Mommy Has Questions
Mommy Has Questions
Podcast Description
Join Cristina, a stay-at-home mom of three navigating her new suburban reality in Arkansas as she pulls back the curtain on motherhood with gritty and authentic conversations with the AOT Team, Jamie, Tiffany and Jess. From middle-of-the-night doubts to carpool lane epiphanies, these raw discussions blend personal experiences with practical insights. Through our distinct perspectives, we illuminate how gender dynamics shape our daily lives and discover practical approaches for change. Together, we uncover the invisible threads that connect all our stories, transforming individual moments into shared wisdom that flows through living rooms, board rooms and playgrounds.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as motherhood, gender dynamics, mental load, and societal norms. Episodes like 'Why Am I Drowning In Laundry?' explore the invisible labor women face, while 'How Did I Get Here?' dives into personal identity crises in modern parenting. Each conversation blends humor with serious examinations of issues like emotional labor, feminism, and shared responsibilities.
With heart, analysis and experience, Mommy Has Questions examines the evolution of motherhood and challenges expectations to create a world where we all thrive. Your exhaustion isn’t personal, it’s cultural.
Join Cristina, a career professional turned stay-at-home mom, and the Among Other Things co-founders as they connect your daily overwhelm to decades of policies that depend on mothers doing it all. This is where shame becomes solidarity, where private struggles reveal public patterns, and where women discover they’re not broken – the system is.
Mommy Has Questions is presented by Among Other Things, a vibrant moms collective dedicated to driving cultural change for all women.
📋 Show Notes:
🎙️ Episode 9: What Are We Teaching Our Sons?
Subtitle: Gender StereotypesHurt Boys Too
This episode of Mommy Has Questions tackles the early socialization of boys into restrictive gender roles and how that impacts their emotional development, self-worth, and future relationships. Cristina and the moms explore how gendered language, media messaging, and family dynamics shape kids’ ideas about what boys and girls are “allowed” to do.
They discuss how we can challenge traditional roles, bring more male voices into caregiving and education, and raise boys who are emotionally open, empathetic, and strong allies for equality. This episode is a must-listen for any parent ready to raise the next generation without outdated limits.
🗣️ What We Talk About:
– Why boys absorb gender norms so early
– The emotional cost of teaching boys to suppress feelings
– How media and family dynamics shape ideas about gender
– The importance of male representation in caregiving and education
– Why empowering girls doesn’t mean disempowering boys
– What gender-neutral parenting actually looks like
– Teaching boys about privilege, equality, and allyship
– How open conversations about family roles foster understanding
– Why modeling equal partnerships matters
– Strategies to break cycles of gender bias at home
📚 References:
“Gender Role.“Wikipedia, 11 June 2025, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_role.
Sally. Directed by Cristina Costantini, National Geographic Documentary Films, 2025.
Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. See Jane, seejane.org/.
Reeves, Richard V. Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It. Brookings Institution Press, 2024.
👯♀️ Meet Your Hosts:
Cristina Sansone – Public health pro turned full-time stay-at-home mom of three
Jamie Dennison – Corporate exec and mom of two
Jess Kahn Marks – Former engineer and mom of two
Tiffany Hodges – Writer, actor, filmmaker, and mom of one
💬 Want to share your story or ask a question?[email protected]
🔑 Keywords:
motherhood, gender norms, gender roles, gender stereotypes, gender-neutral, family roles, partnership, gender bias, parenting, emotional expression, emotional development, self-worth, allyship, representation, equality, boys, girls, caregiving
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