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We're baaaack! It's been a few months ... Maria had a baby, summer is summer'ing, and Ann-Sophie's Tuff Shed now doubles as a sauna.

Join us we recap some of our fave moments and surprising turns from Season One. And we're giving you a sneak peek of what's in store for Season Two.

THANK YOU to everyone who supported us on our foray into professional podcasting. We're living the dream, y'all.

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There’s no better guest to wrap our first season than Shay Wafer, arts & culture powerhouse and grandmother who chose to become a single parent in the 80s. She also managed the theater where Maria and Ann-Sophie met when they were just babies themselves. We couldn’t be happier to have our forever “boss mom” on to share her wisdom!

Tune in to hear us chat about:

• Why Shay choose to be a single and “older” mom at a time when it wasn’t the norm
  
  
• Pursuing studies (at Yale, no less) and a high-level career while raising a young child
  
  
• The hard decisions Shay had to make to balance career ambitions and caretaking
  
  
• Choosing natural childbirth and why it was so important to her
  
  
• Assumptions people make about single, Black mothers - then and now
  
  
• How Shay’s daughter taught her to open up and communicate more
  
  
• The beauty of becoming a grandmother and seeing lessons passed on to the next generation

We'll be back soon with a Season 1 Wrap Up and what's to come for Season 2!

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There’s no one like your auntie, your tía, who slips you sweets, remembers your baby chub days, and keeps all your secrets. And there’s no one like Jess Matos, Mexico City-based creative strategist and comedian, who runs the hilarious and insightful The Tía Chronicles. Join us as we talk all things tía life and beyond!

Listen in to hear:

• How Jess started The Tía Chronicles as a love letter to the tías in her life
  
  
• How the women in our lives, from aunties to teachers, shape and mold us
  
  
• Expectations (among MANY) that society places on women to have children
  
  
• The experience of growing up a first generation kid
  
  
• Why parents can call on their village when they need help/time away/a good cry
  
  
• Why tías have more fun

Check out more of Jess’ brilliance here:
The Tía Chronicles Instagram
The Tía Chronicles Podcast (Season 2 dropping soon!)

For more surprising and authentic conversations about family-forming, subscribe to Our Families, Ourselves:
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