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  Is Being a Mom Enough? (Mom Guilt, Gentle Parenting, and Why "Breast Is Best" Has to Go — with Dr. Sanam Shamtobi) 15.09.2026 29мин

  Dr. S is back, you guys, and thank god, because you have all been taking my unhinged advice for months now and I am not qualified to give it. She showed up with barely a voice — her toddler had been in school for approximately two days and already brought something home — which is honestly the exact energy this episode needed. My son did the same thing to me. Two moms, both sick, both in it, finally handing you over to an actual expert. I asked her the question I have been chewing on for months: is being a mom enough for me? Because some days I never want to leave my kids and I just want to be home with them, and other days I need something that is mine, and the guilt shows up either way. What she said about guilt — that the feeling itself isn't the problem, letting it drive every single decision is — rearranged something in my head. We also got into whether motherhood counts as a job at all (she has thoughts), why none of us have a village anymore, the toy rotation on Instagram that sent her into a spiral, and her hot take on gentle parenting, which involves a dad, an eight-year-old named Jimmy, a pond, and a turtle nobody did anything about. And then producer Jess took the mic, and I am so glad she did. When Dr. S said she cannot stand "breast is best," Jess shared what it was like to hear that while her daughter was in the NICU for seven weeks and her milk never came in. Fed is best. That is the whole thing. In this episode we get real about: Is being a mom enough? Why getting rid of mom guilt isn't actually the goal, and what to do with it instead The belief behind why motherhood somehow isn't "a job" until you're paying someone else to do it Her hot take on gentle parenting,  The physical tells that you're spiraling, and the body scan that catches it before the whole day is gone Producer Jess on the NICU, formula, and what "breast is best" cost her that it never should have Momma, if you have ever loved being home with them and quietly needed something that was just yours, both of those are true at the same time. Neither one cancels the other out. Thank god it's not just us. Listen to new episodes of Hot Mom Sh!t dropping every Tuesday. Follow along wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale Join the Snatch community: snatch.co Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher "Top Tier Matriarch" — written and produced by Quantum Plectrum Episode Production by KNWN
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  Just Tell Me I'm a Good Mom (A Hot Mom Q&A on Preschool, Solids, and Saving My Marriage in Therapy) 08.09.2026 35мин

  This was one of those weekends where I genuinely don't know how I'm still standing. Bruno Mars, two sick kids, a three-minute nap that somehow ruined my entire Sunday, and by Monday I was Googling how tall Bruno Mars actually is instead of sleeping. Anyway. You guys have been sending me questions since I started this podcast, so today I finally sat down and answered some of them — no script, no notes, just me and my opinions, which come with a very large asterisk: I am not an expert, I'm just a mom who's figured a few things out the hard way (and gotten plenty wrong). In this episode we get real about: The Bruno Mars concert, the three-minute nap that broke me, and why I couldn't just let it go Why we put Dimitri in preschool before he even turned three, and crying in the parking lot anyway Starting solids with baby number two versus baby number one — what actually changed (spoiler: mostly me) Why marriage counseling has been one of the best things Matt and I have ever done, and what being the "default parent" really costs Learning to just say what I need instead of slamming dishes in the sink and hoping he gets the hint The line that lives in my head now: I don't care if I look hot, I just want to hear that I'm a good mom Momma, if you've ever needed someone to just tell you you're doing a good job — this one's for you. Thank god it's not just us. Listen to new episodes of Hot Mom Sh!t dropping every Tuesday. Follow along wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale Join the Snatch community: snatch.co Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher "Top Tier Matriarch" — written and produced by Quantum Plectrum Episode Production by KNWN
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  What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Hotter with Laura Clery 03.09.2026 32мин

