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2plus2ist4Folge acht: Wie schlägt sich die neue Bundesregierung?
Die (verkleinerte) Große Koalition zwischen Union und SPD ist seit knapp drei Monaten im Amt. In dieser Ausgabe von 2 plus 2 ist 4 sprechen Gerald Knaus und Philipp Sandmann u.a. über die Frage, wie sich die neue Regierung beim Thema Migration so schlägt. Wie kann man den "Migrationsgipfel" von Bundesinnenminister Alexander Dobrindt bewerten? Und tut Deutschland eigentlich genug für den Wiederaufbau in Syrien?
Außerdem kommt Gerald Knaus zu der Erkenntnis: Möglicherweise gibt es jetzt einen einzigartigen Moment, in dem sich das Konzept der sicheren Drittstaaten auf Bundes- und EU-Ebene endlich umsetzen lässt.2025-07-3047 min2plus2ist4Special Edition: Should we really scrap the asylum system?
In this special episode in English, Gerald Knaus (migration and policy expert) and Philipp Sandmann (journalist) discuss two topics: the debate about the cover story of the "Economist" ("Scrap the asylum system") and the recent deal between the UK and France regarding illegal Channel crossings.
Knaus has a clear stance when it comes to the "Economist" story. He argues: "A title that raises awareness of a big problem, but it provides the wrong numbers, the wrong analysis and arrives at the wrong conclusions." 2025-07-1638 min2plus2ist4Folge sieben: Gefahren für Europa, Grenzkontrollen und sinkende Asylzahlen
Nach einer langen Pause sind Gerald Knaus und Philipp Sandmann wieder zurück! In Folge 7 von 2plus2ist4 geht es u.a. um das Buch von Gerald Knaus, das Ende August erscheinen wird. Die Themen außerdem: Was hat es mit den sinken Asylzahlen auf sich? Und leben wir nun wirklich wieder in einem Europa mit Grenzkontrollen? 2025-07-0854 min2plus2ist4Folge drei: Die Türkei und Friedrich Merz - Warum Migrations-Erfolge nur mit Ankara gelingen können
In der dritten Folge von "2 + 2 = 4" sprechen Gerald Knaus und Philipp Sandmann über das Sondierungs-Papier von Union und SPD. Kommt es bald zu Grenzschließungen, Zurückweisungen und einem deutschen Alleingang beim Thema Migration? Knaus warnt: Der Domino-Effekt, den sich manche erhoffen, den werde es in der Form nicht geben.
Außerdem geht es um ein mögliches EU-Türkei-Abkommen 2.0 und die Frage, was Berlin Ankara eigentlich anbieten könnte (müsste), damit eine schnelle Verringerung irregulärer Migration überhaupt realistisch wäre.2025-03-1139 min2plus2ist4Folge zwei: Sind die USA noch unsere Freunde? Und: Welche Migrations-Abkommen nützen (nicht)?
In der zweiten Folge von "2 + 2 = 4" geht es zunächst um die denkwürdige Pressekonferenz im Weißen Haus und die Auseinandersetzung zwischen dem ukrainischen Präsidenten Selenskyj und US-Präsident Donald Trump. War das ein harter Schnitt der transatlantischen Beziehungen?
Das Hauptthema dieser Ausgabe: Sichere Drittstaaten und warum sie ein (entscheidender) Baustein für die Verringerung irregulärer Migration sein können. Gerald Knaus sagt: "Wenn es nicht gelingt, die irreguläre Migration zu reduzieren, fürchte ich, dass die nächste deutsche Regierung diese letzte Chance verpasst."
Sie haben eine konkrete Frage an Gerald Knaus oder Philipp Sandmann? Schicken Sie uns ein...2025-03-0453 min2plus2ist42plus2ist4 (Trailer)Ab dem 25. Februar 2025 - mit Gerald Knaus und Philipp Sandmann
Ganz Europa streitet über die Migrationspolitik. Im Podcast "2 + 2 ist 4" sprechen Gerald Knaus (Migrationsexperte und Philipp Sandmann (Politik-Journalist) über dieses große Thema und stellen die Frage: Was muss jetzt in Deutschland passieren, damit wir Antworten auf die Fragen der Zukunft finden?2025-02-1801 min
Atomic MomsUnplug, Together with Tiffany Shlain, Internet PioneerWebby Awards founder and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Tiffany Shlain chats with host Ellie Knaus about how we can reboot our relationship with technology.Thank goodness for the internet. We crave connectivity in these isolating times - and I felt so lucky this month to be able to meet my best friend's baby over Zoom - but what connections are we missing when we're glued to our screens?In this conversation, we examine our own impulses when it comes to social media, newsfeeds, and online shopping, and we discuss what can be gained - in loving connections...2020-10-2245 minAtomic MomsSocial Anxiety and Pandemic FOMO | Tammin Sursok, Roxy Manning: Women on Top Podcast#258 Tammin Sursok (award-winning actress, 1.3 M followers on Instagram) and veteran red carpet host Roxy Manning join me for this cheeky podcast pairing! Listen to our Atomic Moms conversation about social anxiety, pandemic FOMO, and parenting right now. And then head over to Tammin and Roxy's raucous podcast "Women on Top" to hear stuff I've never shared on Atomic Moms! (Oh, here come the vulnerability shivers!!!). I had so much fun laughing with these women. I hope you find our conversations a fun diversion from 2020. xx Ellie KnausShow Notes: Atomic Moms Official SiteAs always...2020-08-121h 10Atomic MomsBest-Selling Novelist J. Courtney Sullivan and Becky Friedman (Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood) on Mom Friends, Babysitters, and Moving AwayBest-selling novelist J. Courtney Sullivan, known for Commencement, Maine, The Engagements, and Saints For All Occasions, chats with host Ellie Knaus about Friends and Strangers (Knopf, June 30, 2020). Ellie loops in their mutual mom-friend, Emmy-nominated children's show writer Becky Friedman (or Daniel Tiger’s Becky as she’s known on the pod). We get a glimpse into Becky and Courtney’s pre-kid friendship in NY, and we share our personal experiences related to the novel’s themes, such as fertility, privilege, and the fuzzy boundaries found between lonely new moms and the caregivers who love their children so much. Also, don’t mi...2020-07-0157 minAtomic MomsLet's Go There: Anti-Racism, The Pandemic, and Parenting Right Now (Video Podcast!)#256 - Don’t miss our first video podcast available at atomicmoms.com! Candace Trinchieri and Sophie Salvatore share their personal experiences during this critical turning point in American history. We check my white privilege, laugh about school Zoom calls gone wrong, and stress the importance of talking to our children about race in preschool.From sheltering-in-place for months on end to our collective grief over the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and Ahmaud Arbery, we are facing a reckoning and a turning point as a country. There is so much for us to unpack fro...2020-06-181h 23Atomic MomsWinning Shark Tank, Green Living, and Home Cleaning with Sarah Paiji Yoo, Blueland Founder + Toddler Mom#254 • Blueland CEO, co-founder Sarah Paiji Yoo speaks to us about green living, her deal-making moment on Shark Tank, and toddler parenting while running her company from her NYC apartment during the pandemic. We also share how her sustainability-driven company is changing how we clean our spaces and wash our hands. Blueland eliminates single-use plastic and all the dangerous clutter under my kitchen sink. With Blueland, I just drop the cleaning solution tablet into a Blueland “forever bottle”, add water, and voila! We’re cutting down on consumer costs, plastic waste, and carbon emissions. It's nice to have something to feel good abou...2020-05-0545 minAtomic MomsPregnancy, Birth, and Mothering During Covid-19 | Mother.ly Diana Spalding, MSN, CNM#253 • Here's what you need to know when it comes to pregnancy, birth and Covid-19. Certified nurse-midwife, pediatric nurse, and mother of three, Diana Spalding talks us through these challenging times, including what expecting mothers need to know right now about their birthing plans (hospital, birthing center, or home birth). We always talk about how "It takes a village," so we also find out ways a mother can have a more connected experience after the baby arrives. Be sure to check out the first part of our series with Diana Spalding: "The Must-Have Mom Guide Right Now", available at atomicmoms.com...2020-04-1733 minAtomic MomsThe Must-Have Mom Guide for Right Now | Mother.ly Diana Spalding, MSN, CNM#252 • Feeling isolated and claustrophobic? Our community is here to help. We're talking: boundary setting, the best way to say no to obligations when you're facing overwhelm, and how to find clarity when everything feels upside down. Certified nurse-midwife, pediatric nurse, and mother of three young children, Diana Spalding is the Digital Education Editor at Motherly and the founder of Gathered Birth, a motherhood wellness center in Media, PA., as well as the author of THE MOTHERLY GUIDE TO BECOMING MAMA: Redefining the Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Journey along with Jill Koziol and Liz Tenety out April 14, 2020.This is part on...2020-04-1649 minAtomic MomsGlennon Doyle "Untamed" + Love in the Time