We're getting a better handle on how to navigate life through a pandemic, so things have picked up speed again and are back to feeling very overwhelming... and the burnout has never felt more real. Celeste and Magen share their thoughts on this very topic and discuss how they've been tackling saying no more, taking a step back from things, and making themselves a priority.

Get caught up with Celeste and Magen on this episode and see where life has taken them.

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We are thrilled to have a special returning guest speaker with us! We welcome back Jordan Claire McCraw, author of “American Rapture: Poems from a Heartscape”, who has become a dear friend to us through this podcast! Jordan is a television, film, and commercial actress (represented by Shushu Entertainment and VOX Inc.), audiobook narrator for HarperCollins and the Library of Congress, and mother. Our last episode with her was incredible and there was just too much to unpack for one episode, so here we are with part two!  Jordan dives in on her marriage and experience with an attempt at an open marriage. She chats with us how her relationship has changed over the years, what online dating was like, and so much more. Tune in to hear how this experience saved Jordan's marriage and family and how they found healing. Don't miss out on this beautifully imperfect, raw, intimate, and hilarious episode!  Connect with Jordan McCraw: Website: https://www.jcmccraw.com/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/jcmccraw/ Buy your copy of American Rapture here:  https://bookshop.org/books/american-rapture-9781735335629/9781735335605 Connect with Us Mother Forkers: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/motherforkingpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/motherforkingpodcast/?hl=en

Ann Kaplan is a parent coach, birth worker, and mother of four. Her passion for helping new parents navigate the early stage of parenthood through birth work, organically lead her to becoming a parent coach.

On this episode, Ann shares insightful parenting skills for us to discover how we can "parent on our own terms" and feel less stress and guilt about it. She discusses how we can better our relationship with our child(ren) when challenging power struggles occur, how we can successfully co-parent, and so much more!

Don't forget to check out her resource guide: Getting Kids to Listen The First Time.

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Do you ever find yourself feeling like you are not doing enough? Not enough for yourself… Not enough for your marriage… Not enough for your child(ren)... Or maybe, even that your partner is not doing enough… SOOOO, it is not just us, right? On this episode, Dr. Gertrude Lyons, Master Life Coach, Speaker, Mothering Revolutionary, and Mother of two daughters, joins us to dive deeper into navigating those challenging thoughts and feelings. She shares with us how we can invite our partners to have hard conversations regularly without shutting down. She also shares with us how we can tend to high stress moments (aka what we all like to call Mommy Rage). This episode has so many great tools and practices that help us communicate and connect better as individuals and as a family. Be sure to tune in.  P.S. Check out Dr. Lyons’s mot(HER) Podcast. mot(HER) Podcast is another wonderful safe space where women share their truths to help support and empower other women. Check it out and listen to amazing the guests featured. We even make our first-ever guest appearance there! How to connect with Dr. Gertrude Lyons: Website: https://www.drgertrudelyons.com/about Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drgertrudelyons/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mot-her/id1534581166 Mentioned book by Dr. Lyons: Passionate Marriage by David Schnarch, PhD

New York Times & Globe and Mail Bestselling Author, Ashley Audrain, joins us for an incredible discussion surrounding her debut novel THE PUSH. Ashley chats with us about the fears and dark side of motherhood, how she found inspiration for her plot and characters, life as a mother of two, and more! Tune in to see how her book, THE PUSH, explores those feelings of doubt and dread in motherhood so closely through her characters. What happened to this generation of mothers who were not believed and were gaslighted?  Connect with Ashley Audrain:  Website: https://ashleyaudrain.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleyaudrain/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AshleyAudrainAuthor Connect with us: Mother Forking Podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/motherforkingpodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/motherforkingpodcast/

Full Disclosure: This episode was recorded in April 2021. It is certainly not snowing right now in the summer. Lol. Nevertheless, the mention of gloomy weather sets the mood for our chat with mom of two and thriller writer Heather Chavez!  Join us as we chat with Heather about her debut book NO BAD DEED. Heather shares with us how her experiences and role as a mother inspired her to create her first novel. She also opens up about her challenges of writing and working as a mother, mom guilt, parenting her biracial children, and much more! This is one episode you don't want to miss. Go ahead and pick up a copy of NO BAD DEED while you are at it. It is one of Magen's most recommended thrillers. You'll thank us later!

Rebecca Tavares is a mother of two children—Jackson, 3, and Mina, 13—who shares her experience of how her teenage daughter was unexpectedly diagnosed with scoliosis and how quickly decisions needed to be made, how Facebook became something she heavily relied upon to help her and her daughter cope, and what it was like for her daughter to undergo a major medical procedure—a full spinal fusion. Not to mention, this all occurred during the height of the pandemic and in the midst of the death of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter movement, which greatly impacted her biracial family. Tune in to hear how this amazing mother navigated such a hard year of parenting.

Do you ever dream about being your own boss? Or maybe you have this awesome idea that hasn't been invented yet? Join us on today's episode as we chat with Debbie Lefkowitz, former pharmacist, sports mom of five, and owner of Hocsocx. Debbie shares with us how she made a company out of a necessity for her daughter and friends out of her own living room. Today, her brand is the official supplier of the USA Woman's National Field Hockey Team and the USA Men's National Field Hockey Team. However, the mompreneurship life has not been easy for her. She shares with us the challenges she faced as a new business owner and what it has been like keeping her business alive during a pandemic. She shares some great advice and even shares her experience with the show Shark Tank!  Connect with Debbie Lefkowitz and her company over at: https://www.hocsocx.com Find Hocsocx on instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/hocsocx/?hl=en

We all know that the internet can be a terrifying place when it comes to our children having access to all that is available online. Join us as we chat with Jeff Lee, author of Online Predators, An Internet Insurgency: A Field Manual For Teaching And Parenting In The Digital Arena, about the risks of being online and internet safety for our children. Jeff shares with us alarming information about child predators and exploitation while providing helpful tips for parents and stakeholders to be vigilant about our children and their internet usage. This is one episode you do not want to miss!  Resources:  www.wired.com www.missingkids.org www.netsmartz.org Connect with Jeff at:  www.https://www.instagram.com/jeffreyaleebooks/ https://www.instagram.com/onlineinsurgencybook/ Connect with us at:  https://www.instagram.com/motherforkingpodcast/

On today's episode, we chat with Barbara Clarke, author of the recently published memoir, THE RED KITCHEN.

Barbara shares with us how she has handled many challenges in her life including: memories of family trauma specifically, overcoming a broken mother-daughter relationship, the role of women in families and the workplace, and more! Barbara opens up about how it's never too late to mend relationships with others and with ourselves. Her memoir shows her readers, that hope for harmony and discovering forgiveness can be possible with lots of work and laughs along the way.  

Connect with Barbara Clarke at: https://barbaraclarke.net 

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What is your definition of success? Does it include the cost of your happiness? Join us as we chat with Dr. Jeff Dutremble on how he found his happiness and purpose as a writer. In today's episode, Jeff opens up about the difficulties of walking away from two hard-earned careers, battling depression, fatherhood, and how he hopes others stay true to themselves through his children book, Find a Lost Smile. 

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