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In this conversation, Tara chats with Emily Feret, the self-proclaimed "anti-mommy influencer," for a refreshingly candid conversation about stripping away the pressure of perfection in motherhood. Emily shares the story of how her "normalizing normal" movement was accidentally born out of pandemic boredom on TikTok, quickly growing into a massive community built on unfiltered honesty, messy homes, and finding humor in the chaos of everyday life. They discuss the profound impact of seeing real, uncurated lives online, and how sharing the unvarnished truth, from dealing with mom guilt over…
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Modern Mom Probs
Tara Clark, Bleav · Kids & Family · English
Join Tara Clark, author and creator of Instagram’s Modern Mom Probs, as she and her guests tackle the modern parenting challenges you face every day. Each week, Tara and her guests discuss a modern mom problem in a conversation that is more like a chat with your best friends than just a typical podc
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