Preppy Kitchen and Fatherhood with John Kanell
If you follow John Kanell of Preppy Kitchen (https://preppykitchen.com/) on Instagram, you know how beautiful and delicious he makes everything look, so today we jump into how he makes it all work as a dad to two, plus his new cookbook! John shared different tips and tricks he has learned about parenthood that he can apply in the kitchen, one of them that I loved, using cooking or baking togeth...
34m Aug 22, 2024
34m
The Vagina Whisperer on Pelvic Floor Health
Dr. Sara Reardon, better known as The Vagina Whisperer, joins us today to talk about all things pelvic floor health! She explains what the pelvic floor actually is and why it is such an important and vital part of our bodies. We discuss all things pelvic floor therapy and why she personally recommends that all women should have at least one therapy visit postpartum. The Vagina Whisperer talks t...
38m Aug 19, 2024
38m
Parenting at Your Child’s Pace with Dr. Gator
Truth- Ever since becoming a mom, pediatrician chats are some of my favorite ones. So for this weeks super interesting convo, Dr. Joel Walsh AKA DR. Gator joins us to talk about all things parenting and childhood. Dr. Gator is a board certified pediatrician and the author of his newly launched book, Parenting at Your Child’s Pace: The Integrative Pediatrician’s Guide to the First Three Years (h...
33m Aug 15, 2024
33m
Dr. Cassidy on Sex and Partner Relationships
Dr. Cassidy Freitas, “Dr. Cassidy”, joins us today to talk all things sex and partner relationships! Dr. Cassidy shares why it is important to discuss roles, expectations, support systems, and partner love languages prior to baby’s arrival in order to mitigate partner conflict. Dr. Cassidy stresses to listeners the importance of being proactive with your partner to help the dynamic after baby. ...
42m Aug 12, 2024
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Prepare Your Core and Pelvic Floor For Childbirth with Emma Lovewell
Peloton instructor and author, Emma Lovewell, joins us this week to share her journey to well known fitness guru and fill us in on her pregnancy so far. We dive into how she tapped into her “masculine energy” that landed her a leading role at Peloton and what she’s learned from stepping outside her comfort zone to land in the amazing career she’s in today. Not only is Emma thriving in the fitne...
38m Aug 08, 2024
38m
Sarah Wright Olsen on Introducing Siblings and Postpartum
Sarah Wright Olsen joins us today to talk about the best ways to introduce new siblings! She discusses how to introduce siblings to a new baby and talks about the importance of using specific language during the introduction. Sarah talks to us about how to navigate sibling jealousy and provides us with some tips to help mitigate jealousy. She talks to us about the importance of all your childre...
41m Aug 05, 2024
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WTF is going on with our hormones with Dr. Taz
This week, we’re joined by wellness expert, board certified pediatrician and best selling author, Dr. Taz Bhatia. We do a deep dive into all things hormones for all phases of life. Whether its hormones in adolescence, pregnancy/postpartum or menopause, your hormones have a huge impact in your overall health and wellness. She emphasizes the importance of getting tested to know what our baseline ...
51m Aug 01, 2024
51m
Dr. Shefali on Raising Siblings
Dr. Shefali joins us today to talk about how to be a conscious parent and how to nurture a strong bond between siblings. Dr. Shefali discusses her latest book, The Parenting Map, and how important it is for parents to be self-aware. She talks to us about the importance of avoiding comparisons between siblings and how important it is to focus on who kids are, not what they do. Dr. Shefali discus...
32m Jul 29, 2024
32m
Lea Michele- baby #2, her Conception Journey with PCOS and Endometriosis
This week, Lea Michele joins us to share updates as she prepares to welcome her second baby. We discuss how this pregnancy differs from her first and explore the many life changes she's experienced since our last conversation. Lea talks about the challenges of returning to full-time work as a mama, moving back to New York City, and raising a toddler all at once. She also opens up about her jour...
52m Jul 25, 2024
52m
Lauryn Bosstick on Postpartum Body Image
Lauryn Bosstick, wife, mom, and creator of The Skinny Confidential, joins us today to talk about all things postpartum! Lauryn talks to us about her experience with a hormone doctor and how essential it was for her to get her health in check after giving birth to her firstborn. Lauryn suffered from postpartum anxiety and intrusive thoughts and shares her experience treating both after baby. Lau...
