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AI-Empowered Mom

AI-Empowered Mom | Sarah Dooley

Parenthood is heavy. A digital world makes it heavier. AI for moms doesn"t have to be complicated. Each week, host Sarah Dooley brings parents and caregivers real, grounded conversations about reducing mental load, navigating technology and social media with kids, and using AI tools to support family life without the overwhelm. From digital parenting questions to practical AI strategies for busy households, this podcast meets you exactly where you are. No hype. No pressure. Just calm, practical

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00:27:34

#43 Setting Boundaries is Love with Dr. Julie Fernandes

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2026/02/20

When was the last time someone asked what your favorite ice cream is and you actually knew the answer? In this episode, host Sarah Dooley sits down with Dr. Julie Fernandes, an occupational therapist, coach, and mom of three, to talk about what it really means to restore yourself after years of pouring into everyone else. Julie brings her OT lens to family life in the most grounding way. We talk about why your home environment shapes your mental state more than you realize, how boundaries are

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00:30:10

#42 AI-Empowered Mom | AI is my Galentine with...

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2026/02/13

What if the relationship that helps you navigate parenting isn’t with another person, but with AI? In this Galentine’s Day special episode, Sarah Dooley sits down with Alexandra Samuel,AI and workplace speaker, Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review contributor, and host of the Me + Viv podcast, to explore what it really means to build a relationship with AI.Alexandra shares her journey through what she calls “extra large parenting” as the mother of an autistic son, and how AI went from

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00:22:23

#41 AI-Empowered Mom | Trust Me Mom with Ekaterina...

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2026/02/06

"I ended up in the hospital."Ekaterina Konovalova was spending $2,000 a month on tutors and therapists, driving her daughter to appointments five days a week, trying to be the perfect wife who cooks fresh meals and keeps a spotless house. She was managing her career, her family, and her household until she collapsed. A severe migraine. Dehydration. The hospital.That's when she and her husband made a decision: pack up, leave Austin, move to Pittsburgh for a free dyslexia school

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00:26:34

#40 AI-Empowered Mom | Bridging Cultures with AI and...

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2026/01/30

Reddhi Patel is a cultural architect in her bi-cultural family. She's not just planning celebrations or explaining traditions. She's translating between two worlds, bridging cultures, and carrying what she calls "the beauty and burden" of this invisible work.In this conversation, Reddhi shares the ice hockey metaphor that explains her mental load: while her partner scores the goals, she's "actively assisting from every place in the ice hockey rink" to keep household

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00:23:15

#39 AI-Empowered Mom | Stepfamily Solutions with...

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2026/01/25

Stepfamilies navigate a level of emotional, cognitive, and logistical complexity that most parenting advice was never designed to address. In this episode of the AI-Empowered Mom podcast, Sarah Dooley is joined by Cameron Normand, CEO of Stepfamily Solutions and host of The Stepmom Diaries podcast, for an honest, research-based conversation about what stepfamilies really need to thrive.Cameron shares her personal journey as a stepmom, why stepmothers often carry a heavier mental and emotional load,

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00:27:20

#38 AI-Empowered Mom | Managing the Madness: How to...

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2026/01/16

Camp season has a way of pushing parents to the edge.Endless tabs, forgotten logins, waitlists that fill in minutes, and group chats that never sleep. In this episode of the AI-Empowered Mom podcast, host Sarah Dooley sits down with Molly Morse, co-founder of Recess, to talk about why planning camps and activities has become so chaotic and how it can finally get easier.Molly shares how becoming a mom and a marketplace founder opened her eyes to how fragmented and outdated the camps and activities

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00:25:42

#37 AI-Empowered Mom | What's On Her Mind:...

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2026/01/09

In this episode of the AI-Empowered Mom podcast, host Sarah Dooley is joined by sociologist and author Allison Daminger to unpack the invisible mental work that keeps families running and why it still falls so heavily on women.Drawing from her book What’s on Her Mind? The Mental Workload of Family Life, Allison explains how traditional measures of household labor miss the constant anticipating, researching, organizing, and monitoring that happens inside parents’ heads. She shares insights from

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00:18:52

#36 AI-Empowered Mom | Designing the Future with AI...

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2026/01/02

When AI can design almost anything, where does human creativity still matter?In this episode of the AI‑Empowered Mom Podcast, host Sarah Dooley sits down with Deanna L. Leonard, fractional CMO, AI strategy leader, and one of LinkedIn’s Top 100 AI Creative Educators.Deanna shares her journey from lifelong artist and corporate marketing executive to teaching AI confidence to midlife women and advising global brands on ethical, creative AI adoption. Together, they explore where humans outperform

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00:31:57

#35 AI-Empowered Mom | Digital Parenting 101:...

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2025/12/19

Smartphones, group chats, gaming, YouTube, social media, and screen safety are now part of everyday parenting. In this episode of the AI-Empowered Mom podcast, digital parenting expert Sarah Gallagher-Trombley joins host Sarah Dooley to help parents navigate digital life with confidence and clarity.Sarah shares her path from tech executive to founder of Digital Mom Media, where she supports families in building healthy screen habits, setting boundaries, and raising responsible digital citizens. They

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00:28:24

#34 AI-Empowered Mom | Authentically Appropriate:...

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2025/12/12

In this episode of AI-Empowered Mom, host Sarah Dooley sits down with executive image consultant, speaker, and author Morgan Wider for a transformational conversation about confidence, presence, and the untold power of personal style. Together they explore how women can show up with clarity and authority in every season of motherhood and career, and why the clothes we choose play a deeper role in our identity than most of us realize.Morgan breaks down the concept of being “authentically

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00:30:53

#33 AI-Empowered Mom | AI, Neurodiversity, and...

