Kayla Laubacher and Ericka Stewart
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Sisterly dispatches from everyday motherhood.
Life in the Hood follows Kayla Laubacher and Erica Stewart as they turn ordinary family life into sprawling, funny, emotionally honest conversation. Episodes move from school choices and sleepovers to baby gear, travel, meal planning, money, and the tiny moments that suddenly feel huge.
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Life in the Hood is a family-life podcast with the loose, familiar shape of a long sister catch-up. Kayla Laubacher and Erica Stewart talk like people who already have all the context, which gives the show its warmth and its momentum. Episodes often begin with whatever is happening at home right now. Then the conversation wanders into the bigger parenting feeling underneath it. A first communion becomes a moment to think about childhood memory and how quickly kids grow. A first sleepover becomes a way to revisit girlhood, hosting, and the strange handoff from being the kid at the sleepover to being the mom upstairs. A girls trip to Geneva-on-the-Lake turns into a celebration of uninterrupted time with close women, wine stops, hotel logistics, and the support systems that make leaving home possible. The show also has a useful streak. Kayla and Erica compare baby items that lasted from infancy into toddler years, talk through travel with children after a family trip to Hill and Head Island, and bring in Elizabeth Herzog-Lamberson for financial planning around having a baby. Even then, the tone stays personal rather than polished. Life insurance, disability coverage, emergency funds, maternity leave benefits, and 529 college savings plans sit beside diaper bags, ballet recitals, snack packs, oatmeal, egg bowls, and trying to get everyone to bed. That mix is the show’s real shape. It is practical because the details are specific. It is funny because the details are too familiar. It is emotional because the hosts do not treat ordinary milestones as small. The pacing is brisk, with plenty of side comments and quick affirmations, but the center stays soft. Life in the Hood is especially good at capturing the way motherhood makes everything feel connected: school, meals, money, kids’ memories, and the need for help. It suits listeners who want parenting talk that sounds lived in, sisterly, and grounded in the week everyone is actually having.
Made for: For parents, especially moms, who want warm, practical conversation about raising kids without losing the humor in daily chaos. It also suits listeners who enjoy sister dynamics, family stories, and real-life planning talk.
What sets it apart: The show stands out because its advice arrives through domestic detail instead of neat segments. Kayla and Erica make small family moments feel worth examining, from diaper bags and sleepovers to first communions and maternity leave planning.
Join sisters Kayla and Ericka as they take a deep dive into the real, raw and sometimes hilarious moments that come with navigating life, motherhood, and everything in between. First time mom Ericka and 3 time mom Kayla, share stories, swap advice, and connect on everything from the joy and chaos of motherhood to the unbreakable bond of sisterhood. Whether you’re in the trenches of toddler tantrums, managing career goals, or just figuring it all out, Kayla and Ericka got you covered! Join them every Tuesday for your weekly dose of life in the hood.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Sisters Kayla Laubacher and Erica Stewart make everyday parenting decisions, milestones, and logistics feel worth noticing.
Kayla Laubacher and Erica Stewart turn sisterly catch-ups into a lively record of motherhood as it is actually lived. Life in the Hood moves easily between a child's first sleepover, school experiences, baby gear that survived years of use, and the emotions stirred by watching…
The first sleepover hits differently when you're the one hosting it.
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A girls trip takes shape through family logistics, a wine tour, and the simple relief of making time away work.
Life in the Hood treats a girls trip as a small but welcome reset, shaped by a crowded calendar and the push to get home for Hayden's ballet recital.
A registry check on baby gear that still earns its keep.
Life in the Hood returns to baby-registry picks with a practical eye on what still earns its keep. Kayla Laubacher and Erica Stewart center on the Bum Diaper Spatula and the Skip Hop Backpack Diaper Bag, and Erica makes a plainspoken case for both: the spatula feels more…
A sleepover story that lands on girlhood, hosting, and the tiny logistics that make a night work.
Life in the Hood leans into girlhood by framing Hayden's first friend sleepover against Kayla Laubacher and Erica Stewart's own sleepover memories.
A sisterly check-in where oatmeal, egg bowls, and easy meals do most of the talking.
Life in the Hood turns a cousin Julia prompt into a sisterly check-in on breakfast, meal prep, and the morning routines that keep things moving.
Frugality without the shame spiral.
Money rules for real-life tradeoffs.
Evidence before investing conviction.
Abundance coaching with a devotional pulse.
Hosts Kayla Lawbacher and Erica Stewart open with Q4 planning, Erica's seventh MBA class, and a weekend at Lynn's Fruit Farm, where a small bag of apples costs $25.
The hosts open on Girls Trip and call it the best weekend ever.
Kayla Laubacher and Erica Stewart circle back to baby registry items.
Kayla Laubacher and Erica Stewart open with Hayden's first friend sleepover.
Kayla and Erica keep things easygoing here.
This episode features financial planner Elizabeth Herzog-Lamberson discussing practical financial tips for preparing for a baby, covering topics like life insurance, emergency funds, and college savings.
Sisters Kayla and Erica discuss tips for traveling with kids, sharing Kayla's recent family vacation experience.