32m Jul 22, 2024
32m
Keltie Knight Talks Hysterectomy and the Importance of Prioritizing Your Health
This week, Keltie Knight joins us to discuss her health journey over the past ten years, which led to her having a hysterectomy. Like many women, Keltie struggled for years with painful periods and was often dismissed by doctors who attributed her pain to womanhood. She was advised to have a better work-life balance and to de-stress. Years later, Keltie learned she was dealing with a rare form ...
43m Jul 18, 2024
43m
Jason and Lauren Kennedy’s IVF Journey
Jason and Lauren Kennedy join us today to talk about their journey to parenthood. They speak to us about what led them to pursue fertility testing and how important it was that they have faith and trust in God’s timing. As an IVF baby herself, Lauren found out that in order to become pregnant, she would need to undergo IVF herself. Lauren shares her experience changing fertility doctors and dee...
36m Jul 15, 2024
36m
Big Little Feelings and MotherCould on Battery Safety at Home
This week, toddler experts Kristin and Deena of Big Little Feelings (@biglittlefeelings) and sensory play genius Myriam of MotherCould (@mothercould) join us to talk about the hidden hazards of batteries in the home and the small changes you can make to help keep your kids safe. This conversation is in partnership with Energizer and their world’s first 3-in-1 Child Shield™. To learn more click...
28m Jul 11, 2024
28m
Erica Chidi on All Things Fertility
Join us today as we rerelease the first ever episode of BDA Baby! Erica Chidi, author, health educator, and co-founder of LOOM joins us today to discuss all things menstrual cycles and fertility. She speaks to us about the importance of knowing your own body and why tracking your menstrual cycle is so important. Erica educates us on the best time to start a prenatal vitamin and the difference b...
45m Jul 08, 2024
45m
Shawn Johnson East on Intergenerational Parenting
Mother, Olympian, and New York Times Best Selling author, Shawn Johnson East joins us today to discuss intergenerational parenting. When Shawn was pregnant with her first baby, her parents moved across the country in order to support her as she entered motherhood. Shawn’s parents are super hands on in raising their grandchildren and come over to her home every day. For this to work, Shawn talks...
24m Jul 01, 2024
24m
Getting Your Baby to Sleep with sleep god, Dr. Karp, and His Daughter, Lexi Montée Busch
This week, creator of the SNOO and baby sleep guru, Dr. Harvey Karp, along with his daughter Lexi Montée Busch, join us to talk about—yep, you guessed it—SLEEP! Anyone who’s had a newborn in their home knows that this is a major and often joked-about subject when bringing a new baby into the world, and Dr. Karp is here to help. Dr. Karp offers advice on how to prep before the baby arrives, and...
41m Jun 27, 2024
41m
Big Little Feelings on All Things Toddlers
Toddler experts Kristin and Deena of Big Little Feelings (@biglittlefeelings) join us today to talk all things toddlers! Kristin and Deena have been best friends since they were 14 years old and began their Instagram account by showing up in a real, raw, and authentic way. We talk about how different parenting today is than how it was when we were raised. Kristin and Deena talk about the miscon...
32m Jun 24, 2024
32m
Fertility Olympics with Tara Lipinski
This week, Tara Lipinski joins us to discuss her fertility journey, filled with ups and downs, and the beautiful moment she became a mother. After a five-year struggle with miscarriages, procedures, and an emotional rollercoaster, Tara and her husband Todd decided to pursue surrogacy to fulfill their dreams of becoming parents. Now very open about her fertility struggles, Tara walks us through...
49m Jun 20, 2024
49m
The Egg Whisperer on All Things Fertility
Fertility doctor Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh (Dr. Aimee) joins us today to speak about all things fertility! Dr. Aimee speaks with us about her innovative approach to fertility care that begins with diagnostic testing before treatment. She shares her two methods to fertility testing, the Tushy Method and the Balls Method. She speaks to us about the importance of paying attention to your menstrual cycl...
43m Jun 17, 2024
43m
“The Anxious Generation” with Jonathan Haidt
Author, social physiologist, and parenting partner, Jonathan Haidt joins us this week to discuss his book The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness (https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/) . In this interview, we explore the impact of screen time and social media on younger generations and the importance of returning to a play-based childho...
42m Jun 13, 2024
42m
Nikki and Brie Garcia on Postpartum Depression
Nikki and Brie Garcia, sisters, mothers, and reality TV stars, join us today to discuss an extremely important topic, postpartum depression (PPD). Nikki opens up about her struggle with postpartum depression and shares the eye-opening reality she experienced when she became a mom herself. She shares her experience with the stigma of postpartum depression and how she went about making her suppor...
