October is HERE, which means we’re entering our annual era of trying to make childhood feel like a magical fall fever dream. 🎃🍂 In this week’s episode, we’re getting into ALL things October family fun, from festive adventures and kid-friendly activities to crafts and snacks that are LOW lift and still create that childhood magic.

But we’re also talking about the less Instagrammable side of being the family magic maker: the pressure to make every season special, the mental load of planning all the things, and the inevitable meltdown when your kids couldn’t care less about the adorable activity you spent an hour setting up. 🫠 We’re getting into ways to lower the pressure, manage expectations, and remember that making childhood magical shouldn’t come at the expense of our own sanity. Enjoy!

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Sarah is back from Paris and IS AWARE she's been super annoying about it. 🇫🇷🥐

After a much-needed getaway, She discusses the importance of getting away and reconnecting with your spouse after kids, chats strategies for making time away a little easier on your kids (and yourself), and discusses ways to win back their favor if everything else goes to sh*t. AND because no Paris recap would be complete without a little fashion commentary, Sarah breaks down what the Parisian girlies are wearing this Fall so we can all stop dressing like Adam Sandler and start looking like we have our lives together. TRES CHIC!

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Let's get ready to rumble!!! Today Sarah is joined by Nina Spears AKA the Baby Chick to talk all things getting ready for birth! Nina is a birth and postpartum doula, a childbirth educator, and someone who has basically seen it ALL when it comes to pregnancy, birth, and those early days of motherhood. She has supported more than 800 families in person and guided thousands more virtually through birth prep courses and coaching which led to her new book, The Baby Chick Guide to Positive Pregnancy!

In this episode we discuss her biggest tips for birth prep, what hospital birth classes often leave out, & how partners can actually be helpful during labor. We also chat C-sections and unexpected birth experiences AND what we should all be doing to better prepare for postpartum.

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