Pregnancy, Parenting & Politics, is a breath of fresh air: accessible, authoritative, funny, reassuring and personal. It's chock-full of Jeanne's comprehensive, medically-sound advice and insights plus conversations with women, mothers and experts in pregnancy, parenting and the power to change the world. Women's health expert, labor nurse, feminist, mother of four, Fit Pregnancy.com columnist and author of Common Sense Pregnancy (Random House, 2015), Jeanne Faulkner has been at the bedside ...
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#227 What the Covid Relief Bill Means for Families Plus, PPP is Taking A Break
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Jeanne talks with Your Political Playlist host and Democratic strategist, Emily Tisch Sussman about what the Covid Relief Bill means for families, beyond the stimulus checks. Jeanne also talks about taking a break and putting Pregnancy, Parenting and Politics on hiatus.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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#226 How lifting restrictions on midwives could improve pregnancy outcomes
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Jeanne talks withNew Orleans Maternal Health Coalition members Demetrice Smith, CNM, FNP and Clare Daniel, Assistant Professor of Women’s Leadership at Tulane University about how lifting practice restrictions on midwives could improve maternal health outcomes for black women and solve widespread health care access problems.Learn more about your ad…
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#225 Elevating How We Talk About Pregnancy
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Jeanne talks with Julie Gonzalez, a longtime listener about her email asking how to talk to her dismissive family about her interest in studying pregnancy and parenting.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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Jeanne talks about Marie Mongon, founder of Hypnobirthing, the Violence Against Women Act, home birth and chats with Tanya Tringali, a certified nurse midwife and founder of Motherwit Maternity about wellness, the postpartum year and more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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#223 A Pregnant ER Nurse Talks About Her work During COVID-19
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Jeanne talks about what the passage of the American Rescue Plan means for postpartum women, about marking our 1-year anniversary living with COVID-19 and then talks with Lauren Franke Hawk, a registered nurse who works in the emergency department with COVID-19 patients and is pregnant with her first baby.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega…
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#222 COVID, Pregnancy and Vaccine Updates
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Jeanne talks with CNM, Chris Beard about COVID-19 updates, vaccination information and pregnancy and COVID. Chris also talks about patient care and PPE, now that she's vaccinated.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#221 Revisiting racism, bias and birth with Kimberly Seals Allers
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Jeanne talks about the Momnibus Bill and revisits last February's interview about racism, bias and birth with author, journalist, speaker and activitist, Kimberly Seals Allers, host of the newly launched Birthright--a podcast about joy and healing in Black birth. .Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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#220 Parenting, Resilience and Raising Yourself After a Tough Childhood
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Jeanne talks about two bills introduced in Congress and interviews author, creative director, Samantha Hart about running away, raising herself, her career as creative director for rock stars and Oscar winning movies and about her new memoir, Blind Pony. We talk about parenting, grandparenting, writing and building a creative career as a parent.Lea…
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Jeanne talks with Benny Nachman, CEO of Jassby, about raising money smart kids in a cashless world.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#218 Understanding Fertility, COVID Vaccines & the Pregnancy Bust
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Jeanne discusses ACOG's statement on the COVID vaccine and pregnant persons , about the COVID baby bust and chats about fertility with Afton Vechery, CEO of Modern Fertility.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#217 March of Dimes' Focus on Mothers, Equity and Diversity
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Jeanne talks with March of Dimes' Senior Vice President and Chief Medical and Health Office, Dr. Rahul Gupta, about the March of Dimes focus on women to improve women's and babies' health.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#216 Pregnancy Loss, Pregnancy Hope and Women of Color
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Jeanne talks with March of Dimes ambassador, Danielle Kilgore, about her experiences with pregnancy loss and the March of Dimes.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#215 Motherhood, Breastfeeding and Real Life
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Jeanne talks with Aeroflow's Jennifer Jordan about how to make motherhood, breastfeeding, pumping, maternity leave and your job work in real life.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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Jeanne talks with Amy Hudgens, founder of The Nourished Girls Project about her work to help girls and women live their joy, know their strengths, dream big dreams and fulfill their potential.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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Jeanne gets COVID updates from midwife, Chris Beard and then talks with Ronsha Dickerson and Raquel Jeffers about their work to make sure doulas are available for women who need them in New Jersey, especially in African American communities.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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#212 Midwifery School, Disparity and Diversity