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2025/12/05

In this episode of AI-Empowered Mom, host Sarah Dooley sits down with TEDx speaker, award-winning actress, and executive coach Naeemah Elias to explore what it means to thrive as an outsider and how AI can support neurodiverse families, overwhelmed parents, and anyone navigating systems that were not built for them.Naeemah shares her journey as a neurodivergent mom raising neurodivergent kids, her powerful approach to building independence and resilience in children, and the practical systems she

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00:27:25

#32 AI-Empowered Mom | Raising AI-Ready Kids with...

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2025/11/28

Kids today are growing up in the age of AI, often learning from it long before adults realize it. In this episode of the AI-Empowered Mom Podcast, host Sarah Dooley talks with Jeff Riley, former Massachusetts Commissioner of Education and co-founder of Day of AI, a nationwide effort built with MIT to bring free AI literacy to students, educators, and families. Jeff explains why AI literacy has become essential, how parents can start building healthy conversations about AI at home, and what schools

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00:16:37

#31 AI-Empowered Mom | Lighten the Thanksgiving Load...

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2025/11/21

If your brain already has 42 Thanksgiving tabs open, this episode is for you. Host Sarah Dooley walks through ten practical, real life ways AI can lighten the load during Thanksgiving planning, hosting, travel and family gatherings. She shares simple prompts that help with menus, grocery lists, kids’ activities, printable placemats, delegation scripts, tricky-table conversations, self-care, playlists and capturing gratitude. AI cannot cook the turkey or fix family dynamics, but it can make the week

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00:29:03

#30 AI-Empowered Mom | Boxes, Bots, and a Big Move:...

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2025/11/14

A cross-country move is hundreds of decisions packed into a single cardboard box. In this episode of the AI-Empowered Mom Podcast, host Sarah Dooley sits down with leadership coach and mom of three Christina Zini to explore how generative AI became her unexpected partner in a major family relocation.Christina shares how she used Claude to create a relocation project plan, evaluate possible cities, prep and list her home, choose neighborhoods and schools in Chicago, and even design a mudroom in her

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00:24:24

#29 AI-Empowered Mom | Making Copilot Work for Moms...

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2025/11/07

Microsoft's AI tools aren't just for the office. They can make life at home a little easier too!In this episode of the AI-Empowered Mom Podcast, host Sarah Dooley talks with Ashli Smart-Carrigan, Generative AI champion, Microsoft Copilot adoption leader, and founder of Smart Hoopla, where she helps small businesses, nonprofits, and moms simplify change, branding, and marketing through AI.Ashli shares how she uses Microsoft Copilot as both a productivity partner at work and a “quiet

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00:19:17

#28 AI-Empowered Mom | Family Coordination,...

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2025/10/31

The invisible work of running a family has always been real, but now there is a solution to make it visible and shared.In this episode of the AI-Empowered Mom Podcast, host Sarah Dooley talks with Susie Harrison, co-founder and CEO of Hearth Display, the first digital display created to simplify family coordination.Hearth is pioneering a new product category designed to help families externalize the mental load by turning schedules, routines, and reminders into something everyone can see and

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#27 AI-Empowered Mom | Scary Stories about AI (and...

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2025/10/24

It’s spooky season, but not just because of Halloween.In this special solo episode, host Sarah Dooley of AI-Empowered Mom walks through four “scary stories” about AI that are keeping parents up at night, from privacy concerns and job fears to deepfakes and the planet’s energy use.Sarah unpacks the truth behind each fear, shares practical steps parents can take to stay safe and informed, and reminds listeners why opting out isn’t the answer, because scary stories only have power if we stop them

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00:21:19

#26 AI-Empowered Mom | Disrupting AI with Meme Styles

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2025/10/17

Who gets to shape AI, and who does it serve?In this episode of the AI-Empowered Mom Podcast, host Sarah Dooley is joined by Meme Styles, data activist, mom of four, and founder of MEASURE, a nonprofit using data as a tool for justice. Meme is also an MIT Solver, Social Science Research Council Justice Fellow, and Chair of the HBCU AI Convention.Together, Sarah and Meme discuss what it means to “interrogate AI,” how communities can hold technology accountable, and why representation and equity must

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#25 AI-Empowered Mom | Parent in the Loop: AI for...

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2025/10/10

We don’t need AI to replace parents—we need AI to support them. In this episode of the AI-Empowered Mom Podcast, host Sarah Dooley is joined by Julie Kelleher, EdTech executive, entrepreneur, and creator of @likeamother.ai, for a conversation about keeping the parent in the loop when it comes to AI and families.Julie shares how her journey from classroom teacher to education technology leader shaped her perspective on parenting in the age of AI. Together, they explore what it means to raise

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00:22:30

#24 AI-Empowered Mom | Beyond Burnout with Charlotte...

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2025/10/03

Burnout is everywhere, but it doesn’t have to define us. In this episode of the AI-Empowered Mom Podcast, host Sarah Dooley is joined by Charlotte C. Lewis, founder of SenterMe, to explore the intersection of emotional intelligence, self-care, and AI.Charlotte shares her journey from burnout to building an app that helps parents and professionals check in with themselves and reclaim balance. Together, they unpack why burnout is often systemic, not personal, and how small moments of emotional

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