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!
Gifts come in many forms - wrapped in beautiful paper, as an email containing a gift card, in a box delivered to your door. But, in this episode, co-hosts Melissa and Kerri talk about those gifts tha…
What it means to be an adventurer has changed dramatically through the centuries and within this past year. In whatever time and place you may find yourself, there is adventure to be found everywher…
Parents age. Children have accidents. Close friends become ill. These, and many other circumstances, can place you into the role of a caregiver - short or long term. In this episode of The Hats Podca…
"It's the most wonderful time of the year!" At least that's what the crooners say about the winter holiday season. But, what if: it's just not. What if you don't feel like celebrating? What if you do…
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superwoman! Well, that's not exactly what we mean by Superwoman in this episode. But, we do mean someone who seems to be able to do it all without breaking a sweat and…
Hosting for the holidays will be totally different this year. But, we imagine everyone will strive to adapt their holiday celebrations to address safety concerns around the pandemic, while maintainin…
Yelling, hitting, betraying and hurting. These are the types of behaviors we see manifested when someone is angry. It seems so obvious - he's angry and that's why he's doing those things. So, why tal…
This morning you woke up feeling a certain kind of way. Happy that you got enough sleep; frustrated that your slumber was interrupted. Excited about a new opportunity that's coming your way; frighten…
You think you are; but, are you really? We present ourselves to the world according to the various hats that we wear. But, sometimes we feel as though we are presenting a fraudulent picture. We feel …
Our opinions about how others should live their lives, or how we should be living our own lives differently often color the way we view the world. In other words, we often judge people for their deci…
Parenting your unique child comes with no guidebook or instructions. Yet, fewer jobs will be more challenging. Or, in our world - fewer hats are more difficult to wear. When your parenting approach i…
Wanderlust ... anybody suffering from it these days? We sure are! We miss the chance to hop on a plane and head off to places far and unknown to zone out and enjoy some downtime. But, if there is one…
You have an idea. You've built the prototype. You've perfected the service. You've selected the location. You have a name. What you don't have, is customers. You've come to the right place! In this e…
Forgive and forget. This is a practice we strive to integrate into relationships with loved ones, professional colleagues and others generally in society. Sometimes we need to focus on forgiving ours…
In the middle of a pandemic where everything is virtual, why on earth are we talking about fashion? Two very good reasons. First, fashion always matters. Whether your fashion has evolved into a pajam…
Many of us strive for success and achievement in all that we do. This is a trait that leads many of us to enjoy successful careers, fulfilling relationships and generally happy lives. In too strong o…
Welcome back to The Hats Podcast! We have been working busily to bring you an incredible Season 2 filled with tips and guests and new ways to connect with us. Listen in to find out what we have in st…
THANK YOU Hatters for downloading The Hats Podcast 1000+ times! Thank you for supporting us through 20 episodes! Thank you for all of the positive feedback! Thank you for sharing the podcast with oth…
Our unique outlook on the world is ours and ours alone. In this episode, Melissa and Kerri discuss what it means to control the lens through which your outlook is tinted. In other words - do you walk…
If you wear many hats like co-hosts Melissa and Kerri, chances are you are juggling many different tasks, objectives, and to do lists all at the same time. Life can quickly get overwhelming. In those…