Send us a text Motherhood is rarely what we expect—and sometimes it’s life-threatening. In this episode of Quiet Connection, Lisa, a mom of three, shares her powerful story of an unexpected pregnancy, a dangerous case of preeclampsia, and the challenges of NICU life. She opens up about navigating postpartum depression, anxiety, and rage, and how listening to her inner voice and reaching out for support became lifelines. Lisa’s story is a reminder that maternal health matters, prenatal and pos...
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Send us a text Motherhood is rarely what we expect—and sometimes it’s life-threatening. In this episode of Quiet Connection, Lisa, a mom of three, shares her powerful story of an unexpected pregnancy, a dangerous case of preeclampsia, and the challenges of NICU life. She opens up about navigating postpartum depression, anxiety, and rage, and how listening to her inner voice and reaching out for support became lifelines. Lisa’s story is a reminder that maternal health matters, prenatal and pos...
Send us a text In this week’s Quiet Confessions, Chelsea gets real about marriage in survival mode. With sick kids, nonstop appointments, and the relentless weight of the world, they share how love can sometimes look less like date nights and more like passing the baton at bedtime. From the honesty of being “sleep divorced” with twin Tempur-Pedics and CPAP machines, to the reminder that relationships ebb and flow, Chelsea offers reassurance that quiet love is still love. This episode is for e...
Send us a text In this week’s Quiet Confessions, Chelsea reflects on the small, everyday moments of parenting that are equal parts exhausting and heart-melting — the duality we don’t always recognize until it’s gone. From preschool mispronunciations like “B-member” and “preschoo,” to bedtime bathroom excuses, to popcorn-for-dinner movie nights, Chelsea shares the sweetness hidden beneath the chaos. This episode is a gentle reminder to notice what we’ll miss one day — not because we have to sa...
Send us a text In this week’s Quiet Confessions, Chelsea gets vulnerable about the mom guilt that comes with trying to balance parenting and personal growth. With both kids now in school, they share the challenges of juggling preschool pick-ups, three-hour Zoom trainings, and the ever-present temptation of screen time for their toddler. From Paw Patrol marathons to the sweetness of a preschooler “working” on their lap, Chelsea opens up about the tension between logic and guilt, passion and pa...
Send us a text In this week’s Quiet Confession, Chelsea shares a whirlwind week of parenting their three-year-old—complete with nap strikes, preschool jitters, and a household cold that took almost everyone down. From meltdowns soothed only by K-pop on repeat to the bittersweet milestone of watching their last baby walk into preschool, this is a candid look at the messy, exhausting, and surprisingly tender moments of parenting through transition. Because sometimes, survival looks like t...
Send us a text After years of feeling alone in their rare postpartum experience, Chelsea finally connects with someone who truly understands—the hemorrhage, the tumor, the trauma, and the fight to survive while parenting. In this episode, Chelsea reflects on how one unexpected connection through social media felt like oxygen after years of suffocation. Sometimes, one “me too” is all it takes to change everything. 🗝️ Key Takeaways Carrying rare and complex medical trauma often feels isolating...
Send us a text In this episode of Quiet Confessions, Chelsea shares their story of surviving postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, suicidal ideation, and the long road through psychiatric hospitalizations and misdiagnoses. With raw honesty, Chelsea reveals the toll of stigma, the failures of the healthcare system, and the terrifying weight of intrusive thoughts—while also highlighting the resilience, healing, and glimmers of hope that kept them moving forward. As Suicide Awareness Month come...
Send us a text ⚠️ Trigger warning: This episode discusses intrusive thoughts, suicidal ideation, and homicidal ideation related to postpartum psychosis. Please take care while listening. In this deeply vulnerable and powerful episode, Chelsea sits down with author and advocate Aaisha Alvi to talk about her lived experience with postpartum psychosis—not once, but twice. Aaisha opens up about the terrifying symptoms she faced, how medical professionals repeatedly dismissed her cries for help, a...
Send us a text Parenting toddlers isn’t for the faint of heart. In this week’s Quiet Confessions, Chelsea shares a brutally honest look at surviving a morning of total toddler chaos after her three-year-old’s 4 a.m. wake-up call. From trying every trick in the toolbox to realizing that sometimes nothing works, this episode is for every parent who’s been tested by meltdowns, exhaustion, and the relentlessness of life with little ones. Chelsea reflects on the difference between supporting emoti...
Send us a text After multiple miscarriages and years of navigating fibroids, irregular cycles, and unanswered questions, fertility coach Heather Kish found the path to motherhood—and to her calling. In this heartfelt conversation, Heather shares her journey through loss, the emotional toll of infertility, and how one chromosomally normal embryo changed everything. From working in IT security to coaching women on nutrition, hormone health, and reproductive wellness, Heather’s story is a testam...
