Alex and Shane talk about scouting the local mall for their crushes as preteens, stocking stuffers, flushing toilets and failed dreams.


Chrissy Lawler, @thepeacefulsleeper, talks us through all of the toddler sleep troubles you might encounter. She discusses power struggles, bad dreams, night terrors, nap strikes, difficult bedtimes, and night waking.

 

Kathryn Nicolai, host of “Nothing Much Happens” podcast and the book of the same name, writes bedtime stories for adults to help them fall asleep. She discusses her creative process, why we struggle with sleep as adults, anxiety, aphantasia, and how to destress during these very stressful times.

 

Alex and Shane answer listener questions in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like free menstrual products, the main goal during date night, cheating partners, and “dad guilt”.

 

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