of Coronavirus | #1 New York Times Bestselling Author#251 • Glennon Doyle shares how to love in the time of coronavirus. This mother of three and #1 New York Times bestselling author of LOVE WARRIOR, CARRY ON, WARRIOR, and UNTAMED (March 2020) speaks with host Ellie Knaus about mother issues, anxieties, honoring our boundaries, and feeling all the feelings while housebound.Moments after hopping off the phone with Glennon, we discovered my immunocompromised husband Adam has a 102 fever and is now in self-quarantine in our bedroom. I didn't realize it at the time, but this was exactly the conversation I needed to have in order to step bravely into this...2020-03-2746 minAtomic MomsSocial Distancing, Extreme Family Time, and Final Moments of Freedom | Internet Mom Friends Sonni Abatta and Ellie Knaus#250 • Who else needs a girlfriend call right about now? It's Day #6 of our Sztykiel family quarantine. It’s just been me, my handsome, funny immunocompromised husband Adam, and our preschooler and kindergartner at home. Am I losing it? A little. Is my germophobia through the roof? Absolutely. But hey! Reporter turned social media rockstar, blogger, and mother of 3 Sonni Abatta asked me to share some calmness and positivity on her podcast 30 Something with Sonni Abatta. Did I do that? Not really. BUT we did have a great time commiserating over the insanity that has wreaked havoc on our family life...2020-03-2058 minAtomic MomsEmbracing Sustainability in our Throwaway Culture | Zero Waste Expert Tara Button, BuyMeOnce.com#249 • How do we shop with a sustainable mindset? Cozy in for this comforting chat with British zero-waste expert Tara Button, a former advertising copywriter who couldn't stomach that she was selling people stuff they didn't actually need. She founded BUYMEONCE.com as a consumer guide for those of us who want to buy a quality item once and learn how to care for it. We discuss how to shop with a sustainable mindset, how to care for the things we already have, and her book A Life Less Throwaway: The Lost Art of Buying for Life (Ten Speed Press). Th...2020-03-1750 minAtomic MomsBe More with Less | Courtney Carver, Minimalist Expert & Project 333 Founder#248 • Minimalist expert Courtney Carver (@bemorewithless), Project 333 capsule wardrobe founder, and mother with MS shares how reassessing our relationship to “stuff” can be a powerful first step towards newfound confidence and financial independence, as well as overall health and happiness. Sound too good to be true? I can’t wait for you to take a listen. xx Ellie Knaus Show Notes: https://www.atomicmoms.com/courtney-carver-project-333-be-more-with-less-atomic-moms-podcastAs always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnoticed!Subscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcast | Stitcher2020-03-0338 minAtomic MomsUmm, Are My Kids Breaking Me? | Listener Q&A with Ellie and Adam#247 • Funny family update! Ellie Knaus and Adam Sztykiel share their attempts to keep the peace with their tyrannical two year-old, what it's like for Adam to parent with an autoimmune disease, the surprising redirection Ellie's life seems to be taking, and more. Plus, Ellie announces our new biweekly release schedule. Thank you listeners on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages for all your great questions! xx Ellie KnausShow Notes Link and Official Atomic Moms Website As always: subscribe, rate, and review! Your support for this independent pod never goes unnot...2020-02-2048 minAtomic MomsDemystifying Puberty and "Decoding Boys" | Cara Natterson, M.D., best-selling author#246 • Pediatrician and best-selling author of the American Girl series juggernaut The Care and Keeping of You, Dr. Cara Natterson joins us on Atomic Moms to demystify puberty and talk about her new book for parents Decoding Boys: The Subtle Art of Raising Sons. In this honest and informative conversation we discuss when to have "the talk" with our kids about their changing bodies, raising teens in the digital age (yes, we're talking about porn too), and how to navigate the emotional rollercoaster we can expect as our children reach adolescence.x Ellie Knaus2020-02-121h 01Atomic MomsTrue Botanicals Hillary Peterson is Cleaning Up the Beauty Industry | Founder, CEO#245 • #CleanBeauty: True Botanicals CEO, founder, and mother of three HILLARY PETERSON joins us in studio for a heart-to-heart about raising a family while nurturing ambitions and the importance of educating ourselves about what dangers lurk in our skincare products.Shortly after becoming a mother of twins Hillary was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. The experience awakened her passion for non-toxic living. Alarmed by the chemicals in leading skincare brands, she spent eight years researching a solution, which in turn became her award-winning, eco-friendly clean beauty line True Botanicals, embraced by Olivia Wilde, Laura Dern, and Zazie Beetz....2020-02-0446 minAtomic MomsBritta Bushnell, PhD Returns | Transformed By Birth: Cultivating Openness, Resilience, and Strength for the Life Changing Journey from Pregnancy to Parenthood#244 • Dr. Britta Bushnell is BACK, this time sharing her new book: Transformed By Birth: Cultivating Openness, Strength, and Resilience for the Life-Changing Journey from Pregnancy to Parenthood (Sounds True, January 28, 2020). She shares the profound opportunity for transformation that comes with motherhood. We crack open cultural birthing expectations and how they are getting us stuck. I catch myself in a moment of ‘mom judgment’ and, together, we unravel what’s really behind it. Britta also offers healing tools for mothers who have experienced trauma. And we talk about how we can effectively ask partners for what we need and not alienate...2020-01-281h 02Atomic MomsSundance 2020: Filmmakers Bridget Moloney + Claire Coffee on Making Art Out of Motherhood#243 • Actress Claire Coffee (Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector) and director Bridget Moloney share their excitement in premiering their short film BLOCKS -- an existential comedy about the mother of two young children who begins to spontaneously vomit plastic toy blocks -- at The Sundance Film Festival.I find out what they're planning to wear to Park City, Claire's foolproof cocktail of choice, their altitude-proof skincare regimen, and what their lodging situation is like (bunk beds, perhaps?).This is the story of two mom-friends who were creatively frustrated and feeling rejected, who decided to fi...2020-01-2341 minAtomic MomsHow to Interrupt Your ANXIETY and Finally Calm Down with Dr. Kathleen Smith | “Everything Isn’t Terrible”#242 • Do you live with anxiety? If so, how does it show up in your relationships? For example, are you over-involved with your extended family, or do you make up excuses to avoid them?We all have our tricks for managing anxiety. (Mine is procrastination). And psychologist Dr. Kathleen Smith, author of Everything Isn't Terrible: Conquer Your Insecurities, Interrupt Your Anxiety, and Finally Calm Down (Hachette Books, Dec 2019), encourages us to curiously examine our anxiety and our efforts to squelch it. Many of us try to control other people, myself included. "Because when we feel anxious, we often tr...2020-01-1640 minAtomic Moms"The Whole-Brain Child" and "The Power of Showing Up" | Best-Selling Author Dr. Tina Payne Bryson#241 • 2x best-selling author Dr. Tina Payne Bryson discusses how we can show up for our kids even when they’re making it really hard for us, how we can stay regulated when sh*t hits the fan, how we can gage if we have a ‘secure attachment’ (and why that matters), and what to do when you find yourself in a pressure cooker situation and parenting for an audience.We use Dr. Bryson’s latest book, co-authored with Dan Siegel: The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired...2020-01-0849 minAtomic MomsIn the Kitchen with Catherine McCord @Weelicous#240 • From fashion show runways to celebrity kitchens, Catherine McCord feels right at home. In celebration of Catherine’s third cookbook The Smoothie Project, debuting December 17, 2019 and already the #1 New Release in Cooking for Kids on Amazon, we cover everything from how she transitioned from Glamour cover model to culinary chef, and how McCord built her company Weelicious after becoming a mother. We myth bust all my smoothie hang ups, like: “What about all the sugar?” and discuss the health benefits for our children. And you won’t want to miss her parenting suggestion for how to shut down that “…but I’m still...2019-12-1843 minAtomic MomsKate Northrup | Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Busy Moms#239 • Best-selling author Kate Northrup joins Ellie on Atomic Moms to discuss time management for busy moms, how exactly we’re supposed to “do less”, how to break through newborn-land isolation, why tracking our menstrual cycle can increase productivity, and how to ask for help when your family's health is falling apart. As an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and mother, Kate Northrup has built a multimedia digital empire that reaches hundreds of thousands globally and speaks to us about her second book Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time Management for Busy Moms.Kate invites us all to “do le...2019-12-1135 minAtomic MomsMomboss Medley: The Three Founders of Lovevery, State Bags, Aden + Anais#237 -Listening to entrepreneur podcasts like How I Built This, I can’t help but want to dig deeper into the guest’s personal lives. I want to ask crazy questions like: When building an empire, does your husband ever feel needy or jealous of your success? Or did your withholding mother drive you to prove yourself to the world? What kind of snacks do you keep at the office? You know, questions people don’t typically ask unless they’re your close girlfriend. And while I don’t know these wildly successful founders personally, Atomic Moms podcast felt like the perfec...2019-11-2148 minAtomic MomsHow to Raise a Boy in 2019 |Michael C. Reichert, Ph.D.