29m Jun 10, 2024
29m
Iskra Lawrence chats baby #2!
Today we’re chatting with mama, model, businesswoman and influencer, Iskra Lawrence to talk all things pregnancy, home births and her fertility journey. Iskra has been and open book about her longer than anticipated journey to get pregnant with her second baby and why she’s such a believer in gods timing. While the journey came with heartache, she learned that patience and listening to her body...
46m Jun 06, 2024
46m
Iskra Lawrence on New Motherhood
Iskra Lawrence, mother, model, entrepreneur, and positive body image advocate joins us today to speak about all things new motherhood. Iskra had a home birth a little over a year ago and speaks to us about her labor experience. She talks about the pressure placed on women to bounce back and how to handle a new body after giving birth. She talks about accepting and loving all the “newness” that ...
40m Jun 03, 2024
40m
Whitney Port updates up on her fertility struggles and next steps in her journey to baby
Whitney Port joins us this week to update us on her fertility journey as she continues to try for baby number two. We talk about how she has navigated infertility, her experience with egg freezing and her thoughts surrounding surrogacy. Whitney has been open about her experience and the ups and downs that come with infertility, plus her choice to be vulnerable about such a personal subject. She...
39m May 30, 2024
39m
Jacey Duprie on infertility and adenomyosis
Jacey Duprie, mother, entrepreneur, and best-selling author joins us today to speak about her challenging pregnancy and postpartum with her first born, as well as her struggle with secondary infertility and adenomyosis. Jacey talks about trusting your gut when it comes to your health and about grieving and accepting the fact that she will not be able to be pregnant again. She reflects on how me...
34m May 27, 2024
34m
Olivia Culpo talks endometriosis journey and advocating for yourself
Olivia Culpo joins us today to discuss her endometriosis diagnosis and how through her advocacy work, she hopes she can shine a much needed light on this subject impacting so many women. Over the past few years, Olivia has decided to be open on social media about her experience with endometriosis. She’s documented the pain, the journey to get a diagnosis and the procedures she’s undergone to ge...
34m May 23, 2024
34m
Dylan Dreyer on miscarriages and infertility
Dylan Dreyer joins us today to discuss different aspects of her motherhood journey. Dylan is an author, meteorologist, and mother of two who experienced a miscarriage and secondary infertility during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. She shares about the guilt she felt while experiencing secondary infertility, as well as the loneliness that often comes with infertility and miscarriage. Dylan...
34m May 20, 2024
34m
Preparing for “The Unexpected” with Author and Economist Emily Oster
Emily Oster joins us again today in our first episode of our new format to discuss her new book “The Unexpected: Navigating Pregnancy During and After Complications (https://www.amazon.com/Unexpected-Navigating-Pregnancy-Complications-ParentData/dp/0593652770) ” co-authored by Nathan Fox. Emily’s data driven approach brings comfort to parents everywhere and this book is no different. After year...
39m May 16, 2024
39m
Pregnancy and disordered eating with Kat Mcphee Foster
Katharine has been incredibly open about her history with disordered eating, and during her pregnancy was worried that she was slipping back into old patterns. I can’t tell you how many people have written in and asked for us to cover the subject of self love while you are growing a baby, especially those who have recovered from disordered eating. There is anxiety and stress around our bodies g...
33m May 13, 2024
33m
The Grandmother Project: Camila Alves McConaughey & mother-in-law, Kay McConaughey
Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt and her mom, Maria Shriver, are celebrating Mother’s Day this year with The Grandmother Project, a heartwarming interview series about grandmothers, mothers and the many aspects of multi-generational parenting. For the fourth and final episode, Maria and Katherine interview Camila Alves McConaughey and her mother-in-law, Kay McConaughey,  to talk about their journ...
35m May 12, 2024
35m
SPECIAL EDITION OF BDA BABY: The Grandmother Project: Pia Baroncini and her mother, Margit Arrobio
Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt and her mom, Maria Shriver, are celebrating Mother’s Day this year with The Grandmother Project, a heartwarming interview series about grandmothers, mothers and the many aspects of multi-generational parenting. For the third episode, Maria and Katherine interview Pia Baroncini and her mother, Margit Arrobio, to talk about  living together, being on the same page a...
