Gaining Mom-entum
66 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Gaining Mom-entum, the parenting podcast where Abi & Meghan try their best to parent their kids for the world they want them to grow up in and the world we live in now. With your help, they want to build a Gaining Mom-entum community where exploring diverse experiences and identities is essential to the parenting convo. Together, we’ll talk about parenting amid the social justice challenges of our time, and of course, we'll talk pop culture. If this vibe speaks to you, join us! (IG: @gainingmom_entum, [email protected])
Artwork: Catherine Cachia, Music: Evan Dysart (Dysaart)
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Gaining Mom-entum on Abi's Children's Book: Mobo Saves the Day
August 11, 2022 13:30 - 27 minutes - 62 MBWelcome to this special episode of Gaining Mom-entum! We’re back to spread some summer fun and add a suggestion for your family’s library. Abi recently published her first children’s picture book, Mobo Saves the Day, illustrated by friend of the pod, Catherine Cachia. Meghan hosts this Q&A with Abi and Catherine to discuss all things Mobo. Abi reads the story and then Meghan asks about their collaboration on this project, what they learned about themselves and their craft, who Mobo Saves the ...
Gaining Mom-entum on Saying Goodbye: The End of an Era
March 03, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBAbi’s poetry e-chapbook, Gaining Mom-entum: Poems, Parenting, and a Podcast is available now! (See below for more info) Welcome to the final episode of Gaining Mom-entum! It is with teary eyes, full hearts, and a can’t lose attitude that Abi & Meghan announce that this will be the final episode of the Gaining Mom-entum podcast. Please join them as they take a stroll down podcast memory lane, a retrospective of sorts of the three seasons of the GM pod. They revisit the wide range of conversa...
Gaining Mom-entum on Entrepreneurship: Taking Care of Business
February 17, 2022 15:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBWelcome to the penultimate episode of Gaining Mom-entum season 3! Abi & Meghan kick things off with what they’ve been listening to, reading, and watching lately that features Black artists and/or was made by Black creatives. Afterwards, they move into the subject of this episode - entrepreneurship. They are thrilled to welcome their guest, Christine Hardie, to the podcast to talk about starting her business, Riley’s Cidery. Christine shares how the idea for the business came about, familiari...
Gaining Mom-entum on Educational Entertainment: Making Learning Fun
February 03, 2022 15:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBWelcome back to another episode of Gaining Mom-entum! Meghan & Abi catch up on what they’re watching, playing, and listening to with their families these days. (Hint: They do talk about Bruno.) This week’s topic - educational entertainment - finds Abi & Meghan having two conversations with two talented, engaging creators of children’s content. Up first, they speak to Michael Moore, the creator, animator, and narrator of the popular children’s video series, Brain Candy TV. He shares how he g...
Gaining Mom-entum on Anger & Frustration: How Does It Feel?
January 20, 2022 15:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! This week, Meghan & Abi start the episode off talking about the recent losses of three celebrities who played formative roles in their upbringings - Betty White, Sidney Poitier, and Bob Saget. Then they segue into this week’s topic - anger and frustration. They start with some definitions clarifying the differences between anger and frustration before exploring their own relationships with both of those feelings and how they’ve been exacerbated by the pande...
Gaining Mom-entum on Money & Finances: Make It a Family Affair
January 06, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBWelcome to the first Gaining Mom-entum episode of 2022! Meghan & Abi kick things off by discussing how the holiday season went for them and talking about Harry Potter and the 20th anniversary reunion. Then, Abi & Meghan are so excited to welcome their guest, Vanessa, to this week’s episode. Vanessa is the founder of Mint Worthy, a personal finances coaching company specializing in talking to and with women about money matters. She is here to answer Meghan & Abi’s questions about money and fi...
Minisode: Best of Intentions
December 09, 2021 15:00 - 8 minutes - 20.1 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! This is the first minisode of season 3 and the last pod drop before 2022 so Meghan & Abi are getting reflective. They spend this minisode discussing the intentions they laid out for the year and how they think they’re doing with them. Meghan’s intentions are to not let fear and self-consciousness be her driver, to be intentional with her time, and to practice patience. Abi’s intentions are to practice patience, keep getting comfortable being uncomfortable, ...
