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In this episode, I chat with my good friend and fellow mama, Ali Levine.\\xa0 Ali is truly such a light in my life, so I\\u2019m excited to share her with you all!\\xa0 She is the host of two podcasts, Things We Are Too Lazy to Blog About and Striptd Down with Ali Levine.\\xa0 She is also a stylist and personality on Bravo\\u2019s TV show, Stripped.\\xa0 Now, she has struck a balance between work life and mama life, which is so inspiring to me.\\xa0\\xa0

Ali and I\\u2019s friendship really blossomed when she asked me to be her doula.\\xa0 Her birth experience is definitely one I\\u2019ll never forget! We share all the details here, from the birthing center, to the hospital, and once her baby was born.\\xa0 We also talk about misconceptions toward pregnancy and motherhood. It\\u2019s not always this beautiful, magical time we see in the movies. Ali describes her struggle with postpartum depression and feeling like a \\u201cfailure\\u201d as a mom.\\xa0 No one can fully prepare you for these challenges, so it\\u2019s nice to have mom friends to lean on.

• Symptoms with pregnancy

• Castor oil to induce labor

• The difference between a birth plan vs. birth preferences

• Doulas and midwives

• Family boundaries during birth and early motherhood

• Nursing and lactation consultants

• How to navigate postpartum depression: therapy, meditation, mindfulness, and social media breaks

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