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As Matching Mom Genes enters its 2nd season, the sisters find themselves ever closer emotionally, despite all new geographical distance. Shelby is living full-time in Germany! With one sister navigating all new *European* parenting cultures and experiences, MMG is stretching their conversations worldwide and loving every second of it. We might be in different time zones and on different continents, but motherhood still has some matching kicks to hand out. Grab your best pair of jeans and joi ...
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Nicole babbles incessantly about the rise of Summer Bridge programs and common frustrations about summer schooling practices. The overall message here is that Summer Bridge for academics is really important but can lead to a lack of Summer Enrichment opportunities for children and families. Also, Nicole thinks that people should touch more grass. A…
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Kindergarten was German first (Ep 209)
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Shelby walks us through her and the little's experience of "Settling in" (a word Nicole has zero chance of saying or spelling correctly) at Kita and we learn just how Kindergarten looks in Germany. It's an incredible firsthand walk through of an important process all parents in Germany are faced with and its also just a wild ride, people. As Matchi…
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With one sister raising an American child in Europe and another raising children who are of a different ethnicity than her, they sit down to discuss what “culture” looks like in the family setting and how to navigate big hurdles like language, holidays and heritage. Bonus laughs around teaching different languages to toddlers who arguably don’t kno…
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Nicole is finally answering some of Shelby's questions about how one can be a parenting educator and still learn every day as a parent, herself. She talks about easing back into work, the challenges of balancing running your own business while running a home and celebrates the success of the last few months. It’s good to be back! As Matching Mom Ge…
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We are getting outside now that the weather is warmer and we have questions, musical references and even a little bit of therapeutic impact? As Matching Mom Genes enters its 2nd season, the sisters find themselves ever closer emotionally, despite all new geographical distance. Shelby is living full-time in Germany! With one sister navigating all ne…
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Shelby has been in Germany for (over) 6 months! This episode was recorded closer to her anniversary but delays happen all the time in this chaos. Please enjoy our foray into all things German and her family’s new “home” despite the fact that Nicole is still disputing the fact that there is an entire ocean between us. Denial is NOT a river in Europe…
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Mother's (Mental Health) Day (Ep 204)
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Happy Mother’s Day- Have some Anxiety! This week the girls celebrate Mother’s Day and Maternal Mental Health Month all in one chaotic conversation. If you are in the United States and feel as though you are struggling, please call 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262) for 24/7 free confidential support for pregnant and new moms. If you are in mental heal…
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Last year, Shelby travelled internationally for the first time as a parent. Now that’s just a casual weekend trip. The sisters discuss different tips for travelling with kids and all the ways things can go right. As Matching Mom Genes enters its 2nd season, the sisters find themselves ever closer emotionally, despite all new geographical distance. …
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Both sisters are now "back to work" in whatever bizarre way that applies this week. SAHM's work too, but for the purposes of this episode, we're exploring adding in non-domestic and *gasp* non-parenting related work...and boy does it get exhausting! Plus, keep your ears peeled for the moment(s) Nicole loses the worst game of hide-and-seek ever with…
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SEASON 2-- WE'RE BACK BABIES (and Mommies)
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As Matching Mom Genes enters its 2nd season, the sisters find themselves ever closer emotionally, despite all new geographical distance. Shelby is living full-time in Germany! With one sister navigating all new *European* parenting cultures and experiences, MMG is stretching their conversations worldwide and loving every second of it. We might be i…
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THAT’S A WRAP! We made it to lucky #22. We thank you so much for joining us on this journey. We have loved making every single moment of Season 1 and we WILL be returning for Season 2 in January of 2024. In the meantime, we’ll be cooking up some really cool projects and raising kiddos the same as always so keep up with us on @matchingmomgenes on Ti…
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Nicole is out this week as Shelby sits down with 2 of her closest mom friends to discuss the triumphs and tests associated with having kids all really close in age. As your kids get older, it seems to matter less, but in those early years? A few weeks can put you at very different parts of parenting. Thankfully, these 3 have each other to survive i…
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I'm not 100% what this episode was supposed to be about, but I can tell you that we ended up talking (and laughing) our way through covering some of our favorite tools to support parenting. Seriously, if laughing bothers you, this is not your episode. But if you want to laugh along and maybe attempt to decipher what we're talking about, strap in fo…
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Nicole is recovering from illness while prepping for 2 upcoming surgeries with the added gift of mom guilt. Shelby, as always, brings in the logic. If you’re finding yourself in a midsummer slump with the kiddos, let us know what you think about some of these options for entertainment. Or just take a nap while the kids watch Bluey, because its all …
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UPDATED 6/26/23 to address sound issues. Thank you for your patience! As much as it seems like today we’re cosplaying as construction workers, Shelby makes some really good points while explaining her pantry wall. Having been in her house, I can assure you, that wall is both load bearing aaaaaannddd mental load bearing. To find out more about Fair …