#235 - MICHAEL C. REICHERT, Ph.D., clinical practitioner and founding director of the Center for the Study of Boys' and Girls' Lives at the University of Pennsylvania shares transformational insights from his extensive studies and his book How to Raise a Boy: The Power of Connection to Raise Good Men (TarcherPerigee, April 2019). We discuss discipline and the single most important factor that shapes how a boy learns. This is a conversation every educator and parent will want to hear. You may have first heard this episode in April 2019. It's worth a revisit!xx Ellie Knaus...2019-11-1352 minAtomic MomsThe Fifth Trimester: A Working Mom's Guide | Lauren Smith Brody & Kate Bolduan#235 - CNN host Kate Bolduan and former Glamour executive editor Lauren Smith Brody give tips for heading back to work after having kids.Just back from maternity leave, Kate Bolduan gives us three momhacks for transitioning back to work. And Fifth Trimester founder Lauren Smith Brody shares lessons from her fun, comforting, and informative book: The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby. We talk about changing workplace culture, the gender pay gap as it relates to mamas, how to ask for flex time, signs of postpartum mood disorder, and wh...2019-11-0752 minAtomic MomsFamily House Call | Flu Shot Rebellion, The 'Microdate', and The Silent Soccer Game#234 - Join Adam and me on our experimental 'microdate', the latest trend in staying connected after kids. In this episode, Coach Adam discusses what to do when your kid's soccer team loses every single game, and Ellie takes a premature super mom victory lap for organizing a flu shot house call for the whole family using a popular medical app. We report back after it goes horribly, insanely, outrageously awry.You should definitely not take ANY advice from us. Enjoy!Ellie Knaus and Adam Sztykiel• As always: subscribe, rate, and re...2019-10-3025 minAtomic MomsActress Malin Akerman, Dr. Marika Lindholm | The Solo Mom: Redefining Single Motherhood, Plus Support#232 - Actress Malin Akerman (Watchmen, Couples Retreat, Billions) and Dr. Marika Lindholm (ESME.com founder) share their personal experiences as single mothers and ways in which we can support the 15 million single parent caregivers in America, including, but not limited to military moms, single moms, divorced moms, and widowed moms.Our first guest Malin Akerman speaks to the challenges, lessons, and wins during her first year of motherhood that coincided with her divorce and shares the way she introduced co-parenting to the equation with her husband Jack Donnelly, whom she married last year.And sociologist...2019-10-1656 minAtomic MomsThe Mother's Transformative Journey + How to Strengthen Your Marriage | Britta Bushnell, PhD#231 - This week on Atomic Moms we're highlighting two previously aired conversations with one of our most beloved guests: Britta Bushnell PhD with “The Mother’s Journey” and “How to Strengthen Your Marriage After Children”.In this raw and real conversation, Britta and Ellie discuss the challenges of emotional intimacy in marriage after kids and the ways in which we can learn to reconnect as a couple post-children. We also dive deep into mythology, motherhood, and the identity shift we experience as mamas. Dr. Britta brings healing light to the unique challenges and shifts we experience as mamas and...2019-10-091h 32Atomic MomsBeautycon: GloZell Green, Queen of Youtube (5M followers) + Sonni Abatta on All Things BeautyWith nearly 5 million Youtube followers and credits including Trolls and Wreck It Ralph 2, The Queen of Youtube GloZell Green has done it all, including a sit down interview with President Barack Obama at The White House. In this live episode in front of an audience of diehard GloZell fans, we discuss everything from screen-time (how does a Youtube star manage to get an iPad away from her toddler?) to the harsh realities of becoming a first-time mother at forty-four. We dispel the myth of the "overnight sensation" and share her secrets to longevity as a content creator. S...2019-10-0357 minAtomic MomsDan Kois "How to Be a Family" | A Global Parenting Expedition#229 - Quick! Find your passport! DAN KOIS, Slate editor, founding host of the podcast Mom and Dad Are Fighting, and contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine, joins us on Atomic Moms to chat about the truly insane year his family spent traveling the world, hilariously captured in his new book: HOW TO BE A FAMILY: THE YEAR I DRAGGED MY KIDS AROUND THE WORLD TO FIND A NEW WAY TO BE TOGETHER (Little, Brown; Publication Date: 9/17/19). We find out what it's like packing up your family and spending three months living in four vastly different locales: New Zealand...2019-09-2546 minAtomic Moms"When the Kids Get Sick" Survival Guide | Becky Friedman, Nikki DeLoach, Caissie Levy#228 - New! How do you make it through the week when - surprise - the kids get sick? Quarantined in her podcast studio, Ellie Knaus sends out the mom-bat signal to returning beloved guests: Emmy-winner Becky Friedman (Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood) and actress Nikki DeLoach. We break down: favorite hand sanitizers, back up babysitters, the social anxiety of having the kid with the cough, and what these mothers do to reboot before heading to work after all night up with the kids. We've all heard the show must go on, but Ellie also shares a truly incredible moment from her...2019-09-1858 minAtomic MomsApocalyptic Anxiety, Plus Making New Mom Friends | Claire Coffee, Bridget Moloney, Ellie Knaus#227 - Decade-long friends Claire Coffee (actor), Bridget Moloney (director/actor), and Ellie Knaus compare notes on their apocalyptic anxieties, commiserate over the awkwardness of making "back-to-school" mom friends, and play a round of "I'm So Jealous!" The returning bi-coastal mom squad also discuss their post-bedtime reading and watching rituals (hello, HBO's Succession), acknowledge the trickier parts of parenting, and get the New York private school admissions lowdown.And check out this month’s sponsor: FETCH REWARDS (remember promo code: ATOMIC) for the easiest way to save money on groceries! Xx Ellie KnausListen No...2019-09-111h 05Atomic MomsThe Motherhood Mind Game | A Pep Talk with NYT bestselling author Leslie Anne Bruce#226 - A five-time New York Times bestselling co-author, returning Atomic Moms guest, and Lauren Conrad's frequent collaborator/b.f.f., LESLIE ANNE BRUCE joins us in our podcast studio to discuss the MIND GAME that is early motherhood and her new book You Are a F*cking Awesome Mom: So Embrace the Chaos, Get Over the Guilt, and Be True to You (September - Hachette Book Group). We discuss why Newborn-land is so treacherous for Type A overachievers. We share our birth experiences and the post-baby marriage fireworks (not the pretty kind). And we compare notes on how we...2019-09-0449 minAtomic MomsMastering Back-to-School: Teacher Jennifer Hunt + Dr. Natasha Beck (@Dr.OrganicMommy)#225 - Dr. Natasha Beck, equipped with a doctorate in clinical pediatric neuropsychology, and teacher Jennifer Hunt, a second generation early childhood educator, help us tackle the home and classroom fronts in order to give our listeners the tools we need to crush this school year!First, I have Dr. Natasha Beck walk me through “the systems” she has in place for her own young family and what a non-chaotic day could look like at our house if we make some simple but deliberate changes in our routine. We tackle everything from getting to school on time, to mast...2019-08-2857 minAtomic