Myth of Motherhood
Alissa Alter
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The Second Time Around
Myth of Motherhood
04/03/23 • 38 min
While I do sing the opening theme song, this episode is NOT about the hit 90’s sitcom Step By Step. No, it’s about using what we’ve learned in the past to make different mistakes, better mistakes, moving forward.
In the episode...
- What I learned in my first marriage and the two rules of dating I used to help me find Jeremy ← My second and forever husband.
- I share a story I wrote about the intense fear, doubt, and anxiety I felt about having a second wedding. NOT about marrying Jeremy. About the wedding.
- How I’m preparing to birth a second baby and the ONE rule I’m applying to my upcoming postpartum experience
- The past isn’t the present. It’s the past.
- I know I will have a better experience this time because I have the proof that I’m better the second time around
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YOUR Owner's Manual
Myth of Motherhood
03/25/23 • 18 min
You know that manual from your first vacuum cleaner with the extra parts all in a ziploc bag so you don’t lose any important parts that you never looked at or used? You have and hold onto owner’s manuals for appliances, vehicles, and whatever else comes with one, but when it comes to yourself? You struggle to remember to meet your own basic needs!
- A drive to Connecticut in a fancy car opened up my eyes to my own needs I never knew I had.
- How learning my warning signals like on the dashboard of a car helped me advocate for myself and build the life of my dreams.
- Why I created my very OWN owner’s manual and invite you to do the same.
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As always I’ve got your back, I’ve got your front, and I’ve got your undercarriage.
Building An Empire NOT According To Plan with Zibby Owens
Myth of Motherhood
03/23/23 • 35 min
Zibby Owens is an author, podcaster, publisher, CEO, and mother of four. Zibby founded Zibby Owens Media, a privately-held media company designed to help busy people live their best lives by connecting to books and each other. One division is Moms Don’t Have Time To, the home for Zibby’s podcasts, publications (including two anthologies), and communities. The other is Zibby Books, a publishing home for fiction and memoir which she co-founded with Leigh Newman. Her award-winning podcast, Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books, has been downloaded millions of times. She is a regular columnist for Good Morning America, Katie Couric Media, and Moms Don’t Have Time to Write on Medium. Her upcoming memoir, Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, comes out July 1, 2022 (Little A). Her first children’s book Princess Charming (Flamingo/Penguin Random House) debuted April 19, 2022 and will be followed by a second. She lives in New York with her husband and four children. For more information, visit www.zibbyowens.com and follow her on Instagram @zibbyowens.
In this episode we discuss:
- The scariest thing Zibby has ever done...hint it happened four times over.
- We reviewed the power of The No Plan Plan.
- Why now is the time she is publishing her memoir Bookends.
- How Zibby knows what step to take next as she pursues her creative dreams and builds her media company.
- Birthing a book is a birth and how Zibby is going to work on a postpartum plan after her official pub day!
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The Brain Vagina Connection
Myth of Motherhood
03/20/23 • 42 min
I promise it won’t be all about postpartum or childbirth or my birth trauma. NOPE! We’re talking more about SEX today!
I am talking about what I have seen in myself and clients in regards to the power of the brain vagina connection (or BVC as I like to call it). AND I’m obviously linking this to improv comedy because duh! And the idea of playing to the top of your intelligence. I know this sounds coo coo bananas, but stick with me. As always, there is a method to the madness!
In the episode...
- TWO original songs: one about sex and one about the BVC
- Two times in my life my body was trying to protect me and I...didn’t listen
- How our immune systems protects us from danger, noxious things physically AND emotionally
- Two resources to help you develop vaginal fluency so you can understand what your vagina & vaginal microbiome are trying to tell you:
- Click here to download YOUR Owner’s Manual and use code AYL63 for nearly 50% off!.
- Pilates For Your Privates 5 Day Pelvic Floor Mini Course - a movement based practice to start harnessing the physical and energetic powerhouse hidden between your legs
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As always I’ve got your back, I’ve got your front, and I’ve got your undercarriage.
Knowledge Is Power: Get To Know YOUR Vaginal Microbiome with Evvy Co-Founder & CEO Priyanka Jain
Myth of Motherhood
03/13/23 • 45 min
This episode is everything I’m obsessed with: women empowering women, talking about vaginas, and creating change in the world! It's time to show us the data and start including women of reproductive age in clinical studies because...WOMEN ARE NOT SMALL MEN!
In this episode...
- What IS the vaginal microbiome and why it’s time to pay attention!
- The Brain Vagina connection
- I Struggled With Recurrent Vaginal Infections For Years, Then I Learned I Was Misdiagnosed Written by Evvy Co-Dounfer Laine Bruzek
- Knowing our body and what is our normal is crucial for self advocacy
- We are lacking necessary data to provide women comprehensive care from vaginal infections to heart disease
Priyanka is the co-founder & CEO of Evvy, where her mission is to close the gender health gap, starting by decoding the vaginal microbiome. Before founding Evvy, Priyanka was Head of Product at pymetrics, a startup using behavioral science and AI to make talent matching more effective and fair. She is also a spokesperson for the United Nations Foundation's Girl Up Campaign and on the Innovation Board for the XPRIZE Foundation. She received her B.S. from Stanford University, where she was a Mayfield Fellow and President of Stanford Women in Business. Learn more at www.evvy.com and On IG @evvy and tiktok @evvybio
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As always I’ve got your back, I’ve got your front, and I’ve got your undercarriage.