  I finished her book ten minutes before we hit record. Ten minutes. I have a two-year-old and a ten-month-old, and this is the second book I've read in three years — so understand what I'm telling you when I say I could not put it down. I texted my mom about it. I told Laura she's my new best friend, out loud, on the recording, like a normal person. Laura Clery has 26 million followers, three books, and a new one called What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Hotter — which, if that's not hot mom sh!t, I don't know what is. She wrote it over four years while her marriage came apart in real time, so it reads less like a memoir and more like a thriller you keep having to remind yourself actually happened to a real person. And she still made it funny, because that's what she does. We got into all of it: the boundaries she didn't have, the ones she has now, why motherhood is the thing that made her brave, and what "hotter" actually means when it has nothing to do with your face. In this episode we get real about: Why Laura swears her lack of a filter is the actual secret to 26 million followers and the times that has cost her Waking up to a phone full of calls and texts because her ex announced their separation on YouTube before she'd even told her own mom Being told to pick a lane and why she throws all of it on one page instead Why motherhood, not sobriety and not career wins, is what made her the bravest she's ever been Going from codependent to running her whole life by herself Comparison, haters, and the practice that keeps her self-worth out of the comment section What "hotter" actually means in that title, and her AND: she can love being a mom and want to be very far away from her kids for a minute Momma, if you've been quietly waiting for permission to be more than one thing at a time, this is it. Two hot moms, one book, no notes. Join the Snatch community to get first access to new episodes, behind the scenes content, and so much more. Listen to new episodes of Hot Mom Sh!t dropping every Tuesday. Follow along wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale  Follow Laura: @lauraclery  Get the book: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Hotter  Join the Snatch community: snatch.co  Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher "Top Tier Matriarch" — written and produced by Quantum Plectrum Episode Production by KNWN
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  Hot Zaddy Sh!t: Matt Is Back (Red Flags, Anesthesia Confessions & How We Got Our Marriage Back) 25.08.2026 25мин

  My husband is back on the podcast for the first time since episode two — and back then we were smack in the middle of the hardest season of our marriage. This time we're coming to you from the other side of it, and Matt brought receipts. We start with the aftermath of my first colonoscopy, because apparently I told him he was my hero, gave him full permission to "take his pick," and got very concerned about a cartoon character while still under anesthesia. Naturally, I made him relive the whole thing on mic. Then I put Matt through my own version of the newlywed game — a list of questions I wrote down with zero warning to him. We get into his actual red flags (he named three, unprompted), whether having kids made our marriage better or harder, what moms get away with that dads never could, and whether we'd still date each other if we met today. In this episode we get real about: - Matt's anesthesia confession session after my first colonoscopy  - Why sleep was the first domino to fall in getting our marriage back - The unscripted newlywed-game-style Q&A  - Whether having kids made our marriage better or harder  - What moms get away with that dads never could, and vice versa - Why I really wanted Matt on this episode  Momma, if you and your partner are in the thick of a hard season right now, this one's for you. We were there too. Thank god it's not just us. Listen to new episodes of Hot Mom Sh!t dropping every Tuesday. Follow along wherever you listen to podcasts. I invite you to join the Snatch community  to get first access to new episodes, behind the scenes content and so much more. Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale  Join the Snatch community: snatch.co  Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher  "Top Tier Matriarch" — written and produced by Quantum Plectrum Episode Production by KNWN
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  The Mental Load Is the Real Burnout (Why I'm Stepping Back from snatch) 18.08.2026 23мин

  So this week starts with me bleeding through a leopard-print romper in the vestibule of Mission Barbecue, and ends with me making one of the biggest decisions I've made all year. Only on this podcast, honestly. Solo mom weekend, day one: I somehow convince myself Target has “farting pigs” (it does not), survive a public period incident with zero backup, and still manage to have one of the best weekends I've had in months with my boys. Then somewhere between the leftovers and bedtime, it hits me — the thing that's exhausting about motherhood was never the mothering. It's everything stacked on top of it. Which brings me to the part I haven't said out loud anywhere yet: I'm stepping back from SNATCH. In this episode we get real about: The period story I have to tell you about, because no one was there to laugh about it with me Why solo parenting all weekend went better than I ever expected — and what actually changed My theory that motherhood burnout doesn't come from mothering, it comes from the mental load of everything else (curious if you agree, moms) Why I'm stepping back from SNATCH, and why that's not the same thing as failing Giving yourself permission to take something off your plate, even when it feels like letting people down Momma, if you've ever felt like you're failing just by needing a minute, this one's for you. Thank god it's not just us. Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher  "Top Tier Matriarch" — written and produced by Quantum Plectrum Episode Production by KNWN
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  Losing Your Identity as a Mom (and Finding Yourself Again) with Tara Clark 11.08.2026 40мин

