Can I bring my kids with me to vote?
Can I bring my kids with me to vote? Kids can totally come vote with you and come into the booth with you until they are 18! Some states DO have some restrictions around how many children you can bring into the booth with you, so contact your local board of elections if you need to bring more than 1 child in the voting booth with you.
A Fresh Story Podcast: Patrice got on a plane and moved her family abroad
We chatted with Patrice Poltzer about her decision to move her family to Portugal. Patrice shared the challenges of starting fresh in a new country, from navigating cultural differences to building a new business, and how stepping out of her comfort zone led to personal and family growth. Patrice’s story highlights the power of taking risks and embracing fresh starts, even when it feels daunting.
A Fresh Story Podcast: Paige is so over the imbalance of domestic labor
We chatted with Paige Connell, a mother of four, about the overwhelming challenges she faced balancing family life and motherhood. From foster care to having two biological kids, she went from no kids to four in just three years. Paige opened up about how the unequal division of labor in her marriage led to burnout and resentment.
Fresh Conversations with Raena Boston: how can we show up for each other?
Raena Boston is a rising thought leader in the women’s and maternal rights space with a fresh, imperative voice. She is a working mom of three, fierce advocate, co-founder of the nonprofit focused on mothers’ rights Chamber of Mothers, and an HR corporate baddie. By night, she writes and creates content for her online platform, The Working Momtras.
Fresh Conversations with L'Oreal Thompson Payton: is not being perfect actually the secret to life?
L’Oreal Thompson Payton is an award-winning journalist and the author of Stop Waiting for Perfect: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone and Into Your Power. Her personal essays, feature stories and celebrity interviews have been published in esteemed media outlets such as Essence, Fortune, SELF, Shondaland, and Well + Good, among others.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Divorce But Were Afraid to Ask: How to Get Divorced as a Stay-at-Home-Mom
On this episode of The Divorce Season from A Fresh Story, we’re covering everything you need to know in order to get divorced as a stay at home parent. We get a lot of questions from women who aren’t the primary earners, who work as the primary parent, and are seeking a divorce. How can you get divorced as a stay at home mom? We have all the answers.
A Fresh Story, Season 5: Amanda Montei
We had the honor of talking to Amanda Montei, the author of Touched Out: Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent, & Control. We talked about the transition into motherhood, the #metoo movement and motherhood, the relationship between joy, sex and being a new mom, and her journey to sobriety in new motherhood.
A Fresh Story, Season 5: Lindsay White
We had the honor of talking to Lindsay White, founder and CEO of The Little Milk Bar. The Little Milk Bar is a brand that empowers breastfeeding moms, giving them permission to feed their baby whenever and wherever you need to with or without a cover. Lindsay lives in Salt Lake, Utah with her 3 kids and husband.
L'Oreal Thompson Payton & the Reframing of Perfection
We had the chance to talk to author L’Oreal Thompson Payton about why we need to stop waiting for perfect, and embrace our identity as we step out of our comfort zone and into our power. L’Oreal Thompson Payton is the author of Stop Waiting for Perfect: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone and Into Your Power.
Molly McPherson & the Navigation of Resilience
We had the immense pleasure of chatting with the fantastic Pop Culture and PR Expert Molly McPherson, a nationally recognized expert in crisis public relations in the age of social media. She is the author of the book, Indestructible: Reclaim Control and Respond with Confidence in a Media Crisis and is a well-known Pop Culture & PR expert on TikTok.
Rachel Sobel & the Beauty of Authenticity
We had the best time talking to award-winning writer and community builder, Rachel Sobel. Rachel is authentic, raw, honest, and hilarious as she shares about her divorce experience, meeting her second (and final) husband, having daughters, building community, and how to support people going through a divorce.
Emily Feret & the Normalizing of Normalcy
Emily Feret is a stay at home mom who loves to “normalize normal” on her social media platforms by talking about motherhood, body image, marriage and more with no filter! We chatted with Emily about her fresh start into motherhood, and her mission to help normalize normal lives so that no one feels alone, and why it’s so important to talk about the real, authentic, messy parts of parenthood and how it truly connects us all.