Dylan Dreyer‘s new podcast is all about discussing the ups and downs of parenting, and she kicked off the show’s release with a candid confession.
The first two episodes of Dreyer’s first-ever Today podcast, The Parent Chat, dropped on Thursday, April 2. During the second episode, Dreyer and her guest, Erin Andrews, chatted about the struggles of finding a work/life balance as the mothers of young kids. In particular, the two women shared their experiences with having nannies.
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