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Mom guilt: the s*x talk & the firstborn shift

Always Here

Abby Howard and Abby Howard

Kids & Family, Parenting, Society & Culture

4.9923 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Summary

Mom guilt comes in all forms — from being a working mom, to the transition from one kid to two, to worrying your kids aren’t eating enough vegetables. In this episode of Always Here, the girls talk about the pressure moms put on themselves, the emotional “firstborn shift,” and why the guilt can feel endless no matter what stage of motherhood you’re in. They also get into awkward conversations about the s*x talk and poll the audience for the wildest, most irrational places mom guilt has taken their minds. Policy Genius: Protect your family with a policy that grows with your life—head to https://policygenius.com/ABBY to compare life insurance quotes from top companies and see how much you could save. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at https://shopify.com/abby NeededPCB: Head over to https://thisisneeded.com and use code ABBY for 20% off your first order. Always Hungry: Abby's: Pretzel Bites With Sourdough Discard amybakesbread.com/pretzel-bites-with-sourdough-discard Abigail's: Overnight Oats Recipe ◦ ½ cup rolled oats ◦ ¾ cup almond milk ◦ 1 tbs chia seeds ◦ Honey ◦ Frozen blueberries ◦ Dash of Cinamon For topping: • Strawberries • Bare naked granola in cashew butter and cacao flavor Chill overnight or in the fridge for 2 hours. Chapters: 01:30 - The Hope & the Hard 17:34 - Wow, that's crazy! 23:39 - Mom Guilt - audience poll 41:58 - Mom guilt - having a second child 47:01 - Working moms 59:51 - What our own moms said about mom guilt 01:10:50 - Ask Abbys 01:36:55 - Always Hungry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:29.6

There was so much guilt with having my second kid. I just rushed this so much to the point where

0:35.6

Griffin got like no time along with me. People really think breast milk could cure cancer. I know. World peace. I try to put it on some of my skin rashes and I still had a rash. No, it's because it was like our parents' generation. They're like, you sit down one time. Yep. You get it done. You'd never bring it up again. And the mandate. And then the kids were like one time, my mom said penis.

0:55.7

It was really scary.

1:01.0

Welcome back to Always Here.

1:07.1

I'm your host, Abby Howard.

1:08.5

And I'm also Abby Howard.

1:10.5

And you're listening to our podcast

1:12.3

we are here every Friday or whenever you choose to listen to it fit us in your schedule to share

1:18.9

the hope in the hard with heart and humor that's right I feel like we haven't said that for

1:24.0

the past couple of weeks I know I don't even think we've done hope in a hards in a while like

1:27.1

we kind of have.

1:28.0

Yeah.

1:28.1

But I got them this week.

1:30.2

I do too.

1:30.7

Okay.

1:31.0

You go first.

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