From bedtime battles to tough conversations, everyday parenting keeps us on our toes. We explore boundaries, responsibilities, and knowing when to step in or give our kids room to figure things out.
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Oct. 12, 2026

Does Money Grow on Trees? Rethinking What We Teach Our Kids

🎉 GoodMom is back for Season 2—and we’re talking money! When your teenager has a car, a girlfriend, and a growing list of expenses, how do you decide what to pay for—and what they should earn themselves? Sunny and Lindsay share their different upbringings around money and explore how those beliefs shape our parenting. From Sunny’s daughters turning their love of dogs into spending money to the questions we rarely ask our kids, this conversation is about getting curious together. In this ep...
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Nov. 7, 2025

Parenting Children Who Aren’t Your Own

Ever wondered what it’s really like to raise someone else’s kids? 🤔 Whether it’s your grandkids, foster kids, or the neighborhood crew that magically ends up at your house, this episode is packed with heart, humor, and real-life parenting lessons. 💕 Sunny and Lindsay chat about the power of love 💖, listening 👂, and guiding kids through big transitions—while keeping your sanity intact 😅. From fostering to everyday adventures, they explore how to balance boundaries, support creativity 🎨, and make...
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Oct. 3, 2025

Friday Night Frights: A Concussion Confession

Guess who’s back together, mamas? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️ Sunny + Lindsay in the same virtual room again, and trust us, it feels so good. We’ve been swapping mom stories, laughing too loud, and cooking up new ways to connect with YOU. (Stay tuned, you’re gonna love it. 😉) 🏈 Friday Night Frights Sunny’s got a doozy this week: her 15-year-old son took a hit on the football field and ended up with a concussion. Cue: ER visit and mom tears. 😬💔 Don’t worry — he’s back on the field now, but not before giving his ...
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Sept. 19, 2025

Night Owl Kids and Bedtime Battles

Ever wonder why your teen stays up WAY past bedtime? 😅 Sunny and Lindsay are breaking down the chaos of late-night teens, from midnight YouTube marathons to finding their own private space. 👦 Middle Child Madness: Sunny shares her middle son’s struggle with staying up late and how she’s trying to get him back on track before school starts 🏫⏰. 🕒 Finding Their Rhythm: Teens have their own internal clocks! Learn how understanding their schedules can make bedtime battles a little less stressfu...
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Sept. 12, 2025

When Mom’s Away… The Mess Will Stay

Sunny’s back from Ohio … and let’s just say her house in San Diego didn’t exactly sparkle after being left in the hands of her husband and two boys for two months. 🏈🧔👦👦 Packages piled high , sticky cupboards , mystery messes on the floor … sound familiar? This week, Sunny and Lindsay dive into: ✨ The “man cave effect” when mom’s away ✨ Why kids (and sometimes dads) skip the obvious chores 🙃 ✨ The fine line between messy and dirty 🧽 ✨ How to actually teach kids responsibility instead of doin...
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Sept. 5, 2025

Telling Kids “Hard Stuff” (or Not?)

How much should we share with our kids when life gets tough? 💭 Do we protect them from the heavy stuff … or let them in early so they can walk the journey with us? 🚶‍♀️❤️ Lindsay and Sunny get real about those tricky parenting moments when you’re not sure if it’s the “right time” ⏰ to spill the beans. From health scares to big family moves to the “D-word” (yes, divorce 😬💔), they share their own stories—the good, the awkward, and the ones their kids still bring up decades later 😂. ✨ You’ll ...
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Aug. 22, 2025

Ditch the Schedule, Embrace the Unexpected

Ever feel like your color-coded calendar is running your life? 😅 This week, Lindsay and Sunny swap stories about the magic that happens when you ditch the to-do list and embrace the unexpected. 💡 In this episode: 🐾 Dog-Sitting + Car-Lending + Surprise Plans – How Lindsay’s day turned into a joyful chaos-fest. ⏰ When Over-Scheduling Attacks – Sunny’s tale of a Monday that could’ve used more flow and less freak-out. 💆‍♀️ Letting Go of “Perfect Mom” – Why constant activity isn’t the gold standa...
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July 4, 2025

Petting Zoos: Letting Go of Mom Fears

Lindsay and Sunny are diving headfirst into... mud, baby goats, and motherhood epiphanies 😅. What started as an innocent Sunday trip to a misty little petting zoo turned into a full-on conversation about messy animals, messy feelings—and the messes we make avoiding messes! 🦙 Baby alpacas? ADORABLE.🐥 Baby chicks? YES PLEASE.💩 Mud-caked shoes and unwanted goat haircuts? Um… maybe not so much. But beyond the fluff (literally), this episode unpacks something deeper: 👉 How do our adult hang-...
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May 3, 2025

When Helping Hurts: Loving, Letting Go & Staying Strong

Whoa—this one’s deep, mamas. Today, Lindsay and Sunny get REAL about one of the hardest things a parent can face: what do you do when your child is struggling with mental health challenges…and nothing seems to help? 😞 ✨ Lindsay shares a heartfelt story about a friend facing the unimaginable—watching her daughter spiral while feeling powerless to stop it. Together, Sunny and Lindsay unpack the messy emotions that come with trying everything as a mom…and still feeling like it’s not enough. 💬...
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April 29, 2025

Hover Less, Chill More: Finding Your Parenting Sweet Spot

Sunny and Lindsay get real about the hovering vs. hands-off parenting debate. From helicopter moms who won’t let their kids out of sight to parents who (oops) aren’t quite sure where their kids are—this conversation covers it all! Sunny shares her own journey of letting her oldest ride an e-bike to school (spoiler: it wasn’t easy!), while Lindsay recounts a powerful story about how over-parenting can actually crush a kid’s confidence. The duo dives into why letting kids fall—and get back up—i...