Optimal Motherhood

Epic, the most-widely used electronic health record system, recently made changes to their EMR that smooths the process of documentation and reporting around Reach Out and Read. It's now easier for clinicians to indicate shared reading conversations, and for clinic coordinators t ...  Show more

What can fossils — yes, fossils! — tell us about the history of shared parental care and infant helplessness? Jeremy DeSilva, an Endowed Professor of Archaeology, Paleontology, and Ethnology at Dartmouth takes us on a few million years' deep dive into human evolution and what the ...  Show more

Being a parent has always been SO stressful, but nowadays, when you throw social media into the mix, it’s next level. Jess & Camilla share their personal stories of managing stress levels as parents and how they overcome the toughest of challenges. See omnystudio.com/listener for ...  Show more

This week Brittany and Aleen are back to share their experiences and emotions surrounding leaving their kids at home after much needed time off. Then, they answer popular listener questions about how to balance wearing the “friend” vs. “parent” hat, how long it should take to for ...  Show more

Therapist, writer, and content creator Vanessa Spinarsky helps women untangle the cultural scripts that shape how we mother. Her viral message to “unf*ck your conditioning” has resonated with thousands of mothers who are tired of feeling like their worth depends on self-erasure. ...  Show more