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	<title>Episode 8: Child Loss and Parenting Through Grief</title>
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	<title>Episode 7: The Generational Gap and Changing Culture</title>
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	<title>Episode 6: The Media Frenzy</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Episode 5: My Emotional Labor</title>
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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode, I go more in depth about my emotional experience being pregnant and giving birth. From my friends and family’s reaction to me having a baby and dealing with the difficulties of breastfeeding it was a wild ride.    Key...]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Episode 4: My IVF Experience</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Discovering my Brain Tumors (E3)</title>
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	<title>Episode 2: The Beginnings of Jack</title>
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	<title>Episode 1: My Life Story</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2021 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Trailer: A Thousand Tiny Steps</title>
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