BDA Baby (Before, During and After Baby) cover art

BDA Baby (Before, During and After Baby)

BDA Baby (Before, During and After Baby)

Written by: Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt
Listen for free

BDA Baby™ (Before, During & After Baby) is an interview-based series hosted by New York Times bestselling author, mother, wife and advocate, Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt. Each week, Katherine has meaningful conversations with experts, notable specialists, and friends, covering topics that resonate with the BDA Baby community surrounding pregnancy, sex, partner relationships, birth experiences, fertility challenges, health and wellness, and so much more. Hygiene & Healthy Living Parenting Relationships Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Parenting as a Calming Force & Staying Connected Through Chaos with Nick & Natalie Viall

    Parenting as a Calming Force & Staying Connected Through Chaos with Nick & Natalie Viall
    May 28 2026

    Nick and Natalie Viall have been busy — building businesses together, growing their family and navigating it all very publicly. The couple, who share daughter River Rose, and are now expecting twin girls, open up about the highs and lows of expanding their family and how their relationship has evolved through every stage. One of the biggest surprises? Nick, who has always described himself as anxious, talks about how fatherhood has actually become a calming force in his life.

    We also dive into Nick and Natalie’s parenting styles, what they’ve learned from their own parents, and how they’re bringing those lessons into their relationship and family today. Sharing marriage, parenting and fertility struggles publicly is never easy, but Nick and Natalie hope their honesty can help other couples feel less alone — and show that it’s possible to maintain a strong partnership even in the middle of the chaos.

    Please join us on YouTube for our full conversation and many more on video!
    Show More Show Less
    32 mins
  • Helping Moms with Sunny Chen of Health Mothers Healthy Babies Hawaii

    Helping Moms with Sunny Chen of Health Mothers Healthy Babies Hawaii
    May 25 2026
    This episode was recorded in the aftermath of the 2023 Maui Wildfires.
    In this episode, Sunny Chen of Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Hawaii joined us to share vital information in the aftermath of the 2023 Maui Wildfires. Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Hawaii was and still is doing important work to support mothers and babies in Hawaii. Whether it’s disaster relief or birth support and education, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies is there to help those in need.
    Learn more about Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Hawaii here: https://www.hmhb-hawaii.org/
    Please join us on YouTube for our full conversation and many more on video!
    Show More Show Less
    26 mins
  • Poppi Founder Allison Ellsworth on Mom Guilt, Marriage & Building a Billion Dollar Brand

    Poppi Founder Allison Ellsworth on Mom Guilt, Marriage & Building a Billion Dollar Brand
    May 22 2026
    As the creator of Poppi, Allison Ellsworth has had to learn how to balance both motherhood and running an ultra-successful business. Today, she shares some of what she’s learned along the way and whether or not there is such thing as balance in our next installment of The Ultimate Unbalancing Act, our four-part series with Yahoo.
    Allison walks us through her business journey from starting Poppi to pitching the brand on Shark Tank while pregnant. She also explains her philosophy that there is no such thing as balance when starting a business and making it successful. Eventually, she had to build in time to prioritize her family and the things she loved. Allison is up front about the hard work it takes to build a brand as big a Poppi and is open about the work she put in; she even brought her baby to meetings! For anyone looking to start a business and wondering how to balance it all, Allison offers a unique perspective that maybe there is no such thing as balance, and that’s okay.

    Please join us on YouTube for our full conversation and many more on video!
    Show More Show Less
    32 mins
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_c
No reviews yet