{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6272c7749828fb0014bd4b89/644988fd9a16780011863847?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Season 8, Episode 112, \"But You'd Be a Great Mom!\"; Guest: Hollie Brubaker; Wine: 2020 Chateau Puyanche","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6272c7749828fb0014bd4b89/1682541652470-b075a00750364bd07325f18156bc02e7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Michelle and Emily welcome two-time Emmy award-winning news producer and filmmaker, Hollie Brubaker, to the podcast. After a brief discussion on what exactly is Lychee, they jump into a fascinating and engaging discussion about Hollie's short film, \"But You'd Be a Great Mom!\". Hollie shares her intimate, personal journey through fertility treatments to trying to become a foster parent, to accepting and embracing her life without children. They talk about how society perception of women as only being true, whole women when they have children.</p><p><br></p><p>They explore the pitfalls of medical science in infertility treatment and how people feel they HAVE to do it because it is available. Hollie shares a list of physical and emotional pains that people often experience during treatment and the pressure of it's all worth it because you have to do everything to have a baby. </p><p><br></p><p>They talk about the expectations society puts on women regarding having children and how scary it is to walk the path that differs from the expectations.</p><p><br></p><p>As Hollie says, \"There is so much beauty in the world, that we get to be a part of in life and how dare we look at others and say I want that instead of looking at our own lives and relishing in what is beautiful about our lives.\"</p><p><br></p><p>They wrap the episode taking stock of what is beautiful in their lives. Send us an email of what you find beautiful in your life! cliterallyspeakingpodcast@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>You can find Hollie here - IG @holliewood801 </p><p><br></p><p>Screening of the \"But You'd Be a Great Mom\"  at the Ethical Society in St. Louis on August 6th, 2023.</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you for listening and subscribing to Cliterally Speaking the Podcast. Visit our website: www.cliterallyspeakingpodcast.com</p><p>Facebook: @cspeakpodcast</p><p>Instagram: @cliterallyspeakingthepodcast</p><p>Twitter: @cliterallyspea1</p><p>Please call our comment line: 812-727-0794</p><p>Watch our youtube channel (Cliterally Speaking the Podcast) for all the behind the scenes discussions during our recording sessions. Our Patreon site is up - visit it here - http://bit.ly/32uOnVT</p>","author_name":"Michelle Dougherty and Emily Lane"}