Hi, I'm Sarah and I'm Megan. We're two moms with eight kids between us from

little to grown. We're in different areas of the country and in different stages

of life, but we both know that motherhood's a lot easier when real moms share

tips and encouragement. And remind you that it's really all gonna be okay. We're

not experts. We're parents who've been there. We're not perfect. We're real.

Welcome to the mom hour. Hi everyone and welcome to the mom hour. I am Megan

Francis and I'm here with you today with one of our monthly voices episodes

where we talk with interesting people about all kinds of topics. Today's guest

is Lindsay Hain. She's a fellow Midwestern mom of boys ages two, four, six, and

eight. And she's the host of two podcasts. Why is everyone yelling? Which is an

interview-based parenting podcast. And I'll have another with Lindsay Hain where

she talks to elite athletes like professional runners and Olympians. Because in

addition to being really busy raising four little boys, Lindsay is also a

lifelong runner. She's completed 16 marathon so far and most of those came

after she had kids. Even when Lindsay isn't training for a marathon, she makes

time to run five or six days a week and she coaches other runners, sometimes

people who started later in life. In the interview, we talk a lot about how to

ease in if you think you hate running, but would like to enjoy it as well as how

to get past some of those mental blocks that can make it hard to stick to a

running plan. We also talk about Lindsay's approach to keeping her kids active

and interested in the outdoors. And then we wrap up the episode by diving into

her journey after she tested positive for the BRCA to genetic mutation and

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