Bronze Medal Moms

Let’s be honest—most of us have tried to get healthy. The strict plans, the all-or-nothing routines, the “new year, new me” energy that lasts about a week 🙃

This week, we’re joined by Amy Morton—mom of four, personal trainer, and the definition of realistic fitness. She’s here to show us what it actually looks like to stay consistent as a busy mom… without giving up wine, cookies, or your sanity.

We’re talking about what actually wo...

Last week we talked about mom exhaustion. This week we’re naming what’s underneath it: the mental load.

You know the one — the constant running list in your brain of everything that needs to be planned, remembered, scheduled, anticipated, and managed for your entire household.

In this episode, Amy and Amanda sit down with Paige Connell, creator of the viral platform SheIsAPaigeTurner, to talk about what the mental load actually is an...

Everyone’s tired.
But why has mom exhaustion become proof that we’re doing it “right”?

In this episode, we’re calling BS on the idea that being constantly worn down is just part of motherhood. Somewhere along the way, burnout became a badge of honor — and if you’re not exhausted, you must not be trying hard enough.

We talk about:

• The invisible mental load no one sees
• Why rest feels conditional (and almost selfish)
• How “effort in...

It’s February Coffee Talk — which means no script, no structure, just real life.

We’re debuting our brand-new theme song (yes, we’re basically rock stars now), talking about grief and losing Amy’s almost-104-year-old grandma, debating the Olympic mom double standard, spiraling over Love Is Blind, discussing midlife tattoos, and somehow landing on inversion tables.

It’s funny. It’s honest. It’s very “we are not getting the gold medal ...

When did kids’ birthday parties turn into the Olympics of parenting?

Between balloon arches, themed backdrops, and $500 venue minimums, it’s easy to feel like love is measured in how much you spend.

In this episode, we’re breaking down:
• The real cost of “keeping up”
• Why kids don’t need over-the-top to feel celebrated
• Simple ways to cut costs without killing the fun
• And how to ditch the mom guilt that comes wit...

Amy and Amanda are talking all things Valentine’s Day — and the pressure moms put on themselves to make it perfect. The gifts. The parties. The class Valentines. The expectations. The comparison. All of it.

We’re breaking down why Valentine’s Day can feel like chaos disguised as love, and why it’s time to lower the bar and take the pressure all the way off. From the surprisingly dark history of Valentine’s Day, to gas-station candy,...

Amy and Amanda dive into a topic that hit a nerve with a lot of moms: mean mom energy, exclusion, and why motherhood can sometimes feel like high school all over again.

Sparked by the viral Ashley Tisdale mom-group story, this conversation goes way beyond celebrity headlines and into real life — the group texts you’re not on, the invitations that don’t come, the assumptions we make, and the quiet hurt that can come with feeling left...

It’s Coffee Talk — our fan-favorite episode where we show up with coffee, opinions, and zero plan. ☕️

Amy is fresh off the Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta (6,000 musical theatre kids, a “pony circle” that sounds like a mosh pit, and yes… they came home with a trophy and a virus). Meanwhile Amanda’s recovering from regular-life chaos and sharing the kind of mom truths we all need to hear: dads can parent too, and moms are allowed ...

We’re kicking off 2026 Bronze Medal Mom–style with a conversation every mom needs to hear.  Amy and Amanda sit down with life coach and speaker Leigh Gall to talk about that exhausting voice in our heads — the inner critic, imposter syndrome, and the constant feeling that we’re somehow falling short… even when we’re doing everything.

Leigh breaks down why moms are especially vulnerable to imposter syndrome, how our upbringing, cultu...

Amy and Amanda break down the truth about New Year’s resolutions — why we love them, why they fall apart, and how to approach goals in a way that actually fits real mom life.

We talk about:
 ✨ The myth of “New Year, New You”
 ✨ Why January is the worst time for reinvention
✨ The guilt spiral when resolutions get too extreme
✨ The hilariously unrealistic “mom resolutions” we all make
✨ And our Bronze Medal Mom ...

