Episode Overview

This week it’s just me. No guest, no fluff. Just a conversation I’ve been putting off for a long time.

I’m finally sharing my birth story… and honestly, it didn’t go how I thought it would at all. What should have been something straightforward turned into multiple misdiagnoses. I was told I had an ovarian torsion, then later was wrongly diagnosed with an STI, which almost completely turned my life upside down. That alone was a lot to process… and I hadn’t even given birth yet.

After I delivered, things got even more intense. I was dealing with a retained placenta and ended up having a postpartum hemorrhage. It was scary, confusing, and not something anyone really prepares you for. I’m sharing it because I wish someone had been more honest with me about what can actually happen. There were mom ...