The Alissa Alter Show

Our second DAD on the show! Have you ever wondered why we see more action toward equality in the workplace than we do at home? That we find it easier to navigate these discrepancies with HR than our partner? That parenting feels like 1950 instead of 50/50? This week's guest Michael Perry, the founder of Maple, felt that way too. So yea, it's not in our heads, a MAN felt it too! Michael Perry (He/Him) is the Founder and CEO of Maple, a company focused on building a better world for all parents. Prior to founding Maple, Michael founded Kit, which he sold to Shopify in 2016 and worked for over four years as an executive overseeing Marketing Technology. He has been included on Forbes' 30 under 30 list, recognized by Inc. Magazine for his contributions in the messaging space, and named one of the top marketing executives in the world by Business Insider. Michael Currently lives in California with his wife, 2 sons, and two bulldogs. Check out the amazing things Maple has going on at www.growmaple.com including a panel From Woman To Mother: A Panel Discussing This Shift In Identity that I will be speaking at on May 6th 3-4pm est. Register here. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. You may want to grab a crystal, some incense, and like a tarot card because that's how deep we go. Learn more about Alissa at www.alissa-alter.com and subscribe to the newsletter here because there are some exciting alterations coming up and I don't want you to miss out! And if this resonated with you, share with a friend! Sharing is caring after all :) See you next week!

Change is…hard. Change is also literally my last name. And as often as I say I hate change, I don't really. I am made for it. And if we are living a full, vibrant life we are changing all the time. Each experience, lesson, day brings new information that we can use to grow and change or ignore and stay the same. Taryn Lagonigro is a wife and mom of four daughters, the youngest of whom was born with Down syndrome in 2020. Taryn is a passionate advocate and business owner through Extra Lucky Moms and Iris Yoga. She also dedicates time to The Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network and 321 Sunshine as a board member. Taryn's first book, Ups, Downs and Silver Linings, will be published in Spring 2022. Resources: Learn more about Taryn at www.tarynlagonigro.com Follow her on Instagram @mindfullytaryn Stay up to date on what's going on with Extra Lucky Moms here and follow on IG here Read Taryn's article for pstprtm.com Read my article on extraluckymoms.com about not neglecting yourself in motherhood Follow me on Instagram @alissaalter Join my weekly newsletter for more tips and tricks to alter your motherhood experience. Loved this episode? Remember to follow or subscribe for free so you don't miss an episode of Myth of Motherhood.

Everything feels unsteady postpartum: your legs, your balance, your hormotions (that's hormones and emotions mixed together). This is happening as a result of the havoc pregnancy runs on our bodies physically and the fact that you and everything in your life has now changed! Because you had a baby! Which is exactly how the story goes. But instead of staying unsteady and feeling unsafe, I'm sharing tips and tools to help you find stability physically and emotionally after baby. You can read the article I wrote about this here and follow me on IG for more ways you can find balance and stability in your body and your life @alissaalter Ready to take the next step together? Ready to feel grounded from the inside out? Sign up for my weekly email here and get ready to alter your life :)

We're talking pinterest goals & instagram dreams and how that's never how it shakes down in motherhood. Like everything else in life, adventures in parenting are rarely linear. There are twists and turns, checks and balances, risks and rewards that we are constantly calculating. This week's guest is Erin Pasquet. A NYC based birth and postpartum doula, lactation counselor, childbirth educator and pre/postnatal yoga and fitness instructor. She's a mom to a (silly, active and adventurous) little boy and is passionate about educating and empowering birthing people and families to make informed choices that are best for them. From pregnancy to parenting there are so many choices to consider and calculations to make. She's a guide to help navigate the tricky terrain agenda free. Because Erin and I are based in new york city, we can't help but talk about the insanity that is the pre school and kindergarten application process if you are in a position to consider private schools. I mean! There's a reason Odd Mom Out, Gossip Girl, and the Nanny Diaries are so popular! And whether or not private school is the thing that's currently making you coo coo bananas, we can all relate to the feeling that our baby's entire future rests on every single decision we make. About anything and everything. Resources: Follow Erin on IG @erin_duolight Learn more about Erin's work at a doula here www.duolightnyc.com Follow me on instagram @alissaalter Join my newsletter at www.alissa-alter.com Join our private Facebook community Mom's Club for the community of like minded, intentional moms hanging out in a 100% judgment free zone you've always dreamed of. Loved this episode? Remember to follow or subscribe for free so you don't miss an episode of Myth of Motherhood.

There's so much pressure after having a baby to look like you didn't have a baby. Even though you definitely just had a baby. We are supposed to bounce, snap, fit right back into our old jeans and our old lives when everything about us is new. In this week's episode Alissa shares about how we can reframe our experience of taking up more space, being held more fiercely by gravity, and owning our mom bods can change our experience. And hopefully influence societal expectations, pressures, and ideals placed on women's postpartum bodies. To learn more about Alissa, what she does, and why she does it, visit www.alissaalter.com and follow her on IG: @alissaalter

This week we are talking about identifying our blind spots in life, business, and parenting, how having adult tantrums is just like our kids' tantrums, and how modeling a life of integrity and sustainability doesn't have to be all or nothing. I met today's guest Jenny Jackson who is the founder of Ave-Lumi and a mama on a mission to improve the sustainability of the fashion industry at a launch event in 2021. It was my first event of that kind and I knew nobody. If this had been a sorority party, Jenny quickly became my Big Sib. She took me under her wing, introduced me to people, and laughed at all of my jokes. As we spoke I was really inspired by Jenny's passion for sustainability and the deep integrity she brings to her work and her life. You can feel this grounded authenticity radiating from her infectious smile. Ave Lumi is a destination for modern families to shop sustainably and live joyfully and I HIGHLY encourage you to check her out on instagram @ave_lumi and online www.ave-lumi.com You'll notice we start this episode in a fit of laughter as I mention how I'd love a tech team. What we thought were technical issues on Jenny's end, turned out to be my headphones not plugged in all the way. Which hey! We all have blind spots, right? Resources: Follow Me on instagram @alissaalter Download your FREE guide to the 20 Things No One Tells You About Pregnancy and Postpartum, visit www.alissa-alter.com Join our private Facebook community Mom's Club for the community of like minded, intentional moms hanging out in a 100% judgment free zone you've always dreamed of. Loved this episode? Remember to follow or subscribe for free so you don't miss an episode of Myth of Motherhood.

There's this assumption that after we give birth, we spontaneously download a complete, updated guide on everything motherhood/parenting/baby. Suddenly everyone asks us to feel our foreheads, what type of jacket we need, and what's for dinner. I don't know about you, but this made me furious. The automatic status of lead or default parent. Like I suddenly knew everything even though we were both new parents. This episode is based on my interpretation of these events. My experiences as a new, hormonal mom. Objectively speaking, my husband was incredible. That doesn't change the societal pressure, standards, or expectations put on women when they give birth. Learn more about Alissa, what she does, and why she does it at www.alissaalter.com and follow her on IG: @alissaalter