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Jeanne talks with Yale School of Nursing midwifery student, Ashleigh Evans about what it means that her school no longer has a dean of diversity and how racism and disparity contribute to poor maternal health outcomes.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#211 COVID-19, Pregnancy and the Election with Midwife, Chris Beard, CNM
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Jeanne catches up with certified nurse midwife, Chris Beard about what it's like to deliver babies during COVID-19, eight months into the pandemic, and about why it's important to vote.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#184 Racism, Bias and Birth with Kimberly Seals Allers
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Jeanne talks with author, journalist and maternal health advocate, Kimberly Seals Allers about racism and bias in hospitals and healthcare and about her upcoming app that will help women find high-quality care.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#210 Creating strong bonds from babyhood to adulthood
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Jeanne talks with relationship researcher and tech entrepreneur, Matt Larson, about how to create strong family bonds and why that's the most important thing parents can do.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#209 Owning your Pregnant and Postpartum Body
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Jeanne talks with prenatal and postpartum yoga and fitness instructor, Kelly Bryant about using fitness and movement to reclaim your body.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#208 Pregnancy, Asthma & Pre-pregnancy Medications
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Jeanne talks with certified nurse midwife, Chris Beard, about Covid 19, wildfire evacuations, and taking care of pregnant women in Portland during the world's worst air quality. Chris also discusses asthma during pregnancy and offers great advice about whether or not to take your regular medications when you find out you're pregnant.Learn more abou…
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#207 Telehealth, Pregnancy and Maternal health
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Jeanne honors Ruth Bader Ginsburg and then speaks with Juan-Pablo Segura, co-founder of Babyscripts, about how telehealth can be a game changer for improving maternal health outcomes.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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# 206 Sex, Pregnancy and Bacterial Vaginosis with Shan Boodram
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Jeanne airs a rebroadcast of her episode with clinical sexologist, author and host of Quibi's daily show, Sexology with Shan Boodram. We talk about sex, pregnancy, bacterial vaginosis and having important conversations about sex as one of the most important part of women's lives.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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#205 How L&D RNs Nurture Parents Through Pregnancy, COVID & Beyond
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Jeanne talks with RN, Jamie O'Day about her business, Nurture by NAPS, that helps pregnant women and new parents thrive and survive during COVID 19 and beyond.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#204 On the COVID 19 frontline with a hospital midwife
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Jeanne talks with Certified Nurse Midwife, Chris Beard, CNM about what it's like to deliver babies during COVID 19 and about the state of politics after the Democratic and Republican National Conventions.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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Jeanne talks with pediatrician and neonatologist Jessica Madden, MD about world breastfeeding week, policies and systems that make breastfeeding possible and new standards for breastfeeding and COVID 19.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#202 Occupational Therapy for Babies & Parents
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Jeanne talks with occupational therapist, Dr. Shelli Dry, about helping parents work with their babies to overcome developmental challenges.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#201 Portland Protests and Wall of Moms with Laura Foster
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Jeanne talks with author, Laura O Foster, about what's really happening with the Portland Black Lives Matter protests and the Wall of Moms.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#200 Our 200th episode! Politics and Money with Sandy Fernandez
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Jeanne talks about reaching our 200th episode, the protests and Federal Agents in Portland, John Lewis and then talks with Sandy Fernandez, author of Karmic Currency, about women, money, parenting and spirituality.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#199 Anxiety, Pregnancy, Parenting & Plants
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Jeanne talks with environmental educator and author, Rachael Cohen, owner of InfiniteSucculent.com, about how her relationship with nature and plants helped her overcome anxiety during pregnancy and parenting and launched a whole new career. Also, urgent call to action about asylum rules. Go to Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Cred…
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#198 Anxiety, Parenthood and Support with Jodi Aman and Tilleo
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Jeanne talks with psychotherapist, Jodi Aman, about how parents can adapt and deal with the anxiety of parenthood about her Tilleo.com program for parents looking for support, encouragement and guidance.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#197 How to return from maternity leave or COVID 19
