The Butterfly Broadcast

Meet Jane Rollins, Vice President of the non-profit organization Share Parents of Utah and American History buff. Once she and her husband had two children, they came to the crossroads of whether to keep growing their family or not. Despite the threat of Hyperemesis gravidarum and battling postpartum depression again, Jane's heart told her to take the leap of faith to get pregnant a third time...

This is a story about Taylor and her sweet baby girl Willow. Eight months into their marriage, Taylor and her husband, Sterling, were open to the idea of starting their family and were thrilled it happened so quickly for them. However, bleeding at 17 weeks gestation and a mother’s intuition led to Taylor self-monitoring with a fetal doppler at home frequently. Take a listen to learn how Taylor was...

This is a story about Chelsea; a hardworking mom whose competitive spirit has made her successful not only as collegiate athlete but also as a top-performer in her sales career. She and her husband got pregnant with their first two sweet girls almost "too easily". When the time came that they felt ready for a third child, they were completely taken off-guard when another easy conception...

This is a story about Jen Rader; soccer prodigy and social media marketing genius. Her first pregnancy had some unexpected twists and turns, despite her fit lifestyle, which resulted in a premature birth and therefore, lingering trauma. Striking parallels occurred during her second pregnancy but with one exception.... a rare diagnosis during the 20-week ultrasound. Jen and her husband were present...

This story is about Megan, who is currently reigning as Mrs. Utah Elite 2022. From an outside perspective, you would never guess she has ever faced hardship due to her contagious smile and heart-warming optimism. In fact, her pageant platform and podcast is titled "Try Everything Today", which inspires courage to get out of one's comfort zone to do good. However upon digging deeper ,...

Soon after getting married, Abby and her husband Kemper were open to the idea of starting a family. To their surprise, they got a positive pregnancy test almost immediately and shared the happy news with loved ones and acquaintances. They went to a fetal photos studio and were disturbed when the ultrasound tech said they couldn't find the heartbeat and were referred to see a doctor. Unfortunat...

McKenzie and her husband were thrilled to learn of their pregnancy and like many first time parents, they were under the impression that everything would go okay. Her pregnancy went smoothly until the 20-week ultrasound revealed a congenital heart defect, but still the doctor remained positive and simply set expectations for baby girl's heart care after birth. They decided to name her Sophie J...

Amy is a certified Life After Baby-loss coach. She combines her own experiences of stillbirth, miscarriage and pregnancy after loss with proven mindset tools to help loss parents find themselves again. Amy believes that when you can get to the roots of your struggles and bring them to light that’s when you will make the most progress. She is the host of the Smooth Stones Podcast where she shares a...

This is a story about Jessica, who eloquently speaks the words that all loss parents are trying to find. Life was going smoothly until her third pregnancy, which was traumatic for her and though that baby was healthy, she was left questioning her desire to have any more children. Her husband felt another child was awaiting them and cautiously she conceived again... only to receive devastating news...

This story is the reason behind the whole podcast... because it is my own! Before I personally share my own miscarriage I thought it would be interesting to hear about it from my husband's perspective first. While mothers are the ones enduring the physical trauma, the emotional trauma that a father experiences is often minimized and overlooked. Just because grieving may look differently for me...

This story is about Corina who's name might just be synonymous with Superwoman. When she and her husband first got married, they anticipated some fertility issues. Let's just say they were surprised when they successfully got pregnant not once, but twice (and times that by three babies!) Little did they know what other events would await the delivery of their triplets. Now Corina uses her...