Navigating depression during pregnancy and postpartum, feeling your identity evolve, staying connected to oneself, delivering with COVID, and much, much more!!

Actress, comedian, writer and producer, Alison Whitney, chats with Celeste in a lively conversation around:

• 2:52 - 1st pregnancy and recognizing depression
• 7:30 - identity crisis within pregnancy
• 11:37 - sharing postpartum through support network
• 13:28 - healing through writing personal stories
• 16:47 - safety within your body & not blaming yourself
• 19:09 - meeting people where they are
• 21:22 - showing up for yourself
• 25:21 - giving yourself grace and "both and"
• 28:00 - presence & acceptance
• 33:40 - depression within pregnancy / loss of control and identify self
• 37:16 - being kind you yourself
• 39:35 - having mom friends
• 43:20 - combating the "shame nucleus"
• 44:51 - COVID birth story
• 54:39 - 80s power ballad

We appreciate you stopping by, and we have LOTS more to come, so stay tuned, every Wednesday, wherever you get your podcast!

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The conversation definitely flows between these two! Check out more about Alison and her story and meaningful projects using the below links:

Alison Whitney Website

Shoutout LA - Meet Alison Whitney

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Check out Alison's work at: IMDb

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Disenfranchised grief, postpartum after pregnancy loss, honoring the healing journey....and so much more!!

Registered associate marital and family therapist, MK Hurlbutt, discusses with Celeste in an honest conversation around:

• Experience with pegnancy & pregnancy loss [10:52]
• Healing through telling stories [15:42]
• Giving grief space to breath [18:37]
• Sharing in grief & loss with others [22:28]
• Emotional freedom teechnique [24:40]
• Loss of identity for loss postpartum [28:12]
• Linking grief with identity [32:23]
• Chinese parable for presence [35:15]

This episode does contain a conversation about pregnancy loss, so if that type of story feels uncomfortable to you today, honor where you are an we will see you next week! We appreciate you stopping by, and we have LOTS more to come, so stay tuned, every Wednesday, wherever you get your podcast!

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We are SO excited to be releasing this episode! Big fans of MK over here!! Show her some love by checking out her links below:

MK Psychology Today

MK IG

And of course, the trilogy of Celeste's fav reads:

The Whole-Brain Child BOOK

No-Drama Discipline BOOK

Parenting from the Inside Out BOOK

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Hello Hello! And welcome back!

We are excited to officially kick-off our full-length episodes again!

It's been a minute! In this episode, we dive into what is feels like to be recording again, the process of learning how to tell complex stories, and how a conversation from an unreleased podcast episode helped ground Celeste during the birth of her second.

This episode does contain a conversation about an emergency delivery, so if that type of story feels uncomfortable to you today, honor where you are an we will see you next week! We appreciate you stopping by, and we have LOTS more to come, so stay tuned, every Wednesday, wherever you get your podcast!

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We are BACK! Well... almost!

In this fun, bite-sized episode, host Celeste Busa, and her husband Dave Hill, are thrilled to be back with more episodes of WEEK BY WEEK.

This episode serves as the ice-breaker to what's coming next. Join us as we delve into their parenting highs and lows of the week, plus a little snot, slapstixk comedy, and laughing with (or at) your partner. Plus, hints at what's coming next as we prepare for the first full-length episode returning next week!

Tune in on Wednesday for more of Celeste & Dave as they kick-off a BRAND. NEW. SEASON.

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Gut health, self-soothing, chronic illness management. Hear the symptoms of endometriosis and ways to navigate the chronic illness [2:03].

Women's health coach and certified yoga instructor, Laura Ibragimova, joins Celeste in an insightful conversation around:

• Chronic reproductive issues awareness and education [1:21]
• Managing her symptoms of endometriosis [4:50]
• Finding the right medical path for you [8:17]
• Navigating fertility among chronic reproductive health disorders [12:46]
• Self-care vs. self-soothing [22:00]
• Stigmas surrounding infertility [25:20]
• Small ways to help improve fertility [29:12]
• Importance of balanced gut health [31:57]
• Cultivating healthy relationships with children and food [41:26]

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ILYNSI Yoga Website

ILYNSI Yoga IG

Celeste Busa IG

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Startle reflex, heart palpitations, clumsiness. Discover what week the baby begins to flip in preparation for birth [11:14]

• Celeste and Dave continue their pregnancy journey with Week 25 updates on their cauliflower baby, and discuss pregnancy insomnia [3:15], hemorrhoids [5:32], blurry and dry vision [7:16], and the development of itchy skin [8:44].

Doula and CEO, Kaitlin McGreyes, joins Celeste in an empowering conversation about:

• The founding of Be Her Village [13:10]
• The importance of community support [17:54]
• Reducing the “What If” game [27:29]
• Planning around the 'uncontrollables' of birth [33:48]
• Expressing healthy rage [49:32]
• Doula tips for contractions [55:08]

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Be Her Village

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Glucose screening test, surfactant, vestibular system. Hear how one mother shares her family’s journey after discovering their daughter’s eating disorder [39:38]. 

• Celeste and Dave share Week 24 updates on their cantaloupe baby, including the symptoms of gestational diabetes [2:07], the results from their latest appointment with the doctor [5:10], and how to alleviate tearing during birth [11:55].

Scholar and mother, Dr. Rachel Davidson, joins Celeste in a vulnerable episode on:

• The dichotomy between a “good” and “bad” mom [20:26]
• Mom representation within pop culture [23:28]
• Gendered identities tied within motherhood [31:19]
• How her family healed after learning about their daughter's eating disorder [39:30]
• Ways she held space for her daughter during her recovery [44:15]
• Opening the door to healthy gendered conversations [54:14]

*TRIGGER WARNING* This episode does discuss mentions of disordered eating.

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Rachel D. Davidson - Google Scholar 

Dr. Rachel Davidson, Hanover College

Celeste Busa IG

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Nipples, baby fat, pregnancy incontinence. Learn about the linea nigra, aka the pregnancy line, and why the dark line may appear on your belly during pregnancy [6:17].

• Celeste and Dave got a grapefruit baby during Week 23 as they share details on why babies hiccup [2:04], the scientific reason of swollen feet during pregnancy [4:59], and the joy of going on a babymoon together [8:50].

Author and manifest coach, Zehra Mahoon, joins Celeste in an informative episode on:

• The definition and practice of the Law of Attraction [13:14]
• The importance of benchmarking your emotions [18:55]
• Communicating your emotional well-being within relationships [21:55]
• Balancing positive and negative emotions [28:23]
• Basic building blocks for emotional regulation [34:49] 
• Grounding techniques to help reconnect with yourself [40:34]
• Ways to reconnect with your emotions [46:49] 

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Zehra Mahoon Website

Zehra Mahoon IG

Unlimited Life Facebook Page

Celeste Busa IG

Dave Hill IG

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