Parenting and Politics

It's 5 days until Election Day 2020 and in this episode we are talking to Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft about women, religion and politics!  We talk about the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the pro-choice versus pro life movement, white women and patriarchy and we ask... would Jesus vote for Trump?  Listen, share and don't forget to VOTE on or before November 3rd! This is...

14 days left in this presidential election season! People are voting NOW! Are you pumped? In this episode, Diana talks to Democratic National Committee Directors, Xochitl Hinojosa, Communications Director, and Muthoni Wambu Kraal, Political and Organizing Director, about why we must vote Democratic up and down the ballot -- for our children and for our future generations. In this episode we discus...

Latinx moms for Climate Change is what we're discussing in this episode with Natalie Carney, the Campaign Director of Vote Like a Madre, a movement that was created to mobilize Latinx moms to vote for candidates who believe that climate change is real, and that will support policies that will help save our environment. Climate change is one of the top concerns for Latinos at the polls. Latinos hav...

You may have heard of the "school to prison" pipeline and calls to "defund the police" ... but what does this mean? How are our children and communities affected by the presence of police in schools? How are our children's mental, emotional and physical health affected when regular behavior is criminalized in the places that are supposed to educate and nurture them? In this episode, Diana speaks t...

In this episode, Diana and other mom activists (and an activist daughter!) share their thoughts on Ruth Bader Ginsburg's life and legacy. Diana is joined by Sara Berliner, Elisa Batista, Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft share the impact RBG's work has had on their lives, and the lessons we can learn from her. Finally, we hear from Micaela, a nine year old activist shows us the future is bright!   Lis...

Why are white women voting against their self-interests? In this episode Diana talks to Jenna Arnold, the author of Raising Our Hands, How white women can stop avoiding hard conversations , start accepting responsibility and find our place on the new front lines about the white women vote, progressive white women, white motherhood, the drug that Fox is giving its viewers, and what is at stake in t...

In this episode, Diana checks in and shares what has been happening in her family's life during the pandemic.  She also discusses what parenting during this time has been like, losing child care and how that affected her family and the overwhelming feelings of parenting during this global pandemic.  In this very real and raw conversation, she gets real about the 2020 Election and what's at stake f...

What would make you leave everything you have ever known behind, and pack the most minimal things in a backpack, grab two of your children, and decide to make a dangerous trip in extreme conditions, across a border, to a country where you didn't know the language, or the culture and where you didn't have anyone?  In this episode Diana talks to Rosy Pablo Cruz and Julie Schwietert Collazo, authors...

How is parenting Black children different than parenting non-Black children? In this episode two moms, Quiana Agbai, founder of Harlem Love Birds , and Vanessa Bell, founder of De Su Mama, share what parenting looks like for them in raising Black children in today's world.  Quiana and Vanessa share their fears, but more importantly, how they build their children up to love themselves, to experienc...

How can we leverage parent power to create real political change? How can parents hold their elected officials accountable?  Has COVID19 brought in a once-in-a-lifetime moment where we have the opportunity to create real change, à la post WWII New Deal and make things like paid sick time, universal health care, affordable childcare and paid leave realities in the USA?  In this episode Diana talks...

What does parenting look like when you're trapped inside your home with your kids 24/7? Diana and Diana Gasperoni discuss what is "normal" in this new normal, how to check in with our kids, how to communicate with our partners during self quarantine, and when it's time to seek professional help, They discuss how to talk to boomer parents about COVID-19, screen time and more! Follow BeWell Psychoth...

Childcare as a common good. It may sound extreme to some, but... is it really? We have K-12 free, public school education... why should childcare and early education 0-5 be different? In his book, Crawling Behind, America's Childcare Crisis and How to Fix It , education policy expert Elliot Haspel presents this and other arguments and ideas on how we can improve childcare in the United States. In...

After a much needed break, Diana is back and ready to talk about what parents can do to make a difference in 2020! To do so, Diana has a convo with social entrepreneur, activist and founder of Vote Like a Mother Sara Berliner.  Sara and Diana discuss what issues and actions they are focusing on in 2020, a pivotal year with the elections coming in November. They also discuss why it is necessary to...