Gaining Mom-entum on Fatherhood: Love, Learning, & Acceptance
November 25, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! This week, Abi & Meghan sat down with two of Abi’s long-time friends, Patrick & Thad, to discuss fatherhood. (Note: Thad & Patrick are both cis-gendered males who are married to women.) They both identify as fathers/parents and work as educators. They came into the conversation ready to share and be vulnerable for which Meghan & Abi are grateful. Patrick & Thad share what the term fatherhood means to each of them which leads to a conversation on gendered par...
Gaining Mom-entum on Bullying: Kids, Power, & Peer Relationships
November 11, 2021 15:00 - 56 minutes - 52.7 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! Meghan & Abi start off the halfway point of this third podcast season going over community feedback from their body image episode and discussing this season’s theme of intentionality. Then they get into this episode’s topic - bullying. Meghan shares insights from her professional background working in bullying awareness and prevention. They discuss what they think bullying looks like and the misuse/abuse of power, and the impact of those actions. Abi & Megha...
Gaining Mom-entum on Body Talk & Body Image: The Journey Continues
October 28, 2021 14:00 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! Join Abi & Meghan as they check-in with each other about their current self-care activities, including taking a journey down the rabbit hole that is S Club 7. Once they’re done naming all 7 members of the group, they get into the episode’s topic - body talk and body image. They begin by talking about their childhood memories and the messaging they took in around bodies and beauty standards. They unpack how they want to counter that messaging with their chil...
Gaining Mom-entum on Frontline Work: Real Talk
October 14, 2021 14:00 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! It is Mental Health Awareness month so please take this as a reminder to make sure you’re checking in with yourself and those around you to see how you’re all doing. Meghan & Abi kick things off by checking in on how they’re talking to their kids about mental health. They discuss the global phenomenon that is Squid Game and Meghan compares it to Yo Gabba Gabba. Then, this week, Abi & Meghan are lucky to be joined by their guest, and one of Meghan’s sister-c...
Gaining Mom-entum on Reconciliation: Reckoning with the Past, Present & Future
September 30, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 153 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! Today, Sept. 30, 2021, is the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. To start things off, Abi & Meghan share how they talk to their kids about Indigenous cultures and Canada’s legacy of genocide against Indigenous people. They welcome their guest, Chaw-win-is Ogilvie, back to the pod for a conversation about truth and reconciliation. Chaw-win-is is an intergenerational survivor of residential schools and a survivor of the Sixties Scoop. She generou...
Gaining Mom-entum on One & Done: It Works For Katie & Taraji 🤷🏿♀️🤷♀️
September 16, 2021 14:00 - 52 minutes - 120 MBWelcome back to season 3 of Gaining Mom-entum! In today’s check-in, Abi & Meghan begin by talking about seasonal allergies, how back to school is going so far, and mourning the loss of the talented, generous, lauded actor, Michael K Williams. Today’s episode focuses on the concept of being “one and done” - having one child. They unpack the language of one and done with Abi getting into why she thinks the phrase is a bit of a misnomer and Meghan digging into the gendered implications of it. Th...
Gaining Mom-entum on Back to School: Managing Expectations
September 02, 2021 13:30 - 1 hour - 141 MBWelcome to the Season 3 premiere of Gaining Mom-entum! Meghan & Abi catch up on some of the things they watched, listened to, and read over the summer before diving into today’s topic - back to school! They share what they remember about going back to school as kids and reminisce about the school supplies from back in their day. (Who didn’t love a Five Star binder? And what is the point of a duotang?) They muse about back to school shopping and whether or not it’s as much of a thing now as it...
Season 3 Preview!
August 26, 2021 14:00 - 6 minutes - 15.5 MBHello, hello Gaining Mom-entum community! Season 3 will be premiering on Thursday, September 2nd. Abi & Meghan can't wait to get back on the mics to continue having discussions about parenting, adulting, and pop culture. They have been asked a lot how they come up with the topics that they discuss. Listen in on this brainstorming session for a taste of how they decide what to talk about while recording episodes of Gaining Mom-entum. Every topic might not make the final episode list for season...
Season 3 Brainstorming Session!
August 26, 2021 14:00 - 6 minutes - 15.5 MBHello, hello Gaining Mom-entum community! Season 3 will be premiering on Thursday, September 2nd. Abi & Meghan can't wait to get back on the mics to continue having discussions about parenting, adulting, and pop culture. They have been asked a lot how they come up with the topics that they discuss. Listen in on this brainstorming session for a taste of how they decide what to talk about while recording episodes of Gaining Mom-entum. Every topic might not make the final episode list for seaso...
