Balancing Act with Kristen Doute and Luke Broderick

I thought I liked Luke, but after hearing his comments—especially about wanting to leave the hospital to work out, and focusing on his own needs during one of the scariest, most vulnerable days in the life of the woman he claims to love? I’m honestly disgusted. Trying to use the experiences of single moms (like myself) to guilt Kristen into thinking she’d be fine without him? That’s manipulative. When you’re in the hospital giving birth, your partner’s only job is to support you, love you, and show up fully. His needs come second. He should be changing diapers, helping you rest, and doing everything possible to help you recover. And then to top it off—he claims he’d be able to handle pregnancy and birth “easily”? Please. That kind of superiority complex is next-level delusional.

We can hear every time the mic or the mic cord moves or is touched - you can tell Kristen is holding the mic and moving around but brittany isn’t. It’s just an annoying distracting sound! Also pretty misleading title - at least the first 90% of the episode was baby planning. This isn’t a bad episode, just please think about naming the episode more accurately and less click-baity

The way that Luke speaks to Kristen, and about Kristen, on this podcast makes it virtually unlistenable to me. I have been a huge Kristen supporter for many years, but I get triggered listening to how horribly he treats her. The only episodes I can take are when they have guests so that I can see how Kristen bounces off of the other person, because when it’s just the two of them… it’s just sad to witness. Girl, you can do better.

One of my fave Podcasts! Kristen is just amazing. Loved her on VPR, & now The Valley. The podcast is so much fun to listen to. Kristen and Luke are cute together- they each have their own opinions and express them but always respect eachother.

Out of the many podcasts created by VPR cast members, this is the best one. Unlike the others this podcast is well balanced with different topics and Kristen doesn’t make it 100% about herself. She’s patient with her guests, let’s them speak. She wasn’t my favorite on the show but I do prefer her podcasts, over listening to Stassi and Katie. Update…. I had to unfollow. Kristin, I love you but hunny the way you sound so saved by Luke is unhealthy + a side note that nobody is telling you, it’s not convincing so it’s coming across toxic instead. Luke isn’t a horrible guy, we know that. But it’s hard to tell if you’re trying to convince us or yourself how good he is “for you”. Seek therapy, no person should hold that weight for you. None.