Motherhood is a Communal Act with Cat and Nat
In this episode, I sit down with Cat and Nat – podcast hosts, co-authors, and best friends – to talk about blending families and what it’s like raising seven kids between the two of them and their spouses. We discuss how they came to such an integrated way of living and why non-judgment made it all possible, how our culture isn’t set up for communal support, and why it truly takes a village to raise children. They share the most exciting part about parenting teenagers versus the hardest part, how they navigate social media with teens, and why they’re developing a course on parenting and social media. Finally, they talk about the advice they’d give their younger selves with young children, why we often forget to embrace who we are as mothers and put so much pressure on ourselves to change, and how they do (or don’t) maintain sex lives with kids in the house.
Key Takeaway / Points:
How they’ve blended their families and why non-judgment made it possible
How our culture isn’t set up for communal support
Why it takes a village to raise kids
On the most exciting part about parenting teenagers
On the hardest part about parenting teenagers
On navigating social media with teens
On tracking your kids’ locations and which app they use
On the course they’re developing for parenting and social media
On advice for their younger selves with young children
On embracing who you are as a mother
How they fill their own cups
On maintaining a sex life with kids in the house
Love them and loved this episode!!🤍🤍