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Kelly Brabants Gallo on Starting Over After a Breakup, Part 1 | 33 Jan 31, 2024

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Starting over at 31 wasn’t the plan. Kelly Brabants Gallo joins Bad Wives Club to talk about rebuilding after a breakup, finding love, and realizing your next chapter can look completely different from your last.

SPECIAL GUEST: Kelly Brabants Gallo, founder and CEO of Booty By Brabants and Body By Brabants

Kelly is Liz’s sister, our best friend, and a Boston entrepreneur whose size-inclusive athleisure brand grew out of her own experience with body image.

This episode of Bad Wives Club covers:
• Starting over after a breakup at 31 and rebuilding self-belief
• Meeting her husband and knowing he was “the one”
• Deciding when to start a family and her pregnancy experience at the time
• Body dysmorphia and the inspiration behind Booty By Brabants

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Kelly Brabants Gallo on Body Image, Pregnancy & Therapy, Part 2 | 34

ARCHIVE NOTE
Originally published January 31, 2024. Pregnancy references reflect Kelly's experience at the time of recording. This conversation includes mentions of body dysmorphia.

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Episode 32: Self care, what we *actually do* and overcoming resentment Jan 17, 2024

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Today we dig into a ton of different topics! It's Libby's Birthday and she's getting ready to take the kids to Disney World. We explain why we take the title as "Bad Wives" and the roles our husbands play. We acknowledge our husbands love languages and talk about how we show appreciation and also possible resentments that build up in marriages. Liz explains how reading has become her version of self care while Laura focuses on relationships and Libby no longer people pleasing. We touch upon the "D" word, divorce, and we question, do opposites attract? We wrap up with a quick bio of what we do professionally and what a typical day in the life is as Liz, Libby and Laura.

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Episode 31: Helicopter Wives Jan 10, 2024

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Are you a control freak when it comes to the kids lunches, their outfits, packing for trips, scheduling their day, and delegating chores around the house to Dad? If you answered yes, you're a HELICOPTER WIFE. We're not so sure it's a terrible thing....but maybe we should put a little more trust in the Dads that they can get shit done without our psycho supervision! Yes, we like things done a certain way, but we're learning to let things go and give our husbands more credit that they can handle chaos just as good, even if it looks different to how we handle it.

On todays episode, we discuss the old fashioned "gender norms" and the roles husbands/wives and mom/dads played, and how our families function in the modern day (AKA the bad wives, where our marriages are 50/50!) The three of us vent about recent arguments between our spouses (not everything is always as peachy as you see on instagram) and how we run a household where efforts are equal in all categories. At the end, we get a little house renovation update from Libby!

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Episode 30: BYE 2023! Jan 09, 2024

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Happy New Years, BWC fam! We're back with a fun new episode where we recap our holiday break. Libby explores LEGO Discovery Center Boston with Joseph where they have everything from rides to a LEGO 4D Cinema. Liz and Laura break down their NYC trip with their families starting with The Christmas Spectacular at Radio City followed by lunch and The Sugar Factory and then The Sloomoo Institute where they make our own slime. Feeling greatful we talk about what we're bringing into 2024. But before we dive into all that - we got into a random but interesting conversation about boy/girl dynamics, how our children perceive same-sex couples, and breaking the "stigma" of what toys and activities are typically gender labeled. We also discuss the toxicity of not only children and technology, but us parents being addicted! Let's break some bad habits in 2024 and have more "no phone" zones.

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Episode 29: Q&A from Santa to Strip Clubs Dec 20, 2023

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We love a Q&A episode! We're answering a handful of great questions you all submitted, covering some baby mama talk about temper tantrums and keeping busy in the winter months, upcoming holidays, dating advice (specifically our take on friends with benefits & cheaters...!), wedding planning, dealing with inflation, prioritizing the important people in your life, self care, and last but not least, STRIP CLUBS.

