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Mommy Has Questions

Mommy Has Questions

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Join Cristina, a stay-at-home mom of three navigating her new suburban reality in Arkansas as she pulls back the curtain on motherhood with gritty and authentic conversations with the AOT Team, Jamie, Tiffany and Jess. From middle-of-the-night doubts to carpool lane epiphanies, these raw discussions blend personal experiences with practical insights. Through our distinct perspectives, we illuminate how gender dynamics shape our daily lives and discover practical approaches for change. Together, we uncover the invisible threads that connect all our stories, transforming individual moments into shared wisdom that flows through living rooms, board rooms and playgrounds.

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  • Episode 4: Is Social Media Bad for Moms Too?

    Episode 4: Is Social Media Bad for Moms Too?
    May 8 2025
    📋 Show Notes:🎙️ Episode 4: Is Social Media Bad for Moms Too? Control the ScrollCristina and the moms explore the complicated relationship between motherhood and social media. They dig into the emotional trap of doom-scrolling, the illusion of online “self-care,” and the bigger cultural forces shaping how moms spend their time and attention. From confession to clarity, this episode is an empowering call to become more intentional with how we engage online.🗣️ What We Talk About:- Why we reach for our phones in stressful moments- How social media creates a false sense of connection- The mental health toll of comparison and overconsumption- Setting screen time boundaries for ourselves (and our kids)- Using mindfulness and breathwork instead of mindless scrolling- The power of critical thinking and intentional digital habits- What it really means to “control the scroll”📚 References:Digital Minimalism Newport, Cal. Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World. Portfolio, 2019.How to Do Nothing Odell, Jenny. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy. Melville House, 2019. The Moment of Lift Gates, Melinda, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World. Flatiron Books, 2019.How We Got to Now Johnson, Steven. How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World. Riverhead Books, 2014The Social Dilemma Orlowski, Jeff, director. The Social Dilemma. Exposure Labs, Argent Pictures, The Space Program, 2020. Netflix, www.netflix.com/title/81254224.Talk to People on the Telephone Mull, Amanda. "Talk to People on the Telephone." The Atlantic, 16 Sept. 2019, www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/09/ring-ring-ring/598129/.Does Passive Social Media Use Harm Well-Being? Meier, Adrian, and Hannes-Vincent Krause. "Does Passive Social Media Use Harm Well-Being?: An Adversarial Review." Journal of Media Psychology: Theories, Methods, and Applications, vol. 35, no. 3, 2023, pp. 169-180. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000358.Screen Time and Well-Being Twenge, Jean M., et al. "Associations Between Screen Time and Lower Psychological Well-Being Among Children and Adolescents." Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 12, 2018, pp. 271-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.10.003.👯‍♀️ Meet Your Hosts:Cristina Sansone – Public health pro turned full-time stay-at-home mom of threeJamie Dennison – Corporate exec and mom of twoJess Kahn Marks – Former engineer and mom of twoTiffany Hodges – Writer, actor, filmmaker, and mom of one🔗 Follow Along:📱 IG: @momsamongotherthings🌐 Website: mommyhasquestions.com🎧 Presented by: momsamongotherthings.com🔑 Keywords:social media, motherhood, doomscrolling, digital boundaries, mental health, self-care vs self-sabotage, algorithm anxiety, phone addiction, feminist parenting, emotional resilience, comparison trap, mindfulness for moms, tech habits
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    39 mins
  • Episode 3: Why Is It Hard To Ask For Help?

    Episode 3: Why Is It Hard To Ask For Help?
    May 1 2025
    📋 Show Notes:🎙️ Episode 3: Why Is It Hard to Ask for Help? Subtitle: Partner DialoguesCristina and the moms get real about the challenges of communicating needs, balancing childcare, and renegotiating value at home. From societal pressure to internalized guilt, they explore why asking for help feels so loaded and how to reframe it without resentment. This episode is a heartfelt, funny, and hope-filled dive into the art of advocating for yourself.🗣️ What We Talk About:- Why it's so hard to ask for help- How stay-at-home work gets undervalued- Money, power, and perception in partnerships- Emotional labor and mental load- Gendered social conditioning and communication barriers- Practical strategies for better conversations - How to validate your own worth beyond motherhood📚 References:Fair Play Rodsky, Eve. Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live). G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2019. Impulse Purchasing By Gender 1 "Male vs. Female Spending Statistics." ElectroIQ, https://electroiq.com/stats/male-vs-female-spending-statistics/#General_Male_vs_Female_Spending_Statistics. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.Impulse Purchasing By Gender 2 "Male vs. Female Spending Statistics." FinanceBuzz, https://financebuzz.com/male-vs-female-spending-statistics. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.Gender and Emotion Expression Russell, James A. "What Is an Emotion? Psychological Construction in the Service of Making Emotion Meaning." Emotion Review, vol. 6, no. 4, 2014, pp. 298-307, https://doi.org/10.1177/1754073914544408. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.The Gender Stereotyping of Emotions Plant, E. Ashby, et al. "The Gender Stereotyping of Emotions." Psychology of Women Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 1, 2000, pp. 81-92, https://devinelab.psych.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1383/2020/04/The-gender-stereotyping-of-emotions.pdf. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.Stay At Home Moms' 'Economic Value' Curry, Benjamin. "Here's How Much Economists Say Stay-At-Home Moms Should Get Paid." Nasdaq, 8 Mar. 2022, www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-how-much-economists-say-stay-at-home-moms-should-get-paid. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.Gendered Labour Market "History Helps Us Understand Gender Differences in the Labour Market." The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 9 Oct. 2023, www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2023/10/popular-economicsciencesprize2023.pdf. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.👯‍♀️ Meet Your Hosts:Cristina Sansone – Public health pro turned full-time stay-at-home mom of threeJamie Dennison – Corporate exec and mom of twoJess Kahn Marks – Former engineer and mom of twoTiffany Hodges – Writer, actor, filmmaker, and mom of one🔗 Follow Along: Podcast IG: @momsamongotherthingsWebsite: mommyhasquestions.comPresented by: momsamongotherthings.com🔑 Key Themes: mental load, motherhood, childcare, communication, emotional labor, stay-at-home moms, working moms, gender roles, marriage, asking for help, Fair Play, Eve Rodsky, invisible labor, partnerships, feminist parenting, modern families, self-worth
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    36 mins
  • Episode 2: Why Am I Drowning In Laundry?