  I did a cute little shoot this week. Got my glam done, washed my hair for the first time in days, felt like I had my life together for about five minutes. And then I sat down with Tara Clark and immediately felt like the biggest hot mess in the room. In the best way. You know Tara as Modern Mom Probs — the Instagram, the podcast, the book, all of it. She's been doing the good, the bad, the ugly, the real about motherhood since before it was a whole genre, and I've been dying to get her on since I was on her podcast. This time we go deep: identity, comparison, guilt, and what it actually looks like to build a life — and a business — out of nothing. In this episode we get real about: Why I still introduce myself as "Carmella from WWE" instead of "mom" — and Tara's take on why we all do this How Tara went from working social media at Nickelodeon to building Modern Mom Probs from her living room The #1 modern mom problem Tara hears from every single guest on her podcast (it's not what you'd think... okay, it's exactly what you'd think) Curating your Instagram feed the same way you curate your house, and giving yourself permission to just unfollow The guilt of letting your mom take the kids for a night so you can sleep (and why you should let her) What actually fills your cup right now — for both of us, it's smaller than you'd think Tara's advice for any woman starting completely from scratch: build the village yourself Momma, if you've ever felt like you lost yourself somewhere between the baby monitor and the group chat, this one's for you. Thank god it's not just us. I invite you to join the Snatch community to get first access to new episodes, behind the scenes content and so much more. Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale Join the Snatch community: snatch.co Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher  Follow Tara: @modernmomprobs "Top Tier Matriarch" — written and produced by Quantum Plectrum Episode Production by KNWN
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  Finding Myself Again (and Finding Out I Have a Cancer Gene) 04.08.2026 18мин

  In this episode of Hot Mom Shit, I'm almost 10 months postpartum, a month free of breastfeeding, and finally starting to feel like myself again — libido and all. But it's not all good news. I'm also opening up about something I've been putting off for over a decade: getting tested for Lynch syndrome, a genetic mutation that runs in my family and raises your risk for certain cancers, after my mom's own cancer diagnosis back in 2014. I finally did the testing, got my results, and yes, I have the gene. I talk through the spiral I went into, how I've reframed it, and what happens next, including my upcoming colonoscopy. I also get into why prioritizing your own health isn't selfish, why it took an outside perspective from a life coach to make things click, and why I'm finally starting to feel lighter after a really heavy stretch. In this episode I get real about: Almost 10 months postpartum and a month free of breastfeeding and how I’m finally catching glimmers of myself again My libido coming back after years of being pregnant or breastfeeding, and what that's doing for my marriage My mom's 2014 endometrial cancer diagnosis and how it led to a Lynch syndrome diagnosis in our family Finding out I carry the Lynch syndrome gene, the spiral that followed, and reframing it as a "cheat code" instead of a diagnosis My upcoming colonoscopy and why I'm choosing to face this head-on Why self-care and prioritizing yourself is not selfish, it's what makes you better for everyone else Momma, if you've been putting off something for your own health because life just keeps getting in the way, this one's your sign to prioritize yourself.  I invite you to join the Snatch community to get first access to new episodes, behind the scenes content and so much more. Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale Join the Snatch community: snatch.co Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher  "Top Tier Matriarch" — written and produced by Quantum Plectrum Episode Production by KNWN 
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  Stepmom Life: Co-Parenting, Boundaries & Blended Families 28.07.2026 39мин

