Conversations with Cam

In this friendship series episode, I sit down with one of my closest friends, Deanna, to talk honestly about what it's like navigating friendships across different life stages. She opens up about being single & childfree while most of our friend group is deep in marriage and motherhood, the emotions that came up early on with it, and how they’ve shifted as she's gotten older. We talk about the importance of celebrating wins, how to approach hard conversations as friends, and what it’s like being the best aunt to our friends’ kids.

Key Takeaway / Points:

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Our friendship origin story

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Honest conversations about our friendship after I had my first kid

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What it felt like for Deanna when everyone in our friend group started having kids

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Whether she’s open to having children in the future

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Why friendships should serve different purposes and the unfair expectations friends can put on each other

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The "seesaw" theory of friendship

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Advice for anyone feeling behind while their friends move into marriage and motherhood

Listen to my previous episodes with Deanna:

Honoring The Long Game In Friendships with Deanna DiCroce

Q&A of Surprise Questions Asked By My Friend, Deanna

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In this episode, I sit down with psychologist, author, and friendship expert, Dr. Marisa G. Franco, to unpack why we've been taught to prioritize romance over friendship and what it actually takes to build deep, lasting connections at any age. We talk about how attachment styles show up in our friendships & why the "loneliness epidemic" started way before smartphones. We also dive into self-worth: why compliments can sometimes backfire on people with low self-esteem, how "implicit memories" shape our triggers without us even knowing it, and the tools we can use for healing old wounds.

Key Takeaway / Points:

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What is actually making us lonely as a society

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How attachment styles show up in friendship (not just romance)

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Male vs. female loneliness: the crisis of intimacy in men's friendships

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How friendship is a skill that you need to keep practicing in adulthood

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The role self-worth plays in building connections

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What implicit memories are and how they quietly drive your triggers

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How memory reconsolidation, somatic work, and psychedelics can literally change the emotional charge of old memories

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Why the goal isn't to have a "secure" attachment, but rather "secure-ish"

Order a copy of Dr. Marisa G. Franco’s books:

Platonic: How The Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends

Worth: The New Science of Self-Esteem and Secure Attachment

Listen to these episodes that dive into attachment styles:

You Can’t Be A Perfect Parent: Mother/Child Attachment Styles and More with Dr. Jaclyn Nofech-Mozes

You Can’t Be A Perfect Parent Part II: Maternal Mental Health with Dr. Jaclyn Nofech-Mozes

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Instagram: @drmarisagfranco

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Website: http://drmarisagfranco.com

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Baby #3 is here! In this episode, I'm telling you my full labor and delivery story while it's still fresh. I walk you through what I did to induce labor, the membrane sweep that finally got things moving, and the water-breaking moment I've always wanted! Plus the “super soaker” moment that happened right before delivery and why I'm more at peace in the newborn bubble than I've ever been.

Key Takeaway / Points:

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My "evict baby" week of acupuncture, reflexology, curb walking, sex, and a very good membrane sweep

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A full timestamp of my time in the hospital before delivery and getting the epidural in time

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Why the L&D nurse might matter more to your delivery than the doctor

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What happened in the moments after I gave birth to my third baby

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The brutal third-time cramping and soaking up the newborn bubble with my last baby

This episode is sponsored by Natural Cycles, the company behind the first FDA-cleared, hormone-free, and non-invasive birth control app that helps prevent or plan pregnancy naturally. Use code CAMERON at https://naturalcycles.app/Cameron for 15% off an annual subscription + a FREE NC° Band. The NC° app is for 18+ and does not protect against STIs. Always read and follow the instructions for use.

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In this episode, I sit down with dating and relationship coach, podcast host, and author, Sabrina Zohar, to unpack why we keep repeating the same relationship patterns even when we know better. Sabrina breaks down her "Bullshit Blueprint" framework, the subconscious wiring we pick up from childhood, and how to heal and break your toxic dating patterns. We get into attachment styles and how they play out in dating and why "if he wanted to, he would" is one of the most damaging taglines on the internet.

