Matching Mom Genes

SEASON 2-- WE'RE BACK BABIES (and Mommies)

As Matching Mom Genes enters its 2nd season, the sisters find themselves ever closer emotionally, despite all new geographical distance. Shelby is living full-time in Germany! With one sister navigating all new *European* parenting cultures and experiences, MMG is stretching their conversations worldwide and loving every second of it. We might be in different time zones and on different continents, but motherhood still has some matching kicks to hand out. Grab your best pair of jeans and join the conversation wherever you like to listen!

TTFN (Ep 22) (Season 1 Finale)

THAT’S A WRAP! We made it to lucky #22. 
 
We thank you so much for joining us on this journey. We have loved making every single moment of Season 1 and we WILL be returning for Season 2 in January of 2024. In the meantime, we’ll be cooking up some really cool projects and raising kiddos the same as always so keep up with us on @matchingmomgenes on TikTok and Instagram or check in on Nicole’s website at householdhealthandharmony.com. 
 
Lots of Love,
Nicole & Shelby
 
 
 
Matching Mom Genes is just another mommy talk pod, but we’re still cool so stick with us. Nicole is a parenting educator and coach, mom of 3 and overall insane person who owns actual farm animals. Her twin sister Shelby is a relatively straight laced badass engineer and mom of 1 living deep in the burbs. Together they bring unique perspectives to stack on their shared childhood experiences and identical genetic codes. Welcome to clashing worldviews jenga, people, hold on to your mommy jeans. 
 
Follow us on Tiktok & Instagram at @matchingmomgenes

Mom Friend Takeover (Ep 21)

Nicole is out this week as Shelby sits down with 2 of her closest mom friends to discuss the triumphs and tests associated with having kids all really close in age. As your kids get older, it seems to matter less, but in those early years? A few weeks can put you at very different parts of parenting. Thankfully, these 3 have each other to survive it together. Thank you to Kaylee and Rebecca for sharing their perspectives and parenting journeys with us!
 
Matching Mom Genes is just another mommy talk pod, but we’re still cool so stick with us. Nicole is a parenting educator and coach, mom of 3 and overall insane person who owns actual farm animals. Her twin sister Shelby is a relatively straight laced badass engineer and mom of 1 living deep in the burbs. Together they bring unique perspectives to stack on their shared childhood experiences and identical genetic codes. Welcome to clashing worldviews jenga, people, hold on to your mommy jeans. 
 
Follow us on Tiktok & Instagram at @matchingmomgenes

Tools of the Trade (Ep 20)

I'm not 100% what this episode was supposed to be about, but I can tell you that we ended up talking (and laughing) our way through covering some of our favorite tools to support parenting. Seriously, if laughing bothers you, this is not your episode. But if you want to laugh along and maybe attempt to decipher what we're talking about, strap in for a wild ride!
 
Matching Mom Genes is just another mommy talk pod, but we’re still cool so stick with us. Nicole is a parenting educator and coach, mom of 3 and overall insane person who owns actual farm animals. Her twin sister Shelby is a relatively straight laced badass engineer and mom of 1 living deep in the burbs. Together they bring unique perspectives to stack on their shared childhood experiences and identical genetic codes. Welcome to clashing worldviews jenga, people, hold on to your mommy jeans. 
 
Follow us on Tiktok & Instagram at @matchingmomgenes

Screen Time ＞ Scream Time (Ep 19)

Nicole is recovering from illness while prepping for 2 upcoming surgeries with the added gift of mom guilt. Shelby, as always, brings in the logic. If you’re finding yourself in a midsummer slump with the kiddos, let us know what you think about some of these options for entertainment. Or just take a nap while the kids watch Bluey, because its all going to be ok either way. 
 
Matching Mom Genes is just another mommy talk pod, but we’re still cool so stick with us. Nicole is a parenting educator and coach, mom of 3 and overall insane person who owns actual farm animals. Her twin sister Shelby is a relatively straight laced badass engineer and mom of 1 living deep in the burbs. Together they bring unique perspectives to stack on their shared childhood experiences and identical genetic codes. Welcome to clashing worldviews jenga, people, hold on to your mommy jeans. 
 
Follow us on Tiktok & Instagram at @matchingmomgenes

Load Bearing Walls (Ep 18)

UPDATED 6/26/23 to address sound issues. Thank you for your patience!
 
