Mamas, Aunties, and all of yall listening, today the Mamas sans Melanie who is out being a rockstar are answering some of your questions! Shanna in Sandy Springs GA needs to know how to not feel overwhelmed doing all the things, Leah in Tupelo MS speaks for all of us wondering why Black Love Doc has to come to an end, plus Kim in Brooklyn is wondering about gentle parenting!

Gentle parenting, conscious parenting, patient parenting... we've all heard the terms but honestly, we're not too sure what the difference is. We just know that we're out here trying to break those generational traumatic bonds that we had to deal with growing up. We know a lot of y'all have been asking us about gentle parenting and where to start so we brought in our gentle parenting expert Charisse Sims! Charisse is an educator, PBS Early Learning Champion, and a mama of six so she knows a thing or two about raising kids. Charisse is all about conscious parenting, and if you don't know what that is, her podcast Parenting for the Culture is a good place to start! The Mamas and Charisse get into what exactly gentle parenting is, how we can set boundaries with our children, and how we ALL struggle with trying to do better than our parents did it.

Hey Mamas! Before You get too excited, we're going into the vault today for a NEVER BEFORE heard episode from the early days before Ashley and Melanie had officially announced their pregnancies. Listen in to a very real conversation about the anxiousness of being pregnant again, and what they wanted to do this round. Plus take a listen to That Newborn Life and see how much what they hoped would line up with what actually happened.

Ladies! Ashley's oldest is setting boundaries with her presence on her socials! And look, we all know it's a delicate line choosing what to and not to share. So much of how we communicate and build our brands are tied into sharing pieces of ourselves like here on the podcast! But not everyone comes into these spaces with good intentions. Listen in as the Mamas share their thoughts about all things social media and what they do to help keep the balance in their lives!

Ladies, we've heard how hard it's been to maintain friendships are to maintain after... well... everything. After you get into a relationship, after your twenties, after you have kids, but real talk...should it be hard? Today the Mamas have a conversation all around friendships. Truth be told, some friendships have expiration dates. Or maybe, we haven't exactly been the best friends to people in our lives? Listen, we're getting into all of it today!

BOO! It's Halloween time and we don't know about our community but for us over here in The Mama's Den it has come up on us QUICK! Today the Mamas are talking everything Halloween from last minute costumes, to actual Trick or Treating plans, and just what do you do with all that free candy? Plus Melanie shares a Halloween story about how her mother leveraged Halloween into her parenting.

The Mamas are just catching up this week and they're talking about everything . First with the holidays fast approaching gifts are on everyone's mind and everyone has very different opinions on what types of gifts they life to receive. Plus, at what age do women stop wearing underwear? Is there an age? Does it depend on the vagina? Also, it's cold season! What is everyone's favorite cold remedies? It's just a fun conversation between friends. So shake off the turkey hangover, stake out your cyber monday claim and listen in!

Mamas we gotta be honest with you, we are burned out. We are tired. Our lives, our businesses, social media, it seems like it's coming from all directions. So we're just gonna talk about it. What do we do when it feels like we can't push any further? How has hustle culture gotten us here? Pull up and let's have a conversation.

These KIDS are crushing!! We were not ready! Nothing is sacred and they are starting YOUNG. One of Codie's twins has already developed a crush. Felicia's daughter Peace has willed her crush into the universe. Ashley's daughter went and kissed someone and Melanie's son is ready to take someone out on a date he's 6. Of course it's all innocent because they're children, but now the Mamas are thinking about the future and what will it look like when their kids bring home their first serious partner? Do we as parents have certain expectations of our children? Let's talk about it!

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It's Thanksgiving week! Felicia is out taking care of a sick little one but the rest of the Mamas are here with their Thanksgiving plans. What traditions do each of our Mamas look forward to the most? PLUS Travel tips! Look, we know that a lot of our Mama's Den village is wondering how to get in and around the airport this holiday season and we've got you covered! Melanie, Ashley and Codie are pros when it comes to traveling with these kids, and they know just what you need to make it through the busiest travel season of the year.

IT'S CODIE'S BIRTHDAY!!! It's also Halloween, but it's CODIE'S BIRTHDAY!! Insert party horns So we decided to go into our Grab Bag and answer some of your questions! Monique in Charlotte wants to talk about conscious parenting, Sherry in Houston needs help with a picky eater, Ellen in Fresno has our Mamas ready to roll up, and Farrah Columbus GA wants more parenting tips from Melanie's mom y'all!. We are here for you so make sure you keep asking all the questions, and go wish Codie a happy birthday!!

It's Monday and the Mamas are back to answer some of your questions! Have any of them ever dealt with infidelity in their marriages? How do they find ways to spend quality time with each of their 50 eleventy kids? Plus we get confirmation on the strength of Ashley's vagina. Yup, you read that right!

Tis the season for all the things events, gifts, holiday parties, colds we miss you Melanie!, and trying to stay on top of everything that still needs to get done. Our Mamas recap Felicia's amazing Merry and Mindful event, and why we have a tendency to sell ourselves short even though we have no reason to do so. Plus, Felicia, Codie and Ashley share their current Christmas traditions. Apparently we're all missing out on Elf on the Shelf, fake trees are better than real trees, and 3 gifts is what we should be maxing out on for our kids.

What was life like before motherhood? Do you remember it? Were you in the club living your best life? Chasing those career dreams? Sometimes it's easy to forget just what things were like before we had these children in our lives, and what we thought our lives would be. Today the Mamas are sharing just what their lives were like before motherhood. What were the career dreams? Did they always want to be moms? How did that first child change that life plan?

Valentine's Day is tomorrow and the ladies of the Mamas Den are ready thanks to the help of one Felicia La Tour! Listen in to hear how the Mamas do Valentine's Day with their children, how it's evolved over time, love languages, expectations of their partners, and some last minute pick ups you can grab if you're trying to scramble to put something together for this micro holiday!

A friendly conversation about Ashley's home makeover quickly turns into how does one go about protecting the home? More importantly would any of the ladies get a gun? It's a question that is heated, genuine, and touches on not only the necessity for some, but the real fears, and the situations that have had the ladies think twice about their opinions.

Mamas, Aunties, Ladies, and even the Fellas....we're NOT back! BUT we know that you've been feenin worse than Jodeci for NEW Mama's Den episodes so we wanted to drop a special episode to help get you through the weekend. In this very special episode, the Mamas share how these kids have been keeping them on their toes. What does it look like to keep going when everything seems to be going wrong? Plus, what makes every single one of the ladies cry mid episode?

Welcome back to the Den Mamas! We know you've been waiting for us to come back and we're recharged and ready to get back to talking about all of the things. We didn't know a better way bring us back in than by answering some of your questions! What should one do when a coparent ain't acting right? What's Black History month like in Canada? and a shout out to all the Aunties! We love our Aunties here!

Mamas, Felicia has a new experience with Zen and she needs to know if the rest of y'all raising little boys have experienced it... Morning wood. Don't laugh! Okay laugh a little, but today we are talking through it all! What do you tell your children when they first have those natural experiences? Is there a right time or a wrong time to talk to your children about their bodies? Have you been thinking about having this talk with your children since before you even had them like Codie? She even read a whole article to try and prep herself Plus, Melanie has finally watched a bit of the Parent Test and she's got some thoughts.