Forget perfect parenting—this is the podcast moms actually want. These episodes feel like a late-night kitchen-table chat with your best friend: real, warm, and a little messy.
Each week, Annabel Lawee and Dale Stabler share unfiltered stories and host honest conversations about what motherhood really feels like—identity shifts, career pivots, mental health struggles, mom guilt, and the vulnerable truths that rarely make the highlight reel.
We’re not experts, nor will we ever pretend to be—just two mom best friends riding the rollercoaster right alongside you and creating a space where you feel seen, inspired, and never alone.
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Forget perfect parenting—this is the podcast moms actually want. These episodes feel like a late-night kitchen-table chat with your best friend: real, warm, and a little messy.
Each week, Annabel Lawee and Dale Stabler share unfiltered stories and host honest conversations about what motherhood really feels like—identity shifts, career pivots, mental health struggles, mom guilt, and the vulnerable truths that rarely make the highlight reel.
We’re not experts, nor will we ever pretend to be—just two mom best friends riding the rollercoaster right alongside you and creating a space where you feel seen, inspired, and never alone.
Produced by Peoples Media
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If you’ve ever been in the middle of a grocery store, restaurant, playground, or sidewalk meltdown and thought, why is my kid the only one losing it right now? this episode is for you.
We’re talking all things toddler meltdowns: the public ones, the exhausting ones, the ones that make you question everything you’re doing as a parent. We unpack why it feels like everyone else’s kids are calm and well-behaved (spoiler: they’re not), and how isolating it can be when you only see the highlight reels of parenting—both in real life and online.
We share how we handle meltdowns in real time: what’s worked, what hasn’t, and how our approach has changed with experience. No expert scripts or perfect parenting, just honest conversation, lived experience, and practical tips to help you feel less alone.
If you’re in the thick of toddlerhood and feeling alone, overwhelmed, or convinced your child is “the only one,” this conversation is your reminder: you’re not failing, you’re not alone, and this season won’t last forever.
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In this episode, Natalie Holloway, founder of Bala and mom of three, opens up about the real juggle of motherhood and entrepreneurship. We talk identity shifts after each child, mom guilt, the mental load, and the systems that help her run her life. Natalie shares how she and her husband balance being both co-founders and partners, how she tunes out the noise to trust her intuition, and the parts of her life most people never see.
She offers helpful tips for balancing motherhood and career, how to move through hard seasons, and an honest look at the unseen pressures that come with being a founder and working mom. If you’re in an in-between season and looking for direction, this episode is for you.
Get even more of Natalie’s wisdom by pre-ordering her new book, Bootstrap Empire: A Blueprint for Building a Brand From the Ground Up
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If you’re in the thick of toddler life — the constant “no’s,” the hitting and biting, the screaming, refusing dinner or bath, rough transitions, and meltdown-after-meltdown — this episode is your new survival guide. We’re joined by Devon Kuntzman, toddler expert, parent coach, and founder of Transforming Toddlerhood, who specializes in helping parents navigate these exact moments with confidence and calm.
Devon breaks down what’s normal, what’s developmentally appropriate, and gives you practical scripts for what to actually do in the moment. Annabel and Dale open up about their latest toddler meltdowns and struggles — the real, messy, everyday moments parents don’t always talk about — and Devon walks them through exactly how to handle each one.
From big feelings and “why don’t they listen?” to staying calm during public meltdowns and the scripts that truly help, Devon makes sense of the chaos with tools you can use immediately. This is the episode every toddler parent needs.
Follow Devon @transformingtoddlerhood and find her book Transforming Toddlerhood.
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In today’s episode, Dale opens up about something deeply personal, intentional, and years in the making: her upcoming breast augmentation in the new year. This isn’t a beauty-decision story; it’s an honesty story, a coming-home-to-yourself story, and a conversation about doing something for you after years of your body being in service to pregnancy, breastfeeding, motherhood, and everyone else’s needs. Dale shares why she chose to move forward now, how she knew she was truly ready, and the clarity she needed around whether or not she was done having kids. She talks about what it was like to tell her husband, how she brought him into the process, and how she approached telling her parents. She also explains why she decided to be transparent on social media and how sharing her truth was core to her.
Dale walks through her entire process of finding the right doctor, from the research to the consultations to choosing the surgeon who felt aligned, and she opens up about the financial side as well, including what she’s paying and the considerations behind that decision. This episode is raw, grounded, and meant to take the shame and secrecy out of a topic so many women quietly think about. It’s a reminder that you are more than a mom and you’re allowed to make choices that honor the woman inside the mother.
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In this week’s episode of More Than Moms, we’re getting real about the most wonderful and emotionally complicated time of the year. If the holidays bring up stress, family tension, or the pressure to make everything magical for everyone else, you’re not alone, and this one’s for you.
