EP573. In today’s solo episode of The Mom Room, I’m covering A LOT, from puppy yoga with Pomeranians to why the hell there are Stranger Things toys in the Walmart kids’ aisle. We also talk comfort shows, current reads, and I give a sneak peek at an upcoming episode on ADHD, perimenopause, and my experience with Vyvanse.

✨ What I talk about in this episode:

• My chaotic and adorable experience doing puppy yoga with Pomeranians

• Why going from two dogs to three dogs can’t be that different (…right??)

• The moment we realized Stranger Things is NOT for kids after trying to watch it with Milo

• Why I’m fully obsessed with Younger on Netflix, aka my current comfort show

• A quick book update: I just finished Parents Weekend and started Great Big Beautiful Life

• A preview of next week’s deep dive into ADHD + perimenopause symptoms, the overlap, and my personal experience with Vyvanse

🎧 If you love real, relatable mom-life conversations mixed with pop culture, parenting chaos, and midlife revelations, you’re in the right place.

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Ep572. Renee is joined by Glen Henry (Author of Father Yourself First) for a great conversation about parenting, identity, and the long road of becoming yourself while raising kids. Glen discusses his own upbringing, the lessons he’s had to unlearn, and how those experiences have shaped the way he shows up as a parent today. They talk about emotional availability, breaking generational patterns, and the discomfort that often comes with doing things differently than how you were raised. it's about learning in real time, giving yourself grace, and recognizing that growth — for parents and kids alike — isn’t linear.

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EP571. In this solo episode, Renee dives into a surprisingly heated topic: why some moms cannot accept that other women have equal partners. After a Reddit comment accused her of being “lazy” because her husband does school drop-off, Renee unpacks the bigger cultural issues behind reactions like this.

She discusses why an involved dad is still seen as a threat to traditional motherhood roles, how internalized misogyny leads women to attack other women instead of the actual problem, and why cognitive dissonance and jealousy play a huge role in mom-to-mom judgment.

This episode explores mom-martyr culture, equal partnership, mental load, and the emotional triggers that arise when women see support they themselves haven’t received. If you’ve ever felt judged for having help, or wished your partner showed up more, this is a validating, honest, and deeply relatable listen.

Topics include:

• Mom martyrdom and outdated expectations

• Why equal partnership challenges people

• Internalized misogyny and mom-to-mom policing

• Jealousy disguised as moral judgment

• What it actually means to have support in motherhood

• The real story behind Renee’s “drop-off drama”

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