Mood and Brood

Mood and Brood is a podcast about the real emotional experience of becoming a parent. Hosted by perinatal therapist Allie Barker, this show explores the honest, messy, meaningful, and often unspoken parts of pregnancy, postpartum, relationships, mental health, identity shifts, and modern parenthood. Through a blend of expert insight, real stories, reflective conversations, and gentle humor, Mood and Brood creates space for the emotional realities many parents experience but rarely talk about openly. Because becoming a parent changes more than your sleep schedule—it changes your relationships, your identity, your emotional world, and the way you see yourself. This podcast exists to bridge the gap between expectation and reality while helping parents feel less alone in everything in between. Whether you’re pregnant, postpartum, trying to conceive, or deep in the evolving process of parenthood, Mood and Brood is here to offer connection, validation, emotional honesty, and conversations that remind you there is nothing wrong with your experience being complex. New episodes bi-weekly. Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, medical care, or individualized mental health treatment.