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The Mother Connection

by With Robyn Cunningham and Cally Lilley

As a mother, do you ever feel like you are alone on a ship on the ocean? You are not alone, girl, we are looking for lifeboats alongside you! On The Mother Connection, we will seek to connect with past and present mothers of the world. We will explore stories from or about mothers that will seek to enlighten, inspire, entertain and motivate us. Each week, we will focus on a subject from which we can learn something and garner a sense of camaraderie on our perfectly imperfect motherhood journeys.

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Episodes

  1. Periods, puberty and vaginas

    Here, we talk with our friend Jill who is a Nurse Practitioner in Gynecology about periods, puberty and much more.

  2. Total Eclipse

    Here, we chat briefly about our experiences with the eclipse. (Mostly about the traffic. )

  3. Generations Part Deux

    Here, we continue our conversation about generations and parenting and (among other things) how technology has down stream effects on society.

  4. The Barbie Thing; Generations and Mothering

    Here, we begin a conversation about mothering and mothering advice through the ages, with highlights from The Better Homes and Gardens Baby Book published in 1956 and Genrations by Jean M Twenge.

  5. Saying No to Overscheduling (sometimes)

    Here we talk about how it is okay to say no to things if your plate is already feeling full.

  6. ADHD in children

    Here ,we talk with Cat who is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, about ADHD in children. We discuss, among other things, how ADHD might affect children (and therefore mothers and caregivers), possible treatment options and amazing things like the brain.

  7. Sports and Kids

    Here, we briefly chat about our experience with sports and kids...and how in America right now there seems to be a lot of emphasis on them.

  8. Mothering and Emigrating from Argentina

    We are back! Here, we talk with Cally's sister-in-law, Naty, who moved to United States with her family from Argentina. We talk about (among other things) making adjustments and courageously moving though all different kinds of obstacles, going through breast cancer and the advice she would give...

  9. Mothering and Gender Identity Part Two

    Here, we conclude our two part episode with Cally's friend and children's book author about her experience mothering a child who is transgender non-binary.

  10. Mothering and Gender Identity

    Here, we talk with Cally's friend and children's book author Vanessa about (among other topics) her experience mothering a child who is transgender non-binary.

  11. Chatting with a Mom about Stay-at-Home-Dadding

    Here, we chat with Cally's longtime friend about her family dynamic where her husband is the stay at home parent.

  12. Back to School

    Here, we chat briefly about our kids going back to school and what that is like for us (and our kids).

  13. Mompreneuring with Lauren

    Here we chat with the totally authentic and driven Lauren about (among other conversations) being a business owner, mother of two young children and the unbelievably delicious and popular food businesses Honeycomb Bakery and Cafe and Eastern Standard Provisions.

  14. Mothering through and with breast cancer; Part Two

    Here, we continue talking to Kristin about what it has been like to mother through and with breast cancer.

  15. Mothering through and with breast cancer; Part One

    Here, we talk with Cally's good friend Kristin about her experience mothering through breast cancer with two young children.

  16. Hard Pants, Dresses and Telling a Story

    Here, we talk again with our friends Janet and Courtney who are the mother/daughter duo behind the clothing store JMode in Salem, MA about Spring Fashion.

  17. Part Two of Mothering when your partner has a Substance Use Disorder

    We continue our conversation with Eliza about Substance Use Disorders, motherhood, ups and downs, forgiveness and hope.

  18. Part One of Mothering when your partner has a Substance Use Disorder

    In Part One, we talk with our friend about the early stages of her navigating through motherhood (among other things) when she discovered her partner had a Substance Use Disorder.

  19. Mothering when a child has food allergies

    Here we interview Cally's friend who has experience mothering through a peanut allergy. Even if you do not have experience in this world, it deals with managing anxieties of all kinds.

  20. Hope You Don't Hate The Holidays

    For this episode, we interview each other, rather than a guest, about what's it is like to experience the holidays as a mother when you have lost someone.

  21. Sea Glass: The edges of infertility, loss and hope

    We talk with our friend Mary who has endured infertility, miscarriage and extreme loss but always held on to hope. Her strength, resiliency and resourcefulness is unbelievably inspiring. And also......her scrumptious daughter, Paige joins us. Content warning; this episode deals with miscarriage…

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  22. Moms and Style

    We chat with Janet and her daughter Courtney who between them, have years of experience in the clothing and fashion industry, about moms and style.

  23. A Mother in WWII

    For this September episode, we decided to focus on mothers during WWII. The general dates of this massive global conflict are September 1, 1939-Septmeber 2, 1945 and was the bloodiest conflict and largest war in history. Millions of lives were lost to battle, bombing, displacement and The...

  24. The Pilot: What Makes a Mom?

    Get to the know our voices and styles as we interview various moms in different locations.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

As a mother, do you ever feel like you are alone on a ship on the ocean? You are not alone, girl, we are looking for lifeboats alongside you! On The Mother Connection, we will seek to connect with past and present mothers of the world. We will explore stories from or about mothers that will seek to enlighten, inspire, entertain and motivate us. Each week, we will focus on a subject from which we can learn something and garner a sense of camaraderie on our perfectly imperfect motherhood journeys.

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With Robyn Cunningham and Cally Lilley

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As a mother, do you ever feel like you are alone on a ship on the ocean? You are not alone, girl, we are looking for lifeboats alongside you! On The Mother Connection, we will seek to connect with past and present mothers of the world. We will explore stories from or about mothers that will seek to...

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