The State of American Motherhood

The State of American Motherhood

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Therapeutic Plasma Exchange: The Future of Detoxification

Gwyneth sits down with Dr. Paul Savage—integrative medicine pioneer and founder of MD Lifespan—to explore the hidden impact of environmental toxins on our health and longevity. He shares the health crisis that shifted his path from emergency medicine to advanced detoxification, a ...  Show more

Preparing for the Unpreparable

Gwyneth sits down with Chelsea Hirschhorn—founder and CEO of Frida—to unpack the invisible chapters of motherhood, from conception and postpartum recovery to the cultural pressure to bounce back. They discuss the myth of being ready, grieving who you were before kids, and how bec ...  Show more

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Financial Feminist

The United States hates mothers. At least, their woefully inadequate policies, like no federally mandated paid parental leave, lack of access to affordable childcare, and increased criminalization of women’s health care and reproductive rights, seem to suggest so. It’s no wonder ...  Show more

278. The Power of Child-Free Women with Ruby Warrington
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Ruby Warrington joins us to discuss the often overlooked experiences of women who do not have children - by choice or circumstance. How the deeply ingrained belief that womanhood is synonymous with motherhood can be a tool to suppress women's sexuality and autonomy.  The reason ...  Show more