Motherhood in Black & White

Are you ready for a home remodel or refresh in 2023? This week, Kaanji and Tara chat with designer Jo Gifford about Kaanji's recent home renovation. Jo shares tips on how to update your living spaces on a budget and trends for 2023. 

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Instagram: @jogifforddesigns

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Website: www.jogifforddesigns.com

Recently, Tara had the opportunity to attend Michelle Obama's book tour for her newest book, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times. Tara shares some of the highlights and from the event, and our hosts discuss how Mrs. Obama's stories and strategies for staying balanced and surviving stress help them in their motherhood and womanhood journeys.

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This week our hosts discuss Kaanji's experience raising multiracial kids.  Kaanji and Tara discuss what it means to be biracial or multiracial and the increasing number of people that identify themselves this way in the US.  They dig deep into some of the hard questions around inclusivity, recognizing others' diversity, and helping our kids celebrate all parts of their background. 

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 Kaanji and Tara are joined by Sarah Durham, educator, coach and creative, for this important conversation about neurodiversity, adolescence and academics.  Listen as Sarah, a former middle school teacher, shares her insights and advice for all parents and discusses her mission to normalize the variety of ways to empower young people to cultivate lives that work for them.

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This week our hosts talk about when it's ok to let our kids quit.  Kaanji and Tara both talk about the "quitters never win" philosophy they were both raised with and how they've had to unlearn it with their own kids.  Kaanji shares a scary experience that ended Roman's short lived football career and Tara reveals mistakes she made when Gage was younger that caused her to reevaluate "quitting", eve...

Kaanji starts this episode out by getting straight to the point - how do we maximize our time so we can accomplish ALL THE THINGS?  Our hosts both discuss some of the practical tools they've used to manage their time, and also where they struggle.  Kaanji shares how she's learned to delegate, and Tara realizes she has more work to do in therapy - you don't want to miss this one. 

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This week, Kaanji and Tara chat about ways they have chosen to discipline their children.  Our hosts discuss different parenting philosophies around punishment. Listen to find out whether they have chosen to discipline their children the way they were raised.

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Clubhouse: @Kaanji and @Taraallyce

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 In keeping with tradition, it's that time of year when Kaanji and Tara talk about what they are looking forward to this fall in TV, movies, and music. We get a recap of Tara's consolation vacation, find out what Kaanji's son is getting into these days, and we walk away with plenty of fun picks to put on our must see and listen lists this fall.  This is the season transition conversation that you need!

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In a special Labor Day episode, Kaanji and Tara are joined by two very special guests, fellow moms Dominique and Dianthe.   All four mothers share their wildly different labor and delivery stories that involve orange juice, epidurals, a presidential inauguration and Dominos pizza!  The one takeaway from each story is that when it comes to labor and motherhood, no amount of planning can prepare you for real life.  

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 This week, Kaanji and Tara talk about their views on allowing their kids more privacy and how it's changed as their sons have gotten older.  This topic has polarizing opinions, so they look to the internet experts for guidance.  They discussed closed doors (and why that is helpful for everyone), social media, and what scares them about allowing more space for their sons to explore on their own.  This conversation had differin...

 If you have student loan debt or are considering taking out loans to help your kids pay for college, then this is the episode for you! This week, Kaanji and Tara chat about the pitfalls of student loans, their debt repayment journey, and strategies for college savings for their kids. 

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Clubhouse: @Kaanji and @Taraallyce

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As our hosts caught up on their summer activities, the conversation of vacations and how to be fully present with our families came up.  Tara admits that she's never really 100% unplugged from work, and Kaanji admits to frustration feeling responsible for the whole family's itinerary.  They both share ideas with each other on how they've found ways to set boundaries in order to enjoy those moments with their families...

After an unexpected hiatus, our hosts are back!  The timing is perfect, too, because Tara is about to start navigating the challenges of her son starting middle school, and Kaanji has plenty of advice, since her son is about to start his last year.  Our hosts catch up on what we've missed during their time off, and are very excited to share new sponsored content!  

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