Grace, Never Heard of Her

Following the official conclusion of Season 1, we wanted to take a minute to look back at the highs, lows, technical mishaps, and deeply emotional breakthroughs of creating Grace, Never Heard of Her. We also wanted to send the biggest, heartfelt thank you to our community and share an exciting preview of what we're dreaming up for Season 2, including new guest perspectives, expanded content format...

Summer is here, and so is the pressure to make it unforgettable. This week, we unpack the myth of the "perfect childhood summer" and the impossible standards modern parents are expected to meet. From nostalgic memories of riding bikes until dark to the realities of working parenthood, screen time, and constant supervision, we explore what kids actually need to thrive. Along the way, we t...

When a sudden layoff blind-sided twin-mom Courtney Capano, she skipped the spiral (mostly) and made a high-stakes pivot into entrepreneurship. In this episode, we dive into how she turned a temporary safety net into a thriving three (soon to be 5) store retail empire, all while pregnant with baby number three. It’s an unfiltered masterclass in tuning out the safety noise, leaning into your village...

We’re told motherhood is a "magical" season, but for 80% of us, the reality feels more like a hormonal storm than a fairytale. In this episode, we brought on long time friend, Lauren Jones, to dissect the messy differences between the Baby Blues, PPA, and PPD not as experts, but as women who have lived these experiences. We’re sharing our own stories of seeking help, be it medication, th...

This week, we’re joined by Amy Gattoni, a career-driven, experiential marketer, boy mom and content creator who’s building a community for moms who are in the thick of it. As working moms, we discuss daycare, career ambition and the constant weight of mom guilt. We unpack what it actually looks like to “choose what works” when nothing feels like a perfect answer. Amy shares what it’s like to balan...

This week, Gina and Maddie welcome Ariel Simonelli for a deeply personal conversation about navigating life with her three year old autistic son who is level two non-verbal. Ariel shares her journey from a high-risk pregnancy, to a NICU stay to the pivotal moment where she realized her son was regressing. We dive into the complexities of getting a formal diagnosis and life after. This episode is a...

We brought our husbands on the pod to get the dad perspective on marriage, mental load, and life after kids. From marriage tension to dad guilt, identity shifts, and the support dads aren’t getting, this episode is raw, honest and filled with the kind of conversations we don’t usually hear from men. Turns out our experiences might have more in common than we thought. Don't worry it's not a...

This episode pulls back the curtain on the ugly side of “doing the work”—the part no one glamorizes. We talk about the discipline it takes to give up alcohol and sit with every raw emotion, the exhaustion of therapy and constant self-awareness, and how hard it is to regulate yourself while raising kids who feel everything just as deeply. It’s an honest look at what it really means to break generat...

What started as a fun experiment to see if our kids’ birth charts were actually accurate quickly turned into an excuse to talk about why our kids are great. We break down their personalities, what makes each of them unique, and the traits we’re already seeing show up in real life — from big emotions and strong wills to the little things that make them who they are. Some of it felt spot on, some of...

The wrestle is real. This week we discuss the messy reality of modern parenting, caught between doing what’s best for their kids, ourselves, and the expectations we've inherited. We''ll share stories of guilt, judgment, and generational habits we're trying to unlearn. Realizing the best path forward may just be constant recalibration and trusting our gut.

Motherhood doesn’t just change your body — it changes your relationship with your partner. In this unfiltered conversation, we unpack the messy reality of intimacy after kids: being touched out, craving connection with zero energy, and wondering why love suddenly feels like work. From “choreplay” to intentional date nights and understanding each other’s love languages, we dive into the honest conv...

This week, we’re getting honest about aging, impossible beauty standards, food guilt, and the complicated feelings around our so-called “flaws.” But this conversation isn’t just about us — it’s about what we’re modeling for our kids. How do we talk about appearance without making it everything? How do we raise boys who respect women and girls who value more than being called “beautiful”? We unpack...

