E164 Living up to social media moms, overbooked and strung out, there's no such thing as "balance"

It's true, you see them posting photos of their gloriously decorated homes at the holidays, children sitting around a never spilled on table all smiling and writing letter's to Santa. You wonder what the hell you're doing wrong, trying to bring home the bacon, then cook the bacon, get the bacon on the table and clean the grease. Florence and Michaela have a heartfelt convo on modern mom-hood and the woes and joys of learning to say no, among other things like simplifying your life. Florence Ann Romano (www.florenceann.com) is a childcare and village advocate, philanthropist, and author of Build Your Village: A Guide to Finding Joy and Community in Every Stage of Life (Beyond Words, February 2023) who has always had a special place in her heart for family and community. She worked as a childcare provider for over 15 years and believes the key to a family’s success lies in focusing on what she calls THE TRIFECTA - parent, child, and caretaker working in unison toward common, family goals. Florence Ann also has been featured on over 500 national and local media outlets across the country, including ABC/CBS/ NBC and FOX TV affiliates, Home & Family, The Jenny McCarthy Show, SiriusXM, and more. Her loyal followers on Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube have grown into a robust, engaged social media village of moms, dads, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and childcare providers that grows larger every day. She is also currently a regular expert on over 10 different National TV affiliates across America! Born and raised just outside of Chicago, Florence Ann earned a degree in performance theatre at Bradley University in Peoria, IL. She has served as President and Founder of a non-profit board dedicated to autism awareness and now serves on the Executive Board of the Children's Research Fund at Lurie's Children's Hospital and is a founding member of Sesame Street’s Leadership Council. She is the author of Build Your Village: A Guide to Finding Joy and Community in Every Stage of Life (Beyond Words, February 2023).

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