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  • The Soft Spot

    We're the chatty moms at daycare dropoff, helping you land into parenthood.

  • Kate Ray

    Kate is a Hudson Valley-based chef and writer based who gets excited about local grains and weird desserts. She shares her creations through the micro-bakery RAY BAKE, as well as essays and recipes through her newsletter kateray.substack.com.

  • Genevieve Gearity

    One third of The Soft Spot moms.

  • Rebecca Novack

    We are animals. I wrote MURDER BIMBO.

  • Maddie Meehan

    Hudson Valley parent and nursing student. CLC. Co-author of The Soft Spot, founder of Slow Moms Run Club

  • Ashley Matthews
  • Full Circle Lactation Services

    I’m a Registered nurse and a IBCLC in the Catskills. I look forward to posting about what I struggle with in my professional career as well as what I am inspired by! because seeing those first drops of colostrum can feel just like that.

  • Chessa Kenney

    Chessa Kenney is an educator and community advocate with a Master’s Degree in Education from Bank Street College of Education, whose career spans NYC public and private schools and the education technology sector.

  • Kasia Donohue

    Kasia is a tenants’ rights attorney working in Ulster County. She’s deeply passionate about her work, social justice causes, and anything currently airing on Bravo.

  • Julia Shield

    therapist and mom of two in upstate NY, also Edan's former student (!!)

  • Rachel Rhodes-Devey

    Music-maker, snack-seeker, mom of Oliver

  • Caitlin MacBride

    Caitlin MacBride is an artist living in Hudson, NY

  • Paul Gutkowski

    Teacher, Actor, Social Worker, Bartender, Lover, Friend Host of The House Chianti Radio Hours every Monday night on WXTI Radio Tivoli

  • Michael

    Gourmand in training

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