Key Takeaway / Points:

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Why our triggers as adults in dating relate back to what we learned from childhood

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Why we unconsciously seek out familiar (often unhealthy) dynamics and repeat them in dating because they feel like "home"

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Breaking down the four attachment styles (secure, anxious, avoidant, disorganized) and how each shows up specifically in dating

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Social media dating taglines that are total myths

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What healthy relationships actually look like

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Advice for having hard conversations in relationships

Order Sabrina’s book “Why Am I Like This? Break Your Relationship Patterns and Create the Life You Want" HERE

Check out Quiet Your Mind & Busy Your Hands journal and coloring affirmation books at http://quiet-your-mind.com.

Follow Sabrina:

Instagram: @sabrina.zohar @thesabrinazoharshow

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Website: http://sabrinazohar.com

Podcast: The Sabrina Zohar Show

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In this episode, I sit down with my friend Amanda Jones Vaughan (@amandajonesvaughan) for a deeply personal conversation about grief, motherhood, and mental health. Amanda opens up about losing her mom while raising three kids under three, the anger and "mom rage" that followed, and how that grief resurfaced in an unexpected way after the birth of her fourth baby. We talk through her PMDD diagnosis, discovering she has ADHD in her mid-30s, the medication journey that's helped her find more stability, & how she manages the chaos of raising four boys.

Key Takeaway / Points:

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Navigating different postpartum experiences

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The grief of losing her mom and the anger and "mom rage" that followed

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Getting diagnosed with PMDD

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Discovering ADHD in her mid-30s after a lifetime of masking as "high-functioning"

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Her medication journey and learning what actually works for her

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Alternative healing modalities: MDMA journey, hypnosis, EMDR, and microdosing

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Advice for moms navigating loss and motherhood at the same time

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Where to find the best vintage pieces

This episode is sponsored by Philips Avent. Shop the Philips Avent Anti-Colic Baby Bottle, the Philips Avent Natural Baby Bottle, & all of Philips Avent’s products HERE.

Check out Quiet Your Mind & Busy Your Hands journal and coloring affirmation books at http://quiet-your-mind.com.

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Shop the Looni supplement I take for my PMDD here

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Instagram: @amandajonesvaughan

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In this episode, I sit down with my friend and content creator, Kelly Grace Mae, for an unfiltered, pure-vibes conversation as always. Kelly walks us through why she put her podcast on hiatus, her skincare routine, plus her stance on PRP, Botox, and why she'll never do facial filler. Then she gets vulnerable about her miscarriage and shares where she's at mentally now with her fertility journey.

Key Takeaway / Points:

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How she’s never taken NJ transit even though she’s a Jersey girl

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The answer to the question everyone wants to know: will her podcast be returning?

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Her skincare routine and why she’s not a practicing esthetician even after schooling

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Her current go-to skincare product picks

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Deciding to openly share her miscarriage story on social media

Links to Kelly’s skincare recommendations HERE

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My sister Lucy is back to enjoy a Cann with me (I'm drinking 0 mg) and catch up on everything while we answer your listener questions! We get into sibling competition and jealousy, our fall fashion wishlists, current TV obsessions, and why I desperately want a weekly hangout show together. Plus, a listener call-in about moving in with family gets a little too personal and we close it out with a chaotic number-guessing game.

Key Takeaway / Points:

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Catching up with Lucy before my mat leave

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Our history with edibles, relationship with cannabis now, and shared love of Cann

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Why I’m campaigning for Lucy and her husband to move in with us

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Lucy’s fall fashion trend predictions: fringe, bandana print, & the color purple

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Listener questions on reality TV, sex & relationships, competition amongst sisters, & more!

This episode is sponsored by Cann. Visit http://drinkcann.com and use code CAMERON for 20% off

Visit Lucy’s ShopMy & Shop her Fall Wishlist

Listen to this episode: How To Have Better Sex with Vanessa & Xander Marin (@vanessaandxander)

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One last check-in before this baby arrives! In this episode, I get honest about the fact that I'm not sure I've fully mentally processed that I'm about to have this baby?! I chat about the symptoms that are hitting the hardest in these final weeks of pregnancy. I also break down what prodromal labor actually is, share some final-weeks symptoms you all submitted, and the labor-inducing tricks I'm trying before we meet this baby #3.

