Stand-Up Mom

In this episode Ester interviews her own mother! They talk about growing up, fighting, having children extremely close in age, and how she managed to be a chemical engineer and a mom of three. 

Ester interviews Aida Rodriguez about her experience getting pregnant young, how she managed to do comedy while broke with two kids, and going out to do her new special during covid.

Ester interviews Lane Lindell and they talk about her journey with preeclampsia, a premature baby, and the NICU. They also talk about growing up in Tampa together, modeling, and how babies have changed everything.

Ester interviews Jasmine Leigh about raising a baby in Hollywood, going through a break up, and breastfeeding while working on camera.

Ester interviews comedian Mo Welch about being a new mom. They discuss nasty spending habits on Amazon, inducing a birth before 9/11, and the nuances of being a lesbian mom. 
Mo Welch is a comedian, author, and cartoonist. She wrote the book, How to Die Alone. She currently has a show in development at HBO Max with Chelsea Handler based on her comic book Blair. She also has her own podcast about coming out of the closet on Amazon, “Come out, come out”. She tours the country and is a mother of a one year old daughter.

Ester and Vanessa talk about having grown kids and being on the other side of motherhood. They talk about sisters, sons, daughters, and pursuing a career while also making the kids a priority. 

Ester interviews Alyce Chan about raising two boys, remodeling her house,  sharing motherhood content, and throwing events for moms. 

Ester interviews her physical therapist Dr. Emma Codman, PT, DPT and they discuss all things pelvic floor and the many healing benefits of physical therapy. 

Ester interviews Erin about the differences between being a step mom and a mom mom. She discusses all of the benefits of both roles. They discuss their mom-bods, nannies, consent, baby food, and adjusting to a new baby with a dog. 

Ester interviews Kristin Rand on being a mother of two, pivoting her career, and finding a silver lining to the pandemic.