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Write That Down | A Podcast for Working Moms and Women Entrepreneurs

Write That Down | A Podcast for Working Moms and Women Entrepreneurs

by Megan Kalbach & Casey Gavey

Entrepreneurship Parenting

Season 1

#21 The Thanksgiving Special

This Thanksgiving, we’re heading out of the studio and into Megan’s kitchen to make two Thanksgiving staples: stuffing & mashed potatoes! Join us as we put on our aprons and talk all things holidays. From our families to yours, we wish you a happy Thanksgiving! 0:00 Welcome to Megan’s Kitchen 1:03 Donning the Aprons 2:27 Casey Broke Her Foot 3:36 Cooking the Stuffing 6:30 Meet Megan’s Dog Harper 7:08 Chopping & Chatting 8:49 Boxed Mashed Potatoes 10:50 Special Family Keepsakes 12:31 Megan’s Thanksgiving Memories 13:40 Casey’s Holiday Memories 14:28 Megan’s Family Thanksgiving Dinner 18:18 Continuing the Stuffing 22:30 Teacher Holiday Gifts 26:28 The Story of Casey’s Broken Foot 29:01 Megan in the Kitchen 31:27 Chunky vs Smooth Mashed Potatoes 33:07 Finishing the Stuffing 35:47 Hosting Family Christmases 41:49 Chatting & Peeling Potatoes 45:39 Casey’s Basement Water Woes 47:10 Boiling the Potatoes 49:58 Dishwashing Duties 53:37 More Chopping & Chatting 54:55 Boiling the Potatoes 57:55 Perfectionism & Chaos 1:02:41 Finishing the Mashed Potatoes 1:08:16 Happy Thanksgiving from Megan & Casey!

#20 Screen Time and Technology

We're unpacking a hot topic today, screen time and technology with kids! We can't wait for you to listen! 0:00 Intro 0:45 The Blueprint 1:19 Hersheypark 2:52 Gizmo Watch 6:34 Smart Phones 7:58 Group Texts 12:29 Phones in Bedrooms 13:16 Myspace 16:35 Video Games 22:46 Second Child Struggles 24:30 Facebook Kids 27:10 Wrap Up

#19 Motherhood & Mental Health

We're tackling a beast of a topic today, Motherhood & Mental Health. Enjoy this real and raw conversation about the tough stuff. 0:00 Intro 0:00 Never A Good Time to talk about Mental Health 0:00 Carson Daily 1:25 We Have Anxiety 3:53 Megan’s Car Accident 4:55 Overstimulation 7:53 Ear Plugs 8:43 Noise Triggers 10:20 Tonie Box 11:16 Panic Attacks 15:03 Postpartum Mental Health 16:27 Postpartum Grocery Trip 18:51 Postpartum Depression 20:30 Encouragement For Partners 21:43 Torticollis 23:00 When Megan Met Casey 24:38 Pregnancy Sickness 26:34 Find Your Village & Speak Up

#18 Decoding Office Personalities

Megan went to a great conference and she wanted to tell us all about it! Enjoy this hilarious breakdown of Office Personalities. 0:00 Intro 1:12 The Right People In The Right Seats 1:33 Emma’s Great Skillset 2:30 Shameless Plug (Positions Are Now Closed) 3:00 Phrases of Communication 5:58 Types of People In The Office 10:27 Nay Sayers 13:07 Roleplaying Planning an Event 14:03 4 Types of People On Your Team 23:49 Megan Wants to be a Morning Person 25:22 Watching The Phillies Without Working 27:10 Uncomfortable is Where You Grow 28:52 Megan’s Cry Fest 32:33 Casey Got Plants 32:49 City Cats 33:12 Wrap Up