How we can parent during the holidays and how do we make the holiday season less about stuff and consumerism and more about helping and welcoming others?  In this episode, Diana talks to Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft, reverend at Middle Collegiate Church and founder of Raising Imagination.  We discuss why the Biblical Christmas story is revolutionary & how parents have a role to reclaim that, as w...

All women make less than white men and for Latina women, it's only 54 cents to a man's dollar. November 20th marks Latina Equal Pay Day, marking the almost entire YEAR it takes for a Latina to make what a white man makes in 12 months. In this episode Diana and her guest Jackie Lynn Garcia talk about the gender pay gap. What is it? Why does it exist? And how can women be better advocates for themse...

The Census is mandated in Article 1 of the Constitution, to happen every 10 years so that every person in the United States is counted. In this episode Diana speaks to New York State Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas about the importance of the 2020 Census and what is at stake when we undercount people in our communities.  Find out what programs are at risk (spoiler alert: SCHOOLS! TRANPORTATION! CON...

In this episode Diana talks to Elisa Batista, a mom, writer, community organizer and activist based out of Berkeley. They discuss Latinx power, why coalition-building is important and why we must demystify voting.  Elisa is currently working on a book with Presente.org Executive Director Matt Nelson tentatively titled " ¡Presente! Latinx Power Remaking Democracy."  Presente.org,  is the nation's l...

Have you ever wondered what the term "decolonize parenting" means? How is colonization still affecting us as parents, generations later? What is colonizer mentality? That's all that we're talking about in this fascinating episode! During this conversation Diana and Rocío discuss how our parenting is affected by the ancestral traumas we carry in our DNA, and how the way we were parented affects the...

Have you ever wondered what the term "decolonize parenting" means? How is colonization still affecting us as parents, generations later? What is colonizer mentality? That's all that we're talking about in this fascinating episode! During this conversation Diana and Rocío discuss how our parenting is affected by the ancestral traumas we carry in our DNA, and how the way we were parented affects the...

1 in 4 women go back to work less than 2 weeks after giving birth.  The United States was one of the few nations in the world that doesn't give its workers paid leave. Will a federal paid leave law ever become a reality? That is Katie Bethell's mission, as the Executive Director and Founder of Paid Leave US . In this episode Diana and Katie discuss the benefits of paid leave and how we can change...

"Black women have always been the architects of social movements in this country." In this episode Diana talks to Monifa Bandele, a mom, community leader, activist and Senior Vice President of Healthy Kids & Maternal Justice Programs at MomsRising.   They discuss Monifa's path to her activist work, the power of black moms and the maternal justice and school-to-prison pipeline work she heads over a...

In this episode, Diana talks to Monica Simpson, the Executive Director of the Sister Song, the Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective based in Atlanta, Georgia.  They discuss the difference between reproductive justice and reproductive rights, and why that nuance is important, a perfect conversation since we just celebrated the 25 years since its creation, the struggles and the wins of the...

In this episode Diana talks to Carolina Rubio MacWright, a mom, immigrant rights lawyer, activist and artist who is at the front lines of the crisis at the border.  Diana and Carolina discuss activist fatigue, and how we can keep our cups full and recharge when it seems that things are nonstop and we have a hard time processing everything that is happening.  Carolina has great tips on how we as ac...

In this episode Diana shares why she's been MIA, and her thoughts on what's happening in the country. She talks about family separation, and the shootings in El Paso and Dayton. Diana has a special message for the Hispanic/Latino/Latinx community and encourages everyone who is on the sidelines to get involved and use their voice to speak out against what is happening.  Diana is the creator of Pare...

On May 15th Alabama's legislature passed the most restrictive abortion bans in the United States. The law, titled was signed by Alabama's Governor, Gov. Kay Ivey, shortly thereafter. The law, titled,  Alabama Human Life Protection Act, is set to go into effect in six months. In this episode, you will hear from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Reproductive Freedom Project and Dr. Yashica L...