Marriage and Martinis Danielle & Adam

When Danielle discovered Dr. Kat, she knew she needed to have her on to ask her about so many recent revelations she’s had about her personal experience with perinatal OCD, birth trauma, and postpartum depression. As Danielle learns more and unpacks an experience she had almost 20 years ago, she can’t help but wish she could go back and tell her younger self so many things. She can’t, but she can ask the questions for the women who may encounter (or have encountered) similar issues during their pregnancies. This conversation is one that should be listened to be everyone, regardless of gender, marital and parenting status, and whether or not people personally deal with issues with perinatal Mental Health….it absolutely should be on EVERYONE’S radar. Danielle and Dr Kat discuss:
⁃What exactly does the term “perinatal mental health” encompass?
⁃Are there regulations in place to ensure that OBGYNs are educated on modern discourse concerning PMH?
⁃What are Dr Kat’s thoughts about waiting three months to tell people you’re pregnant?
⁃What necessary questions would she tell every couple (or single human looking to get pregnant) to ask prospective OBGYN’s before choosing a physician?
⁃What might be some prior warning signs that someone might encounter issues with perinatal mental health?
⁃What exactly is a “birth trauma,” and how does a woman know whether or not she went through one?
⁃What does Dr. Kat want every person to know about perinatal mental health and how you can help someone who might be experiencing it in some way? 
Make sure you follow Dr. Kat on IG at @momandmind and listen to her podcast Mom and Mind wherever you get podcasts.

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In what will most likely be the most honest conversation about masturbation you've ever heard a real couple have, Adam and Danielle answer every question you've been wanting to ask about self pleasure. The two discuss the first time they each discovered they were capable of achieving orgasm without a partner, and how their experiences with masturbation have continued throughout the years. Some extremely open and raw discussions include:

What are each of their routines before and following sessions of masturbation.Danielle asks Adam what his feelings are about mutual self-pleasure, and shares her past experiences.Adam discusses why he rarely makes time for self-pleasure, and what the circumstances are when he does.Danielle talks about why self-pleasure is one way women are absolutely the "luckier" gender.The two discuss sex toys such as "the fleshlight," "the stroker," vibrators," and "extra large replicas of the make sexual anatomy.Danielle asks Adam if he would ever experiment with Prostate play.The two, for the first time, reveal their fantasies during self-pleasure and why it's been such a questionable topic in the past.
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Listeners always ask Danielle and Adam to do an episode with their three kids, asking what it's like to have them as parents, and to have the podcast out there in the world for all to hear. Finally, the time has come for Danielle and Adam to sit down with each kid, individually, (Mia 18, Ean 16, and Jonah 12) to discuss all the questions about life with Danielle and Adam. Some questions include:

What are the best and worst things about having them as parentsIn what ways are Danielle and Adam "abnormal" parentsIn what ways has the podcast impacted their lives?What do they think the podcast is really about?What do they really think about Danielle's recent boudoir shoot?What do they think Danielle and Adam will be like as grandparents?And so much more!!
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In this episode, Danielle sits down with the amazing boudoir photographer, Evgenia Ribinik, to hear all about what it's like to be a part of such an intimate, momentous experience from the other side of the camera. The two discuss:

How Evgenia first got into boudoir photography.What Evgenia wants each person who enters her studio to learn and better understand about themself.The different reasons why women commit to having a Boudoir shoot, and why they feel they need to have this specific experience.How shooting couples in this intimate manner is different from shooting a woman or women.Do men usually respond differently to the photo shoot, and in what ways?What does she want her daughters to know about her work and why it's important?How this journey has bonded Danielle and Evgenia in a very unique and powerful way.
To check out Evgenia's amazing work, visit her website.
Make sure to follow her on instagram at @evgeniaribinikstudios
To read Danielle's latest blog about her experience, click here.

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In this rollercoaster of an episode, Adam and Danielle get into a REAL conversation about what is still missing in the conversation about body image. Adam is honest about his thoughts on Danielle's weight gain, and the two get down and dirty about why they're both a little petrified for the future. Danielle reveals why she often wonders if she's "broken," and Adam reveals why he's been able to step up in a way he never has before. Plus, Adam hilariously throws Danielle under the bus concerning all of the ridiculous things she did while high, and Danielle calls Adam out on his "conditional love." Plus, what's with all the insane, recent orgasms?
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In this follow up episode from Danielle's Boudoir shoot, Adam and Danielle discuss how it felt to finally see the pictures, and how they handled posting pictures that most suburban moms don't reveal to over half a million people. What did Danielle say to her 15 year old son and how did that discussion go? How did she prepare people like her mother-in-law and others whom she was worried might feel uncomfortable with the situation? How did Adam react initially, and what was his ultimate takeaway from the whole experience? Plus, the two discuss:
Why is Danielle finally ready to reveal her size when she never has been before?An honest talk about period sex and why it's turned complicated with perimenopause.What negative comments did Danielle receive and how did she respond?How has this whole experience affected her confidence?What did guilt cause Danielle to do in the midst of all of this excitement?What would Adam like them to do as a couple that will even further their connection and sex life?Why was this one of the most memorable experiences Danielle has ever had?
don't forget to follow Danielle's new hero @evginiaribinikstudios

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