Education is Power | May 13, 2026 | Minneapolis Institute of Art

Education is Power:
Live with Mom Enough

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the Mom Enough podcast is coming to Education is Power for a live recording! For two decades, the Twin Cities-based podcast has featured thoughtful, research-informed conversations about raising and supporting the children in our lives. Co-hosts Dr. Marti Erickson and Erin Erickson will lead the discussion, followed by an audience Q&A.

Hosted by Way to Grow, this annual spring luncheon brings together community members for a meaningful conversation about what helps young people thrive, and how informed guidance and steady support strengthens families across the Twin Cities.

For questions, changes to your registration, or guest updates, please email events@mplswaytogrow.org!

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WHEN

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
11:30 am–1:00 pm

Reception: 11:30 am
Program: 12:00 pm

WHERE

Minneapolis Institute of Art
2400 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis

Reception Hall + MacMillan Atrium

Meet Mom Enough

Mom Enough is a weekly podcast published every Monday, that blends research and real-life perspective in conversations about supporting children and families.

Marti Erickson, Ph.D.
Co-Host, Mom Enough

Marti Erickson, Ph.D., enjoyed a long career at the University of Minnesota, where she was founding director of the Children, Youth & Family Consortium, director of the Harris Programs in Infant Mental Health, and a professor studying parent-infant attachment and its effects on long-term development. In 1986, Marti and colleague Byron Egeland created the STEEP™ program, which has shaped mother-infant programs around the world. Marti still consults with STEEP leaders across Germany, Austria & Switzerland. In 2025, Marti received the U of M’s highest alumni award, the Outstanding Achievement Award.

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Marti’s career highlights also include co-leading Vice President Al Gore’s family policy initiative, Family Re-Union (1994 – 2002), and providing child rights and abuse prevention training in Tanzania (2008 – 2024). Marti has appeared regularly since 1995 as a commentator on KARE-TV News and, since 2006, has co-hosted the radio show and podcast Mom Enough® with her daughter Erin.

Erin Erickson, DNP, MPH, MA, WHNP-BC, FNP-C, NBC-HWC
Co-Host, Mom Enough

Erin Erickson, DNP, MPH, MA, WHNP-BC, FNP-C, NBC-HWC, is a nurse practitioner, health coach, and specialist in maternal-child health. She has extensive experience speaking and writing on topics including maternal-child health, health coaching, mind-body medicine, and parenting. She completed her Master of Public Health, Master of Arts in Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coaching, Master of Nursing, and Doctor of Nursing Practice at the University of Minnesota, along with a Post-Graduate Certificate in Family Practice from the University of Cincinnati.

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She received the George Family Foundation Fellowship in 2015 and the University of Minnesota School of Public Health Alumni Innovator Award in 2016. She is the co-host of the Mom Enough® parenting podcast. Erin practices integrative medicine at Allina Health, provides clinical hypnotherapy at MN Mind-Body Medicine, and serves as graduate faculty in the health coaching program at the Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota.

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