You can be in the densest, busiest city in the world and feel isolated.

You can be rural and feel isolated.

Like there are these moments of, you know, just feeling like no one else is going through this or no one else is experiencing this I'm the only one

I'm the loneliest girl in the world like a must be the only person who feels like this

it's really about just making sure you have connectivity.

Hi, this is Deney. I'm the founder of Simple Families.

Simple Families is an online community for parents who are seeking a simpler more intentional life.

In this show we focus on minimalism with kids, positive parenting, family wellness, and decreasing

the mental load.

My perspectives are based in my firsthand experience

raising kids, but also rooted in my PhD in child development.

So you're gonna hear conversations

that are based in research, but more importantly, real life.

Thanks for joining us.

Hi there, Deney here. Today on the podcast I have an interview with Michelle Kennedy, the founder of peanut.

Peanut is a community building and networking out for mothers. So much about community has changed. community became a mother. Making in-person friendships was really the only option that I

considered. But now we have ample opportunities to build rich relationships

with others online and there is value in that too. Today Michelle and I are talking

a little bit about both online and in-person community and as a woman

building your village in both of these capacities can be so useful.

Michelle and I are also talking about the invisible mother campaign that Peanut has recently

executed in order to better understand the needs of women and mothers in particular.

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