Viral content creator, educator, consultant, speaker, writer, advocate, and mom of four Paige Connell is on a mission to make the Mental Load that women shoulder not just visible, but equitable and we are here for it!

In this episode, learn what the Mental Load really is, why it falls disproportionately on women, how motherhood exacerbates it, and the systemic issues and societal conditioning that perpetuate these inequalities. Paige zeroes in on why it’s so hard to articulate the Mental Load and hand some of it off to our partners, what kids really remember about their parents, and how she and husband learned to share their family’s Mental Load and achieve equity in their marriage, parenting, and home. 

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Can you imagine a postpartum with weekly home visits from your doctor, a year of paid leave to actually heal, tailored nutritional support + daily massages? In this episode, Tabria commiserates with Anya Co-Founder + CEO Jane Baecher about the lack of postpartum care in America, why it became the impetus behind Jane’s career + how Anya is improving postpartum experience for moms + birthing parents with expert-reviewed, vegan, non-toxic + breastfeeding-safe products for every stage of recovery. Find out which countries are doing it right, why the stigmas around feeding are the same ones Jane is fighting for postpartum care, how actor + activist Freida Pinto became Anya’s Chief Impact Officer, which mass retailer Jane lassoed into supporting postpartum care + lots more. 

A mother’s health matters. Use code BOBBIE25 for 25% off Anya products!

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Author, health educator, entrepreneur, advocate, founder + advisor Erica Chidi downloads Tabria on how her multifaceted career organically evolved, her approach to feeding as a doula and why she was one of the first to promote “fed is best” + the story behind co-founding LOOM and raising a record-breaking $3 million – making her the 35th black female founder to raise more than $1 million in venture capital – right before the pandemic. Find out why Erica is fighting to close the longstanding gap in research + funding for women’s health, how this gap disproportionately endangers Black women, ways to support her work + a surprise announcement about Erica’s new project!

Call on Congress to increase funding for women’s health research initiatives through the National Institutes of Health and other federal channels by signing and sharing Perelel Health’s Close The Research Gap petition today. 

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In Part 2 of Tabria’s convo with We Met at Acme podcast host + millennial dating expert Lindsey Metselaar, get the scoop on how Lindsey turned a breakup on her birthday into a groundbreaking career, the impact of motherhood on her podcast, why she keeps her work, mom + personal social accounts separate, how she balances the different seasons of parenthood + marriage, what it’s like travelling with kids + who her dream podcast guests would be. Don’t miss the tea on which megastar mysteriously blocked Tabria on social, why Lindsey recommends staying offline when it comes to milestones comparisons + more.

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Millennial dating expert and We Met at Acme podcast host, Lindsey Metselaar takes Tabria on the road she travelled to reach motherhood, including a PCOS diagnosis (get a second opinion!), IVF, and an emergency C-section. Find out why Lindsey walked to get a blow out just one week later, what the “best money she’s ever spent” was on, and how Bobbie, nutrition, and exercise impacted her feeding journey.

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When the LA fires destroyed founder, designer, author, TV host, chef, and mom Ellen Marie Bennett’s community, including her childhood home in Alta Dena and son’s school in Pasadena, she immediately went into warrior mode to help her community, starting with the person who taught her how to be a warrior - her mom. Tabria and guest host Anne Gordon find out how Ellen dove into collecting donation supplies and created a distribution center in her garage for families, turned her Instagram account into a hub for logistical and financial information on rebuilding, and learned the powerful lesson that helping one person actually helps an entire community. Don’t miss what Ellen and her family is cooking up to build a better, safer future for LA. 

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In part 2 of Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs’ moving conversation with 4Kira4Moms Founder + President Charles Johnson, Charles explains why he rather keep holding politicians accountable than be one and what simple actions everyone can take to help end the maternal mortality crisis, which disproportionately affects Black and Brown women. Charles introduces 4Kira4Dads, a new web-based solution that teaches dads and non-birthing parents how to advocate for moms and birthing parents to help prevent maternal death, and shares how his quest to seek accountability from Cedars Sinai for Kira’s tragic death has exposed rampant institutional racism, prompted an unprecedented federal investigation, and evolved into a seismic movement for national health equity. Don’t miss Charles’ inspiring insights on his duties as a parent and the deets on 4Kira4Moms’ upcoming “Lollapalooza for birthing people”.

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We have a maternal health crisis: The U.S. has the highest maternal death rate of the entire industrialized world, which is 4 times higher for black women than for white women. It must end. 

Guest host Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs sits down with educator, movement leader, changemaker, amplifier, and dadvocate Charles Johnson IV, who is the Founder and President of 4Kira4Moms, to discuss his nonprofit organization’s relentless dedication to ending our country’s horrific maternal mortality crisis. Charles shares how the devastating and needless loss of his beloved wife from medical negligence after a routine C-section led him to join the maternal health revolution, what needs to change, and why he’s hopeful that together, we can fix this issue now. Get the scoop on how Bobbie For Change partners with 4Kira4Moms, what else our social impact and policy arm has been working on, and who in Congress follows Charles on Insta!

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Chef, TV host, author, entrepreneur, founder, CEO, and mom Catherine McCord joins Tabria and guest host/producer + creator Anne Gordon for an intimate conversation on the devastating fires that rampaged LA in January and how it impacted their families. Learn how just hours after being evacuated, Catherine sprang into action by leveraging her connections with female founders and the food industry to help families and firefighters, what it’s like parenting during a disaster, how moms + communities are the pillars of crisis response, what was in Catherine’s evacuation kit, and a critical reminder that LA’s families still need help rebuilding their lives.

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In the second half of Tabria’s convo with the Bad Broadcast podcast host Madi Murphy, the laughs keep coming as the ladies unpack how Madi navigated postpartum and became a “leave-the-house mom”, what her mat leave was like, how to actually be a good postpartum friend, and why she rejects judgment for having a village AND the glorification of martyrdom in motherhood. Madi also shares why taking care of herself makes her a better parent, how motherhood has changed her content, a brilliant hack to make life easier for parents on the go, and lots more.

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