(Re-Release) Gaining Mom-entum on Neurodiversity: Embracing Diverse Abilities
August 19, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 145 MBSeason 3 of Gaining Mom-entum is almost here! Until then, please enjoy the final re-release of our Gaining Mom-entum summer hiatus. Meghan & Abi will be back with brand new episodes of Gaining Mom-entum starting Thursday, September 2nd! ________________ Welcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! This week, Abi & Meghan are joined by guests, Megan and Gray, to talk about parenting children who are neurodiverse. The conversation is open and honest with Megan, Gray, and GM’s very own Meghan, sharing ...
(Re-Release) Gaining Mom-entum on Aging & Mortality
August 05, 2021 13:00 - 49 minutes - 114 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! We hope you enjoy this remixed re-release of season 2’s premiere episodes. Meghan & Abi are so happy to welcome their first guests on Gaining Mom-entum! This week, they sit down with Abi’s dad, Femi, and his partner, Susan, kicking things off with a discussion of time, kind of, but really, what is time? They get into aging and mortality, both from Femi & Susan’s professional perspectives, as well as from a personal viewpoint. Unsurprisingly, things take a bi...
(Bonus) Self-Care Checklist
July 15, 2021 14:00 - 10 minutes - 24.3 MBHello, hello Gaining Mom-entum community! Meghan & Abi are always thinking about mental health and checking in with each other. They figured now was as good a time as any to throw it back to the self-care checklist they completed in their season 1 minisode 'Candy & Checklists'. Please enjoy the full, unedited version of them taking that checklist. If you need a mental health & self-care refresher, please go back & (re)listen to the Gaining Mom-entum on Mental Health episodes from season 1. Bu...
(Re-Release) Gaining Mom-entum on Queer Parenthood: Talking About Families
July 01, 2021 13:00 - 55 minutes - 127 MBAbi & Meghan are back with another re-release to celebrate Pride Month! Though June has come to an end, the Gaining Mom-entum fam will continue to celebrate 2SLGBTQ+ communities all year long. ----- Welcome back to another episode of Gaining Mom-entum! Meghan is fired up this week about a PAC meeting that she Zoomed into at her child’s school. After debriefing, they get into this week’s topic — queer parenthood. This week’s awesome guests are Astri & Ainsley, long-time friends of Meghan’s, wh...
(Re-Release) Gaining Mom-entum on Gender: Sifting Through the Binary Shminary Bullsh*t
June 24, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 185 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! Though Meghan & Abi are on hiatus for the summer, they are still committed to keeping up with the Gaining Mom-entum community, so please enjoy this supersized, remixed re-release of the Gaining Mom-etum on Gender episodes from season 1. In this re-release, Abi & Meghan wonder why some people have such a hard time with the idea that gender exists beyond the binary. They talk about growing up as girls and what they have internalized and carried with them into...
Gaining Mom-entum on Season Finales: Does This Hold Up?
June 17, 2021 13:00 - 41 minutes - 94.5 MBWelcome to the season 2 finale of Gaining Mom-entum! Abi & Meghan celebrate season 2 of the podcast by expressing pride and reflecting on the richness that having guests added to the Gaining Mom-entum conversations. Gratitude is the through line — throughout the season, in their reflections, and in their entire creative, fulfilling podcast endeavour. They even manage to reference The Golden Girls theme song! This leads to Abi’s childhood theory on what made for a successful sitcom and segues ...
Minisode: Patient-ish
June 10, 2021 13:00 - 17 minutes - 39.8 MBIt’s the last minisode of season 2! Meghan & Abi check in with each other to see how they’re doing because, as we hope is abundantly clear to all of us now, mental health check ins are important! They share how they’re finding joy and what they’re grateful for these days. In classic Abi & Meghan fashion, as they attempt to shift into discussing GM community feedback, their brains melded and they came up with the same segue. They focus the back half of the minisode on talking about the respons...
Gaining Mom-entum on anti-Asian Racism: Celebrating Identity & Rejecting Hate
June 03, 2021 13:00 - 58 minutes - 135 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! *Trigger Warning* Meghan & Abi spend this week’s intro discussing the recent discovery made by the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation of the remains of 215 Indigenous children at the former Kamloops Residential School. They discuss the way the country continues to let down our Indigenous communities as well as some actionable steps that non-Indigenous people can take to show solidarity with the Indigenous communities across the land. They then segue from t...