#17 Scary Mom Fails

Happy Halloween! On Today's spooky episode we're discussing our hilarious but scary Mom Fails. 0:00 Intro 0:20 Megan Demands Antibiotics 1:41 Joy of Missing Out 2:13 Scary Mom Fails 2:27 Casey Forgot the Skeleton 3:15 Post Production Fail 5:13 Wacky Wednesday 7:15 My Mama Messed Up 7:47 Frozen Chicken Nugget 10:28 Caramel Apple Spice 12:50 Cake Pop Story 14:53 Have You Lost Your Child? 16:15 Mom Anxiety in Public 16:55 Disney World 21:10 Another Disney World Fail 22:50 Hershey Park Fail 25:16 Losing A Child at a Baseball Game 31:06 Trigger Warning 37:31 Eye Doctor Discovery 38:53 Wrap Up

#16 Multi-Generational Office Culture

Our office is half Millennials, half Gen Zs, and the dynamic is never boring. We're breaking that down in today's episode. 0:00 intro 0:30 Generation Chart 3:12 Our Office 4:23 9/11 5:01 OJ 6:34 paying for texts 7:07 Bag Phone 8:45 Printers 9:15 Megan’s Memory 11:04 Gen Z Raised in Technology 12:11 A Powerful Team 13:10 Office Lingo 15:00 Dressing Up 16:40 Millennials and Gen Z Aren’t All Lazy 18:50 Who Created the Internet 20:00 Housing 21:25 Calling Collect 23:15 Formal Outro

#15 Building Your Village

It Takes A Village! We're chatting about the importance of a support system as a parent today. 0:00 Intro 0:57 Casey’s Village 3:01 The Give and Take 4:00 Manage All the Things 4:23 Bella’s Alone Time 6:40 People Pleasing 8:05 Carpooling 9:30 Dance Mom 10:53 Back to Bruce 11:50 Megan Was Late 12:50 Shannon is the Village Keeper 13:28 Emotional Support 14:30 Casey’s Not Getting a Pet 15:20 Casey’s Favorite Movie 16:13 Stepping In 16:50 Daily Pulse 17:50 Megan Didn’t Read the Email 19:47 Advice to Create A Village 22:17 Bless Other People 23:10 Start Conversations 24:08 Wrap Up

#14 Remote Work Survival Guide For Moms

0:00 Intro 0:40 Lemonade Slushies 4:35 Unattended Children 6:05 Ticket Maze 6:45 A Clean Bathroom 7:28 Fairy Dust 8:30 Bella The Hulk 12:41 Remote Work Successes 13:00 Find Your Village 14:05 Scheduled Times 14:16 Quiet Time 17:27 Visual Timer 19:27 Caged in the Living Room 20:33 Baseball Cap 21:47 Easter Egg Hunts 23:52 Remote Work Advice 26:01 Popsicles 27:09 Fence

#13 The Ins & Outs of Budgeting

0:00 Intro 0:20 Casey should be more positive 1:20 We hate budgeting 2:01 Move that blue pot 2:35 Work the plan, and the plan will work 3:15 Shell Top Shoes 5:30 Megan’s 12 bank accounts again 6:52 Megan gets heated 9:03 Megan forgets Bella’s age 12:35 Car Payment 14:50 Premium Gas 18:09 If I could make more money… 19:25 Core expenses first 20:47 $5 purchases 23:11 Have a plan 23:45 Amazon 25:10 Bleacher seats 27:05 Needs and wants 29:00 Wrap up

#12 Self Care

This Episode we're chatting about or favorite Self Care practices (or lack there of). Enjoy! 0:00 Intro 0:40 Megan is good at Self Care 1:47 Shifting Parenting Roles 3:53 Megan’s Recliner 6:10 Megan’s Bath Tub 10:36 Massages 11:46 Ice Cream is Self Care 12:05 Casey Takes a Walk 12:53 Nothing Day 13:31 Comfort People 17:10 Self Care in the New House 17:45 We Love Pajamas 19:20 Coffee on the Front Porch 20:20 Black Coffee 23:00 Megan’s Love Language 24:06 Wake Up Warm Up 26:10 Self Bribery 27:58 Wrap Up

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