  In this episode of Hot Mom Shit, I'm sitting down with Alyssa and Becca from Stepmom Side Chats  and I'm not gonna lie, I felt so seen the second I found their page that I had to have them on. I talk about my step kids, but I've never really gotten into the actual ins and outs of stepmom life, and these two go there in a way I've never heard anyone go there before. We get into how they became best friends at a tiny Christian college in Texas, how a text thread about marrying men with kids turned into a full podcast, and why their "Sunday Stepmom Secrets" confessional became a lifeline for so many women.  Alyssa opens up about her high-conflict co-parenting situation and years in and out of court. Becca talks through blending two very different bio-mom relationships, and we get real about the stuff you'd never say out loud because it feels too ugly to admit.  We also talk about what changes once you have your own biological kids after being a stepmom first and how to talk to your husband about his kids without it turning into a fight. In this episode we get real about: How Alyssa and Becca met at a Christian college in Abilene, Texas and bonded as the "outsiders" Sunday Stepmom Secrets, the anonymous confessional that became everyone's free therapy Alyssa's high-conflict co-parenting situation — court, CPS, and a bio mom who struggles to let the kids be happy The #1 thing stepmoms confess to them: not knowing how to talk to their husband about his kids Why having your own biological kid changes how you see your stepkids The stuff no one admits out loud: the mess, the smell, the sick-kid anxiety, wanting kids to just go home Fill in the blank: "Being a stepmom taught me ___" If you’re a stepmom, this is a must listen. Tune into new episodes of Hot Mom Shit every Tuesday and follow along wherever you listen to podcasts. Join the Snatch Chat community to get first access to new episodes, behind the scenes content and so much more. Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale Join the Snatch community: snatch.co Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher  "Top Tier Matriarch" — written and produced by Quantum Plectrum Episode Production by KNWN
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  Confession: I Don't Love the Baby Phase 21.07.2026 14мин

  In this episode of Hot Mom Shit, I'm finally saying something out loud that's been sitting in my Notes app for a while: I don't love the baby phase. You know, when they're past the newborn stage but not quite a person yet and you're just kind of there with them, trying to figure out what to actually do all day. As I navigate this season I share the guilt of splitting myself between Dimitri and Bram. I talk about the moment Dimitri told me he was sad because I wasn't playing with him anymore and how I spent months rushing through feeding and holding Bram just so I could get back to my toddler. My friend Jess joins the conversation too, and her take on favorite ages, plus the line about wiping asses that had me dying. In this episode I get real about: Why I'm finally admitting I don't love the baby phase, and the guilt that comes with saying that out loud The moment Dimitri told me he was sad because I wasn't around him after Bram was born Spending months rushing through time with Bram just to get back to bonding with Dimitri, and feeling like I was failing both of them What do you actually do with a baby once they're past the newborn stage and not yet a "little person" Jess's take on her favorite age with her daughter (18 months, in case you're wondering) and why the toddler years surprised her The moments kids actually remember — hint: it's never the big trips Jess's promise that once you're done wiping asses, a whole new world opens up New episodes of Hot Mom Shit drop every Tuesday. Follow along wherever you listen to podcasts.  Join the Snatch Chat community to get first access to new episodes, behind the scenes content and so much more. Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale Join the Snatch community: snatch.co Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher  "Top Tier Matriarch" — written and produced by Quantum Plectrum Episode Production by KNWN
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  Why Family Vacations Are Never a Vacation for Mom 14.07.2026 37мин

