Alex and Shane chat about being on vacation in cottage country, and how "relaxing" time as parents is never actually relaxing. 

 

Alyssa Garrison (@randomactsofpastel) discusses her beautiful journey to motherhood and being a single mother by choice, answering all of Alex's (millions of) questions on the matter. She candidly shares her experience, and how her unique and loving family continues to evolve.

 

Hormone coach Jenn Cino (@lifeasjenn) talks hormones, periods, and why we know so little about our own bodies as women. She discusses how our hormones change through major events like pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause, and what we can do to mitigate those crappy symptoms (bloating, PMS, hot flashes, anyone?). 

 

Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like perimenopause, sleep training for naps, grooming a beauty mustache (like Shane's), chosen single parenthood, and whether or not to hold separate events for your child as divorced parents.

 

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