We never thought we'd be recording Season 1 in the middle of a worldwide pandemic. Juggling kids, working from home, and husbands, all while worrying about the safety of our families is no joke. Covid-19 (aka the coronavirus) has upended the way the world works and it looks like it's going to be here for a while. In the Season One finale, we're talking all about how we've managed quarantine life, the coronavirus, and how it's effected pretty ...
Relationships
EP 23 – Earning Your Spot at the Picnic – Becoming an Ally and Anti-Racist
In the US and around the world, the treatment of Black men and women by police and the greater society at large as seemed to finally reach its breaking point. Fact - our country was built on the systematic disenfranchisement of Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC). But that can change. In this episode, we're speaking to our non-BIPOC listeners (aka our white folks) and sharing our experiences with racism in this country ...
EP 22 – The Wisdom of Our Mothers – How the Mother-Daughter Relationship Changes with Kids
We heard it all the time growing up - "wait until you have your own kids!" We don't realize how much our mothers knew (or didn't know) until we because moms of our own. Having a child can fundamentally change your relationship with your own mother. Some of us are fortunate enough to have mothers that respect our parenting choices, while others are habitual line steppers. In this episode, we're discussing all about how that mother-daughter ...
EP 18 – Keeping That Spark Alive – How to Keep Dating While Married
Whether you've been together for one year or twenty years, it's so important to keep things new and fresh in your relationship. Throw some kids into the mix and sometimes you can feel like you and your partners have somehow turned into nothing more than roommates. In this episode, we're talking about how to rekindle that spark in your relationship and how to find ways to date your spouse. Dating is stressful enough when you're single but just ...
EP 16 – I Do, You Don’t – Why Marriage Isn’t for Everyone
We talk A LOT about marriage on this podcast - and hey, it's because we're both married. But marriage isn't the goal for a lot of people and that is a perfectly valid thing! Forget the stigma, today's it's all about the #nomarriage club! In this episode, we're talking with special guest Marcus (aka Sasha's best friend) about why he has decided marriage isn't for him, and why it's not something that sound necessarily be aspirational or mean ...
EP 15 – Snap Back? Dealing with Our Body After Baby
We've said it time and time again - having a baby changes everything. And for most women, the biggest change of all happens to our bodies. What happens when the baby comes and you look in the mirror and realizes things just ain't sitting the way they use to. In this episode, we're talking all about our struggles with our body after baby and how we're working on our own personal snap backs while learning to love our new bodies. Because ...
Hi! We're Sasha & Shara - the co-hosts of the Swirl and Sip Podcast! 