MomsWho's Watching Us? | Claire Coffee + Bridget Moloney-SinclairBFF’s actress Claire Coffee, director Bridget Moloney-Sinclair, and host Ellie Knaus warm up to summer with travel talk and "family gap year" dreams and bring levity to the bone-chilling subject of privacy in 2019.In this conversation, we address nanny cams, security cams, data collection, and if there’s any point in trying to protect their children’s faces on social media. Claire discusses her parenting theory regarding “specialness”. And Bridget introduces the listener question from Ann Shrake and Vivian Lee:“If you could take your family anywhere in the world for a year, where would you go...2019-06-2653 minAtomic MomsOne Bad Mother Host Theresa Thorn on Career Shifts and Gender ExplorationTheresa Thorn, host of the beloved “One Bad Mother” comedy podcast and mom of 3, joins us to celebrate her glorious new children’s book It Feels Good To Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity, illustrated by Noah Grigni.In this episode, Ellie geeks out over how Theresa has co-hosted over 300 episodes of One Bad Mother, how she keeps the love alive with her high-school sweetheart turned husband, American Public Radio show host and Maximum Fun founder Jesse Thorn, and all that she has learned exploring gender with her children, including her daughter who identifies as transgender and he...2019-06-1933 minAtomic MomsSchool's Out! Plus Dad's in the Hot Seat | Adam Sztykiel + Ellie KnausHappy Father’s Day! In this family check in, we discuss our tactics for entertaining our kids over summer break, and we catch up with my husband with the impossible last name.Interrupting our conversational flow, graduating preschooler Sabrina puts Adam in the hot seat and asks questions better than her mother.And because it's the end of another school year, and we’re all grappling with the wacky passage of time thing, I recount an awkward dad moment at the neighborhood park when my kid-free past collided with a very sniffly present moment. xx Elli...2019-06-1230 minAtomic MomsThe Sunscreen Controversy + Gut Health for Beautiful Skin | Dr. Whitney Bowe, Dermatologist, Research Scientist#221 - Did you see the FDA's recent sunscreen announcement? Not only are sunscreen chemicals absorbed into our blood, but it remains unclear whether 12 ingredients currently used in sunscreens are safe! We need to protect ourselves and our kids from skin cancer, but what’s a parent to do?Well, of course, Ellie calls the best in skincare to find out. Dr. Whitney Bowe, research scientist, dermatologist, and mom, shares her thoughts on Atomic Moms about this latest sunscreen controversy, and how we can best protect our health.And then, we riff on the microbiome, the gut...2019-06-0549 minAtomic MomsParenting Without Ego | Dr. Shefali Tsabary, clinical psychologist, NYT bestselling author#220 - New intro/ interview aired May 31, 2016. With the recent College Admissions Scandal, this Atomic Moms replay couldn’t be more timely. Conscious parenting trailblazer and 2x Atomic Moms guest Dr. Shefali Tsabary returns to talk about ego, boundaries, and all the psychological sticky stuff that comes with parenting. Her New York Times bestseller The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering our Children , The Awakened Family: A Revolution in Parenting, and her appearance on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday has changed the conversation from how can we fix our kids to how can we heal ourselves. As Oprah Winfrey declared at a live e...2019-05-3037 minAtomic MomsHollywood Director Julia Hart on Filmmaking, Confidence, and Motherhood#219 - Julia Hart shares her personal odyssey from HS English teacher to screenwriter and feature film director. Rachel Brosnahan, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and David Strathairn are just a few of the respected actors bringing her stories to life. In this in-studio conversation, Julia reveals how becoming a mother empowered her to step into the role of director and how motherhood influences the stories she tells. And Ellie shares an empowering matrilineal secret found in her grandmother’s locket. Also, we also discuss the importance of owning our stories as well as the sensitivities necessary in writing a character of another ra...2019-05-2251 minAtomic MomsJordan Reid of Ramshackle Glam Returns | Our Tell-All Conversation: Anxiety, Divorce, + Falling on Our Faces#218: Blogger phenom Jordan Reid of RamshackleGlam.com returns for our tell-all conversation on anxiety, divorce, falling on our faces, and her new project: The Big Activity Book For Anxious People (Penguin Random House, May 2019) co-created with illustrator Erin Williams, which is currently #1 in Art Therapy and Relaxation on Amazon. We’re talking: perfectionistic tendencies, anxiety attacks, massive life transitions, and her new single mom life. OH, and we swap tales of hitting our absolute most humiliating rock bottoms before we became “recovering actors” in L.A. Schadenfreude for all! Love, Ellie KnausP.S. Retail therapy is now ava...2019-05-1555 minAtomic Moms$100M "Aden + Anais" Baby Swaddle Co. Founder + Mom of 4: Raegan Moya-Jones on "What It Takes" and What She's Learned Getting There#217: We're talking to the creative entrepreneur who put baby swaddle blankets on the map and, ahem, in Prince George’s 'coming home from the hospital' photos! Australian mother of four RAEGAN MOYA-JONES shares with Atomic Moms what she learned building a $100 million company Aden + Anais from her kitchen table while raising four daughters. In this friendly and vulnerable conversation, we learn what Moya-Jones’s difficult relationship with her mother taught her about parenting and how she shared the invisible labor on the home front with her spouse. We also get this ultimate #momboss’s #1 hiring tip, what mother entrepreneurs need t...2019-05-0839 minAtomic MomsThere's a Toddler in My Art Studio| Finding Space with Madeline Donahue, Painter and Sculptor#215: Brooklyn-based painter and sculptor MADELINE DONAHUE uses her work to celebrate the postpartum body and explore the overwhelming physical intimacy of early motherhood. In our conversation, this extraordinary artist and funny, dear friend shares how she carves out time and space to create, how she juggles her responsibilities as an artist and mother, and what it’s like to raise a kid with the boy she met when they were 12! Sign up for our newsletter at atomicmoms.com so you can be the first to know about our atomic moms x madeline donahue limited edition t-shirt collaboration! xx Ellie Kna...2019-04-2445 minAtomic MomsHow to Raise a Boy in 2019 | Michael C. Reichert, Ph.D.In this thought-provoking conversation, MICHAEL C. REICHERT, Ph.D., clinical practitioner and founding director of the Center for the Study of Boys' and Girls' Lives at the University of Pennsylvania shares transformational insights from his extensive studies and his book How to Raise a Boy: The Power of Connection to Raise Good Men (TarcherPerigee, April 2019). We discuss discipline and the single most important factor that shapes how a boy learns. This is a conversation every educator and parent will want to hear. Listen up! xx Ellie KnausSubscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcasts | StitcherJoin ...2019-04-1151 minAtomic MomsThe College Admissions Scandal: Parenting Lessons from the Fallout | Robin Berman, MD#213: The Operation Varsity Blues bribery scheme, you guys! Last week Lori Loughlin, Aunt Becky on Full House, was arrested and released on one million dollar bail. Thirty-three parents have been indicted so far, and when the news of the bribery scheme broke, the US attorney for the district of Massachusetts made it clear who was responsible, saying, “The parents are the prime movers of this fraud.”What motivates some parents to risk everything to get their kids into elite colleges? What can we all learn as parents from this terrible mess?Our esteemed guest Dr. Robi...2019-03-2032 minAtomic MomsPrevent Child Sexual Abuse. HERE'S HOW. | Expert Pattie Fitzgerald (New Intro)#212: In the fall out of the Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland, child safety expert Pattie Fitzgerald shares how to prevent child sexual abuse. Because it’s not just happening behind closed doors at fancy estates, it’s happening in church communities, family reunions, and even doctors offices. Last year (March 2018), we recorded a conversation with an audience of parents. We’re sharing that along with a brand new statement from Fitzgerald regarding the Michael Jackson allegations.x Ellie KnausSubscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcasts | StitcherJoin our Instagram, Facebook, and private community.2019-03-131h 27Atomic MomsThe Longest Shortest Time Hillary Frank on Weird Parenting WinsBefore