This week, we’re talking about the very real ups and downs of managing the holidays and the pressure to create magic for humans who are often cold, tired, or overstimulated. We game plan how to survive the season when school is out, routines are gone, and everyone (even us) is a little dysregulated.
There’s a lot of laughter as we recount the meltdowns, failed attempts at holiday fun, and outcomes of setting boundaries with family. From traditions we love to traditions that broke us, we share what we’re keeping, what we’re letting go of, and how we’re reimagining the holidays in a way that actually makes sense for our family right now. Whether that’s quiet mornings at home, saying no to things that don’t feel right anymore, or fully staying true to your nuclear family's traditions (bar crawl, anyone?), we’re choosing flexibility over nostalgia and letting our holiday traditions evolve with us.

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes discussions around birth trauma and medical emergencies. Please listen with care.

We're joined again by new mom and friend of the pod, Katie Baxendale, as we continue our conversation around labor & delivery and postpartum recovery. Together, we unpack the moments that shaped us—everything from finding the courage to fire doctors who didn’t prioritize our well-being, to navigating the lingering resentment that comes from feeling betrayed by providers. We also dig into the heavy, often invisible layers of pressure and guilt that surround breastfeeding and the choices we make for our babies.

We open the door to the parts of early motherhood that rarely make it into casual conversation. These are the experiences that can feel too vulnerable to say out loud, yet become profoundly freeing once shared. Our hope is that by speaking them openly, no one has to feel alone in theirs.

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes discussions of birth trauma, preterm labor, and medical emergencies. Please listen with care.
This week, we’re joined by friend of the pod, Katie Baxendale, who’s still fresh from her birth experience and finding her footing as a new mom. Together, we open up about how different, and deeply personal, each of our pregnancy and birth journeys were. We talk about moments that felt traumatic, times we felt dismissed or let down by doctors, the grief that comes with losing the full-term pregnancy we imagined, and the complicated guilt of having a “beautiful” birth while watching friends struggle.

It’s raw, honest, and emotional—but also full of connection, validation and tips on how best to support the women in your life going through similar.

If you’ve ever felt alone in your birth story, this episode reminds you that you’re not.

This week, we unpack the quiet social anxiety that comes with parenting among unfamiliar company — plus a bout of food poisoning, the realities and fear of illness and hospital visits with kids, and the telltale signs that a TV detox was long overdue. Between public meltdowns and questionable empathy, they find the humor in the madness because, really, what else can you do?

In episode two, we’re diving into the messy reality of parenting when kids are throwing (everything), not listening, and you’re hanging on by a thread. We talk about managing our tempers, the beauty of repair, and the mental load that makes enjoying our kids feel impossible when we’re always on (& the default parent). From finding your village, to paying for your village, to knowing when you’ve hit your limit, we explore what it means to find grace, or at least let go of the guilt and perfection long enough to try.

In our very first episode of Grace, Never Heard of Her, we’re introducing the voices behind the mics — Gina and Maddie. Two friends, two working moms, living two unpredictable lives, and asking one big question: where’s the grace we keep hearing about? We’re sharing who we are, how this podcast came to be, and how we’re learning to be okay with not having it all together — while encouraging each other to find joy along the way.

It’s honest, chaotic, and a little bit cathartic — just like motherhood.