ANDMOM with Skylar Diggins and Cassidy Hubbarth

Cassidy and Skylar sit down with two-time Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter and mom of two, Corinne Bailey Rae. Corinne opens up about losing her first husband, her “naive” belief about the right time to have kids, and the musicians who showed her a career and motherhood are possible. This discussion touches on: Why she thought motherhood might not be in the cards for her and how seeing Erykah Badu and Norah Jones on tour with their kids inspired her. The beauty and chaos of bringing children on tour as a musician and what it’s like for her personal and professional lives to collapse What it was like to adapt to singing while pregnant and the physical complications she experienced Why she chose to do a home birth and her experience with using a midwife Why she wanted to know every single detail about her body and the birthing process The inspiration behind her children’s book, Put Your Records On The least favorite question she’s gotten as a mom Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. INSTAGRAM@andmomshow TIKTOK@andmomshow FACEBOOK@andmomshow REDDITr/ANDMOMshow SUBSTACKhttps://andmomshow.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cassidy and Skylar sit down with licensed marriage and family therapist, entrepreneur, mental health advocate, and mom of three Nina Westbrook. Nina opens up about the assignment that made her kids call her "calm queen," the twin pregnancy that brought her to tears, and the high risk delivery that put her health on the line. This discussion touches on: Why her twin daughters made a school assignment calling her "calm queen" and what it revealed about how she really handles motherhood on the inside Finding out she was having twins after already being a "boy mom," the tears that came with it, and the identity questions she never expected to face The high risk complications during her C-section delivery with the twins, and the moment things got scary with her blood pressure Why she calls pregnancy and childbirth "the most strenuous stress test" a woman's body will ever go through, and the sobering data on Black maternal mortality that changed how she sees recovery Why she believes there is no "bouncing back" after having kids, and the new version of herself she wishes she had embraced sooner instead of chasing who she used to be Raising three kids largely offline despite being married to an NBA superstar, and the boundaries she and Russell hold around their children's privacy Her simple 15 minute phone free parenting hack for connecting with her kids after school and before bed Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. INSTAGRAM @andmomshow TIKTOK @andmomshow FACEBOOK @andmomshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elle Duncan gets real about motherhood, leaving ESPN, and the friendship that changed everything. This week on AND MOM, Cassidy Hubbarth and Skylar Diggins sit down with ESPN alum and Netflix sports host Elle Duncan for one of the most honest conversations yet. Elle opens up about going back to work five weeks after a C-section, the guilt that comes with chasing a career and raising kids, and a health scare with her son that no parent is prepared for. She also shares the real story behind her decision to leave ESPN after a decade, and how a friend's diagnosis reshaped the way she thinks about work, family, and time. Expect real talk on postpartum recovery, mom guilt, body image after kids, and the advice Elle wishes someone had given her before she became a mom of two. In this episode: Elle's C-section recovery and returning to work early Navigating pregnancy on live TV A shocking health diagnosis with her newborn son The friendship that changed how she views her career Why she left ESPN for Netflix Rapid fire mom questions (bribery, mom hacks, and more) Subscribe to AND MOM for new episodes every week, where Cassidy Hubbarth and Skylar Diggins talk motherhood, career, and everything in between with guests who've lived it. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. INSTAGRAM @andmomshow TIKTOK @andmomshow FACEBOOK @andmomshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cassidy and Skylar sit down with Olympic bronze medalist, entrepreneur, founder of the nonprofit For All Mothers, and mom of three Alysia Montano. Alysia opens up about the moment she decided to run at USA Nationals eight months pregnant as the five time defending champion, the sponsor call that came two months postpartum that ignited a movement, and how she went from fighting for her own contract to fighting for every mother in professional sports. This discussion touches on: Why Alysia decided to show up at USA Nationals eight months pregnant and what it felt like to hear the crowd rise for a standing ovation at the finish line. How her sponsor celebrated her first pregnancy publicly and then turned around and cut her pay two months after she gave birth, despite her contract saying otherwise. Coming back six months postpartum to win nationals, then eight months postpartum to win a World Championship gold and silver medal and break an American record with no system in place to support her. The moment she told her sponsor she wanted a second child and they showed her the door, leaving her to run through her savings with no brand support for two years. How two years of off the record conversations with the New York Times led to the op ed that made Allyson Felix come forward and changed the landscape of women's professional sports forever. Why Alysia founded For All Mothers and what maternal and family protections in sports actually need to look like beyond just conversation. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. INSTAGRAM @andmomshow TIKTOK @andmomshow FACEBOOK @andmomshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cassidy and Skylar speak with five time Olympian, three time Olympic gold medalist, founder of Hero Volley, and mom of three Kerri Walsh Jennings. Kerri opens up about the miscarriage that forced her to choose between starting a family and going for Olympic gold, the marriage that nearly fell apart at the height of her career, and what it felt like to win her third gold medal with her daughter in her belly and her sons cheering from the stands. This discussion touches on: The miscarriage Kerri had in 2005 and the impossible decision that followed: wait a year to get pregnant, or postpone her family and go for the Olympic repeat with Misty May-Treanor. How chasing gold while putting her family on hold pushed her marriage to the breaking point and what it actually took to come back from the edge of divorce. How Kerri found out she was pregnant during the London Olympics, kept competing, and why she has zero regrets about the decision everyone around her questioned. What it felt like to win her third gold medal with her daughter Scout in her belly, her boys Joey and Sundance in the crowd, and her husband Casey by her side after everything they had been through. Kerri's honest take on breastfeeding, the judgment she faced as a traveling athlete mom, and why she refuses to apologize for the choices she made. How Kerri is now channeling everything into building Major League Volleyball and why she believes women's volleyball is on the verge of its biggest moment yet. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. INSTAGRAM @andmomshow TIKTOK @andmomshow FACEBOOK @andmomshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices