Archive - Playing with Fire

Raising kids in terrifying times with Melinda Wenner Moyer

A Q&A with the author of "Hello Cruel World"

Sep 2 •

August 2025

Gun violence in America is not hopeless and you are not helpless

Congress isn't where this starts, it's where it ends; get to work in your school boards, city councils and statehouses

Aug 29 •

Shannon Watts and Stacy London on finding what's next

Check out the replay of our Substack Live conversation

Aug 28 •

and

31:09

One nourishing thing: Reformer Pilates

A series of things feeding me mentally and physically

Aug 26 •

Back to school should mean new beginnings for moms, too

Consider this essay a permission slip to focus on yourself

Aug 19 •

Shannon Watts and Dr. Jessica Shepherd on hormone replacement therapy

Watch now | A recording from Shannon Watts's live video

Aug 13 •

and

Dr. Jessica Shepherd

29:12

What happened at the recent FDA menopause hearings

We need more women to become activists for menopause care

Aug 12 •

How to heal with Prentis Hemphill

A Q&A with the author of the national bestseller "What it Takes to Heal" about the societal impact of unresolved pain

Aug 5 •

July 2025

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