How We Pulled Off Our First Live Show (Even When It Felt Impossible) — Updated

The Mama's Den

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4.9 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Right after our very first live show, we sat down and told the truth about what it actually took to make it happen — the pressure, the fear, the behind-the-scenes chaos… and the moments we weren’t sure we could pull it off at all. We went back and tightened this episode because the message still hits. We went back and tightened this episode because the message still hits. It’s scary. It’s hard. And it’s exactly what moms do. The Mama’s Den is on tour starting one week from today, May 4th. Nashville - May 4 St. Louis - May 6 Chicago - May 18 Pittsburgh - May 19 Philadelphia - May 23 The Mamas are GOING ON TOUR ALL OF MAY!!! Want to see them?? Visit this site for tickets to all dates: https://linktr.ee/themamasdenpodcast Make sure you connect with our Mamas on IG: @themamasdenpodcast Ashley - @watermeloneggrolls Codie - @codieco Melanie - @melaniefiona

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0:00.0	Even in motherhood, this is like a lesson that we do, the more kids you have.
0:04.0	You're just like, oh, remember that first kid, how you stressed out over everything, you were micromanaging, everything.
0:09.0	It has to be this and it has to be that.
0:11.0	And then you get to them second kids and you're like, yeah, just don't go into street.
0:16.0	You know what I mean? I'll see you later.
0:18.0	Like, there's an ease that comes with experience of being in a situation, and then you realize,
0:24.1	oh, maybe I don't have to worry about that as much as I thought to.
0:27.8	And there's a sense that I hope every mother, every person, every creative, just every person,
0:33.3	when you get to a place where you get to actually sit in the ease of the hard work that you put in,
0:39.3	to be able to say, I know this, I do this, I trust myself.
0:43.1	If I don't know the answer, this experience, this history that I have within my, in working with myself, I will figure it out.
0:50.1	What's up y'all? It's Ashley. It's Melody.
0:52.3	And Cody here. And you've tapped into the Mama's Den. Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Mamas Den podcast. We have to. No, we're not going to keep doing that. She did that when we were with Melissa and Mel. We came up with something last night, right? Yes. Welcome to the den.
1:11.2	It was something.
1:11.5	No.
1:12.4	No. No.
1:13.0	Come on in to the Mama's Den.
1:14.9	It was something like that.
1:16.1	Come on into the Mama's Den.
1:17.2	Admittedly, that was like after several drinks.
1:19.7	I like it.
1:20.3	Friends of the Den, the Village.
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