Join Emmy-Award winning journalist, Founder of CARRY™ and America’s most curious mom, Paula Faris, as she and her frequent co-host, husband John, talk about the hottest topics that parents are talking about. This listener driven show tackles your big questions: "When to have the sex talk with my kid? Why are we fighting about the dishes again? How can I juggle work and life? Why are teenagers and toddlers so hard?" If you’re talking about it, Paula is talking about it in a real, relatable and authentic manner. Join Paula as she engages in a conversation style of no sug...
Latest episodes
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30 min
Why The People You Love Are Allowed to Disappoint You
We all have people we love who make choices we wouldn’t make. And often, our instinct is to step in to warn, fix, protect, or even save them from themselves. But where’s the line b…
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26 min
Are You Helping or Are You Controlling?
We all say the same thing: “I’m just trying to help.” But what if sometimes our helping is actually controlling? (slowly raising my hand, here) In Episode 3 of my month-long series…
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31 min
Why We Think Everything Depends On Us
If I don’t do it, it won’t get done. Sound familiar? In Episode 2 of my month-long series about CONTROL with my good friend, NYT bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst, we’re talking ab…
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28 min
Are We All Control Freaks?
Am I a control freak? Absolutely. 😂 But here’s the question I wanted to talk about with my good friend, NYT bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst: Aren’t we ALL a little bit controllin…
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44 min
When Is A Friendship Worth Saving?
When do you fight for a friendship and when do you walk away? For the finale of our series on social health, Liz Bohannon and I are putting on our Dear Abby hats and tackling the f…
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38 min
SOCIAL HEALTH: Why Friendship Gets Harder As We Get Older
Why do our circles tend to get smaller as we get older? You told us your struggles about moving and finding yourself far away from the people you love. About how much harder it is…
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37 min
SOCIAL HEALTH: How Do You Actually Find Your People?
“I just can’t find my people.” We heard some version of that over and over from you. Maybe you’ve moved. Maybe your closest friends live across the country. Maybe you have plenty o…
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35 min
SOCIAL HEALTH: Why am I always the one reaching Out?
Why am I always the one reaching out?” That was hands down, by far the biggest complaint we heard from you when we asked about friendship. The texts that go unanswered. The friends…
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34 min
SOCIAL HEALTH: Why Friendship Might Matter More Than Your Diet
What if one of the most important things you can do for your health has nothing to do with what you eat, how much you exercise, or how many hours you sleep? It might be your relati…
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38 min
Mom-encholy: The Weird Grief of Watching Your Kids Grow Up.
I pulled an audible this week, and I'm so glad I did. My hubby John was supposed to join me for another episode about sending our daughter off to college. Instead, he went golfing…
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33 min
And Then We Drove Away
Well…we dropped Caroline off at college. And I’m not gonna lie…. it’s been a week. I knew I would be emotional. I just didn’t realize how emotional I’d be after we left. The actual…
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30 min
Why Nothing Prepares You for Letting Go
As we drop off our oldest child at college this week, we’re having the conversation every family eventually faces. People try to prepare you for this moment. They really do. But I…
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31 min
Why We're Ready for School to Start
I'm back after my annual July hiatus, and we've got a lot to catch up on. John is turning 50, we checked Europe off our family's bucket list, and I'm finally learning to play golf…
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29 min
MOMFESSIONS: Why Youth Sports Are Out of Control (And We’re Part of the Problem)
Youth sports are out of control. And the worst part? We might be part of the problem. Spoiler alert: I know I am. I’m the mom with a packed sports calendar, a trunk full of Chick-f…
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29 min
MOMFESSIONS: Why Our Sons Might Expect Too Much From Women
We’re back with a Momfessions confession that might hit close to home: are we accidentally raising sons who expect too much from women? I’m joined by my teammate at CARRY Media, Kr…
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31 min
MOMFESSIONS: Why Girls Are a Heartache and Boys Are a Heart Attack and (And What We Get Wrong About Raising Th…
I’ve always said: boys are a heart attack and girls are a heartache. And if you’ve ever rushed a son to the ER or helped your daughter navigate friendship drama, you probably know…
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31 min
MOMFESSIONS: Why Summer Isn’t A Break
We’re back with Momfessions–—our month-long series, talking about how we really feel about some of parenting's biggest, hottest topics. And I’m joined by my teammate at CARRY Media…
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31 min
MOMFESSIONS: We Survived Maycember. Barely.
All month long, Kristen White and I are sharing our Momfessions – how we really feel about some of parenting’s biggest, messiest, most talked-about topics. Kristen is my teammate a…
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31 min
I Wish Someone Had Told Me My Kid’s Graduation Would Wreck Me
I knew this would be emotional. I just didn’t realize it would be this hard. In the final episode of my I Wish Someone Had Told Me series, I’m sitting down with Niro Feliciano—a mo…
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34 min
I Wish Someone Had Told Me Perimenopause Could Affect My Mental Health This Much
There was a season not long ago when I didn’t feel like myself at all. Overwhelmed. Emotional. In a really dark place. No one really prepares you for this part. Perimenopause isn’t…