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Do you want the truth?

Samantha Strom, Zara Hanawalt

Welcome to Do You Want The Truth? where we dive deep into the real raw stories from parents in the trenches of parenthood.Season 2 is brought to you by Sam Strom and Freelance Journalist Zara Hanawalt, along with guest co-hosts such as Jaime Fisher.Season 1 is brought to you by Paige Connell & Sam Strom. They bring you candid conversations with parents who share their experiences of parenthood and what they wish they knew before having kids. You"ll hear the real stories. The stories that are

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58:52

Navigating a Traumatic Birth Experience with Valerie...

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2025/07/07

Send us a text What do you do when your birth plan starts to fall apart, and how do you advocate for yourself? In today’s episode, we dive into the often unspoken realities of childbirth and maternal mental health with our guest, Valerie. She shares her raw and powerful story of a traumatic birth experience, lack of paid leave and her journey of resilience and healing. Together, we explore the impact of childbirth trauma, the urgent need for better maternity leave policies, and how therapy an...

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51:04

En Pointe: The Dance of Parenting in a Dual-Income...

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2025/07/07

Send us a text In this episode, Brittany Ouyang shares her story of parenting a toddler while navigating the mental load of a dual-income household. As a brand marketing manager at Cruise and former ballet dancer, Brittany reflects on the coordination, effort, and unexpected joys of raising a family while balancing career ambitions. Her relatable insights and practical advice will resonate with parents and professionals alike. Keywords: parenting, dual-income household, working moms, mental ...

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59:49

The Truth About: Navigating Layoffs and Parenthood: A...

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2025/07/01

Send us a text Laid Off, Logged On: Parenting Through the Unpredictable Job Market In this episode, I’m joined by an incredible panel—Valerie Oresko, Blake Kasemeier, and Brittany—to talk about the curveballs life throws at working parents, especially when job security takes a nosedive. We dive into the raw and real experiences of being laid off, navigating identity and stability, and balancing parenting amid uncertainty. Whether you're a parent or not, this conversation offers insight into ...

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64:01

Rethinking Discipline & Resilience with Jon Fogel of...

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2025/06/23

Send us a text This week, we chat with Jon Fogel—known to many as @wholeparent on social media—to challenge everything we think we know about parenting, discipline, and the role of punishment. Jon brings a unique blend of lived experience as a pastor, foster parent, and neuroscience-informed educator. Together, we dive into how authoritarian parenting patterns mirror broader societal dynamics and why shifting from punishment to connection could be the most transformative change we make as par...

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57:45

Pride, Parenthood & Surrogacy: @BroadwayHusbands’...

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2025/06/16

Send us a text In honor of Pride month, this is an encore release of Bret Shuford (of @Broadway Hubands fame) episiode. Bret Shuford, renowned for his performances in Broadway hits such as Wicked, The Little Mermaid, and The Lion King. Bret shares his personal journey to parenthood through surrogacy thanks to one of his friends, offering a heartfelt glimpse into the challenges and triumphs they've encountered. We learn some of the most interesting things about insurance, gestational car...

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52:42

The Truth About Daily Routines and Partner Guilt with...

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2025/06/09

Send us a text Ever wondered what really goes on behind the Instagram-perfect scenes of modern motherhood? In this episode, we’re joined by Ellie Rineck—mom of two, host of A Day in Her Life podcast who is unapologetically real about the highs and lows of parenting. When she’s not recording conversations with women across all walks of life, Ellie works as a project manager and implementation lead in AI healthcare tech. She joins us to talk about high-risk pregnancies and hormone chaos ...

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52:13

The Truth About | Normalizing Women's Health with Dr....

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2025/06/04

Send us a text In this deeply moving and empowering episode, we're joined by Dr. Jessica Zucker, the trailblazing psychologist and author behind the “I Had a Miscarriage” movement. Jessica shares the deeply personal story that reshaped her career and advocacy: experiencing a miscarriage at 16 weeks, alone at home, and the aftermath that followed. What began as a clinical interest became an urgent call to action as she confronted the silence, stigma, and shame surrounding pregnancy loss. Toge...

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53:27

The Truth About: My Traumatic Birth Story & How I...

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2025/05/27

Send us a text After 40 episodes, your co-host Sam Strom is sharing her birth story. Sam flips the roles and sharing the deeply personal story of how she became a mom—despite being sure she never would. Growing up with financial instability and watching the emotional toll motherhood took on her own mom, Sam was convinced kids weren’t for her. But life had other plans. In this conversation with Zara, she opens up about what changed, the reality of a traumatic pregnancy with hyperemesis ...

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55:36

Meet Our New Co-host Freelance Journalist & Twin Mom...

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2025/05/19

Send us a text In this special re-release, we are officially introducing a past guest as our new co-host. Learn more about Zara's story in this episode, and tune in next week for part two of her story. Why does parenting in America feel so much harder than it should? Today, we’re joined by Zara Hanawalt, a freelance journalist who has spent nearly a decade covering parenting, motherhood, women’s health, and culture for outlets like Vogue, Parents, Glamour, and The Everymom. But even aft...

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39:56

The Truth About: Equity in Marriage...

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2025/05/12

Send us a text In part two of this powerful conversation, Paige Connell returns to share the deeply personal story of what happened after the breaking point—the day of the diaper pail and the dishwasher. What followed wasn’t the end of her marriage, but a hard-won beginning. We talk about the real work of rebuilding a partnership after years of resentment, mental overload, and feeling like the default parent. Paige opens up about navigating the Fair Play method with her husband, the realitie...

