Not Fit for the Feed: confessions and conversations of parenting through the hard stuff
Not Fit for the Feed is a podcast for parents who are in the thick of it — the stuff that doesn't make it onto social media. Hosted by Brettne Shootman, a former teacher and mother of four, this narrative memoir podcast tells the real, messy, lived experience of a family quietly surviving addiction, mental health crises, international adoption, and trauma — and the kind of parenting moments that leave you wondering if you're doing any of it right.
Brettne isn't a therapist or an expert. She's someone who has lived through a lot and learned even more — and she believes that when we stop hiding our stories, they lose their power over us. If you've ever felt completely alone in your parenting, this show is for you.
Not Fit for the Feed: confessions and conversations of parenting through the hard stuff
Episodes
Screaming Into The Night – The Breaking Point of Adoption & Parenting Trauma
The moment everything unraveled — a mother screaming in the cul-de-sac and the realization she could no longer pretend everything was fine.Topics CoveredThe cul-de-sac moment — when the breaking point finally ...
I'll Stay With Daddy: Surviving Divorce & Growing Up with an Alcoholic Parent
Today's episode is about the night my mom left, a latchkey childhood, an alcoholic stepmother, and learning to read the room before I could read a book.Topics CoveredThe night my mom leftGrowing up as...
The Father Factor: When Love Looks Like Control
Today's episode is about the three adults who were supposed to protect me — and what I learned from watching all of them.Topics CoveredGrowing up with just my dad and my sisterHis authoritarian...
The Weight of Our Decisions - Stepping into the World of International Adoption
Today's episode is about the decision that changed the lives of everyone in our family and what happens when you make that decision without telling your kids before you tell the rest of the world.Topics Covered