Separation Anxiety + "The Invisible String" Bestselling Phenomenon | Patrice Karst

#238 • The bestselling phenomenon The Invisible String has helped countless families with separation anxiety and loss. Patrice Karst, author of The Invisible String, The Invisible Leash, The Invisible Web, You Are Never Alone: An Invisible String Lullaby, and the co-author of The Invisible String Workbook speaks with us about how this independently published book made it around the world, why it’s healing message is so important today, and the exciting backstory of her new Invisible String series (published by Little, Brown Books, Dec 3rd, 2019).

Family House Call | Flu Shot Rebellion, The Micro-Date, and The Silent Soccer Game

#234 -Join Adam and me on our "micro-date", the latest trend in staying connected after kids. In this episode, "Coach" Adam discusses what to do when your kid's soccer team loses every single game, and Ellie takes a premature "super mom" victory lap for organizing a flu shot house call for the whole family using a popular medical app. They report back after it goes horribly, insanely, outrageously awry.

You should definitely not take ANY advice from us. Enjoy! Ellie Knaus and Adam Sztykiel

Fair Play | NYT Bestselling Author Eve Rodsky on Rebalancing Family Responsibilities and Reclaiming Your Time

#233 - A current New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine bookclub pick, FAIR PLAY by Eve Rodsky tackles the question: how can we share domestic responsibilities in a fair and systematic way so that mothers can reclaim their lives from the thankless time-suck of “invisible labor”? Backed with a Harvard Law degree and organizational management know-how, Eve Rodsky is here to share a clear cut system for our modern families. I don’t know about your household, but in ours, too much is falling through the cracks, from forgotten school forms to cherished relationships with friends. We’ve got this one life; how are we going to consciously choose to live it? Eve helps us cut through the crap and figure out a fair approach to managing our domestic lives. Adam and I have just started implementing this system and our marriage is stronger for it. Listen up!