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We're Momming Today! w/Lauren Simonetti

196 Episodes

32 minutes | Mar 25, 2023
What Issues Are Most Important To Parents As We Head Into the 2024 Presidential Election Cycle?
We're Momming Today with Tudor Dixon, breast cancer survivor, mom of four girls, host of "The Tudor Dixon Podcast," and former candidate for Governor of Michigan. Tudor shares how she handled running for office while momming, how her breast cancer diagnosis shaped her faith journey, and what issues she thinks are most important to parents as we head into the 2024 Presidential Election cycle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
30 minutes | Mar 18, 2023
Why Moms Refuse To Be Gaslit By Society Telling Them How To Raise Their Kids
We’re Momming Today with Bethany Mandel, author of “Stolen Youth,” about raising six kids, homeschooling them, and having some uncomfortable conversations about what is going on in society (and why you – and your kids – don’t want to participate!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 minutes | Mar 11, 2023
Emmy Award-Winning Journalist Paula Faris On Ditching Mom Guilt and Getting the Support You Deserve
We're Momming Today with Paula Faris, mom of three, Founder of CarryMedia, Advocate for working moms, and author of "You Don't Have to Carry It All: Ditch the Mom Guilt and Find a Better Way Forward." Paula shares that about 80% of working moms in America struggle with mom guilt, and her book sets out to show you how to ditch it! Paula gives insightful and practical steps for better working, momming, and living, allowing us to learn through her unique lens as a successful journalist and working mom as she reveals what it would look like to give mothers the support they need and deserve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 minutes | Mar 4, 2023
Moms Speak Out After Prestigious High School Withholds Merit Awards To College-Bound Seniors
We're Momming Today with Asra Nomani and Shawnna Yashar about Thomas Jefferson High School in Loudoun County, Virginia, denying students their merit awards in time to meet their early college application deadlines. Mothers say the school and district put wokeness over hard work, and fear their kids will pay the price. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 minutes | Feb 25, 2023
What Exactly Is 'School Choice' and Why Should Parents Know About It?
We're Momming Today with Corey DeAngelis, Senior Fellow at the American Federation for Children, about the new hot button issue: school choice. A lot of parents out there find themselves saying 'What school choice?' We spend about $16,000 per student per year in the government-run school system, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 data. And it's probably a lot higher now in 2023... Corey shares with us why we're seeing school choice policies, which allow that same money to follow the child to the education provider of their choosing, move through state legislatures this year in particular. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 minutes | Feb 18, 2023
How To Have the New "Say No To Drugs" Conversation As Teen Overdoses Skyrocket
“We’re Momming Today” with Amy Neville, President of the Alexander Neville Foundation, in honor of her 14-year-old son who died from taking a fentanyl-laced pill he bought on Snapchat. Neville says social media is to blame for grooming kids into being drug dealers and users, and tells parents how to have not only the “drug” conversation with their kids, but also the social media conversation that needs to accompany it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
31 minutes | Feb 11, 2023
College Counselor Mom Says It's Not Important To Even Have A "Dream School"
“We’re Momming Today” with Allison Slater Tate, mom of four and college counselor. Tate shares her advice on helping your child make those important college decisions. She says visit the worst university first, don’t even list a dream school, and above all else: prioritize your teen’s mental health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 minutes | Feb 4, 2023
Jinger Duggar Vuolo of '19 Kids and Counting' On Why She's Raising Her Daughters Differently Than She Was Raised
"We're Momming Today" with Jinger Duggar Vuolo from TLC's "19 Kids and Counting" and author of "Becoming Free Indeed" about how she broke away from the cult-like faith she was taught as a child, and why she's chosen to model Christ differently for her children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 minutes | Jan 28, 2023
Tipping Gone Wild! Marketing Expert On When It's OK To Not Tip For a Good Or Service
“We’re Momming Today” with Ismail Karabas, marketing professor at Murray State University in Kentucky, who has done extensive research on the services industry and the impact of tipping. Karabas says tips are always appreciated, but not always necessary, even though it may feel like it when most merchants’ point-of-sale devices offer a tipping option – that sometimes starts at 20 percent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29 minutes | Jan 21, 2023
It's Actually Far Less Than 'One Pill' That Can Kill Thanks To Fentanyl Crisis
“We’re Momming Today” with Andrea Thomas, founder of Voices for Awareness, an advocacy group she set up in the aftermath of her daughter’s death from taking half of a fentanyl-laced painkiller. Thomas calls the drug dealer a mass murderer. He was given a life sentence for knowingly selling and killing Thomas’ daughter and many others. Thomas remembers her daughter through her advocacy and by raising her grandson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 minutes | Jan 14, 2023
