Hosted by Samantha Strom, Zara Hanawalt · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 83 episodes
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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
Samantha Strom, Zara Hanawalt hosts Do you want the truth?, a kids show with 83 episodes published.
Send us Fan Mail Episode Summary Sam, Zara, and guest Katie Beach (@ katiebeach , content creator and co-host of Just Us Girls ) go deep on the Summer House three-part reunion — and they are not letting anyone off easy.
Send us Fan Mail This week, Sam and Zara are calling everyone out. Everlane built their whole brand on sustainability — then sold to Shein for $100M. Summer House editors have been leading us to believe that Kyle's the o
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Sam & Zara break down our real experience at Mom 2.0 —from imposter syndrome and “blogger energy” to the surprising moments that actually felt empowering and healing. Then we get into th
Send us Fan Mail You can feel it in families right now: everyone is tired, kids are wired, and a simple “How was school?” gets you absolutely nowhere. We sit down with Gayle Alexander, a licensed professional counselor w
Send us Fan Mail The internet doesn’t just “share” your child. It archives them, copies them, and can weaponize them. We’re joined by journalist Fortesa, author of Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Chi
Send us Fan Mail In this raw, wide-ranging Pop Culture Mom Talk episode, Sam and Zara are joined by new co-host Rachel Gibbs (@rachonlife) for an unfiltered conversation about what’s flooding women’s algorithms — and why
Send us Fan Mail A high-pressure desk at JP Morgan. A meal-prep side account called Freckled Foodie. A car accident that made everything loud and urgent. Cameron Rogers takes us through the leap from finance to full-time
Send us Fan Mail From Blake Lively to Bank Accounts: Casting Kids, Quitting Hollywood & Making Money Online What happens when a former Hollywood casting director walks away from Disney, kid actors, and a very dark indust
Send us Fan Mail Parenthood didn’t just change our guest’s calendar; it rewired her relationship with work. Kaleana Quibell spent years inside Bay Area benefits, rolling out wellness, mental health, and family programs f
Send us Fan Mail The cracks in the system aren’t hairline—they’re chasms you feel every school morning and late-night Slack. We sit down with filmmaker and producer Melissa Panzer (WABE’s The Work Behind the Work) to unp
Send us Fan Mail What if your child isn’t “difficult” — just wired differently? In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Jessie Stern , assistant professor of psychology at Pomona College and co-author of Beyond Difficult ,
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with Olivia Howell , CEO and co-founder of Fresh Starts , the world’s first divorce registry and divorce education platform, to talk honestly about divorce, emotional abuse,
Send us Fan Mail From NICU trauma to a homestead with donkeys—and a construction empire bringing in $6 million in a single month. Angela Artymovich’s story is the kind of entrepreneurial rollercoaster moms rarely get to
Send us Fan Mail In today’s conversation, we sit down with clinical psychologist Dr. Rachel ( @drrachelnyc ) to unpack something so many of us wrestle with but rarely name out loud: food noise —that constant mental chatt
Send us Fan Mail A quiet panic at the hospital exit changed everything. Michelle thought she had done everything right—researched the “best” infant seat, checked every box—and still drove away with a major mistake she di
Send us Fan Mail What happens when a parenting journalist becomes a parent and the plan falls apart mid-pregnancy? Julia Dennison joins us with a story that’s equal parts raw and reassuring: an affair discovered while ex
Send us Fan Mail Forget the viral outfits—this conversation goes inside the daily decisions that shape a family. We welcome Brandon Morgan, a stay-at-home dad in LA, to talk about the real work of leading from the backgr
Send us Fan Mail What happens when a proudly private Gen X attorney agrees to become a mom—not because she always wanted to, but because it mattered to her partner? In this episode, we sit down with L, aka @notactuallygo
Send us Fan Mail A positive pregnancy test felt like the start of a familiar story—until Alison Beder Soloway couldn’t breathe at 32 weeks and doctors discovered heart failure linked to HHT. That moment rewrote everythin
Send us Fan Mail Ever watched a baby rock on all fours and wondered whether to cheer or worry? We sit down with pediatric physical therapist Dr. Allison Mell—founder of Tots on Target and mom of four, including twins—to
Emma Grede
author of Start With Yourself: A New Vision for Work and Life · Wall Street Journal
1 appearance on this show
Fortesa Latifi
author of Like, Follow, Subscribe: The Cost of a Childhood Online · Yahoo News
1 appearance on this show
Cameron Rogers
founder and host of the Conversations with Cam podcast · Ellevest
1 appearance on this show
Olivia Howell
Co-Founder & CEO · Fresh Starts Registry
2 appearances on this show
Dr. Rachel Goldman
clinical psychologist and assistant professor · NYU Grossman School of Medicine
1 appearance on this show
Allison Mell
pediatric physical therapist, founder of Tots on Target · Tots on Target
1 appearance on this show
Reshma Saujani
CEO/Founder of Moms First & Girls Who Code · Marshall Plan for Moms
1 appearance on this show
Tovah Klein
psychology professor and author · Barnard College
1 appearance on this show
Neha Ruch
Author of ‘The Power Pause’ · Mother Untitled
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Jessica Zucker
psychologist specializing in women's reproductive and maternal mental health · Eastridge Workforce Solutions
1 appearance on this show
Kylie Kelce
1 appearance on this show
Christine Landis
CEO · Proxy by Peacock Parent
1 appearance on this show
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