Fun Mom Summer
In this episode we are joined by Exhale Members, Amy Grass and Rachel Nevergall. We’re discussing how our creative rhythms are both enhanced and inhibited by summer. We’ll hear their thoughts on what it means to be a “fun mom” and how they make space for joy and delight in both motherhood and creativity. We hope you’ll find some encouragement and inspiration in this episode, no matter what season of motherhood you’re in!
Bio: Rachel Nevergall is a therapist, writer, maker, and dreamer living in Chicago with her college sweetheart and their three kids. Rachel wants to be defined by the things she loves, like an impossible to carry stack of library books, the many layers to a well mixed cocktail, growing vegetables from tiny seeds, and obsessing over the complexity of a Taylor Swift lyric. You can follow along with Rachel and her ever growing catalog of muses in her monthly(ish) substack “Speaking Of”, on her podcast “Swift and Swigs with Sibs, or the Instagram Grid, of course.
Amy is a wife and mom of three in St. Louis, Missouri. When she's not writing poetry about the ordinary moments of motherhood, she can be found baking layer cakes, catching up with friends on a morning run, or working her way through her ever-growing stack of library books.
Links:
Rachel’s essays with Coffee+Crumbs
Rachel’s Substack, Speaking of…
Rachel’s Story, Sip, and Song on Instagram
Rachel’s podcast Swift + Swigs with Sibs
Amy’s most recent poem for Coffee+Crumbs
Amy’s Substack, Monthly Mercies
The Tortured Poets Department for the Part-Time Poets
Amy and Rachel’s most recent collab: Amy’s earl-grey, lavender cake and Rachel’s lavender, whiskey, earl-grey cocktail
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