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In the Wash
by Erin Acharya
In the Wash is a weekly hypnobirthing to parenting podcast that helps pregnant and postpartum parents transform anxiety into confidence by gently reframing cultural pressure and reconnecting with their inner wisdom through 10-15 minute bite-sized episodes. New episodes drop every Wednesday. Join the community of parents choosing confidence over comparison, trust over fear, and joy over perfectionism.Subscribe now and discover that the "right" way to birth and parent is whatever feels right for you, and know that "It'll all come out in the wash". Less anxiety. More you.
Episodes
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ITW #13: Nourished, Not Optimized
What does it mean to nourish yourself in a season that's already asking everything of you? This episode explores the cultural pressure to eat perfectly during pregnancy and postpartum, why the optimization list keeps growing, and what a quiet, sustainable relationship with food might actually…
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ITW #12: Reducing Birth Anxiety (w/Fourth Trimester Podcast)
In this episode, I'm a guest on the Fourth Trimester Podcast. I had a great time speaking with Sarah Trott and hope you enjoy listening. Here's what the episode is about: When you’re preparing for birth, it’s easy to focus on what you need to do. The classes, the plan, the logistics. But what…
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ITW #11: An Analog Pregnancy
There is a growing movement toward analog living — unplugging, going back to basics, reclaiming the tactile and the slow. Most of the conversation focuses on children: screen time limits, phone-free schools, play-based childhoods. But in this episode, we back up. Because the story doesn't start…
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ITW #10: The Thoughts No One Talks About: Why Your Brain Gets Scary When You Become a Parent
What if the scariest part of new parenthood isn't the sleepless nights — it's what happens inside your own mind? Research shows that 70–100% of new mothers and over two-thirds of new fathers experience intrusive, unwanted thoughts about their baby being harmed. Yet almost no one talks about it.…
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ITW #9: Helicopter Parenting vs Permissive Parenting: Finding Your Way Beyond the Labels
Do you ever freeze in those parenting moments when you're not sure whether to step in or step back? When your child is struggling and you can't tell if helping means you're hovering or if not helping means you're neglecting them? The labels are everywhere: helicopter parent, permissive parent,...
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ITW #8: The Sleep Training Dilemma
If you're exhausted and overwhelmed by conflicting sleep advice, this episode is for you. We examine the cultural belief that good parents have babies who sleep through the night by a certain age—and that if your baby doesn't sleep well, you're doing something wrong. This message keeps us…
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ITW #7: The Working/Stay at home Parent Guilt
In the Wash is a space for gentle inquiry into the cultural messages that shape who we're becoming as parents. Each episode examines beliefs that create anxiety, offers compassionate reframes, and includes a guided practice to help you find more peace. Feeling guilty no matter what choice you've...
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ITW #6: Preparation and Trauma: Untangling the Myth of Birth Trauma as Personal Failure
Did you experience birth trauma? Or have you ever judged someone as "unprepared" if they did? There's a quiet belief many of us carry: that trauma means we, or others, didn't prepare well enough. That if we'd just taken one more class or made better choices, we could have prevented what happened....
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ITW #5: Rewriting the Partner Playbook - Equitable Relationships
Does true partnership mean splitting everything 50/50? In this episode, we explore the gap between idealized feminist partnership and the messy reality of conscious delegation, emotional labor, and shared caring. Discover why equity isn't about identical task distribution, but about mutual agency...
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ITW#4: Good Enough Parenting - Rejecting Perfectionism
Exhausted from trying to optimize every moment of your child's development? In this episode, we explore how the pressure to be a "perfect" parent creates anxiety, damages confidence, and ironically harms the parent-child relationship. Discover why "good enough" isn't settling - it's recognizing...
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ITW # 3: It Takes a Village - Building Community in an Individualistic Culture
Feeling isolated in your parenting journey? In this episode, we explore how Western culture's emphasis on individual self-sufficiency creates unnecessary isolation, turning other families into competition rather than community. Through Ubuntu philosophy - "I am because we are" - we'll challenge…
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ITW#2: The Myth of Natural Mothering
Feeling like you're not measuring up to those perfectly curated images of effortless motherhood? In this episode, we gently explore how social media's "natural mothering" myth creates unnecessary anxiety and comparison for real parents. Through compassionate inquiry, we'll question whose…
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ITW#1: Your Birth, Your Choices
What if the anxiety you're feeling about birth isn't really yours? In this first episode, we gently explore the cultural myth that there's one "right" way to birth, and discover how this belief creates unnecessary pressure and comparison. Through contemplative inquiry and practical wisdom, we'll...
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Welcome to In the Wash
In the Wash is a weekly podcast that helps pregnant and postpartum parents transform anxiety into confidence by gently reframing cultural pressure and reconnecting with their inner wisdom through 10-15 minute bite-sized episodes. New Episodes each Wednesday starting in Sept 2025.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
In the Wash is a weekly hypnobirthing to parenting podcast that helps pregnant and postpartum parents transform anxiety into confidence by gently reframing cultural pressure and reconnecting with their inner wisdom through 10-15 minute bite-sized episodes. New episodes drop every Wednesday. Join the community of parents choosing confidence over comparison, trust over fear, and joy over perfectionism.Subscribe now and discover that the "right" way to birth and parent is whatever feels right for you, and know that "It'll all come out in the wash". Less anxiety. More you.
HOSTED BY
Erin Acharya
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In the Wash is a weekly hypnobirthing to parenting podcast that helps pregnant and postpartum parents transform anxiety into confidence by gently reframing cultural pressure and reconnecting with their inner wisdom through 10-15 minute bite-sized episodes. New episodes drop every Wednesday. Join...
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In the Wash is created and hosted by Erin Acharya.
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