Quality Time or Presence Over Perfection

Summer with kids is equal parts magic, flexibility, chaos, and apparently… chips for breakfast. 😂 This week, we’re talking about our favorite summer memories, what’s making the season a little easier, and what summer looks like in Philly, Columbus, and Detroit. Plus, we get into our summer hot takes—including whether summer is actually even that great. ☀️

How well do we really know each other? This week, we’re bringing Most Likely To Wednesday from Instagram to the podcast—and finally sharing our answers. From who’s most likely to disappear on a girls’ trip to who would forget picture day, tell their kid to hit back, or accidentally spill a family secret, we’re finding out where we agree, where we absolutely do not, and what our answers say about each of us. Play along and see how well you know us, too.

This conversation with DeShawn Snow is all about what it looks like to rebuild—not just your life, but your confidence, identity, and relationship with yourself. DeShawn joins us to talk about motherhood with grown children, navigating divorce and life in the public eye, learning to surrender control, and why wellness became the foundation for her next chapter. Plus, we get into discipline, self-forgiveness, knowing your worth, and finding the courage to keep showing up—even in the messy middle. 💜

Summer with kids is equal parts magic, flexibility, chaos, and apparently… chips for breakfast. 😂 This week, we’re talking about our favorite summer memories, what’s making the season a little easier, and what summer looks like in Philly, Columbus, and Detroit. Plus, we get into our summer hot takes—including whether summer is actually even that great. ☀️

How do we show up for the people we love when they're going through something hard? This week, we're talking about grief, job loss, divorce, illness, and the quiet struggles that often go unseen. We share our own experiences, the ways people have supported us well, and the simple things that can make someone feel less alone. 💜

What does wellness actually look like in motherhood? This week, we're talking about the habits, rituals, and relationships that help us feel like ourselves—from therapy and movement to nature, skincare, and finding joy in the little things. It's an honest conversation about caring for yourself when everyone else needs you first. 💜

What matters more: how much time you spend with your kids—or how you spend it? This week, we're unpacking one of parenting's biggest debates: quality vs. quantity. We talk about intentional connection, working motherhood, mom guilt, social media judgment, and what it really means to raise a child. 💜

What does it really mean to build a life with intention? This week, we're joined by our friend Deanna Blackwell—product designer, entrepreneur, community builder, and mom—for a conversation about dreaming big and doing the hard things. We talk about building a business with your spouse, finding joy in creating, showing up for your community, navigating pregnancy loss, and why Deanna refuses to quit on the life she wants. It's an honest, hopeful conversation about ambition, resilience, motherhood, and trusting yourself along the way. 💜

What if your biggest goals for the rest of the year had less to do with what you accomplish—and more to do with how you want to feel? In this episode, we share the mid-year visioning exercise that sparked an unexpectedly honest conversation about freedom, fear, purpose, and becoming. We talk about doing things scared, letting go of old stories, embracing change, and the kind of women and mothers we hope to become by the end of the year. If you've been craving a reset, this conversation is your invitation to pause, reflect, and dream a little bigger.

What happens when a woman who's built a career at the highest levels of venture capital becomes a mom?This week, we're joined by our friend Mary D'Onofrio—partner at Crosslink Capital, investor, author, and mom to a three-year-old daughter. Mary shares what motherhood taught her about ambition, asking for help, building systems that actually work, and why the goalposts seem to move every time you reach them.We talk about balancing big dreams with family life, supporting a partner through career changes, traveling with kids, writing a fantasy novel after bedtime, and the mindset shift that helped Mary let go of doing everything herself.Plus: a toddler escapes her crib, Mary reveals she peaked at age two, and we reflect on the friendships that carry us through every season of life.Because sometimes the women who seem to have it all together are still figuring it out, too. ✨