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SO Mama
by The SO Mama Podcast
Daily life as a new mom is so exciting, so fulfilling, so exhausting, so messy… SO many things! Join two friends, Season and Olivia, as they do their best to find some time to themselves to discuss topics on parenting and reflect on their week.
Episodes
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Season 3, Episode 8: Sleepover Questions Part 2
This episode was recorded a couple of months ago, so there are a few out-of-date references, but it's still a goody! We did another sleep over question episode and this one is extra awesome because we're asking each other questions from a real, genuine Seventeen Magazine article. We love doing...
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Season 3, Episode 7: A New Year of Hope (Happy Inauguration Day!)
With today's inauguration ceremony fresh in our minds, "Hope" is the word we're feeling in this episode. Hope for ourselves, Hope for our little ones and families and Hope for our country. We talk a little about our personal thoughts and plans as this New Year continues and Season reflects on her...
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Season 3, Episode 6: Happy New Year!
Hello listeners! Happy New Year! We apologize for the period of radio silence, but we're back and ready to start fresh. This episode is just a quick check-in and recap of our holidays as well as a quick look at what's coming in future episodes. Here's to 2021!
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Season 3, Episode 5: Camping with Toddlers aka Bring your mattress if it fits
Camping! This week, Season and Olivia discuss camping with toddlers including how to effectively start a fire, how to entertain your toddler while you pitch your tent in the dark, and how to fit your mattress in with the rest of your camping gear. Also, stay with us to the end to hear Olivia and...
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Season 3, Episode 4: Continued Education aka Getting Schooled
It’s a long one folks, but we couldn’t bring ourselves to edit it down because it was all too good. This week we talk about self-improvement and continued education and what that means with our good friend, Martina. She is an English teacher, an amazing mother of two and close friend of ours that...
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Season 3, Episode 3: Our first Guest! Veronica Miramontes
We have our first guest and she’s a great one! Ronnie Miramontes is an amazing woman and mother that has dedicated her career to serving her community on the Monterey Peninsula. Her focus is largely advocating for families of low to mid economic backgrounds as she serves as the first Latina on…
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Season 3, Episode 2: Breastfeeding aka "Why didn't anyone warn me?"
This week, we discuss our breastfeeding journeys! Although we both reached the end of our journey this past year, we felt it was important for us to take a quick look back and reflect on what breastfeeding was like for us- from those hazy-day beginnings to weaning. Everyone's experience is...
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Season 3, Episode 1: Just checking in before we get started!
Today we check in with everyone after our hiatus. We discuss our mental health, our boys, our current struggles and our excitement for the new season.
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Happy 1 year for So Mama! Season 3 is on the way!
It has officially been 1 year since Season and Olivia started meeting and creating what is now The SO Mama Podcast! We talk a little bit about why and how we started and what lies ahead in Season 3, including new topics and some guests!
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Season 2, Episode 10: Black Lives Matter - Acting, Learning and Teaching
Black Lives Matter. This is important and this is our stance. Today we talk about our perspective in regards to this movement, how we are acting, how we are learning, and how we are teaching our toddlers. Race, racism, protests- all are weighty subjects that can be difficult to talk about to both...
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Season 2, Episode 8: Season Interviews Her Mom
Season sits down with her mom this week and asks a few questions about her mom’s experience with parenthood. How is parenting different today? What are some of your favorite memories? What would you do differently? Listen in to hear her answers.
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Season 2, Episode 7: Another Check-in
Mother’s Day shenanigans, how we’re surviving as quarantine continues, new hobbies- just a collection of random topics as we check in with each other. We’re all just trying to keep our feet on the ground as the world keeps spinning!
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Season 2, Episode 6: Sleepover Question Time!
Ok, so we aren’t actually having a sleepover (although we wish we were!). Instead, we’re pretending we’re getting some quality time together and asking each other some important personal questions. You know, like “what’s your favorite pizza topping” or “what’s the weirdest job you’ve ever had.”…
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Season 2, Episode 5: The Technology Episode aka Screen Time Guilt
Season and Olivia discuss the dilemma that all modern parents seem to encounter these days- screen time. How much, if any? What is appropriate? What specific shows, games and apps have become favorites in their households? Tune in to find out and check out our Facebook and Instagram to chime in!