31m May 09, 2024
31m
“Pockets of Peace” with Nabela Noor
I am so thrilled to welcome @nabela (https://www.instagram.com/nabela/) back to BDA today! We last spoke when she was pregnant with her daughter, and now she is pregnant with her second daughter! Nabela has been so open and honest about the experience of being a mom, sharing both the good and the bad. Nabela spoke about how she posts her “Pockets of Peace” which are moments of the day that she ...
39m May 06, 2024
39m
SPECIAL EDITION OF BDA BABY: The Grandmother Project: Team2Moms, and their mothers, Sharon & Zoraida
Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt and her mom, Maria Shriver, are celebrating Mother’s Day this year with The Grandmother Project, a heartwarming interview series about grandmothers, mothers and the many aspects of multi-generational parenting. For the second episode, Maria and Katherine interview Team2Moms’, Ebony and Denise, and their mothers, Sharon and Zoraida, to talk about their love of gran...
32m May 02, 2024
32m
A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be with Dr. Becky Kennedy
So thrilled to have Dr. Becky Kennedy back on BDA, in honor of her brand new, amazing book, “Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be.” We covered so many topics in today’s chat, including why Dr. Becky starts with “Good Inside,” tips on being an effective parent rather than a soft or too harsh parent, and how we can think of parenting more of setting our kids up for life, not...
46m Apr 29, 2024
46m
SPECIAL EDITION OF BDA BABY: The Grandmother Project: Gayle King and her daughter, Kirby
Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt and her mom, Maria Shriver, are celebrating Mother’s Day this year with The Grandmother Project, a heartwarming interview series about grandmothers, mothers and the many aspects of multi-generational parenting. For the first episode, Maria and Katherine interview Gayle King and her daughter, Kirby Bumpus, to talk about Gayle’s entrance into grandmotherhood, parent...
35m Apr 25, 2024
35m
Talking all this Mom (sleeping, formula, weaning, toddler, and sex) with Emily Oster!
You will not want to miss today’s jam packed episode with Emily Oster! I received so many questions on the topics of sleeping, feeding (breast, formula, weaning, toddler, allergies), and sex… and we might have gotten through about half? Emily is so wonderfully matter of fact in the way she answers, which is honestly so refreshing. She makes it so easy at times to cut through the noise, to figur...
35m Apr 22, 2024
35m
Lea Michele and nerve wracking pregnancies
Lea Michele joins us to talk about motherhood, her fertility journey and her nerve-wracking pregnancy (in the pandemic). Lea, like many, went off birth control with the intention of getting pregnant and then found out she had PCOS (polycyclic ovarian syndrome). She talks about the several procedures and treatment she underwent to try and get pregnant and the decision to take her focus off her d...
42m Apr 22, 2024
42m
Sex after baby with Dr. Cassidy
Dr. Cassidy Freitas, Ph.D., and maternal mental health specialist, talked about one of our most popular subjects to date: sex after baby. This is a subject that no one really prepares anyone for, and it is one that can cause a huge shift in your relationship after welcoming a baby into the world. This is a subject that Dr. Cassidy tackles in a very approachable and informative way, providing us...
50m Apr 22, 2024
50m
Jessica Alba and The Honest Company
Jessica Alba chats about being a mother of three kids, balancing parenting with work (founder of Honest Company), and her journey of self-discovery and self-reflection since entering motherhood. If you’re a mama or makeup lover, I'm sure you’ve heard of Jessica’s other baby, The Honest Company, which she began her journey with while pregnant with her first child. We talked about her unique rela...
42m Apr 22, 2024
42m
Vagina Whisperer Dr. Sara Rierdon
Dr. Sara Rierdon also known on social media as The Vagina Whisperer, dives deep into all things pelvic floor health. If you’re like me and didn’t hear about pelvic floor health until pregnancy, Sara explains why we have gone from never discussing our pelvic floor and vaginal health, to discussing it opening as women today. She talks about her work as a pelvic floor physical therapist and why th...
39m Apr 22, 2024
39m
BDA Baby (Before, During and After Baby)
BDA Baby™ (Before, During & After Baby) is an interview-based series hosted by New York Times bestselling author, mother, wife and advocate, Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt. Each week, Katherine has meaningful conversations with experts, notable specialists, and friends, covering topics that resonate with the BDA Baby community surrounding pregnancy, sex, partner relationships, birth experiences...
2m Apr 17, 2024
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