by Kristen Chase | Tips + Tricks, Family Travel
If you’re looking for tips for flying with toddlers, you’ve come to the right place. Even though my four kids are now teens, they were once toddlers, and we used to travel a lot. That means there was a time when I was on a plane with toddlers and babies,...
by Kristen Chase | Spawned Podcast
If you’re like me, you got to your mid-40s and suddenly started to get weird period symptoms and sort-of hot flashes and night sweats and asked yourself, “Wait, is this perimenopause?” Well, we’re not the only ones. Even though perimenopause...
by Kristen Chase | Spawned Podcast
We’re back with Season 6 of Spawned with Kristen and Liz, launching our new season with an incredibly helpful episode about developing healthy eating habits and positive food relationships with tweens and teens. But, our guest, Nicole Cruz, a registered...
by Kristen Chase | Living, Fashion
Back to school for my kids means back to boots for me. Seems fair, right? Take one peek at any fall 2022 shoe trend post at your favorite style magazine and it’s boots, boots, and more boots, which yay! because I have that category covered in my closet. But that...
by Kristen Chase | Spawned Podcast
Since I got my first smartphone back in 2006, my relationship with my phone has certainly changed my life. It’s also changed how I function as a person in this world, for better and for worse. Turns out, I’m not the only one, which is why I was so excited...
by Kristen Chase | Spawned Podcast
After two years in a pandemic, I’m sure I’m not the only one with kids who are struggling with various aspects of their social lives. From fostering positive relationships with friends and school peers, to learning effective communication in the many...
by Kristen Chase | Books for Adults
To say that I’m thrilled to share that my debut novel, A Thousand Miles to Graceland, is now available for pre-order and hitting stands on January 24, 2023 is an understatement. I’ve been working on this story of fun, heartfelt mother-daughter road trip...
by Kristen Chase | Random Coolness
If you’re like me, there have been a lot of days, especially as of late, where it’s been hard to rally yourself, between the news, the pandemic, and just being a mom. Well, our longtime friend, author, and mom of 4 Jill Krause took her practice of hanging...
by Kristen Chase | Style + Beauty, Fashion
Last year, I decided to take a peek at Amazon for an affordable bathing suit, and after reading a ton of reviews, I grabbed this one from the brand Sporlike. And let’s just say, it didn’t disappoint. I feel fantastic in it, and every time I wear it, I get...
by Kristen Chase | Spawned Podcast
If you’ve got as many photos on your phone as we do, then you know how challenging it can be to find what you need when you need it. Holy smokes. But we are not alone! How do I know this? Well, this week’s Spawned podcast guest, Casey von Stein, aka Miss...