The M Take

It's time to take on the partnerships that are working — and what to do when "working" starts to feel a little flat. Mel came to this conversation with something she'd been sitting on. Michelle came in blind. Almost three years, a business, and a bi-weekly rhythm we chose on purpose later, we're in a true flow state… and Mel realized she's been missing the brainstorm-y, build-it-together energy th...

It's time to take on attachment styles — the patterns underneath how we love, parent, connect, and ask for help. After a September full of hard drop-offs (for our kids and, honestly, for us), we got a little nerdy. Michelle walks us through attachment theory and the four adult attachment styles — secure, anxious, avoidant, and fearful-avoidant — and we look at what each one can sound like in real...

It's time to take on season two. We're back, besties! With a very large tahini pumpkin latte in one hand and home-brewed Rook in the other, we're catching up on everything since we last sat down: Mel's Harry Styles season (and a very responsible plan to see him in Paris), a September note that changed how we think about celebrating, and a question we heard on Good Hang that we've been asking ourse...

It's time to take on summers off, cognitive flexibility, and our season two return. Listen in as Mel and Michelle check in during their self-declared, fully-privileged summer break, and catch up the way only the real ones do: unfiltered, a little chaotic, and full of the small moments worth double clicking on. We're sharing our takes on: The busy board era of parenting — and the muscle memory that...

It's time to take on marriage systems, the guilt of protected time, & frictionless mornings with Paige Connell. Listen in as Paige Connell — the writer and creator behind @sheisapaigeturner — joins Mel and Michelle for an hour that starts as girl talk and turns into a full playbook for building a marriage that runs on shared ownership instead of default roles. Paige is a mom of four (!!) who r...

It's time to take on nervous system resets with Mindy LaScala. Listen in as Mel & Michelle sit down with Mindy LaScala — former ICU nurse turned CPR and emergency training instructor and founder of Calm Responder. After witnessing a near-drowning at her neighborhood pool and helping save a four-year-old's life, Mindy realized that knowing what to do in an emergency means nothing if your nervou...

It's time to take on a girly mental health chat. Listen in as Mel & Michelle open up about the small and meaningful ways we find our footing again. Mel’s sharing her takes on: grounding rituals that keep us anchored throughout the day so we can show up as our best selves, the raw and vulnerable realizations from her own story that led to new anchors to live by, and opening up on her most recen...

It's time to take on Fair Play, Decentering Discomfort, & Protecting Your Unicorn Space with Eve Rodsky. Listen in as Mel & Michelle welcome the one and only Eve Rodsky into their Unicorn Space. Eve is a New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space , a Harvard-trained organizational expert, and the founder of the Fair Play Policy Institute. She calls herself "...

It’s time to take on perinatal mental health, white-knuckling motherhood, & navigating IVF with Meaghan Fattizzi. Listen in as Mel & Michelle sit down with Meaghan, a perinatal mental health therapist, who brings both professional insight and lived experience to the conversation—pulling back the curtain on what it actually looks like to move through motherhood, mental health, and fertility...

It's time to take on the 350 Theory. Listen in as Mel & Michelle chat about the rhythm of life—the “regular” days, the “special” days, and everything in between. Because while there are the birthdays, the vacations, and the anniversaries, it’s the other days, the ones that take up the most space, that quietly shape it all. We’re sharing our takes on: normalizing the magic and the wrinkles that...

It's time to take on designing spaces, places & futures with Alex Schuetz. Listen in as Mel & Michelle deep-dive with Alex Schuetz, interior designer and founder of A. Sloan Design. She’s sharing her takes on: taking risks and trusting quick, instinctual decisions that can shape your future, finding alignment while balancing a beautiful family and a meaningful career, designing spaces that...

It's time to take on the unexpected hard parts. Listen in as Mel & Michelle chat about the unexpected hard parts of raising littles that people may talk about… just not nearly enough. We're sharing our takes on: Harry Styles (hang in there, we do land the plane), the unexpected moments that break you, the quick set-shifting between the good moments + the hard moments + everything in between, t...

It’s time to take on systems & sustainability. Listen in as Mel & Michelle chat about the systems that help real life feel at least 5% lighter. From thought systems and practical rituals to future ideas (and yes, the systems that totally failed). The goal? Prioritizing sustainability and lightness over perfection. We're sharing our takes on: the ever-evolving phases of a system, minimum vi...