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Nicole and Shelby talk through how finding your Why can help protect you from burnout. Nicole uses a million metaphors in attempt to explain the importance of this introspection and still none of them fit right. It’s a very weird way to talk about something so important, but you know, life is like a maze…..you gotta metaphor your way out of it?…. M…
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Pet Appreciation Week might be this week- it might also be in a different month- the internet can’t decide, but we’re talking about it anyway. This one’s for the parents of furbabies everywhere. Is parenting a dog or cat THAT much different than parenting a toddler? Do we only train pets or do we just pretend that parenting is just the training equ…
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Rory (Nicole's oldest) joins the pod to help us usher in Pride Month and spills some important perspectives from our beloved Gen Z on all things gender, sexuality, and identity. 20% of Gen Z identifies as part of the LGBT+ community, so even if you are not personally currently parenting a child exploring their identity, I can guarantee your child w…
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This week, Nicole and Shelby deep dive on maternal mental health and the recently released 2022 statistics. It’s a scary reality, but we can’t look away. If you find yourself in need of support contact 1-833-9-HELP4MOMS. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/preparing-parenthood/202212/perinatal-mental-health-2022-year-in-review Matching Mom Gene…
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Nicole is joined by our mother to take an obnoxious amount of buzzfeed quizzes about motherhood and then play Would You Rather? bizarre parenting scenario edition. It's a fun light episode that lets us all sit back and enjoy the silliness that is motherhood. Matching Mom Genes is just another mommy talk pod, but we’re still cool so stick with us. N…
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Nicole’s son is turning 2! And she HATES planning birthday parties! Can Shelby help change her perspective? Our plan for a joint birthday party has been dashed so let’s talk about backup plans and how to manage celebrations on top of all the other things swimming around inside a parent’s head. It’s a simple, fun conversation and Nicole was taking N…
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Nicole spends this week quizzing Shelby about how parents can better handle their children's identities on the internet. Do you show their faces? Do you tell silly, but maybe embarrassing anecdotes? Can children consent to content created about them? And, in this revolution around honesty in motherhood and our generation's desire to be authentic, w…
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Today’s topic is slightly heavier. April is the awareness month for both sexual assault and child abuse/child sexual abuse. One of the most important things we can do as parents is try to change the narrative around consent and bodily autonomy for this next generation. Consent can be taught at any age and this week we aim to address some of those c…
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Nicole and Shelby slow down for a quick discussion of the line between rest and rejuvenation and all of the ways they overlap in the experience of parenthood. Matching Mom Genes is just another mommy talk pod, but we’re still cool so stick with us. Nicole is a parenting educator and coach, mom of 3 and overall insane person who owns actual farm ani…
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Shelby is back from her Italian adventure and ready to spill the details on traveling to another continent with a toddler. She gives us her tally on in-flight diaper changes, explains what anchovy quiche is and why everyone in Italy loved her baby's jeans. Very on brand for us, I think. Matching Mom Genes is just another mommy talk pod, but we’re s…
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This week, Laurie returns and talks with Nicole about therapizing humans during the great pandemonium and they talk through what it’s like to have backgrounds in mental health while parenting. TLDR: Big feelings happen to everyone and the emotions of parents are just as messy as the emotions of kids. Plus, Nicole compares all of your cute babies to…
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This week we have our first guest! Please welcome Laurie, a truly beautiful soul who has worked in many aspects of the social work field, first with her Bachelors of Social Work and then with as Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She has also worked as a teacher in an international school, but sadly had to rejoin America where we can talk all day abo…
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The (Purple) Boots With The Fur (Episode 3)
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Shelby is cleaning paint out of eyelashes and Nicole's baby was almost named Pizza Dinosaur. Maybe. Also, has anyone else been allowed inside the scary Bluey mom groups? Someone let me in! Matching Mom Genes is just another mommy talk pod, but we’re still cool so stick with us. Nicole is a parenting educator and coach, mom of 3 and overall insane p…
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Welcome to the [full diaper] show! Matching Mom Genes is just another mommy talk pod, but we’re still cool so stick with us. Nicole is a parenting educator and coach, mom of 3 and overall insane person who owns actual farm animals. Her twin sister Shelby is a relatively straight laced badass engineer and mom of 1 living deep in the burbs. Together …
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This episode spans a full topic list of farm animals, mommy brain, and boiled eggs. I wish I could explain why, but it does. Enjoy! Matching Mom Genes is just another mommy talk pod, but we’re still cool so stick with us. Nicole is a parenting educator and coach, mom of 3 and overall insane person who owns actual farm animals. Her twin sister Shelb…
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Do you count your baby's age in months? There might be a reason to. And there might also be a reason not to. Is Nicole's 1 year old the same as Shelby's 1 year old? Matching Mom Genes is just another mommy talk pod, but we’re still cool so stick with us. Nicole is a parenting educator and coach, mom of 3 and overall insane person who owns actual fa…
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We were in the same place for exactly 37 hours and Shelby had to print out TSA guidelines to survive. What are the real rules around flying with a kid? What's the right etiquette? Matching Mom Genes is just another mommy talk pod, but we’re still cool so stick with us. Nicole is a parenting educator and coach, mom of 3 and overall insane person who…
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