HERself
As women and mothers of young children, it can be easy to compare ourselves to others. But your life isn't supposed to look like hers! Being your best self means standing firm in your decisions and always being willing to grow with a purpose. Are you wanting more ease in your marriage? Or more enjoyment as a parent? Are you looking for a strategy to the health challenges you have been facing recently? Do you feel like you have been staring at a stranger in the mirror since becoming a mother? Abby and Amy get vulnerable with topics around partnership, motherhood, health, and self improvement by interviewing authors, therapists, experts and everyday mothers. Our conversations will meet you with solutions and solidarity as you find a life path that feels aligned for you. If this sounds like you, hit play on your favorite episode title and make sure you're following the HERself podcast.
Episodes
299 episodes
299. The Happiness Episode
Happiness. For some, the word sparks joy. For others, it feels complicated. In this episode, we’re unpacking what happiness truly means — and why our own perspectives on the word itself are surprisingly different.Inspired by re...
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298. Community Questions: Our Advice on What You Asked
In this episode, we're answering your questions—everything from serious parenting dilemmas to fun, rapid-fire get-to-know-you questions. We kick things off by digging into thoughtful, vulnerable topics like:
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297. Spirited Child: Our Experience and Our Solutions
If you're raising a child who feels everything deeply and expresses it loudly, this episode is for you.Today, we’re diving into a topic that sparked our biggest listener response ev...
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36:57
296. Sibling Fighting: What's Tolerable, What's Acceptable and What's Our Solutions?
Is sibling fighting driving you up the wall lately? You’re not alone—and this episode is straight from the heart of our community’s requests. In this conversation, we're diving into real-life strategies to help parents navigate sibling confl...
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295. Youth Sports: Our Takes
Are youth sports taking over your calendar? You’re not alone. In this episode, we—two moms raising three kids each in a sports-loving community—open up about the challenges and joys of navigating youth sports with kids aged 9, 7, 6, and 4.5....
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294. Amy + Abby: The Intimacy Episode
Heads up: This episode contains adult content—pop in your earbuds if the kids are around!We are excited to dive into a topic we haven’t discussed in a while: intimacy. Whether you're newly postpartum or deep in the tre...
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293. How to Raise Mentally and Physically Strong Pre-teens with Dr. Talib
If you’re parenting little ones now, the idea of raising pre-teens or teenagers might feel far off—or a little intimidating. These years often come with a tough reputation, but what if they didn’t have to?In this insightful epi...
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292. Our Health Update: Learning to Work With Our Bodies
In this heartfelt Amy and Abby episode, we’re diving into a topic that’s close to both of our hearts: our health and our relationship with our bodies. If you’ve been a long-time listener, you know how important this conversation is to us — a...
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291. Bring on the Men: Parenting from a Dad’s Perspective
Last week, our partners Drew and Colin joined us to talk all things partnerships—and they’re back today, but this time we’re diving into the world of parenting.We know many of you love hearing a father’s perspective, and in thi...
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290. Bring on the Men: What It Takes to Sustain a Long-term Partnership
We are excited to have our husbands back on the podcast today. If you are new to the show, Drew is Amy’s husband and Colin is married to Abby. We have both been married for 11 years and the guys tend to be a crowd favorite around here. ...
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289. Amy + Abby: Summer Pep Talk
Summer takes on a whole new feeling when your kids are school aged, and today we’re breaking down our tips and lessons learned. We honestly didn’t understand why summer felt so stressful for parents until we entered this phase of life, and s...
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288. Amy + Abby: Asking for What You Need
We are so excited to tell you about the direction we are taking the HERself podcast for the summer! If you like this new format, be sure and let us know. You, the listeners, are such an integral part of what we do here at the HERself podcast...
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287. Greatest Hits: Eli Weinstein with a Male’s Perspective on Partnership After Kids and Sharing the Mental Load
With this being a holiday weekend, we invite you to relisten to one of our most listened to episodes! We had so much positive feedback when this episode went live since it was one of the first times we had a male perspective on the podcast. ...
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286. Is It Being Defensive or Is It Narcissism? With Dr. Jaime Zuckerman
*trigger warning, abusive relationships*We feel it’s important to have open and honest discussions about heavy topics in this safe space that is the HERself podcast. In today’s episode, we will be asking the hard questions abou...
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285. Beyond the Group Chat: The Power of Real-Life Friendship with Anna Goldfarb
Modern day friendships - why do they feel so hard? Did you know each of your friendships have an “about” section for your origin story? Why do I still feel lonely even though I have close friends?Friendships enrich our lives so...
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284. How to Talk to Our Kids About Bullying with Dr. Sheryl Ziegler
As our kids continue to age, the topic of bullying is becoming more front and center. Especially with our pre-teens as they enter what our guest refers to as, “the crucial years”, ages 5-12, where they are rapidly developing into complex peo...
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283. Why Burnout Shouldn't Be the Price Of Being a Working Parent with Dr. Anne Welsh
Whether you stay home with your family, work at home with kiddos, or are out in the workplace, we strive to bring guests that cover all lifestyles. That’s why we are so excited to have Dr. Anne Welsh on today’s episode to focus on the workin...
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282. What We Wish We Would Have Known Earlier
We know our community has been asking for more Amy and Abby episodes lately so we hope this one hits home. We are both sharing our top three lessons that we’ve learned over time. We cover avoidance and how it’s rarely the answer, the importa...
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281. Will My Dysregulation Have a Lasting Impact on My Children? With Dr. Amber Thornton
Do you find yourself feeling dysregulated more often than you’d like? Dr. Amber Thornton, licensed Clinical Psychologist, is on the show today to talk with us about how we can recognize and work with the different triggers that can set us of...
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280. Feeling Like Roommates? How to Reignite Romance & Connection with Dr. Morgan Cutlip
Dr. Morgan Cutlip, relationship expert, is no stranger to the HERself Podcast and we are so excited to have her back for another episode! Together we will be tackling “mental load” with tangible strategies that can actually work for you, you...
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279. From Shame to Self-Acceptance with Dr. Zoe Shaw
Today on the podcast, we are talking about a vulnerable topic and human experience: shame. While we know it’s not always comfortable to talk about, we also know we aren't alone in our experiences and that sharing is how we all learn and grow...
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278. The Keys To Healthy + Well Relationships with Dr. Thema Bryant
Relationships are at the foundation of our everyday connections. Friendship, family, and romantic relationships take dedication for both sides to feel validated and loved. We know relationships are hard, which is why we invited Dr. Thema Bry...
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277. The One Thing That Could Decrease Your Marital Disagreements
Today’s episode was inspired by our personal experiences and a blog post from The Gottman Institute all about perpetual versus solvable problems in long-relationships. As close friends, we’ve had a front seat to the common disagreements and ...
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276. Avoiding Burnout as Busy Moms with Dr. Carolyn Rubenstein
We know a lot of listeners in our HERself community are busy moms, including us! We've got households to run, kids to take care of, careers to advance, spouses to love, and friends to support. Today on the podcast Dr. Carolyn Rubenstein, lic...
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275. Raising Confident + Conversational Kids with Dr. Alison Wood Brooks
Today’s conversation is all about…conversation! We are happy to have Dr. Alison Wood Brooks joining us on the podcast. Alison is a behavioral scientist as well as a professor and Faculty Fellow at Harvard Business School. She created and tea...
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