The Road To Parenthood Episode with Leila & Rhys

The Heavy Mental Podcast

Episode Notes

This week’s theme is THE ROAD TO PARENTHOOD.

First off, TW on this one for baby loss and miscarriage.

Another thing to note is that I (Rhys) am flat as a pancake in this episode — not really selling it well, am I? Leila's must have a bad back this week...because she carried this one!

Anyway, in the business of full disclosure and with us being a mental health pod, I thought I should put it out there: I had a shit week. It has now improved though, and I'm back to baseline once more...ready for the next dip.

Anyway, in this episode, Leila and I have a candid chat about the continuing winding and uncertain road we're currently walking, in an attempt to become parents and how it's impacted our mental health through the years. We talk less about the specifics of what happened but more about how the events made us feel and how we've navigated our way through.

For those wanting to listen to our full baby loss journey with specifics, we did a podcast with our mates over at The Worst Girl Gang Ever, who do amazing work breaking the taboo surrounding miscarriage and baby loss. Go follow them on Instagram!

During this episode, we chat about:

• Our baby loss and miscarriage experiences.
• How the situations made us feel.
• How we both grieved in different ways.
• How we found a way through and what helped us.
• Coping with ongoing uncertainty.

Just so you know, our conversations are completely unfiltered, unedited and happen very organically.

Also to note, we’re not professionals — if you’ve heard us speak, you will know that. We’re just a couple with a passion for nattering about our mental health and trying to navigate our way through the mad old game we call "life".

We explore these topics in real-time and figure out our opinions and share our experiences on the fly. We have no agenda and often, we miss things out and get things wrong. We're human — anyway, you know the score by now!

Anyway, please enjoy our chat, all about THE ROAD TO PARENTHOOD.

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