Moms Brain Is A Coffee Stain | Parenting Teens, Mom Life & Real Conversations
A parenting podcast for moms of teens about teen mental health, digital parenting, AI, family communication, burnout, and real mom life.
Episodes
43 episodes
Bonus Parents & Big Influence: Navigating the Step-Parent Role (Re-Release)
Crystal is back and we’re diving into one of the most layered parenting conversations out there — step-parents and their influence on our kids.In this episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, we talk abo...
We’re Not Strict, We’re Not Gentle — We’re the Exhausted Middle (Re-Release)
If your kid has rolled their eyes at you more times today than you’ve sipped your coffee… welcome home. In this episode of Moms Brain Is a Coffee Stain, Kayla and Crystal dive into the wild zone between strict parentin...
Are You a Product of Your Environment? Breaking Generational Cycles & Raising Emotionally Healthy Kids
Do you ever catch yourself saying something your parents used to say… and immediately think, "I swore I'd never do that?"The truth is, every parent brings pieces of their own childhood into the way they raise th...
Kids' Health, Parent Advocacy & Pediatric ENT: What Every Parent Should Know with Dr. Emily Boss
Every parent wants to make the best healthcare decisions for their child—but knowing when to worry, when to seek a specialist, and how to advocate for your child can feel overwhelming.In this informative and empowering episode ...
Kinship Care, Caregiver Burnout & Finding Support: What Every Family Caregiver Needs to Know
What happens when a family member steps in to raise a child, care for an aging parent, or support a loved one during a difficult season?In this heartfelt episode of Mom's Brain Is a Coffee Stain, hosts Kayla and Crystal discuss...
Play Dumb & Sabotage: Simple Speech Therapy Strategies Every Parent Can Use with Jeaneen Tang
What if one of the best ways to help your child communicate was to do a little less?In this eye-opening episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, Kayla sits down with Jeaneen Tang, certified Speech-Language Pathologist, author,...
AI, Math Anxiety & Personalized Learning: How Vimi Is Changing the Way Kids Learn Math with Liora Schocken
Why do so many kids grow up believing they’re “just bad at math”?In this fascinating episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, Kayla sits down with Liora Schocken,Community and Education Engagement, an AI-powered adaptiv...
Faith, Healing & Solo Motherhood: Finding Courage Through Life’s Hardest Seasons with J. Rosemarie Francis
What happens when life completely falls apart… and you’re left trying to rebuild while raising children on your own?In this deeply emotional and faith-filled episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, Kayla sits down with J. Ros...
Emotional Eating, ADHD & Kids: Understanding the Root of Food Struggles with Kamy Moussavi
Why do kids say they’re “starving”… even right after they just ate?In this eye-opening episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, Kayla sits down with Kamy Moussavi, founder of Step Together, to unpack what’s really behind emoti...
From Overwhelmed to Regulated: Breaking the Cycle of Mom Burnout with Kristin Cogan
Why do so many moms feel like they’re constantly overwhelmed… even when life “looks good on paper”?In this honest and relatable episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, Kayla sits down with Kristin Cogan, licensed therapist, c...
Conscious Parenting: Ending Power Struggles, Triggers & Raising Emotionally Aware Kids with Katherine Sellery
What if the biggest parenting struggles… aren’t about your child’s behavior—but about how we respond to it?In this powerful episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, Kayla sits down with Katherine Sellery, founder of the Consci...
The Power of Your Words: Raising Confident Kids with Jody Hill’s “Parent Secret Superpower”
What if one of the most powerful tools you have as a parent… is something you use every single day?In this impactful episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, Kayla sits down with parenting expert and author Jody Hill to talk a...
Good Enough Parenting: Letting Go of Perfection, Mom Guilt & Burnout with Emily Beecher
What if the secret to better parenting… was letting go of perfection?In this powerful and deeply relatable episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, Kayla sits down with Emily Beecher, certified life coach for women at life’s c...
Single Parenting Survival to Thriving: Practical Tips, Time Management & Financial Stability with Pat Hankin
What does it really take to go from surviving to thriving as a single parent?In this powerful and practical episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, Kayla sits down with Pat Hankin, author of The Field Guide for Single Parents
Healing While Parenting: Trauma Recovery for Moms with Emily Cleghorn
What happens when motherhood brings unresolved trauma to the surface?In this powerful episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, Kayla sits down with Emily Cleghorn, trauma-informed trigger recovery coach and host of ...
Design Your Life, Don’t Drift: Intentional Parenting with Nathaniel A. Turner
What does it mean to design your life instead of drifting through it? In this powerful conversation, Kayla sits down with Nathaniel A. Turner, JD, MALS, fatherhood advocate, speaker, and creator of The Journal Forward Audiocast an...
From Corporate to Stay-at-Home Dad: Tony Berardo on Fatherhood, Entrepreneurship & Real Life Balance
What happens when a Fortune-500 career, health scares, infertility struggles, and a major life shift collide?In this honest and inspiring episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, Kayla sits down with entrepreneur, content crea...
Teen Exposure, Internet Safety & Shame-Free Conversations with Chris Rogers
In this powerful episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, Kayla sits down with teen coach Chris Rogers to tackle one of the most uncomfortable — yet critical — parenting conversations: teen exposure to pornography, sc...
Community vs. Isolation: Helping Teens Balance Alone Time, Social Life & Emotional Well-Being
In this relatable and honest episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, Kayla and Crystal dive into a parenting question many families quietly wrestle with: how much isolation is normal — and when should parents worry?From...
We’re Not Fixing Our Kids — We’re Supporting Them | Teen Mental Health & Raising Teens with Dara Wax
In this heartfelt episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, Kayla sits down with Dara Wax — founder of SAM+LEO and mom of two teenage boys — for an honest, practical conversation about parenting teenagers in today’s world. This teen ment...
Teen Dating 101: Boundaries, Red Flags & Raising Respectful Teens
In this relatable and real episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, Kayla and Crystal spill the coffee on one of the most nerve-wracking parts of parenting teenagers — teen dating.If you’ve ever texted your teen from the ot...
Be the Lighthouse: Raising Emotionally Healthy Kids with Dr. David Marcus
In this powerful and practical episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, Kayla sits down with Dr. David Marcus — clinical psychologist, family stress expert, and founder of ParentRX — to unpack what truly transforms parent-child commun...
Bonus Parents & Big Influence: Navigating the Step-Parent Role
Crystal is back and we’re diving into one of the most layered parenting conversations out there — step-parents and their influence on our kids.In this episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, we talk abo...
AI & Teens: Smart Tool or Slippery Slope? (Crystal’s Back, Y’all!)
Crystal is back in action and we’re diving into one of the biggest parenting conversations of 2026: teens and artificial intelligence.In this episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, we’re talking real-life AI use in our homes ...
Yelling Less, Connecting More: Parenting Strong-Willed & Neurodiverse Kids with Confidence
In this powerful and relatable episode of Mom’s Brain Is a Coffee Stain, host Kayla sits down with parenting coach Melissa Schulz, known for helping parents yell less and smile more. Together, they dive into the realit...