Do you want the truth?
Welcome to Do You Want The Truth? where we dive deep into the real raw stories from parents in the trenches of parenthood.
Season 2 is brought to you by Sam Strom and Freelance Journalist Zara Hanawalt, along with guest co-hosts such as Jaime Fisher.
Season 1 is brought to you by Paige Connell & Sam Strom. They bring you candid conversations with parents who share their experiences of parenthood and what they wish they knew before having kids. You'll hear the real stories. The stories that are typically reserved for best friends. The stories with TMI. We believe in the power of truth telling because when someone asks, do you want the truth? We always say yes. Join us as we explore the highs and lows and everything in between so you can feel less alone on your journey.
Connect with Sam: https://www.linkedin.com/samanthastrom https://www.tiktok.com/@samanthastorms
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 57
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Plant Medicine, Motherhood & the Power of Micro Habits (Part II with @MamaChanel Wolf & @heyjaimefish)
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Chanel Wolf
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Long-form con…
Redefining Home | Chanel Wolf on Sisterhood, Single Motherhood & Plant Medicine
“I moved in with another single mom… and people had so many questions. But the truth is: I needed community more than I needed space.”
What if healing from betrayal meant rewriting ever…
Postpartum Preeclampsia, Problematic Bikinis, & The Surrogacy Shaming Spiral
Meghan Markle, postpartum preeclampsia, maternal health, cultural perceptions, parenting, surrogacy, fertility, celebrity news, public scrutiny, women's health
Summary
In this episode, Sa…
Pop Culture Hour: Kylie Kelce on Postpartum, Ms. Rachel Welcomes her 2nd Baby and more
In this episode of Do You Want the Truth? Pop Culture Hour, Zara and Sam dive into Kylie Kelce’s refreshingly honest postpartum podcast episode—and why it should be required listening f…
Juggling Three Kids Under 6, a Demanding Career, and $6,000 a Month in Childcare with @AnnetteKerlew
What does it really take to raise three kids under six while holding down an executive role and managing over 100 employees? In this episode, I’m joined by Annette Kerlew - a 39-year-ol…
Outsourcing Doesn’t Have to Break-the-Bank. Parenting Smarter, Not Harder with Christine Landis, CEO of Peacock Parent
Christine Landis is the founder of Peacock Parent and a former fintech CEO who sold her company for eight figures. After stepping out of the boardroom and into motherhood, Christine qui…
Pop Culture Hour: Are All Parents in Hell? What We Think Chappell Roan Got Right (and Wrong) About Motherhood
“Is Parenthood Hellish? Unpacking Chappell Roan’s Viral Comment” | Do You Want the Truth? with Sam Strom & New Cohost Zara Hanawalt
Welcome to the very first episode of Do You Want the T…
"I Equate Early Motherhood w/Just F*cking Rage" - Eve Rodsky on The Mental Load, Identity Loss & Rage in Motherhood
You know those moments in motherhood when you’re drowning in laundry, prepping dinner with a baby on your hip, and then your partner texts, “I’m surprised you didn’t get blueberries”? Y…
Tattoos, Toddlers & Being an Only Child Raising an Only Child with Sarah Litwin-Schmid
What happens when an only child grows up to raise an only child? In this episode, we’re joined by Sarah Litwin-Schmid, a creative director at Airbnb, world traveler, and proud “one-and-…
Parenting through a Pandemic, Postpartum Anxiety, and Child Birth with Stacy McCann
Becoming a parent is life-changing, but imagine stepping into motherhood just months before the world shut down. Our guest, Stacy McCann, a clinical mental health therapist and mom of o…
I Was Told There’d Be a Village—It Never Showed Up, So I Built It (with @thelatchedmama)
They say it takes a village… but what happens when that village is nowhere to be found? 🤯Motherhood is beautiful, exhausting, messy—and sometimes, painfully lonely. When Melissa Wirt be…
Escaping the Perfect Tradwife Trap: @by.SarahKennedy on Single Motherhood, Sobriety & Self-Discovery
What happens when the life you were raised to believe in no longer fits? In this episode, Sarah Kennedy, a single mom and Functional Medicine Consultant, shares her incredible story of …
Why Parenting Feels Harder Than Ever with Twin Mom & Journalist Zara Hanawalt
Why does parenting in America feel so much harder than it should? Today, we’re joined by Zara Hanawalt, a freelance journalist who has spent nearly a decade covering parenting, motherho…
Talking Pregnancy, Postpartum & Parenting with a new mom Julie Main (@selkie11127)
Becoming a mom is one of the most life-changing experiences—but what happens when it's nothing like you expected? In this conversation, we sit down with Julie, a former pharmacist turne…
Parenting Curveballs: Thriving Through the Challenges of Working While Raising School-aged Kids with Mary Beth Ferrante
Just when we thought we’d reached the "easy years," parenting throws new curveballs. In this episode we're joined by the brilliant Mary Beth Ferrante, founder of WRK/360 and Fairplay Me…
No Childcare, No Problem: How @AlexisNovoa juggled working from home and being a new mom without help
Imagine working full-time from home—with no childcare. That’s exactly what @AlexisNovoa did for years while raising two daughters under six. In this inspiring and unfiltered episode, Al…
Breakups, Betrayal & Bold Choices: Gabrielle Stone’s Path to Emotional Freedom
In this episode, we explore what happens when your world is flipped upside down by betrayal and heartbreak? Author, actor, and director Gabrielle Stone knows all too well. In this episo…
The Essential Upgrade: How Chandra Sanders Balances Life as a Single Mom, AI Evangelist, and Silicon Valley Leader
In this episode, we sit down with Chandra Sanders, a powerhouse in the tech and social impact industries, who shares her inspiring journey from small-town Louisiana to Silicon Valley an…
Miscarriage, Motherhood, and Military Life: Katherine Dillon’s Journey
In this candid and moving episode, Katherine Dillon shares her powerful journey through miscarriage, pregnancy after loss, and parenting as a military spouse. From navigating postpartum…
Sniper school taught me precision, but parenting taught me patience - How Fatherhood Changed Everything for Cory Hargraves
In this compelling episode of Do You Want The Truth, Cory Hargraves opens up about his journey from the frontlines as an Army sniper to the frontlines of fatherhood. A 39-year-old husba…