Welcome to Episode 7 of Making Good Choices! In this episode, I sit down with my pal Emily Bourne Allen (@emilysaysso) to get real about the stuff we all wonder about when we – and/or our friends – are getting ready to grow a family. We talk about the childhood lessons that we hope to (or hope not to) bring to our own parenting styles; how not to be a jerk to someone who’s expecting (PSA: STOP putting your hand on stranger’s bellies!); the value in supporting your fellow women in their childbirth and baby-raisin’ choices; how to navigate and respect the grief of miscarriage (for both yourself and those you love); and how to love and accept yourself even after you become the lame parent you always said you’d never be!