We get into:
We hope this conversation helps you feel grounded, supported, and a little more at ease heading into the holiday season.
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This week, we sit down with Holly Owens (aka @wellthybelly) for an open and intentional conversation about the decision to become a mom, andnow her journey of becoming one after years of navigating health issues and healing from Lyme disease.
Holly shares what it looked like to move through one of the most personal choices a woman can make: whether or not to have children, and how she found clarity through tuning inward, faith, and trust in her body rather than pressure or expectation. We talk about the societal noise around motherhood, building a birth team that truly supports you, how she’s preparing her mind and body for this next chapter, and what her care and recovery plan look like postpartum.
This episode is an honest, grounded reminder that motherhood isn’t a box to check, but a choice to step into with intention. Whether you’re preparing for motherhood, sitting on the fence, or already in it - this conversation is for you.
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Now that we each have two “toddlers”… our tune has changed a little. This week we’re breaking down the real transition from one to two kids — the good, the hard, the logistical circus, and the surprising parts no one prepares you for. We’re talking: Is 0→1 easier, or is 1→2 the real plot twist? And knowing what we know now… would we have a third? 👀👀👀
We get into:
If you’re pregnant with your second, already in the trenches with two, or debating another… this is the episode we wish we had heard.
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We manifested our dream guest — Valeria Lipovetsky! We dive into what it really looks like to evolve through motherhood, marriage, business, and identity. Valeria shares why she feels more grounded and powerful — truly in her prime — at 35, the real work behind “doing it all,” and what her kids have taught her about letting go and resilience. We talk about building a strong foundation in marriage, asking for help without guilt, dropping the martyr mentality, and grieving past versions of yourself to step into who you’re becoming.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re “doing it wrong,” this one’s for you.
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We’ve been told screens are bad, that too much time in front of them will ruin our kids… cue the mom guilt. But the truth? It’s more complicated than that.
In this episode, we’re getting real about how we use screen time — the messy “balance” we’re all trying to find — and how to make it work for our families instead of against us. We talk about living in a tech-heavy world, being part of the last generation (hey, millennials!) who grew up both with and without screens, and now raising kids who’ve never known life any other way. From iPads to TV to FaceTiming family, we dive into the uses, the judgment, the guilt, and how to give ourselves permission to use technology with intention, purpose, and peace.
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We sit down with acclaimed celebrity doula Lori Bregman to demystify what a doula really does: from pregnancy to birth—and how that support can calm fear and build confidence. Lori shares how she partners with doctors and midwives, helps families navigate hospital systems, and counters the fear-mongering messages that often surround birth. She offers grounded guidance and spiritual tools for staying flexible when plans change and for letting go of control.
In this heartfelt episode, Annabel opens up through tears about her own raw birth experience—the unexpected C-section that left her battling shame and the social-media glamorization of “perfect” births. A must-listen for any mama curious about doulas, birth choices, and entering motherhood with more trust and less fear.
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We’re not the “perfect wives” no aprons, no homemade sourdough, and our husbands definitely don’t come home to folded laundry or dinner waiting. But we’re sharing the insider details on our marriages: how we’ve evolved, how we divide responsibilities, what we fight about, and how we actually connect in our post-kids era. We’re pulling back the curtain on the hard talks, the things we’re still working on, how we feel about date nights, and those recurring fight patterns we can laugh about (most days). Honest, funny, and refreshingly unfiltered — this is definitely not marriage advice, just two moms sharing *honestly* how their relationships have evolved after kids.
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This episode is real talk about modern motherhood and why so many of us feel pressured to overdo everything. TikTok’s “chill mom,” Aubrey Matthesius, shares her refreshingly simple approach—stripping back the noise of consumerism and letting go of the idea that you need every gadget or Pinterest-worthy routine to be a good parent. We cover controversial topics like sleep training, the baby items she’ll never use and the few she can’t live without, and the surprising reasons she thinks we should ask boomers for advice. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by motherhood’s extremes, this episode will help you exhale and remember what actually matters.
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When life changes in an instant, how do you keep moving forward? In this powerful conversation, Amanda Kloots opens up about losing her husband Nick during COVID, raising her son Elvis as a single mom, and finding the courage to live fully in the face of unimaginable loss. What began as figuring out how to support her son and their future became something deeper — a story of resilience, evolution, and stepping boldly into what’s next.
Amanda has lived many lives — Broadway dancer, fitness entrepreneur, TV host, author, and now founder of Proper. With each reinvention, she’s learned to embrace rejection, trust the signs, lean into curiosity, and keep following what lights her up. In our conversation, she shares the rollercoaster of grief, how she sustains her positivity, her personal approach to manifestation, and the way she talks to her son about his dad with honesty and love.