    Episode 2: Why Am I Drowning In Laundry?
    Apr 24 2025
    🎙️ Episode 2: Why Am I Drowning In Laundry?Subtitle: Loads on LoadsCristina has 5 baskets of laundry that have been on her couch for a week. This leads to a much deeper conversation between the moms about the invisible labor women are still carrying. From 1950s housewife propaganda to the real-life stress of asking your partner to please just switch the load, this episode takes a funny, honest, and slightly ranty look at what’s really going on behind the laundry basket and all the loads: mental, emotional, and literal.We unpack it all: gender roles, Eve Rodsky’s Fair Play, suburban vs. city mom laundry problems, and how the so-called “progress” of equality still leaves a lot of socks unmatched.🧺 What We Talk About:The never-ending pile: physical and metaphoricalWhy women are still “the default” at homeCapitalism, gender norms, and the 1950s housewife fantasyGI Bill + suburban development and how it pushed women back in the homeSelf-medicating housewives, and the pressure to smile through itFair Play and how to actually divide labor in modern families📚References1990's Nick at Nite Programming u/mschanandlerbong91. "Do you remember the old days of Nick at Nite?" Reddit, r/sitcoms, 30 March 2025, https://www.reddit.com/r/sitcoms/comments/1f4hxbn/do_you_remember_the_old_days_of_nick_at_nite/. Accessed 21 April 2025.What the 1950s were really like “What the 1950s Were Really Like”. Talking Politics With Mom. Episode 03. https://youtu.be/Mt-gPjjQw1M. Accessed 21 April 2025."Sure he was great but remember she did everything backwards in heels" "Cartoon Image - Bob Thaves, Frank and Ernest Cartoon." Goodreads, https://images.gr-assets.com/quotes/1382202485p8/192006.jpg. Accessed 21 April 2025.Equality and GDP Correlation European Investment Bank. "Gender Equality and Power." EIB.org, https://www.eib.org/en/stories/gender-equality-power. Accessed 21 April 2025.Labor Distribution in the Home Fair Play Policy. "Can We Solve for the Unequal Division of Domestic Labor." FairPlayPolicy.org, https://fairplaypolicy.org/research/can-we-solve-for-the-unequal-division-of-domestic-labor. Accessed 21 April 2025.Fair Play Rodsky, Eve. Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live). G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2019. The GI Bill "G.I. Bill." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Bill. Accessed 21 April 2025.Women in the 1950’s workforce PBS. “Wome and Work After World War II.” PBS.org. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/tupperware-work/. Accessed 21 April 2025.What Really Made 1950s Housewives So Miserable. Gershon, Livia. JSTOR DAILY, 8 June 2017, daily.jstor.org/what-really-made-1950s-housewives-so-miserable/. Accessed 23 April 2025.You Go to My Head: Women's Prescription Pill Use in Postwar America. Brown, Erin K., (2022). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 8727. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/8727. Accessed 23 April 2025.The Marriage Bar “The Marriage Bar.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_bar. Accessed 21 April 2025.Breaking Down Patriarchy "Breaking Down Patriarchy." Breaking Down Patriarchy, https://breakingdownpatriarchy.com/podcast/. Accessed 23 April 2025.👯‍♀️ Meet Your Hosts:Cristina Sansone – Public health pro turned full-time stay-at-home mom of three Jamie Dennison – Corporate exec and mom of twoJess Kahn Marks – Former engineer and mom of twoTiffany Hodges – Writer, actor, filmmaker, and mom of one🔗 Follow Along:Podcast IG: @momsamongotherthingsWebsite: mommyhasquestions.comPresented by: momsamongotherthings.comKey Themes:mental load, motherhood, household chores, invisible labor, gender roles, Fair Play, Eve Rodsky, GI Bill, feminist history, suburban life, emotional labor, laundry, patriarchy, motherhood podcast, modern parenting, stay-at-home moms, working moms
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    35 mins
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