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Episode 28: What to expect in the first year Dec 13, 2023

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It's hard to believe that our babies are already ONE! Delilah and Rocco just turned one, so we're reflecting back on this past year by discussing our biggest challenges, what we've learned, our favorite stages, and our best advice for expecting first time moms. We talk about timing of milestones (or lack thereof LOL) and trending things we did and didn't do with our little ones, such as baby lead weaning. We also talk about our experiences on introducing siblings and our different views hospital visits. We give a gentle reminder that all babies are SO different! Do what works best for you and your baby, don't let what you see other babies, or what social media is telling you your baby should be doing, get to your head. You're doing amazing!

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Episode 27: What we take vs. leave from our parents' parenting styles Dec 06, 2023

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Let's start off by saying we had the BEST upbringings and wouldn't change it for the world. However, we're raising children in a completely different time, which calls for some change! Today the three of us share a little insight on our upbringings and what we really valued that we'll carry on with our own. We talk about everything from gentle parenting, disciplining in public, sticking with sports/activities, "empty threats," daycare, and so much more. We learn something new everyday, and have so much respect for all the mamas out there no matter what your style may be!

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Episode 26: We are never truly alone with Spirit Tiff Nov 29, 2023

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Today we discuss the spiritual, physical & emotional sides of grief. If you’re feeling the weight during this holiday season & missing a loved one, our hearts truly go out to you. As @spirittiff says, you are never truly alone. Today we have Tiffany Rice (aka @spirittiff) to help us navigate grief during this holiday season.

Spirit Tiff has an incredible ability to connect with loved ones in spirit. She’s dedicated her life’s work to provide this healing modality of comfort and validation to those going through grief. If you’re interested in reaching out to Tiff, her website is https://www.tiffanyrice.com/

In this episode you’ll hear Liz, Laura and Libby admit to their skeptisms on connecting with the other side, discussion on the stages and “tools” to navigate grief, and how to explain someone’s passing to our children.

Part 2 of this episode starts at minute 31, where Liz sits down with her cousin, Jill Hovanasian, who is the Manager of the MA & NH Alzheimer’s Association helpline program. Liz’s mother in law, Cathy, passed away at the beginning of 2023 due to early onset Alzheimer’s. It’s their first holiday season without her, so the two snuck away during Thanksgiving to have a warm and comforting conversation on Cathy’s legacy, and Jill provides tips & advice for caregivers, friends and loved ones affected by this disease. If you’re looking for more resources, check out this resource page here: https://www.alz.org/help-support/resources/kids-teens
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Episode 25: HOT TAKES part 2! Nov 22, 2023

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We're back with part 2 of our Friday game night recording with our two guests, Kristen & Jeff! We were having too much fun, so we had to continue on with these hot takes while the pumpkin beers were flowin!

HOT TAKES!

1. Workplace dating is appropriate

2. Someone calling their boyfriend "daddy" is creepy

3. Money can buy you happiness

4.Marriage proposals should not be done in public

5. It's unmanly to cry

6. Everyone has a soulmate (Laura has us LOL'ing with her theory that there's a lid for every pot!)

7. Butts or Boobs

8. Cancel Culture is toxic

9. Kids on social media before the age of 12

We also go off the handles (no idea how we got there) and talk about life longevity and the blue zones around the world!

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Episode 24: HOT TAKES Part 1! Nov 15, 2023

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You know we love a Friday night recording! We have TWO guests joining us for this hilarious game night, Jeff Fragala and Kristen Anastos, Liz's husband and sister! We answer the following hot takes, which will either make you LOL with the stories we share or think "hmmm" with the perspectives given. We had way too much fun with this game so we kept it going and delivering it in two parts!

HOT TAKES! 1. men have it easier than women 2. The skincare industry is a scam 3. Liking someone’s thirst trap on Instagram is a form of cheating 4. Baths are gross 5. How do you pronounce…. This one will make you LOL

6. Football is the best sport to watch live 7. Birth order - youngest middle oldest effects personality

8. Going through your partners phone is wrong (Jeff also defends his whole phone tracking situations!).

9. Arguments actually bring you closer in a relationship 10. Movies are better than books 11. Posting selfies of just yourself is conceited

The App that Jeff suggests for looking into food and product ingredients is ⁠YUKA ⁠& his favorite products are linked here!

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