Author Archives: Joy Todd

Joy and Sarah are joined by their first dad in honor of Father’s Day. Writer, director and actor, Jesse Santoyo is a single father to 3 boys. He shares with us the ups and downs from the other side of the aisle.

Jenny, Joy and Sarah discuss the stress of packing school lunches, the importance of who you get your advice from and motherhood as strength training.

Joy and Sarah interview their 1st pregnant mom, Katie Schecter! She talks about her crazy pregnancy dreams, swollen feet, and the illusion of feeling ready.

Jenny joins Sarah and Joy to swoon over the twins’ incredible story of true love. Jenny updates us on how her Ted Talk went.

Joy and Sarah sit down with Joy’s twin cousins who share their cancer and surrogacy journey with us.

Joy, Sarah and Jenny talk about the idea of the “right-sized” anger as well as some dirty-facting on the Buddhist concept of The Watcher and The Doer as it pertains to mom guilt.

Sarah and Joy are joined by nurse practitioner and mother of one, Haylee Young. They get into the difficulty of transitions, pushing boundaries, and the struggle of finding your way back to yourself after kids.

Licensed therapist Jenny Black joins to discuss the haziness of Mom Guilt and a hack for teach consequences.

Choreographer and more importantly Joy’s neighbor, Tyler shares her brief journey through IVF, her love of being pregnant, and the difficulty to remain creative as a mom let alone during a pandemic.

Joy and Sarah find themselves without marriage and family therapist Jenny Black but still manage to reflect on their chat with Caitlin Mello.

A single mom from day one, Caitlin Mello joins Sarah and Joy to share her unexpected journey into motherhood and how she’s continued to pave her own path ever since.

Discussing the Momcult episode with Julia Vega, all about processing grief, managing expectations and the fingerprints our moms leave behind on us.