Motherhood Uncut

This heartwarming and inspiring podcast brings the parts of motherhood that nobody wants to talk about to the table. With humor, authenticity, clinical knowledge, research, and personal experience in mothering, Kate and Deb discuss and facilitate conversations about everything mothering-related including the good, the bad, the messy, and the hilarious.

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  Motherhood Uncut

  The Witching Hour: Why 5pm to Bedtime Feels Impossible

  Aug 13, 20266 min

  Book a free Assessment Call to find out what your nervous system needs: www.calmconnectionsystem.com/call The witching hour is that cruel stretch between dinner and bedtime, when your kids fall apart right as your own tank hits empty. It is not bad parenting. It is not a bad kid. It is two nervous systems running on empty at the exact same time, and once you understand why this hour is so different from the rest of your day, you can stop blaming yourself for how hard it feels. In this episode, I'm going to explain what is really happening during the witching hour and give you three simple shifts that make those hours feel more manageable tonight, starting the moment you walk in the door. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 The Witching Hour: Why 5pm to Bedtime Feels Impossible 1:00 The real reason bedtime falls apart every night 2:15 Why your child saves their worst behavior for you 3:04 Why pushing through makes it worse for high achieving moms 3:22 What is actually happening in that room 4:06 The first shift, resetting before you walk in the door 4:23 The second shift, connect before you fix anything 4:59 Third shift, lower the bar on purpose 5:25 What to do in the actual meltdown ❓ QUESTIONS ANSWERED Why does my child melt down the second I get home? Your child has been holding it together all day at school or daycare, and they save their hardest moments for you because you are their safe person. This is not rejection, it is a sign of trust, and it actually means your relationship is working the way it should. Why can't I stay calm during the witching hour even though I handle stress fine at work? The witching hour asks you to hand out calm you don't actually have left, since both you and your child are running on empty tanks at the same time. No amount of trying harder refills an empty tank, which is why willpower alone never fixes this window of the day. What actually helps during the 5pm to bedtime stretch? Reset for one minute before you walk inside, connect with your child before starting any task, and lower your expectations on purpose since this is a survival hour, not a teaching moment. These three small shifts change the entire tone of the evening without requiring more energy than you have. RESOURCES Free Assessment Call: www.calmconnectionsystem.com/call Free Webinar: https://calmconnectionsystem.com/register Website: https://www.katekripke.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katekripke/ Subscribe for weekly tools to help high achieving moms move through postpartum anxiety and into calm, confidence, and deep connection with their kids. ABOUT KATE KRIPKE: I'm a licensed clinical psychotherapist and maternal mental health specialist. For over 20 years, I've helped thousands of high achieving, career driven moms move through postpartum anxiety without years of therapy. #WitchingHour #ToddlerMeltdowns #MomAnxiety #PostpartumSupport #HighAchievingMom

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  Does Daycare Damage Your Child?

  Aug 6, 20266 min

  Book a free Assessment Call to find out what your nervous system needs: www.calmconnectionsystem.com/call Your daughter reaches back for you crying. You hand her over and walk to the car. By the second red light, you are sobbing on your way to a meeting, wondering what kind of mother does this. That thought is a lie you have been carrying, and it is time to put it down. So many high achieving moms replay that moment on a loop all day, convinced the tears mean lasting damage. They do not. What your child needs from you is not a guilt free goodbye. It is a mother who comes back steady, present, and safe to run to. In this episode, I'm going to explain what actually builds secure attachment during daycare drop off, and why those tears at goodbye are not proof you are hurting her. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Does Daycare Damage Your Child? 0:56 What 20 years of maternal mental health work has taught me 1:23 The truth about whether daycare damages kids 1:41 What actually builds secure attachment 2:14 Why presence matters more than proximity 2:56 What your child's tears at goodbye really mean 3:01 The guilt lie every mother has absorbed 3:38 What children actually read from you 3:52 Three things to do at drop off 5:14 Why reunion matters more than the goodbye ❓ QUESTIONS ANSWERED Does daycare hurt my child's attachment to me? No. Attachment security is built through emotional safety and repair, not through how many hours you spend in the same room as your child. What matters far more is how you show up during the moments you are together, especially at reunion. Why does my toddler cry at daycare drop off? Crying at goodbye is often a sign the bond is strong, not a sign you are damaging your child. It shows she trusts you enough to express her feelings openly, and that trust is exactly what secure attachment is built on. Is it bad for my child if I work instead of staying home? No. What shapes a child's sense of safety is your emotional state, not your location. A present, fulfilled working mother teaches a different lesson than a resentful mother who stays home out of guilt, and that lesson is one of stability, not abandonment. RESOURCES Free Assessment Call: www.calmconnectionsystem.com/call Free Webinar: https://calmconnectionsystem.com/register Website: https://www.katekripke.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katekripke/ Subscribe for weekly tools to help high-achieving moms move through postpartum anxiety and into calm, confidence, and deep connection with their kids. ABOUT KATE KRIPKE: I'm a licensed clinical psychotherapist and maternal mental health specialist. For over 20 years, I've helped thousands of high-achieving, career-driven moms move through postpartum anxiety without years of therapy. #PostpartumAnxiety #MaternalMentalHealth #SecureAttachment #DaycareGuilt #WorkingMomLife

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  Episode #8

  When the Body Finally Says Stop — Lori Pine on Ambition, Motherhood, and Learning to Choose Love

