freemom, conversations for modern mothers
Chelsea O'Donnell
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About This Podcast
freemom is a podcast that explores motherhood in a different way than what you're used to. From mental health issues to paid maternity leave, money matters to building a business, we are laser-focused on the modern mama who finds a way to balance it all but shouldn’t have to. At freemom, we pick the brains of authors, journalists, scientists, therapists, business owners, and politicians who want to create better opportunities for our generation as well as the next one. Best of all is that we are bringing these seriously brilliant and inspirational women right into your ears in easy 30-minute episodes that you can listen to during your daily commute or stroller stroll. Strap yourself in mama because this is going to be a ride.
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S4E9 Teaching Kids to Care About the Planet
Today’s episode is all about something we know matters deeply to this community—raising kids who care. But not just care passively. Care deeply, actively, and persistently about the world around…
S4E8 Advocating for Your Kids in the School System
Today we’re tackling a topic that hits close to home for so many of us: how to advocate for your child within the school system, especially when it feels like you’re speaking a different language…
S4E7 Talking To Your Kids About Pornography
Today we’re diving headfirst into one of the most uncomfortable but critical conversations we can have as parents: talking to our kids about pornography.With the average age of first exposure now as…
S4E6 Sextortion, Revenge Porn, and Protecting Our Kids with Lindsay Lieberman
Today, we’re diving into a topic that’s becoming terrifyingly common: sextortion and revenge porn—especially how these crimes impact teens and tweens. As our kids are spending more time online than…
S4E5 Social Media's Impact on Women and Girls
Today, we’re diving into a topic that’s a huge part of our daily lives - it’s where we connect, share, scroll... and sometimes, let’s be honest, compare. But what is social media actually doing to…
S4E4 Maternal Mental Health and Motherhood
This episode is an important one, because we’re talking about something that so many of us carry quietly: the weight of motherhood and how hard it can be to take care of ourselves while we’re taking…
S4E3 Modern Marriage in the Age of Technology & AI with Colette Fehr
Have you ever thought about - or fought about - how our phones, screens, and even artificial intelligence impact our most important relationships? Have you ever been guilty of avoiding a conversation…
S4E2 Hormones and Mental Health with Dr. Kristen Beardslee
Hey, freemoms! Today, we’re diving into a subject that impacts every woman at some point in her life: the intersection of hormones, mental health, and menopause. From postpartum mood changes to the…
S4E1 Raising Boys in a Patriarchal Society with Susie Fishleder
Today, we’re diving into a topic that’s as complex as it is essential: raising boys in a patriarchal society. As we continue to empower women and girls, we also need to think about how to support our…
S1E1 Welcome to Season 4
Welcome back, freemoms! Season 4 of freemom is here, and we couldn’t be more excited to share what’s in store. This season, we’re diving deeper into the challenges, triumphs, and truths of modern…
S3E11 How Not To Hate Your Period
I recently drenched myself in an article from NPR called, “The Period Talk You Never Got” which had me both hysterically reliving awkward after-school tutorials in my elementary school auditorium and…
S3E10 Healing Our Trauma
I had a conversation with another mom recently that inspired this episode today. I myself had a happy, normal childhood with supportive parents that put me on a stable path to adulthood. She sadly,…
S3E9 The Cheating Episode
As you probably know, this season is all about uncomfortable conversations and today’s topic might just take the cake. So let’s jump right in. Have you ever imagined what it would feel like to have…
S3E8 Digital Death Planning
As a mom, it can seem almost impossible to think about what would happen if you died. Even preparing for this episode, I started picturing my husband in his grief, searching aimlessly for passwords,…
S3E7 Saying No and Feeling Great About It
How many times have you said “YES” to something that you really just don’t want to do? Maybe it’s a work commitment or a social event, a school function for the kids, or your spouse’s softball game.…
S3E6 Women in Advertising
When you were a teenager, do you remember how it felt when the latest issue of your favorite magazine arrived in the mail? I love pouring over the pages, ogling all the fashion and beauty that was so…
S3E5 All's Fair in Love and Laundry
Here’s a question. How do you and your spouse divide your household tasks? If you’re a cisgender woman in a heterosexual relationship, you might already be groaning. Yes, for women, and especially…
S3E4 Mothers and Addiction
A glass of wine while making dinner, a joint after the kids have gone to bed, micro-dosing on mushrooms while folding laundry - these are just a few of the ways that moms are getting through the…
S3E3 Getting What You Want From Work
If you are a working mother, calling the past few years “demanding” is the understatement of the century. Even in this “post-COVID” era, women leaders left their companies at the highest rates ever…
S3E2 The Economics of Gender Equity
Imagine landing a new job or a big promotion and finding out that the reason you got it is that you’re a woman. Then you find out that because you’re a woman, the company figured out that they could…
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freemom, conversations for modern mothers has published 47 episodes since April 2022, covering topics in Education, Kids & Family.
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