Minisode: Panic Purchase & Empathy
May 27, 2021 13:00 - 13 minutes - 31.2 MBThis week’s minisode finds Abi & Meghan on the outside of their self-isolation stints. They celebrate how nice it is to be able to rejoin the outside world, even in a limited the-pandemic-is-still-happening capacity. Abi shares what’s been keeping her up at night (spoiler: it’s her kid) and Meghan shares her panic purchase for her child’s recent birthday. The two of them discuss their takeaways from their conversation with Gray and Megan and what they’re working to implement into their parent...
Gaining Mom-entum on Neurodiversity: Embracing Diverse Abilities
May 20, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 143 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! This week, Abi & Meghan are joined by guests, Megan and Gray, to talk about parenting children who are neurodiverse. The conversation is open and honest with Megan, Gray, and GM’s very own Meghan, sharing what their parenting journey has been like with their children who have gifts that are often overlooked by society. They discuss knowing and learning about their children’s brain wiring, embracing it, and erasing the stigma. They share what they’ve learned...
Minisode: Self-isolation & Siblings
May 13, 2021 15:00 - 10 minutes - 24.7 MBThis week's minisode is a bit of a hot mess. Meghan & Abi are both in self-isolation with their families. Abi moved provinces and that's what's required where she lives now. Meghan's child had some exposure at daycare. So, that's the space they found themselves in when they sat down to record this minisode. Abi doesn't have WiFi yet so she had to use her phone as a hotspot. All of that, combined with both of them being in hidden corners of their basements, the sound might be less than stellar...
Gaining Mom-entum on Queer Parenthood: Talking About Families
May 06, 2021 15:00 - 54 minutes - 126 MBWelcome back to another episode of Gaining Mom-entum! Meghan is fired up this week about a PAC meeting that she Zoomed into at her child’s school. After debriefing, they get into this week’s topic — queer parenthood. This week’s awesome guests are Astri & Ainsley, long-time friends of Meghan’s, who were extremely generous in sharing their time and their experiences as new parents. If you hear some background noise, it’s just the sound of multitasking parents and their infant daughter. After ...
Minisode: Exhaustion & Anxiety
April 29, 2021 15:14 - 14 minutes - 32.2 MBIn this week’s minisode, Abi & Meghan get back into something they started doing in season 1 — mental health check-ins. They debrief a few of the events of the past week, including the verdict in the murder of George Floyd. Turns out, exhaustion and anxiety are at the forefront of how they’re feeling lately. Abi shares how exhausted she’s feeling from the endless cycle of racial grief and trauma. Meghan shares how she is trying to make friends with her anxiety. They also discuss the need for ...
Gaining Mom-entum on the Digital Age: Digital Get Down
April 22, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! This week, Abi & Meghan celebrate the midway point of season 2! They reflect on the first half of the season and express gratitude for the guests who have shared their time, thoughts, and experiences. Then it’s time to get into the week’s topic: parenting in the digital age. Meghan & Abi get into what they’re doing with their kids around technology and how the digital moment that we live in has impacted their parenting (for better and for worse). They don’t...
Minisode: Doing the Most
April 15, 2021 15:00 - 12 minutes - 29.3 MBMinisode time! This week’s mini starts off with Meghan asking Abi how she’s doing, which leads them to discuss whether or not they can appreciate art from the past knowing that it doesn’t quite hold up under the lens of the present moment. From there, they segue into talking about their conversation with Chaw-win-is, including pushing back on narratives, decolonization, and expanding what is available in educational institutions. They also touch on some listener feedback about moving the dec...
Gaining Mom-entum on Storytelling: Decolonizing Our Minds
April 08, 2021 15:00 - 58 minutes - 135 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! Abi & Meghan are back with part 2 of their conversation with Chaw-win-is, Indigenous Educator, member of the Cheklesaht and Tla-o-qui-aht nations of the Nuu-chah-nulth people, and all-around amazing storyteller. The conversation picks back up with how Chaw-win-is got started as an educator. They discuss the importance of storytelling, processing our feelings, and bearing witness to each others’ emotions. Chaw-win-is shares her podcast idea that will form he...
Minisode: A Tale of Two Great-Grandparents
April 01, 2021 15:00 - 17 minutes - 39 MBIt's not an April Fool's joke, Abi & Meghan really are back with another minisode! In this week’s minisode, Meghan & Abi check in with each other on how parenting has been going lately. They’re both feeling a little drained by the pandemic of it all. They also dig into listener feedback on the first half of their conversation with Chaw-win-is. They go over what the GM community shared regarding what role family history/stories plays in their lives and ask some follow-up questions that they’d...
