Quiet Connection - Postpartum Mental Health
Hosted by Chelsea Myers: Quiet Connection is a podcast where parents and caregivers share their experiences with PMADS, traumatic birth, fertility struggles, pregnancy/infant loss, and more without fear of judgment or criticism. Let's normalize the conversation and end the stigma! You are not alone. I see you. Want to be a guest on Quiet Connection - Postpartum Mental Health? Send Chelsea a message on PodMatch: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/quietconnectionpodcast
Episodes
What happens when a high-achieving, structured project manager is completely stripped of control by motherhood? In this deeply moving episode of Quiet Connection, host Chelsea Myers sits down with Kanika, an engineering professional and MBA graduate turned Energy Coach. Kanika opens up about her intense transition into parenthood, navigating the early judgments of breastfeeding, and her son’s sudden medical an...
What happens when the Pinterest-perfect vision you had of motherhood clashes with a chaotic reality?
In this candid episode of Quiet Connection, I’m connecting with Stephanie, a mother of two and the founder of Connection Therapy Clinic. Stephanie shares her whirlwind transition into parenting, from a chaotic emergency room diagnosis story to navigating the everyday complexities of raising an autistic chi...
Trigger Warning: This episode contains detailed descriptions of medical trauma, panic attacks, and postpartum hemorrhage flashbacks. Please practice self-care while listening.
In this episode of Quiet Confessions, host Chelsea Myers pulls back the curtain on a topic that many experience but few feel safe enough to speak about: postpartum PTSD.
Following a traumatic birth and severe postpartum hemorrhage with the...
When personal drive hits the barrier of unexplained infertility, how do you pivot?
In this Quiet Connection episode, Chelsea joins Rachel Fulginiti, voice actor and host of From Foster 2 Forever podcast. Rachel discusses the agony of fertility struggles, pregnancy loss, and a life-altering heterotopic pregnancy.
Beyond trauma, Rachel details her mindset shift from failed IVF debt to the foster care system. Highl...
In this episode of Quiet Confessions, Chelsea steps away from the chaos of everyday parenting to give a transparent update on where they are at—both physically and mentally.
Recording from their bedroom while their three-year-old watches TV, Chelsea admits to being in a season of intense overwhelm, chronic illness flares, and the exhaustion of navigating a "neurosparkly" household during major transitions.
Inste...
What happens when a "Type A" social worker, who is used to connecting others to mental health resources, becomes the one fighting for her life and her sanity? In this episode, Chelsea connects with Kathryn, the advocate behind the highly popular Instagram account Beyond the Birth Trauma.
Kathryn’s story is a harrowing journey through a 48-hour induction that ended in a massive postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) ...
Hey everyone, welcome back to another episode of Quiet Confessions—the little mini-episodes where you and I get to catch up one-on-one. To be completely transparent with you, I have not been doing well lately. My health has been a massive struggle, and being disabled and chronically ill impacts so much more than just my physical body.
Because I’ve had to reschedule with guests more than ever, I wan...
What happens when the "blackness" you feel inside finally starts to speak?
In this deeply moving episode of Quiet Connection, Chelsea connects with Naomi Morad, a mother of four and a trauma transformation specialist. Naomi shares her harrowing yet hopeful journey from growing up in a home defined by abuse, secrets, and a human trafficking ring, to becoming a "worldly" traveler who eventually found herself face...
In this deeply moving episode of Quiet Connection, I’m connecting with Susan Aguayo, a mother of nine and the founder of Kassy’s Kause. Susan shares the heart-wrenching story of her daughter, Kassy, a high achiever who tragically lost her life to undiagnosed perinatal depression while four months pregnant.
Susan takes us through her journey of "detective mode"—researching the medical gaps that faile...
In this final installment of my postpartum psychiatric inpatient hospitalization series, I am opening up about the critical transition out of the darkest days and into structured outpatient care. I map out exactly what life looked like during Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) programs.
I pull back the curtain on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), exploring how intense skill-building, dai...
In this extraordinarily candid episode, Caralyn Dreyer shares her challenging path into motherhood. She speaks honestly about living in "survival mode" her whole life, sharing her journey as an adoptee, her experience with sexual assault in college, and her time in a physically and verbally abusive relationship.
She talks about the deep pain of going through two miscarriages, the confusion around early loss, an...
In this latest "Quiet Confession," Chelsea takes us through the ninth installment of their postpartum psychiatric series. This episode covers their final inpatient hospitalization at the University of Vermont Medical Center—an experience they describe as the most traumatic and dehumanizing of their entire journey.
Chelsea opens up about the physical and mental toll of a mental health crisis, the feeling of bein...
This week, Nancy Ferraro shares her raw and honest journey into motherhood after adopting her son George from Romania. George, whom they affectionately called "Hurricane George," arrived at age four with a host of unexpected disabilities, including Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, leading to extreme violence and behavioral challenges.
She opens up about the immense shame and guilt she felt, the trauma inflicted on her o...
What happens when the "help" feels just as terrifying as the crisis itself?
In this week’s Quiet Confession, Chelsea pulls back the curtain on one of the most complex parts of their postpartum recovery: the medication journey. From the first prescription of Ativan to the "zombified" feeling of antipsychotics and the grueling cycle of withdrawal, they share the raw truth about finding a balance while fighting to...
What happens when you spend your entire pregnancy "preparing for battle" only to have the reality of motherhood still knock you off your feet? I’m connecting with Kendall Concini, a mental health advocate and author who knew her history with depression meant she couldn’t just "go with the flow."
Kendall opens up about the "ick factor" of sensory processing issues during pregnancy , the long six months it ...
When Foster Wilson’s second pregnancy took a heartbreaking turn, she found herself facing an impossible decision; one that no parent ever imagines having to make.
In this episode, Foster opens up about her journey through cesarean birth, loss, and healing. She shares how surrender became her lifeline, how she honored her son Wilde, and how that deep grief eventually led her toward her calling as a postpar...
In this "Quiet Confession," I’m taking you back into the timeline of my perinatal psychiatric inpatient stays to focus on a specific event: my experience with the Zulresso (Brexanolone) infusion.
At the time, in 2022, this was the only FDA-approved treatment specifically for postpartum depression, and in my darkest moments, I had latched onto it as a "miracle drug" that would magically stop my intrusive t...
*This episode discusses topics that may be triggering to some individuals. Please be mindful of your mental health.
In this episode of "Quiet Confessions," Chelsea deviates from the timeline to explore a side of psychiatric hospitalization rarely discussed: the profound, "out of place" relationships formed in the haze of crisis.
From a fellow mother who "shook them awake" to a British man who shared his confusio...
This week we're continuing my journey through inpatient care, picking up right where we left off—the three or four days immediately following Thanksgiving at UNC Chapel Hill.
In this episode, I’m sharing the raw, unedited reality of what "the haze" actually felt like.
If you’ve ever felt like you were "gone" inside yourself, I hope my story helps you realize that the path back is slow, but it i...
In this "Quiet Confessions" mini-episode, I continue my deep dive into my almost month-long stay at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill. Covering November 23rd and 24th, 2022, I detail the physical and emotional exhaustion of being "fresh" into my second hospitalization.
From a jarring midnight maintenance visit that made me question my own existence to spending my baby's first Thanksgiving in a ...
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