you were a mom, did you think you'd be a good one? In this in-studio conversation with Hillary Frank, creator of the award-winning podcast The Longest Shortest Time, contributor to This American Life, and author of WEIRD PARENTING WINS: Bathtub Dining, Family Screams, and Other Hacks from the Parenting Trenches, we swap babysitting stories from our youth, where we find creative inspiration, and how we create work-family boundaries. We share our favorite weird parenting wins and our latest parenting challenges with our extroverted daughters. We also discuss Frank's recent, wildly popular The New York Times opinion piece "The S...2019-03-0643 minAtomic MomsExistential Anxiety and Target | Claire Coffee, Bridget Moloney, Ellie Knaus#210 Claire Coffee (six seasons of NBC's GRIMM) and Bridget Moloney (AFI Directing Workshop for Women) are back to discuss mom anxiety! We're sharing our most neurotic fears, questionable spending habits, and how to kick digital addiction. Join us! xx Ellie KnausSubscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcasts | StitcherJoin our Instagram, Facebook, and private community.Show Notes, Links, and More: AtomicMoms.com Please support Atomic Moms, a self-funded project, by leaving a written review here and by sharing this podcast on your social media and Facebook mom groups. Thanks so much!...2019-02-2755 minAtomic Moms"Marriage After Kids" Field Guide: Expert Advice + Honest TalkMarriage after kids is frigging hard! Luckily, Atomic Moms guests have given earth-shattering insights into relationships after kids. We're sharing six of our favorite relationship advice moments from experts and mothers in the thick of it. Featuring conversations with Dr. Laura Berman, Britta Bushnell, Emily Price, Nathalie Savell, Karisa Bruin, and Bridget Moloney-Sinclair, we're talking sex, blended family boundaries, and what drives us nuts. Listen up! x Ellie KnausSubscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcasts | StitcherJoin our Instagram, Facebook, and private community.Show Notes, Links, and More: AtomicMoms.com Please supp...2019-02-2031 minAtomic Moms@AtomicMoms Mailroom | 'Relationships' Q and A with Ellie Knaus + Adam SztykielWhoohoo! Our marriage survived this podcast recording! Adam is back as my wingman in this fun and cozy Valentine’s ‘Listener Q and A' edition of Atomic Moms. The critic in my head wants to say, “What makes you worthy of giving relationship advice?” Welp. We aint perfect but we’re still married after 12 years and two kids, which in Hollywood is nothing to sneeze at. Take our advice with a grain of Himalayan salt, but keep us company on our date night in the garage. Special thanks to #atomicmamas Missy, Kelsey, Michelle, Angela, and all of our listeners who submitted...2019-02-1342 minAtomic MomsThe Worst Parenting Tips in History (You're Doing Great!) | Jennifer Traig, ACT NATURAL: A Cultural History of Misadventures in ParentingWe could be so much worse at this parenting thing! Modern parents are making themselves crazy trying to do everything right, and it's time we give ourselves a break. I've enlisted the help of JENNIFER TRAIG, author of ACT NATURAL: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting (January 8, 2019), to give us some historical perspective on this raising kids gig. In our "How Not To" parent conversation, we discuss Traig's hilarious research findings detailing the worst choices parents have made throughout history, her own family's genius "Bad Choices Day", and the perks of sibling rivalry. Listen up! Ellie Knaus2019-02-0629 minAtomic MomsStory Pirates | Lee Overtree, Co-Conspirator in Bringing Kids' Ideas to Life!#206 Story Pirates artistic director LEE OVERTREE chats with Atomic Moms podcast about all things STORY PIRATES, including elementary school creative writing workshops in underserved communities, performances across the country, two young adult books, and an award-winning music album. The New York Times raves, "Whether you're a pirate, a parent, or an elementary school student, the results are theatrical treasure." It's also the crazy popular family friendly podcast we have playing in our car at all times, about a bunch of story pirates who take children’s stories and turn them into sketch comedy or musical performances.On At...2019-02-0140 minAtomic MomsHow She Does It | STATE bags co-founder + creative director Jacq Tatelman#205: Our chat with Jacq Tatelman is more energizing than a full night's rest, not that we'd remember what that's like. This Brooklyn-based social impact entrepreneur and mom of two is co-founder and creative director of the wildly popular STATE bags and the co-creator of the non-profit foundation Country Roads Foundation, est. in 2009. Her brain-child STATE bags has donated hundreds of thousands of backpacks to kids in need in the United States through their buy-one, give-one model. It also happens to be the bag I carry with me, and share with my 18 month-old Eliza, every single day.In...2019-01-2331 minAtomic MomsI'm So Jealous | Claire Coffee + Bridget Moloney-SinclairKicking off 2019, longtime pals actor Claire Coffee and director Bridget Moloney-Sinclair discuss everything from Bridget’s naughty book picks to Claire's tips for getting as much work done as humanely possible during school hours. I chronicle my all-time favorite “parenting comedown” story involving bathtub puke and the Academy Awards, share how my long-time dry cleaner verbally attacked me (which would be straight out of a Seinfeld episode if it hadn't been so scary), and admit I ordered an outdoor play system without thinking it through (How are they SO expensive? I'm embarrassed I spent so much). And after weeks of no...2019-01-161h 11Atomic MomsThe Empathy Effect: Neuroscience-Based Keys to Connection | Dr. Helen Riess, Harvard Medical SchoolDr. Helen Riess, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, speaks with Ellie Knaus about her new book The Empathy Effect: Seven Neuroscience-Based Keys for Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Work, and Connect Across Differences. We discuss the straightforward steps Dr. Riess uses to teach empathy and what up to date scientific research reveals about empathy. In a Legally Blonde inspired moment, Ellie pitches her own empathy-related research study idea and is expecting a call from Harvard any minute now. In the meantime, Dr. Riess suggests how empathy can diffuse stressful situations and decrease caregiver burn...2018-12-1935 minAtomic MomsDisney's Frozen on Broadway Star Caissie Levy Teaches Us How to Let It Go#202: Broadway star CAISSIE LEVY (RENT, WICKED, HAIRSPRAY) is now originating the role of Queen Elsa in the stage adaptation of the Disney juggernaut FROZEN. She chats with me about what it’s like playing Elsa in this historical year for women, the ways she helps her rambunctious two and a half year-old burn off steam in the city, and the secret as to why Let It Go resonates with so many people from all walks of life. We also talk about how ambition and professional high standards can seem at odds with raising children and how she manages to st...2018-12-1231 minAtomic MomsMike Birbiglia: "The New One" on Broadway| Hilarious, Reluctant Father of the First Year#201: Comedian, director, and bestselling author MIKE BIRBIGLIA chats with host Ellie Knaus about his reluctance in becoming a father and his hilarious and moving solo show "The New One", a New York Times Critics' Pick, currently running on Broadway at the Cort Theater. Listen up! x EllieSubscribe + Listen on the Go: Apple Podcasts | StitcherShow Notes: AtomicMoms.ComJoin our Instagram, Facebook, and private community.Special thanks to Ed and Whit for the introduction - and for watching our preschooler so I could go to the hospital and have our “new on...2018-12-0533 minAtomic Moms#200: Our Family Life is a Sitcom. Seriously! (Plus the Piñata Story) |Ellie Knaus + Adam SztykielI couldn't be more excited to share that we're in the thick of writing a multi-camera sitcom for ABC inspired by our family and the pod. In this episode, my husband, screenwriter Adam Sztykiel and I discuss what it's like working together as a writing team and take a moment to celebrate Atomic Moms' double century episode by sharing secrets to the podcast's longevity.Stick through the sweet reflective moments about how inspiring you, atomic moms listeners, are, because it gets super salty when we share our latest (and maybe greatest) parenting failure. You'll never EVER look...2018-11-2830 minAtomic MomsJamie-Lynn Sigler on Mom Confidence, Sopranos Family Lessons, + Finding Strength through Chronic Illness#199 Jamie-Lynn Sigler, boy mom of 2, and best known as Meadow in HBO’s The Sopranos, joins me in studio for a candid conversation that will stick with you. Jamie shares parenting lessons from her