Gaining Mom-entum on Family Histories: Finding Home
March 25, 2021 15:00 - 54 minutes - 125 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! This week, Meghan & Abi keep the preamble short so they can get right into their sit down with their guest, Chaw-win-is Ogilvie. Chaw-win-is, an Indigenous Educator, is a member of the Cheklesaht and Tla-o-qui-aht nations of the Nuu-chah-nulth people on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. She was kind enough to share her time with us to talk about her own family histories. The conversation covered a wide range of topics from the '60s scoop and finding home ...
Minisode: Waffles + Mochi
March 18, 2021 15:00 - 15 minutes - 34.5 MBIn this week’s minisode, Abi & Meghan catch up on what they’ve been cooking with their kids since their conversation with Heather Staller (last episode’s guest, founder of Happy Kids Kitchen). They talk about what it’s like cooking with their own kids and then get right into discussing feedback from the Gaining Mom-entum community on their experiences with cooking as kids and with their own kids now. Meghan & Abi also talk about the baggage and the celebration around food that we carry into ...
Gaining Mom-entum on Cooking: Happy Kids Kitchen
March 11, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! This week, Abi & Meghan are talking to the talented and insightful trained culinary professional and cooking with kids expert, Heather Wish Staller. As that description suggests, this episode is all about cooking and cooking with kids. Join Meghan & Abi as they get to know Heather from how her upbringing steered her towards a career in food to how she ended up focusing on cooking with kids. Heather tells us all about starting her business, Happy Kids Kitche...
Minisode: Aging, Death, & Cameo
March 04, 2021 16:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBIn this week’s minisode, Abi & Meghan talk about something lovely and slightly melancholic that Abi’s child said while wishing her a happy birthday. Somehow, this leads to them attempting to gain podcast sponsorship from several defunct businesses. (Here’s looking at you, a&b sound!) They manage to bring things back around to talking about how members of the Gaining Mom-entum community are talking to/with their kids about aging and mortality. It turns out everyone who responded to the IG poll...
Gaining Mom-entum on Aging & Mortality, Part 2: Allowing It to Happen
February 25, 2021 16:00 - 41 minutes - 94.9 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! Before diving back into the second half of their conversation on aging and mortality, Meghan & Abi have a bit of a longer check-in than usual, starting with going down a Cameo-filled rabbit hole. (If you don’t know about Cameo, Google it! Also, you’re welcome!) They talk about how they’re connecting to Black History Month and why they think it’s important to do so. They also check in with each other about how the intentions they set for 2021 have been playi...
Minisode: Death & Dying Dinners
February 18, 2021 16:00 - 16 minutes - 38.1 MBIn this first minisode of Season 2, Meghan & Abi reflect on the first half of the aging and mortality conversation they had with Abi’s dad and his partner, Susan. They discuss GM community responses to their IG poll questions, including differing levels of comfort/discomfort with facing one’s own mortality vs. reckoning with the mortality of an older loved one. They also leave a couple of breadcrumbs for the discussion on talking to kids about mortality that comes up in next week’s episode. ...
Gaining Mom-entum on Aging & Mortality, Part 1: Facing the Inexorable
February 11, 2021 16:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! Abi & Meghan are so excited to be back for season 2. They begin the season by catching up with each other about what they did during the Gaining Mom-entum hiatus. It should come as no surprise that they both listened to a lot of podcasts and watched a lot of movies and TV shows. As they wrap up their catch up, they also discuss this week’s topic- aging and mortality. Meghan & Abi are so happy to welcome their first guests on Gaining Mom-entum! This week, th...
Gaining Mom-entum Season 2 Trailer!
February 04, 2021 16:00 - 2 minutes - 1.87 MBOn Thursday, February 11th, Abi & Meghan are back for season 2 of Gaining Mom-entum! Join them as they continue to try their best to parent their kids for the world they want them to grow up in and the world they live in now. They’ll keep chatting about the topics on their minds as parents, the pop culture they’re listening to/reading/watching, and this season, they’ll be talking to several special guests. They can’t wait for you to be a part of the conversations! Join us on Instagram: @gai...
