Cassidy Schweer shares a deeply personal story of losing her husband, Matt, at the age of 35 during the global pandemic. She reflects on Matt’s qualities as a father and the beautiful memories he helped make with her two young girls.

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Ashley Gustner is a co-founder of the Minnesota Parents and Community Coalition for Childcare - a group committed to making early childhood education accessible, affordable, and high-quality in Minnesota. She explains how her passion for maternal and early childhood health led her through a winding career path including insurance marketing, travel through Asia, health and wellness, and obtaining a Master’s in Public Health. Ashley shares her family’s personal experiences with pregnancy complications due to placenta previa, non-birthing parent postpartum depression, and work-life balance.

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Kate shares how she persevered through new life obstacles, including a breast cancer diagnosis and a divorce from her husband of 21 years. She talks about her ex coming out as queer and their rediscovered friendship as co-parents.

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