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

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 KnausAs 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/atomicmomsShoutouts 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, 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 EllieAs 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.

#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 KnausAs 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.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 KnausAs 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.

#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.

#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 KnausShow Notes: Atomic Moms Official SiteAs always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed!Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | StitcherJoin our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community.Sound engineer: Owen O'NeillOriginal theme music: Jeremy TurnerSee 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, 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 EllieShow Notes LinkAs always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed!Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | StitcherJoin our @atomicmoms Instagram, Facebook, and Facebook community.Sound engineer: Owen O'NeillOriginal theme music: Jeremy TurnerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#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 KnausShow Notes LinkAs always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed!Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | StitcherJoin 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.

#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-podcastAs always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed!Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | StitcherJoin 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.

#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 KnausShow Notes: https://www.atomicmoms.com/pregnancy-birth-and-mothering-during-covid-19-motherly-diana-spaldingAs always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed!Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | StitcherJoin 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.