(Re-Release) Gaining Mom-entum on Friendship: Friending While Parents
January 28, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBIt’s time for one more re-release before the start of Gaining Mom-entum’s second season! In honour of Abi’s CBC Life article being published last week (link below in Resources section), Meghan & Abi wanted to revisit their episode on friendship. Feel free to call your besties, your new friends, your old friends, and have a group listening party. After you do, get in touch with Abi & Meghan to let them know how you celebrate the friendships that get you through tough times and how you say goo...
Gaining Mom-entum x Thirst World Problems: Bell(s) & Whistles on Gender
January 14, 2021 16:00 - 57 minutes - 133 MBSurprise! You're having a... crossover episode! After listening to the season 1 episodes, Gaining Mom-entum on Gender Parts 1 & 2, Bell from the Thirst World Problems podcast reached out with some questions. Meghan & Abi are so glad that he did! The conversation that unfolded opened all of their eyes to some new perspectives. They covered a lot of ground during their discourse, from puberty to the gendered messages we send our children to consent (how much they loathe the expression "boys wi...
(Re-Release) Gaining Mom-entum on Getting To Know Abi & Meghan
December 31, 2020 16:00 - 54 minutes - 50.5 MBHappy End of 2020! As we close out the shockingly long year that was 2020, it feels like the right time to reconnect with the Gaining Mom-entum community, both OG listeners and any first-timers who are joining along the way. So, please allow Abi & Meghan to reintroduce themselves. In this re-release of the very first episode of Gaining Mom-entum, we'll travel back to a time when the pandemic still loomed large, social distancing was a regular part of the lexicon, we were trying to find our f...
Gaining Mom-entum on Taking Up Space: Season 1 Finale Spectacular!
December 10, 2020 16:00 - 47 minutes - 109 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! This is the final episode of season 1 and we are making it into a spectacular. Meghan & Abi celebrate reaching the end of their first podcast season, complete with many callbacks to the episodes that have come before. After sharing what podcasts have grabbed their attention lately (and Abi effectively auditioning to be a co-host of The Connect podcast), they get right into their conversation on taking up space. Both Abi & Meghan are feeling super celebrator...
Minisode: Last Mini & Good Friends
December 03, 2020 16:00 - 19 minutes - 44.3 MBOne more time, we’re gonna celebrate! This is the final minisode of Gaining Mom-entum’s first season and there’s an extra playful vibe to it. After Abi pulls herself together, she and Meghan start off by celebrating the work they’ve put in this season and thank the GM community for getting the pod to 2000 plays! (Seriously, thank YOU so much!) They talk about what this holiday season will look like for them with the COVID of it all and how Netflix holiday content is getting them through. The...
Gaining Mom-entum on Friendship: Friending While Parents
November 26, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 145 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! This pod’s first season began with Meghan & Abi celebrating their friendship as they invited the GM community to get to know them. Throughout the season, they have talked about race & racism, gender, mental health, and consent. They could not have had the conversations they did in the ways that they did without this week’s topic: friendship. What better way to celebrate friendship than talking about their favourite celebrity besties? After discussing the ce...
Minisode: Dark Day Hacks & AboutCONSENT
November 19, 2020 16:00 - 22 minutes - 51.7 MBMinisode time! This week, Meghan & Abi check in with each other to see how they’re doing during these shorter days of fall. This past week was a rough one for them so they get into what’s been going on with them, including their parenting highs and lows. Then they discuss some of the feedback (or lack thereof) that they received from the Gaining Mom-entum community following the Get Fries With That episode on consent. They surmise that it might just be a tough time of year for people and we’...
Gaining Mom-entum on Consent: Get FRIES With That
November 12, 2020 16:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MBWelcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! This week, Abi & Meghan have a conversation about consent. After checking in with each other, they take a walk down memory lane to what they remember learning (or not learning) about sex, body autonomy, and consent. They discuss why body autonomy and consent can be tough topics for parents to tackle. They also dig into the cultural conversation around consent and what has made it gain momentum in recent years. Meghan teaches Abi a useful acronym (FRIES) for...
Minisode: Candy & Checklists
November 05, 2020 16:00 - 19 minutes - 44.5 MBNote: This minisode was recorded on Monday, November 2nd before the events of November 3rd and whatever has transpired thereafter. On this week’s minisode, Abi & Meghan discuss what the Gaining Mom-entum community shared about their experiences with counseling, self-care and making mental health a family affair. They’re hoping these mental health conversations have been helpful because at the end of the day, we’re all just doing our best. Then they discuss Halloween for probably a bit too l...