Long Days Big Love Podcast

Before I became a mom, I had parenting all figured out—or so I thought. In this episode of Long Days Big Love , I'm sharing the many things I swore I'd never do as a parent: screen time at restaurants, drive-thru dinners, bribery, yelling, mismatched outfits, and so much more. Like many of us, I had a picture-perfect vision of motherhood before children arrived and lovingly turned those plans upsi...

Have you ever noticed that every school pickup line, PTO meeting, and youth sports sideline seems to have the same familiar cast of characters? In this episode of Long Days, Big Love , Audrey takes a fun and relatable look at the different mom personalities that show up throughout school and sports life. From the hyper-organized mom who never misses a deadline, to the always-late hot mess mom runn...

What happens when one mom decides to stop waiting for someone else to make a difference? In this episode of Long Days, Big Love , Audrey sits down with friend, nurse practitioner, and philanthropist Amy Fleming, co-founder of 412 Gives Back . What started as a simple desire to build community after moving to Pittsburgh has grown into a movement that's raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for lo...

What happens when life doesn't look the way you expected—and somehow becomes even more beautiful? In this deeply personal episode, Audrey shares an honest reflection on motherhood, marriage, raising a child with profound disabilities, navigating perimenopause, and finding joy in the middle of life's longest days. She explores the reality that the hardest part isn't necessarily special needs parent...

What if inclusion wasn’t something complicated—but something we simply chose to make available? In this episode of Long Days, Big Love , Audrey sits down with Coach Mike of Fitness for Focus in Wexford to talk about building spaces where every child belongs. Together, they reflect on the journey that brought Fitness for Focus and The Michael Mackie Project together and the shared mission of creati...

In this heartfelt episode of Long Day’s Big Love , I sit down with my longtime friend Traci Kovacic-Stein to talk about grief, motherhood, special needs parenting, and finding purpose through life’s hardest moments. Traci shares the sudden loss of her husband at just 32 years old, raising two young children through unimaginable grief, and the terrifying accident that nearly took her daughter’s lif...

Motherhood, marriage, identity, and the quiet chaos in between—this episode is an honest reflection on what it means to love your life while sometimes feeling a little lost inside it. I’m sharing the reality of becoming “the unit” in my family—the scheduler, the planner, the emotional center, and the keeper of all the moving parts. From managing four kids, therapies, sports, dinner plans, and ever...

Episode 1: Long Days, Big Love In the very first episode of Long Days, Big Love , Audrey opens the door to the beautifully messy reality of motherhood, marriage, and life after 40. She shares what it means to live in the space between deep love and daily exhaustion—raising four children, including a son with complex special needs, balancing marriage, career shifts, caregiving, and the constant pre...

A powerful reminder that honesty matters—especially in motherhood. Audrey shares why showing the hard parts, being real about the struggles, and letting go of perfection can create deeper connection, because chances are, the woman sitting next to you is walking through something similar too. 

A heartfelt glimpse into the beautiful chaos of parenthood—navigating love, exhaustion, marriage, and motherhood while raising four children, including one with special needs. This clip shares the raw, honest moments behind balancing family, identity, and the everyday challenges that shape us.