Parenting in the Far North: Military, mom life and new career

Jen Erickson lives in Anchorage with her spouse who has served in the military for 25 years and her two children. After experiencing a perinatal mood disorder with her firstborn, she pivoted careers and is in her final year to become a psychologist with a focus on reproductive mental health researc…

Parenting in the Far North: Child safety tips for summer

Sara Penisten-Turcic, Injury Prevention Outreach Coordinator & Safe Kids Alaska State Coalition Coordinator talks about child safety tips as we head into summer.

Parenting in the Far North: Giving yourself grace

Jessi Zimmerly is a busy mom and a small business owner in Willow, Alaska. She talks about navigating parenthood with a blended family and how giving yourself grace goes a long way.

Parenting in the Far North: Family travel hacks

Betsey Wilson is a travel wizard who shares tips on how to make the most of maximizing ways to earn airline miles and traveling with kids.

Parenting in the Far North: Food allergies

Stephanie Moore is a mom of 3 and talks about how she's had to get creative when feeding her family as all of her kids suffer from food allergies.

Parenting in the Far North: Military families

MaryBeth Goodman, Clinic Director at the Cohen Clinic at Alaska Behavioral Health talked about the transition military families face especially when moving to a place like Alaska.

Parenting in the Far North: Caring for a child with medical challenges

Sarah Neely is born and raised in Alaska. She's a RN turned stay-at-home mom to her 3 kids, but is a full time caregiver for her 15-month old son, Colton who was born with a brain injury. She talks about the ups and downs of caring for a child with medical needs and is helping other families in her…

Parenting in the Far North: The journey of infertility and IVF

Malaurie Manley is a new mom to an 18-month old daughter, but her road to motherhood wasn't easy. She opens up about her struggles with infertility, IVF and postpartum anxiety and to let other women know they're not alone if they too struggled to get pregnant.

Parenting in the Far North: Foster Care in Alaska

Kristen Bierma is the Executive Director of Beacon Hill in Anchorage. It's a statewide nonprofit that serves, supports and encourages Alaska's children in foster care and children at rise of entering foster care. As a foster parent herself and mother to 3 young adults, she talks about the severe fo…

Parenting in the Far North: Stay at Home Dad

Many men see themselves as providers for their family. In this episode, host Ariane Aramburo spoke with Michael Jenks, former Marine and businessman turned stay-at-home dad about how he let go of his ego to do what was best for his family.