Amanda’s perspective on resilience and finding light in the darkest seasons will leave you moved, motivated, and reminded that growth often begins before we feel prepared. If you’ve ever faced a transition, doubted yourself, or wondered how to keep going in the midst of loss or uncertainty — this episode is for you.
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Annabel and Dale sit down for a heartfelt talk about the food narratives we grew up with and how they surface now that we’re raising kids. From boomer-era rules like “you must finish your plate” to subtle messages about dieting, guilt, and “good” versus “bad” foods, we unpack the beliefs we want to leave behind and the realities of our children’s eating habits today.
Together we explore how childhood memories shape the way we feed our kids—from sneaking off to a friend’s house to raid their pantry because we weren’t allowed those treats at home, to the triggers that flare when they reach for something we label “bad,” to the pressure to make every bite nutritious. This episode is about breaking old patterns, creating a healthy food culture at home, and helping our children build la healthy relationship with food.
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Leah Van Dale: known to WWE fans as Carmella — has lived many lives: NFL cheerleader, WWE superstar, entrepreneur. But her biggest identity shift came with motherhood. In this raw conversation, Leah opens up about navigating life as both a stepmom and now a mom to her son Dimitri, and the identity crisis of going from world-traveling performer to sweats-at-home mom life. She shares her experience with miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy, including moments when her pain was dismissed as “normal,” and how those losses shaped her path to motherhood.
Leah also discusses leaving WWE and what it meant for her sense of self, recovering from Drop Foot — a little-known postpartum nerve condition — and facing postpartum rage and anxiety head-on. Through it all, she’s used her platform to advocate for women’s health and founded Snatch, her postpartum recovery brand for moms seeking support and confidence. This episode is about resilience, blended families, the realities of postpartum, and redefining identity when life doesn’t go as planned.
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In this conversation we explore what it really takes to build the right support system at home: from the lens of Annabel and Dale (two moms who do it differently). One of us relies on nearby family (and paid help), the other on paid caregivers, and together we unpack the trade-offs of both. We talk about the hidden logistics of managing help, how to build trust with nannies and sitters, and the unspoken truths that surface—control, guilt, shame, even quiet resentment.
This is an honest look at how family help can blur boundaries, how paid help can create structure and freedom, and how both require letting go of perfection and redefining what “help” means. Whether you’re hiring, leaning on relatives, or mixing the two, this episode will leave you with practical takeaways and the reassurance that there’s no one right way to feel supported.
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What happens when you throw kids into the mix of even the strongest marriage? Intimacy gets harder, resentment creeps in, and connection can get buried under exhaustion and endless to-dos. In this episode, we sit down with Jocelyn and Aaron Freeman — bestselling authors, relationship coaches, and parents — to explore how to keep your relationship thriving in the thick of parenting. From navigating sex and intimacy to building new ways of communicating and creating emotional safety, the Freemans share raw, practical tools for staying close. We also dive into how resentment builds, and why understanding each other’s childhoods and triggers can strengthen your partnership while modeling a healthier blueprint for your kids.
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Before her family became a household name, Heidi D’Amelio was a stay-at-home mom in Connecticut, raising two daughters and living a ‘normal’ life. Then, almost overnight, her daughter Charli went viral on TikTok… and everything changed.
In this episode, Heidi reflects on life before the fame, how her family stayed grounded through the whirlwind, and the identity shifts that followed. She opens up about rediscovering who she is beyond “mom,” and what it looks like to carve out space for herself in this next chapter. This conversation is honest, inspiring, and a powerful reminder to embrace growth — to stay playful, stay curious, and never be limited by who you once thought you had to be.
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POV: You’re a postpartum mom, trying to feel good in a body that doesn’t feel like yours anymore. Meanwhile, your feed is flooded with bounce-back stories and Ozempic-fueled transformations. In this episode, we unpack the slow, emotional journey of postpartum body image: from the pressure to “get your body back” to the way we speak to ourselves in the mirror. We share what’s helped us feel strong again (physically and mentally), how we navigate fitness and nutrition without chasing perfection, and why GLP-1s like Ozempic are quietly reshaping what’s considered “normal.”
This one’s for the moms in the messy middle — still healing, still showing up, and learning to feel at home in a body that’s done so much.
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This week we’re diving into the big and small transitions shaping our motherhood journey right now. First up: the question so many families wrestle with — do we have another kid? For us, it’s do we have a third? We unpack the tug-of-war between the dream of another baby and the reality of bandwidth, identity, and resources. Then we shift to preschool prep — the bittersweet emotions of letting go, watching your child step into a whole new world, and what it stirs up in us as moms.
And because real life never hits pause, Annabel shares an update on her daughter’s crib escape saga — the impossible math of safety vs. independence, boundaries vs. guilt.
It’s raw, funny, and heart-hitting — a look at the messy in-betweens of motherhood we don’t always say out loud, but we all feel.
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