Key Takeaway / Points:

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Why my game plan is to pamper myself now & start project “evict baby" next week

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Symptoms I’m experiencing right now: a very full bladder, the baby sitting so low, and fighting pregnancy depression with small daily moments

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Getting into logistics mode and prepping our village for when baby comes

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Your wildest final-weeks symptoms: hemorrhoids, lightning crotch, the mucus plug, and more

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My full labor-inducing checklist and what I'm manifesting for this third delivery

This episode is sponsored by Natural Cycles, the company behind the first FDA-cleared, hormone-free, and non-invasive birth control app that helps prevent or plan pregnancy naturally. Use code CAMERON at https://naturalcycles.app/Cameron for 15% off an annual subscription + a FREE NC° Band. The NC° app is for 18+ and does not protect against STIs. Always read and follow the instructions for use.

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In this episode, I sit down with NBA legend, Dwyane Wade, for a conversation that goes way beyond basketball. He opens up about the freedom he found on the basketball court at a young age and the whirlwind of getting drafted to the Miami Heat. We talk candidly about fatherhood: becoming a father at a young age, what he’s learned as a father through Zaya’s transition, and how he shows up for all of his kids across very different stages of life. Dwyane also shares the mental health tools he leans on today, why he collaborated with Cann for their latest flavor, and the conversations he continues to push men to have around vulnerability and mental health.

Key Takeaway / Points:

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Getting drafted to the Miami Heat and realizing his family's life had changed forever

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How he was able to compartmentalize his life on and off the court

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The village that helped him navigate fatherhood, especially in the early years

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The identity shift that came with retiring from the NBA

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His current mental health practices: journaling, THC/CBD, & the 5AM wake-up calls

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What he’s learned about fatherhood through his daughter Zaya

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Creating a safe space for vulnerability in sports

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What it’s like parenting kids across a wide age range

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Coloring Confessionals: his favorite place to enjoy a Cann, his favorite teammate to ever play with, and what he thinks about Lebron’s move to Philly

This episode is sponsored by Cann. Use code CAMERON for 20% off your order & check out Dwyane’s new Half & Half flavor at http://drinkcann.com.

Check out Quiet Your Mind & Busy Your Hands journal and coloring affirmation books at quiet-your-mind.com.

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Instagram: @dwyanewade

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Website: https://dwyanewade.com/

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Substack: Fill Your Cup

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TW: discussion of sudden death and grief. In this episode, I sit down with my friend Katie Sullivan to talk about the sudden loss of her husband, Hudson, and what life has looked like since while parenting through grief. Katie opens up about the identity crisis that comes with losing a spouse, the strange duality of feeling joy and grief at the same time, and the outpouring of support she received right after her loss (plus, the reality once everyone goes back to their own lives). She shares what has helped her through it all and what she'd want anyone supporting a grieving friend, or grieving themselves, to know.

Key Takeaway / Points:

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How Katie met her husband and the life they built together

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What happened the day of the accident

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The different phases of grief

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What to do for support of someone grieving instead of "let me know what you need"

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The identity crisis that comes with losing a spouse

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Learning to hold joy and grief in the same moment

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Giving yourself grace as a solo parent grieving in real time

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What she wants anyone who has lost a partner to know

10 Ways To Support Someone Who Has Lost A Spouse:

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In the early days, focus on essentials.

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Make specific offers, not open-ended ones.

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Send the text.

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When in doubt, ask.

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Fill the quiet hours.

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If you want to help long term, find a job to “own”.

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Make concrete plans.

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Remember the kids on big days.

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Anticipate hard days that often go unnoticed.

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Keep showing up.

