{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Full Circle Motherhood: A Conversation with My Daughter","description":"Today\u2019s episode is extra special\u2014it\u2019s our Mother\u2019s Day episode, and I\u2019ve got my oldest daughter, Laken, in the studio with me! I\u2019ve been wanting to have her on the podcast for a long time, and since she was in town this past week, I finally convinced her to sit down and chat about motherhood. If you don\u2019t already know her, you\u2019re going to love her. She\u2019s the most amazing mom to my granddaughter, Mauve, and she\u2019s been a huge part of this podcast since the very beginning\u2014six seasons ago! She actually wrote and recorded our theme song and has been our audio engineer ever since. I\u2019m seriously so lucky to work alongside her... and even luckier to be her mom. In this episode, we swap stories, laugh a lot, and share a few lessons we\u2019ve learned along the way as a mother and daughter. It's a little peek into the beautiful (and sometimes messy) reality of family life\u2014from both sides of the generation gap. Think of it as a celebration of the little moments that make it all worth it\u2014and a reminder of why we do what we do at Chatbooks. We also know that Mother\u2019s Day can bring up all kinds of emotions. For some, it\u2019s a day full of joy. For others, it might feel bittersweet or even heavy. However you\u2019re feeling this year, please know we see you, we\u2019re thinking of you, and we\u2019re sending you so much love.  Listen to my podcast episode featuring my mom  Follow Chatbooks  Follow Vanessa  I Am My Mother!  4:30 Expectations on your first Mother's Day as a new mom  8:30 What it is like to see your daughter become a mother  15:00 "Family Fandangos!" 21:15 Moments in your parenting journey when you have to step into the role of mother  23:20 The drawbacks of parenting in the age of social media 29:01 Why Monthbooks are the greatest gift for a grandma  33:00 Behind the Scenes of the newest top secret project at Chatbooks 40:00 The ups and downs of parenting through the teen years  44:00 The different seasons of life and motherhood that you can lean into as an artist 47:08 Mom as a camp counselor\/daughter as a camper dilemma  50:00 "I hope you will do better than we did"      ","author_name":"The MomForce Podcast Hosted by Chatbooks","author_url":"https:\/\/chatbooks.com\/podcast","html":"