  In this episode of Hot Mom Shit, I'm taking you through the family trip to Florida that I thought was going too smoothly and then, of course, it wasn't. Matt and I had been in a rut, ships passing in the night with his travel schedule, and I went into this trip already touched out and running on empty. Then add two stepdaughters, a toddler, and an eight-month-old to a solo airport run, and somehow it still wasn't the hardest part of the week. I talk about the guilt of feeling like I couldn't enjoy myself while everyone else was catching shrimp at backyard hibachi, the moment I finally lost it in a bathroom because I just needed five minutes alone, and full on family meltdown the night before our flight home with a screaming baby, a feverish toddler, a stepdaughter in tears from an earache, and an alarm set for 3:15 AM. And I wish that was it. But, I also share about the cement pole I hit in my husband's SUV, and what my mom said to me in the car that snapped me right out of my spiral. In this episode I get real about: Why I went into this trip already running on empty  Traveling solo through the airport with two stepdaughters, a toddler, and an eight-month-old, and the plan I had to pull off to make it work Crying in the bathroom because I just needed five minutes to myself, and why moms are so bad at asking for help The resentment of holding a screaming baby through backyard hibachi while everyone else got to enjoy the night The last night of the trip: two ear infections, a spiking fever, and a baby who would not settle until 2:30 AM The 3 AM Uber chaos trying to get two kids, two car seats, and a mountain of luggage to the airport Denting my husband's SUV in the parking garage, hiding it for days, and what my mom said that snapped me out of my spiral Urgent care, amoxicillin, and the sweetest thing my toddler said about his ear drops that made the whole trip worth it If any part of this show helped you feel seen I invite you to join my community of moms who get it. Join the Snatch Chat community to get first access to new episodes, behind the scenes content and so much more. New episodes of Hot Mom Shit drop every Tuesday. Follow along wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale Join the Snatch community: snatch.co Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher  "Top Tier Matriarch" — written and produced by Quantum Plectrum Episode Production by KNWN 
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  Your Mom Hat Never Comes Off with Kail Lowry 07.07.2026 48мин

  I had the best conversation with Kail Lowry over on Coffee Convos, and I loved it so much I had to bring it to the Hot Mom Shit feed. Kail had me on to catch up since my last appearance on Barely Famous, and what started as a check-in turned into one of the most honest conversations I've had about motherhood since starting this podcast. We get into everything from being a mom of two under two after three stepkids, the chaos of toddlerhood, and why I think the internet owes new moms a serious apology for the way we judge each other. We talk about the pressure to keep a perfectly curated house and body while you're drowning in sleep deprivation, why "fed is best" should be the whole conversation around breastfeeding, and the panic attack I had because I was weaning off pumping. Kail gets really real about perinatal depression during her fifth pregnancy, and we both go there on gender disappointment, postpartum body image, and the moment you realize love for a second kid doesn't divide, it multiplies. In this episode we got real about: Living in the "and" how you can love your kids completely and still be touched out, overstimulated, and missing your old life The guilt and pressure around breastfeeding, exclusive pumping, and why "fed is best" needs to be the whole conversation Whether I'd ever go back to WWE, and what it would mean for my boys to actually see me out there  Gender disappointment why it's okay to feel it and why nobody should be shamed for it Going from zero to one kids vs. one to two, and why toddlerhood is actually the hardest stretch  Why "your mom hat never comes off" and the therapy session that finally made that make sense to me New episodes of Hot Mom Shit drop every Tuesday. Follow along wherever you listen to podcasts.  Join the Snatch Chat community to get first access to new episodes, behind the scenes content and so much more. Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale Join the Snatch community: snatch.co Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher  "Top Tier Matriarch" — written and produced by Quantum PlectrumEpisode Production by KNWN 
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  Weaning Off Exclusive Pumping at 9 Months, a Random Panic Attack & the Sleep Deprivation Nobody Warns You About 30.06.2026 25мин

