About ANDMOM with Skylar Diggins and Cassidy Hubbarth
ANDMOM is for women navigating the intersection of professional ambition and motherhood. Hosted by Skylar Diggins and Cassidy Hubbarth, we are diving into the honest, unfiltered conversations that usually stay behind closed doors. From identity shifts and career pivots to the mental load of motherhood, we’re exploring what it really looks like to be both a working professional and a mother.
This is the conversation motherhood deserves. New episodes drop every other Thursday.
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Dearica Hamby on Pregnancy Discrimination, Losing Her Community, and Being Raised in a Shelter | ANDMOM
On episode 12 of ANDMOM, Cassidy and Skylar sit down with Dearica Hamby, WNBA Champion, 3-time WNBA All-Star, Olympic Bronze Medalist, and mom of two.
Dearica opens up about being a young mom like her own mother, being pressured to choose between motherhood and playing, grieving her community after being suddenly traded, and much more.This discussion touches on:
Attempting to play while pregnant and the fear that those around her felt about that decision
The WNBA’s pre-2020 CBA era and lack of pregnancy protections
Being pressured to choose between her professional basketball career and her children
Being traded after she revealed she was pregnant and the betrayal and grief she experienced
Finding support from her teammates like Nneka Ogwumike on the LA Sparks
Growing up in a family shelter with her mom and how inspired she was by the support of the community
Her nonprofit, The Dear Marie Foundation, which supports and empowers mothers via resources, financial relief, community, education, and healing experiences.
Why she wanted to be a young mom just like her mother was and how it’s affected their relationship.
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1 Oct 2026
Allie LaForce on IVF, Miscarriage, & the Power of Sharing Her Story | ANDMOM
On episode 11 of ANDMOM, Cassidy and Skylar sit down with beloved sports reporter and mom of two, Allie LaForce.Allie opens up about miscarriage, IVF, the devastating effects of Huntington's Disease on families, the power of sharing her story publicly, and much more.This discussion touches on:
Her IVF journey, including the surprising realities of fertility treatments, egg retrieval, embryo testing, and the emotional rollercoaster of becoming a mom.
Balancing motherhood, fertility treatments, and a demanding sports broadcasting career.
Why Allie publicly documented her miscarriage and IVF journey, and how opening up created a community for those who had been experiencing similar struggles.
The working mom model she had growing up and how her mother influenced her.
What would have helped her matrescence (hint: it’s about self-permission).
Why she tries not to say “no” to her kids.
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17 Sept 2026
Corinne Bailey Rae on Touring with Kids, Performing Pregnant, & Why She Chose a Home Birth | ANDMOM
Cassidy and Skylar sit down with two-time Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter and mom of two, Corinne Bailey Rae.
Corinne opens up about losing her first husband, her “naive” belief about the right time to have kids, and the musicians who showed her a career and motherhood are possible.
This discussion touches on:
Why she thought motherhood might not be in the cards for her and how seeing Erykah Badu and Norah Jones on tour with their kids inspired her.
The beauty and chaos of bringing children on tour as a musician and what it’s like for her personal and professional lives to collapse
What it was like to adapt to singing while pregnant and the physical complications she experienced
Why she chose to do a home birth and her experience with using a midwife
Why she wanted to know every single detail about her body and the birthing process
The inspiration behind her children’s book, Put Your Records On
The least favorite question she’s gotten as a mom
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3 Sept 2026
Stop Trying to Get Your “Old Self” Back After Kids | Nina Westbrook
Cassidy and Skylar sit down with licensed marriage and family therapist, entrepreneur, mental health advocate, and mom of three Nina Westbrook.
Nina opens up about the assignment that made her kids call her "calm queen," the twin pregnancy that brought her to tears, and the high risk delivery that put her health on the line. This discussion touches on:
Why her twin daughters made a school assignment calling her "calm queen" and what it revealed about how she really handles motherhood on the inside
Finding out she was having twins after already being a "boy mom," the tears that came with it, and the identity questions she never expected to face
The high risk complications during her C-section delivery with the twins, and the moment things got scary with her blood pressure
Why she calls pregnancy and childbirth "the most strenuous stress test" a woman's body will ever go through, and the sobering data on Black maternal mortality that changed how she sees recovery
Why she believes there is no "bouncing back" after having kids, and the new version of herself she wishes she had embraced sooner instead of chasing who she used to be
Raising three kids largely offline despite being married to an NBA superstar, and the boundaries she and Russell hold around their children's privacy
Her simple 15 minute phone free parenting hack for connecting with her kids after school and before bed
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20 Aug 2026
Challenging the Myth of the Supermom | Elle Duncan
Elle Duncan gets real about motherhood, leaving ESPN, and the friendship that changed everything.
