ADHD, Apple Pay, and Crock Pot Confidence: A Candid Chat with Whitney Sturgis-Reid

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This week on Unpacking with Jennifer Satel, Jennifer sits down with her wonderfully wild, laugh-out-loud guest Whitney Sturgis-Reid — a mom, stepmom, and self-proclaimed crock pot queen — to talk real life: parenting, ADHD, and that time her 9-year-old secretly charged $800 worth of Roblox on Apple Pay.

They swap stories about blending families, learning to let go (yes, of stuff and guilt), and why the “$20 in 20 minutes” rule changed Whitney’s home and mindset forever. They dig into the emotional rollercoaster of raising kids, the unspoken highs and lows of step-parenting, and what it’s like parenting through chaos and clutter when your brain wants to chase every shiny object in the room.

Also in this episode: microwave wins, measuring pepper precisely, and why being the mom who just keeps trying might be the most badass thing of all ...