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Cozy with Our Kids: Creating A Home Where They Feel Safe & Loved | Season 30

19 Oct 2026 · 58 min

🧸 GETTING COZY WITH OUR KIDS — a home where they feel safe and loved 🍂

Angela is fresh off a campfire-and-trivia getaway in a yurt, Shaye's house is reeling from the Great Chocolate Syrup Rebellion, and the ladies are diving into your comments, from potty for chocolate to husband clutter piles to spider season (there's a spray for that!). Then it's on to the coziest thing a homemaker can cultivate: a home where her children feel safe and loved. They talk about naming your bad attitude, training your mind to build peace instead of stress, and the little things that make a family want to gather. Uno cards on the ready, chopped firewood and plenty of throw pillows... let's make our homes the softest place to land this fall! 🔥✨

🍂 IN THIS EPISODE

• Camping in a yurt, 400 trivia questions & Angela's legendary Final Jeopardy win in Grandma's nursing home 🏕️ • Lost eyeshadow, beloved soap & the post-trip unpacking struggle 💄 • Your comments: potty for chocolate, holding a vision for your older self & always opening the drapes ☀️ • The Great Chocolate Syrup Rebellion — and what it taught Shaye about her teenager 🍫 • Husband clutter piles, choosing your battles & knowing when to quietly do it vs. call a family meeting 🧺 • Spider season, Home Defense spray & a wolf spider on the keyboard 🕷️ • More linguistic convergence: Hindi with a southern accent & multilingual soccer players ⚽ • The 30,000-foot view: why consistency matters & how our kids interpret our moods 💛 • Name your bad attitude ("Get out of here, Greg!") and train your mind to build peace instead of stress 🧠 • Cozy family moments: dinner table chats, family movie night (The Breadwinner!), soccer together & Sunday church 🎬 • Cozy on the ready: mushy bananas for banana bread, Uno cards, chopped firewood, fuzzy blankets & throw pillows 🔥

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