This week on AND MOM, Cassidy Hubbarth and Skylar Diggins sit down with ESPN alum and Netflix sports host Elle Duncan for one of the most honest conversations yet. Elle opens up about going back to work five weeks after a C-section, the guilt that comes with chasing a career and raising kids, and a health scare with her son that no parent is prepared for. She also shares the real story behind her decision to leave ESPN after a decade, and how a friend's diagnosis reshaped the way she thinks about work, family, and time.
Expect real talk on postpartum recovery, mom guilt, body image after kids, and the advice Elle wishes someone had given her before she became a mom of two.
In this episode:
Elle's C-section recovery and returning to work early
Navigating pregnancy on live TV
A shocking health diagnosis with her newborn son
The friendship that changed how she views her career
Why she left ESPN for Netflix
Rapid fire mom questions (bribery, mom hacks, and more)
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6 Aug 2026
The Postpartum Pay Cut Nobody Warns You About | Alysia Montano
Cassidy and Skylar sit down with Olympic bronze medalist, entrepreneur, founder of the nonprofit For All Mothers, and mom of three Alysia Montano.
Alysia opens up about the moment she decided to run at USA Nationals eight months pregnant as the five time defending champion, the sponsor call that came two months postpartum that ignited a movement, and how she went from fighting for her own contract to fighting for every mother in professional sports.
This discussion touches on:
Why Alysia decided to show up at USA Nationals eight months pregnant and what it felt like to hear the crowd rise for a standing ovation at the finish line.
How her sponsor celebrated her first pregnancy publicly and then turned around and cut her pay two months after she gave birth, despite her contract saying otherwise.
Coming back six months postpartum to win nationals, then eight months postpartum to win a World Championship gold and silver medal and break an American record with no system in place to support her.
The moment she told her sponsor she wanted a second child and they showed her the door, leaving her to run through her savings with no brand support for two years.
How two years of off the record conversations with the New York Times led to the op ed that made Allyson Felix come forward and changed the landscape of women's professional sports forever.
Why Alysia founded For All Mothers and what maternal and family protections in sports actually need to look like beyond just conversation.
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23 Jul 2026
Kerri Walsh Jennings on Finding Out She Was Pregnant Mid Olympics and Keeping It Secret
Cassidy and Skylar speak with five time Olympian, three time Olympic gold medalist, founder of Hero Volley, and mom of three Kerri Walsh Jennings.
Kerri opens up about the miscarriage that forced her to choose between starting a family and going for Olympic gold, the marriage that nearly fell apart at the height of her career, and what it felt like to win her third gold medal with her daughter in her belly and her sons cheering from the stands.
This discussion touches on:
The miscarriage Kerri had in 2005 and the impossible decision that followed: wait a year to get pregnant, or postpone her family and go for the Olympic repeat with Misty May-Treanor.
How chasing gold while putting her family on hold pushed her marriage to the breaking point and what it actually took to come back from the edge of divorce.
How Kerri found out she was pregnant during the London Olympics, kept competing, and why she has zero regrets about the decision everyone around her questioned.
What it felt like to win her third gold medal with her daughter Scout in her belly, her boys Joey and Sundance in the crowd, and her husband Casey by her side after everything they had been through.
Kerri's honest take on breastfeeding, the judgment she faced as a traveling athlete mom, and why she refuses to apologize for the choices she made.
How Kerri is now channeling everything into building Major League Volleyball and why she believes women's volleyball is on the verge of its biggest moment yet.
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9 Jul 2026
She Performed at the Grammys Three Weeks After Giving Birth | Mickey Guyton
Cassidy and Skylar sit down with Grammy-nominated country music trailblazer and mom Mickey Guyton for one of the most unfiltered conversations we've had on this show.
Mickey found out she was pregnant four days after becoming the first Black woman ever nominated for a Grammy in the country music category. What followed was five years she describes as a "dumpster fire" — and the most meaningful chapter of her life.
This conversation touches on:
Why Mickey's first reaction to seeing two pink lines wasn't joy — and the deeply ingrained belief she had to unlearn before she could let herself be happy.
What it was like to write "Black Like Me" in 2018, watch it go nowhere, and then post it on Instagram in 2020 and have it change everything — four days before finding out she was pregnant.
Being nine months pregnant when MAGA trolls came after her online — what they said, how it affected her, and how she got through it.
Performing on the Grammy stage three weeks postpartum — what she was wearing under that dress, what was happening to her body, and what she was feeling inside.
The night her nine-month-old son Grayson was the sickest patient in the ER — what she did wrong, what she'd do differently, and the maternal instinct moment that still stays with her.
