Today’s episode of Perelel Lives is a special dad edition in honor of Father’s Day. Our guest is none other than Miles Garber, host and founder of Call Me Dada, a media platform and podcast that aims to educate, inspire, and start a conversation about modern fatherhood. Miles is a longtime favorite of ours over here at Perelel because of his vulnerability and mission of helping other dads feeling alienated or afraid in the parenthood journey. He’s a dad to his daughter, Maxime, and is currently writing his soon-to-debut book, Call Me Dada, about his own story and realizations. He also offers one-on-one coaching for other dads and dads-to-be. We talk about becoming a parent from a dad's POV, how the male brain changes in fatherhood, and how we can all better support our partners and dads. It’s an insightful conversation that we’re sure you’re going to love. 

Today's guest is Stephanie Kramer. She is the Chief Human Resources Officer at L’Oréal and a mom of two. And an author of the new book, Carry Strong. She had her first son, William, while working at Chanel, Inc. and her second, James, at Kiehl’s. When looking at her journey, she wanted to create a resource for other women navigating their careers while also starting families. The book includes original resources, expert advice and real-life stories from professional athletes, CEOs, and hundreds of amazing mothers across the country who outline the answers to some of the most surprising, challenging, and nuanced questions that arrive about pregnancy and work. Today we discuss Stephanie's experience and how it shaped the book. And we answer some of your most pressing questions about pregnancy and work.

Today, we're chatting with Sarah Wright Olsen, co-Founder of Your Zen Mama, host of the Mother Daze podcast, and founder of the clean skincare line for baby, Bāeo. She shares how she built her care team of doulas, midwives, and an OB/GYN, how she dealt with grief while pregnant, why she opted for hospital births after birthing her first child at home, her invaluable postpartum advice, and how she navigated two major shifts in her self-identity throughout her motherhood journey.

Today, we dive into Rocky's experience adjusting to motherhood, especially her most challenging chapter—postpartum. We talk about how she manages to have fun with her friends, make time for her partner, and how her relationships have changed, including her relationship with herself.

Today's guest is Mary Lawless Lee. A mom of two with one on the way, you may know her from her brand Happily Grey, as the founder of Nēmah, a clean skincare line for moms, and as the author of her new book, Happily Grey. She joins us to share her birth story and how she processed the birth she wished she had, how she takes care of herself, and the wisdom that she's learned along the way.

In today's episode, host Alex Taylor sits down with digital influencer Jacey Duprie where she shares her incredible journey to motherhood. Her experience with endometriosis, PMDD, surrogacy and more—we hope you enjoy the conversation.

Our next guest is Lizzy Mathis, a mom of three, model, actress and founder of The Cool Mom Co., who sat down with Perelel Lives host Alex Taylor for our first in-person recording. Mathis shared how motherhood inspired her career, how she found her voice postpartum, her experience parenting multiples, how parenthood has affected her relationship with her partner, and her experience as a Black mother in America. We hope you enjoy the conversation.

Season two of Perelel Lives is back with none other than chef Gaby Dalkin as our first guest. You may know her from her cookbook and blog, What’s Gaby Cooking, and she’s probably a favorite foodie to follow on Instagram. Today, she joins Perelel Lives host Alex Taylor to share her fertility journey, her experience with loss, and how she found support along the way.

We're here with our final installment of Matrescence, an exclusive four-part miniseries about the postpartum mind with influencer and new mom, Aimee Song, in conversation with Perelel Panel member + reproductive psychiatrist Dr. Sarah Oreck, MD, MS.

Today, we're diving deep into building your support system—a topic important for new moms postpartum and beyond throughout motherhood.

Today, we're continuing with our special edition miniseries. Matrescence is a closer look at the massive transition women go through in becoming a mother with influencer and new mom, Aimee Song, in conversation with Perelel Panel member + reproductive psychiatrist Dr. Sarah Oreck, MD, MS.

In episode three, we're talking about mom guilt—a topic we can all relate to.

