Oh Crap with Jamie

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292: Millennial Parenting - The Good and the Bad Jan 27, 2026

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In this episode, I sit down with Katherine from Moms Off the Record for an honest, unscripted conversation about how parenting changed so drastically - and why so many parents feel overwhelmed, anxious, and burnt out.

This isn’t advice.
It’s not a how-to.
And it’s definitely not prescriptive.

It’s two moms from different generations trying to understand how parenting got so complicated — and how we might loosen our grip without losing our minds.

We talk about:

How Gen X and Millennial parenting philosophies diverged
Risk aversion, safety culture, and why kids aren’t allowed to fall anymore
Playground helicoptering and why kids end up “up our asses”
The illusion that we can keep kids 100% safe
How fear, guilt, and surveillance culture fuel burnout
Why boredom, discomfort, and small risks matter
The loss of creativity, independence, and community
Late-stage capitalism and hyper-individualized parenting
Why “core memories” are overrated and connection isn’t

We’re not trying to solve parenting.
We’re trying to understand what changed - and where we still have agency.

If you’ve ever felt like:

Parenting shouldn’t feel this hard
You’re doing too much but don’t know how to stop
You’re exhausted by constant vigilance
Or you’re quietly wondering if we lost the plot somewhere

This conversation is for you.

As always - rock on, put your phone down, and have an awesome day.

Connect with Kat: https://www.instagram.com/momsofftherecordpod/

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291: Dude, I Aged Overnight (And Here’s What Actually Caused It) Jan 22, 2026

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A few weeks ago, I woke up and realized I had aged overnight — and I don’t say that lightly.

My skin looked dull, saggy, gray, and smushed, and it wasn’t bouncing back. And while I’m committed to aging naturally, the suddenness of it stopped me in my tracks.

In this episode, I walk through what actually caused it — and why it surprised me.

We talk about:

How sugar and higher-carb eating can show up on your face fast
Why endurance activities expose nutritional blind spots
The difference between fueling your body and numbing it
Why women need more fat, not less
How metabolic health affects skin, energy, and mood
Why weight is a useless metric compared to vitality
What changed when I returned to meat, fat, and whole foods
Why habits built in your 30s determine how aging feels later

This episode isn’t about telling you how to eat.
It’s about noticing patterns, listening to your body, and understanding that after a certain point, the bill comes due — sometimes overnight.

If you’ve felt suddenly older, more tired, or less resilient, you’re not crazy.

As always — put your phone down, rock on, and have an awesome day.

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You may know me as the author of Oh Crap Potty Training and Oh Crap I Have a Toddler. Recently my work has shifted focus to helping women manage modern motherhood and finding alignment in their own lives. I lead various live classes on a monthly basis focused on the wellbeing of moms.

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290: Getting Kids Involved in Local Government Jan 20, 2026

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When kids start repeating political talking points, it’s easy to panic — or overcorrect.

In this episode, I explain why children don’t belong in national politics, how political theater creates fear and powerlessness, and why teaching kids how government works matters more than teaching them what to think.

We talk about:

Why politics is theater — and government is the real work
The difference between indoctrination and education
Why kids under 8–10 shouldn’t carry political opinions
How soundbite culture harms critical thinking
Why local government is the safest, healthiest entry point
How kids can testify, attend hearings, and be heard
Real examples of children influencing legislation
How civic engagement builds confidence and agency
Why community-level involvement heals polarization

This episode is not about telling you what to believe.
It’s about slowing down, going local, and giving kids empowerment instead of fear.

If your child is curious about the world — this is how you guide that curiosity responsibly.

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289: Let's Love Our Own Damn Lives Jan 15, 2026

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Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how easy it is to fall out of love with our own lives.

Not because they’re bad — but because we’ve been conditioned to believe that if something isn’t big, optimized, impressive, or “Instagram-worthy,” it doesn’t count.

In this episode, I talk about reclaiming joy, magic, and ownership over your own experience — especially in a world that constantly tells us someone else has the answers.

We explore:

How expert culture disconnects us from our intuition
Why everyday life gets minimized in favor of “legacy” and achievement
The subtle ways fear and perfectionism keep us stuck
How unfinished ideas and self-doubt fuel phone use and numbing
Why small, imperfect creative acts can be transformational
How whimsy, play, and making your space yours can change everything

This episode is about remembering that:
Your experience counts.
Your joy matters.
And loving your own life — even in the mundane, even in the mess — is not selfish.

It’s how we stay human.

As always — rock on, have an awesome day, and put your phone down.

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288: Technoference: when tech gets in the way of parenting Jan 13, 2026

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A new 2025 meta-analysis on parental phone use is circulating — and the term researchers are using is technoference: the way phones interfere with parent-child relationships.

In this episode, we unpack what that really means, why kids and moms alike are struggling right now, and how distracted parenting — even when it’s unintentional — affects children’s speech, emotional regulation, and connection.

We also talk about why this isn’t just about kids being on devices. It’s about us — how our phones pull us out of real-time connection, disrupt mirroring, and fragment our attention in ways we don’t fully recognize until we step back.

This is a long, honest conversation about:

What technoference actually is
Why kids are showing up anxious, dysregulated, and speech-delayed
How phone use disrupts mirroring and emotional development
Why being “zoned out” is more harmful than being imperfect
How short-form content is impacting adult cognition too
Why overstimulation feels like burnout
Practical, realistic ways to reduce phone interference without going all-or-nothing
Tools and boundaries that actually work (including bricking your phone, grayscale, and moving admin tasks off your phone)

This episode is for parents who feel fried, overstimulated, and pulled in too many directions — and want their nervous system (and their family) back.

No shame.
No moral superiority.
Just awareness, honesty, and a path forward.