Why she deliberately sought out Black women doctors during her pregnancy, and the unexpected connection she discovered with her OB six months in.
What nobody told her about the fourth trimester — and why she thinks it needs to be talked about way more than it is.
How motherhood humbled her in ways that no stage, award, or viral moment ever could.
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25 Jun 2026
Brittney Griner Built a Family, Got Detained, and Made It to Paris. Here's the Full Story.
Cassidy and Skylar sit down with WNBA legend and Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner and her wife, attorney and advocate Cherelle Griner.
BG and Cherelle open up about building their family through IVF, navigating the donor selection process, and what it was like to bring baby Bash into the world — all while BG was preparing for the Paris Olympics and still processing everything that came before.
This discussion touches on:
How BG and Cherelle met at Baylor over a stolen milkshake — and why BG spent a month tracking Cherelle down.
Their decision to pursue IVF, what the process actually looked like shot by shot, and what surprised them most about the fertility clinic.
The delivery room moment that shows exactly why Black women need to advocate loudly for themselves — and a doctor who actually listened.
BG leaving for the Olympics four days after Cherelle gave birth, and how they both survived it.
What Cherelle wishes she had known going into early parenthood — and why she'd go back to those first slow days in a heartbeat.
A first look at The Brittney Griner Story, premiering at Sundance.
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11 Jun 2026
Ally Love Built One of Peloton's Biggest Followings While Secretly Pregnant
Cassidy and Skylar sit down with Peloton instructor, Brooklyn Nets host, Love Squad founder, and new mom Ally Love for one of the most honest conversations she's had about the journey to motherhood.
Ally opens up about the pregnancy she kept entirely private while teaching millions of riders every day. Not as a publicity move, but as an act of protection. After a long and unexpected road to starting her family, she wasn't ready to hand that moment over to the world. She wanted other women to see that you don't have to. That you can handle it on your own terms.
She also goes deep on what nobody warned her about, the internal work it took to keep showing up, and what it actually feels like to come out the other side.
This conversation covers:
Why Ally never publicly announced her pregnancy, what that decision cost her emotionally, and why she'd make the same choice again.
The first trimester work meeting that blindsided her and left her unable to recognize herself, and how it took months to climb back from.
What it means to suffer in silence while performing confidence in front of millions of people every single day.
Coming back postpartum in a sports bra in front of millions, and the self-talk that got her through it.
Why identifying your support system before the baby arrives and actually telling those people what you need is the single most important thing you can do as a new mom.
Her barbecue pineapple pizza obsession, and the laugh hack that stops her son's crying immediately.
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28 May 2026
Lisa Leslie Reveals What it Cost Her to be a Mom and an WNBA Star
Skylar and Cassidy welcome basketball royalty: three-time MVP, four-time Olympic gold medalist, eight-time All-Star, and mom, Lisa Leslie.
Lisa discusses the pressure of being the face of the early WNBA while starting a family, her choice to bring her daughter on the road despite no support in place for working mothers, and how an emergency c-section did and did not impact her return.
She gets into:
Feeling compelled to publicly apologize to fans for missing a season to give birth and recover
Playing alongside other moms and the financial and logistical realities of traveling with children
Mom guilt, postpartum, and what real player-mom support can actually do
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14 May 2026
Shawn Johnson Won Gold, But Wasn't Prepared For Postpartum Recovery
Cassidy and Skylar sit down with Olympian, NYT Bestselling author, and mom Shawn Johnson East.
Shawn shares her mindset around motherhood when she was training and competing as a gymnast in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and discusses how injury and retirement turned her sense of self upside down, as well as how navigating marriage, miscarriage, and motherhood grounded her again.
This discussion touches on:
Shawn's wishlist for all new mothers, including appointments with pelvic floor therapists, dietitians, and marriage counseling.
How pregnancy helped Shawn recover from an eating disorder.
Shawn and her husband Andrew East's new book, The Courage to Commit: Embrace the Radical Power of Sticking with Something, about resisting quick-fix culture and embracing commitment.
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7 May 2026
ANDMOM | Official Trailer | Premieres May 14
Motherhood doesn’t mean hitting pause on your ambition or your identity, but it does mean navigating a new version of yourself. ANDMOM shares never-before-heard stories from some incredible women such as Shawn Johnson, Lisa Leslie, Ally Love and Brittney Griner about navigating work, motherhood, and the messiness of it all.Skylar is a 7x WNBA all-star, Olympic Gold Medalist, and mom. Cassidy is a host and reporter covering the biggest names and stories in sports and mom. Like their guests, they navigate family and career in the public eye and have lots to say about the pressures, their lessons learned, and the possibilities for building better support for all moms.
AndMom premieres May 14. Watch on YouTube & listen everywhere.
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