This week… we were humbled. What was supposed to be a magical Disney trip turned into flight delays, overtired kids, mom unhinged and a ponytail meltdown. To top it off long awaited hair appointments and date nights were cancelled, and there was more vomit than we’d like to admit. We’re unpacking why vacations with kids feel more like work trips, the pressure to make everything magical, and what h...

This week, we’re getting honest about missing our pre-kid lives — the sleep, the spontaneity, the independence — and how motherhood has both humbled us and stretched us in the best (and hardest) ways. We unpack the mental load, the trap of “faux self-care,” and why choosing discipline over dopamine might be the key to actually feeling like ourselves again.

This week’s episode is a true palate cleanser. We keep things light with a game of"Would You Rather" and somehow end up revealing way more about ourselves than expected. We debate everything from coffee vs. silence, tablets at restaurants, reliving your worst year and the shocking disagreement about a major holiday that we never saw coming. It’s full of laughter and opinions that surpris...

In this episode we address how weird it feels to show up on here and act like everything's normal. But motherhood doesn’t pause when the world feels heavy, and neither do the feelings that come with it. In this honest, unfiltered conversation, we unpack the physical and mental toll of doom scrolling, how to emotionally regulate in chaotic times, and how to refocus on raising resilient kids—whi...

This week, we’re reflecting on how our friendships have evolved through motherhood and major life transitions. We explore how capacity and vulnerability shape our ability to connect, share stories of friendship breakups, and unpack the shift from constant communication to more meaningful connection. Ultimately, this conversation affirms the power of giving each other grace, celebrating the friends...

This week, we're getting honest about the identity crisis that sneaks up on you once you’re deep into motherhood and your career. We talk about playing it safe, choosing “responsible” paths, and still ending up burnt out, unfulfilled, and wondering how the hell we got here. We unpack the guilt and shame around loving your job or not loving it at all, why returning to work can feel devastating...

In this episode, we reminisce about life before kids, reflect on how we prepared (or didn’t) to grow our families, and unpack how becoming parents tested our marriages in ways we never expected. From communication breakdowns to therapy breakthroughs, this conversation gets real about what it takes to stay committed when you’re both running on empty. We even put our husbands in the hot seat to see...

This episode is about a year that shaped us in ways we didn’t fully see until we paused to look back. In 2025, we navigated big transitions, long seasons of uncertainty, and moments of clarity that only came after the fact. Some changes stretched us. Some were forced. Some were chosen. And some quietly led us exactly where we needed to be. We’re reflecting on what it felt like to live in between d...

This week, we’re talking about the very real ups and downs of managing the holidays and the pressure to create magic for humans who are often cold, tired, or overstimulated. We game plan how to survive the season when school is out, routines are gone, and everyone (even us) is a little dysregulated. There’s a lot of laughter as we recount the meltdowns, failed attempts at holiday fun, and outcomes...

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes discussions around birth trauma and medical emergencies. Please listen with care. We're joined again by new mom and friend of the pod, Katie Baxendale , as we continue our conversation around labor & delivery and postpartum recovery. Together, we unpack the moments that shaped us—everything from finding the courage to fire doctors who didn’t prioritiz...

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes discussions of birth trauma, preterm labor, and medical emergencies. Please listen with care. This week, we’re joined by friend of the pod, Katie Baxendale, who’s still fresh from her birth experience and finding her footing as a new mom. Together, we open up about how different, and deeply personal, each of our pregnancy and birth journeys were. We talk abou...

This week, we unpack the quiet social anxiety that comes with parenting among unfamiliar company — plus a bout of food poisoning, the realities and fear of illness and hospital visits with kids, and the telltale signs that a TV detox was long overdue. Between public meltdowns and questionable empathy, they find the humor in the madness because, really, what else can you do?

In episode two, we’re diving into the messy reality of parenting when kids are throwing (everything), not listening, and you’re hanging on by a thread. We talk about managing our tempers, the beauty of repair, and the mental load that makes enjoying our kids feel impossible when we’re always on (& the default parent). From finding your village, to paying for your village, to knowing when you’v...