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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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60:13

The Truth About: The Attorney Who Negotiated...

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2025/10/28

Send us a text What happens when a proudly private Gen X attorney agrees to become a mom—not because she always wanted to, but because it mattered to her partner? In this episode, we sit down with L, aka @notactuallygolden, a civil rights attorney, TikTok legal explainer, and mom of a 13-year-old, who never planned on being a parent. L walks us through her winding road to motherhood—how she negotiated parenting terms like a lawyer, survived a brutal first year with a baby who projectile vomi...

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71:56

The truth About: Going Through 9 Rounds of IVF +...

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2025/10/21

Send us a text A positive pregnancy test felt like the start of a familiar story—until Alison Beder Soloway couldn’t breathe at 32 weeks and doctors discovered heart failure linked to HHT. That moment rewrote everything. She was told carrying again would be too dangerous, and the road to the family she imagined would have to bend. What followed was a years-long relay of nine IVF attempts, cross‑border laws, agency vetting, and the kind of paperwork that decides names on birth certificates. Al...

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69:55

The Truth About: Your Baby's Milestones with...

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2025/10/14

Send us a text Ever watched a baby rock on all fours and wondered whether to cheer or worry? We sit down with pediatric physical therapist Dr. Allison Mell—founder of Tots on Target and mom of four, including twins—to unpack the first 18 months with rare clarity. Allison explains what those “windows” for rolling, sitting, crawling, and walking really tell us, how to use corrected age for preemies, and where “wait and see” becomes a roadblock. She shares a practical test most parents can spot ...

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48:17

The Truth About: Having it All with Lia Higgins

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2025/10/07

Send us a text This episode starts with a simple truth few people say out loud: sometimes the first chapter of parenthood is grief. Lia Higgins joins us to unpack an early miscarriage at 28, the shock of a postpartum hemorrhage, and the quiet ways trauma can delay bonding without diminishing love. From there, we zoom out: what happens when a high-achieving identity built in Big Law collides with a life you actually want to live? Lia talks candidly about trading titles for alignment, why a “so...

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49:54

The Truth About: Being a Mom in America with Reshma...

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2025/09/30

Send us a text Want to know why motherhood in America feels like a solo sport—and how we turn it into a supported team game? We sit with Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First, to unpack the design flaws baked into school calendars, workplace norms, and city life that make caregiving harder than it has to be. From random half-days and late starts to inboxes that only email mom, we trace how policy and culture quietly draft women as default parents while calling it “choice.” ...

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68:18

The Truth About: Raising Resilient Kids With Child...

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2025/09/23

Send us a text Psychology professor Tovah Klein takes us beyond social media soundbites to reveal what truly helps children develop resilience. Drawing from her 30 years directing the Barnard Center for Toddler Development, Klein offers a refreshingly balanced perspective on the trending "FAFO" (F Around and Find Out) parenting approach and why extremes rarely work when raising children. Klein's wisdom cuts through the noise of modern parenting discourse, explaining why children need both lo...

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23:23

Truth Bomb: How Ozempic Finally Made Me Feel Like Me...

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2025/09/23

Send us a text Have you ever wondered what it's actually like to take GLP-1 medications beyond the celebrity headlines? In this eye-opening episode, we dive deep into the reality of semaglutide medications like Ozempic, exploring their profound effects on both physical and mental health. The conversation begins with Sam's candid personal account of using these medications for approximately a year. While the initial motivation was addressing stubborn postpartum weight gain, the most surprisin...

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71:07

The Truth About: Reprioritizing After Motherhood with...

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2025/09/16

Send us a text What happens when red carpet journalists trade celebrity interviews for motherhood? Katie Krause and Hallie Stevens, Emmy-winning Entertainment Tonight alums, pull back the curtain on their dramatic life pivot in this raw, revealing conversation. Katie and Hallie spent years building impressive careers interviewing Hollywood's biggest stars. They were living the dream - until becoming mothers completely transformed their priorities. Now hosting their podcast "Between Us Moms,"...

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61:32

Breaking Down Parenting Data with Emily Oster

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2025/09/09

Send us a text Economist Emily Oster transformed parenting literature by applying data analysis to decisions most books treated as black-and-white rules. After becoming pregnant in 2010, she found herself frustrated with pregnancy recommendations that came without explanations—why no sushi? Why limit coffee? As someone trained to evaluate research, she began investigating the evidence behind these directives, eventually writing "Expecting Better" and subsequent bestsellers that have sold over...

