Episodes
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Unplug, Together with Tiffany Shlain, Internet Pioneer
Webby Awards founder and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Tiffany Shlain chats with host Ellie Knaus about how we can reboot our relationship with technology. Thank goodness for the internet. We crave connectivity in these isolating times - and I felt so lucky this month to be able to meet my best…
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Chelsea Clinton on Empowering the Next Generation and the "She Persisted" Children's Book Series
Chelsea Clinton, former first daughter, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation shares with me (Ellie Knaus) steps we can take to empower the next generation. On the podcast, she gives us a glimpse of her own family life with three young children and reveals…
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How to Ease Our Kids' Anxiety And Our Own | Dr. Shefali Tsabary and Renee Jain
#262 - We're talking about signs of anxiety in our kids and how we can support them (and us!) in this wild and crazy, stomach churning time. 3x esteemed guest Dr. Shefali Tsabary (The Conscious Parent) is a New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned clinical psychologist who received…
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Elizabeth Lesser | Where the Feminist and Spiritual Paths Meet
Oprah Winfrey calls Elizabeth Lesser, “a friend and one of our favorite spiritual teachers.” Co-founder of Omega Institute, New York Times bestselling author (Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow and Marrow: Love, Loss and What Matters Most), former midwife, and popular Ted Talk...
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Dr. Tina Payne Bryson Returns with Hot Button Parenting Decisions |The Whole-Brain Child's Bestselling Author
#259 Respected parenting expert Dr. Tina Payne Bryson (The Whole-Brain Child and No Drama Discipline) is back on the pod after our top-charting conversation this January on the power of showing up. (And Holy Moly have we ever needed to do that in 2020!) This time she’s here to discuss...
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Social Anxiety and Pandemic FOMO | Tammin Sursok, Roxy Manning: Women on Top Podcast
#258 Tammin Sursok (award-winning actress, 1.3 M followers on Instagram) and veteran red carpet host Roxy Manning join me for this cheeky podcast pairing! Listen to our Atomic Moms conversation about social anxiety, pandemic FOMO, and parenting right now. And then head over to Tammin and Roxy's...
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Best-Selling Novelist J. Courtney Sullivan and Becky Friedman (Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood) on Mom Friends, Babysitters, and Moving Away
Best-selling novelist J. Courtney Sullivan, known for Commencement, Maine, The Engagements, and Saints For All Occasions, chats with host Ellie Knaus about Friends and Strangers (Knopf, June 30, 2020). Ellie loops in their mutual mom-friend, Emmy-nominated children's show writer Becky Friedman…
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Let's Go There: Anti-Racism, The Pandemic, and Parenting Right Now (Video Podcast!)
#256 - Don’t miss our first video podcast available at atomicmoms.com! Candace Trinchieri and Sophie Salvatore share their personal experiences during this critical turning point in American history. We check my white privilege, laugh about school Zoom calls gone wrong, and stress the importance…
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Winning Shark Tank, Green Living, and Home Cleaning with Sarah Paiji Yoo, Blueland Founder + Toddler Mom
#254 • Blueland CEO, co-founder Sarah Paiji Yoo speaks to us about green living, her deal-making moment on Shark Tank, and toddler parenting while running her company from her NYC apartment during the pandemic. We also share how her sustainability-driven company is changing how we clean our…
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Pregnancy, Birth, and Mothering During Covid-19 | Mother.ly Diana Spalding, MSN, CNM
#253 • Here's what you need to know when it comes to pregnancy, birth and Covid-19. Certified nurse-midwife, pediatric nurse, and mother of three, Diana Spalding talks us through these challenging times, including what expecting mothers need to know right now about their birthing plans (hospital,...
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The Must-Have Mom Guide for Right Now | Mother.ly Diana Spalding, MSN, CNM
#252 • Feeling isolated and claustrophobic? Our community is here to help. We're talking: boundary setting, the best way to say no to obligations when you're facing overwhelm, and how to find clarity when everything feels upside down. Certified nurse-midwife, pediatric nurse, and mother of three...
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Glennon Doyle "Untamed" + Love in the Time of Coronavirus | #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
#251 • Glennon Doyle shares how to love in the time of coronavirus. This mother of three and #1 New York Times bestselling author of LOVE WARRIOR, CARRY ON, WARRIOR, and UNTAMED (March 2020) speaks with host Ellie Knaus about mother issues, anxieties, honoring our boundaries, and feeling all the...