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We are officially in the home stretch! In this episode, I break down my pregnancy symptoms from weeks 32-35. I get into the brutal pregnancy insomnia, my growth scan and the 3D images that had me freaking out over how much this baby already looks like my second, and the sacrum clicking that nearly sent me into another orbit. I also defend the belly-out pregnant girls, share my very unsolicited thoughts on ideal due-date timing, and admit I am nesting like an absolute psychopath.

Key Takeaway / Points:

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Why pregnancy sleep is worse than sleep with a newborn

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Having to pee constantly and feeling so uncomfortable in my body

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Belly talk: lifting it to function, excited for a squishy belly, and the relief of someone holding its weight for you

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Sacrum clicking, my chiropractic care, and why pelvic floor PT has been a game changer

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My honest opinion on due-date timing for first babies versus everyone after that

This episode is sponsored by Natural Cycles, the company behind the first FDA-cleared, hormone-free, and non-invasive birth control app that helps prevent or plan pregnancy naturally. Use code CAMERON at https://naturalcycles.app/Cameron for 15% off an annual subscription + a FREE NC° Band. The NC° app is for 18+ and does not protect against STIs. Always read and follow the instructions for use.

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In this episode, I sit down with Jessica Gill to talk about To Be Magnetic’s science-backed approach to manifestation & the practices that have genuinely changed my life over the last two years! Jessica explains the actual mechanism behind why it works, how you can only manifest what you subconsciously believe is possible, and how childhood shapes your belief system without you even realizing it. Plus, how you can actually use manifestation to take aligned action and become your most authentic self.

Key Takeaway / Points:

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How To Be Magnetic works and its three pillars: expansion, unblocking, and aligned action

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The wildest things I've manifested off my vision boards since starting TBM

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What "authentic self" really means and the exercises to help find it

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Expanders explained: how to spot the specific essence you're drawn to in someone instead of copying their whole life

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Why jealousy is actually useful data and a nudge from the universe

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The difference between mini and major manifestations

This episode is sponsored by Happiest Baby. Use code CAM30 to save $30 on your order of $250 or more at happiestbaby.com.

Use code CAMERON for 15% off To Be Magnetic HERE.

Visit Quiet Your Mind & Busy Your Hands HERE

Follow Jessica:

Instagram: @jessicaashleygill & @tobemagnetic

TikTok: @tobemagnetic

Podcast: EXPANDED Podcast by To Be Magnetic

YouTube: @JessicaAshleyGill

Website: http://tobemagnetic.com

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In this solo episode, I'm back with a Cam's Corner answering listener questions on everything not parenting or pregnancy related! I get into what I'm doing to celebrate my 35th birthday (and why the rager is getting pushed to 36), why nobody is behind at 30, and what I'm most proud of building in my early 30s. I also chat adult female friendships, how I found my neighborhood crew in the suburbs, and what to do when a friend won't meet you halfway.

Key Takeaway / Points:

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Why I skipped birthday reflections this year

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What I'm most proud of from my early 30s

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The reframe I come back to when it feels like everyone else is ahead of you

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The single question that tells you whether a friendship deserves your time

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Why my weekly Mahjong night fills my cup

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How I made friends in the suburbs

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What to do when you're the only one trying to mend a relationship

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How to keep intimacy alive with your partner

This episode is sponsored by bareMinerals. Use code CAM20 for 20% off your order at http://bareminerals.com or shop HERE.

Visit Quiet Your Mind & Busy Your Hands HERE

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Substack: Fill Your Cup

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In this episode, I sit down with Joe Gonzales, founder of the Brooklyn Stroll Club, for a candid conversation about fatherhood. Joe talks about his experience with new fatherhood, realizing he needed community, and how he created it for himself and other first-time dads. Joe opens up about becoming more vulnerable as a dad, why men get praised for doing the bare minimum, and what it really looks like to support your partner through pregnancy and postpartum. We also get into millennial dads changing the narrative around fatherhood, the mental health crisis men are facing, and why every parent should be able to leave the house without leaving a single note for their partner.

