Coffee + Crumbs Podcast
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Coffee + Crumbs Podcast
The Coffee + Crumbs Podcast is your companion for kitchen cleanups, stroller walks, or the daily carpool hustle. Join hosts Ashlee Gadd and Katie Blackburn as they chat about the beautiful, holy work of motherhood. We hope you leave this show feeling safe, known, encouraged and loved.
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175 ຕອນFoster Care: Everyone Has a Role to Play
Today, we’re talking all things foster care with Jessica Mathisen, a foster, adoptive, and bio mom. Jessica sheds light on the enormous need for vulne...
On Fatherhood with Tanner Olson
Today, we’re doing things a little differently—our guest is a dad. Author and spoken word poet, Tanner Olson, shares his heart (and humor!) as we chat...
Hi, I'm New Here with Lindsay Swoboda
Whether it's a different job, or another church, or yet another military move, we’ve all been the new girl at some point in our lives. Today, author L...
Ask a Mentor Mom with Krista Gilbert
One of our all-time favorite guests and unofficial Mentor Mom of the C+C team, Krista Gilbert, is back to answer alllllll our questions about motherho...
Talking to Your Kids about Porn with Greta Eskridge
Today we’re joined by author Greta Eskridge, who shines a light on how to approach a dark topic with our kids: pornography. The stats tell us it’s not...
Take What You Need with Aundi Kolber
One of our all-time favorite guests, Aundi Kolber—author, mother, and therapist—is back, and today she’s encouraging us to take what we need. Aundi sh...
What’s Saving My Life Right Now
From rediscovering the art of thrifting to embracing breathwork, today we’re sharing what’s keeping us grounded in the midst of life’s demands. While...
Making a Mother E5: This Is Not Your Fault
Amanda spends two years of her impressionable adolescence under the care of Larry Nassar, former family medicine physician and team doctor of the US w...
Making a Mother E4: Why Aren’t We Doing Things To Change This?
Jerrell’s first baby is born six weeks premature, despite an otherwise typical and healthy pregnancy. At her postpartum appointment, she learns that B...
Making a Mother E3: You're Not Gonna Quit On This Kid
From the time she is young, Faith has a desire to foster or adopt, and assumes it will happen after she gets married. But a life-changing conversation...
Making a Mother E2: Your Story Doesn't End Here
When Kate receives the call about a newborn boy in need of foster care and a forever home, her heart is ready to open wide. Assured that the baby’s mo...
Making a Mother E1: Did I Do Something Wrong?
After struggling with infertility, IVF and multiple losses, Kate and her paraplegic husband choose to pursue adoption through the foster care system....
Making a Mother: The Trailer
Making a Mother is a collection of raw, honest stories about some of the complex circumstances and unthinkable challenges women face in the pursuit of...
Imperfect Memory Keeping
From deserted baby books to the tens of thousands of photos sitting on our phones, it’s easy to feel perpetually behind in memory keeping. Today, as w...
Creative Gatherings
Today, we’re taking a look at hospitality with a twist(!) and sharing intentional creative gatherings we’ve either hosted or been invited to. Ashlee r...
Taking Care of Our Skin with Dr. Cameron Chesnut
Today we’re talking with a board certified dermatologist, Dr. Cameron Chesnut, about how aging affects our skin. Dr. Chesnut gives us holistic insight...
Reimagining Neighborhoods with Elizabeth and Chris McKinney
Just in time for the most divisive political week of the year, special guests Elizabeth and Chris McKinney—authors of Neighborhoods Reimagined—are her...
Left Out with Jill Atogwe
Today, our girl Jill Atogwe is back (!) to chat about her new children’s book: Left Out — a rhyming reminder that while God didn't give everyone the s...
Ask a Mentor Mom with Ruth Chou Simons
We’re kicking off Season 10 by asking a mentor mom we adore and admire—Ruth Chou Simons—all the things about motherhood. A mom of six boys, Ruth share...
Season Recap
We’ve covered a lot of ground this season, so today—as a grand finale before we break for sabbatical—we’re doing a quick refresher on our favorite epi...
A Wave of Nostalgia
Today we’re going back—waaay back—and reliving the nostalgic moments, foods, songs, and smells of our younger years. Katie reminisces about the fresh...
Best Books of 2024 (So Far)
Open those library accounts and Amazon carts, because today we’re sharing our latest favorite books, just in time for summer reading. We cover everyth...
Launching Our Kids with Krista Gilbert and Sonya Spillmann
Get the tissue box out, because today we’re feeling ALL THE FEELS as we talk about launching kids into the world. Katie chats with C+C’s mentor mom Kr...
Moms Have Birthdays, Too
Forget the bounce houses and goody bags, today we’re talking about OUR birthdays. From the simple gift of heartfelt cards to how we really feel about...
The Parenting Hope We All Need Right Now with Sissy Goff
Friends, grab your notepad and pen before you hit play on this one. Licensed professional counselor, renowned author, and co-host of the Raising Boys...
Kids + Technology with Jean Twenge
How do we guide our kids as they grow up in a world where the internet is infused in practically everything they touch? Today, renowned researcher Dr....
Come to the Table
Does getting your entire family around the table feel impossible at times? Between long commutes and conflicting sports schedules, nursing babies and...
That Doesn’t Bother Me Anymore
Tap, tap. Is this thing on? We’re officially back after a looooong (unplanned) break, which is why we’re kicking this episode off with an official Sta...
Little Things That Are Actually Big Things
From friendship gestures to body confidence to learning how to rest, in this episode we share a few small acts—done by us and others—that have left a...
What We're Reading
Is there anything better than reading a good book over summer vacation? Today, we’re sharing our latest favorites—from easy-breezy reads to life-chang...
An Honest Conversation About Adoption
Today we’re talking about the important–and sometimes misrepresented–topic of adoption. Katie chats with Becky (an adoptive mom) and Jamie (an adoptee...
Let's Talk About Friendship with Laura Tremaine
From soccer mom acquaintances to soul sisters, today we’re talking about different kinds of friendships and all things friendship with author and podc...
TIHWD Hospitality
From the nitty gritty logistics to the right heart posture, today we’re talking all things hospitality. Sparkling floors and perfectly fluffed pillows...
Does This Even Matter?
We vacuum crumbs only to have little hands drop more on the floor, and we try to figure out what’s for dinner (again!). At times, the monotony of bein...
What We're Learning About Motherhood + Creativity
After a loooong winter hiatus, we’re back just in time to celebrate the launch of Ashlee’s book, Create Anyway, which is now officially out in the wil...
Best of 2022 Awards
In our last episode of 2022, please queue up the dramatic music and prep the stage for an imaginary awards ceremony celebrating the best moments, prod...
Wine Mom Culture
What is it like to be sober in a society that glamorizes and makes light of drinking so often, especially in correlation with motherhood? Today we’re...
A Few Of Our Favorite Things
From five-dollar simple pleasures to the splurges that were totally worth it, today we’re sharing a few of our favorite things. While Jill teaches us...
Motherhood + Trauma with Aundi Kolber
Today we’re talking with Aundi Kolber—a mother, professional counselor, and author—about motherhood and trauma. For many of us, trauma is a word we ha...
A Conversation About Breast Cancer
In this honest and vulnerable episode, Katie talks with Sonya, Melanie, and Julie, three Coffee + Crumbs team members who were all diagnosed with brea...