Mother-daughter co-hosts Marti Erickson and Erin Erickson invite you to explore with them the many facets of motherhood in today’s world – from confronting the daily joys and struggles of helping kids grow up well, to balancing work and family, to considering the big questions of how society views and values mothers and mothering. Whether you’re a new mom, an old mom, or just thinking about becoming a mom, they want to hear your thoughts and stories. And, mother or not, if you care about the place of mothers in family, community and the world-at-large, they invite you to join the conversation.

 

Marti Erickson is a developmental psychologist who’s had a long and distinguished career at the University of Minnesota, studying parent-child relationships, helping professionals learn best practices for working with children and families, and writing and speaking to diverse audiences throughout the U.S. and abroad. Marti is familiar to Minnesota audiences for her frequent appearances on Twin Cities TV and radio, including 15 years as a regular contributor to KARE-TV’s Today and Sunrise Shows.

In 2005 Marti led “The Motherhood Study,” a large national study of mothers’ values, concerns and needs, which helped launch conversations among mothers’ groups around the country. Identifying motherhood as a passion in both her professional and personal life, Marti says her most important credential is being the mother of Erin (the show’s co-host) and Ryan, now young adults, and grandmother of Clara and McKinley (ages 5 and 3) and Miles and Elise (ages 4 and 1). Full bio

 

Erin Erickson is a specialist in Maternal-Child Health and writes on related topics for several magazines and websites. Previously, Erin wrote for Humanities Magazine at the National Endowment for Humanities in Washington, DC, and, upon her return to Minnesota, did a 2-year stint in merchandising with the company formerly known as Dayton’s before entering graduate school in the U of M’s School of Public Health.

Erin is in the thick of everything the Good Enough Moms™ show addresses – and she’s glad her mom lives close enough to help and support her in her journey as a mother to Clara and McKinley.