Paternity Leave, STI Awareness & Your Parenting Problems Solved!

Hey Splitting Upward fans! Today, we're bringing you a preview of our newest podcast, "America's Moms." To hear future episodes, search for "America's Moms" on your favorite podcast platform and subscribe!In our first episode, Claudya Martinez (ByClaudya.com) explores the relationship between Penelope Alvarez & Lydia Riera from the Pop TV sitcom "One Day At A Time." Claudya chats with series co-creator & showrunner Gloria Calderón Kellet about what inspired the characters, then learns about parenting in the Latinx "sandwich generation" from family therapist Susana Marquez (WellnessParaLaMama.com).--For more great parenting content, check out Mom.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mom.com's newest podcast -- "America's Moms (And What They Taught Us)" -- premieres tomorrow, November 10th!Each episode, a different mom from the Mom.com family reflects on what they’ve learned from their favorite maternal TV characters through interviews with experts, other real moms, and the talent who brought these onscreen moms to life!Search for "America's Moms" on your favorite podcast platform & subscribe today so you don't miss an episode. For links on where to listen, visit mom.com/audio.For copyright claims: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Interior designer & lifestyle expert Sabrina Soto gives us her hacks for making a stylish home on a budget & keeping it organized when you have kids — then talks her podcast, motherhood, and being open with your children about your own feelings. Plus, Julie & Jesenia break down the DOs and DON'Ts of handling your divorce in the age of social media — all in our season finale episode!--Follow Splitting Upward on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @SplittingUpward. To submit listener questions, leave us a tweet, comment, or anonymous DM with the hashtag #AskSplittingUpward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sex & relationship expert Dr. Laura Berman answers the questions you might be too afraid to ask—from re-exploring your sexuality as a single mom and the myth of having your best sex life in your 20s, to talking to your kids about safe sex and the importance of affirmative consent. Julie & Jesenia also discuss the importance of body positivity and learn about the growing trend of "LAT" Relationships: couples "living apart together."--Follow Splitting Upward on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @SplittingUpward. To submit listener questions, leave us a tweet, comment, or anonymous DM with the hashtag #AskSplittingUpward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lauren Dimet Waters is the co-founder of FountainOf30.com, an anti-aging lifestyle site that empowers women to live their best lives at any age. She joins us to talk parenting, pregnancy & IVF, self-care, and what you need in your closet to look your best! Plus, Julie & Jesenia discuss parenting after heartbreak and a strange new TV show that says you should train your baby... like a dog?--Follow Splitting Upward on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @SplittingUpward. To submit listener questions, leave us a tweet, comment, or anonymous DM with the hashtag #AskSplittingUpward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sheree Zampino, founder of Sheree Elizabeth Boutique, drops in for an inspiring talk about being an entrepreneur, parenting, and maintaining a healthy co-parenting relationship with Will & Jada Pinkett-Smith. Plus, Julie & Jesenia reflect on the silver linings of going through divorce, and explain a surprising but common issue in co-parenting: Malicious Parent Syndrome.To read the article we discussed in this episode ("20 Small Silver Linings of Going Through a Divorce"), go here: http://bit.ly/2Kae8EQ.--Follow Splitting Upward on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @SplittingUpward. To submit listener questions, leave us a tweet, comment, or anonymous DM with the hashtag #AskSplittingUpward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're devoting an entire episode to answer YOUR questions! From dealing with picky eaters to friends who reprimand your own kids, Julie & Jesenia have an answer for everything. Plus, we look at how paternity leave can benefit your marriage, yet men aren't taking it -- and an important conversation about STI awareness at every age.--Follow Splitting Upward on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @SplittingUpward. To submit listener questions, leave us a tweet, comment, or anonymous DM with the hashtag #AskSplittingUpward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samantha Gregory of Rich Single Momma joins us to offer advice on how single moms can thrive financially through budgeting and side-hustles — and live their best lives when dating! Plus, Julie & Jesenia determine the right age for your child to join social media, and break down "sharenting," the latest controversial trend in parenting.--Follow Splitting Upward on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @SplittingUpward. To submit listener questions, leave us a tweet, comment, or anonymous DM with the hashtag #AskSplittingUpward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neferteri Plessy is the founder of the nonprofit organization Single Moms Planet. She joins us to talk single parenthood, why it's important to empower single moms, and the many things Single Moms Planet does to support them. Then she helps answer YOUR listener questions! Plus: Jesenia has feelings about the Netflix movie "Otherhood," and Julie wonders whether or not parents should be using GPS tracking apps, like Life360, to track their children 24/7.--Follow the Splitting Upward podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @SplittingUpward. To submit listener questions, leave us a tweet, comment, or anonymous DM with the hashtag #AskSplittingUpward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dating expert, matchmaker, and TV host Carmelia Ray reveals the DOs and DON'Ts of dating, the mistakes we're making when looking for relationships, and what it's like working on her competitive dating show Mom vs. Matchmaker. Plus: Julie & Jesenia discuss navigating the dating world before you're officially divorced, and what a man's relationship with his mother could tell you about who he really is.--Follow Splitting Upward on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @SplittingUpward. To submit listener questions, leave us a tweet, comment, or anonymous DM with the hashtag #AskSplittingUpward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.