Hitting the Bottle Podcast (2024)

28/07/2021

Mid-week mental health check in.

Let’s all be human together. How are you really doing today?

Reminder:
❤️ You are loved.
💛 You are cared for.
🧡 You are wanted.
💜 You are not alone.

25/07/2021

HELLO, you beautiful new faces.

I'm Sarah, 2/2 of Hitting the Bottle.

- Geriatric millennial 👵🏻
- Recently reignited my love for 🛼
- Momming solo 👩‍👦
- Slightly witchy 🧹
- Would marry my therapist if I could [should probably bring that up in our next session…] 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩
- Beginning stages of ED recovery 🍽
- Believer that it’s never too late to start ⏲
- Creative weirdo 👩🏻‍🎤
- Fighter [for what I believe in, of the patriarchy, etc.] 🥊
- Want to leave this place better than I found it 🧾

Thank you for being here with us! Introduce yourself below. 💋👇🏼

24/07/2021

Hey new faces! ✨ Allow us to reintroduce ourselves. ✨

I’m Alysia - 1/2 of HTB 🤙🏻

* 32
* she/her
* enneagram 8
* always has music playing
* loves tequila more than a friend
* will go broke dining out
* lives with wanderlust
* here for uncensored conversation
* single mom, sister, daughter and friend

HAPPY YOU’RE HERE! Say hi! ⬇️

21/07/2021

A great way to prepare yourself for parenthood is to talk to rocks because they have similar listening habits.

20/07/2021

S*x, gender + bulls**t is live ✨ For so long we’ve been separated by social constructs built by each other. To categorize, to regulate, to identify and to ultimately discriminate.

This week we sit down to talk about gender roles and their roles in our current society. Spoiler: we don’t believe in gender qualifications and don’t believe any one person must fall into any one category.

1. OF and his first break 😩
2. A BS list of gender stereotypes
3. Abigail Thorn’s Philosophy Tube on Social Constructs - *must watch!*
4. The fu***ng pink tax.
5. ❌Boys will be boys❌

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16/07/2021

Happy Friday! May there be little to no s**t thrown your way this weekend.

PS 🗣 We’re back next week for real this time and we can’t wait to sit with you!

xx

14/07/2021

POV: It’s Mental Health Check Wednesday. You’ve cued up your zoom and are staring at yourself in the screen. You’re excited. A little nervous. Your mind is buzzing with all the things you need to tell…your therapist.

The stigmas behind therapy can make it extremely hard to take that first step…
👩🏼‍⚖️People will absolutely judge me…
💔Am I broken?
🤪Does this mean that I’m ‘crazy’?
🗝I am terrified of what I will uncover…

We’re here to tell you…
🔥Therapy is FU***NG BADASS.
🔥Wanting to heal yourself is BRAVE.
🔥Taking steps to advocate for yourself is RAD.
🔥It is HARD AF but it is WORTH IT.

Wherever you are on your mental health journey - just getting on board, coasting, an absolute pro at feelings - we are so grateful that you are there. 🙏🏻

If you are thinking about therapy but feeling nervous, DM us so we can pump you the F**K up and tell you how PROUD we are of you for even thinking about it. 👏🏻

What has therapy done for you? If you haven’t yet, but want to start therapy….what’s holding you back? 👇🏼👇🏻👇🏾👇🏽👇🏿

06/07/2021

Hello Friends! 🤗

We are taking a break this week and enjoying some much needed quality/rest/family/mental-health-break time. We will be back on our bulls**t next week.🤘

What topics would YOU like to hear us cover next?! Let us know in the comments and we’ll give you a shout out on that episode! 👇🏻

Talk at you soon 💕

xo

S+A

02/07/2021

Probably the half eaten fruit snack that has attached itself to the bottom of my purse and keeps collecting other friends with its stickiness.

How about YOU!? ⬇️

29/06/2021

Today’s episode is a conversation that may be weighing heavy on many of our minds right now post-pandemic. Our bodies have endured a lot the last year and a half, and for those of us who have suffered and are suffering from Eating Disorders, it is serves as a glaring reminder that the world is still not ready to accept that diet-culture is bandwagon that needs derailed, crashed and burned.

Sarah + Alysia only scratch the surface, but want to begin a conversation that helps to destigmatize this and similar topics. Eating Disorders affect at least 5% of the population and usually start in adolescence, which means many of us are digging into resolving the trauma that caused them as adults.

If you are suffering from an ED - please know you are not alone. Sarah talks openly about her struggles today and is just beginning her long road to recovery at the age of 36. Please know we hold a safe space for you if you need it. We encourage seeking professional help, but are a part of the community here to support you and are happy to pass along resources to those who need them.