Pandemic-Recovered Restaurant Owner Rewards All Staff with Free Trip to Disney
“We’re Momming Today” with Jessica Travis, owner of Toast restaurant in Hull, Massachusetts, who rewarded all 13 of her employees and their families with a week-long trip to Disney as a thank you for their hard work and dedication since opening her breakfast cafe’s doors in late 2019.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 minutes | Jan 7, 2023
The Warning Label Parents Are Slapping On 'Dangerous' Social Media
"We're Momming Today" with Marc Berkman, a father and CEO of the Organization for Social Media Safety on how social media can be addictive, even deadly, and how parents can keep their kids safe on it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 minutes | Dec 31, 2022
Parents Push For New Law After Son Dies From Fentanyl-Laced Pills Bought on Social Media
“We’re Momming Today” with Dr. Laura Berman and Sam Chapman, whose 16-year-old son, Sammy, died in 2020 after buying pills on Snapchat that were laced with Fentanyl. Their pain and suffering has turned into activism as they share their fight to hold social media companies accountable and change parental monitoring and other settings on the platforms that have been criticized for protecting drug dealers and enabling illegal (and deadly) drug use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 minutes | Dec 24, 2022
The "Elf on the Shelf" Co-Founder on Why Parents Have Grown to Love This Christmas Tradition
"We're Momming Today" with Christa Pitts, co-creator of The Elf on the Shelf, along with her twin sister and mother. The trio launched The Elf on the Shelf book and brand 16 years ago and has now branched into food, theater and television. They did it with their own money and talent, after being turned down by every single publisher. Their inspirational story... Plus new ways to find magic in the Season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 minutes | Dec 17, 2022
Mom Creates Baby Blanket That Never Needs To Be Washed...?
“We’re Momming Today” with Alexandra Ulmer, founder of AU Baby, a luxurious baby blanket made with natural, self-cleaning fibers. You’re hearing that right... You never need to wash it! Alexandra talks motherhood, what inspired her innovative brand, and what else moms should know about the harmful chemicals and materials in baby clothing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 minutes | Dec 10, 2022
Model Kelly Hughes On Being First Woman To Show Off C-Section Scar On Sports Illustrated Cover
We're Momming Today with Kelly Hughes, a model, jewelry designer, single mom of one beautiful four-year-old boy, and the first ever Sports Illustrated model to show her C-section scar on the cover! Kelly discusses why she thinks women often hide or feel ashamed of their scars, the importance of body positivity and acceptance, and how she was able to both mentally and physically recover after her son's traumatic birth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 minutes | Dec 3, 2022
Momtrepreneur Bonnie Wallace On Teaching Kids To Read & Raising Successful Children
“We’re Momming Today” with Bonnie Wallace - author, podcaster, entrepreneur, and also mom to singer/actress Dove Cameron. Bonnie discusses continuing her family tradition of creating customized books to teach children to read. They’re called the “We Can Books” and are available online now! Bonnie also talks about raising healthy and successful kids in Hollywood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 minutes | Nov 26, 2022
Ironman Champion Mom on Getting Back Into Competition Mode After Delivering First Child
“We’re Momming Today” with Chelsea Sodaro, who competed in — and won — the 2022 Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, just months after giving birth to her daughter, Skylar. While professional sports is her full-time job, Chelsea says rampant morning sickness, pelvic floor issues and anxiety impacted her ability to train, recover and compete. Still yet, she won the title in 8:33:46, proving moms truly can do it all! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 minutes | Nov 19, 2022
Mother of Murdered Veteran Fights Against the Detriment of Bail Reform
We're Momming today with Madeline Brame, Chairwoman of the Victims Rights Reform Council. Madeline has become a leader in the charge against bail reform since the tragic murder of her son, Sergeant Hason Correa, who was stabbed to death at the age of 35 by a group of attackers he didn't even know. He had a wife and three children. Because of New York City's bail reform law, one of Sgt. Correa's attackers walks free today, only 4 years after his murder. Madeline shares the action she and the VRCC have taken to demand justice for the brutal crime that took her son, and what New Yorkers can do to help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 minutes | Nov 12, 2022
Single Mom Says Congressional Run A "Calling From God'; Hopes To Restore Dignity To Politics
“We’re Momming Today” with Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) about winning her race in Florida after two failed attempts, what gave the single mom motivation and how she hopes to bring dignity back to politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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