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Breaking the Silence: The Untold Challenges of Postpartum Every Woman Must Know with Cassandra Babilya

The Resilient Heart Podcast

Release Date: 04/04/2024

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Postpartum is not just a phase; it's a profound journey of transformation and resilience. It's the period following childbirth where a new mother undergoes both physical and emotional changes as she adjusts to her new role. Beyond the joy and excitement of welcoming a new life, postpartum encompasses a rollercoaster of emotions, from overwhelming love to bouts of anxiety and exhaustion.
 
In this episode, I am joined by Cassandra Babilya, a mom, creator of the Make Work Suck Less newsletter and You Got This gratitude journal, a certified career coach, and a corporate culture leader in tech. She's been a teacher, a spy, a communications manager, and an employee experience leader. Cassandra believes everyone deserves to wake up excited and energized for the day. Connect with her to find the perspective you need to work, create, and build from a place of joy, not dread. Cassandra talks about the most difficult thing about postpartum that women dont talk enough about, her timeframe between her two babies, the 20 week anatomy scan experience and the friends she talked to about the diagnosis of the anatomy test. Cassandra also shed more light on postpartum care and leave, supporting people undergoing pregnancy loss, preparing for pregnancy and the excitement of having twio babies. Tune in to learn more about this and other exciting topics!
 

Timestamps

[03:58] About Cassandra' Babilya

[06:27] How to be supportive during postpartum 

[08:45] The most difficult thing about postpartum that women don't talk enough about

[12:21] Cassandra's time frame between her two pregnancies

[16:44] 20 week anatomy scan experience for Cassandra

[22:14] Friends Cassandra talked to about the diagnosis of the anatomy scan

[25:03] Cassandra's time frame between the diagnosis and the time to let the baby go

[27:47] Postpartum care and leave

[31:27] Supporting people undergoing pregnancy loss

[35:15] The perk pregnant women get when travelling

[39:10] Preparing for pregnancy

[43:50] Cassandra's wish for her coming baby

[46:09] The excitement of having two babies

[48:48] Cassandra's closing remarks

 
Notable Quotes:
  • “It’s a blessing to get pregnant right away.”
  • “We are so in it that we don’t know what to ask for from people.”
  • “One in four pregnancies end in loss.”
  • “You are not going to know what you can get unless you are asking.”
  • “We don’t ever really know what it’s going to look like until it shows up.”
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