We're back with episode two of our miniseries, Matrescence. Matrescence is a closer look at the massive transition women go through in becoming a mother with influencer and new mom, Aimee Song, in conversation with Perelel Panel member + reproductive psychiatrist Dr. Sarah Oreck, MD, MS.

Today, they dive into postpartum anxiety, depression and ambivalence—emotions that are way more common than one may think. We hope you find the conversation helpful.

Season two of Perelel Lives will be back shortly. But in the meantime, we have a very special four-part mini-series that we’re excited to share with you all, called Matrescence—a fascinating look into the postpartum mind.

We invited influencer and entrepreneur, Aimee Song, to sit down with our very own reproductive psychiatrist, Dr. Sarah Oreck, MD, MS, following the birth of her baby. The two talk about the realities of the postpartum experience and the shifts that occur within ourselves as we transition into motherhood. In the next four episodes, we dive into topics like self-identity, mom guilt, new emotions, and so much more.

Today's topic: self-identity.

Our next guest needs no introduction, but we’ll give it to you anyway. In today’s episode, we chatted with Catt Sadler, renowned for her work on E! Entertainment, where she spent over a decade as a host and a regular fixture on the red carpet. Today, she hosts and produces her own weekly podcast: It Sure is a Beautiful Day and launched a personal video series, Midlife & Me. We chatted about her pregnancy experience after being diagnosed with an incompetent cervix, navigating Agoraphobia while postpartum, how she walked away from E! after finding out her salary was half of what her male counterpart was making, perimenopause and more.

Erin Carpenter founded Nude Barre, an inclusive line that redefined representation for bodywear. Today, she sits down with Perelel Lives host Alex Taylor to share her motherhood journey—her experience with a miscarriage in the middle of investor meetings, navigating her birth fears in a world with maternal health inequities, her experience postpartum, and more.

Camilla Marcus is a chef, entrepreneur, and activist who is on a mission to eat well and do even better. She sits down with us to share her story of egg freezing, IVF, and starting a family over 35. We also chat about breech babies, VBAC deliveries, and how she's learned to be her biggest advocate along the way.

Pia Baroncini is the Creative Director of LPA, co-Founder of Baroncini Import & Co., host of the podcast Everything Is the Best, and new mom of one. Today, she's sharing the story of how trying to conceive led to her PCOS diagnosis, her birth story, and how she's nurturing herself postpartum.

Today, we sit down with Ariel Kaye, the CEO & Founder of Parachute, to chat about her pregnancy journey, the importance of self-care postpartum, how her role as mom affected her role as a leader in the workplace and her family rituals at home.

Celebrity makeup artist Cherish Brooke Hill shares her motherhood journey with Perelel Lives host Alex Taylor and opens up about healing from childhood trauma and how it shaped her into the mother she is today.

OG beauty influencer and founder of the clean haircare line, Dae, Amber Fillerup Clark sits down with Perelel Lives to chat about her journey to motherhood, cultivating a motherhood mindset, her birth story, navigating the rollercoaster that is postpartum, and how she ultimately reconnected with herself.

Kelly LeVeque is a holistic nutritionist, wellness expert, celebrity health coach, and mom to two boys. Today, LeVeque sits down with Perelel Lives to share her experience with loss, finding fortitude after a traumatic birth, and how she became her own advocate along the way.

Host Alex Taylor sits down with Chriselle Lim, the co-Founder of Bumo, which is reinventing childcare for working parents. Lim is also a digital influencer—you might know her as #RichMom on TikTok—and has been building her career for the past decade. But today, we're talking to her about her journey to motherhood. She shares how becoming a mom shifted her perspective, her experience with postpartum depression, and how she ultimately rediscovered herself.

Perelel Lives host Alex Taylor sits down with Alli Webb, the founder of Drybar, Okay Humans, Squeeze, and Becket + Quill. She's a New York Times bestselling author and a former shark on Shark Tank. She's also launching an incredible new series for entrepreneurs called the Impact Series. But today, she's sharing her story about her journey as not only an entrepreneur and a mom, but also as an evolving human first.

