Busy Philipps has spent nearly three decades in Hollywood — but some of her biggest revelations have happened off-screen. In this episode of The Motherly Podcast, the actress and mom of two opens up about her late ADHD diagnosis, what it felt like to send her daughter to boarding school in Sweden at fifteen, and why she believes the greatest gift you can give your kids is being your truest self.
Sponsored by Maia Milk: Tara Overton went into motherhood as a self-described planner — and new motherhood humbled her fast. As COO of Ni-Q and Maia Milk, she'd spent years working with overproducing donor moms before becoming a low-supply mom herself. In this episode of The Motherly Podcast, Tara opens up about what it felt like when her body didn't cooperate, how she traded her expectations for grace, and what it really takes to get freeze-dried donor breast milk safely from one mom's body to another family's diaper bag. Plus: why she's adamant that Maia Milk should be seen as just another option — never another reason to feel guilty.
Tay Lautner passed her nursing boards in February 2020 — and was a COVID nurse by the end of that year. What followed was burnout, a PTSD diagnosis, and a mental health journey that eventually became a platform, a nonprofit, and a podcast called The Squeeze. Now she's pregnant with her first child, a girl, and thinking deeply about how everything she's learned about healing, self-care, and asking for help will shape the mother she wants to become. On this episode of The Motherly Podcast, she joins Liz for an honest conversation about the first trimester nobody warned her about, what it took to leave the hospital for good, and why she's actually excited for her daughter to watch her work.
