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5 min read“Every single person I found out was pregnant… whether it was my best friend or a celebrity… I remember finding out Rihanna was pregnant and being very upset. Another one. Another one.”
That is how co-host Jordana Abraham describes what it felt like to struggle with infertility while everyone around her seemed to get pregnant effortlessly. In this episode of Oversharing, she and clinical psychologist Dr. Naomi Bernstein take listener emails on three distinct but emotionally layered topics: managing mom rage without losing yourself, telling a close friend about a pregnancy when she’s been trying to conceive for years, and committing to a scary-but-potentially-life-changing medical treatment for acne. The throughline is how to navigate difficult conversations—with yourself, your partner, your friends, and your own body—without shame piling on top of already hard feelings.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Ad Break** - Rocket Mortgage and Mobile One advertisements.
- 2 (00:48) **Show Intro & Instagram Algorithm Reset** - Jordana and Naomi discuss how to reset your social media algorithm for a fresh perspective.
- 3 (05:28) **Email #1: Managing "Mom Rage"** - A stay-at-home mom of three seeks advice on not losing her cool with her kids during the chaotic evening hours.
- 4 (21:52) **Ad Break** - Rocket Mortgage and Hulu's "FX's Adults" advertisements.
- 5 (23:05) **Email #2: Announcing Pregnancy to a Friend with Infertility** - A listener who got pregnant unexpectedly asks how to tell her best friend who has been struggling with infertility.
- 6 (30:53) **Email #3: Acne & Committing to Accutane** - A listener asks for an intention to help her commit to starting Accutane after years of struggling with acne.
- 7 (40:41) **Email #4: Trigger - Not Being Thanked for the Bill** - A woman is annoyed that when she and her husband pay for family dinners, only her husband gets thanked.
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Show Notes
This week on Oversharing, Jordana and Dr. Naomi are clearing out their algorithms, and maybe a little mental clutter along the way. They start with a listener struggling with mom rage, parental burnout, and the guilt of hitting her limit, and discuss why lowering the bar can sometimes be the healthiest thing you can do. Then, a newly pregnant Betchisist wonders how to share pregnancy news with a best friend struggling with infertility without expecting her to fake an excited reaction. An Intention tackles acne insecurity, self-acceptance, and the anxiety around starting Accutane, especially when a scary treatment could finally bring some much-needed relief. In Triggered, a listener with combined finances in her marriage wants to know why her husband gets all the credit when their money picks up the dinner bill. Finally, Jordana and Dr. Naomi debate a surprisingly complicated question: Is volunteering still a good deed if you’re only doing it for your résumé?
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