07. Solo Parenting in the Baseball World with Heather
Whiskey and Lace
Erika Altes
2.5 • 677 Ratings
🗓️ 11 December 2023
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
What's it like being a solo but not a single parent?
Today, Erika's joined by her sister-in-law, Heather, who spends much of the year as a solo parent while her partner's away as a baseball coach for the Seattle Mariners. From maintaining a strong sense of self to keeping the spark alive in a long-distance relationship, you'll learn valuable advice for others in similar situations.
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In this episode, we cover the following:
- How Heather met her husband and first impressions meeting family
- What being a solo parent is like
- Importance of self-care and independence in relationships
- Supporting a partner's career even when they're often away
- The best ballpark food
- Working as a realtor and with Mark!
- Erika's favorite story about Heather
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Guest info:
Follow Heather and her story on Instagram @Heather.Arnerich.
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| 0:00.0 | Are you someone who doesn't take life too seriously? Do you sometimes find that a shot of whiskey |
| 0:08.1 | isn't only deserved but needed? If you said yes to either of those, welcome to the Whiskey and Lace |
| 0:13.2 | podcast, where we have honest chats with everyday people, shit shows, and all. I'm your host, Erica |
| 0:18.9 | Altus, and I'm here to empower you to be the best version |
| 0:21.8 | of yourself and perhaps share in a shot of whiskey. Now pour yourself a glass of wine and let's go. |
| 0:30.2 | Hello, Heather. Hello, Erica. I don't know how that begun where you and I just started |
| 0:36.4 | to use an English accent. |
| 0:38.2 | Like, anytime I call Heather, I go, hello. |
| 0:41.1 | And every time without a doubt, I don't even know when we started that. |
| 0:44.2 | Or any time I answer, I say, hello, Erica. |
| 0:48.4 | We probably sound terrible. |
| 0:50.1 | Oh, horrible. |
| 0:50.9 | Not even close to a British accent. |
| 0:52.2 | Not even close. |
| 0:53.0 | They're probably rolling their eyes right now. |
| 0:54.5 | If you're a Brit listening right now, you're like, no, that's not how it works. |
| 0:58.2 | But, well, everybody, I'd like to introduce you guys to Heather. |
| 1:02.3 | For those of you that do not know who Heather is, she is my sister-in-law and she is married to one of my four brothers, Tony. |
| 1:08.3 | She is also incredibly talented at playing any sort of air instrument. |
| 1:13.7 | Yeah. Heather is... I'd have to agree. |
| 1:15.7 | Yeah, she's really good at the a air drums. We'll, like, you know, like, be having a dance |
| 1:19.9 | party in our kitchen, and you'll just look over, and Heather is jamming in the background. |
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