NOW YOU MOMbo is a
collection of eight half hour audio programs
in a 4-CD set. Each CD is packaged with
a companion
booklet, filled with descriptions of the
shows and performers, written and illustrated
by host and producer Nanci Olesen.
NOW YOU
MOMbo is interviews, commentaries, music
and conversation to nurture, humor, and
enlighten YOU as you dive into motherhood.
Click on each show to find more resources.
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PREGNANCY
Featuring a
commentary by a pregnant Annie
Piper from her Manhattan apartment,
an interview with Ann Douglas
(author of The
Mother of All Pregnancy Books),
and a sound collage of pregnant
women—a
journey through the woes and
joys of pregnancy. READ MORE
Listen to
Ann Douglas describe the three
trimesters of pregnancy.
(3.8 megs)
Listen to
a section of Annie Piper's
commentary. (1.8 megs) |
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NEWBORN SHOCK
Commentator Linda
Breitag remembers the early days
of motherhood, when she was shocked
to learn how difficult this job
is gonna be. Hear real moms describe
their early foggy days, and hone
in
on the subject of Postpartum
Depression and more. READ
MORE
Listen to
a section of Nanci's interview
with Faulkner
Fox. (1.8 megs)
Listen to
a section of Nanci's introduction
to
the topic of Newborn Shock.
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THE SLEEP SHOW
Delve into one of the most
interesting subjects in early
motherhood: sleep ( for you and
your baby).
Sleep expert
Dr. John Garcia recommends
methods to help get your baby
to sleep through
the night, and the producer
talks with a mom who advocates
the family
bed.
Plus a commentary by self-proclaimed
sleep expert, Kristen Froebel. READ MORE
Listen to
an outtake of Kristen Froebel
and Nanci's
conversation. (3.8 megs)
Listen to
the conversation Nanci had
with
Lisa
Perez, mom of three kids, who
lived the FAMILY BED lifestyle
for many years. (3.8 megs) |
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TODDLERHOOD
Commentator Julia
Jergensen Edelman describes the
antics of her toddlers and how
they wound her up and wore her
out. Nanci Olesen
interviews Ann Luce, a Montessori
teacher who guides toddlers through
a
classroom “
environment” and lets us
know what’s really going
on in the minds and bodies of
these small people. Great music
and comforting listening. READ
MORE
Listen to
a section of Julia Jergensen
Edelman's
commentary about toddlers. (1.4
megs)
Listen to
a section of Ann Luce's interview
with
Nanci about the mind of the
toddler. (2.3 megs) |
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WORRY
Nobody worries like
single mom/commentator Maria
Rubinstein. Wait, oh, YOU do
too? On the Worry Show we cover
all the worries
in the world. Dr. Harriet Lerner (The
Mother Dance) offers
some insight into keeping your
worries at bay. READ MORE
Listen to Nanci and Julia Jergensen
Edelman discuss
FEAR MONGERING in our culture....
beware! (1 meg)
Listen to
Dr. Harriet Lerner read
from her book, Fear and Other Uninvited
Guests. (2 megs) |
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THE WORK/HOME SHOW
Hear a
variety of voices as moms describe
their lives in the work force
and at home. Yeah, I know,
it's been discussed. But isn't
it something you still agonize about everyday? Kris Berggren, author
of Strategies for Stay-at-Home
Parents, talks with
Nanci
about her choices. Arlie Hochschild, author of The Time Bind and The
Second Shift, discusses a new paradigm for thinking about work/home issues.
College professor/ mom/commentator Darcey Engen finds that her sons know more
than she does about why she works so hard. READ MORE
Listen to
Nanci's introduction to this
show,
and hear the
voice collage of
several moms describing their
work/home choices. (5.7 megs) |
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SCHOOL
Being a mom who is
active in your child’s
school is an important role
for many. Parent involvement
pro Lynn Lenort describes the "glow" from
being involved. Is it a burn
out?
What are the rewards?
Poet and teacher Martie Goetsch
shares her writing from years
of being a teacher.
Commentator/mom/teacher
Lizanne Wilson gives listeners
her
take on wearing her "MOM
hat" and
her "TEACHER hat" at
the same time. READ
MORE
Listen to
teacher/mom Lizanne Wilson's
commentary about having
her own kids in her school.
(5.6 megs) |
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MOMS ACTING UP
Acting up.
It's all about getting involved,
and understanding some of the
serious issues of our time
concerning
motherhood. Commentator Lucinda
Anderson will let us know how
she stays
involved in issues relating
to families. Ann Crittenden
(The
Price of Motherhood)
speaks with Nanci
about
how being a mom forced
her to get active. Beth Osnes,
co-founder of "Mothers
Acting Up" describes
her organization (http://www.mothersactingup.org).
Plus “The Mother’s
Day Proclamation for Peace” by
Julia Ward Howe (1870). Learn
about the real roots of Mother's
Day. READ MORE
Listen to Nanci Olesen describe
the history of Mother's Day
and hear the
Mother's Day Proclamation for
Peace (written in 1870 by Julia
Ward Howe),
read by Actor/mom Sally Wingert.
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