It's time to take on microdosing your pink. Listen in as Mel & Michelle lean into a flexible moment and chat about getting your pink back in the 4th trimester and beyond. We're sharing our takes on: the ever-evolving phases and stages of parenthood, accepting that this might not be the season for everything , and how saying no to one thing can help you show up better where it matters most. Fro...

It’s time to take on an induction birth story. In this solo episode, Michelle shares her first birth story: a journey that beautiful, looooong, novel, and oh right, in the middle of a global pandemic. From being 41 weeks + 3 days pregnant, to leaning into the induction decision, to navigating the mental, physical, and emotional marathon of those final weeks -- and the intense set shifts that happe...

It's time to take on catching up with Mel & Michelle. Listen in as we cover a lot of ground (while attempting to land the plane). We’re sharing our JTOTW: joy tickets of the week, what it looks like to say no to one thing so you can show up better on the other side, holding space for the realization there will always be things you will miss and will NOT miss in a phase/stage, unpacking Mel bei...

It's time to take on joy tickets. Listen in as Mel & Michelle chat all things joy: the kind that actually fits into real life. We're talking micro-dosing joy -- deliberately sprinkling tiny, meaningful moments of positivity into your day to gently elevate your baseline happiness. The reality is: our brains are busy, life is loud, and joy doesn't always just show up. Sometimes, we have to invit...

It’s time to take on an unscripted BBCDI with Mel & Michelle. This week we accidentally (on purpose) hit record on our BBCDI (beautiful bestie daily check-in) and… let’s just say we cover a lot of ground. It’s a little all over the place, very on brand, and exactly what you’d expect from two besties squeezing in a heart-to-heart mid-LOP. Think: life updates, random tangents, laughs, feelings,...

It’s time to take on Main Character Energy, Milestones & our Leave of Presence. Listen in as Mel & Michelle take a look in the mirror and dial up the empathy as they explore the beautiful concept of the Leave of Presence, i.e., LOP! 2TNL (Two Truths, No Lies): Hitting pause is both hard and essential. In what can only be described as a season 1 finale episode, Mel & Michelle share how...

It's time to double click on 2TNL: Two Truths, No Lies. In this throwback episode, Mel & Michelle carve out space & flip the script to share some of &*your* 2TNLs. 2TNL is a guiding light of our unicorn space: making room for the beautifully complex, often contradictory truths of being human. This episode is all about hearing other's honest reflections that hold space for conflicting f...

It’s time to take on the second pregnancy. Listen in as Mel enters full reflect-o-clock mode as it relates to her pregnancy with baby #2 - what’s felt different this time (hi, “assume the position” body), how the fatigue hits when parenting + pregnancy stack, and why the focus has shifted from “perfect nursery” to “preparing our family” - especially helping big sister feel included every step of t...

It's time to take on back to school transitions. Listen in as Mel & Michelle unpack how to make the shift back to school feel a little less wrinkly, no matter what phase or stage you or your kids are in. Whether it’s a little one starting preschool for the very first time, or you as a parent navigating how to best support your child at any age, this episode offers practical strategies and bite...

It's time to take on alignment, authenticity & awareness with Dr. Daryl Appleton . Listen in as Dr. Daryl Appleton, an award winning executive strategist, licensed therapist, and host of Feelings & Other F Words Podcast, joins our unicorn space for an authentically aligned convo about motherhood and evolution of self through all the phases and stages. Together, we double click on themes ce...

It’s time to take on invisible strings, pregnancy & cosmic timing with Brianna Clark. Listen in as Bri joins the unicorn space to co-host with Mel, while Michelle enjoys some well-deserved time off. Together, they unpack the deep roots of a 20-year friendship, the evolution from people-pleasers to boundary-setters, and what it looks like to navigate big life shifts with grace (and a little hum...

It's time to double click on babies. In this throwback episode, Mel & Michelle uncover what to really expect when you are expecting. In this WTE - what to expect - episode, we hope to equip and prepare with 3 major buckets: labor & delivery, baby sleep, and feeding your child. Whether you are expecting or hoping to become pregnant soon, this episode will give you a 10,000 foot view of what...