Balance is BS w/ Danielle Brooks

In this powerful episode, marketing executive Amy Elisa Jackson joins for a poignant discussion on loss. Jackson shares her unique experience with postmortem sperm retrieval and her attempts to conceive a child with her late husband. This is an episode for anyone who has experienced pregnancy loss, for those who love them, and for anyone who wants to understand how to hold space for this unique kind of grief.

Dating can be daunting. And for Black women especially it can be difficult to find a partner who not only meets all your needs, but who could also make a great parent. Television host and lawyer Eboni K. Williams joins the show and talks candidly about why she chose to become a mother solo and how it has made dating more fun.

Pregnant Pause goes live for the first time in partnership with Baby Dove. On this episode, we talk all things nesting — the mysterious and powerful urge that many expectant parents feel as their due date approaches — with midwife and doula Nicole Deggins. What really has to be done before baby arrives? What products do you actually need? And what can the village look like in this day and age as more moms report feeling lonely and unprepared for parenthood?

The bond with your child evolves dramatically during the teenage years. In this episode, we're exploring the shifting dynamics between parents and their teens with real estate entrepreneur, host and designer Egypt Sherrod. We discuss how to foster open communication, set healthy boundaries, and support your teenager as they navigate their identity and the complexities of the world. We share strategies for building trust, understanding their perspectives, and surviving this stage of parenthood.

Reaching the stage of parenthood where your kids are heading to school can be incredibly overwhelming and daunting. From finding the right school environment to packing a lunch and deciphering all the new school tech, we chat with Kahlana Barfield Brown to help get parents prepared to send their babies into their next stage.

Starting a family can feel like a race against the clock, especially when professional and personal milestones play a major role. Entrepreneur and creator Alex Hill joins this episode to share her personal egg-freezing journey and how her career and dating life led to her ultimate decision.

Black women are almost twice as likely as white women to experience fertility challenges, but half as likely to seek medical treatment. Lauren Speed-Hamilton joins this episode, to share her journey to getting pregnant, navigating the loss of her father and whether or not she thinks Black women can find love on reality TV.

Myleik Teele joins this episode and dives headfirst into the exhilarating, and often expensive world of raising little ones. From the daunting search for quality daycare, to the ever-present question of "how are we going to afford this?!" – Teele shares tips and tricks of how not to go broke after having kids.

Danielle Brooks joins us in this episode to share how she went from focusing solely on her career to becoming a mother and how she’s balancing her busy schedule while still prioritizing her daughter.

The Pregnant Pause Podcast is a show for Black women at the intersection of ambition and motherhood, exploring all the factors that go into deciding to (or deciding not to) start a family. Hosted by Danielle Cadet, Pregnant Pause provides a safe space for Black women who are actively pursuing their professional ambitions while navigating family planning. The Pregnant Pause podcast is a place where Black women can be honest, be heard and be in community with women like them.