As the Chief Brand Officer of Revolve, Raissa Gerona is undoubtedly a force. But today, we sat down to chat about a side of her less known: her journey to becoming a mom. Raissa shares the story of her surprise pregnancy and how she navigated self-doubt and self-identity along the way.

Today’s guest is Neha Ruch, the founder of Mother Untitled—the first platform exclusively focused on empowering women as they navigate career breaks in motherhood. Before becoming a mom herself, Neha spent ten years in brand strategy and received her MBA from Stanford Business School. She then decided to downshift and become a stay-at-home mom after welcoming her first child. The experience was a catalyst for her to launch her own platform aimed at redefining what it means to be a stay-at-home mom and providing support for other women in the middle of their own career pivot. We talked about what we need to do as a society to better support our caregivers, the motherhood penalty (a sobering phenomenon for working mothers), reexamining what purpose looks like, identity shifts, and so much more.

Lauren Conrad needs no introduction. But while you may be familiar with her life from TV, today we're talking to her about a side far more personal: her journey to motherhood. Lauren sits down with Perelel Lives host Alex Taylor to chat about adjusting to life as a mom, her new self-identity circa "mom jeans," and more.

Welcome to Perelel Lives, a podcast where we have real conversations about motherhood. The journey to it and the journey through it.

Today’s episode is a special expert edition of Perelel Lives with the co-founder and CEO of Furtuna Skin, Kim Walls. Kim studied biochemistry, skincare and nutrition for two decades and worked directly with doctors, NICUs, and estheticians to implement her knowledge into their practices. She has launched multiple skincare companies for babies and pregnancies that are used in NICUs across the US and Canada. She is a mom of two herself and truly a wealth of information—I learned so much in this conversation and know you will too—we go deep on pregnancy-safe skincare, clean living and what it means to live a regenerative lifestyle.

Today's episode is with our dear friend and one of the original influencers and digital entrepreneurs, Geri Hirsch. We talked about her fertility journey, loss and lessons learned, and how she took a more central role in her own health journey. She shared the lessons she found most valuable from working with a doula—and how you can do them yourselves at home—and why she's leaning into cultivating a slower but fuller life outside of the city.

Today’s episode is with none other than Whitney Port. You probably know her from a little show called, The Hills. She has since she’s become a true multi-hyphenate with a tremendous platform where she inspires women everywhere with her insanely cool personal style and inquisitive nature across social and her own podcast, With Whit. But we know her best for her honest conversations about her motherhood journey. In this episode, we talk about second-child anxiety, secondary infertility, the ins and outs of her IVF process, her best advice to anyone navigating fertility challenges, weighing the decision of whether or not to pursue surrogacy, and how to use grief as a catalyst for a more present and full life.

Today's guest is influencer and digital entrepreneur, Sazan Hendrix. Sazan is a mom of two who is currently pregnant with her third on the way and is a favorite follow for beauty tutorials and inspiring messages on cultivating a fulfilling life. We chatted about how she learned to surrender and let go of perfectionism during her first pregnancy; her fog season—postpartum—and how she rediscovered herself admist the haze; she shared the story of how her parents met her partner and daughter for the first time at 8-months-old and how she navigated cultural differences in family dynamics; and how she’s learned to stay present in the chapter she’s in along the way. She’s wise beyond her years and there are so many good tidbits of advice in this episode.

Chloe Morello is a global beauty influencer, founder of the beauty brands Face Halo and Sireni, and a mom of two. She chatted with us about her experience with PMDD, her transition into motherhood, her beauty routine during pregnancy, her birth story and so much more.

Today’s episode is with Trinity Mouzon Wofford, the founder of the superfood wellness brand, Golde. She shared how her mother's autoimmune was a catalyst for her mission to democratize wellness for all, how she became her own health advocate as an expectant Black mother, her experience getting married at 5 weeks postpartum, how she’s embracing her new role as a mom and bringing that into how she shows up as a leader, and how she’s embraced spontaneity along the way.