Cher and Shelly: Prep for Summer 2025

"Yes it’s my job as parent to nurture them, teach them, to be present with them but it is my job, equally, to inspire them." Shelly chats how we find balance during summers when kiddos are out of school (3:35), Cher discusses summer joy in lack of schedule and also desire for structure (13:30), how you return to a more peaceful state with gratitude, staying present, being aware of human-ness, and appreciating that we continue to have new milestones at every age (25:13).     Hosts: Cherice Barton and Shelly Hutchinson Producer: Jessica O’Keefe, Breatheasy Productions Follow Us  Instagram @creativemamasunplugged Facebook @creativemamasunplugged Apple Podcasts  @CreativeMamasUnplugged Spotify  @CreativeMamasUnplugged Amazon Music  @CreativeMamasUnplugged   YouTube  @CreativeMamasUnplugged iHeart Radio  @CreativeMamasUnplugged Podbean  @CreativeMamasUnplugged Extended Summary:   Cher and Shelly discuss the joys and challenges and the creativity of thought needed for parents when it comes to summertime schedules with the kids. From wanting to absorb every minute knowing that there are so few summers all together ahead, to the frustrations of lack of schedule, the expense and added stress that comes with camps, to mom guilt, to the appreciation of the simpler things, and everything between… Tune into another episode of laughter and heartfelt conversation filled with insights and that feeling of “you are not alone!”