12. TikTok Is Not Real Life | What I Was Posting While My Life Was Falling Apart with Kiana Leroux - Selfish Parenting

This episode contains graphic depictions of domestic violence. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or text “START” to 88788.

Kiana built her platform on transparency, but this conversation makes it clear just how much she was holding at the same time. What looked like a happy, growing relationship online was layered with control, instability, and survival behind the scenes – and she was navigating all of it while pregnant, postpartum, and still showing up publicly. We talk about what it actually means to live through something in real time without the luxury of stepping away, how content creation became both an outlet and a lifeline, and why the version of a relationship you see online can be completely real and still not be the full truth. This episode isn’t about exposing social media – it’s about understanding why women stay, why they leave, and what it costs to delay your own healing.

Kiana Leroux is a content creator known for her honest, lived-experience advice and transparent storytelling around relationships, motherhood, and personal growth.

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In this episode I cover:

What’s actually happening behind “happy” relationship content
Why leaving isn’t always a clean or immediate decision
How abuse can exist alongside love, success, and visibility
The role content creation can play when you’re trying to survive something
Why “ride or die” culture sets women up to lose
The difference between real connection and emotional intensity
What it looks like to rebuild while still being watched

Hosted by Chancé Hindir-Lane, Selfish Parenting is the honest, empowering podcast that challenges the myth of self-sacrifice in motherhood. Each episode explores identity, partnership, and the balance between nurturing your family and yourself.

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12. TikTok Is Not Real Life | What I Was Posting While My Life Was Falling Apart with Kiana Leroux

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