Three Months Postpartum and My Husband Did What!?

Welcome to Hot Mom Sh!t — my podcast where nothing is perfectly curated and everything is real. In this first episode I am introducing the philosophy at the heart of this show: living in the and. I can love my kids fiercely and need a break from them. I can love my husband and also want to lose my mind sometimes. I can be a devoted mom and have absolutely no idea who I am outside of that role. Both things. At the same time. That is what we are doing here. I kick things off with a story that perfectly captures everything this podcast is about: the moment my husband accidentally connected his phone to the Bluetooth speaker in our home gym while my trainer was there. Three months postpartum, running on zero sleep, trying to do one good thing for myself that day — and that happened. What followed was one of the most honest conversations Matt and I have ever had, standing on the stairs in the middle of our stairwell, neither of us sitting down, both of us finally saying the thing. In this episode I cover: What "Hot Mom Shit" actually means (hint: it's not about thinking you're hot) Why women are constantly forced into one box — mom, career woman, wife — and why that's exhausting The "and" philosophy: two opposing truths can exist at the same time Why I started this podcast instead of a newsletter (sorry, newsletters) The porn/Bluetooth/trainer story in full Postpartum, body image, and not feeling like yourself What a real marriage conversation actually looks like Links: Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale Join the Snatch community: snatch.co Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher