Quiet Connection - Postpartum Mental Health

Send us Fan Mail The change of seasons in New England is stunning, but for those of us living with chronic illness, it often brings a difficult wave of physical and mental hurdles.  In this episode of Quiet Confessions , I’m catching up with you straight from my recliner to share what’s been happening behind the scenes.  From navigating a brutal flare cycle and tapering down off psychiatric meds t...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Quiet Connection , I'm joined by tech professional, author, and nonprofit founder, Cheri Bergeron.  Cheri opens up about her decade-long journey through infertility, the agonizing loss of two children to rare genetic conditions, and the shocking legal battle that followed when an outdated state law threatened her family. We discuss the hidden gaps in fertil...

Send us Fan Mail When we picture our path to parenthood, very few of us imagine sitting beside an incubator in the NICU, undergoing multiple rounds of IVF, or turning to surrogacy to bring a child home. In this heartwarming and deeply honest episode of Quiet Connection , Chelsea connects with children’s book author Emily Rosen to explore what happens when your journey to becoming a parent looks co...

Send us Fan Mail Content Warning: This episode includes discussions of postpartum psychosis, severe PMHDS, suicidal ideation, medical trauma, and high-profile legal cases involving harm to children. In this episode of Quiet Confessions, Chelsea is joined by their husband, Ben, for an intimate look at the reality of perinatal mental health disorders (PMHDS) and the systemic gaps in care. Sparked by...

Send us Fan Mail When you’re a high-achieving attorney and licensed therapist, you think you’ve got the research and prep work handled. But as guest Paula Yost discovered, pregnancy and parenting don’t care about your schedules or degree titles. In this episode, Paula shares her journey through two high-risk pregnancies, a sudden bilateral cleft lip and palate diagnosis, premature menopause at 34,...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when bringing a new life into the world triggers a complete break from reality, leaving you isolated in a system that wasn't built to give you the care you need? In this episode of Quiet Connection, Chelsea sits down with registered nurse, mother, and advocate Sarah Savage. Sarah shares her story of an emergency premature birth, a sudden cord prolapse, and the ch...

Send us Fan Mail When Cat Carnell walked into her ten-week ultrasound expecting to hear a heartbeat, she was met with two words that shattered her world: "I'm sorry." What followed was a confusing, painful, and deeply isolating journey through a missed miscarriage—a type of pregnancy loss where the body continues to hold onto the pregnancy without showing typical signs of loss. In t...

Send us Fan Mail When you envision bringing a child into the world, nobody prepares you for the possibility of walking through the double doors of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The flashing lights, the constant hum of monitors, and the physical barrier of an isolette can leave birthing and perinatal individuals feeling isolated, helpless, and completely detached from the experience they imagined...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Quiet Connection , host Chelsea Myers sits down with Hilary Hodge , author of the upcoming book The Art of Parenting While Sick . Living in the beautiful Loire Valley of France, Hilary navigates the daily, often invisible grind of severe asthma and adrenal insufficiency while raising her five-year-old son. Chelsea and Hilary dive deep into the unique realities o...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Quiet Confessions, Chelsea takes a step back from personal musings to focus on advocacy and education surrounding perinatal mental health disorders (PMHDS). Recording from their late grandmother’s house, Chelsea reflects on channeling their hero's legacy to make others feel seen, loved, and valued. Chelsea explains the range of PMHDS, covering topics like p...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Quiet Connection , Chelsea sits down with Jessica Hill , co-founder of The Parent Collective . Jessica opens up about her transition into motherhood while living overseas in London, where an unexpected medical scare with her newborn sparked a season of hypervigilance and postpartum anxiety.  We talk about the raw grief of adding a second child, the stark differe...

Send us Fan Mail With the Lindsay Clancy trial dominating headlines right now, the media is full of sensationalized coverage that instills fear and demonizes birthing individuals in crisis. But sensationalism doesn't save lives; truth, proper medical training, and early intervention do. In this episode of Quiet Confessions , I'm stepping away from our scheduled series to address the real...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when the vision you have for your birth completely shatters?  In this episode of Quiet Connection , host Chelsea Myers sits down with Lainey Stancil—a mom, birth doula, and the founder of the Peach State Birth Coalition. Lainey shares her deeply personal journey of navigating a frustrating PCOS diagnosis , fighting a dismissive healthcare system , and making the radic...

Send us Fan Mail In this deeply moving episode of Quiet Connection, Chelsea sits down with Adriana Sanchez , a stay-at-home mom and college student who shares her raw journey through two high-risk pregnancies, consecutive NICU stays, and severe postpartum mental health crises. Adriana opens up about how her "go with the flow" life shifted dramatically when her first baby arrived prematur...

Send us Fan Mail Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussions of medical trauma, postpartum hemorrhage, psychiatric hospitalizations, and suicidal ideation. Please protect your mental health while listening. Welcome back to Quiet Confessions, a mini-episode of Quiet Connection where I sit down to chat one-on-one with you about my personal journey. In honor of Birth Trauma Awareness...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt like you should have it all figured out, only to find yourself crying on the bathroom floor? In this episode of Quiet Connection , I'm sitting down with the wonderful Leah Wright . She's a licensed clinical social worker, certified perinatal mental health therapist, and a mom of Irish twins. Even with a career dedicated to mental health, Leah found her...

Send us Fan Mail In this solo mini-episode, I'm letting down the veil and sharing a very raw look at how postpartum PTSD still shows up in my life today.  This past weekend, our family celebrated the arrival of my new nephew. While I made a conscious choice to stay present and fully embrace this journey with my sister-in-law, holding that sweet, fresh newborn ended up opening a floodgate of u...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when your mental health journey starts long before you ever consider becoming a parent? In this episode of Quiet Connection , host Chelsea Myers sits down with author and mental health advocate Sarah Michelle Sherman . Sarah opens up completely about living with Bipolar 2 disorder and ADHD, and how those diagnoses shaped her path to motherhood. From the terrifying rea...

Send us Fan Mail If you're feeling stuck, frozen, or like everything around you is chaotic right now, you're not alone.  In this week’s Quiet Confession , I’m diving deep into a raw and rarely discussed side of postpartum PTSD: the "mundane" triggers that blindside us in everyday life. Four years into my healing journey, I'm opening up about how my favorite comfort shows—l...

Send us Fan Mail 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, a...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 sev...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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&quot...

Send us Fan Mail 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...