<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0">
  <channel>
    <atom:link href="https://feeds.simplecast.com/O6q6BD4x" rel="self" title="MP3 Audio" type="application/atom+xml"/>
    <atom:link href="https://simplecast.superfeedr.com" rel="hub" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/>
    <generator>https://simplecast.com</generator>
    <title>THE MOTHER THING</title>
    <description>Welcome to The Mother Thing — the podcast for mothers, business owners, and corporate baddies who want the real stories from moms who are getting it done.
Each week-ish host Laura Metzler, boy mom of 2 and commercial photographer, brings you honest conversations with working mothers about the stuff we don’t always say out loud.
We’re talking ambition, guilt, marriage, priorities, outsourcing, the impossible mental load, and what success actually looks like.
We’re sharing the stories, secrets, and strategies that make life easier — and letting go of the idea that we’re supposed to do everything ourselves.
Grab a water and let’s get into it.</description>
    <copyright>2026 The Mother Thing</copyright>
    <language>en</language>
    <pubDate>Fri, 2 Oct 2026 16:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
    <lastBuildDate>Fri, 2 Oct 2026 16:54:54 +0000</lastBuildDate>
    <image>
      <link>https://the-mother-thing.simplecast.com</link>
      <title>THE MOTHER THING</title>
      <url>https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/b5533c0d-f1b0-4f2b-bd64-09ffbf38e83b/481722db-4e8b-4f0e-9e75-7511c3f6312c/3000x3000/cropped-1789853906671.jpg?aid=rss_feed</url>
    </image>
    <link>https://the-mother-thing.simplecast.com</link>
    <itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type>
    <itunes:summary>Welcome to The Mother Thing — the podcast for mothers, business owners, and corporate baddies who want the real stories from moms who are getting it done.
Each week-ish host Laura Metzler, boy mom of 2 and commercial photographer, brings you honest conversations with working mothers about the stuff we don’t always say out loud.
We’re talking ambition, guilt, marriage, priorities, outsourcing, the impossible mental load, and what success actually looks like.
We’re sharing the stories, secrets, and strategies that make life easier — and letting go of the idea that we’re supposed to do everything ourselves.
Grab a water and let’s get into it.</itunes:summary>
    <itunes:author>Laura Metzler</itunes:author>
    <itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit>
    <itunes:image href="https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/b5533c0d-f1b0-4f2b-bd64-09ffbf38e83b/481722db-4e8b-4f0e-9e75-7511c3f6312c/3000x3000/cropped-1789853906671.jpg?aid=rss_feed"/>
    <itunes:new-feed-url>https://feeds.simplecast.com/O6q6BD4x</itunes:new-feed-url>
    <itunes:keywords>corporate moms,entrepreneur,mom boss,mompreneur,motherhood,working moms</itunes:keywords>
    <itunes:owner>
      <itunes:name>Laura Metzler</itunes:name>
      <itunes:email>laura@laurametzler.com</itunes:email>
    </itunes:owner>
    <itunes:category text="Kids &amp; Family">
      <itunes:category text="Parenting"/>
    </itunes:category>
    <itunes:category text="Business">
      <itunes:category text="Entrepreneurship"/>
    </itunes:category>
    <item>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">aab349b4-1860-4c85-bbf1-862b3acc2e34</guid>
      <title>Laura Metzler on why I&apos;m doing this</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Host, Commercial Photographer, and mother of two boys Laura Metzler chats about why she started this podcast. She answers a few of the questions she plans to ask her guests, tells you a little bit about her business and gets into her thoughts on mom guilt, outsourcing and success.&nbsp;<br>Grab a water and lets get into it.<br><br><br>Follow Laura on instagram at @</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/laurametzlerphoto/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>laurametzlerphoto</strong></a></p><p><strong>Follow the pod @</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/the.mother.thing/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>the.mother.thing</strong></a></p><p><br><br>&nbsp;</p>
]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Oct 2026 16:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>laura@laurametzler.com (Laura Metzler)</author>
      <link>https://youtu.be/2h8L-BtLeYc</link>
      <media:thumbnail height="720" url="https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/b5533c0d-f1b0-4f2b-bd64-09ffbf38e83b/ec91a4aa-60e3-4c6f-844f-8fa428df5a50/tmt_for_youtube_4.png" width="1280"/>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Host, Commercial Photographer, and mother of two boys Laura Metzler chats about why she started this podcast. She answers a few of the questions she plans to ask her guests, tells you a little bit about her business and gets into her thoughts on mom guilt, outsourcing and success.&nbsp;<br>Grab a water and lets get into it.<br><br><br>Follow Laura on instagram at @</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/laurametzlerphoto/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>laurametzlerphoto</strong></a></p><p><strong>Follow the pod @</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/the.mother.thing/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>the.mother.thing</strong></a></p><p><br><br>&nbsp;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
      <enclosure length="21133927" type="audio/mpeg" url="https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/85959829-d9ef-4f5e-8008-4d13bfa37aec/6bb96ada-5e79-4773-8c59-ecd656d864dc/episodes/audio/group/4c4447fb-33de-406c-8437-f4305e45d504/group-item/934e331c-aa20-4b85-ae70-b792af1350df/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&amp;feed=O6q6BD4x"/>
      <itunes:title>Laura Metzler on why I&apos;m doing this</itunes:title>
      <itunes:author>Laura Metzler</itunes:author>
      <itunes:image href="https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/b5533c0d-f1b0-4f2b-bd64-09ffbf38e83b/5d8f4bfc-5567-43f0-83a8-ee1d604f3f92/3000x3000/cropped_1790956862641.jpg?aid=rss_feed"/>
      <itunes:duration>00:21:56</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>Host, Commercial Photographer, and mother of two boys Laura Metzler chats about why she started this podcast. She answers a few of the questions she plans to ask her guests, tells you a little bit about her business and gets into her thoughts on mom guilt, outsourcing and success. 
Grab a water and lets get into it.


</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Host, Commercial Photographer, and mother of two boys Laura Metzler chats about why she started this podcast. She answers a few of the questions she plans to ask her guests, tells you a little bit about her business and gets into her thoughts on mom guilt, outsourcing and success. 
Grab a water and lets get into it.


</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:keywords>working mom, photographer, mompreneur, motherhood, entrepreneur, boss, corporate moms, working moms, mom boss</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>