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Social Distancing, Extreme Family Time, and Final Moments of Freedom | Internet Mom Friends Sonni Abatta and Ellie Knaus
#250 • Who else needs a girlfriend call right about now? It's Day #6 of our Sztykiel family quarantine. It’s just been me, my handsome, funny immunocompromised husband Adam, and our preschooler and kindergartner at home. Am I losing it? A little. Is my germophobia through the roof? Absolutely.…
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Embracing Sustainability in our Throwaway Culture | Zero Waste Expert Tara Button, BuyMeOnce.com
#249 • How do we shop with a sustainable mindset? Cozy in for this comforting chat with British zero-waste expert Tara Button, a former advertising copywriter who couldn't stomach that she was selling people stuff they didn't actually need. She founded BUYMEONCE.com as a consumer guide for those…
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Be More with Less | Courtney Carver, Minimalist Expert & Project 333 Founder
#248 • Minimalist expert Courtney Carver (@bemorewithless), Project 333 capsule wardrobe founder, and mother with MS shares how reassessing our relationship to “stuff” can be a powerful first step towards newfound confidence and financial independence, as well as overall health and happiness.…
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Umm, Are My Kids Breaking Me? | Listener Q&A with Ellie and Adam
#247 • Funny family update! Ellie Knaus and Adam Sztykiel share their attempts to keep the peace with their tyrannical two year-old, what it's like for Adam to parent with an autoimmune disease, the surprising redirection Ellie's life seems to be taking, and more. Plus, Ellie announces our new...
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Demystifying Puberty and "Decoding Boys" | Cara Natterson, M.D., best-selling author
#246 • Pediatrician and best-selling author of the American Girl series juggernaut The Care and Keeping of You, Dr. Cara Natterson joins us on Atomic Moms to demystify puberty and talk about her new book for parents Decoding Boys: The Subtle Art of Raising Sons. In this honest and informative...
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True Botanicals Hillary Peterson is Cleaning Up the Beauty Industry | Founder, CEO
#245 • #CleanBeauty: True Botanicals CEO, founder, and mother of three HILLARY PETERSON joins us in studio for a heart-to-heart about raising a family while nurturing ambitions and the importance of educating ourselves about what dangers lurk in our skincare products. Shortly after becoming a...
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Britta Bushnell, PhD Returns | Transformed By Birth: Cultivating Openness, Resilience, and Strength for the Life Changing Journey from Pregnancy to Parenthood
#244 • Dr. Britta Bushnell is BACK, this time sharing her new book: Transformed By Birth: Cultivating Openness, Strength, and Resilience for the Life-Changing Journey from Pregnancy to Parenthood (Sounds True, January 28, 2020). She shares the profound opportunity for transformation that comes…
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Sundance 2020: Filmmakers Bridget Moloney + Claire Coffee on Making Art Out of Motherhood
#243 • Actress Claire Coffee (Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector) and director Bridget Moloney share their excitement in premiering their short film BLOCKS -- an existential comedy about the mother of two young children who begins to spontaneously vomit plastic toy blocks -- at The…
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How to Interrupt Your ANXIETY and Finally Calm Down with Dr. Kathleen Smith | “Everything Isn’t Terrible”
#242 • Do you live with anxiety? If so, how does it show up in your relationships? For example, are you over-involved with your extended family, or do you make up excuses to avoid them? We all have our tricks for managing anxiety. (Mine is procrastination). And psychologist Dr. Kathleen Smith,...
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"The Whole-Brain Child" and "The Power of Showing Up" | Best-Selling Author Dr. Tina Payne Bryson
#241 • 2x best-selling author Dr. Tina Payne Bryson discusses how we can show up for our kids even when they’re making it really hard for us, how we can stay regulated when sh*t hits the fan, how we can gage if we have a ‘secure attachment’ (and why that matters), and what to do when you find...
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In the Kitchen with Catherine McCord @Weelicous
#240 • From fashion show runways to celebrity kitchens, Catherine McCord feels right at home. In celebration of Catherine’s third cookbook The Smoothie Project, debuting December 17, 2019 and already the #1 New Release in Cooking for Kids on Amazon, we cover everything from how she transitioned...
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Kate Northrup | Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Busy Moms
#239 • Best-selling author Kate Northrup joins Ellie on Atomic Moms to discuss time management for busy moms, how exactly we’re supposed to “do less”, how to break through newborn-land isolation, why tracking our menstrual cycle can increase productivity, and how to ask for help when your…
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Separation Anxiety + "The Invisible String" Bestselling Phenomenon | Patrice Karst
#238 • The bestselling phenomenon The Invisible String has helped countless families with separation anxiety and loss. Patrice Karst, author of The Invisible String, The Invisible Leash, The Invisible Web, You Are Never Alone: An Invisible String Lullaby, and the co-author of The Invisible String...
