Season 1 finale is about knowing when to let go. Sometimes you are holding on so tightly, you don’t even realize it’s time to let go. Suddenly you realize it’s time. It’s time to come back to you.
Hang onto your hats because we’re about to go on adventure! I’ve written a detailed account of our 6 hour flight home to CA and I am bringing you along for the ride. This is a sneak peek into part one of the story which is making its way into my book. What do you think of my voice over skills? My mom says I have a real future in it, so you know it’s got to be true, right? Lol And this story you’ll hear seems like planning ahead for vacations and changing tactics when things go wrong, determinati...
Today in this quickie episode we are veering off our normal parenting topics and sharing a very valuable tool I’ve used to manage my bipolar disorder: a good old fashioned letter. This is a great tool for someone with bipolar, depression, anxiety or anyone who knows that feeling doubt that comes up after you are starting a new creative project. So basically, this is a great episode if you are a human! I am going to be digging into some of the questions you’ve sent me about living with bipolar bi...
Today is my birthday! I am giving myself the gift of not writing a real description hahaha! I will probably write a real one very soon, but I want to send this baby out into the world. ✈️. As usual I talk about what Charlotte is doing to drive me crazy and how I manage to resist resentment. The episode Easter eggs include: speech therapy 3rd person tips, a mummified object in a gas station museum, and a cow sound effect. Have fun! Send me a message on Instagram or Facebook @2pancakesodwisdom if ...
After 10 long months in Rhode Island, we finally returned to our home in California. And while it was nice to be home again, it didn’t feel as much like home as I thought it would! I had changed so much in the last year that my home needed to reflect that. Little things like moving my shoe rack to the hall to create a little “closet recording studio” have big meaning. A challenge we tackled with Charlotte this week was going to the dentist. Things like this are always a lesson in letting go of c...
Today I’ll share with you the moving story of Charlotte’s womb song “Charlotte,O Charlotte” I’ll even sing you the song along with a quick reprise when Charlotte makes a surprise appearance in my closet! This is a very special story and I’m delighted to have a way to share it with you today. The “traveling closet” brings us to a closet at my aunt’s house where I took a night off from the family. I needed time to decompress after many days with my extrovert husband. I took the opportunity to reco...
In this episode I share my highs and lows from a typical day with Charlotte. As a special-needs mom it’s amazing the little things I celebrate sometimes! The simple act of seeing her throw away her own trash can bring me to tears of happiness. Our lows come from moments where I can’t get Charlotte to budge, and she’s so big and strong now that sometimes I am helpless to do anything about it. I give myself a gold star for climbing my way out of self doubt by the act of journaling. Doubt and fear ...
Hello Mama! I created this episode as another bedtime chat: a way for hard-working mamas to wind down at the end of the day. Perhaps you can listen to it as you’re waiting for your child to fall asleep beside you. Or maybe you are in your bed, waiting for your busy mind to slow down and let you sleep. If you drift off during this episode, I have done my job well! In this episode I reflect back on the day and give myself a gold star for a small success, and acknowledge where I stumbled. I move on...
Today’s episode has a different mood. I recorded it late at night in a more contemplative space. I share with you two poems I’ve written in the last few years. The first called “new yarn” is a love letter to motherhood and to the theater. The second one “pretty” talks about how as women we can both crave and feel trapped by attention about our looks. I hope you find meaning in them, and perhaps they inspire you to write a poem yourself today! I attached the text below. Until next time, take good...
In this episode I cover topics like my bad habit with my coffee cup, Charlotte’s midnight chats, and most importantly what Tinker Bell has to teach me about losing my cool with the people I love. I also share deep ramblings about 19 years of marriage and my secret to letting the little things go. This podcast includes a recording of Charlotte! Check out my website at www.2pancakesofwisdom.com
Welcome to episode two! For this episode I bring you along in the aftermath of a minor pond water disaster 😫. But don’t worry, it’s not too much of a downer. One of my superpowers is that I’m able to laugh about my unfortunate experiences almost immediately after they happen! I think it’s one of the mandatory requirements of a sane parenthood experience, don’t you? I share a lot in this episode. If you’re ever had to launch a gross rescue mission because of your kid, left your bag at a coffee s...
Welcome to episode one of "2 pancakes of wisdom"... the podcast! Where I don’t actually talk about pancakes, and the wisdom is a little dodgy, but you will leave with a smile on your face! I cover parenthood topics like: hiding in your bathroom to avoid your kids, getting creative with your parent dates because you’re too tired to have them at night, dealing with your kids’ melt downs at home and hearing “but little Jimmy is so good at school!” (Or maybe a little Jimmy is a basket-case at school...
