ANDMOM with Skylar Diggins and Cassidy Hubbarth

ANDMOM with Skylar Diggins and Cassidy Hubbarth

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  • Allyson Felix on Coming Out of Retirement, Wanting More at 40, and Black Maternal Health | ANDMOM

    On episode 13 of ANDMOM, Cassidy and Skylar sit down with Allyson Felix, the most decorated female track and field athlete in history and mom of two.
    Allyson opens up about finding her identity in retirement, coming out of retirement for the 2028 Olympics, the guilt she had to overcome in the process, and much more.
    This discussion covers:

    • Allyson Felix’s return to track and field and her goal of competing in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles
    • Redefining success, embracing curiosity, and giving herself the gift of pursuing her goals
    • Reaffirming that women and moms over 40 should still be encouraged to want more, to chase their dreams
    • Overcoming mom guilt in order to give herself the gift of trying
    • Teaching her children about courage, resilience, and chasing big dreams
    • Navigating aging as a woman and an athlete as well as challenging expectations about what women can accomplish after 40
    • Balancing motherhood, ambition, and elite athletic training as a busy working mom
    • Biohacking and women’s health
    • Allyson’s traumatic birth experience, including preeclampsia and premature birth
    • Her Black maternal health activism and advocacy
    • The importance of advocating for yourself during pregnancy and childbirth, as well as the benefits of supportive healthcare providers, midwives, and doulas
    • Allyson’s experience with IVF, high-risk pregnancy, and having a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean)

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    • Dearica Hamby on Pregnancy Discrimination, Losing Her Community, and Being Raised in a Shelter | ANDMOM

      On episode 12 of ANDMOM, Cassidy and Skylar sit down with Dearica Hamby, WNBA Champion, 3-time WNBA All-Star, Olympic Bronze Medalist, and mom of two.


      Dearica opens up about being a young mom like her own mother, being pressured to choose between motherhood and playing, grieving her community after being suddenly traded, and much more.
      This discussion touches on:

      • Attempting to play while pregnant and the fear that those around her felt about that decision
      • The WNBA’s pre-2020 CBA era and lack of pregnancy protections
      • Being pressured to choose between her professional basketball career and her children
      • Being traded after she revealed she was pregnant and the betrayal and grief she experienced
      • Finding support from her teammates like Nneka Ogwumike on the LA Sparks
      • Growing up in a family shelter with her mom and how inspired she was by the support of the community
      • Her nonprofit, The Dear Marie Foundation, which supports and empowers mothers via resources, financial relief, community, education, and healing experiences.
      • Why she wanted to be a young mom just like her mother was and how it’s affected their relationship.


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        57 min
      • Allie LaForce on IVF, Miscarriage, & the Power of Sharing Her Story | ANDMOM

        On episode 11 of ANDMOM, Cassidy and Skylar sit down with beloved sports reporter and mom of two, Allie LaForce.
        Allie opens up about miscarriage, IVF, the devastating effects of Huntington's Disease on families, the power of sharing her story publicly, and much more.
        This discussion touches on:

        • Her IVF journey, including the surprising realities of fertility treatments, egg retrieval, embryo testing, and the emotional rollercoaster of becoming a mom.
        • Balancing motherhood, fertility treatments, and a demanding sports broadcasting career.
        • Why Allie publicly documented her miscarriage and IVF journey, and how opening up created a community for those who had been experiencing similar struggles.
        • The working mom model she had growing up and how her mother influenced her.
        • What would have helped her matrescence (hint: it’s about self-permission).
        • Why she tries not to say “no” to her kids.

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          51 min
        • Corinne Bailey Rae on Touring with Kids, Performing Pregnant, & Why She Chose a Home Birth | ANDMOM

          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


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            1 hr 1 min
          • Stop Trying to Get Your “Old Self” Back After Kids | Nina Westbrook

            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

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              1 hr 2 min
            • Challenging the Myth of the Supermom | Elle Duncan

              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)

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                1 hr 7 min
              • The Postpartum Pay Cut Nobody Warns You About | Alysia Montano

                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.

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                  1 hr 6 min
                • Kerri Walsh Jennings on Finding Out She Was Pregnant Mid Olympics and Keeping It Secret

                  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.

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                      1 hr 5 min
                    • She Performed at the Grammys Three Weeks After Giving Birth | Mickey Guyton

                      Cassidy and Skylar sit down with Grammy-nominated country music trailblazer and mom Mickey Guyton for one of the most unfiltered conversations we've had on this show.

                      Mickey found out she was pregnant four days after becoming the first Black woman ever nominated for a Grammy in the country music category. What followed was five years she describes as a "dumpster fire" — and the most meaningful chapter of her life.

                      This conversation touches on:

                      • Why Mickey's first reaction to seeing two pink lines wasn't joy — and the deeply ingrained belief she had to unlearn before she could let herself be happy.

                      • What it was like to write "Black Like Me" in 2018, watch it go nowhere, and then post it on Instagram in 2020 and have it change everything — four days before finding out she was pregnant.

                      • Being nine months pregnant when MAGA trolls came after her online — what they said, how it affected her, and how she got through it.

                      • Performing on the Grammy stage three weeks postpartum — what she was wearing under that dress, what was happening to her body, and what she was feeling inside.

                      • The night her nine-month-old son Grayson was the sickest patient in the ER — what she did wrong, what she'd do differently, and the maternal instinct moment that still stays with her.

                      • Why she deliberately sought out Black women doctors during her pregnancy, and the unexpected connection she discovered with her OB six months in.

                      • What nobody told her about the fourth trimester — and why she thinks it needs to be talked about way more than it is.

                      • How motherhood humbled her in ways that no stage, award, or viral moment ever could.


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                        1 hr 3 min
                      • Brittney Griner Built a Family, Got Detained, and Made It to Paris. Here's the Full Story.

                        Cassidy and Skylar sit down with WNBA legend and Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner and her wife, attorney and advocate Cherelle Griner.

                        BG and Cherelle open up about building their family through IVF, navigating the donor selection process, and what it was like to bring baby Bash into the world — all while BG was preparing for the Paris Olympics and still processing everything that came before.

                        This discussion touches on:

                        • How BG and Cherelle met at Baylor over a stolen milkshake — and why BG spent a month tracking Cherelle down.

                        • Their decision to pursue IVF, what the process actually looked like shot by shot, and what surprised them most about the fertility clinic.

                        • The delivery room moment that shows exactly why Black women need to advocate loudly for themselves — and a doctor who actually listened.

                        • BG leaving for the Olympics four days after Cherelle gave birth, and how they both survived it.

                        • What Cherelle wishes she had known going into early parenthood — and why she'd go back to those first slow days in a heartbeat.

                        • A first look at The Brittney Griner Story, premiering at Sundance.

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                          1 hr 16 min

                        About ANDMOM with Skylar Diggins and Cassidy Hubbarth

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                        ANDMOM is for women navigating the intersection of professional ambition and motherhood. Hosted by Skylar Diggins and Cassidy Hubbarth, we are diving into the honest, unfiltered conversations that usually stay behind closed doors. From identity shifts and career pivots to the mental load of motherhood, we’re exploring what it really looks like to be both a working professional and a mother.