This week I spiraled out with hilarious standup comedian & actress Abbi Crutchfield! (Up Early Tonight,  The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, The Kid Is In School Podcast)  We talked Mom shame, losing your cool, self-blame and that relentless internal critical voice, talking to kids about difficult topics, pandemic feelings, when your coping skills are also a defense, and soooo much more! Plus, Abbi shares a shame story about a tiny jar of sprinkles that led to a not-awesome parenting moment that kept her spiraling for a YEAR (which btw is much longer than she deserved to spiral, in my humble opinion.) Follow Abbi on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok @curlycomedy and her podcast The Kid Is In School with fellow comedian & husband Luke Thayer @kidisinschool on Twitter! And listen to it, it's so good!   And can follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @elykreimendahl, and the pod on Twitter and Instagram @podshamespiral, where I'm regularly posting fun video clips of especially juicy or hilarious moments from the episodes.   And we now have a Patreon! Please check it out, and if you've been enjoying the pod, PATRONIZE US! https://www.patreon.com/ShameSpiralPod Audio Engineer/Editor: Sarah Gabrielli (check out her amazing podcast about the last lesbian bars in America @cruisingpod on Instagram and TikTok and listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cruising-a-lesbian-bar-road-trip/id1585850925 Original Music: Shadwick Wilde, Instagram and Twitter: @shadwickwilde Cover Art: Cassidy Kulhanek, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: @heavenlygrandpa New episodes every Tuesday! Don't forget to subscribe, review and please leave those five shining stars!  twitter.com/podshamespiral instagram.com/podshamespiral instagram.com/elykreimendahl tiktok.com/@elykreimendahl twitter.com/elykreimendahl