Sh*t We Say in the (Mom) Group Chat

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Society & Culture, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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In this episode of The goop Podcast, in honor of Mother's Day, Gwyneth sits down with three of her closest friends—fellow moms she met at school drop-off who’ve since become her chosen family. Each brings their own unique lens to parenting: Robin Berman MD, a psychiatrist and parenting expert; Tammy Ratner, founder of Mother The Self, holds an M.A. in Spiritual Psychology; and Daun Dees, a former schoolteacher turned fashion CEO. Together, they’ve raised 15 kids—bringing a wealth of parenting experience across different ages, stages, and family dynamics. They talk about the emotional layers and complexities of motherhood: the identity shifts, the moments of doubt, the pressure to get it right, and the kind of support that only exists in a no-judgment group chat. It’s a raw and honest conversation about showing up, staying connected, and finding the people you can lean on along the way. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	When you are pioneering anything or introducing new ideas to the culture, you get criticized.
0:09.0	You do?
0:10.0	Yeah. Did you hear about that?
0:12.0	I didn't find the one. I found someone I respected and we made it the one.
0:17.0	In a sort of longing kind of view of love, people understand each other as if by magic.
0:22.4	Nothing in itself is addictive on one hand. And in the hand, everything could be addictive if
0:27.2	there's an emptiness in that person that needs to be filled. I now know that nobody changes
0:32.5	until they change their energy. And when you change your energy, you change your life.
0:38.1	I'm Gwyneth Peltro. This is the Goop Podcast, bringing together thought leaders, culture
0:44.4	changers, creatives, founders and CEOs, scientists, doctors, healers and seekers. Here to start
0:51.6	conversations, because simply asking questions and listening has the power
0:56.1	to change the way we see the world. Here we go. Welcome back to the Goop Podcast. I'm Gwyneth Paltrow.
1:05.0	Today, we did something a little bit different and special. With Mother's Day coming up,
1:09.6	I wanted to sit down with three women
1:12.3	who I'm very close to who I met through my children, fellow mothers who have really become my
1:21.2	chosen family and women with whom I kind of raised my kids side by side, shoulder to shoulder.
1:28.2	Motherhood can bring up so many things, you know, love and gratitude, longing, doubt,
1:37.0	even emptiness, or fear. It's rarely just one feeling. So in this conversation, we talk about the many ways
1:47.3	motherhood can shape us and the unexpected ways in which it cracks us open. So whether you are a
1:56.0	mother or you hope to be one, or you're a grieving one one or nurturing in your own way, I hope this
2:04.2	episode meets you where you are.
2:08.3	When I was thinking about Mother's Day this year in particular, and I feel like my role has changed so much as a mother.
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