371. Motherhood LIVE, with Lauren Fleshman, Alysia Montaño, Stephanie Bruce, & Dawn Harper-Nelson

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Ali Feller

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4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2021

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

Happy Mother's Day! Earlier this week, I had the honor and privilege of hosting a virtual live show with four inspiring, iconic women: Lauren Fleshman, Alysia Montaño, Stephanie Bruce, and Dawn Harper-Nelson. It was an open, honest, totally unfiltered conversation about the realities of motherhood — the good, the bad, the messy, the 4 AM feedings, and the pressure we put on ourselves to, sigh, "do it all." We talked about asking for help, and why that can be more complicated than it seems, and talked about what mothers need — like really need — to thrive in society today. (And we raised more than $5,000 for &Mother — Alysia's organization that is dedicated to breaking down barriers that limit a woman's choice to pursue and thrive in both career and motherhood — in the process!)

And on a personal note: Whatever stage of motherhood you are in, please know that I see you, and you are not alone. If you're an aspiring mom, if you are trying to conceive, if you are basking in new motherhood, if you are struggling in new motherhood, if you're a seasoned mom, if you have a complicated relationship with your own mother, whatever stage or phase you are in right now, know that I see you. I see how hard you are working, how hard you are trying, how you are showing up every day, doing your best. And if no one has told you yet today: You're doing great. Truly.

Mother's Day can bring up a lot of emotions for a lot of people, and I want you to protect your heart, today and always. I hope this conversation will help some people feel seen or less alone, but I also know that spending 90 minutes hearing about motherhood may not serve a lot of people right now, so please do what is best for you. [Hug.]

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For more:

Lauren Fleshman on Episode 103 of the Ali on the Run Show

Lauren Fleshman & Jesse Thomas on Episode 161 of the Ali on the Run Show

Alysia Montaño on Episode 259 of the Ali on the Run Show

Steph Bruce on Episode 104 of the Ali on the Run Show

Steph & Ben Bruce on Episode 206 of the Ali on the Run Show

Steph Bruce on Episode 354 of the Ali on the Run Show

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0:00.0	This conversation is brought to you by PickyBars.
0:03.1	Go to PickyBars.com slash on the run and use code on the run for 20% off your next order.
0:13.8	Welcome to the Alley on the Run show.
0:15.9	I'm your host Alley Feller and I am so excited to get to share this conversation with you today.
0:21.6	On Monday night, I had the honor of hosting a virtual live show presented by PickyBars
0:27.8	all about motherhood and it featured four absolutely iconic mothers and runners.
0:33.4	We'll get to that. First, thank you so much to the couple hundred of you who joined us live
0:40.1	in live shows and in motherhood. It just feels so good to know that I am supported by so many of you.
0:45.5	So thank you for showing up for yourselves and for me and for these guests.
0:49.8	I'm going to spare you all of my emotions. I can feel myself starting to pour my heart out.
0:54.5	I'm going to stop but just know that you are appreciated, valued and loved.
0:59.7	This conversation, wow, it was nothing that I expected and so much better than anything I had prepared
1:06.7	for just to get to bask in these women's words, their brilliance, their honesty, their stories.
1:12.4	I laughed so much. Just wait until you hear.
1:16.9	Steph Bruce's story about nighttime feedings. So good.
1:20.0	All proceeds from the show went to And Mother, which is a charity that is dedicated to breaking down barriers
1:26.5	that limit a woman's choice to pursue and thrive in both career and motherhood.
1:31.6	Thanks to you, we raised more than $5,000 for And Mother. So thank you truly for your generosity.
1:38.8	And just one last thing, which you'll hear me say again at the end of the live show,
1:42.8	but whatever stage of motherhood you are in, please know that I see you and you're not alone.
1:50.0	If you are in a spiring mom, if you are trying to conceive, if you're basking in new motherhood,
1:55.2	if you're struggling in new motherhood, if you're a seasoned mom, wherever you're at,
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