Momfluenced: How Social Media Feeds The Pressure & Performance of Motherhood + What We Can Do About It
Myth of Motherhood
02/13/23 • 47 min
Sara Petersen (she/her) has written about feminism and motherhood for Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Cut, and elsewhere. Her first book, Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture comes out in April 2023 and is available for preorder now. She also writes a newsletter about momfluencer culture and the myth of the ideal mother, In Pursuit of Clean Countertops ← That’s her substack, subscribe like I do! You can also follow Sara on IG & twitter @slouisepetersen
In this episode...
- The definition of a momfluencer and the impact momfluencer culture has
- Alissa’s personal feelings about statement shoulder in fashion: Good for you, not for me
- Assessing your own relationship with social media and being honest about its impact on your and your life
- WTF a trad mom is and its culty vibes
- The inherent upheaval and existential crisis that comes with motherhood: You can listen to complementary conversation about motherhood being your own personal house of horrors (in a fun way!) here.
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As always I’ve got your back, I’ve got your front, and I’ve got your undercarriage.
Building Strength As A Family: A Personal Update
Myth of Motherhood
12/25/23 • 25 min
I won’t lie to you, the transition to two kids is...rough. AND it’s an opportunity to learn more about myself, my partner, and my family. Thankfully this isn’t the first time I’ve had a rough transition and I’m playing to the top of my intelligence as we build strength together as a family
In the episode...
- Approaching marital discord as team building
- What I’m still learning and practicing from my first marriage
- How happy I am to be living the life I dreamed of building and then built
- How this birth experience was different from the first AND still changed me
- Waiting to meet more of this new me
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When I Say Core, You Say...Abs?
Myth of Motherhood
12/11/23 • 14 min
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You know the thing when you say a word so many times it starts to sound really weird and kind lose its meaning altogether? LIke if I say cucumber cucumber cucumber cucumber cucumber cucumber cucumber you get the picture...
I feel that way about “core.”
What does core even mean anymore? What is everyone talking about? What are they even saying? And what are they trying to communicate with me?
To me, core, the way that it's thrown around gyms and studios, is meaningless at this point.
In this episode I explain...
- Gripping your butt cheeks isn't using your "core"
- In Pilates we say POWERHOUSE, not core
- Why we use the pelvic floor as the gateway to your powerhouse in Pilates For Your Privates
- Abs are one sixth of your "core" so it's not even about your abs!
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Trusting Your Center While Mothering a Preteen with Abigail Rasminsky
Myth of Motherhood
11/27/23 • 58 min
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This is the first time we’ve brought a guest BACK onto the show! And I’m so happy about it! Abby is a brilliant writer and teacher who I invited on the show because I am a huge fan. We quickly became BFF and now she’s a client of MINE! How do I get so lucky to work with such INCREDIBLE humans?!
In the episode...
- What Pilates For Her Privates has meant to Abby
- The power of knowing your center, your core while living in the tumultuous environment that is preteen life
- The impact of finding things for yourself in motherhood
- Waking up from The 10 Year Nap
Abigail Rasminsky is a writer and teacher who works as a Lecturer in the Program in Narrative Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, where she also teaches creative writing to medical students and faculty. Abby runs her own teaching business, where she offers weekly writing classes for women, as well as a popular summer program over Instagram called Abby's Secret Summer School. She holds an MFA in nonfiction writing from Columbia University and a BA from Oberlin College.
You can find her writing in the New York Times, Cup of Jo, The Cut, the Washington Post, Food52, Epicurious, Longreads, Dance Magazine, O: The Oprah Magazine, and more. She also writes a beloved weekly newsletter called People + Bodies.
A native of Montreal, she lived in Brooklyn for 12 years before moving to Vienna, Austria. After four years as an expat, she now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter. Learn more at www.abigailrasminsky.com and follow on IG @abbyras
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You Don't Need To Be A Mom To Need A Mom with Dana Black
Myth of Motherhood
04/10/23 • 84 min
Dana is an actor, producer, podcast creator and host and deeply curious about the human condition, and how empathy, listening and levity can change the world. She started the podcast (in her closet, next to her Spanx) called I Swear on My Mother’s Grave to process the loss of her mother with other people dealing with complex emotions around maternal loss, and not just in death. She got married last year on the patio of her Nana’s nursing home, and now lives in Traverse City, MI after over 20 years in Chicago.
In this episode...
- The Disneyfication of motherhood and the expectations that come with it in life and at the end of life
- What it’s like to be someone’s child
- Losing a parent while they are still here
- Choosing to have to NOT have children
- Going through big life moments and transitions without your mom
If you’re picking up what I’m laying down go ahead and follow, subscribe, rate, review, and SHARE this episode!
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Learn more at www.alissaalter.com
Follow along on IG @alissaalter
As always I’ve got your back, I’ve got your front, and I’ve got your undercarriage.
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How many episodes does Myth of Motherhood have?
Myth of Motherhood currently has 114 episodes available.
What topics does Myth of Motherhood cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Parenting, Kids & Family, Podcasts and Relationships.
What is the most popular episode on Myth of Motherhood?
The episode title 'The Symbiotic Relationship Between Different, Change, and Growth' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Myth of Motherhood?
The average episode length on Myth of Motherhood is 32 minutes.
How often are episodes of Myth of Motherhood released?
Episodes of Myth of Motherhood are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Myth of Motherhood?
The first episode of Myth of Motherhood was released on Mar 18, 2021.
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