onscreen father, the beloved James Gandolfini, her favorite memories as Belle in Beauty and the Beast on Broadway, and what it’s like being married to a much younger gentleman. She offers a candid perspective on parenting as a mother trying to keep up with two young boys while also battling relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. She is truly a goddess onscreen and off with the biggest hear...2018-11-1451 minAtomic MomsDeclutter Your Mind + Take Back Your Life | Bullet Journal Creator Ryder CarrollA global phenomenon, the #bulletjournal has +2.5 million Instagram mentions. On Atomic Moms podcast, we're talking with #buju mastermind RYDER CARROLL about how we can use a blank notebook and a pen to get organized, increase productivity, and live intentionally. This digital product designer created the bullet journal as a way to cope with his ADHD and the method has since taken the millennial world by storm. Self-proclaimed productivity nerd and minimalist, stay-at-home mom Becca McHugh co-captains this episode with me, and we get a little teary-eyed sharing an example of how one mother's bullet journaling literally saved her preschooler's...2018-10-2347 minAtomic MomsHow to Keep the Love (and the Kids) Alive! | Karisa Bruin, comedy writer, director, actorWhat starts as a relaxed tête-à-tête between old friends reminiscing about theater conservatory and miniature boobs evolves into a super honest conversation about the effects of our own mother’s parenting styles, pro tips from couple’s therapy, and what we’d perhaps do differently as 'creative moms' if we got another shot at caring for newborns. Meet Karisa Bruin, you'll be fast mom-friends. x Ellie KnausSubscribe on iTunes.com/AtomicMomsFind us on social media: Instagram: @atomicmoms, Twitter: @atomicmoms, and Facebook: “atomic moms podcast”Check out our @atomicmoms Instagram Giveaway...2018-09-2051 minAtomic MomsParenting Lessons from Neurodiverse Kids | Debbie Reber, TiLT Parenting, NYT bestselling author#190 What are the invaluable lessons neurologically atypical children teach us as parents and as a society? One in five kids is "differently wired". Debbie Reber, New York Times bestselling author and Tilt Parenting founder, shares her personal motherhood journey and inspiring life tools for all of us from her new book: "Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World." We're talking: behavioral challenges, ADHD, autism, dyslexia, anxiety, accepting "what is", the education system, mom shame, and the homeschool leap. If you enjoyed our episodes with Martha Beck and Dr. Shefali Tsabary, you'll love getting to know Debbie...2018-09-0529 minAtomic MomsHow to Be a Happier Parent | KJ Dell'Antonia, The New York TimesKJ Dell’Antonia, mother of four and hockey mom extraordinaire, chats with us from New Hampshire about all the things she learned writing her new book “How to Be a Happier Parent: Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute” (August 21, 2018: pre-order now). I’ve admired this week’s guest for a long time. I would often share her New York Times Motherlode blogs on our #naptimereads. We’re breaking down some of the parenting “challenge spots” (her phrase, mine would be "moments that make me want to laugh-cry"), including chores, discipline, screen time, and getting ready in the morni...2018-08-1441 minAtomic MomsA Conversation About Gender Identity | Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy, USC's Keck School of Medicine + Children's Hospital Los Angeles"Dr. Jo" aka Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy, medical director of the Center for Transyouth Health and Development at Children's Hospital in Los Angeles and associate professor of clinical pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, gives us the low down on gender identity, the unique challenges facing transyouth, ways we can support a more gender inclusive community, and our #1 responsibility as a parent. Don't miss this one! xx Ellie Knaus Join us on Instagram| Facebook| and our private Facebook group. Show Notes, including more on our guest: atomicmoms.com.Subscribe for next week's episode on th...2018-08-0843 minAtomic MomsFamily Huddle: When the Annoying Baby on the Plane is YoursFamily meeting! We're breaking down our second child's first birthday, our mother/daughter field trip to the ER, turtle races, a flight from hell, and audio of our family meeting gone wrong. Humiliation abounds in this Sztykiel family summer update. Cheers! x Ellie KnausJoin us on Instagram: @atomicmoms, Facebook, and our PRIVATE Facebook page: click here. And if you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend and leave a written review!stream: atomicmoms.comspecial thanks: Maggie Borum, Natalie Truly, Owen O'Neill, Jeremy TurnerSee Privacy Policy at https://art1...2018-08-0143 minAtomic MomsGetting Real about Stepmoms, Exes, and Blended Families | Nathalie Savell, LCPCToday we’re empowering blended families and talking stepmom strategies! Holistic psychotherapist, step-mom coach, and #atomicmama Nathalie Savell tackles the biggest challenges stepmoms face. We’re talking high conflict exes, healthy boundaries, and smooth transitions between households. Then we turn the tables and share my guest interview with Nathalie from her “Empowering Stepmoms: Re-Imagining the Modern Family” series in May. I share my experience as a child of blended families — after all, I’m an only child with six siblings! — and reflect on all my stepmother has taught me about parenting. x Ellie KnausYou’ll learn:The unique frustr...2018-07-1140 minAtomic MomsBecoming the Parent You Wish You Had | Margaux Bergen (original airdate Aug 16, 2016)We're going WAY BACK to the summer of 2016 (!!!) and sharing one of my favorite conversations. I've never met Margaux IRL but revisiting to this episode feels like I'm catching up with an old friend. "Born in Paris and raised in London, educated at Edinburgh University and living in Washington D.C., Margaux Bergen is the mother of three Millennials.” We use Bergen's fabulous memoir/advice book: Navigating Life: Things I Wish My Mother Had Told Me (Penguin Press, August 2016) as a jumping off point to talk about respectful parenting, getting back into the workforce after being a stay at home mo...2018-07-0235 minAtomic MomsMom on a Mission| Miry's List, Miry Whitehill, and Refugee FamiliesWhat started as one stay at home mother donating a baby jumper to a refugee mom has turned into a crowdsourcing organization providing for hundreds of refugee families arriving in America. Wednesday, June 20th is World Refugee Day, and in this podcast, we chat with Miry Whitehill, mother of two and non-profit leader about the day she found her calling, how she resists burn out, our current system in America for recently arrived refugees, and how we can make a difference in welcoming our newest neighbors. x Ellie KnausMirysList.org LA2050: vote here: https://bit.l...2018-06-2040 minAtomic MomsParenting Struggles Solved: Julie Wright + Heather Turgeon on Bedtime, Tantrums, and Friendship/Sibling DramaWe're tackling whining, tantrums, baby hair pulling, playdate drama, and middle of the night wake ups with parenting experts/psychotherapists Heather Turgeon, MFT and Julie Wright, MFT. Host Ellie Knaus offers funny and frustrating scenarios from family life and our guests share their 3 step approach to effective communication from Now Say This: The Right Words to Solve Any Parenting Dilemma (May 2018) and a sleep trick from The Happy Sleeper: The Science-Backed Guide to helping Your Baby Get a Good Night’s Sleep - Newborn to School Age. Listen up! xx Ellie KnausThank you to our Sponsor: Ka...2018-06-1342 minAtomic MomsTime Management & Productivity Expert Laura Vanderkam#180 - We're busting the "I'm too busy" myth, putting "mom guilt" to rest, and sharing practical tools for making time for the people and projects we love.Guest LAURA VANDERKAM, time management and productivity expert and mother of 4, shares highlights from her new book Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done.xx Ellie KnausPlease help support the podcast by checking out our sponsors we mention at the top of the show!-Kabrita goat milk formula. Special Atomic Moms deal - direct message @hellokabrita : "Atomic Moms podcast + your...2018-06-0630 minAtomic MomsGot Mom Overwhelm?