Shane and Alex chat about whether or not it's worth it to go out if you have kids, Lucy acting like a temperamental teenager, and debate the merits of getting a Peloton.

 

Becky Manley (@medafounder) is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, the founder of MEDA (a national eating disorder nonprofit), and parent coach. She discusses how our appraoch to diet culture, body image, and weight loss - as parents - can shape the behaviours of our children. She explains how to recognize if your child has disorderd eating, and how to support them through recovery. 

 

Jackie Siegel (@therealqueenofversailles) is a former engineer, beauty queen, the wife of billionaire David Siegel, and the titular character in the 2012 documentary The Queen of Versailles. Jackie discusses her fascinating life, losing her wealth (and later regaining it), raising eight children in the public eye, losing her daughter to a drug overdose, and the importance of supporting youth through addiction.

 

Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like Debra Messing's beef with Kim K., transitioning baby, dating, unisex bathrooms, and the London Library Rainbow Monkey scandal (Google it!).

 

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