Key Takeaway / Points:

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How his call out to social media asking "where do the dads hang out?" turned into creating the Brooklyn Stroll Club

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Why the zero to one transition feels harder for many dads

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The double standard of dads being praised for the bare minimum

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How fatherhood forces men to be more vulnerable

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Why men need safe spaces and why it's not women's responsibility to create them

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Millennial dads changing the stereotypes

This episode is sponsored by Philips Avent. Learn more about Share the Care Connector HERE​.

Follow Joe:

Instagram: @brooklynstrollclub & @joegonzales.co

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Website: Brooklyn Stroll Club

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In this friendship series episode, I sit down with one of my oldest friends, Katie DeLuca Arundel, to talk about our friendship over the years and how we’ve supported one another through it all. She clears the air about why so little of what she filmed for Bravo’s In The City made it to air, her friendship with Amanda, & what it felt like to be torn apart online before viewers had ever heard her speak. Katie also shares honestly about what she was navigating behind the scenes: two missed miscarriages, the physical and emotional toll it’s taken on her, and how she's holding grief and genuine happiness for her friends at the same time.

Key Takeaways / Points:

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Our friendship origin story

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Being a "friend of" vs. full-time cast member for In The City

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Why her In the City scenes didn't air, and why she wasn't at the reunion

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Honest friendship conversations she had with Amanda that we didn’t see on air

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Navigating a miscarriage the same week the Summer House reunion audio leaked

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What a missed miscarriage is, and why she had no idea it was possible

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How two things can be true: grieving your own losses AND showing up for your pregnant friends

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In this episode, I unpack my pregnancy symptoms and emotions from weeks 28-31 and the whiplash of being so ready to not be pregnant anymore while simultaneously freaking out that there's about to be another human in this house!! I get into nesting in the middle of a house renovation, the Braxton Hicks and charley horses I’ve been experiencing, and how food noise has crept back in during pregnancy. I also open up about my heightened emotions right now and how toxically I miss the way my body used to look.

Key Takeaway / Points:

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Nesting while renovating: purging, hunting down baby gear, and feeling logistically unprepared for the third

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Braxton Hicks, charley horses, alien-style kicks, and the sounds I now make just getting out of a chair

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Food noise returning during pregnancy and why it feels different this time

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Lack of sleep, heightened emotions, and my honest feelings about not finding out the sex

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Summer FOMO with my boys at the beach while pregnant

This episode is sponsored by Natural Cycles, the company behind the first FDA-cleared, hormone-free, and non-invasive birth control app that helps prevent or plan pregnancy naturally. Use code CAMERON at https://naturalcycles.app/Cameron for 15% off an annual subscription + a FREE NC° Band. The NC° app is for 18+ and does not protect against STIs. Always read and follow the instructions for use.

Visit⁠Quiet Your Mind⁠ to shop Quiet Your Mind x WTF Is Happening To My Body edition.

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Substack: Fill Your Cup

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In this episode, I sit down with Madison Utendahl, founder, CMO, & writer of Burnt on Substack, for her second time on the show. Madison walks us through why she shut down her agency at the height of its success and what it actually took to separate her identity from her work. She opens up about the guilt and shame that shaped her need to succeed, her 70/30 rule for keeping part of her life untouched by monetizing, and the ketamine therapy experience that helped her heal. Plus, why she believes burnout recovery is bullshit and prevention is the only real strategy.

Key Takeaway / Points:

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Why she closed her profitable agency and the offer she walked away from

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The 70/30 rule: letting a job just be a job so 30% of your life holds no financial expectation

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Why "quit your job and follow your passion" doesn't work anymore, and what burnout prevention looks like instead

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Moving from guilt and shame around financial privilege into responsibility

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How she grew her following on social media in 60 days

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Her non-negotiable 15 minutes every morning to prevent burnout, plus ketamine therapy, phone-free mornings, and finding gratitude in the smallest moments

Check out Madison’s Substack BURNT

Listen to Madison’s first episode on the podcast HERE

Articles about company's laying off employees & replacing with AI:

https://www.fastcompany.com/91332763/going-ai-first-appears-to-be-backfiring-on-klarna-and-duolingo

https://www.fastcompany.com/91468582/klarna-tried-to-replace-its-workforce-with-ai

