Ellie Knaus

HOST - SPEAKER - CONTENT CREATOR

Hi, I’m Ellie Knaus, host of Atomic Moms.

Seven years ago I set out to make a podcast that could feel like your middle of the night mom friend. Mostly because I really needed one.

The early days of parenting are isolating and expectation shattering. I love a good challenge, but this raising humans stuff is absolutely bananas. I imagined the podcast as my very own course in parenting. What would be my ideal syllabus if I could get a masters in becoming a mom?

So I reached out to the leading experts in the fields of parenting and psychology, as well as courageous change-making women around the world.

On the podcast, We Answer…

How to make that achey feeling go away whenever we have to leave our babies.

What to do when our partners make us want to primal scream.

How to find one’s own signature parenting style independent of how we were raised.

How we can step into our power as the leaders of our families.

How can we accept ourselves just as we are.

While we answer the big life questions, and the smaller ones, like how to sleep train a toddler, I have never pretended to be an expert myself. I’ll admit I wasn’t the little girl who took care of baby dolls. I hated babysitting with a passion. And I had no clue how to mother. I have always approached this parenting thing with a beginner’s curiosity and a sense of humor.

The biggest surprise for me has been how much love our relaxed mom friend episodes get from listeners. It turns out, at the end of a long day, we are all still seeking our middle of the night mom friend.

Thank you for joining me on this parenting journey.

x Ellie