Shay Informed

Real Talk for Real Women

Health EN ↓ 3 episodes

Journalist Shay McAlister and maternal-fetal medicine specialist Dr. Tiffany Tonismae have teamed up for a new podcast made by women, for women. We're two working moms with demanding careers - one delivering babies and managing high-risk pregnancies, the other investigating stories and holding systems accountable. We're done with the highlight reel version of women's lives and instead focusing on important conversations to make women stronger.

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Why Your New Year's Resolutions are Failing (and what to do instead) 02.06.2026 30:47

Another January, another resolution to lose weight, get in shape, or finally become the "perfect" version of yourself. And another February, where 80% of us have already given up. In this week's episode of Real Talk for Real Women , Dr. T and I are talking about why New Year's resolutions fail - and it's not because you lack willpower. It's because most resolutions are focused on how others percei...

Nontraditional Families 02.06.2026 43:08

What even counts as "traditional" anymore? On the new episode of Real Talk for Real Women , Dr. Tiffany Tonismae and I tackle family structures that don't fit the mold: stay-at-home dads, single mothers by choice, working moms who want to work, and everything in between. Dr. T opens up about the conversation she and her husband had when they decided it was best for him to stay home and take care o...

Meet your hosts- Journalist Shay McAlister and Dr. Tiffany Tonismae 02.06.2026 31:48

I first met Dr. T during an interview on live television. We were discussing Black maternal health. We had three minutes to cover a crisis that's killing women. Three minutes to discuss systemic failures, racial disparities, and preventable deaths. I remember thinking: this isn't helpful. This podcast is what that conversation should have been. Time to go deep, space to be honest, and room to shar...