As much as it seems like today we’re cosplaying as construction workers, Shelby makes some really good points while explaining her pantry wall. Having been in her house, I can assure you, that wall is both load bearing aaaaaannddd mental load bearing. 
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Matching Mom Genes is just another mommy talk pod, but we’re still cool so stick with us. Nicole is a parenting educator and coach, mom of 3 and overall insane person who owns actual farm animals. Her twin sister Shelby is a relatively straight laced badass engineer and mom of 1 living deep in the burbs. Together they bring unique perspectives to stack on their shared childhood experiences and identical genetic codes. Welcome to clashing worldviews jenga, people, hold on to your mommy jeans. 
 
Follow us on Tiktok & Instagram at @matchingmomgenes

WHY all the metaphors?? (Ep 17)

Nicole and Shelby talk through how finding your Why can help protect you from burnout. Nicole uses a million metaphors in attempt to explain the importance of this introspection and still none of them fit right. It’s a very weird way to talk about something so important, but you know, life is like a maze…..you gotta metaphor your way out of it?….
 
Matching Mom Genes is just another mommy talk pod, but we’re still cool so stick with us. Nicole is a parenting educator and coach, mom of 3 and overall insane person who owns actual farm animals. Her twin sister Shelby is a relatively straight laced badass engineer and mom of 1 living deep in the burbs. Together they bring unique perspectives to stack on their shared childhood experiences and identical genetic codes. Welcome to clashing worldviews jenga, people, hold on to your mommy jeans. 
 
Follow us on Tiktok & Instagram at @matchingmomgenes

Furbabies are people too (Ep 16)

Pet Appreciation Week might be this week- it might also be in a different month- the internet can’t decide, but we’re talking about it anyway. This one’s for the parents of furbabies everywhere. Is parenting a dog or cat THAT much different than parenting a toddler? Do we only train pets or do we just pretend that parenting is just the training equivalent? You decide, but also, Nicole has a chicken living in her house, so there’s that.
 
Matching Mom Genes is just another mommy talk pod, but we’re still cool so stick with us. Nicole is a parenting educator and coach, mom of 3 and overall insane person who owns actual farm animals. Her twin sister Shelby is a relatively straight laced badass engineer and mom of 1 living deep in the burbs. Together they bring unique perspectives to stack on their shared childhood experiences and identical genetic codes. Welcome to clashing worldviews jenga, people, hold on to your mommy jeans. 
 
Follow us on Tiktok & Instagram at @matchingmomgenes

Proud Parenting (Ep 15)

Rory (Nicole's oldest) joins the pod to help us usher in Pride Month and spills some important perspectives from our beloved Gen Z on all things gender, sexuality, and identity. 20% of Gen Z identifies as part of the LGBT+ community, so even if you are not personally currently parenting a child exploring their identity, I can guarantee your child will know someone who is! There's quite the little lesson to be learned from this 19yo about acceptance and support within the family structure. 
 
Matching Mom Genes is just another mommy talk pod, but we’re still cool so stick with us. Nicole is a parenting educator and coach, mom of 3 and overall insane person who owns actual farm animals. Her twin sister Shelby is a relatively straight laced badass engineer and mom of 1 living deep in the burbs. Together they bring unique perspectives to stack on their shared childhood experiences and identical genetic codes. Welcome to clashing worldviews jenga, people, hold on to your mommy jeans. 
 
Follow us on Tiktok & Instagram at @matchingmomgenes

1-833-9-HELP4MOMS (Ep 14)

This week, Nicole and Shelby deep dive on maternal mental health and the recently released 2022 statistics. It’s a scary reality, but we can’t look away. If you find yourself in need of support contact 1-833-9-HELP4MOMS.
 
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/preparing-parenthood/202212/perinatal-mental-health-2022-year-in-review
 
Matching Mom Genes is just another mommy talk pod, but we’re still cool so stick with us. Nicole is a parenting educator and coach, mom of 3 and overall insane person who owns actual farm animals. Her twin sister Shelby is a relatively straight laced badass engineer and mom of 1 living deep in the burbs. Together they bring unique perspectives to stack on their shared childhood experiences and identical genetic codes. Welcome to clashing worldviews jenga, people, hold on to your mommy jeans. 
 
Follow us on Tiktok & Instagram at @matchingmomgenes