  In this episode of Hot Mom Shit, I'm getting real about what’s been happening behind the scenes for this momma.   I'm talking about weaning off exclusive pumping after nine months, the panic attack that came out of nowhere, and the sleep deprivation that has me wondering if every other mom out there is secretly a zombie too or just better at hiding it than I am. In this episode I get real about: Why I'm finally weaning off pumping after nine months of exclusively pumping for Bram, and why I wish I had stopped sooner for my own mental health The terrifying panic attack that hit out of nowhere the day my supply started dropping, and the emergency therapy session that talked me off the ledge Why nobody talks about weaning the way we talk about postpartum depression, anxiety, and rage The hormone specialist inside of Snatch who helped me get back on track with nutrition and supplements The bedtime epiphany that finally happened after eight straight months of putting two kids down solo My official rant on sleep deprivation, the pink sock superstition, and why I need to know if other moms are walking around as zombies too New episodes of Hot Mom Shit drop every Tuesday. Follow along wherever you listen to podcasts. Join the Snatch Chat community to get first access to new episodes, behind the scenes content and so much more. Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale Join the Snatch community: snatch.co Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher  "Top Tier Matriarch" — written and produced by Quantum PlectrumEpisode Production by KNWN
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  Mom Guilt, a JFK Meltdown, & My First Vacation Since Becoming a Mom 23.06.2026 30мин

  In this episode of Hot Mom Shit, I'm catching you up on my European vacation with Matt, our first real trip away from the boys, ever. I'm talking eight nights, two countries, and the kind of mom guilt that hit me so hard at the airport I was sobbing. To add to my guilt, I get into the pumping disaster that had me standing over a sink in the Delta lounge with two broken pump sets and a true moment of panic, the text my mom sent me that I think every mom needs to read, and what it  felt like to remember who I am outside of being someone's mother for the first time in years. Also, I have a Bravo story for you. I accidentally became paparazzi in Sicily, and I have some thoughts about Real Housewives of Rhode Island, Summer House, and the Netflix show that spoiled the ending of the book I was reading on the plane home. In this episode I get real about: The eight nights away from my kids and the anxiety attack I had at JFK before I even left the country The text my mom sent me that made so many of you cry when I posted it on Instagram The pumping nightmare in the airport lounge Why the trip wasn't really about getting away from my kids, it was about remembering who I am as a whole person The moment I accidentally went full paparazzi on a Bravo couple in Taormina The Netflix show that spoiled my book on the flight home and why I will never forgive Kate Hudson My Real Housewives of Rhode Island hot takes, because we are due for a reality TV catch up New episodes of Hot Mom Shit drop every Tuesday. Follow along wherever you listen to podcasts. And join the Snatch Chat community to get first access to new episodes and meet a community of women who get it. Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale Join the Snatch community: snatch.co Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher  "Top Tier Matriarch" — written and produced by Quantum Plectrum Episode Production by KNWN 
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  Screen Time Guilt, Hiding in the Bathroom & Postpartum Resentment with Dr. Sanam Shamtobi 16.06.2026 28мин

  In this episode of Hot Mom Shit, Dr. S is back and this time we took questions straight from the community and went deep on three things that I think every mom is quietly carrying: screen time guilt, the permission to hide in the bathroom when you need a minute, and the mental load mothers carry.  In this episode we get real about: Screen time and how much is too much, what content matters, and why it starts with what we're modeling ourselves The 90s TV method that eliminated meltdowns in my house  The mental load and why Dr. S doesn't believe equality between moms and dads will ever be achieved  The three H's: the one tool Dr. S gave us to teach our partners how to actually support us How becoming a mom changes every relationship in your life Momma, we're all figuring this out together. And Dr. S is proof that even the experts are navigating this in real time. Join Snatch Chat and meet a community of women who get it. Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale Join the Snatch community: snatch.co Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher  "Top Tier Matriarch" — written and produced by Quantum Plectrum Episode Production by KNWN
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  Nobody Shows the Real Shit: Why Fake Motherhood Content Is Stressing Us All Out 09.06.2026 17мин

