16 episodes
The Mother Load Cloud10 and iHeartPodcasts
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- Kids & Family
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4.4 • 66 Ratings
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We all know that parenting is messy, so The Mother Load podcast with hosts, Constance Zimmer and Missi Pyle, gets real and rips the bandaid off what it means to be a parent, that's not in the books. It's about progress, not perfection. Together, with a variety of special guests (some celeb friends) and experts, Constance and Missi talk about what really happens as a parent - the confusion, the uncomfortable moments, the best and the worst when it comes to raising kids. The show provides an unfiltered community filled with authentic conversations and experiences, lots of laughs and even a few tears. This is a place people can go to express their frustration about all the parenting mishaps that no one wants admit or feels comfortable talking about.
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Let's talk about how to NOT go crazy during the Holidays!
Happy holidays from The Mother Load to you! Often wonder how to help make the time pass happily with your kids during the holidays?! Well, Constance and Missi are tying a bow on 2019 with some tips and tricks to make winter break a little more interesting, including family-friendly movies, being a tourist in your own city and DIY crafting. They also talk to Helen Hadani, the director of research at the Center for Childhood Creativity. Helen talks about the benefits of stimulating creativity and encouraging risk-taking.
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Let’s talk to Tuc Watkins about being a sober, gay single-father.
This week, Constance and Missi are joined by their friend, the charming actor and father-of-twins, Tuc Watkins (The Boys in The Band) Tuc talks about everything from choosing surrogacy as a single parent to managing his parental priorities as a sober parent.
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Let’s talk about Weed and Vaping with Dr. Aliza Pressman
"Remember: All feelings are welcome, and all behaviors are not." - Dr. Aliza Pressman
This week, Constance and Missi talk weed/nicotine and vaping, brain science, child-development, and more with behavioral expert, Dr. Aliza Pressman (Raising Good Humans Podcast) If you’ve ever wondered about how to broach the topic of drugs with your kids using a “healthy delivery system” or communication strategy, then this is the episode for you! Plus, at the end we give some tips on how to deal with tantrums!!’ Stay tuned!
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Let’s talk to Shanola Hampton about Standards and Boundaries.
This week, we have the effervescent Shanola Hampton (Shameless). This incredible woman, actor and mother-of-two is bringing her Southern, no-nonsense, parenting perspective to the forefront. Constance and Missi talk with Shanola about strategies for creating boundaries, managing various extracurriculars, and coming to the defense of their kids.
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Let’s talk about being “Bad Mothers”
This week's “longer than normal” episode is about doing away with the notion of "conventional motherhood.” We didn’t dare cut prolific author and mother-of-four Ayelet Waldman (Bad Mother, Unbelievable & Mommy Track Mysteries) when she had so much to share. Ayelet talks with Constance and Missi about the multifaceted reality of motherhood, by opening up about everything from her abortions, feminism, a writing career that happened because she was a mom, our internal relationship with shame and also her experiences micro-dosing LSD. Settle in for a “holiday-length episode."
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Let’s Talk to Mark Feuerstein About Life with 3 Kids!
This week, The MotherLoad is putting the spotlight on a DAD and dear friend, father-of-three, actor Mark Feuerstein. Mark talks with Constance and Missi about his experiences with heart surgery on his youngest, transitioning kids’ schools, RIE parenting, and Parenting Therapy.
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Customer Reviews
COCO
I love this so much! As a mama of three, 16,14, & 12, I applaud you Candice! Dang good episode! Dang good moms! Really freaking cool, Coco!
So good
I’m blindly basing this review off the amazing song played on NNF. I died.
Funny and relatable
These two ladies really let it all hang out and tell stories that let us know that everyone’s kids are lovable and also crazy.