This episode, Francine and Emma have a lot to catch up on. It’s been an eventful week and we get into some serious topics about current events and how multi-level marketing companies are laying it on thick in the midst of a global crisis. The jumping off point for our main conversation is a predatory Instagram post from a Beachbody Hun. The heavy talk touches on mom guilt, copywriting, abuse (see trigger warning in time stamps,) and postpartum depression. We start and end the episode on some lighter notes that include cheesecake and Beanie Babies.

Time Stamps:

Intro/news/chit chat ends at 14:50

Trigger warning: abuse, domestic abuse at 42:50 to 44:35

Instagram reaction/MLM talk ends at 1:11:30

The end is another story I forgot to tell about my week, and probably more information than you want to know about beanie babies and spreadsheets. We hope you want to listen all the way through, but if you aren’t interested in these titillating subjects, we understand and will still be your friends.

Resources for moms:

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

https://www.womenshealth.gov/mental-health/mental-health-conditions/postpartum-depression

https://parentingfromtheheartblog.com/lonely-mom/

Therapy and counseling resources:

https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/counseling/is-free-counseling-right-for-you-where-to-get-therapy-online/

https://www.noom.com/#/

https://www.youper.ai