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46:43

The Truth About: Fostering to Adopt + Having 4 Kids...

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2025/05/05

Send us a text Well, the time has come. You’ve heard her voice, you’ve heard her hot takes, and now you’re getting the whole story. In this episode, I turn the mic toward Paige Connell aka @sheisapaigeturner. We get real real. Paige walks us through the beautiful, messy, emotional tornado that has been her path to motherhood—starting with a teenage AIM love triangle, through pregnancy losses, fostering two toddlers, navigating IVF and surviving a traumatic birth If you’ve ever wondered ...

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57:03

Plant Medicine, Motherhood & the Power of Micro...

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2025/04/25

Send us a text 🔗 Follow the Guests: Chanel Wolf TikTok: @ChanelWolf New wellness & healing products dropping soon in the TikTok Shop! Jaime Fisher TikTok: @HeyJamieFish YouTube: JFisher Channel Long-form content + exciting TikTok Shop updates on the way! Support the show Website: https://www.doyouwantthetruthpod.com Connect with Sam: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/samanthastrom TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@samanthastorms

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46:09

Redefining Home | Chanel Wolf on Sisterhood, Single...

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2025/04/18

Send us a text “I moved in with another single mom… and people had so many questions. But the truth is: I needed community more than I needed space.” What if healing from betrayal meant rewriting everything — including how we mother, how we live, and who we let in? In this heartfelt and deeply honest episode, host Sam Strom and Jaime Fisher (@heyjaimefish) sit down with Chanel Wolf (@mamachanelwolf) — a single mom, yoga teacher, and plant medicine advocate — to talk about navigating s...

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28:22

Postpartum Preeclampsia, Problematic Bikinis, & The...

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2025/04/16

Send us a text Meghan Markle, postpartum preeclampsia, maternal health, cultural perceptions, parenting, surrogacy, fertility, celebrity news, public scrutiny, women's health Summary In this episode, Sam Strom and Zara Hanawalt discuss various topics surrounding motherhood, health, and societal perceptions. They delve into Meghan Markle's recent revelations about postpartum preeclampsia, the cultural stigma surrounding women's health issues, and the alarming maternal mortality rates in the US...

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32:24

Pop Culture Hour: Kylie Kelce on Postpartum, Ms....

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2025/04/10

Send us a text In this episode of Do You Want the Truth? Pop Culture Hour, Zara and Sam dive into Kylie Kelce’s refreshingly honest postpartum podcast episode—and why it should be required listening for anyone interacting with a new parent. We break down some of the most frustrating pieces of advice new moms get (looking at you, “sleep when the baby sleeps”), and reflect on how celebrity culture, hustle culture, and social media have shaped the unrealistic expectations around postpartum recov...

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50:18

Juggling Three Kids Under 6, a Demanding Career, and...

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2025/04/10

Send us a text What does it really take to raise three kids under six while holding down an executive role and managing over 100 employees? In this episode, I’m joined by Annette Kerlew - a 39-year-old mom of three (a 5.5-year-old son and 3.5-year-old boy/girl twins), wife, and Executive Vice President of Finance & Operations at a marketing communications agency living in New Jersey. Annette opens up about the very real financial and emotional demands of parenting young kids while climbin...

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49:45

Outsourcing Doesn’t Have to Break-the-Bank. Parenting...

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2025/04/03

Send us a text Christine Landis is the founder of Peacock Parent and a former fintech CEO who sold her company for eight figures. After stepping out of the boardroom and into motherhood, Christine quickly realized that parenting came with a whole new kind of pressure—especially when it came to managing time, expectations, and the never-ending mental load. Using the same skills she once used to scale a company, Christine created Peacock Parent to help modern families outsource low-joy tasks, d...

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19:46

Pop Culture Hour: Are All Parents in Hell? What We...

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2025/04/02

Send us a text “Is Parenthood Hellish? Unpacking Chappell Roan’s Viral Comment” | Do You Want the Truth? with Sam Strom & New Cohost Zara Hanawalt Welcome to the very first episode of Do You Want the Truth? – Pop Culture Hour! I’m Sam Strom, and I’m thrilled to kick off this new weekly series with Zara Hanawalt. You might remember her from a previous episode; Zara is a seasoned journalist, a twin mom, and a total powerhouse. Each week, we’ll be breaking down what’s happening in pop cultur...

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57:55

"I Equate Early Motherhood with just F*cking Rage" -...

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2025/03/27

Send us a text You know those moments in motherhood when you’re drowning in laundry, prepping dinner with a baby on your hip, and then your partner texts, “I’m surprised you didn’t get blueberries”? Yeah—same. That was Eve Rodsky’s breaking point too, and it sparked a movement that’s now transformed over a million households (and counting). In this episode, we sit down with the incredible Eve Rodsky—New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play and Unicorn Space, founder of the Fair Play In...

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51:22

Tattoos, Toddlers & Team One-and-Done with Sarah...

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2025/03/20

Send us a text What happens when an only child grows up to raise an only child? In this episode, we’re joined by Sarah Litwin-Schmid, a creative director at Airbnb, world traveler, and proud “one-and-done” mom to her hilarious almost-4-year-old daughter, mei-mei (as Sam's son refers to her). Sarah opens up about why she and her husband made the intentional choice to have just one child, how she navigates motherhood as a dual income household and why fostering independence in her daughter is ...

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