Two weeks after losing my mom, this was the first time I felt ready to sit back down behind the microphone. We thought we were recording a podcast, but somewhere along the way it became therapy.

In this deeply personal episode, we talk honestly about grief - the beauty of celebrating a life well lived, the heartbreak of saying goodbye, and the strange reality of trying to return to everyday life when your world has completely changed. I share what those first two weeks have really looked like after my mom’s passing, from the incredible celebration of her life to the overwhelming weight of missing her every single day.

At the same time, Meg opens up about being in her own difficult season as she steps into the role of caring for her dad while also helping care for her recovering mother-in-law. Between the two of us, life feels heavy - and we don’t pretend otherwise.

This isn’t an episode filled with answers. It’s an episode filled with truth. If you’re walking through grief, caregiving, or one of those seasons where life just feels impossibly hard, we hope you’ll find comfort in knowing you’re not alone.

💛 Sometimes the strongest thing you can do is simply keep showing up.

#MatureishMommas #GriefJourney #Caregiving #LifeAfterLoss #HealingTogether #AuthenticConversations #MentalHealth #PodcastForWomen

Still looking for a costume or party idea? We’re taking a trip through Halloween past and present, from the costumes we loved (and the ones we maybe regret) to the wild theme parties of our twenties. We share group costume ideas, kid costume memories, and one unforgettable party with a full-on phobia house, more than 50 clowns, and an ice luge. It’s a fun, funny Halloween episode made to bring a little joy before the big night. 🎃

#HalloweenThenAndNow #HalloweenCostumes #HalloweenParty #Parenting #MatureishMommas

Friendships change—and sometimes, so do the people we need beside us.

In this episode, we get honest about navigating friendships through completely different seasons of life. Megs shares what it was like being the fun, child-free friend throughout her 20s and 30s—and how some friendships shifted when she became a mom in her 40s. Caley admits that she has also been the shitty friend who didn’t understand just how drastically motherhood could change someone’s life…until she became a mom herself.

We talk about the friends who expect us to remain the same, the ones who struggle when our priorities change, and the hard truth that our children and families will always come first. But we also recognize that friendships can fade, stretch, circle back and even become stronger later.

Because friendships have phases. Life changes us. And sometimes the people who understand our current season are the exact people who help tug us safely through it.

#FriendshipsAndTugboats #FriendshipChanges #MotherhoodAndFriendship #DifferentSeasons #MovingThroughLife