Atomic Moms

Actress Malin Akerman (Watchmen, Billions, Couples Retreat) and sociologist Dr. Marika Lindholm (founder of ESME.com) share their personal experiences and vital resources to empower solo mothers. 

In this powerhouse throwback Atomic Moms, Dr. Britta Bushnell and Ellie Knaus discuss the challenges of emotional intimacy in marriage after kids, the ways in which we can learn to reconnect as a couple post-children, and the identity shift we experience as mamas.

In this live episode with youtube sensation Glozell Green and supermom Sonni Abatta, Ellie discusses everything from screen time (how does a Youtube star with a 4.7 million following manage to get an iPad away from her toddler?), becoming a first-time mother at forty-four, the myth of the "overnight sensation", and how Sonni looks so damn refreshed even after having three kids in five years!

DAN KOIS, Slate editor, founding host of the podcast Mom and Dad Are Fighting, and contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine, joins us on Atomic Moms to chat about the truly insane year his family spent traveling the world, hilariously captured in his new book: HOW TO BE A FAMILY: THE YEAR I DRAGGED MY KIDS AROUND THE WORLD TO FIND A NEW WAY TO BE TOGETHER.

Quarantined in her podcast studio with sick kiddos, Ellie Knaus sends out the mom-bat signal to returning beloved guests: Emmy-winner Becky Friedman (Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood), actress Nikki DeLoach, and a throwback with broadway star Cassie Levy where they break down: favorite hand sanitizers, back up babysitters, the social anxiety of having the kid with the cough, and what these mothers do to reboot before heading to work after all night up with the kids.

Decade-long friends Claire Coffee (actor), Bridget Moloney (director/actor), and Ellie Knaus compare notes on their apocalyptic anxieties, commiserate over the awkwardness of making "back-to-school" mom friends, discuss their post-bedtime reading and watching rituals (hello, HBO's Succession), and much more.

Leslie Bruce returns to Atomic Moms Podcast to chat with Ellie about the MIND GAME that is early motherhood, her new book (You Are a F*cking Awesome Mom), newbornland for type A overachievers, our birth experiences, and organizing our lives with two kids.

With school back in session we talk all things transitions, routines, school lunches, easing "new kid" worries, and so much more with Dr. Natasha Beck MPH, PSY.D. (@Dr.OrganicMommy) and Ellie's fave preschool teacher Jennifer Hunt.

Actress Claire Coffee, director Bridget Moloney-Sinclair, and host Ellie Knaus discuss all things privacy: nanny cams, data collection, social media, and is it even possible to have social media privacy in 2019?

Podcast host and recently published children's book author Theresa Thorn discusses motherhood, gender identity, career changes, gender exploration, and her new children's book.

In this Father's Day celebration, we catch up with Ellie Knaus and Adam Sztykiel to talk about love, marriage, raising daughters, and what the heck we'll do with the kids now that school is out.

Dermatologist and research scientist Dr. Whitney Bowe discusses the microbiome and how good bacteria in our gut can improve our immune system , the latest sunscreen controversy, and "Dirty Looks: The Secret to Beautiful Skin."

#220 - New intro/ aired May 31, 2016. With the recent College Admissions Scandal, this classic Atomic Moms episode couldn’t be more timely. Conscious parenting trailblazer and 2x Atomic Moms guest Dr. Shefali Tsabary returns to talk about ego, boundaries, and all the psychological sticky stuff that comes with parenting.

Julia Hart, director and screenwriter, shares her journey as a H.S. English teacher turned screenwriter and feature film director, bringing her stories to life with the most respected actors in Hollywood, like Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Strathairn, and Rachel Brosnahan.

Crazy popular RamshackleGlam.com lifestyle blogger Jordan Reid returns for our tell-all conversation on anxiety, divorce, and falling on our faces, plus her new project: The Big Activity Book For Anxious People (Penguin Random House, May 7, 2019) co-created with illustrator Erin Williams , currently #1 in Art Therapy and Relaxation on Amazon.