Bottle Service

The holiday season is officially here! 🎄✨ Sarah dives into the wild evolution from blacking out on Thanksgiving Eve to suddenly being the keeper of your family’s core childhood memories. She shares her best hosting hacks, sanity-saving shortcuts for navigating the holidays with little ones, and a much-needed pep talk as we head into the Super Bowl of parenting: holiday season. LETS GO! Want more...

Relationships shift dramatically once a baby enters the chat. Honestly, it might be the biggest transition your partnership will ever face! Our guests this week are the incredible Tarah and EJ Kerwin — a married couple, both mental health practitioners, who run the Relationship Renovation Counseling Center and host the Relationship Renovation Podcast , where they tackle marriage, intimacy, and com...

This week, we’re diving deep into the wonderful world of periods — what they say about your health, hormones, and fertility. Sarah sits down with Kirsten Karchmer , Women’s Health Expert, Author of Seeing Red , and Founder of Conceivable Technologies , to decode what’s "normal", what’s not, and how to actually make your cycle work for you. If your period changed after kids, if you’ve ever wondered...

Are you prepared for the emotional rollercoaster that can be your baby's first birthday?! This week, Sarah reflects on her last baby turning one and all the emotions that come with it. The nostalgia, the mom guilt, and the “did I enjoy it enough?” spiral we all know too well. She also shares some actually helpful hacks for planning that first birthday party without losing your mind (or your budget...

If “Fall Family Fun” feels like a full-time job, you’re not alone! Fresh from a family trip, Sarah juggles 47 open tabs in her brain trying to order Halloween costumes, plan a 1st birthday party, and somehow survive family photo day without losing her mind. If you’re also drowning in “fun” family activities, this one’s for you. Grab your PSL and let's have a good laugh before we all collectively l...

Who knew that the life of a Showgirl included wiping butts, cleaning out throw-up buckets and scooping poop from the bathtub? NOT THIS GIRL. Sarah spends the week solo parenting two sick kids, contemplates the exploitation of mothers by the patriarchy and tries to hold it together long enough to hear the new Taylor Swift Album. It's a wild ride, buckle up! Want more from Sarah? Personal Instagram:...

We've got not one, but two fabulous guests today, Tori Dietz and Tayla Burke, the hilarious duo behind the motherhood podcast Did We Just Become MILFS! This episode feels like grabbing lunch (and a couple of mimosas) with your mom friends. The walls come down and the conversation gets real. We’re talking mom-shaming, the hacks currently saving our sanity, and how to keep that MILF energy alive… ev...

This week on Bottle Service , Sarah is joined by Jordyn Koveleski Gorman, the powerhouse behind Eat Play Say . Jordyn is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, feeding specialist, AND the founder of Eat Play Say — an online resource hub created by pediatric specialists to give parents clear, expert-backed answers about speech, feeding, and early childhood development. With her massive online foll...

It's Sarah's birthday this week and she's celebrating with a positively chaotic YAP FEST for your listening pleasure! We discuss whatever TF the birthday girl wants, including Taylor Swift, the Orgy Tent at Burning Man (RIP), Fall, and so much more. We also tap into the VIRGO SZN energy and discuss some life lessons from this past year, being a recovering Girl Boss and why we should all spread a l...

This week on Bottle Service , we’re joined by the amazing Katie Beach — mom of 2 (soon to be 3!), content creator, and one of the brightest lights in the motherhood space. If you follow Katie on Instagram or TikTok, you already know her for her refreshingly real yet positive take on mom life... which, let’s be honest, is the content we all need more of! In this episode we cover SO MUCH— from navig...

Now WAIT—I know what you’re thinking… finance is probably your least favorite “F” word too. But when it comes to family planning and fertility treatments, it’s an important piece of the puzzle. We’ve talked about the emotional side of fertility struggles and IVF on the show before, but today we’re pulling back the curtain on the financial reality. Because let’s be honest—things like IVF, egg freez...

It's the end of Summer and Sarah couldnt be happier. After a long season of trying to make fun family memories, Sarah spirals about Summer expectations, the stress of family vacations, overheating, in-laws and more. Want more from Sarah? Personal Instagram:  ⁠⁠@SarahMerrill_Hall⁠⁠ Share some Laughs:  ⁠⁠@bigkidproblems⁠⁠ Check out our new Show IG! ⁠⁠@bottleserviceBKP⁠⁠ Shop Sarah's Pregnancy/ Postp...

