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283. Be a Hemorrhoid with Dr. Veronika Gagovic MD - Take it or Leave it Podcast - Sep 30 2026 Oct 06, 2026

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This week Meredith Masony and Tiffany Jenkins welcome Dr Veronika Gagovic, MD. She’s internet famous for speaking frankly about gastroenterological and patient advocacy topics. Dr Gagovic enjoys Meredith’s “colorful” metaphor and stresses speaking up for yourself and how dangerous staying quiet can be.

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282. Therapy Break - Take it or Leave it Podcast - Sep 24 2026 Sep 29, 2026

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⚠️ Content note: This episode contains a graphic description of a fatal car accident.

After a long week in both households, Tiffany Jenkins and Meredith Masony sit down to discuss Tiff’s decision to concentrate on life without “too many chefs in the kitchen” (ie 3 therapists), and Meredith recounts a harrowing accident her daughter witnessed. They discuss the moment, its aftermath and Mer’s renewed interest in bringing back Drivers Ed to primary schools.

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281. “Figure It Out” (TM)(C)(R) - Take it or Leave it Podcast - Sep 17 2026 Sep 22, 2026

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This week, Meredith Masony and Tiffany Jenkins peel back the curtain on the truth of “going viral”. Meredith’s “Figure it out.” post has blown-up and she and Tiffany talk frankly about the fallout for her, and those around her.

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280. Don’t Panic - Take it or Leave it Podcast - Sep 10 2026 Sep 15, 2026

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This week, Tiffany Jenkins shares with Meredith Masony the harrowing tale of a school drop-off that almost went really wrong, Meredith tells Tiffany about her lamenting of a communal village, and they get into theories a-plenty about a certain “sloozy” preacher.

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279. Manypaws - Take it or Leave it Podcast - Sep 3 2026 Sep 08, 2026

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They are back! This week, Meredith Masony and Tiffany Jenkins share their happenings while traveling near disney to just to the school drop-off(s). Tiffany almost gets a therapy she’s been looking for and Mer’s eldest goes on a late night adventure.

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278. Ferdinand Magellan - Take it or Leave it Podcast - Aug 20 2026 Aug 25, 2026

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The takeaway is be friendlier to birds, less friendly to alligators. Yup, this week the ladies cover the spectrum of activities from the mundane (shopping) to a very serious situation in the community. Meredith Masony and Tiffany Jenkins revel in teaching, learning and laughing with your fellow messy mothers.

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277. The High-Road - Take it or Leave it Podcast - Aug 13, 2026 Aug 18, 2026

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Welcome back, friends. This week, Tiffany Jenkins and Meredith Masony sit down to catch up on family dental “fun”, when the “rules” are flexible - for one parent, or both, and the perils of professional social media posting.

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276. Emotional Bunting - Take it or Leave it Podcast - Aug 7 2026 Aug 11, 2026

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This week, Meredith is back from Mexico and Tiffany is emotionally neutral about it. Listen in as Meredith Masony and Tiffany Jenkins catch up after a couple weeks apart; one in Mexico, the other in more of a “limbo”.

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275. “Survivin’” - Take it or Leave it Podcast - July 23, 2026 Jul 28, 2026

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This week, Tiffany Jenkins and Meredith Masony get together again to catch up on their time apart. Tiff did an OCD conference - w/o packing actual clothes, and Mer booked an Air BnB for the family that had some pretty foul Air and BnB.

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274. Normal Town - Take it or Leave it Podcast - Jul 2 2026 Jul 06, 2026

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Meredith Masony and Tiffany Jenkins get together this week to commiserate on the perils of dealing with time-saving-robots and summer-vacationed-kids.

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