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What the F*** Was That?! And Other Motherhood Musings with Sam Doll

Bottle Service

Show Notes

This week Sarah sits down with the hilarious Sam Doll! If you don’t already know Sam, prepare to become obsessed. A hilarious creator with over a million followers on Instagram and TikTok, she somehow makes pop culture, motherhood, birth, and postpartum both wildly relatable AND laugh-out-loud funny. Today we discuss having a "F*ed up Birth", the reality of Postpartum, PP Rage, being mean to your husband whilst in the trenches, and so much more! As always, write in your questions, stories, anything you want discussed on the pod! [email protected] Want more from our guest this week? Follow Sam on TikTok! Follow @Sam_Doll on IG Want more from Sarah? Personal Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahMerrill_Hall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share some Laughs: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bigkidproblems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our new Show IG! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bottleserviceBKP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop my SHOPMY Links Shop Sarah's Pregnancy/ Postpartum Must Haves on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bottle Service MERCH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Big thank you to our episode sponsors! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - From quick dinners to slow simmers, Quince has the cookware to make it all better! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RULA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts Little Spoon - Make mealtime easy with 30% off with code BOTTLESERVICE30 HIYA - Receive 50% off (50% off!!!) your first order on any of their products. Not available on their website, go to hiyahealth.com/bottleservice to claim this deal! Tumble - Machine Washable Rugs, Made Better. Get 10% off + free shipping at Tumbleliving.com/BOTTLESERVICE See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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