Allyson Felix is used to being at the top of her game. The most decorated American track and field Olympian of all time has transitioned from sprinting on the track to sprinting through motherhood and entrepreneurship, with two young children and multiple businesses under her belt.

But in a recent interview for The Breakdown with Bethany, Felix admitted that even she isn’t immune to the daily tug-of-war so many moms face.

“It’s hard,” she said frankly, when asked how she manages to juggle her many roles without losing herself. “Some days I feel like I’m doing really well at work, and then I come home and it just feels like I’m failing there. And other days it’s the reverse.”

Felix, now a vocal advocate for maternal health and workplace equity, emphasized a lesson that many moms struggle to accept: You don’t have to do it all alone. She credits her support system, including her husband and close circle of family and friends, for helping her through the chaos.

“For some reason, I love when I can do it all,” she said. “But I need to remind myself that I don’t have to do it all.”

Instead of striving for perfection, Felix focuses on creating harmony between her roles, a mindset that may be especially comforting to mothers who are feeling stretched thin. It’s not about balance in the traditional sense, she explained, it’s about fluidity and asking for help when you need it.

That message of support and shared responsibility is also at the heart of her latest partnership with Danimals. As part of the brand’s new Snack Hero campaign, Felix is teaming up to help parents win snack time without stress. Starting May 1, families nationwide can get up to $15 worth of snacks delivered via Instacart in 30 minutes using the promo code SNACKHERO-15 (while supplies last). The Snack Hero haul includes Danimals favorites packed with kid-friendly nutrients like calcium and vitamin D, perfect for those halftime scrambles or post-school snack emergencies.

According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, most kids need three meals and one to two snacks a day, meaning parents are making food decisions constantly. With Danimals and Felix on board, the goal is to give moms and dads one less thing to stress about.

Whether she’s launching purpose-driven businesses or simply showing up for her kids, Felix is proving that success can look different at every stage. And for the moms watching from the sidelines, she’s offering a much-needed reminder: You’re not failing, you’re just human. And sometimes, a good snack can save the day.

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Actress and singer Lea Michele is best known for her golden voice, but nowadays her current role is being a mom to her 4-year-old son, Ever. This spring, Michele announced that she was expecting her second child with husband Zandy Reich, revealing in a Mother’s Day post on Instagram that she is having a girl.

Mom.com got to chat with Lea Michele via Zoom about her current partnership with popular brand Children’s Tylenol, the challenges and demands of starring in her dream Broadway role with a toddler at home, having an amazing support system of women in her life, and what she’s most excited about now that she’s going to be a mom of two.

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We all know that staying home with kids is a ton of work in itself, but unfortunately, it doesn’t pay the bills. When we enter into this world as a stay-at-home mom, it may be for a variety of reasons. It could be due to the expense of childcare, or because you want to, or because you want to be home with your children. No matter the reasons behind it, you may find yourself missing not being able to contribute financially to the household. I know I did.

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My name is Helen Mayer and we are launching Otter in Santa Clarita, the Greater Los Angeles area, and San Francisco to match families who need childcare with stay-at-home parents who get paid to take care of kids in their community.

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When our son was born, we also had a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old. Yes, we had three kids under age 4. So I decided to leave my nine-year teaching job at a local university. It was absolutely the right choice for our family, because the cost of childcare was nearly taking my entire paycheck.

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Mother’s Day will be here soon, and it's a good reminder that moms need support all year round. In an international research study, it was found that working moms in the U.S. are without the resources they need. “The United States is an outlier among Western industrialized countries for its lack of support for working mothers,” shared sociologist Catilyn Collins to Psychology Today_ .

All the more reason that moms deserve to be celebrated. Let yourself be showered with love, let your spouse know about the splurge gift that you've been pining for, and point your partner to these Mother’s Day gift ideas to make with your toddler.

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With credit card debt of $20K looming over my head, I didn’t think it was possible for us to ever become debt-free.

How could regular people do it without winning the lottery or only eating ramen for five years straight? But somehow, I managed to do just that. I was able to pay down credit card debt of over $20K in under one year without doing anything too crazy.

I even managed to chip down that credit card debt while still enjoying the occasional treat and dinner out with my kids.

Wondering how I did it? Here is a step-by-step guide to how I managed to pay down over $20K of credit card debt in one year.

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I’ve been self-employed for almost six years and I just started taking (unpaid) vacations. It has been a bittersweet thing for me. Sweet because hello, it’s a much needed time to recharge with my children. Bitter because I can’t seem to shake the feelings of guilt I have around this. And I know what that is now, especially after seeing Kim Kardashian's solution to success. She unapologetically told other women, “Get your f@cking asses up and work. It seems like nobody wants to work these days.”

Not only does this come from a place of huge privilege and family money, it completely diminishes the everyday lives of moms. Our society praises moms and calls them strong and #bossbabes if they work their fingers to the bone. And there's something seriously wrong with this.

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Black motherhood is on display now more than ever! Thanks to social media, Zoom, and history-making events (the election of stepmom and Vice President Kamala Harris, for one!), we can keep up with those who inspire us simply by logging on to our devices. These women, in no particular order, are some of the most empowering Black moms who lead by example and show us that we can go after what we want — and get it!

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The challenges of growing a seven-figure business when you’re a mother of young children are numerous, but the most harmful of them isn’t whether you have a great team or enough cash to fund the business. The biggest challenge is being able to overcome “mommy guilt”.

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