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In this episode, host Elsa sits down with Jaclyn Cowart, the inspiring voice behind the blog Family with a Gap. Jaclyn shares her deeply personal journey through secondary infertility, the challenges and triumphs of raising children with a 12-year age gap, and what it’s really like to become a mom again at 40.

✨ What you’ll hear in this episode:

• Jaclyn’s honest story of hope, heartache, and resilience
• The realities of navigating infertility and IVF
• How stress, lifestyle, and support systems impact the journey to parenthood
• The joys and surprises of parenting kids at very different stages
• Advice for moms, partners, and anyone feeling alone in their parenting struggles

Whether you’re a parent, hoping to be one, or just love real stories about family, this episode will make you laugh, cry, and feel seen.

🔗 Check out Jaclyn’s blog: familywithagap.com

📸 Visit her on her IG: https://www.instagram.com/familywithagap

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🎪 It’s a Circus 🎙️

Step right up to the podcast that tells it like it really is—because parenting isn’t always picture-perfect, but it’s always worth the ride.

Hosted by entrepreneur and mom Elsa Marit, It’s a Circus brings you real, unfiltered conversations with parents who know what it’s like to balance the chaos of kids, careers, and everything in between. Through heartfelt interviews and personal storytelling, Elsa peels back the layers of parenting to reveal the messy, hilarious, and deeply human moments we all experience—but rarely talk about.

This isn’t a guide to having it all figured out. It’s a reminder that you don’t have to.

Tune in for laughs, confessions, and insights that will leave you feeling connected, comforted, and ready to take on the next act. Hit subscribe—because life in the circus is better when we’re in it together. 🎪✨