I Should Have Died, Ep. 1

April 4, 2025

Meet Arianna and her husband Zach as they prepare for the birth of their second child. Arianna recounts her tumultuous younger years filled with rebellion, experimentation, and the struggles of growing up with a single mother in southern California. Now a filmmaker, she delves deep into her past and shares about how her experiences are shaping her current journey. With humor and vulnerability, Arianna discusses generational trauma, how close companionship turned into marriage, and how she's planning for a better birth experience this time around.


One Way or a Mother is an Informed Pregnancy Media original series. Season one is presented by Mahmee.

Credits:
Elliot Berlin - Executive Producer, Creator, Host, Writer
Rose Hart-Landsberg - Producer, Writer
Natalie Pulvino - Producer, Writer
Nikola Tarabaovic - Audio Editor
Glenn Nishida - Sound Engineer
Guilherme Silva - Music Composition
Paul Greenberg - Consulting Producer
Mallory Edson - Story, Audio Editing, Sound Mixing
Olivia Trueblood - Copywriter, Art
Jawad Salimee - Main Series Art


Featuring: 
Arianna Lasry, Zach Lasry, Aleks Lyons

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