in Art Therapy and Relaxation on Amazon. We’re talking: perfectionistic tendencies, anxiety attacks, massive life transitions, and her new single mom life. OH, and we swap tales of hitting our absolute most humiliating rock bottoms before we became “recovering actors” in L.A. Schadenfreude for all! Love, Ellie Knaus P.S. Retail therapy is now available at our brand new Atomic Moms shop!  Join our Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. Special thanks to Owen O’Neill, our NYC sound engineer, and Jeremy Turner for our original theme composition. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

$100M "Aden + Anais" Baby Swaddle Co. Founder + Mom of 4: Raegan Moya-Jones on "What It Takes" and What She's Learned Getting There

39 min

#217: We're talking to the creative entrepreneur who put baby swaddle blankets on the map and, ahem, in Prince George’s 'coming home from the hospital' photos! Australian mother of four RAEGAN MOYA-JONES shares with Atomic Moms what she learned building a $100 million company Aden + Anais from her kitchen table while raising four daughters. In this friendly and vulnerable conversation, we learn what Moya-Jones’s difficult relationship with her mother taught her about parenting and how she shared the invisible labor on the home front with her spouse. We also get this ultimate #momboss’s #1 hiring tip, what mother entrepreneurs need to keep in mind when launching their passion project, and important things to consider when scaling a business. Check out Raegan’s What It Takes: How I Built a $100 Million Business Against the Odds (May 7, 2019). Happy Mother’s Day! Love, Ellie Knaus Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify Join our Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. Special thanks to Owen O’Neill, our NYC sound engineer, and Jeremy Turner for our original theme composition. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Daily Show's Desi Lydic | Maternal Wage Gap, Gender Equality, + our Southern Blonde's Guide to Surviving Family Politics

38 min

The Daily Show correspondent and toddler wrangler DESI LYDIC chats about her recent globe-trotting adventures to Iceland, Namibia, and Spain in order to find out how America can do better with the Gender Gap. (The United States ranks flipping #49!). We talk about the time she flew across the country for her dream job interview that happened to coincide with a not yet revealed pregnancy. (Would you tell your potential boss if you were pregnant?) And since we're southern blondes, we share our hot tips for keeping things civil-ish when visiting our Fox News loving families back home. (We love you Moms.) We also give a Daniel Tiger shout, commiserate about not being our kid's favorite parent, and we can't wait for all y'all to watch her special The Daily Show Presents Desi Lydic: Abroad debuting Monday, May 13, at 11 pm ET/PT. Show Notes: AtomicMoms.com Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher Join our Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There's a Toddler in My Art Studio| Finding Space with Madeline Donahue, Painter and Sculptor

45 min

#215: Brooklyn-based painter and sculptor MADELINE DONAHUE uses her work to celebrate the postpartum body and explore the overwhelming physical intimacy of early motherhood. In our conversation, this extraordinary artist and funny, dear friend shares how she carves out time and space to create, how she juggles her responsibilities as an artist and mother, and what it’s like to raise a kid with the boy she met when they were 12! Sign up for our newsletter at atomicmoms.com so you can be the first to know about our atomic moms x madeline donahue limited edition t-shirt collaboration! xx Ellie Knaus Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher Join our Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. Special thanks to Owen O’Neill, our NYC sound engineer, and Jeremy Turner for our original theme composition. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How to Raise a Boy in 2019 | Michael C. Reichert, Ph.D.

51 min

In this thought-provoking conversation, MICHAEL C. REICHERT, Ph.D., clinical practitioner and founding director of the Center for the Study of Boys' and Girls' Lives at the University of Pennsylvania shares transformational insights from his extensive studies and his book How to Raise a Boy: The Power of Connection to Raise Good Men (TarcherPerigee, April 2019). We discuss discipline and the single most important factor that shapes how a boy learns. This is a conversation every educator and parent will want to hear. Listen up! xx Ellie Knaus Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher Join our Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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