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27:52

Truth Bomb: The Truth About Finances in Our Marriages

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2025/08/26

Send us a text Marriage and money—two topics that individually carry enough weight to sink a dinner party conversation, and together create one of the last true taboos in our social discourse. When Sam shared her experience spending $1,650 on Daxxify without discussing it with her husband first, she found herself at the center of a social media firestorm, with commenters quick to label her marriage as toxic. But as this honest conversation reveals, the reality of married finances exists in sh...

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57:27

The Truth About: Being a Good Grandparent...

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2025/08/26

Send us a text Pre-order DeeDee's new course for parents here When DeeDee Moore discovered she was becoming a grandmother, she searched everywhere for guidance on doing it right. Finding few resources to help support her grandparenting journey, she created her own – and now shares grandparenting wisdom with over 40,000 Instagram and 15,000 TikTok followers. DeeDee's approach cuts through the noise of intergenerational conflict that often dominates social media. Rather than perpetuating stere...

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72:36

The Truth About: Picky Eating with Kary Rapparport...

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2025/08/18

Send us a text Use code TRUTH20 for a 7-day free trial and 20% off an annual subscription to the Solid Starts App. Does not apply to purchases made in the Apple App Store or Google Play store. Parenthood transforms mealtimes from moments of nourishment and connection into battlegrounds of tears, tantrums, and untouched plates. In this raw, honest, and solution-focused episode, we dive deep with Kim and Kary, the occupational feeding therapists behind Solid Starts, to unravel the mysteries of ...

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57:43

The Truth About: Career Pauses with Neha Ruch

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2025/08/11

Send us a text Neha Ruch—founder and author of The Power Pause, formerly known as Mother Untitled and recent guest on The Drew Barrymore Show—joins Sam and Zara to talk about one of the biggest third-rail topics in motherhood today: what happens when ambitious women choose to pause their careers. They cover everything from postnups and financial planning to the emotional rollercoaster of second babies, postpartum anxiety, and why the “trad wife” narrative is a distraction from what really ma...

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57:55

The Truth About: Pop Culture, Postpartum Depression...

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2025/08/04

Send us a text "Pick a niche." "Stay in your lane." For women entrepreneurs, this limiting advice seems inescapable—unless you're KJ Miller, who's built an impressive career by doing precisely the opposite. KJ joins us for a fascinating conversation about her refusal to be confined to a single identity. As co-founder of multimillion-dollar beauty brand Mented Cosmetics, lecturer, angel investor, content creator with hundreds of thousands of followers, and mother to a four-year-old daughter, ...

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76:16

The Truth About: The C-Section Experience featuring...

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2025/07/28

Send us a text Do you want the truth about c-sections? Because this week, you’re getting it. Jen and Beth — the brilliant, brutally honest minds behind The C-Section Experience podcast — join us for a conversation that’s part group therapy, part birth trauma confessional, and part roast of the word “birth plan.” Between them, they’ve had more abdominal surgeries than a Grey’s Anatomy cast member and are here to share about some really personal things like: stillbirth, VBACs, unmedicated gui...

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69:37

The Truth About: Reselling with @commonthreads The...

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2025/07/21

Send us a text Amanda Anderson @commonthreads is a stay-at-home mom of four, a former boutique owner, and a full-time reseller who’s grown a thriving Whatnot business—pulling in up to $3,000 in a single show and $26k in just one month on Whatnot and $15k on TikTok Shop. In this episode, she talks candidly about the mental load of motherhood, religious deconstruction, parenting on one income, and how she clawed her way out of financial fear by finding something for herself. Whether you’re a m...

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44:02

The Truth About: Postpartum Psychosis with...

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2025/07/14

Send us a text After giving birth to her daughter, Ayana Lage felt euphoric—until everything unraveled. Ten days postpartum, she was hospitalized with postpartum psychosis, experiencing delusions, paranoia, and hallucinations. In this unfiltered conversation, Ayana joins us to share what really happened, how she got help, and why she’s choosing to speak out. We talk about the terrifying reality of postpartum psychosis, the cultural stigma that surrounds maternal mental health, and the system...

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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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57:11

Jiu-Jitsu, Parenting, and Punk Rock with Blake...

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2025/07/07

Send us a text In this episode, we’re sitting down with Blake, a Meta copywriter and creative director and TikTok sensation, best known for his "This Week in Fatherhood" series. We'll explore the nuances of sober parenting, the impact of COVID-19 on family dynamics, and the hidden challenges and joys of raising children. Blake opens up about losing his mother to cancer, career instability, and transitioning to fatherhood amid a global pandemic. We'll also touch on the double standards in pare...

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