  In this episode of Hot Mom Shit, I'm going somewhere I've been stewing on for a while, because there is zero accurate depiction of real motherhood anywhere. Not in movies, not on reality TV, not on social media. Nowhere.  I'm not coming for anyone. But I am coming for the beige outfits, the timestamped morning routines, and the 47th Amazon haul of the week because, momma, it's making all of us feel like we're failing, and we're not. In this episode I get real about:  Why The Valley might actually be one of the only shows doing it right and what Secret Lives of Mormon Wives missed the mark on The social media scroll that's leaving us feeling like garbage (and why it's literally designed to do that) Amazon hauls, storefronts, and the closet full of clothes I bought and never wore two months postpartum The timestamped morning routine content that makes me want to throw my phone across the room Why I'm in my "unfollow everything that makes me feel like sh*t" era The 2018 concealer confession you didn't know you needed to hear What my actual nighttime routine looks like…and it includes a toddler slapping my butt This one's for the mom who opened Instagram today and closed it feeling worse than when she opened it. It’s not you, the content is not reality. Join the Snatch community to get first access to new episodes, behind the scenes content and so much more. Listen to new episodes of Hot Mom Shit dropping every Tuesday. Follow along wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale Join the Snatch community: snatch.co Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher "Top Tier Matriarch" — written and produced by Quantum PlectrumEpisode Production by KNWN 
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  Holy Eye Bags, Batman: The Truth About My Plastic Surgery 02.06.2026 25мин

  In this episode of Hot Mom Shit, I get real about something I've been sitting with my entire life…the eye bags that have followed me since birth. Yes, I am talking about my lower bleph surgery today.  But, don’t come at me and do not hear me say to fix your face. This is my story and something I’ve wanted to do for decades. But do hear me say, momma it’s time to stop waiting to do the thing you’ve been waiting to do.  In this episode I get real about:  The acting class moment that stuck with me for 22 years (and why a grown a$$ woman had no business saying that to a 16-year-old girl) What a lower bleph actually is and what I had done Matt's reaction: skeptical going in, full nurse mode coming out My pre and post-surgery non-negotiables Why this wasn't about changing my face it was about feeling like myself  The PSA every mom needs to hear: stop putting it off, the time is gonna pass anyway Momma, do what makes you feel good. Whether that's plastic surgery, a gym membership, or just lunch with a friend. I'm four weeks out and I feel like a different person in the best way.  Join the Snatch community to get first access to new episodes, behind the scenes content and so much more. New episodes of Hot Mom Shit drop every Tuesday. Follow along wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale Join the Snatch community: snatch.co Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher "Top Tier Matriarch" — written and produced by Quantum PlectrumEpisode Production by KNWN
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  Mental Load, Mom Guilt & Quitting Breastfeeding Without the Shame with Dr. Sanam Shamtobi 26.05.2026 13мин

  In this episode of Hot Mom Shit, I'm introducing someone who is going to become a regular around here, Dr. Sanam Shamtobi or as we like call her, Dr. S, a maternal mental health psychologist and a mom herself. And we're jumping straight into the deep end. I came in with a breastfeeding question. I left with a completely different way of thinking about mom guilt, identity, and why the mental load feels so invisible to the people we live with. In this episode we get real about: Why partners aren't clueless, they just need a different kind of direction (Dr. S literally makes handouts for husbands in therapy) The mental load and why it's so hard to explain to someone who isn't carrying it How to hold onto your identity when it feels like "mom" swallowed everything else Do dads love their kids the same way moms do? Dr. S gets into it Pumping six months in and wanting to quit, Dr. S gives me the permission I didn't know I needed Why mom guilt will always find a new target no matter what you do Want to hear the full conversation? Join Snatch Chat and get access to the whole episode along with a community of women who get it.  Momma, we're all figuring this out together. None of us have every box checked and Dr. S is proof that even the experts are navigating this in real time. See you inside. When you join the Snatch community you get first access to new episodes, behind the scenes content and so much more. Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale Join the Snatch community: snatch.co Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher 
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  Our Truth About Postpartum and Marriage 19.05.2026 35мин

