Quiet Connection - Postpartum Mental Health

Send us Fan Mail 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,...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 r...

Send us Fan Mail 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 strug...

Send us Fan Mail 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 emo...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when the picture-perfect idea of parenthood collides with the messy, isolating, and overwhelming reality? This week on Quiet Connection , Chelsea talks with therapist and author Marissa Z , who opens up about her shocking and painful entry into motherhood, the lack of bonding, the screaming, the despair—and the moment she realized: maybe she didn’t have postpartum dep...

Send us Fan Mail Grief is hard. Parenting through grief? Even harder. In this raw Quiet Confessions episode, Chelsea opens up about navigating the loss of their grandmother while parenting two young kids in a neurodivergent household. From balancing honesty with protection, to preparing children for a Catholic funeral when you’re not religious, to simply surviving the days that feel too heavy—this...

Send us Fan Mail When Jeaneen Tang became a mother, she didn’t expect an emergency C-section, postpartum challenges, or parenting mostly solo. But nothing could have prepared her for what came next.  At just 13 months old, her son Che suffered a traumatic brain injury after a short fall—an accident that not only changed his life but also launched Jeaneen into a devastating legal battle.  In this e...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s Quiet Confession , Chelsea shares a vulnerable update on their health and the wave of grief following the loss of their grandmother, their lifelong hero.  From learning that their pituitary gland is no longer functioning—and what that means for living with chronic illness—to navigating severe sleep apnea and constant medical appointments, Chelsea opens up about the...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when your birth plan becomes a four-day ordeal of coercion, unmanaged pain, and medical gaslighting? In this deeply moving episode of Quiet Connection , host Chelsea sits down with Garrett, a mom, entrepreneur, and advocate, who shares her harrowing experience with birth trauma, the mental health fallout, and her ongoing battle with secondary infertility. Garrett open...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Quiet Confessions , Chelsea hits record in the middle of burnout. No polished advice, no metaphors, just truth. From traumaversary season and the chaos of summer parenting to adding a new puppy into an already overstimulated household, this is a moment of real-time exhaustion and radical honesty. If your house feels loud, your patience is paper-thin, and you&apo...

Send us Fan Mail In this impactful yet lighthearted episode of Quiet Connection , Chelsea sits down with Jen Ginty, a single mom of two, living with complex PTSD and major depressive disorder.  Jen shares her journey from surviving childhood trauma to raising a child with complex needs, all while navigating mental health, motherhood, and massive life transitions.  We talk about:  The challenges of...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's Quiet Confessions mini-episode, Chelsea opens up about a seemingly small but deeply powerful memory: the night Friends reruns helped them survive the aftermath of a traumatic postpartum experience. What began as a comforting background show morphed into a ritual, and eventually a trigger. Chelsea explores the complicated way trauma can imprint on the ordinary,...

Send us Fan Mail *This episode briefly mentions childhood SA. Please be mindful of your own triggers and mental health when listening.  In this episode of Quiet Connection , Chelsea speaks with Midori—a mom of three, trauma-informed advocate, and co-founder of Simply Midori—about her winding journey to motherhood. From multiple miscarriages to the anxiety woven into pregnancy after loss, Midori sh...

Send us Fan Mail In this latest episode of Quiet Confessions , Chelsea shares their experience navigating “traumaversary season”—the string of dates that mark some of the most painful and traumatic events of their postpartum journey. From a scheduled C-section that spiraled into postpartum hemorrhage, to multiple psychiatric hospitalizations, and a later brain hemorrhage caused by a pituitary tumo...

Send us Fan Mail In this heart-wrenching yet deeply affirming episode, Robyn shares the story of her daughter Freya, who was born sleeping at 38 weeks. With raw honesty, Robyn recounts the shock of receiving the news, the emotional and physical experience of labor and postpartum, and how she continues to mother Freya through grief, remembrance, and advocacy.  Robyn talks about the stigma of stillb...

Send us Fan Mail In this solo episode of Quiet Confessions , Chelsea opens up about navigating the landmines of medical trauma, postpartum PTSD, and chronic illness while celebrating a huge personal win: completing a sleep study without a full-blown panic attack.  They share how triggers, like hospitals, ambulances, and even the act of being sick, continue to impact daily life, and how DBT skills,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Quiet Connection , Michelle shares her powerful journey through preterm birth, postpartum depression, and parenting a medically complex child. From NICU struggles to finally receiving a rare genetic diagnosis—TBR1—for her son, Michelle opens up about trusting her instincts, navigating the system, and building the support she wished she’d had. Her story is a remi...

Send us Fan Mail In this Quiet Confessions mini-episode, Chelsea shares their experience with postpartum OCD, something they didn’t realize they had until it completely overtook their second postpartum journey.  From health anxiety and relentless Googling to ER visits and overwhelming fear, Chelsea reflects on how OCD showed up in unexpected ways.  This honest confession sheds light on a lesser-di...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a maternal mental health expert becomes the patient? In this raw and resonant episode, psychologist and mom of two, Emily Guarnotta , shares her deeply personal journey through postpartum depression—and how it blindsided her despite her professional training. From the unexpected shock of new motherhood to the guilt of not instantly bonding with her baby, Emily op...

Send us Fan Mail In this solo mini-episode of Quiet Confessions , Chelsea shares a raw and relatable story about parenting while navigating a chronic illness flare. With their usual support systems unavailable over a long weekend, they open up about what it took to ask a friend for help—despite shame, fear, and deeply ingrained beliefs about being a burden.  From popcorn dinners to parenting fails...

Send us Fan Mail This week I'm connecting with Mackenzie to unpack the emotional whirlwind of her transition into motherhood. Mackenzie opens up about who she was before becoming a mom, the unexpected challenges of labor, and the traumatic onset of postpartum preeclampsia that changed everything.  From emergency medical intervention to navigating the early days with anxiety and panic attacks,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Quiet Confessions , Chelsea reflects on a hopeful session with their new psychiatrist, the ongoing struggle with sleep, overstimulation from chaotic parenting mornings, and their evolving relationship with trauma and healing.  They candidly share their challenges with burnout, their nervous system’s fragility, and the everyday chaos of parenting with PTSD. This...