Live in Love with Lauren Akins

Episode 19: Postpartum depression, mom guilt, and comparison with Kari Kampakis


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Welcome to Season Three of the Live in Love Podcast!

On this new season of the podcast, we are sharing conversations all about parenting. Lauren is a mom of four girls and parenting is the big focus in her world currently. So she's taking time to sit down with fellow parents, parenting experts, and a village of family and friends that help her raise her girls to talk about what it looks like to live in love while parenting!  We are so happy to be back and excited to share these new conversations with you. Co-hosted by Annie F. Downs.
If you haven't gotten your copy of Lauren's beautiful book, Live in Love, you can pick one up at your favorite local bookstore or at ⁠laurenakins.com⁠.
On today's episode of Season Three of the Live in Love podcast, Lauren sits down with author, speaker, and podcaster, Kari Kampakis to talk about what it looks like to Live in Love with mom guilt and comparison.

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