Alyssa Brade and her husband had planned to be a childfree couple but as you can guess by their presence on our podcast, that is not what ended up happening! Alyssa had two surprise pregnancies and is now a mostly-stay-at-home mom/author. Alyssa plans to homeschool the boys given the challenges in her rural school district, and the potential for them to be subjected to racism as mixed-race kids.

Alyssa spends a lot of her free time connecting with other mothers and advocating for maternal wellness and community for parents. You can find her on Facebook and can find her book, Mommy Needs a Minute, on Amazon.

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Podcast is hosted and produced by Jerome Kluck and Caitlin Kirby. Music is ‘Ukulele Fun Background’ and ‘Funny Story’ by Pavel Yudin.

Danielle is a mom of 4, but sadly her son Blake died of Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC) at 18 months of age about 8 years ago. Her living kids are now 5, 6, and 10 years old, and Danielle's husband is a farmer while she works at a university. Danielle shares about their daily routine, as well as how she processes her own grief and how the rest of her family grieves and keeps Blake's memory alive. Obviously this episode deals with heavy topics, though nothing graphic is discussed, so take care of yourself in deciding whether you should listen! Find Danielle on Instagram @danielleduffeyy

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Roberto chose to be a single father to his daughter, Amina, who is now 4-years-old and was conceived with an egg donor via a surrogate. His parents help provide some childcare when he is at work before and after Amina's pre-school. Roberto was also inspired by his daughter to become a children's book author, writing More Than a Crown. You can also find him on Instagram @morethanacrownbook.

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Suzzie's 9-year-old travels for competitive gymnastics, and her 5-year-old is also in activities during the week, which makes life busy when Suzzie is on parenting duty for her daughters. She shares 50/50 custody of the girls with her ex-husband. Suzzie is also on-call as a doula and her partner Eric often helps with the girls when she has to be away. You can find her on Instagram @shebirthsbravely. Also as a fun follow-up to the episode, Suzzie's daughter Zoey did go on to compete in nationals and placed 6th in the nation!

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Kirstin and her husband both work from home, with Kirstin being the primary caretaker for their 6-month-old daughter and fitting her work in around parenting. She also takes care of the animals on their hobby farm with baby. Kirstin and her husband were blessed with a good sleeper, but feeding has been a bigger challenge. You can hear more from Kirstin and her work with moms on mindsets at her website and Instagram @drkirstin.

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Heidi is an artist and songwriter living with her husband (who works in the music industry) and two kids (3 & 5 years old) in Los Angeles, California. As an entrepreneur, Heidi's days are busy while the kids are at school & pre-school. Heidi's parents also live on the same property and make up a big part of the support network for her family. Hear about a day in Heidi's life in this episode, and find more from her on her website, Spotify, or Instagram.

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Podcast is hosted and produced by Jerome Kluck and Caitlin Kirby. Music is ‘Ukulele Fun Background’ and ‘Funny Story’ by Pavel Yudin.

Jamie and her husband chose IVF to conceive their 2-yo based on surprising genetic testing results prior to conception. Now, their independent and low-sleep-needs two-year-old is in daycare while Jamie and her husband work. To learn more about how Jamie can help other working moms find balance in parenting while growing their careers, you can find Jamie at her website, www.jamieterran.com

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Kayla's husband travels for work most of the time, so she is often a "solo mom" to her two daughters (3 and 6 years old), while also managing the household and dogs. This family makes it work with lots of texts, Face Times, and Kayla's own focus on ensuring she gets solo time and has strategies to ask for space and re-set when she needs it. Hear about their daily routine on this episode, and hear more from Kayla via her coaching business or Facebook group for moms in a similar situation.

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Podcast is hosted and produced by Jerome Kluck and Caitlin Kirby. Music is ‘Ukulele Fun Background’ and ‘Funny Story’ by Pavel Yudin.