You are so much more than your body. ❤️

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25/06/2021

🚨Upbringing x Your Parenting Mojo’s course Right From The Start is now OPEN for enrollment!

‘Whether you’re expecting a baby or already into their first year, this course will help you to:

✨Understand what scientific research says about baby’s sleep, attachment, feeding and other essential topics

✨Know that you’re doing the best you can for your baby’s development

✨Find your sense of yourself again (or maintain it if you’re not yet a parent)

✨Let go of the overwhelm and worry that there isn’t enough of you to go around

✨Find support and strength in a community of like-minded parents and parents-to-be

⭐️Not just focused on quick fixes for daily challenges, this course will help you lay the critical groundwork for a lifelong relationship with your child based in trust, collaboration and respect.’

👀Scroll through to learn more about the course and read testimonials from parents who have already enrolled and then visit the link in our bio to join the community!

➡️Link in bio under “Upbringing’s Right From The Start Course”

💛Thank you for the support!

24/06/2021

✨ Reminder: you don’t owe anyone but yourself anything. Own your boundaries and if people don’t respect them, that’s even more reason to maintain that boundary. Those are the people who were benefitting you from having none.

23/06/2021

Love, marriage, horse, carriage? is live ✨
According to the Paw Research think tank, millennials are getting married less and less and the age for marriage is moving up to the late 30s early 40s. So what does it mean to us? We start off the conversation by discussing our views on marriage from childhood to today, how it’s changed, how it flows, how maybe we just want a party to celebrate ourselves but leave the legality behind. We felt cathartic after diving into our past relationships and what that means about our future ones.

However, before going into this weeks topic, it gets emotional as we talk about being happy. The internal struggle between wanting to be in the moment and embrace the feeling but expecting inevitable sadness or f**kery to come up.

1. Inspiration behind this episode by
2. The internal struggle that is happiness
3. Owen's first taste of sailing with Uncle Bri and Uncle Andrew
4. Sarah’s Manifest-station. When you aren’t sure what you want - it’s OKAY to leave it blank.
5. If you’re like us and need a diagram of the generationals, here you go.

Honestly, we just think this episode is really fu***ng good, so go download it.

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20/06/2021

To the dads, to the fathers, to the papas - the ones with us and in our hearts - and to those mamas tag teaming both roles: we see you, we’re with you and thank you.

16/06/2021

WELL summed this up better than we ever could. 👏🏻

We agree that the narrative is dangerously implying ‘hot girl* summer = skinny girl summer’ (on top of many other harmful things.) So we are going to take that back, for the girls*.

Hot girl* summer is whatever YOU want it to be. 🏝

Our hot girl* summer is the antithesis to diet culture, as we will be wearing all the bikinis - tequila and tacos in hand - exploring our s*xual confidence, digging into the hard s**t with our therapists, and generally not giving any f***s. 👙🌮💃🏼

What does your HGS look like, you hot bitch? ✨

**kdietculture

15/06/2021

S*x and confidence with Erika Eileen is live ✨ We had a fun, open, indiscreet conversation about s*x, confidence, partnerships and communication. We could’ve talked with Erika for hours - she is hilarious and uncensored and everything we love to talk about and with.

From “embarrassing” stories to tips on how to satisfy yourself and your partner, we think everyone can take something away from this conversation.

Erika is a s*x and confidence coach working through the lens of HASE (Help At Every Size) and s*x positivity. A self proclaimed basic bitch who’s the furthest thing from basic, Erika has been a s*x and confidence coach for 2 years now and has been voted as the top 10 confidence coach in Cosmopolitan.

*We lost a couple of minutes of audio towards the end of our conversation with Erika, so you’ll hear that weird transition. However, it wouldn’t be us without a technical slip and that’s showbiz, baby!

1. The stunning Erika Eileen
2. Erika’s free Spotify playlists you can find on a Spotify - she has 25 playlists and we highly suggest listening to them while you’re getting down
3. 5 easy tips to improve your s*x life from Erika
4. Sarah and Owen on their adventure hike the other day

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15/06/2021

Tomorrow’s episode we sit down with Erika Eileen of

🔥 This conversation is fun and s*xy and we had a damn good time recording it.

We touch on body confidence, normalizing s*x sounds, the importance of communication and the way society has programmed our brains to believe s*x is a bad word and that talking about it honestly is not something we do.

❌ Nothings off the table with this one.

👋🏻 Hang out with us tomorrow.

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10/06/2021

Sleep when the baby slee.....haha jk - watch movies, drink wine, sit in silence, scroll Tiktok until 3 am, get in a highspeed car chase, hop on a train and see where it takes you, live, laugh and love.