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Jeanne talks with lawyer, mother and entrepreneur, Lori Mihalich-Levin, JD, of MindfulReturn.com about how to return to work after maternity leave (or COVID leave) mindfully, organized and well.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#196 Isolating in Abidjan, Missing Her Black Son in America
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Jeanne talks with Jacqueline Sibanda about raising Black men in America and about what she's learned about herself while isolating in Cote d'Ivoire during COVID 19.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#195 Riots, Racism and Bras for All Women
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Jeanne talks about the death of George Floyd, the riots happening in response to rampant racism and then talks with Bree McKeen, CEO of Evelyn & Bobbie, about intimate apparel made for all women.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#194 Childcare, COVID 19 and Essential Workers
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Jeanne talks about the impact COVID 19 is having on the childcare industry and families' ability to work and with with Dr. Amy Heger, owner and CEO of The Nightwatch Childcare Center about her business that's providing overnight childcare for essential workers.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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#193 First Birth, Second Birth, Before and During COVID 19
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Jeanne sends Mother's Day wishes and talks with middle school teacher, Lua Rodriguez, about how her first pregnancy compares with her second pregnancy and about planning for birth during COVID19.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#192 A Pediatrician's Thoughts on Coronavirus, Kids and Home Birth Guidelines
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Pediatrician, Dr. Jennifer Variste, talks about how kids are doing during the coronavirus, how to answer their concerns and new guidelines for home birth by the American Academy of Pediatrics.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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In honor of front line healthcare workers during the coronavirus, we're rebroadcasting an April 2016 episode about the job of labor nursing, the hours, shifts and family life.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#190 Comedy, Tragedy and Fertility with Laura Lexx (rebroadcast)
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Jeanne talks with comedian, Laura Lexx, about mental health, fertility issues and being OK with not being OK.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#189 Coronavirus and Birth Restrictions with Kimberly Sears Allers
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Jeanne talks with author, speaker, journalist Kimberly Sears Allers about the way hospitals are treating women during the coronavirus and how black and brown women are suffering the most. Plus...here's the information you need to register for our creative writing and yoga webinar with me and Rosie Acosta. April 11, 2020 10 AM PST - Register here: H…
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Jeanne talks about what pregnancy, birth and having a new baby might be like during the coronavirus and adds some silver linings about life right now.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#187 Coronavirus Plus, Induction versus Home Birth
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Jeanne talks with certified nurse midwife, Chris Beard about what's going on with the coronavirus and answers a listener's email about home birth versus induction.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#186 What's Best for Mom, Keeps Babies Healthier
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Jeanne talks with Dr. Lisa Waddell, March of Dimes' SVP & Maternal Child Health Impact Deputy Medical Officer about the things women, families and caregivers can do to help women and babies be healthy during pregnancy.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#185 Prematurity, Birth Defects and March of Dimes
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Jeanne talks with two women about their experiences having babies who were born prematurely and face lifelong health challenges. One of two special episodes with the March of DimesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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Jeanne talks through this week's political headlines and interviews Dr. Ivy Ge, pharmacist and author of THE ART OF GOOD ENOUGH: The Working Mom’s Guilt-Free Guide to Thriving While Being Perfectly ImperfectLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#182 Fertility, Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
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Jeanne introduces the podcast's new name, Pregnancy, Parenting & Politics and talks with fertility acupuncturist Heidi Brockmyre about improving conception odds with Chinese medicine.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#181 The Impeachment Trial and Rosie Acosta's Fertility Journey
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Jeanne talks about what's going on with the Impeachment Trial and then talks with Rosie Acosta about yoga, Radical Love and her fertility jorney.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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#180: Talking Politics, Pregnancy, and TV
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Jeanne starts the New Year with Emily Tisch Sussman, political strategist, TV commentator and host of the podcast, Your Primary PlaylistLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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Jeanne celebrates four years of podcasting and interviews psychotherapist Val Jones about eating disorders, pregnancy, and being an older mom.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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Jeanne interviews Dr. Kate McLean, board certified OB-GYN about how a mistake and an apology changed her practice.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Independent Podcast Network | Jeanne Faulkner
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