Before Kids: Recent Episodes

Spirit Chair

A podcast around the real stories of becoming a parent hosted by comedian Laura Prangley.

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Laura Prangley meets Trina Renea and learns how becoming a mother inspired her to launch Spa Lé La (aka "the spa for parents").

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As mother of two daughters, Bree Frank shares stories of her pregnancies, a very honest take on giving birth and what she learned about herself upon returning to work. 

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Laura Prangley sits down with Spencer Paysinger to learn about the Dad’s perspective when it comes to parenthood. You may know Spencer from his professional football career or CW series “All American,” but in this conversation we focus on how his life has changed since becoming a Father of two…with a few sports analogies along the way.

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Laura Prangley talks to Vanessa Delaine, former Ralph Lauren Design Director, who became a Mom while also creating her own collection, SESSAH.

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Laura Prangley catches up with her sister, Katherine Liola, on a recent trip to the East Coast. As the founder of Concentric Private Wealth, Katherine offers insight around the finances of having kids and importance of investing in yourself post-baby. Katherine also shares her experience of launching her own company in 2012 while pregnant.

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Laura Prangley meets up with Jamie Greenberg at her home as she recovers from a recent surgery aka "The Mommy Makeover." Jamie opens up about all the details and discusses why this surgery was so important to her.  She also shares how her career as a celeb makeup artist has continued to grow after becoming a Mom. 

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Laura Prangley visits Vanessa Baden Kelly and she chats about how important it is to create a tribe (especially when your family lives 3,000 miles away). Vanessa discusses the best advice her grandmother ever gave her and how that's shaped the way she’s raising her son to be a citizen of the world. Oh, and she also shares what really happens to your body post-baby. Holy mole.

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Laura Prangley crashes Jillian’s home during nap time to learn about how she prepped for a C-section, what the notion of “fed is best” means and carving out time for yourself post-baby.

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Laura Prangley chats with a fellow Los Angeles friend, Kat Howland. Kat gets real and shares how she got pregnant. She takes us through her experience of trying the Chinese ritual of postpartum confinement and her new career as a “Momager.”

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Laura Prangley visits her comedy pal, Asie Mirsky, at her home in Brooklyn, NY. Asie shares all the things no one told her about having a baby, the power of the Mom Mafia and how she coped with postpartum. She also discusses one of the most important parts of motherhood for her: a sense of humor. 

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Laura Prangley catches up with Theresa Collins, Director of PR for Wieden+Kennedy, at her office in NYC. Theresa shares her personal journey of becoming a new parent. She also takes us through the decision to accept a new job across the country while 6 months pregnant.