 “Chasing Sunshine with Jennifer Haas: Gratitude, Dreams & Starting Again”

We are kicking off our very first episode of 2026 with a conversation that feels exactly right for a fresh new year. If you’ve been craving a reset that doesn’t involve resolutions, perfection, or starting over by February… this one’s for you.

This week on Bronze Medal Moms, Amy and Amanda sit down with someone who embodies the heart of this podcast: givin...

This week, Amy and Amanda are taking a holiday break, so we are re-releasing a fan favorite episode - Dinnertime. 

🍽 Episode 2: Dinnertime – Is This Even a Thing Anymore?

Remember family dinners around the table? Yeah… we barely do too.

In this episode, Amy and Amanda tackle the chaotic reality of modern mealtime—from kids who graze like wild animals to husbands asking, “What’s for dinner?” as if we had a plan.

We’re talking cereal as...

It’s our last Coffee Talk of 2025 and we’re diving into holiday chaos, comfort foods, dead hedgehogs (yes, really), pet disasters, mall nostalgia, Christmas baking, and why December feels like Christmas is “tomorrow”… even when it’s not.

 Grab your cocoa (or your Baileys), throw on your comfiest sweatshirt, and join us in full holiday sloth mode—because we’re done pretending we have it all together.

Plus: Bronze Medal Moms merch...

Amy & Amanda sit down with J.M. Jackson, author of Dear Diary: Letters to My Daughter — a funny, raw, heart-squeezing collection of letters she began writing at 15 and finished at 30. If you’ve ever wished someone handed you a handbook for girlhood (or motherhood), THIS is the episode.

We talk diaries, bad boys, the awkward stuff no one explained to us, the conversations we want our daughters to have, and why young women today d...

Holiday stress hits hard — school concerts, class parties, sugar meltdowns, Elf chaos, family expectations… and somehow we’re supposed to look joyful while spiraling inside. In this episode, Amy and Amanda break down how Bronze Medal Moms can survive the season without losing their sanity.

We’re talking:
 ✨ Why “lower the bar” might save your December
 ✨ Stakeholder meetings with your kids (they work!)
 ✨ Meltdowns, suga...

⚠️ WARNING: Do not listen to this episode with tiny, curious, holiday-magic-loving ears around. Grab headphones, hide in the pantry, or blast Kidz Bop in the next room. You’ve been warned.

This week, Amy & Amanda dive into the chaos, comedy, and pure exhaustion behind two December heavy-hitters: Santa and Elf on the Shelf. From the emotional labor moms carry to the rituals we create, reinvent, or accidentally sabotage — this epi...

In this month’s Coffee Talk, Amy and Amanda dive into the delightful chaos of Thanksgiving week — from hosting vs. attending and the stretchy-pants dress code, to grocery store overwhelm, giant Texas trucks, and why ice might be the greatest contribution anyone can bring to a holiday meal.

We also get into:
 • Mom groups (the drama-free unicorns + the “no thank you” ones)
 • Making new friends as grown women
 • Kids pack...

The holidays are magical… and also emotionally and financially expensive. In this episode, Amy and Amanda get brutally honest (and hilariously relatable) about creating holiday magic without blowing the budget, losing your mind, or panic-buying toys your kids will ignore by February.

From matching family pajamas and unnecessary “filler gifts,” to grandparents who derail your present strategy, to decorating, meal planning, and the pr...

Grab your girlfriends and your notepad, because Amy and Amanda are diving into the real talk about girls trips — the ones that recharge your soul, test your patience, and occasionally result in a broken foot.

From Napa disasters to Epcot adventures, they unpack the rules of a great girls trip:
✨ No drama (we left that in our 20s)
✨ You do you, boo (nap, shop, or skip the itinerary altogether)
✨ Split the grocery bill ...