The Millennial Mama Memo Podcast

Millennial Mama Memo Episode 9: May-cember Survival Tips, ADHD Tax, and a $12 Toolkit You Need 🌸 Millennial Mama Mix: Lauren opens with a term that might just change how you think about this time of year — May-cember. It's basically December but in May. Mother's Day, teacher appreciation, graduations, summer break incoming, wardrobe overhauls, everyone off their normal. She breaks down why this m...

Lauren opens this episode with something she learned in grad school that has never left her: the Good Enough Mother. A concept created by British pediatrician Donald Winnicott in the 1950s, it's the idea that perfection is not the goal of motherhood — repair is. She gets into it honestly, including losing her marbles during potty training round two and what it actually looked like to repair with h...

This week Lauren opens with a question: when was your last dental cleaning? Your last pap? Your first colonoscopy? If you felt a little squirm of guilt — you're exactly who this episode is for. The Millennial Mama Mix this week is a full PSA about making appointments for yourself. Lauren shares her own experience (a first colonoscopy at 33), a checklist of appointments most moms are putting off, a...

We tried something new this week — Lauren pre-recorded the Memo from her office, which means no fumbling to turn off the live at the end. Progress. This episode covers a lot of ground. First up: the brand photoshoot recap, including what it's like to be perceived on camera when you really, really do not want to be perceived. Then The Break Room officially launched — Lauren breaks down what it is,...