Navigating the Darker Parts: Lauren Toyota on Motherhood, Co-Parenting, and Embracing Fear

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🗓️ 22 January 2025

⏱️ 124 minutes

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In this episode we're joined by Lauren Toyota (hot for food blog). From navigating the complexities of parenting to her shift in mindset during COVID, Lauren shares her experiences with mental health, spiritual growth, and the evolving nature of her relationships. We dive deep into topics like co-parenting, therapy, the pressures of social media, and the challenges of raising a child while staying true to oneself. Plus, Lauren spills the tea on what the internet doesn’t know about her. This episode is an honest exploration of vulnerability, growth, and the messy, beautiful reality of life. Get 15% off OneSkin with the code REROOT at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Join the Reroot Community: Instagram - www.instagram.com/rerootpod TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@rerootpod Reroot Facebook Group - www.facebook.com/groups/1784427378276987 Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/b-5lum8GauU 0:00 - intro 3:08 - taking SSRIs 4:41 - Lauren’s shift during COVID 7:58 - privilege and spirituality 15:28 - 30 days of delulu 21:40 - constantly feeling like you’re failing as a parent 26:15 - changing her mind on having a child 37:20 - glorifying pregnancy 39:35 - pregnancy is a lonely journey 48:43 - moving to LA 53:18 - taking a step back from business 1:02:40 - convincing Lauren to delete TikTok 1:13:59 - posting about her child online 1:16:33 - being a mom is not hard 1:20:27 - sleep training 1:24:26 - donating Lauren’s eggs to a friend 1:29:40 - challenging gender binary norms 1:37:42 - impact of Lauren’s father passing 1:40:27 - navigating guilt 1:41:13 - what would 2018 Lauren say 1:48:30 - RealTalk 1:55:30 - dating 2:00:34 - Lauren spills the tea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In this episode, we're joined by Lauren Toyota.
0:02.4	You might know Lauren from her iconic recipes and social media presence, but today we're
0:07.8	stripping it all back.
0:08.8	We sat down with Lauren to talk about the realities of life's changing seasons.
0:12.9	I kind of regret some of the stuff that I did.
0:16.2	Just felt like I went too far.
0:17.9	The spiritual stuff started to me feeling like this privileged thing. I've just been
0:22.4	the worst version of myself. And I'm just trying to be okay with where I'm at. Like it's not where I was
0:27.4	10 years ago and it's maybe not as good or pure or virtuous or whatever. And I'm trying to just be like,
0:33.4	that's okay. Now I'm going to cry. This episode is raw, real, and a reminder that growth isn't always pretty.
0:40.2	We also try to set her up with someone really special, so we'll see how I goes.
0:43.7	Enjoy this incredibly open and vulnerable conversation with our friend, Lauren Toyota.
0:51.6	Welcome back to the very first pod we're recording in like 2025.
0:55.0	Oh.
0:56.0	It feels like it's been a while, like dust off the rust, you know?
1:01.0	Put on my mascara for the first time in a while.
1:04.0	You know, over the holidays, you don't do anything, but wear your pajamas.
1:07.0	So...
1:08.0	I'm excited for this episode too because I always feel like there's a lot less
1:10.8	stress when we're kind of friends with the guests.
1:12.9	And she's been on the show before back in the day.
1:15.4	So it's very cool.
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