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This week, I'm sharing a sneak peek from Doing it All: Stop Over-Functioning and Become the Mom and Person You're Meant to Be , Chapter 1. "When my daughters were still young, Portland endured one of the coldest Januarys on record. That year, my family spent way too much time huddled inside our two-story bungalow, staring at its imperfections and feeling cramped. The longer we struggled through “snowmaggedon,” the more and more house listings my husband Scott texted me. I wasn’t surprised—he’d been wanting to sell our fixer-upper and upgrade to a home with more square footage and a better ki ..read more

About the Episode: In this episode, Dr. Mark Hauser, author of Vulnerable Minds: The Harm of Childhood Trauma and the Hope of Resilience , discusses the impact of childhood trauma and the importance of understanding adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). He introduces the concept of the five T's framework (type, timing, tenure, turbulence, and toxicity) to understand how to respond to them and highlights the need for professionals and parents to be trauma-informed and aware of how childhood trauma can affect parenting. This conversation also touches on the role of screens in children's lives ..read more

Ding. A friend posts a vacation-envy-inducing family photo on Instagram.  Ding. A Facebook update that someone’s daughter got into Yale.  Ding. An Atlantic article on the secret to children’s happiness. Ding. A text seeing if you can make it to book club tonight.  Ding. A note from your office manager asking for baby shower gift ideas for your coworker.  Ding. A TikTok notification that your child just posted . . . during school hours.   Ding. Ding. Ding. Ding.  Another notification. Another distraction. Sound familiar? We live in a culture where our atten ..read more

What if Apple rolled out a new iphone that could cook all your meals, balance the national budget, and make your kids go to bed without whining, plus all of its regular features…except for one thing: it didn’t actually make calls or texts. I mean, all that other stuff is pretty awesome. But if it’s not actually doing the job it was designed to do, it’s kinda turned into something else, right? I want to chat about therapy and what it’s actually supposed to DO for you. Not just how it makes you feel. But what are the marks of a good therapist and a good session? Because if it’s not actually do ..read more

About Our Guest: Whitney Casares, MD, MPH, FAAP, is a practicing board-certified pediatrician, author, speaker, and full-time working mom. Dr. Whitney is a Stanford University-trained private practice physician whose expertise spans the public health, direct patient care, and media worlds. She holds a Master of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health from The University of California, Berkeley, and a Journalism degree from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She is also CEO and Founder of Modern Mommy Doc. Dr. Whitney advocates for the success of career-driven careg ..read more

6 years. That’s how long nearly half of women physicians stay in full-time medicine. Their reason? The way-too-demanding push and pull of their family lives and their professional duties. That’s two years fewer than most of them spent getting that MD behind their name in the first place. I’ve sat in workshops with these women. I've talked with them over and over at conferences. I've watched their posts on Physician Mom Facebook groups. They have had it. They are having to pick between their dream careers and basic necessities and care for their family. And they are done . As a working mom ad ..read more

About Our Guest: Whitney Casares, MD, MPH, FAAP, is a practicing board-certified pediatrician, author, speaker, and full-time working mom. Dr. Whitney is a Stanford University-trained private practice physician whose expertise spans the public health, direct patient care, and media worlds. She holds a Master of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health from The University of California, Berkeley, and a Journalism degree from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She is also CEO and Founder of Modern Mommy Doc. Dr. Whitney advocates for the success of career-driven careg ..read more

About a month ago, I went on the most epic trip to Japan with my daughter to see Taylor Swift. It was a trip of a lifetime for the two of us and I’m so glad we did it. I’m a huge Swiftie (as is my daughter) and this only served to cement it even further for us.  But after I left the concert, I thou ght about what Taylor’s life must be like. And not in a fanciful, great vacations, private jets, and huge influence sorta way. But in a way that made me be like, “Will it ever calm down?” (See what I did there?) It got me thinkin g about how life must hardly ever be calm for her. There’s her ..read more

About Our Guest: Lori Sugarman-Li believes deeply in the power of families and is a passionate voice in the cultural shift aiming to articulate the value and visibility of unpaid work. Her career as a Communications Strategist, combined with a decade devoted to full-time care of her family, community, and children's charities worldwide, served as the inspirational backdrop for her professional relaunch as a Coach, Speaker, and Author. She is dedicated to fostering meaningful conversations within families, encouraging them to contemplate how they care for one another and their shared space. L ..read more