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in Episodes on April 22, 2025 by The Mom Hour

Motherhood Nostalgia & Why It Matters: Episode 514



We’ve heard from so many listeners who say that The Mom Hour helped you through your early years of parenting. Your notes of gratitude got us thinking (and feeling all the feels) about what a uniquely intense and tender season “active mothering” really is—and why it inspires a certain nostalgia when viewed later from a distance. Join us as we share some of your own words as well as memories of our own, reflecting on the pop-cultural, sensory, emotional, and unexpectedly specific things that instantly transport us back. Enjoy!

HELPFUL LINKS:

  • Episodes Mentioned In This One:
    • The Muscle Memory Of Motherhood: Episode 363
    • Giving Ourselves Credit & Compassion: Episode 506
    • Magical Night Visitors (Elves, Bunnies, Fairies & Jolly Fat Dudes): Episode 96
    • Last Firsts & First Lasts (Milestones We Notice, And A Bunch We Miss): Episode 166

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  • Pre-Order Meagan’s book: The Last Parenting Book You’ll Ever Read: How We Let Our Kids Go and Embrace What’s Next
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