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Instagram: @madison.utendahl

TikTok: @madison.utendahl

Substack: BURNT

Website: http://www.madisonutendahl.com

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Substack: Fill Your Cup

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In this episode, I sit down with Ella Rose McFadin HW, a content creator and founder of SBE Beauty, to talk about the current chapter in her life: newly married, her move upstate, & trying to conceive. Ella shares how she fell into a career on Instagram and how she maintains boundaries while sharing her life online. She opens up in real time about her fertility journey, from being diagnosed with PCOS to her egg retrieval to the heartbreak of failed medicated cycles and IUIs. Ella shares why therapy became a non-negotiable for her in this process and the self-care habits helping her feel like herself again.

Key Takeaway / Points:

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How she turned posting on social media into a full-time content career

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How she keeps boundaries with sharing content of her life

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The decision to leave Brooklyn for upstate New York (and why it's been the best thing they've ever done)

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Her experience getting diagnosed with PCOS & emotional toll of her TTC journey

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Why she did an egg retrieval and froze embryos early

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Navigating friendships during her TTC journey

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Why therapy changed everything for her

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How two things can be true: grieving each cycle AND being grateful for everything she's learned about her body

Follow Ella:

Instagram: @ellarosemcfadin

TikTok: @ellamcfadin

YouTube: @ellamcfadin

Website: http://sbebeauty.com

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Substack: Fill Your Cup

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In this episode, I sit down with Tamsen Fadal, longtime news anchor turned menopause advocate, to talk about the hormone conversation nobody prepared us for. She shares her story of the on-air hot flash that stopped her mid-broadcast, how she found out she was in menopause from a four-word patient portal note, and her experience being dismissed by doctors. Tamsen breaks down the differences between perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause, the early symptoms women in their 30s and 40s should have on their radar, and what hormone therapy actually looks like. Plus, we get into the mental health side of it all and how to support the women in our lives going through it right now.

Key Takeaway / Points:

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The live TV hot flash that ended her broadcast early and her menopause diagnosis

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Why so many women are dismissed when they seek help for hormone-related symptoms

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Perimenopause vs. menopause vs. post-menopause: what each stage actually means

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The surprising symptoms women miss: brain fog, joint pain, frozen shoulder, and rage

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Hormone therapy explained: patches, progesterone, testosterone, and vaginal estrogen

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Why your mid-30s is exactly the right time to have this on your radar and not to be scared, but prepared

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How to support the women going through menopause in your life

Get Tamsen’s book, How To Menopause

Follow Tamsen:

Instagram: @tamsenfadal @thetamsenshow

Website: tamsenfadal.com

TikTok: @tamsenfadal

Podcast: The Tamsen Show

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Substack: Fill Your Cup

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In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Hillary Pearson, fertility specialist at Spring Fertility, for a deep dive into egg freezing and IVF. Dr. Pearson breaks down the differences between egg freezing, IUI, and IVF, and shares a complete guide to understanding your fertility. We also get into the mental health side of the journey: managing expectations, coping after loss, and how to truly show up for a friend going through infertility.

Key Takeaway / Points:

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What Spring Fertility does and how they're changing the patient experience

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A break down of the egg freezing, IUI, & IVF processes

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When to see a fertility specialist (hint: it's never too soon) & the biggest fertility misconceptions

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Is there an ideal age to freeze your eggs?

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Secondary infertility: what it is and why it happens

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Coping with pregnancy fear after loss & how long to wait between IVF pregnancies

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The mental health side of fertility treatment and why your relationship with your doctor matters so much

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How to support a friend going through infertility (and why you should never tell anyone to "just relax")

This episode is sponsored by Spring Fertility. Spring Fertility has locations in New York, The San Francisco Bay Area, and Portland, Oregon - with Denver coming soon! Visithttp://springfertility.com/ to book an initial fertility consult to learn more about your reproductive health.

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