Moms are the AI story right now

Hey there, {{first_name | friend}},

An Axios journalist called me this week to talk about the wave of stories on moms using AI in ways nobody predicted a year ago. 

From The Cut’s story about a Los Angeles household running a full staff of AI agents to The New Yorker’s piece about an Ohio mom whose teen daughters have turned to AI for companionship and therapy, AI and moms are having a media moment right now. Both of these articles bring up the same question so many families are grappling with today: where does AI’s help end and harm begin? 

There is no one-size-fits-all answer to that question, but I believe in letting AI take on administrative, redundant work, so humans can handle the relationships and connection. That’s the line we’ll walk in the upcoming Your Best Self, Empowered by AI workshop, and the same approach my podcast guest this week, Hannah Morgan, takes in her home organization systems. 

I would love to hear from you, though. Reply and tell me how you’re using AI, and where your family draws the line.

The Your Best Self, Empowered by AI workshop is officially open for early bird registration, and the timing could not be better. The workshop lands August 25, right as families are rebuilding routines for the new school year. 

I'm co-leading this workshop with executive coach Carla Greenan. Together, we walk you through Carla's Wheel of Harmony, a framework for seeing how your energy flows across every area of your life, then using AI to make harmony easier to reach.

We have delivered this session inside organizations like Microsoft, but this is the first time we're bringing it directly to this community. Last time we ran it, 100% of attendees who completed the survey gave it 5 out of 5 stars. I would love to see your face in the virtual room. 

Save $10 off the $49 registration by signing up on or before August 2.

This week's podcast episode features Hannah Morgan, founder of Heron House Management, on building systems that actually hold up under real family life. 

Hannah calls herself the pit bull of project management, and her core idea is simple: the mental load gets lighter the moment you move it out of your head and into a shared system. Her team anticipates things before they become fire drills, like booking spring break in August before flight costs spike and planning birthday parties 3 months out.

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Spotify, or wherever you prefer your podcasts.

Prompt 1: The Season Ahead. Act as a family project manager. Interview me about my family’s calendar and schedule over the next few months to build a 3-month look-ahead. If you have access to my calendar, review it to inform the look-ahead. Format the output like a month-by-month checklist with suggested actions to stay on top of things. 

Mom tip: I have granted Google Gemini access to my calendar, so Gemini was able to build my look-ahead without interviewing me. The result was a bit scary with so much to do once school is back in session, but I guess “knowing is half the battle,” as G.I. Joe says. 

Prompt 2: Who's Actually Responsible. Act as a decision-making thought partner for co-parents. Create an interactive RACI chart to bring awareness to my household tasks, allowing me to sort who is responsible, accountable, consulted, and informed for household activities like meals, trips, social, organized activities, homework, etc. Format the output as an interactive RACI I can complete with my partner or family.  

Mom tip: Here’s what Claude built for my family, including a column for AI. One of the lines we draw with AI is that it is never “Accountable” for anything, even if it is “Responsible” for tasks like Meal Planning and Reminders. 

Prompt 3: Build the Routine. Act as a home systems coach. Design a repeatable weekly routine for [INSERT YOUR LEAST FAVORITE CHORE LIKE LAUNDRY OR MEAL PREP]. Format the output as a proposed routine to make life easier and more manageable for my family.  

Mom tip: I have long admired my friend Rachel’s weekly laundry system and I got AI to adapt one for me. Save this prompt and reuse it for every area of your home you want to put on autopilot.

Whatever the headlines say about AI and moms, your family still gets to write its own boundaries for where the line sits.

Until next time,

Sarah

P.S. Living my values means being transparent about my AI use: for this edition, Claude turned my outline into a first draft for review.

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