I Didn't Sign Up for This - Honest Conversations about Parenthood with @honestly.kaitlyn
Did any of us really know what we signed up for before we had kids?
Kaitlyn didn’t and while she loves being a mom to her two daughters, before becoming a mom, she always imagined motherhood looking like a perfectly curated mom influencer account on Instagram. After her first daughter was born, she was hit with the reality that motherhood was nothing like it appeared.
Join us while Kaitlyn and her guests discuss the real and honest truth about motherhood that no one else likes to.
New episodes every Tuesday!
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Episodes
48 episodes
Not Goodbye & First Kid Free Vacation
In this episode, Kaitlyn and Cody discuss their recent kid free trip since their honeymoon over 12 years ago. We chat about things like if we missed our kids when we were gone and Cody’s sobriety at an all inclusive resort. Kaitlyn also shares ...
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59:44
Redefining Motherhood with Hannah Olson
Today, we're joined by Hannah Olson, who’s on a mission to redefine what it means to be a mother. Hannah sheds light on the distinction between motherhood as a relationship and caregiving as a role, advocating for a fairer distribution of careg...
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The Mental Load and Creating Equity with Paige Turner
Hey Friends! Today we are chatting with Paige Turner who is a mom of four and content creator who talks about the often-overlooked topics of invisible labor and domestic work. In our conversation we explore the mental load that mothers carry, t...
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48:33
Scheduling Intimacy, Burnout and Work/Life Balance
Ask and you shall receive! Cody is back on the podcast for a candid, off the cuff conversation about scheduling intimacy, what it means to live a balanced life, being intentional with our schedules for self care time and being completely exhaus...
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50:47
Parenting in the 80's and 90's - Interview with My Mom
Hey friends! Today we are talking with my mom about her parenting journey through the 80’s and 90’s as a stay at home mom to six kids - yes I said six! We discuss things like how parenting has changed over the last 30 years, the unrealistic exp...
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56:11
Real Talk: Tired and Overwhelmed
Hey friends! Last week I posted a poll on Instagram wanting to know why you’re feeling so tired and overwhelmed as a parent. We go over the results, I read some verbatims and I share the overwhelming mental load that comes with parenting, the s...
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35:21
Why Is Making Mom Friends So Hard?
Why is making mom friends so hard?! In this weeks solo episode we chat about it! I talk about my personale experience making mom friends, feeling isolated as a first time mom and practical tips on making mom friends, both in person and online.&...
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27:55
Connecting with Your Partner in 4 Minutes
Hey friends! Welcome to this weeks episode! Today we are chatting with Tera Wages, the CEO of Connection Codes about the importance of emotional regulation, and the need for connection in parenting and marriage. We talk about why parents are re...
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47:35
I Didn't Sign Up For Being The Default Parent
Today we are chatting about things we didn’t sign up for this week - particularly focusing on default parenting. I share some recent personal experiences with overwhelm, especially while managing sick kids and balancing work responsibilities. I...
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28:51
An ExMormon’s Take on "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives"
In this weeks episode, I share my thoughts about Secret Lives of Mormon Wives as an ExMormon living in Utah. We talk about the Utah culture, soda shops, “soaking”, and if Mormons really get laughing gas while getting Botox. I also give my opini...
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45:08
Parenting is Completely Overwhelming
Hey friends! In today’s solo episode, we are going to chat about my personal experience with anxiety and stress as a parent! Yay! I deep dive into the recent report from the US Surgeon General on parental stress and share my personal feelings a...
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42:15
Finding Joy While Doing Less with Christine Landis
Christine Landis, founder of Peacock Parent, joins us this week to discuss the benefits of running a household like a business, outsourcing low joy tasks to improve quality of life and how we as parents should treat time like currency.Ch...
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49:20
Back to School Rants and More Babies?
Welcome to this weeks cluster of an episode where Kaitlyn and Cody discuss topics such as the difficulties of managing kids school schedules for working parents (several rants included) and how to decide if you should have more kids (no, ...
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38:10
Independent Play and Toy Rotation Tips
Today we are chatting with Andrea Brambila about independent play! If you have a baby or toddler, you’ve probably seen content around independent play and how to get your child to play independently so you can get sh*t done! Andrea is an indepe...
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Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Dating after Kids and Sex!
Everyone and their dog has been talking about ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ series that is set to release in September but I thought I would add to the noise with my unique perspective as an ex-Mormon living in Utah. I also cha...
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37:12
Recovering from Burnout and her Sobriety Journey as a Type A Personality
Abby Calabrese joins us to share her journey of overcoming burnout and her decision to quit alcohol. She discusses the challenges of motherhood and the chaos it brings and how alcohol became a coping mechanism for stress and burnout. We also di...
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1:00:07
Q&A with Cody Q&A with My Ex-Husband/Boyfriend or Whatever the F**k You Want to Call Him
You asked, Cody answers! Last week we did a Q&A on Instagram stories for Cody and the responses were overwhelming so we decided to do a podcast episode!Cody answers questions about our recent trip, our decision to get b...
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43:20
Horrible Threes and What’s up with Kids Birthday Parties?
My baby is four which means we are officially out of the “horrible threes” stage. On this episode I talk about horrible threes, epic meltdowns, how none of my parenting approaches have worked with my younger daughter and ask myself: when ...
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24:50
Debriefing our Two-Week “Memory Making" Trip with Kids
It’s been two weeks since I’ve released a new episode and this is a good one! Cody joins us on the podcast where we debrief our recent vacation and the challenges of traveling with kids. We touch on the status of our relationship, updates to th...
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54:47
Teaching Your Kids about Money and How to Start Saving for Retirement
Today we are talking with Caroline Tanis who is a Financial Advisor and speaker who focuses on helping her clients build their desired lifestyle. In our conversation, we talk about how to talk to your kids about money, introducing them to allow...
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52:19
The Dangers of Screentime, Social Media and Smartphones with Tessa Stuckey
Today we are talking with Tessa Stuckey, who is a therapist and licensed counselor who shares her insights and experiences working with teenagers and parents around screentime, social media and smartphones. Tessa shares a...
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1:03:21
What’s Harder? Going from 0-1 or 1-2 Kids? & Birth Story!
Hi friends! This week I am sharing my birth stories, postpartum experience, and whether I think going from 0-1 kids or 1-2 is harder. I share how my postpartum experiences varied between both kids, chat about colic, breastfeeding issues, feelin...
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42:19
Uncoupling and Co-Parenting Peacefully with Meg Campbell
This week we are chatting with Meg Campbell who is a divorced mom who has done a fabulous job of uncoupling and co-parenting with her ex husband. Meg helped me tremendously when I was going through my divorce and just came out with her memoir c...
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Vacationing with Kids is not a Vacation and Therapy Session
In this solo episode, I chat about vacationing with kids and why I don’t consider it a vacation - it’s a memory-making trip! I also open up about taking a family trip with Cody, my ex-husband, and how separation and divorce is an emotional roll...
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28:49
Trad Wives, Deep Diving into the Influencer World and Solving Her Great Grandmother’s Murder
Today we are chatting with Jo Piazza who is the author of THE BOOK OF THE SUMMER - The Sicilian Inheritance. In our chat, we talk about the difference between #tradwives and stay-at-home moms (spoiler - they aren’t the same thing), her podcast ...
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