08/06/2021

Our Spill the Whine takeover with Tiffany of is live ✨

⚡️Trigger Warning: this episode contains
mentions of psychosis, hallucinations and su***de.

Tiffany’s story is so important and you’ll see why once you listen. It’s intense and sad and beautiful, and we think you’ll find a piece of yourself in her story, as we all have felt alone at one point or another, especially postpartum.

Before handing it over to Tiffany, Sarah + Alysia quickly chat about what’s been up this week. If you listened to our postpartum s*x episode, you’re going to want to see what’s changed since then. Hint: less s*x and more flirting.

1. Tiffany and her son, Ridge
2. - 6. Some truths that need paying attention to.

The conversation surrounding postpartum mental health is taboo because society has planted it in our heads and in our phones that it must be perfect in order to be “normal” or beautiful. We’re saying f**k that and let’s keep having these conversations because with every one, we’re reducing that stigma and creating safe spaces to talk about what’s really going on.

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07/06/2021

Tomorrow’s episode we pass over the reigns to Tiffany of

We heard about Tiffany and her poignant instagram account through our favorite ladies at - so you know we had to reach out to her.

Tiffany’s story is raw and vulnerable and intense in ways that ripped our hearts open.

Trigger Warning: this episode contains mentions of psychosis, hallucinations and su***de. We are in awe of Tiffany’s bravery and we’re so grateful she wanted to share her story with all of us.

We need to keep the conversation surrounding postpartum psychiatric disorders relevant so that no one ever feels alone in the fu***ng rollercoaster that is postpartum.

You’re not alone. We hear you and we love you. And we’ll see you tomorrow.

04/06/2021

Winging it: to do or try to do something without much practice or preparation.

To be honest, this is pretty much how we approached becoming parents. You can read the books, go to the classes, do the research and your kid still won’t sleep through the night, or eat the vegetables, and they might throw tantrums at the worst times.

And even though winging your eyeliner can be just as hard as raising your children, you’re kicking ass and looking great doing it.

31/05/2021

⭐️ Popular opinion: Aperol Spritz’s are delicious.
❌ Unpopular opinion: Parents should take time away from their kids to go hang by pools with their friends drinking Aperol Spritz’s.

🤔 Why is it that when it comes to parenting there are SO many opinions. Popular ones. Unpopular ones. And all of them have to be said out loud, right?

💛 You know what we think? If you have nothing nice to say, don’t say it all. And all those other cliche sayings.

Tomorrow we sit down to talk about all the opinions we’ve been told during our parenting voyage and what effect they’ve had on our emotional well being.

See you tomorrow 💛

28/05/2021

✨ Cocktails + Questions with Hannah + Kelty is live! We were so excited to sit back down with the wonderful ladies of .co this week.

🌈 They are in the final stages of releasing a course catered to parents and the baby stage aptly named, “Right From The Start”. For first time parents to veteran parents, this course has information routed in research with an inclusive approach.

🌈 Upbringing is giving our listeners a free downloadable roadmap that outlines what the course entails. The link will be live in our bio by end of day, and we HIGHLY suggest giving it a look over. This course is a great gift for your friends having babies or to give yourself even if you’re on your third kid and they’re past the baby stage. We honestly think every parents at whatever stage can benefit from the course.

💛 This conversation was fun as usual with H+K and we’re so happy to be creating content with them again.
🤫 PSSST there’s more to come with these amazing women.

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27/05/2021

Not quite to the toddler stage and already find parenting hard as f*ck? Been there.

It’s incredibly challenging, Right From the Start. Tomorrow we catch up with Hannah + Kelty of .co and touch on their new course which is dedicated to helping new (and veteran) parents raise babies. They touch on many things we wish we would have known in those first couple years - and all of those things we can still apply to raising our toddlers and beyond.

🎧 Tune in tomorrow to hear some great advice, all about the new course and their partnership with + some relatable anecdotes we know you will appreciate. Our community will also have access to a special roadmap that outlines the course so you can check out if it’s right for you. 🗺

Sit with us tomorrow! 🪑

26/05/2021

We’ve been so busy this month while we’re here together and we are working on such great stuff for you guys, but we wanted to take a deep breath and just say thank you.

💛 It’s been 6 months you’ve been with us (some longer, some shorter) but however long you’ve been sitting with us, we thank you and appreciate you.

👯‍♀️ We started this podcast as a way to destroy the taboo topics us as parents hide in fear of speaking about. We’ve built that community and are continuing to expand it thanks to you. Yes you! Thank YOU!

✨ But stay tuned. We’ve got a lot of great guests and discussions coming up we know you’ll be excited about, like a body confidence/s*x coach...you know we have ALL the questions.

How are you guys enjoying following along with HTB so far!?

