Betches Mom, Aleen Dreksler, talks Adjusting to Motherhood
At Home with Linda & Drew Scott
Drew Scott
4.6 • 656 Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2022
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
For some real, non-sugarcoated advice on the messiness of motherhood, we chat with Aleen Dreksler, co-founder and CEO of Betches Media!
Betches is a multi-platform media and entertainment company for millennial women. Aleen hosts the popular Betches podcast, Diet Starts Tomorrow. She was named to the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 list; facilitated the growing dating app Ship in partnership with Match Group; has spoken at events such as Create & Cultivate and BlogHer has interviewed notable figures such as Mindy Kaling, Gary Vaynerchuck, Daymond John, and Olivia Wilde.
She holds a degree in Biology from Cornell University in 2011, where Betches Media was created. She currently resides in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with her husband, Rusty and their dog Lady Sansa. In her free time Aleen enjoys cooking, working out, and discussing the shows Sopranos and Succession at length.
Connect with Aleen
IG: @Aleen
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Betches Moms
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/betches-moms/id1556129919
They’re expensive, sometimes annoying and the best thing that’s ever happened to us. But there’s so much more to being a mom that no one really talks about. Betches Moms is a podcast that deals with all the real sh*t that happens.
Diet Starts Tomorrow
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/diet-starts-tomorrow/id1374942074
Featuring all things wellness, body image, mental health, nutrition and fitness from the no-bullsh*t perspective of people who totally understand the struggle. In a world where “wellness” looks perfect on Instagram but feels anything but in real life, this podcast explores the psychological and emotional side of health and wellbeing as a whole.
Check out their new cocktail, Faux Pas!
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https://www.fauxpascocktails.com
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| 0:00.0 | We are pressured to get everything right, do everything the way that people tell us we should be doing. |
| 0:06.8 | And through our platform, we try to normalize the different avenues, choices, ways in which you can do X, Y, Z. |
| 0:19.1 | Hello. |
| 0:20.4 | Welcome to At Home. |
| 0:21.6 | This is a place where we explore all the nooks and crannies of what makes us feel at home. |
| 0:25.5 | The good, the meh, and the messy. |
| 0:27.7 | We've been together over 10 years and we still have a lot to learn about each other. |
| 0:31.8 | I've been with myself for a long time and I still haven't figured myself out. |
| 0:36.1 | It's the process. |
| 0:37.3 | Well, there will be heated debates. |
| 0:38.9 | Yeah, because Drew has very strong opinions about everything, like leaving the toilet lit up. |
| 0:45.4 | Well, hey, we'll just bring in experts to help us solve those. What about you, though, leaving hair dolls in the shower? |
| 0:49.6 | Ew. Those are gifts. Yeah, that no one wants. |
| 0:54.7 | This is all a part of our life at home. |
| 1:05.9 | Hi. |
| 1:07.7 | Are you yon? |
| 1:08.3 | You caught me mid yawn. |
| 1:09.5 | Yonhar. |
| 1:10.5 | You didn't. Or it could sound like you're really excited mid yawn. Yonhar. You didn't. |
| 1:11.4 | Or it could sound like you're really excited to see them. |
| 1:13.6 | Oh, hi. |
| 1:15.3 | I don't know. |
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