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The Soft Spot

The Soft Spot, Kate Ray, Elizabeth Narins, Genevieve Gearity, Neighbor Running, Caitie Hilverman, Maddie Meehan, Ashley Matthews, Francesca Choy-Kee Damico, Anna Vitale, Kit Fraser, Hillary Zio, Lauren Emerson, Amanda Grubler, Trinity Mouzon Wofford

The chatty moms at daycare drop off. Yes, you can sit with us. Yes, we have coffee and spare diapers. Welcome.

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Latest Issues

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Issue 48: Between the glass and the playground

Hillary Zio is a Certified Sommelier and holds an Advanced Certificate in Wines & Spirits from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust. With more than 20 years of wine experience across restaurants, retail, and wholesale, she now channels her exp...

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Issue 47: What back-to-school actually looks like

When we ran into a friend at the park the other day, she asked for “more on how other parents make it all work”. It felt like such lucky timing that we already had this day-in-the-life issue in the works with one of the kindest, most even-k...

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Issue 46: Rocketing babies

Trading birth stories among parents is like trading war stories among soldiers. This week, Genevieve generously relays her saga with her usual wit and humor. Since Maddie shared hers in a previous issue, it seems Ashley’s will have to follo...

3 months ago
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Issue 45: We're mobilizing our forearms

Every so often, Ashley will lend us her expertise as a movement educator in a series we’re calling Movement Snacks. Each video gives you a handful of exercises to counteract some of the ways parenting can challenge your body. Check out prev...

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Authors

The writers behind this newsletter.

  • 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.

  • Elizabeth Narins

    A writer and mom reporting on parenting and ~*more*~. My work has been published in Cosmo, Scary Mommy, The Bump, What to Expect, Parents, etc.

  • Genevieve Gearity

    One third of The Soft Spot moms.

  • Neighbor Running

    A local running shop and community in New York's Hudson Valley. Physically located at 209 Warren St, Hudson NY 12534 and online at neighborrunning.com

  • Caitie Hilverman

    Writer, coach, gravestone tender, memory keeper . I write about legacy, politics, motherhood, and memory.

  • Maddie Meehan

    Hudson Valley parent and nursing student. Co-author of The Soft Spot

  • Ashley Matthews
  • Francesca Choy-Kee Damico

    After 13 years as a theater actor in New York City with ribbons of event and design work woven into her creative professional life, Francesca is a mother, storyteller and designer living in the Hudson Valley.

  • Anna Vitale

    Poet, essayist, teacher, student of 90s multiculturalism & 21st century marginalized grps & identities, psychoanalytic thinker, queer, born & raised in Detroit, daughter of Trotskyists, mother, gentle critic, celebrating good times, c'mon

  • Kit Fraser

    Drawing and Mom-ing in the Hudson Valley!

  • Hillary Zio

    Hudson Valley mom and new restaurant owner

  • Lauren Emerson
  • Amanda Grubler

    Amanda Grubler is a mom to two daughter, and lifelong educator living in Hudson, NY. She is working to balance all the things and still find time to play, hike, garden, read and do some art.

  • Trinity Mouzon Wofford
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