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Season 2, Episode 4: A discussion on Shelter in Place
This week we take a few minutes to discuss what “sheltering in place” has been like for us. How our day-to-day has changed and the thoughts and emotions that have come up as a result. We hope you find some solace in knowing you aren’t alone in this, although you may feel it. We are all having...
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Season 2 Episode 3: Nap Time Warriors
This week, we have a short talk on what we do during the "Golden Hour" aka Nap Time. As nap times get fewer and shorter in length, we find ourselves struggling to decide what to do with that precious alone time. We talk a little about some of the things on our list and how we choose between them....
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Episode 2: Thoughts on Meal Time aka "What's cookin' hot stuff?"
This week, we are talking about meal times with our little ones. We cover it all- the when, the what, the how the heck do you cook with a toddler around and then actually get them to eat it. We even give a quick minute to our experience with meal planning. Tune in to hear about how we put food on...
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Season 2, Episode 1: 19 Covidtivities aka "What to do when you're not washing your hands."
Hello from quarantine! Ok, so we aren't actually quarantined, but we are "sheltering in place" this week, as are many around the world. But, that won't stop us from trying to bring a little hope and light into your world (however small it may seem)! So, pour a glass of your beverage of choice…
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Episode 10: Reading for Ourselves
We talked about our book recommendations for our kids a few episodes back, now it's our turn! Whether you devoured books as a child, or simply snacked, reading can be a whole different world once you reach adulthood. Finding time to sit down and read a few pages can seem impossible for many…
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Episode 9: Mom-entrepreneurs
This past year both of us have been working hard to get our own businesses off the ground. We talk about what that's been like, how we manage that with our other mom duties and the sacrifices we've made to get it done. As you can guess, we talk a lot about how we find the time- whether that's...
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Episode 8: The Lost Episode! aka Our Favorite Kid's Books
The Lost Episode! This episode was lost in the recesses of Olivia's computer for a few months, but it has been recovered! In this episode that took place sometime in December, we talk about some of our favorite books that we like to read to our kids while they chew on the corners. We bring up…
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Episode 7: Catching Up!
The holidays, family matters, and new business endeavors have been keeping us busy and away from our regular recording. This episode we're catching you up on where we've been and what's been happening with us the last couple of months. You should be seeing us start recording more regularly again...
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Episode 6: Extra-Momicular Activities
This episode, Season and Olivia discuss what, why and when they do activities outside of their usual mommy duties. The parenting life is demanding and we all need a break or a chance to catch up. We were our own people before we were parents and, sometimes, getting away by yourself for a few…
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Episode 5: Making Mom Friends
Another throw-back episode to last September. Season and Olivia discuss their experience making mom friends- how they found their core group of friends and how they've maintained those relationships up to this point. In "next time it will be better," Season talks about how potty training is a big...
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Episode 4: Traveling with Toddlers
This episode is a throw-back to August. We've been busy Mama's the past few months and haven't had time to upload what we've been recording. This episode, we talk about traveling with those wiggling, squiggling, sometimes (aka always) very impatient, toddlers. Olivia talks about her annual trip…
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Episode 3: Navigating Toddlerhood
Toddlerhood gets a bad rap. Don't get us wrong- the chaos, the noise, the hitting, the biting, the endless "NO's". It can be a challenge. But, as we both hit this stage as new mothers, we're learning that it's just another transition that requires some major adjustments. And with those…
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Episode 2: Getting out of "The Funk"
Stuck in a rut, down in the dumps, under the weather, we all know the feeling, but we all deal with it in different ways. This week, we discuss what puts us in "The Funk" and how we try to pull ourselves out of it. Then, Season confesses to being a poor travel planner and Olivia talks about how...
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Episode 1: Toddler Birthday Parties aka "I'll Cry if I Want To!"
This week, for our very first podcast, we discuss toddler birthday parties! Olivia hosted her son’s second birthday party this weekend! It was dinosaur themed everything, who was invited, gifts or no gifts, why even throw it in the first place… We get to hear those details and some ways she plans...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Daily life as a new mom is so exciting, so fulfilling, so exhausting, so messy… SO many things! Join two friends, Season and Olivia, as they do their best to find some time to themselves to discuss topics on parenting and reflect on their week.
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The SO Mama Podcast
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Daily life as a new mom is so exciting, so fulfilling, so exhausting, so messy… SO many things! Join two friends, Season and Olivia, as they do their best to find some time to themselves to discuss topics on parenting and reflect on their week.
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