| Leslie Bruce on Social Media, Perfectionism, and Pregnancy#1 New York Times bestselling author and award-winning entertainment journalist LESLIE BRUCE speaks candidly about overwhelming life moments from going back to work after baby, to fertility, to her complicated second pregnancy and recent bedrest. "Supporting overwhelmed mamas" is a tagline of her popular Instagram feed (@leslieannebruce), and as co-author of "Celebrate" with Lauren Conrad, I knew she'd be the perfect mom to talk some sense into me about what she calls the “optic peer pressure” of social media. It's literally her job to get that perfect shot, and she's happy to acknowledge the work and "hair and makeup" that go in...2018-05-2236 minAtomic MomsThe Good News About Bad Behavior | Katherine Reynolds Lewis, award-winning journalist#175: Journalist/parent educator Katherine Reynolds Lewis and I bond over our love for our strict, hyper-achieving Tiger Moms, our fear of disappointing them, and our strong need to parent our children differently. In The Good News About Bad Behavior: Why Kids Are Less Disciplined Than EverAnd What to Do About It, Lewis writes, “we are facing a crisis of self-regulation”. Kids today are spiraling out of control. We talk about how to address the emotional needs of our children and ourselves, how to get our kids on board for household work, the neurological side-effects of critical mothering, the appren...2018-05-0136 minAtomic MomsInnovative Ways to Get Kids Psyched to Read | Tracey Hecht, Elizabeth DraggaHow do we unlock a young person's intrinsic motivation to read? Today we're spotlighting Tracey Hecht of Fabled Films and The Book Truck charity founder Elizabeth Dragga. These guests on opposite coasts are taking creative approaches to getting kids and teens psyched about books. Hecht, creator of The Nocturnals series, uses dialogue-driven storytelling, short films, author visits via Skype, a New York Public Library Read-Aloud Initiative, and even face-painting to get kids invested in reading. Then Atomic Moms listener Eleanor Burkett shares a conversation with Elizabeth Dragga about her non-profit The Book Truck driving up literacy in underserved neighborhoods...2018-04-2443 minAtomic MomsThe Fifth Trimester: A Working Mom's Guide | Lauren Smith BrodyCNN host Kate Bolduan and former Glamour executive editor Lauren Smith Brody give tips for heading back to work after having kids. Just back from maternity leave, Kate Bolduan gives us three momhacks for transitioning back to work. And Fifth Trimester founder Lauren Smith Brody shares lessons from her fun, comforting, and informative book: The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby. We talk about changing workplace culture, the gender pay gap as it relates to mamas, how to ask for flex time, signs of postpartum mood dis...2018-04-1750 minAtomic MomsBonus: Calming 10 Minute Mom Meditation | Jennifer Waldburger#172 • A 10 minute recharging meditation for all of us moms, and especially new mamas. As Jennifer Waldburger explains, "Your baby needs a mom who takes good enough care of herself to be able to meet her needs with loving present attunement and attentiveness. In this meditation, I'll help you get in touch with how you're feeling right now. The more you are aware of how you yourself feel, the more easily you'll be able to read and attend to your baby's needs."x Ellie KnausShow Notes: www.atomicmoms.com/podcast/calming-10-minute-mom-meditation-with-jennifer-waldburger2018-04-1109 minAtomic MomsOur Damn Good Birth Story | Ellie Knaus + Adam Sztykiel(New intro) It's my birthday week so we're revisiting our Eliza's birth! In this episode originally airing 7/17, we share the highlights of our second daughter’s totally outrageous birth, including audio from the day. Special thanks to our birthing dream team: our mama bear doula Carmen, OBGYN Dr. Susan Morrison, and all the fabulous nurses at Cedar Sinai hospital. To all you Atomic Mamas, thank you all for keeping us company on this 40 week pregnancy journey.Subscribe on iTunes.com/AtomicMomsFind us on social media: Instagram: @atomicmoms, Twitter: @atomicmoms, and Facebook: “atomic moms podcast”See P...2018-04-0329 minAtomic MomsBONUS: Preventing Next Larry Nassar, Secrets vs. Surprises, and Sexual Predators w/ Patty Fitzgerald, Child Safety Expert#169 After our special live episode with child safety educator Pattie Fitzgerald officially ended, we kept talking so we kept recording! In this bonus episode, we discuss:Why we should encourage surprises and ban secretsHow to react if our child hints that something may be offAnd how we can prevent our children from becoming victims of the next Larry NassarSound-wise, consider yourself a part of the party. Because it was the end of the night, and we were not planning on sharing this, you'll hear parents rushing off to meet their sitters and our little dog Chubs...2018-03-2812 minAtomic MomsHow to Protect Our Children from Sexual Abuse (Live in L.A.) Pattie Fitzgerald, safety expertIn our first Atomic Moms Live, child safety educator Pattie Fitzgerald teaches us how to empower our children and prevent them from becoming victims of sexual abuse. After all, the "tricky person" (potential predator) is nearly always someone the family knows. We learn: how to teach our children: "you are the boss of your body", why "stranger danger" is ineffective, the ways in which predators groom our children (like "accidental" touching games), how to keep your child safe from "cousin creepy", the family code word - when to use it and what to do, and sleepovers - the ones t...2018-03-271h 21Atomic MomsHow to Parent After Another School Shooting| Stephanie Small, LMFT, Trauma Expert#163 We offer support in this up to the minute podcast with renowned trauma expert Stephanie Small, LMFT, including: what to say to our children about the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Florida, how to find the courage to send our kids to school, how to support our teachers, and what to tell our children to do if they are in a crisis situation.Our returning guest Stephanie Small consulted with local officials following the shooting at Sandy Hook elementary, as well as in San Bernardino, Paris, and Aurora, Colorado. She has committed her life to...2018-02-1734 minAtomic MomsThe Key to Motivating Our Kids (It's Not What You Think) | Neuropsychologist Dr. William Stixrud, Ned JohnsonOur kids suffer more stress and anxiety today than children did a century ago. Clinical neuropsychologist Dr. Bill Stixrud and testing guru Ned Johnson explain why and what we can do about it in their new work The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives. Whether your child makes herself sick getting straight A's or has mastered the art of procrastination, whether she's just starting preschool or waiting for the college acceptance letters, our guests have an important message for us all about our true role as parents. x Ellie Knaus2018-02-1328 minAtomic MomsThe Mother's Journey: Confronting the Unknown| Britta Bushnell, PhDYou may not feel like a goddess right now, but it turns out we have a lot in common with Inanna, the Sumerian mother goddess of Heaven and Earth. Drawing upon mythology and decades of experience as a childbirth educator, Dr. Brita Bushnell brings healing light to the unique challenges and identity shifts we experience as mamas. After all, motherhood is the ultimate rite of passage.This episode is our early Valentine’s gift to women at every stage of motherhood. xx Ellie KnausShow notes: atomicmoms.comJoin us on Instagram: @atomicmoms, Facebo...2018-02-061h 12Atomic MomsThe Screen Time Dilemma | Anya Kamenetz, NPR correspondent#160 Award-winning journalist and Lead NPR digital education correspondent Anya Kamenetz chats with Ellie Knaus about the benefits and risks of screen time. We share current research, funny personal stories, and insights from Kamenetz’ brand new book The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media and Real Life (Public Affairs 2018). From moms answering emails at the park to educational learning apps for kids to video game playing dads (or at least my husband), screen time affects us all, and you don't want to miss this episode!Join us on Instagram: @atomicmoms, Facebook and our PR...2018-01-3039 minAtomic MomsHow to Survive (and Even Enjoy) a Family Vacation: Sleeping, Whining, and Sneaking in Moments of Self Care#159 Everyone goes into a family vacation with high hopes, but can mothers ever catch a break? Fresh off a weeklong family trip, host Ellie Knaus shares practical travel tips, cautionary tales, and ridiculous parenting moments.In this Atomic Moms listener Q and A, we cover a variety of topics from making the whining stop, to sneaking in moments of relaxation, to baby packing tips, to keeping your cool when your children are trying to make you insane. Listen up!Atomic Moms podcast is supported by Kabrita Gentle Goat Milk Formula. If you’d like to see...2018-01-2452 minAtomic MomsWriting Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Mom Life, & Fred Roger's Legacy with Becky Friedman#158 The delightful Becky Friedman, twice Emmy nominated head writer of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood (PBS Kids), is in studio. We talk about her transition