Moms Got This

OITNB, a blessingway, why “witch” can be positive, being a child in a home of two actors, hiding pregnancy while performing, a dramatic birth story, and raising a child as a busy actor. Alysia Reiner, activist and actress on “Orange Is the New Black”, “Butterbean’s Cafe”, “Better Things”, and the new film “Egg”, shares her mom journey with Stacy Igel and Michelle Park. (Instagram: @alysiareiner)In this episode: Alysia’s work as Natalie “Fig” Figueroa on Orange is the New Black, as well as her Nickelodeon show Butterbean’s Cafe, her Off-Broadway work, as well as her mom-related projects Better Things on FX and Egg, in theaters January 2019 Having a “blessingway” versus a Baby shower and creating a welcoming atmosphere for expectant moms Taking back “witch” as a positive term How having a child helped Alysia’s career The stresses of bringing a child into a household with two actors How Alysia hid a pregnancy while performing Shakespeare Alysia tells the dramatic story of giving birth to her daughter The challen