Mama's Playground
By Darlene & Monica
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Episodes: 80
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We’re two Spanglish-speaking moms in our 40s, figuring out motherhood, life, and everything in between. Think of us as your girlfriends on the playground—laughing, venting, and keeping it real about the joys (and chaos) of parenting, relationships, mental health, and finding balance.
We love connecting with people from all cultures, perspectives, and walks of life, and we believe every story has something to teach us. Some days we nail it, most days we don’t—but we’re all in this together.
So grab your cafecito, pull up a swing, and join us as we talk about the beautiful, messy, hilarious journey of life and motherhood. 💕
We’d love to hear from you—send us your feedback, stories, or episode ideas. See you at the playground!
✨ Be Happy,
Darlene & Monica
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You’re Not Lost—You’re Shifting
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May 06, 2026 |
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Life Update: It’s Been A Lot
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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REPLAY: Dating, Marriage & Why We Stopped Trying
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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REPLAY: You’re Not Failing — You’re Mothering
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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REPLAY: Why So Many Women Are Finally Saying “I’m Done”
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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REPLAY: The Beautiful Shift That Happens in Your 40s
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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REPLAY: Why Emotional Intelligence Matters in Parenting
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Replay: 20 Life Lessons to Raise Strong, Kind Humans
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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REPLAY: Unconditional Love Hits Different When You’re a Parent
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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REPLAY: Beating the Holiday Blues: Real Talk About Stress, Joy & Me Time
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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REPLAY: Tips on Awakening the Woman in You with TV and Radio personality Roxana Garcia
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Navigating Holiday Chaos, Traditions, and Scary 80s Dolls
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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What Would You Do? Mom Edition
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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The Overparenting Trap (And How to Avoid It)
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Transforming Schools Through Art: The RAW Project Story
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Aging, Gratitude & Love — A Heartfelt Conversation
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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It’s Not the Monsters We Fear Anymore
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Surviving Guilt Trips: When to Say Yes or No
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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10 Life Choices You’ll Regret in 10 Years (If You’re Not Careful)
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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The Secret to Calm, Connected Parenting — with Todd Sarner
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Fall Into Fun: Quizzes, Quick-Fire & Fall Facts
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Mom Guilt: The Struggles We Don’t Talk About
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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What No One Told Us About Motherhood
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Midlife Crisis: Female Edition
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Motherhood with 20 Tabs Open
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Unlocking Honest Conversations With Your Kids
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Backpacks & Comebacks: Moms Return to School (and Podcasting)
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Flipping the Script: Women Leading the Divorce Charge
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May 15, 2024 |
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Celebrating Motherhood! Mama, You're Doing Great!
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May 08, 2024 |
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Creating a Fertile Mind & Body with Fertility Coach Kathryn from Badass Fertility
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Exploring the 9-min Theory & 5 Questions to ask Yourselves as Parents
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Emotional Intelligence: Why It Matters!!
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Community and Connection: Building Friendships in your 40's
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Raising GIRLS vs BOYS: Embracing Individuality over Stereotypes
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Because Wrinkles Are Just Smile Lines in Disguise!
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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What's Your Love Language?
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Hitting Reset: Why It's Never Too Late to Reinvent Yourself (and Find Your Happy!)
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Ringing in our Last Episode of 2023!
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Christmas Fun! Debating on some RANDOM questions!
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Unconditional Parental Love
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Beating the Holiday Blues
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Building our children's characters through sports
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Thanksgiving is here! Some History, Fun Facts & Traditions
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Ho Ho Hold the Stress: Holiday Tips for You!
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Benefits of Traveling with Kids ... and without
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Mom Brain Mishaps: Parenting Oops and Bloopers
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Balancing Love and Friendships: Navigating Relationships After Marriage
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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How to Avoid Losing Yourself When You're Taking Care of Everyone Else
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Artificial Intelligence: The Pros and Cons
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Breaking Habits
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Where did the Butterflies go? How to Keep the Spark Alive in Your Relationship
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of "SPOILING" Kids
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Extreme Parenting ... When is it too much?
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Zoom, Kids & Coffee: Tips on Working from Home
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Let's talk about Bullying with licensed therapist Lynn Varela
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Raising Confident Children & Parenting Styles
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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How to Communicate with your Partner.... Rerun of Monica's Favorite episode!
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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What type of Mama are you? Rerun of Darlene's Favorite episode!
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Sound of Freedom - Creating Awareness on an Overshadowed Problem.
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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ReInventing Yourself At Any Age
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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20 Important Lessons to Teach Our Kids
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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How many Pet Peeves can you possibly have?
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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What you Swore You'd Never Do as a Parent
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Thriving in the 40s... What We Know Now
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Honoring the Papas!
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Let's Talk SUMMER!
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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TIME-OUT Wednesday! A brunette, blonde & a red headed answering random questions!
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Finding Yourself within the Chaos with Embodiment Coach Fiorella Garibaldi
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Could you be in a Toxic Relationship?
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May 25, 2023 |
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When Anxiety Strikes
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May 17, 2023 |
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In Celebration of our Mamas!
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May 10, 2023 |
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Can SOCIAL MEDIA be affecting your child’s mental health?
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May 03, 2023 |
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Vacation with kids… Are WE there yet?
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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How are we talking to our partners? Some Communication Do's and Dont's
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Finding your way around Procrastination
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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How can we keep our kids safe within our school system?
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Birthing Stories
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Tips on Awakening the Woman in You with TV and Radio Host Roxana Garcia!
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Parenting in your 40s ... yay or nay?
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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A Serendipitous Valentine's!
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Feb 06, 2023 |