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Momboss Medley: The Three Founders of Lovevery, State Bags, Aden + Anais
#237 -Listening to entrepreneur podcasts like How I Built This, I can’t help but want to dig deeper into the guest’s personal lives. I want to ask crazy questions like: When building an empire, does your husband ever feel needy or jealous of your success? Or did your withholding mother drive you…
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How to Raise a Boy in 2019 |Michael C. Reichert, Ph.D.
#235 - MICHAEL C. REICHERT, Ph.D., clinical practitioner and founding director of the Center for the Study of Boys' and Girls' Lives at the University of Pennsylvania shares transformational insights from his extensive studies and his book How to Raise a Boy: The Power of Connection to Raise Good...
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The Fifth Trimester: A Working Mom's Guide | Lauren Smith Brody & Kate Bolduan
#235 - CNN host Kate Bolduan and former Glamour executive editor Lauren Smith Brody give tips for heading back to work after having kids. Just back from maternity leave, Kate Bolduan gives us three momhacks for transitioning back to work. And Fifth Trimester founder Lauren Smith Brody shares...
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Family House Call | Flu Shot Rebellion, The 'Microdate', and The Silent Soccer Game
#234 - Join Adam and me on our experimental 'microdate', the latest trend in staying connected after kids. In this episode, Coach Adam discusses what to do when your kid's soccer team loses every single game, and Ellie takes a premature super mom victory lap for organizing a flu shot house call…
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Fair Play | NYT Bestselling Author Eve Rodsky on Rebalancing Family Responsibilities and Reclaiming Your Time
#233 - A current New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine bookclub pick, FAIR PLAY by Eve Rodsky tackles the question: how can we share domestic responsibilities in a fair and systematic way so that mothers can reclaim their lives from the thankless time-suck of “invisible...
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Actress Malin Akerman, Dr. Marika Lindholm | The Solo Mom: Redefining Single Motherhood, Plus Support
#232 - Actress Malin Akerman (Watchmen, Couples Retreat, Billions) and Dr. Marika Lindholm (ESME.com founder) share their personal experiences as single mothers and ways in which we can support the 15 million single parent caregivers in America, including, but not limited to military moms, single...
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The Mother's Transformative Journey + How to Strengthen Your Marriage | Britta Bushnell, PhD
#231 - This week on Atomic Moms we're highlighting two previously aired conversations with one of our most beloved guests: Britta Bushnell PhD with “The Mother’s Journey” and “How to Strengthen Your Marriage After Children”. In this raw and real conversation, Britta and Ellie discuss the…
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Beautycon: GloZell Green, Queen of Youtube (5M followers) + Sonni Abatta on All Things Beauty
With nearly 5 million Youtube followers and credits including Trolls and Wreck It Ralph 2, The Queen of Youtube GloZell Green has done it all, including a sit down interview with President Barack Obama at The White House. In this live episode in front of an audience of diehard GloZell fans, we...
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Dan Kois "How to Be a Family" | A Global Parenting Expedition
#229 - Quick! Find your passport! DAN KOIS, Slate editor, founding host of the podcast Mom and Dad Are Fighting, and contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine, joins us on Atomic Moms to chat about the truly insane year his family spent traveling the world, hilariously captured in his…
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"When the Kids Get Sick" Survival Guide | Becky Friedman, Nikki DeLoach, Caissie Levy
#228 - New! How do you make it through the week when - surprise - the kids get sick? Quarantined in her podcast studio, Ellie Knaus sends out the mom-bat signal to returning beloved guests: Emmy-winner Becky Friedman (Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood) and actress Nikki DeLoach. We break down: favorite...
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Apocalyptic Anxiety, Plus Making New Mom Friends | Claire Coffee, Bridget Moloney, Ellie Knaus
#227 - Decade-long friends Claire Coffee (actor), Bridget Moloney (director/actor), and Ellie Knaus compare notes on their apocalyptic anxieties, commiserate over the awkwardness of making "back-to-school" mom friends, and play a round of "I'm So Jealous!" The returning bi-coastal mom squad also...
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The Motherhood Mind Game | A Pep Talk with NYT bestselling author Leslie Anne Bruce
#226 - A five-time New York Times bestselling co-author, returning Atomic Moms guest, and Lauren Conrad's frequent collaborator/b.f.f., LESLIE ANNE BRUCE joins us in our podcast studio to discuss the MIND GAME that is early motherhood and her new book You Are a F*cking Awesome Mom: So Embrace the...
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Mastering Back-to-School: Teacher Jennifer Hunt + Dr. Natasha Beck (@Dr.OrganicMommy)
#225 - Dr. Natasha Beck, equipped with a doctorate in clinical pediatric neuropsychology, and teacher Jennifer Hunt, a second generation early childhood educator, help us tackle the home and classroom fronts in order to give our listeners the tools we need to crush this school year! First, I have...