  Aug 4, 20261h 1mS7

  What happens when the skills that helped you succeed professionally begin working against you in motherhood? In this honest conversation, Kate sits down with executive coach and former Fortune 500 executive Lori Pine to explore the hidden pressure so many high-achieving women carry into parenting. Lori shares her journey from ambitious small-town athlete to corporate leader at Anheuser-Busch and Coca-Cola, where proving herself became second nature. But after becoming a mother, experiencing burnout, navigating divorce, and eventually facing a life-changing health crisis, she began asking a different question: What if achievement isn’t the answer to every challenge? Together, Kate and Lori explore the difference between strategic intelligence and relational intelligence—and why motherhood often asks us to develop an entirely different set of capacities than the ones that helped us build successful careers. If you’ve ever felt like you’re constantly trying to “figure motherhood out,” this episode offers a compassionate invitation to stop fixing and start connecting. In this episode, you’ll hear: Why ambitious women often struggle more than expected in early motherhood How achievement can become a coping strategy for emotional discomfort The difference between strategic intelligence and relational intelligence Why motherhood isn’t a project to master—it’s a relationship to build Lori’s powerful story of burnout, healing, and learning to trust herself What it really means to be present with your children How community, support, and slowing down create lasting change Whether you’re balancing a demanding career with young children or simply longing to feel more present in your life, this conversation will remind you that you don’t have to abandon your ambition—you simply need another kind of intelligence alongside it. Connect with Lori Pine Website: loripine.com LinkedIn: Lori Pine Instagram: @loripine

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  When You Feel Like You've Lost Yourself in Motherhood

  Jul 30, 20266 min

  Book a free Assessment Call to find out what your nervous system needs: www.calmconnectionsystem.com/call Catch yourself in the mirror on a random Tuesday and for a second you do not recognize the woman looking back. You love your kids. That was never the question. But somewhere between the feedings, the drop offs, and the mental list that never ends, the woman you used to be got harder and harder to find. You are not broken and you are not ungrateful. You are just deep in a season that quietly asked you to set yourself aside, one small choice at a time, until one day you looked up and could not remember the last time you did something just for you. In this episode, I'm going to explain why missing your old self is not a betrayal of motherhood, and show you exactly how to find your way back to her without leaving any of it behind. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 When You Feel Like You've Lost Yourself in Motherhood 0:47 Kate's own story of losing herself as a new mom 1:43 What's actually happening when you feel this way 1:58 The guilt of missing your old self 2:13 Why missing her is grief, not ingratitude 2:17 How she quietly disappeared over time 3:04 The lie about choosing between motherhood and yourself 3:26 What your kids actually need to see from you 4:31 How to find your way back in ten minutes 5:20 Three honest questions to wake her up again ❓ QUESTIONS ANSWERED Why do I feel like I lost myself after becoming a mom? You did not lose yourself. You poured your time and energy into your kids and quietly set aside the parts of your identity that were only yours, expecting to return to them later, and that quiet setting aside adds up faster than most moms realize. Is it wrong to grieve who I was before motherhood? No, that grief is not ingratitude. It is love pointed at yourself, and it only shows up for things you truly loved, so feeling it actually means you have not lost her at all, just lost touch with her for a while. How do I start feeling like myself again as a mom? Start small with ten minutes a few times a week doing something that is only yours, like reading, walking without the stroller, or reconnecting with an old friend. Small consistent moments like these rebuild your sense of self far faster than waiting for a big block of free time that may never come. RESOURCES Free Assessment Call: www.calmconnectionsystem.com/call Free Webinar: https://calmconnectionsystem.com/register Website: https://www.katekripke.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katekripke/ Subscribe for weekly tools to help high-achieving moms move through postpartum anxiety and into calm, confidence, and deep connection with their kids. ABOUT KATE KRIPKE: I'm a licensed clinical psychotherapist and maternal mental health specialist. For over 20 years, I've helped thousands of high-achieving, career-driven moms move through postpartum anxiety without years of therapy. #PostpartumAnxiety #MaternalMentalHealth #MomIdentity #MotherhoodAnxiety #LosingYourselfInMotherhood

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  Episode #7

  Motherhood, Creativity, and the Courage to Not Know with Jennifer Hinton

  Jul 27, 202656 minS7

  What if creativity isn’t about painting, writing, or making beautiful things? What if creativity is our ability to remain open when we don’t know the answer? In this conversation, Kate sits down with Jennifer Hinton, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Carve Designs, to explore creativity as a human capacity rather than an artistic talent. Together they discuss why creativity requires vulnerability, how fear and perfectionism narrow our thinking, and why slowing down may be one of the most important practices for living a meaningful life. The conversation naturally turns toward motherhood, where uncertainty is constant and creativity becomes essential. Rather than seeing motherhood as something that diminishes creativity, Kate and Jennifer explore how it asks us to develop it in entirely new ways. In this episode, we discuss: Why everyone is born creative—even if they don’t think they are. The relationship between creativity, safety, and vulnerability. How perfectionism can limit curiosity and imagination. Why collaboration often produces our best ideas. The importance of slowing down and creating space for inspiration. Creativity beyond art: leadership, business, parenting, and everyday problem solving. Why play becomes uncomfortable for so many adults. How motherhood changes our relationship with creativity. The tension between structure and openness—and why we need both. Small ways to reconnect with creativity in everyday life. About Jennifer Hinton Jennifer Hinton is the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Carve Designs, where she has spent more than two decades building a brand that celebrates adventure, authenticity, and thoughtful design. Her approach to creativity is rooted in openness, collaboration, and a deep belief that every person has the capacity to see the world in new ways. Learn more about Jen Hinton and Care Designs at www.carvedseigns.com an on IG @carvedesigns

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