Sitting in the Suck & Being Okay with Failing: How to Make Ideas Happen
We’ve had a lot of crazy ideas on our family journey. Quitting our jobs to make funny videos on the internet. Starting a weekly podcast. Making a family board game from scratch. But here’s the secret. Sometimes those crazy ideas…
Shutting Down Social Media and Booze
Welcome to our crazy. Last week, we created our version of Stoptember on the show in response to our recent family struggles. So, we are giving you an update on our coping habits and family, including a special appearance by…
Coping Strategies: Do You Numb or Release?
Last week, we shared this update on Penn’s father’s health. He’s declining into dementia and we’re having to make all sorts of grown-up decisions we don’t feel qualified, or ready, to make. Watching someone suffer will cause you to do…
What You Need to Know about Sleep, Insomnia and Mental Health
Sleep is a thing in our family. Personally, I don’t do it well. It causes me great anxiety even when I go to bed. But sleep is so important to mental health, especially mine. In order to try to do…
How to Create Body Confidence in Your Children
Body image issues and children can be tricky. Body image issues with teenagers girls…beyond tricky. I needed help making sure my daughter is body confident, so I called Dr. Emily King. Penn and I share some experiences and concerns with…
How to Help, Cope and Lift Your Child this School Year
Today, we are doing life better with the help of Liz Vaccariello, Editor-in-Chief of Parents Magazine. As summer starts to roll to an end, the back to school stress creeps in. You’ve probably either read Liz’s work in Parents Magazine…
Blending Introverts and Extroverts in Families
We’ve tackled the introvert vs extrovert characteristics in this Holderness Family video and I have given my introvert life hacks in this video, but today we’re focusing on the framework we use in our family to blend our personalities better…
Do You Suffer from Mom Brain?
Dear moms, I’m here to tell you that you aren’t alone. Mom brain is real. The most important thing to know is that it isn’t your fault. Nope, not at all. It’s your kid’s fault. Yep – they sucked the…
Introverts Living with Extroverts
This is what marriage looks like when a classic extrovert marries a textbook introvert. Which one are you?…
Why Social Media Can Cause Mommy Burnout
We know this podcast is a bit ironic. We make our living on social media, but we’re suggesting you cut back to avoid mommy burnout (or burnout in general). We can admit that we could all use some restrictions for…
