Holderness

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What Happened To The Holderness Family?

Penn and I have adopted a new response when people ask how we are doing and we’re just doing fine: Medium. Not bad, not great… just “medium.” We got it from Penn’s cousin and honestly, I love it. Most days…

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Food

The Tired Mom Cookbook

Every day, it feels like I’m chasing some elusive goal of creating the perfect dinner that checks all the boxes: nutritious, easy to make, and crowd-pleasing. That’s why I am so excited to announce my new cookbook, I’m Sick of…

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When Life Turns Out Differently

There’s a lot of things in life that haven’t been on my bingo card. Living in North Carolina. Making videos for the internet as a job. Competing on The Amazing Race. Those are all pretty great life surprises, but there…

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Wrong Answers Only

This may come as a surprise to you, but I never realized I was competitive until The Amazing Race. On our 5th leg in Switzerland, we got 3rd and I was so frustrated I cried. (Granted this was also the…

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For The Mom With ADHD

Penn here! What a journey this past month has been. We finished up our final book tour appearance last week in Minneapolis, and I’m still basking in the love we’ve felt from meeting all of you. When we wrote ADHD…

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Wellness

Back on Meds & Weird Hobbies 

We love our podcast. Sometimes, when we hit the record button it feels like I’m in a confessional. I’ll start spilling details of my life without even thinking. On this week’s podcast, what started as a conversation about being taken…

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10 Questions For The Deeply Curious 

 I consider myself a curious person by nature. When I’m in a social situation, I genuinely listen and ask thoughtful questions to get to know someone better. Where I struggle is small talk. There have been moments where I absolutely…

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The World Wasn’t Built for ADHD

I had always been that kid. Adults referred to me as “a handful” and “a spirited child” or “a space cadet.” I left my clothes on the stairs, missed the bus for school, and forgot to turn in my homework…

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How To Stop Overworking

I wrote back in January about how I am trying to worry less in 2024. My solution to worrying less was adding more. More learning, more fun, more spontaneity. Adding more doesn’t necessarily mean being busier. In fact, part of…

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Is It Too Late To Change My Parenting?

I am pretty sure I didn’t do “gentle parenting” with my kids.  To be clear, Penn and I don’t really have to discipline our children. They are wonderful kids and on their way to be amazing adults. But when they…

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