The Hats Podcast is for anyone who wears many hats - mom, friend, business owner, athlete, sister, traveler, fashionista, doctor, etc. - and wants tips on how to balance their hats with style and grace! This show offers listeners personal stories from hosts Melissa Dumaz, a licensed marriage and family therapist, and Kerri Harper-Howie, an attorney and business owner, as well as tips for how they balance the many hats they wear. Join Melissa and Kerri for a fun and funny few minutes and learn a little something along the way!
Can it be a coincidence that we were late publishing this episode? It was NOT planned that we would publish this as an evening episode instead of our usual 6:00am publication time. But, we (and, by w…
Work calls. Date night is necessary. A friend is in need. All these circumstances and so many more require parents to ask: Who is going to watch the kids? The answer to this question can be fraught w…
"You should talk to somebody." This is not a judgment, but sage words of wisdom from whoever is sharing it with you. In this episode, co-host Melissa shares about her journey to being that somebody. …
Is your career satisfying - personally, professionally, mentally and emotionally? If not, what are you doing about it? These questions are easy to ask; but, we are not always prepared for the honest …
So many lawyer jokes, so little time! There are few professions that are the butt of so many jokes, yet necessary to so many areas of our lives. If you've ever wondered what it's like to be a lawyer …
Get ready, get set, get organized! Spring is a time of fresh starts and renewal. It can be hard to do either if there is stuff out of place everywhere and you are spending too much time trying to fin…
Failure. Just saying the word can make us do a hard stop and fill our minds with the unimaginable. Failure is commonly paired with negative emotions and responses: fear, anxiety, and paralysis to nam…
Everyone has a dream. Some dream of spending a year dedicated to visiting every continent. Others dream of losing that final five pounds. Others dream of becoming president. The challenge is not havi…
Did you know there are seven different types of rest? Yep, SEVEN! Co-hosts Melissa and Kerri took some much needed creative rest during the hiatus between this Season and Season 2. What kind of rest …
Bittersweet for sure - but Season 2 of The Hats Podcast has come to a close. In short: it has been a phenomenal season! Kerri and Melissa sharing openly on so many topics, and phenomenal and engaging…
Welcome to the Love Series! Each week, we will feature a new guest and expert who will discuss the long and winding road that leads to love. In the Re-Marriage Hat, co-hosts Melissa & Kerri welcome g…
Welcome to the Love Series! Each week, we will feature a new guest and expert who will discuss the long and winding road that leads to love. In the Divorce Hat, co-hosts Melissa & Kerri welcome Genov…
Welcome to the Love Series! Each week, we will feature a new guest and expert who will discuss the long and winding road that leads to love. In the Marriage Hat, co-hosts Melissa & Kerri welcome thei…
Welcome to the Love Series! Each week, we will feature a new guest and expert who will discuss the long and winding road that leads to love. In the Single Mom Hat, co-hosts Melissa & Kerri welcome gu…
Welcome to the Love Series! Each week, we will feature a new guest and expert who will discuss the long and winding road that leads to love. In the Dating Hat, world renowned coach and speaker David …
The relationship has high peaks and low valleys. The party is jumping, but people are starting to look nervous. The job is easy to perform, but stagnant. The circumstances vary, but they all beg the …
Tupperware, sex toys, jewelry, spa products. Chances are you have learned about and perused these and other types of items in someone's living room from an enthusiastic someone who is an expert in ho…
There are many tangible things that scare us - natural disasters, wild animals, violence. But, few things terrify us more than making ourselves vulnerable to others. Yet, the ability to be vulnerable…
Are you waiting to exhale? Feeling frazzled and overwhelmed? Clear on how to meet everyone else's needs, but don't even know what yours are? If yes, it may be time for some desperately needed self-ca…
Women have plenty of smart, funny, interesting, important and necessary things to say. But, study after study has shown - and this year's Vice Presidential debate highlighted - the fact that when wom…