This is the Shameless Mom Academy, episode 136 with Corey Reed and Mike Becker.

Show notes for this episode can be found by going to shamelessmom.com and clicking on episode

136.

Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy. I'm your host, Sarah Dean, and I'm here to give you and

other passionate, dedicated moms

the tools you need to bridge the gap between motherhood and living the life of your dreams.

I'm also here to help you be a little more shameless every day, because if you aren't building a

life you're extraordinarily proud of, what kind of legacy are you building? So let's dive in.

This episode of the Shameless Mom Academy is brought to you by Aptive. Active is an app that brings your workouts right into your earbuds by

syncing the motivational guidance of a personal trainer with the perfect playlist to bring you

an elevated on-demand audio fitness experience. Today, Corey Reed and Mike Becker are here to talk

about their new book, Zag Zig Parenting, Misadventures of a career-driven mom and a stay-at-home

dad. Zag-Zig parenting invites you to explore a married couple's contemporary perspective on parenting

through comical vignettes that share their

differences, struggles, and mistakes. Written by Corey, a career-driven mom of four children,

with commentary from Mike, a 20-year stay-at-home dad, this book shows work-life integration

from a different lens and creates a positive environment to reimagine the family framework.

These vulnerable stories about life as a non-traditional family aimed to paint a picture of everyday chaos that provides comic relief and permits parents to thrive as they embrace their perceived shortcomings in the context of work, family flow,

because parenting issues do not discriminate.

I had a great time talking with Corey and Mike.

We definitely shared a few good laughs. And it was fun to hear about them on the other end of

their parenting journey from where I'm at with a four-year-old. They have four children ages 21,

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