As always — put your phone down and rock on.

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287: The Jar of Good: Why Looking for the Good Actually Changes Everything Jan 08, 2026

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Every year, I share something called The Jar of Good — and every year it hits people right in the heart.

In this episode, I break down how this simple tradition works, why it’s so powerful, and how it helps kids feel truly seen. But we don’t stop there. We also talk about what happens when you have multiple kids, sibling dynamics, and why a single “family jar” can sometimes backfire.

We also explore a version I hadn’t considered before:
✨ A Jar of Good for yourself.

Because parents are brutal to themselves. We remember every mistake, every raised voice — and forget all the moments we stayed regulated, showed up, or did the hard thing anyway.

This episode is about training your brain to look for the good — in your kids, in your family, and in you — and writing it down so it actually sticks.

What the “Jar of Good” is and how to start one
How to adapt it for younger kids, older kids, or shorter time frames
Why individual jars often work better than a family jar
A powerful classroom version that builds empathy
How this practice can shift sibling rivalry
Why parents need their own Jar of Good
The science and psychology behind writing things down
How focusing on the good helps you stay afloat in hard seasons

This is simple. It’s free. And it works.

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286: Look for the Good Jan 06, 2026

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Happy New Year, friends.This episode is a reset.In this solo episode, I’m talking about why I’m choosing alignment as my word for 2026—and why optimism, of all things, might be the bravest stance we can take right now. We’re living in a world wired for negativity: doom scrolling, AI overload, hot takes, bad faith arguments, and constant outrage. Our brains are being trained to look for what’s wrong.And that’s a problem—especially for our kids.I share why I’m shifting my work toward more live, human-to-human connection, why I’m pulling back from AI and over-consumption of information, and why some of my offerings (like poop withholding support) now require one-on-one help. We’re overloaded, skimming instead of understanding, and paying the price for it.I also talk about a moment with Pascal that stopped me in my tracks—how negativity is learned, practiced, and reinforced—and why we have to start modeling something different. Optimism isn’t denial. It’s not toxic positivity. It’s moral courage. It’s choosing to look for the good even when the world feels heavy.This episode is a reminder to slow down, reconnect to what’s human, and intentionally train your brain toward hope—because hope is a muscle, and it needs practice.Put your phone down.Look for the good.Rock on.⁠

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285: Happy New Year: The Big Shift I’m Making in My Work (And Why You Need It) Jan 01, 2026

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Happy New Year, friends! In this episode, I’m closing out 2025 with a big reflection on how drastically my work with parents has changed. More and more, I’m finding that parenting “strategies” don’t work—not because the strategies are wrong, but because parents are too overstretched, too exhausted, and too busy to actually implement anything.

I’m talking about lifestyle overwhelm, dual-income myths, overstimulation, screen dependence, boundary fatigue, kids in diapers at age nine because parents are too tired to night-train, and why younger moms are facing pressures I didn’t even have language for until now. I also share what’s coming in the new year—including parent interviews, in-person community vibes, online classes, and a deeper focus on helping families rebuild spaciousness, simplicity, and sanity.

If you’re starting the year burnt out, resentful, disorganized, or wondering how life got so loud… this episode is for you.

What's Covered:

😩 Parenting strategies don’t work when parents are burnt out

📱 Screens, schedules, overstimulation—how modern life broke parenting capacity

💵 The dual-income myth + lifestyle overwhelm

❤️ Jamie’s new direction: parental life coaching + community connection

🧹 Decluttering, simplifying, and creating SPACE in the new year

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284: Why Your Kid Won’t Eat Dinner (And How to Fix It) Dec 30, 2025

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In today’s episode, I sit down with my friend and brilliant food-nerd Erica Litzner—Montessori chef, former restaurant pro, and mom to a daughter navigating ARFID, autism, ADHD, and the very real fallout of modern food culture. We’re talking picky eating, snacking culture, dopamine, France, the USDA, how the food industry hijacked our kids’ taste buds, and why this mess is absolutely not your fault.

We get into how “snack foods” were engineered to override hunger cues, why kids melt down before dinner, how blood sugar and behavior are tied together, and the radical power of feeding your kid at 3–4pm. Erica also walks through her daughter’s ARFID journey—what’s typical picky eating vs. when a child truly needs medical intervention.

This episode is equal parts validating, infuriating, and freeing. If you’ve been drowning in dinner battles, snack bargaining, confusing nutrition advice, or the idea that you’re somehow failing because your kid loves Goldfish—this conversation will breathe life back into your parenting.

Put your phone down.
Take a breath.
Let’s unfuck the food conversation.

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283: Why You’re Always Rushed (and How to Stop) Dec 23, 2025

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In this tiny bite-sized episode, I’m sharing a moment that absolutely cracked me open: standing in my kitchen, impatiently waiting 40 seconds—FORTY SECONDS—for a mason jar to fill with water. I caught myself thinking, “Ugh, I wish I could go do something else while this fills.” And then I had to laugh because… where the hell was I going?

This episode is a gentle (and slightly heartbreaking) reminder that so many of us are living in fast-forward, racing from one task to the next, missing the tiny moments that actually make up a life. I talk about overstimulation, multitasking, the endless to-do list, why kids (and dogs!) just want our presence, and why slowing down feels impossible—yet is desperately needed.

If you’ve been rushing your days away, this one is for you. Slow down. Pet the babies—human and furry. This time won’t last.

What's Covered:

⏳ The 40-second moment that exposed how rushed we all are

🧠 Why multitasking is “the death of motherhood”🐶 Lessons from Maverick: presence over productivity

❤️ You will miss these years—why slowing down matters

🔔 A gentle reminder: what are we rushing toward?

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