26/05/2021

We know it’s Tuesday and you
know we already told you this week’s episode airs Friday, BUT we couldn’t leave you completely hanging.
Here are a few of our favorite episodes to date. Starting of course with Mary’s Bloody Show (our baby!)

We encourage you to go back and listen to these ones if you haven’t already. They mean a lot to us and so do YOU.

MBS: On Mary's Bloody Show, you will hear all about Sarah's beautiful first moments with Foxy, Alysia's streak of luck with anesthetics, a super special Spill the Whine birth story submitted by , and oh. so. much. more

MIFLAP: When did you feel it? Was there a moment you thought this is IT?
Describing the love we feel for our children is a heavy load. Turns out - it is really emotional to talk about and close to impossible to describe. Alysia uses the world ‘heartbreaking’ - and truly nothing is more accurate.
Adding "parent" to the list of who we are is surreal and complicated. Pour a drink and sit with us while we cry about it and hear a heartwarming Spill the Whine from

19/05/2021

✨Mid-week Mental Health Check✨

Unplug. 🔌 Your phone. Your computer. Your mind.

Your mind is like the battery of your body. It needs a break. It needs to be recharged. Your car can't carry passengers with a dead battery - and neither can you.

We're halfway through the week and June is on the horizon - some of us may be feeling pretty drained. We see you and know how hard it can be running on empty.

Bringing back our 'how are you really?!' scale. 1-10 or a simple emoji will do.

This week for us:
Sarah - 👌🏻
Alysia - 7

How are you feeling? ❤️

18/05/2021

looking at you like have you downloaded today’s episode yet?
we sit down with of The M**f Podcast to discuss the many different ways we approach our s*xuality. from childhood to postpartum, we each share our paths to finding what pleases us, what doesn’t and what steps we’ve taken to be satisfied both with ourselves and a partner. so rather than allowing society to continue shrouding us in shame when speaking about s*xuality, we’re fu***ng talking about it.
it’s an interesting conversation and i think many of our listeners will find a piece or all of it that they resonate with.
link in my bio or

18/05/2021

We're doing it - we're talking about s*x! Episode 25 is about s*x postpartum - and we sat with of The M**f Podcast to dig in. Our bodies, emotions and s*x drive ebb and flow postpartum - and it's so important to listen to what they are telling you. Try to give yourself grace and release the pressure to jump in the sack too soon.

We also touch on s*x and the societal pressures we've felt growing up, how we get to change our narrative as we get older, dating after children, and more.

1. The M**F Podcast with Chelsey and Shelbi.
2. Chelsey and her son River.
3. Just one example of the kind of men Sarah was up againston her Tinder journey.🍒🍆
4. The Museum of Death in Los Angeles. 💀
5. David Černy's intriguing metal baby installation across from Alysia + Sarah's hotel room.
6. Postpartum s*x is not one size fits all.
7. Don’t forget! When you join our Patreon for just $5/month you get all the behind the scenes + bonus content PLUS 20% off all MERCH through May 31.

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17/05/2021

Tomorrow’s episode we meet up with Chelsey of The M**f Podcast. That’s Mom I’d Like To Friend to you.

This episode started off being a way for us to discuss our different experiences with postpartum s*x but turned into a conversation between three women in different stages expressing their feelings about s*xuality and the female body postpartum - a place we found ourselves on equal ground.

Tune in tomorrow, we’ll see you then. 😘

✨ All that Sarah wants for her birthday is for you rate, review and subscribe, so if I were you, I’d do it.

17/05/2021

🎉 IT’S HER BIRTHDAY SO LET’S PARTY EVERYONE 🎉

🥂Cheers to the lady who, without whom, we wouldn’t have this little baby of ours we call Hitting the Bottle!

We celebrate your creative mind, kind heart and strength. You deserve all the good things life has to offer and I hope that today is filled with all of it.

Some facts about Sarah. Or are they? 3 truths + 1 lie, let us know below which one you think is the lie.

1. She was a bartender and it was her favorite job she’s had.
2. She was in a sorority and has two degrees.
3. She is good with one kid.
4. Chelsea Handler once told her a story about Janice Dickenson stealing cheese from a party.

Then go wish this queen a happy fu***ng birthday.
We love her. ❤️

-A

15/05/2021

Are you more an Alysia or a Sarah?

🤷🏼‍♀️

14/05/2021

Hey you! Are you nervous with the news coming out about not having to wear a mask if you’re vaccinated?

Are you worried someone might think you’re an anti-masker and you want to be clear you’re just vaccinated?

We have the solution! 🧑🏼‍🔬

While this has absolutely nothing to do with the podcast, we wanted to create these t-shirts for all you vaccinated babes.

💥Live in the shop tomorrow - link in bio!

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