We have a special episode this week with content creator, first-time mom-to-be, and someone many of you might recognize from Betches, Nicole Pellegrino! Nicole shares her personal trying-to-conceive story, what the IVF process really looks like, and how it feels to finally be pregnant after working so hard to get here. Whether you’ve faced fertility challenges yourself, are currently in the thick...

Starting school is a big transition, and not just for our littles! In this episode, we discuss how to prepare your little one for this big change, tried-and-true tactics for smoother drop-offs, some surprises to look out for (my kid said WHAT?!) and so much more! Resources from the Episode: Maisey Goes to Preschool Daniel Tiger Goes to School Want more from Sarah? Personal Instagram:  ⁠@SarahMerri...

We’re back, baby! After an impromptu summer break, Sarah is back in studio (her bed) and ready to tackle your burning questions in this special AMA episode! We cover a WIDE range of topics today, from mom guilt to clingy toddlers, Summer House lore, potty training, PPD and everything in between! Want more from Sarah? Personal Instagram:  @SarahMerrill_Hall Share some Laughs:  @bigkidproblems Check...

What if getting your kids to do chores, play independently, and go to bed without a battle wasn’t just a fantasy? This week, we’re making that dream a little more real with help from Chelsea Anderson — aka the Michael Jordan of Babysitting. Chelsea is a former professional babysitter turned content creator who’s built a loyal following by sharing genius, real-world hacks that make life with kids e...

Sarah spirals this week and shares several things that made her irrationally emotional. She also discusses childcare costs and ways she's trying to hack the system, going "into the unknown" and more! This one is unhinged in the best way, enjoy! Want more from Sarah? Personal Instagram: ⁠@SarahMerrill_Hall⁠ Share some Laughs: ⁠@bigkidproblems⁠ Check out our new Show IG! ⁠@bottleserviceBKP⁠ Shop Sar...

Comedian and writer Rosebud Baker joins the show fresh off the release of her Netflix special, The Mother Lode , which is an absolute must-watch for anyone who's pregnant, postpartum, or just deep in the chaos of mom life. Filmed half while she was 8 months pregnant and half about a year into motherhood, Rosebud’s special is laugh-out-loud funny, painfully relatable, and brilliantly honest. Sarah...

The postpartum period is a hormonal rollercoaster. Your body is doing a lot as it shifts out of pregnancy mode and tries to find its new normal. While some of this chaos is totally natural, certain everyday habits might be making things harder than they need to be! In this episode, Sarah chats about some sneaky ways we unknowingly sabotage our own hormone recovery. From sleep habits to "mom breakf...

Ever wonder what your pet really thinks when a new baby enters the picture? After stumbling into the world of animal communication in a late-night TikTok spiral, Sarah needed to find out. This week, we track down famed Animal Communicator Kara Uzdiela, aka ⁠@PetsEyeView⁠ on TikTok and Instagram to explore what our pets are feeling during one of life’s biggest transitions: bringing home a baby! If...

May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month, and to close it out, Sarah is opening up in a deeply personal and honest episode about her experience with postpartum depression. Spoiler alert: it might not look like what you expect. We discuss the subtle signs of PPD that are often missed, what daily life can really feel like when you’re living through it, and the rollercoaster of emotions that com...

This week, the conversation continues with Dr. Sara Reardon, AKA The Vagina Whisperer! She’s a board-certified pelvic floor physical therapist, mom of two, and author of the upcoming book Floored: A Woman’s Guide to Pelvic Floor Health at Every Age & Stage , set to release this June. Sarah and Dr. Reardon dive even deeper this week into the often-overlooked realities of postpartum pelvic healt...

For a pregnancy and motherhood podcast, I think its time we talk about vaginas. They’ve been through a LOT. They go through so much in pregnancy and birth, and to be honest, we don’t talk about them enough OR give them the TLC they deserve. This week, Sarah is joined by none other than The Vagina Whisperer herself—Dr. Sara Reardon, a board-certified pelvic floor physical therapist, mom of two, and...

Postpartum is full of surprises—and not just the sleepless nights and endless diaper changes. In this episode, Sarah dives into all the things no one warns you about after birth. From the “wait… is this normal?!” moments to the totally WTF experiences, she shares her own list of postpartum shockers and reads some of YOUR listener submissions as well. From night sweats and hormone crashes to hair l...

It’s about time we brought a doula on the show—and we’ve got a great one! This week, we're joined by Kristin Revere, Founder of Gold Coast Doulas and Host of the Ask The Doulas podcast. Kristin is a total powerhouse when it comes to birth and postpartum prep. She’s breaking down exactly what doulas do, why you might want one in your corner, and even sharing a few insider tips and tricks along the...