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Who's Watching Us? | Claire Coffee + Bridget Moloney-Sinclair
BFF’s actress Claire Coffee, director Bridget Moloney-Sinclair, and host Ellie Knaus warm up to summer with travel talk and "family gap year" dreams and bring levity to the bone-chilling subject of privacy in 2019. In this conversation, we address nanny cams, security cams, data collection, and…
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One Bad Mother Host Theresa Thorn on Career Shifts and Gender Exploration
Theresa Thorn, host of the beloved “One Bad Mother” comedy podcast and mom of 3, joins us to celebrate her glorious new children’s book It Feels Good To Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity, illustrated by Noah Grigni. In this episode, Ellie geeks out over how Theresa has co-hosted over 300...
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School's Out! Plus Dad's in the Hot Seat | Adam Sztykiel + Ellie Knaus
Happy Father’s Day! In this family check in, we discuss our tactics for entertaining our kids over summer break, and we catch up with my husband with the impossible last name. Interrupting our conversational flow, graduating preschooler Sabrina puts Adam in the hot seat and asks questions better...
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The Sunscreen Controversy + Gut Health for Beautiful Skin | Dr. Whitney Bowe, Dermatologist, Research Scientist
#221 - Did you see the FDA's recent sunscreen announcement? Not only are sunscreen chemicals absorbed into our blood, but it remains unclear whether 12 ingredients currently used in sunscreens are safe! We need to protect ourselves and our kids from skin cancer, but what’s a parent to do? Well…
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Parenting Without Ego | Dr. Shefali Tsabary, clinical psychologist, NYT bestselling author
#220 - New intro/ interview aired May 31, 2016. With the recent College Admissions Scandal, this Atomic Moms replay couldn’t be more timely. Conscious parenting trailblazer and 2x Atomic Moms guest Dr. Shefali Tsabary returns to talk about ego, boundaries, and all the psychological sticky stuff...
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Hollywood Director Julia Hart on Filmmaking, Confidence, and Motherhood
#219 - Julia Hart shares her personal odyssey from HS English teacher to screenwriter and feature film director. Rachel Brosnahan, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and David Strathairn are just a few of the respected actors bringing her stories to life. In this in-studio conversation, Julia reveals how becoming…
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Jordan Reid of Ramshackle Glam Returns | Our Tell-All Conversation: Anxiety, Divorce, + Falling on Our Faces
#218: Blogger phenom Jordan Reid of RamshackleGlam.com returns for our tell-all conversation on anxiety, divorce, falling on our faces, and her new project: The Big Activity Book For Anxious People (Penguin Random House, May 2019) co-created with illustrator Erin Williams, which is currently #1…
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$100M "Aden + Anais" Baby Swaddle Co. Founder + Mom of 4: Raegan Moya-Jones on "What It Takes" and What She's Learned Getting There
#217: We're talking to the creative entrepreneur who put baby swaddle blankets on the map and, ahem, in Prince George’s 'coming home from the hospital' photos! Australian mother of four RAEGAN MOYA-JONES shares with Atomic Moms what she learned building a $100 million company Aden + Anais from…
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The Daily Show's Desi Lydic | Maternal Wage Gap, Gender Equality, + our Southern Blonde's Guide to Surviving Family Politics
The Daily Show correspondent and toddler wrangler DESI LYDIC chats about her recent globe-trotting adventures to Iceland, Namibia, and Spain in order to find out how America can do better with the Gender Gap. (The United States ranks flipping #49!). We talk about the time she flew across the...
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There's a Toddler in My Art Studio| Finding Space with Madeline Donahue, Painter and Sculptor
#215: Brooklyn-based painter and sculptor MADELINE DONAHUE uses her work to celebrate the postpartum body and explore the overwhelming physical intimacy of early motherhood. In our conversation, this extraordinary artist and funny, dear friend shares how she carves out time and space to create…
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How to Raise a Boy in 2019 | Michael C. Reichert, Ph.D.
In this thought-provoking conversation, MICHAEL C. REICHERT, Ph.D., clinical practitioner and founding director of the Center for the Study of Boys' and Girls' Lives at the University of Pennsylvania shares transformational insights from his extensive studies and his book How to Raise a Boy: The...
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The College Admissions Scandal: Parenting Lessons from the Fallout | Robin Berman, MD
#213: The Operation Varsity Blues bribery scheme, you guys! Last week Lori Loughlin, Aunt Becky on Full House, was arrested and released on one million dollar bail. Thirty-three parents have been indicted so far, and when the news of the bribery scheme broke, the US attorney for the district of...