  In this episode of Hot Mom Shit, I'm bringing on my very first guest — my husband, Matt — and we're getting into one of the most honest conversations we've had about what postpartum and our marriage. If you caught the first episode, you know about the Bluetooth incident. But this one is about what happened after. The conversation we had when I walked upstairs from the gym, three months postpartum, completely undone, and tried to explain to my husband that I felt like I was stuck at the bottom of a well. And he said: I feel like I'm flying around in the air and I don't know where to land. That one exchange cracked something open. Because we weren't just in different rooms — we were in completely different atmospheres. And this episode is us unpacking what that actually looked like, and what it's taken to close some of that distance. In this episode I get real about: The infamous Bluetooth incident — Matt's side of the story  The hormone science behind why you don't want sex when you're breastfeeding Why "I want my wife back" is triggering  The sushi analogy — the best way I've found to explain postpartum to a man What couples therapy has taught us about being heard vs. being fixed The three H's: Held, Heard, or Help — and why naming what you need changes everything What we'd tell any couple heading into the postpartum season This one's for the couple in the car who needed to hear that they're not alone. Play this one loud. New episodes of Hot Mom Shit drop every Tuesday. Follow along wherever you listen to podcasts. Join the Snatch community to get first access to new episodes, behind the scenes content and so much more. Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale Join the Snatch community: snatch.co Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher "Top Tier Matriarch" — written and produced by Quantum PlectrumEpisode Production by KNWN 
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  Who Am I If I'm Not Carmella? 12.05.2026 17мин

  In this episode of Hot Mom Shit, I'm getting real about something I've been quietly carrying for three years: the complete unraveling of my identity. It started with a single observation from my couples therapist — that somewhere in the middle of miscarriages, pregnancies, postpartum, and two kids under two, nobody stopped to acknowledge what I had actually lost. My career. My income. My sense of self. The woman the world knew as Carmella — 12 years under contract with WWE, traveling the world, performing in front of thousands — walked away from all of it. And then became a mom. And then did it again. That's not one identity shift. That's three. All at once. And this episode is the first time I'm really saying that out loud. In this episode I chat about: What my therapist said that stopped me in my tracks 12 years as Carmella — what it gave me and what it cost me Two miscarriages, an ectopic pregnancy, and the limbo of trying to become a mom while still under contract The moment my WWE contract expired and what the finality of that felt like Going from five nights a week on the road to never leaving the house What it means to lose your financial independence — and why it's not about the purse My mom's story and why it matters What I want for myself that I couldn't name yet The Snatch community — why I built it and who it's for This one goes deep. But it ends with something that feels like the beginning of something. Join the Snatch community to get first access to new episodes, behind the scenes content and so much more. Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale Join the Snatch community: snatch.co Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher
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  Three Months Postpartum and My Husband Did What!? 08.05.2026 16мин

  Welcome to Hot Mom Sh!t — my podcast where nothing is perfectly curated and everything is real. In this first episode I am introducing the philosophy at the heart of this show: living in the and. I can love my kids fiercely and need a break from them. I can love my husband and also want to lose my mind sometimes. I can be a devoted mom and have absolutely no idea who I am outside of that role. Both things. At the same time. That is what we are doing here. I kick things off with a story that perfectly captures everything this podcast is about: the moment my husband accidentally connected his phone to the Bluetooth speaker in our home gym while my trainer was there. Three months postpartum, running on zero sleep, trying to do one good thing for myself that day — and that happened. What followed was one of the most honest conversations Matt and I have ever had, standing on the stairs in the middle of our stairwell, neither of us sitting down, both of us finally saying the thing. In this episode I cover: What "Hot Mom Shit" actually means (hint: it's not about thinking you're hot) Why women are constantly forced into one box — mom, career woman, wife — and why that's exhausting The "and" philosophy: two opposing truths can exist at the same time Why I started this podcast instead of a newsletter (sorry, newsletters) The porn/Bluetooth/trainer story in full Postpartum, body image, and not feeling like yourself What a real marriage conversation actually looks like Links: Follow me on Instagram: @theleahvandale Join the Snatch community: snatch.co Follow Snatch on Instagram: @snatchforher