Send us a text In this week’s Quiet Confessions, Chelsea opens up about something raw and complicated: feeling angry at their body. From the exhaustion of living with chronic illness to the jealousy and worry stirred by the wave of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro, Chelsea shares the messy reality of holding multiple emotions at once — envy, joy, grief, and genuine happiness for others. This episode is an honest look at body image, disability, comparison, and mental health...
Send us a text “Even when your body feels like it’s betraying you, you are not broken.” In this powerful episode of Quiet Connection, host Chelsea Myers sits down with Sarah Caminiti, who opens up about her deeply personal six-year journey to parenthood. From an early PCOS diagnosis to unexplained infertility, miscarriages, IVF, and the emotional toll of feeling like a “shell” of herself, Sarah shares the raw truth about what it’s like to fight for your family—and yourself. Sarah talks ...
Send us a text In this week’s Quiet Confessions, Chelsea gets candid about the updated Disability Access Service (DAS) policy at Disney World — and why it feels dehumanizing, exhausting, and disrespectful to the disabled community. As they prepare for a surprise trip for their daughter’s 10th birthday, Chelsea shares both the frustration of being denied DAS access and the unexpected gratitude for the cast member who went above and beyond to create accommodations that made the magic possible. ...
Send us a text When life doesn’t follow the script we wrote, how do we find the strength to keep going? In this heartfelt conversation, Tianna Trinidad — PCOS warrior, entrepreneur, and mother — shares her deeply personal journey through pregnancy loss, postpartum struggles, and the profound transformation of motherhood. From navigating grief to building Love Served Warm, a business dedicated to helping women reclaim their health and confidence, Tianna’s story is one of resilience...
Send us a text In this week’s Quiet Confessions, Chelsea shares the raw reality of navigating hospital visits that reopen old wounds. From the dysregulation of lab work and MRIs, to the panic of walking familiar halls, to the choice to slow down and decompress instead of bulldozing through — this episode is a reminder that scars live in our bodies long after the moment has passed. With honesty, vulnerability, and a little humor (yes, ice cream counts as medicine), Chelsea reflects on how plan...
Send us a text Tiff Carson never imagined her path to motherhood would involve Petri dishes, hormone chaos, and a closet breakdown that changed everything. In this episode, Tiff shares her deeply personal journey through infertility, multiple rounds of IVF, postpartum mental health challenges, and parenting neurodivergent children. From the heartbreak of failed embryo transfers to the surprise of twin boys and the overwhelming reality of raising three children with ADHD and ODD, Tiff’s ...
Send us a text In this week’s Quiet Confessions, Chelsea reflects on the unexpected connections that have grown out of the podcast — friendships that started in DMs and have become daily lifelines. They share the gratitude and disbelief of reaching 100 episodes and closing in on 7,500 downloads, and introduce listeners to fellow Vermont parenting podcasters, Pondering Parenthood. The episode then shifts to back-to-school season: the excitement and anxiety of sending their youngest to pr...
Send us a text In this deeply honest and emotionally resonant episode of Quiet Connection, Chelsea sits down with Amanda Curry, a physical therapist turned somatic healing guide, to explore her transformational journey through motherhood, postpartum mental health, and the powerful awakening that came through inner child work and breathwork. Amanda opens up about her struggles with postpartum rage, the shame of feeling disconnected, and how societal expectations and unhealed trauma shape...
Send us a text Parents aren’t “supposed” to get mad—at least, that’s the unspoken rule many of us have been taught since childhood. But in this episode of Quiet Confessions, Chelsea gets real about anger: what it’s telling us, why it’s not the enemy, and how they’re learning to let it exist without shame. From blow-drying their hair and throwing their back out to navigating chronic health struggles, Chelsea shares how the smallest tipping points often carry the weight of everything that’s bee...
Send us a text In this deeply moving episode of Quiet Connection, I’m connecting with Ashlee King, a mother whose path into parenthood was anything but smooth. Ashlee shares her harrowing journey through hyperemesis gravidarum, preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome, a traumatic emergency C-section, and multiple postpartum hemorrhages. Her daughter’s NICU stay was only the beginning of a long road of emotional and physical healing. Ashlee’s vulnerability and strength shine as she discusses postpartum a...
Send us a text Life can feel like it’s on fire—grief, parenting, health struggles, new routines, and the chaos of a preschooler starting school. In this episode of Quiet Confessions, Chelsea leans on a favorite DBT skill, What’s Not Wrong, to pull back from the spiral of everything going wrong and focus on small, grounding glimmers. From celebrating their puppy’s progress to their kids finding joy at their grandmother’s funeral, to the quiet support of friends and even the comfort of a new “c...
Send us a text Motherhood is rarely what we expect—and sometimes it’s life-threatening. In this episode of Quiet Connection, Lisa, a mom of three, shares her powerful story of an unexpected pregnancy, a dangerous case of preeclampsia, and the challenges of NICU life. She opens up about navigating postpartum depression, anxiety, and rage, and how listening to her inner voice and reaching out for support became lifelines. Lisa’s story is a reminder that maternal health matters, prenatal and pos...
