Sheri Adams tells us the story of losing her 4th child to a terminal brain illness at the tender age of 15 months.  She shares how she found joy in the midst of pain and suffering and encourages us to find beauty in the every day and live intentionally every day we wake up with breath in our bodies. To watch the unedited video version of this episode check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/raisingnewyorkers

We discuss the priorities we each need in an apartment, the realities of small space living and what has helped us, and how we deal with neighbors.

Amanda Trautmann and her husband Peter have three boys ages 11, 9 and 7. She has 20 years of experience as a brand builder and has been a full-time mom and part-time freelance branding consultant. Things we discuss - working part time while being a full time mom - mission trips with kids - public and private school - kid activities and how to create your own when you can't afford other options - building community Amanda prays Ephesians 3: 14-21 over her children.

Deidre and Gyna discuss how they find babysitters, how they handle paying (and not paying) for babysitting, as well as what they look for in babysitters. Things we mention: "TKC Babysitters" group on Facebook - which is a group of students who go to Kings college.

Today Gyna and Deidre talk about community - how to find it, how to build it and how to keep it.

Today we sit down with Elizabeth Passarella to discuss her recent book “Good Apple: Tales of a Southern Evangelical in New York”.   Elizabeth is a contributing editor for Southern Living and a former editor at Real Simple and Vogue.  She grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, and has lived in NYC for over 20 years. We discuss how she wrote the book, a little bit about politics and her struggle with yelling.  Elizabeth lives in New York City with her husband and three children. Elizabeth's Book: Good...

Learning from moms of high schoolers

In this episode we process the pros and cons of living in NYC and how to sort through making the decision of staying or choosing to leave and raise your kids elsewhere.  Pull up a chair and join us as we externally process together this complicated not clear cut issue.  Our hope is that, if you are struggling with this, you will feel less alone, know that there is no shame in leaving and being in a season of "I don't know" is okay.

Tips & Tricks on how to keep small kids busy and off their devices all winter long.

We sat down with Dr. Amber Field to discuss ways to practically serve NYC's homeless population. Her ministry, Ready to Give, is not only tackling the task of reaching those in need immediately but she's using her robust educational background to TEACH New Yorkers how they should be thinking about their neighbors in need and ways that they can help immediately. Ready to Give website: https://sites.google.com/view/readytogive/home?authuser=0 Ready to Give instagram:...

Learn how Raising New Yorkers podcast came about! From Deidre getting an opportunity to quarantine in South Korea for a gig during a pandemic to Gyna being ready and excited to jump in on an interesting idea. Follow us in Instagram @RaisingNewYorkers Check out our website: www.raisingnewyorkers.com

Join two moms in exploring what it takes to raise kids in the greatest city in the world!