Oh Crap with Jamie

What if the biggest thing making motherhood harder… isn't your child?
What if it's the endless stream of parenting advice telling you exactly what to do, what to say, and what you're getting wrong?
In this episode, Jamie shares why she's "pulling out of the parenting industrial complex" and making a major shift in her work. After more than 25 years of working with families, she's seeing a troubling pattern: moms have more parenting information than ever before, yet they feel less confident than ever.
Instead of helping, the explosion of parenting content has left many mothers second-guessing every instinct, outsourcing their authority to experts, and feeling like they need another script, strategy, or tip before they can make a decision.
Jamie unpacks how we got here—from the rise of the nuclear family and parenting "experts" to the explosion of social media, TikTok psychology, and the misunderstanding of gentle parenting. She argues that the real issue isn't a lack of information. It's a loss of confidence.
In this episode, Jamie discusses:
Why modern parenting advice may be making motherhood harder
The rise of the "fix my kid" mentality
How social media has replaced nuance with sound bites
Why parenting advice without context often falls flat
The difference between information and authority
The evolution of motherhood from the 1950s through today
How the village disappeared—and experts filled the gap
The unintended consequences of the gentle parenting movement
Why so many moms are parenting from fear instead of confidence
What it really means to "lead like a mother"
Most importantly, Jamie makes the case that you don't need another parenting script.
You need to trust yourself again.
Because no expert, book, or Instagram reel knows your child better than you do.
This episode is an invitation to step off the parenting advice treadmill, reclaim your authority, and lead your family with confidence instead of constant self-doubt.

True child-led play is the child's choice, they make the rules, and they can leave when they want. It is NOT adult-led, adult-supervised sports or activities. It's vital for vestibular and proprioceptive inputs and it's an agent for regulation of the nervous system. For MOMS TOO. Move your body, lift heavy things, and move the energy.The categories of movement: Crawling & Cross-BodyWeight Bearing Through Hands & Shoulders, Jumping & LandingBalance & Core, Climbing, Hanging & Pulling, Throwing & CatchingSpinning & Vestibular, Heavy Workhappy mom potty training chat If motherhood is making you overwhelmed, overstimulated, and burnt tf out, I can help. You may know me as the author of Oh Crap Potty Training and Oh Crap, I Have a Toddler but in the last few years, I've been obsessed with moms...and they are not okay. My work has veered off into helping moms find ease and confidence in their mothering. If you are struggling, check out my classes and live calls at jamieglowacki.com

It's so easy to think our kids need fixing....but it's almost always an US problem or an environment problem. Most parenting "scripts" don't work because they're attempting to fix the child. Behavior is always communication and it's our job to translate that. ⁠If motherhood is making you overwhelmed, overstimulated, and burnt tf out, I can help. You may know me as the author of Oh Crap Potty Training and Oh Crap, I Have a Toddler but in the last few years, I've been obsessed with moms...and they are not okay. My work has veered off into helping moms find ease and confidence in their mothering. If you are struggling, check out Happy Mom, my online community supporting moms into a more fun motherhood. Happy Mom: https://bit.ly/4v9Fz5NFor potty training help, get started with our Oh Crap Chat: https://bit.ly/4cMpso

After taking a pause from the podcast, Jamie is back — not because of the algorithm, consistency pressure, or content treadmill… but because she finally had something she genuinely needed to say.
This episode starts with a reflection on stepping away from content creation and the overwhelming response from listeners whose lives were impacted by the podcast. But it quickly evolves into something much deeper:
A conversation about trauma, therapy, motherhood, somatic healing, lineage, and what happens when women stop shrinking themselves.
Jamie explores:
Why talk therapy can sometimes keep us stuck in the story of our trauma instead of helping us move through it
The difference between pathology and mythology
Somatic healing, movement, and releasing emotions through the body
Why parenting often activates unresolved childhood wounds
The challenge of healing while actively raising children
How women are conditioned to suppress powerful emotions and “stay calm” at all costs
Community, maternal energy, and the need for real connection
What it means to reclaim space, power, and feminine energy
Jamie also shares a deeply personal experience involving movement, dance, grief release, ancestral reflection, and a moment that shifted something profound inside of her.
This isn’t an episode about parenting tactics.
It’s about:
The stories we inherit
The stories we tell ourselves
And the possibility of rewriting them
If you’ve been feeling emotionally stuck, disconnected from yourself, overwhelmed by motherhood, or exhausted from overanalyzing your healing journey… this conversation may resonate deeply.

Wanna know what you actually need for potty training… and what you definitely don’t?
Because here’s the truth:
Most parents overcomplicate this milestone — and end up buying a bunch of stuff that doesn’t help (and sometimes makes it harder).
In this episode, I break down the essentials for potty training success — and the things you can skip completely.

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