That’s Not What Makes You a Mother with Whitney Port

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Violet Benson

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🗓️ 31 October 2024

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I sit down with Whitney Port, beloved reality TV star from The Hills and The City, entrepreneur, and podcast host. Whitney opens up about her deeply personal journey with infertility, the pressure of public life, and the complexities of navigating anxiety and self-worth. Prepare for a candid, relatable, and incredibly inspiring conversation as we delve into her struggles and triumphs.

We discuss:

Navigating Infertility: Whitney shares her heartbreaking journey through five miscarriages, IVF, and her decision to seek surrogacy.
Surrogacy Process
Redefining Self-Worth: How Whitney balances her identity and self-worth beyond fame and public opinion.
Managing Anxiety: Insight into Whitney's personal tools for handling anxiety, from mindfulness to self-compassion.
Balancing Personal and Public Life: Reflections on maintaining authenticity and boundaries in the public eye.
Resilience in the Face of Loss: Whitney’s reflections on hope, healing, and finding strength in the face of grief.

And so much more!!! I also give you a fun intro about the date I am going on today :) enjoy!!!

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0:00.0	How did it feel when you guys finally got a surrogate and then she had a miscarriage were you that was almost even more devastating I felt like then even for myself because it was like she this is this perfect vessel,
0:14.2	completely medically tested, the embryo medically tested,
0:18.6	like all these things, or sorry, genetically tested,
0:21.5	like it just shouldn't happen let alone back to back and so I think at that point
0:26.9	that's when I felt like the most hopeless.
0:29.7	It's violent Benson your favorite meme queen and the big sitt who didn't ask for but see
0:34.6	welcome to almost adulting. Are you ready? Are you ready?
0:44.0	Hi best season, welcome to a brand new almost adulting.
0:47.0	I'm violetta, your host, your best friend, your big sister, your big Russian sister and we are here for another episode welcome I'm so
0:57.4	glad to have you back or if you're a new joining in welcome just a quick heads up, just FYI. This episode is filled with a good
1:06.3	amount of ads. I actually removed a few ads as well. I'm using my low voice in the hopes that not everyone hears me saying that.
1:16.8	So just a heads up.
1:17.8	So if you are looking to have less ads and you're hoping to listen to a ad free episode today you can't subscribe to my
1:25.3	premium podcast which is almost adulting that supercast.com then you also get an
1:30.5	extra episode every Tuesday anyway today, today's episode is super
1:33.7	fun, super exciting because today is a guest episode I have Whitney Port on. Some of
1:38.9	you have seen her on the Hill, some of you have seen her on other shows, some of
1:42.3	you listen to her podcast, some of you have seen her other shows some of you listen to her
1:42.9	podcast some of you follow her on Instagram I mean she's so fun she's so adorable
1:47.6	and is actually kind of nervous to meet her and to interview her I wasn't sure
1:51.6	what it was going to get and she is such a down-to-earth person and also very
1:56.7	transparent. I love when I meet people and they end up being so transparent and so honest
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