from preschool teacher to children’s media creator, her recent west coast migration, the new mom friends search, our babies’ celebrity dopplegangers, Fred Rogers' legacy, our comedic screenwriter husbands named Adam (hers executive produced The Daily Show with John Stewart), the kid games we play while lying down from exhaustion, pregnancy while parenting a toddler, and her journey from intern to head writer of a cultural phenomenon. Of course, I also get to the bottom of imp...2018-01-161h 17Atomic MomsRachel Blanchard on Standing Your Ground & Always Finding the UpsideAfter a forced evacuation from the raging California fires, film and television actress (and dynamite human being) Rachel Blanchard, her composer hubby Jeremy, and their baby girl Maxine spent the week with us at Chez Sztykiel! It was a terrible situation, but we were so grateful to get to have the time with them. In this hilarious mom-friend episode, we're talking: calm walks turned stressful stroller fits, dixie cups full of wine, babies falling off beds, husbands with solitary jobs (screenwriter vs composer), baby raising while working on set, co-sleeping, crib mishaps, moving houses, children's privacy, social media free...2018-01-081h 10Atomic MomsCut the Crap and Get Organized in 2018 | Robyn Reynolds, Hollywood's Professional OrganizerHappy New Year! We're back with brand new content next week, but while I recover from some sort of holiday season plague, here's one of our favorites from May 2017. Certified organizer Robyn Reynolds swears we can organize ANYTHING that’s worth keeping and bring harmony into our homes. This single mom with a can-do spirit and no-nonsense attitude whips Ellie’s haphazard “put away” habits into shape.She teaches us how to streamline our kitchen in order to turn our morning routines into a well-caffeinated machine.She walks us through the process of getting our closets u...2018-01-0347 minAtomic MomsRelationship S.O.S. | Dr. Laura Berman on intimacy, marriage, and motherhoodOriginally aired: Dec 6, 2016. Join us over the holidays on Instagram and Facebook!If you liked our "How Not to Hate Your Husband After Having Kids" episode, you'll LOVE this one too. You’ve seen Dr. Laura Berman as a frequent guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Dr. Oz Show, and The Steve Harvey Show. New York Times bestselling author, world renowned sex and relationship educator, and clinical professor of ob-gyn and psychiatry at Northwestern University Dr. Berman is here to help us mamas elevate our relationships with the ultimate “Jedi Mind Trick.” She swears that mastering our energ...2017-12-1351 minAtomic MomsBonding with Your Baby (And Beyond) | Dr. Victoria Simms, PhD#153: Child development specialist and philanthropist Dr. Victoria Simms is here to help us bond with our children. We discuss the rituals and routines backed by science that can help our little ones feel safe, loved, and resilient. Dr. Simms is the president and founder of the nonprofit Simms/Mann Institute, trailblazing in the whole child approach to caring for our children and developmental neurogenetics. We all know separation anxiety can be frustrating, heart-wrenching, and guilt-inducing. Our guest has created a darling multi-faceted tool for families called “CuddleBright” to make transitions smoother and separation less overwhelming. And for those of you who had...2017-12-0542 minAtomic MomsBody CONSCIOUS | Nikki DeLoach, Jen Dede: open-heart surgery, fertility, friendshipWhat is your body trying to tell you? Has it ever felt like it has betrayed you? And what wisdom did you glean from the experience? This week Atomic Moms podcast is back at what it does best: commiserating over sleepless nights + expressing the grit and determination necessary to live fully and discovering the tools to do so, with a Cali-dose of woo woo and optimism.Friends Nikki DeLoach (Awkward) and Jen Dede (Shameless) have supported each other through hell and back and aren't afraid to crack a joke about it. They speak candidly about Jen's 8 year strugg...2017-11-281h 06
Atomic MomsWho's Got Anxiety? | Emily Price, LCSW, SEPOriginally released 1/24/17. How do we handle the transitions we experience as mothers without losing our minds and keeping our sense of humor? In podcast #114, mom-in-chief Ellie Knaus interviews psychotherapist and favorite relative EMILY PRICE about how to handle big change and all the anxiety that comes along with it. Emily gives us grounding techniques that can keep us from freaking out no matter what life throws at us: whether that be an unexpected pregnancy (or expected), moving, switching jobs, or family loss. We also call B.S. on our “get over it” culture and share what to do instead. But...2017-11-2200 minAtomic MomsThe Disney Princess Craze | Humorist Devorah Blachor#150: What's a feminist mom to do? In our 150th podcast, humorist Devorah Blachor lifts the veil on all things glittery and pink as we find out why our daughters are more princess-obsessed than ever. We talk about her brand new book THE FEMINIST'S GUIDE TO RAISING A LITTLE PRINCESS: HOW TO RAISE A GIRL WHO’S AUTHENTIC, JOYFUL, AND FEARLESS–EVEN IF SHE REFUSES TO WEAR ANYTHING BUT A PINK TUTU (TarcherPerigree). And, of course, because you're listening to Atomic Moms, we also speak candidly about depression, being your children's ally, and the time Sabrina tried to open mouth kiss...2017-11-1435 minAtomic MomsBorn Wild: Our 4 Hour Birth Story| Ellie Knaus & Adam SztykielMeet the brand new love of our lives: Eliza Sztykiel (8 lbs, 8 oz, 21 inches long)! In this 'mom'umental episode, Ellie Knaus (hi!) and Adam Sztykiel share the highlights of our second daughter’s beautiful, hilarious, and wild unmedicated hospital birth, including audio footage Adam secretly and lovingly taped (best push present for a podcasting mom ever!) Special thanks to our birthing dream team: our mama bear doula Carmen, sunny OBGYN Dr. Susan Morrison, and all the fabulous nurses at Cedar Sinai hospital. To all you Atomic Mamas, thank you all for keeping us company on this 40 week pregnancy journey.S...2017-08-1527 minAtomic Moms"Motherhood in Hollywood" | Heather BrookerEmmy award-winning journalist turned actress/comedian/host Heather Brooker chats with fellow parenting podcast host Ellie Knaus about everything under the L.A. sun. Join us as we laugh about the recent moment Heather's family video went Youtube viral, and go international with us as we discuss how Heather’s recent family trip to London took a shocking turn when she found her family in the midst of the Parliament attack (she gave live news coverage to US stations while her daughter played in a nearby park). Ellie shares the recent loss of their family pet, how she shared the ne...2017-04-0445 minAtomic MomsMerry Married Mayhem | Ellie Knaus and Adam SztykielSpotlight on ADAM SZTYKIEL (Ellie’s decade-long starter husband, film/television comedy screenwriter, Sabrina’s favorite). We look back on 2016 and the biggest parenting lesson Sabrina has dished up for us thus far. We brace ourselves for the tornado of wrapping paper and fun as we head to the in-laws for the holidays. Plus, we re-live a humiliating moment from Ellie’s pregnancy and decide it’s time to clear out Adam's custom mug collection from his comedy writer friends, like the one that says "Tea Bag Me", now that Sabrina is curious about reading.
Next week we’re off giving you...2016-12-2034 minAtomic MomsGoodbye Chicago, Hello China | Adventures in MotherhoodYou know the lyrics to Frozen's "Let It Go," but how about in Mandarin? In this lighthearted and seriously entertaining 89th Atomic Moms episode, Ellie Knaus and guest co-host Bridget Moloney-Sinclair introduce you to Amber Duke, a big-hearted mama who leans into adventure and embraces motherhood camaraderie. We talk about living in China: the cultural adjustments and the toddler parenting wins. We discuss how Amber's husband quit his Chicago job to become the stay-at-home dad in China (and the partner award goes to...!). And we give a shout out to Amber's online mom group: the F15 Vipers, who prove that...2016-07-2741 minAtomic MomsGiving thanks with Oprah's go-to parenting expert: Dr. ShefaliEllie Knaus and Bianca Kajlich share what happens when they take their little monkeys to the zoo. And then, the hosts give thanks to their wonderful listeners by sharing one of their all-time favorite episodes with guest Dr. Shefali. Oprah hailed Dr. Shefali’s NYT bestselling THE CONSCIOUS PARENT as one of the most profound books on parenting she had every read. Dr. Shefali’s approach is revolutionary as it focuses on the evolution of the parent instead of the child. Blending Eastern spirituality with Western psychology, Dr. Shefali melds the best of both worlds helping families overcome generations of stru...2015-11-2553 min