50 {Rachael Laurie} When things go wrong with pregnancy

Trigger warning: this episode discusses miscarriage, and depression, and difficult child births.A huge thank you to Project Health Monitoring for powering this week's episode.PHM is a software company that provides digital solutions for industry, sport, and education, allowing you to focus on wellbeing, performance, and academic engagement in real time. This engagement helps you improve the mental health, wellbeing, and performance outcomes for all individuals. Click here to find out more!Todays episode features the incredible brave and strong Rachael Laurie.Awareness of complications during pregnancy is becoming more and more widespread, but it is still not diagnosed enough.Rachael joins us to explain her experiences with a premature birth, followed by a miscarriage and a haemorrhage after giving birth. In this episode Rachael shares:-      What happened when her first child was born premature-      The moment she found out she was having a miscarriage-      Why her doctor called her to come see him immediately just days after the miscarriage diagnosis-      The process she took to heal-      The scary moment nurses realised she was having a haemorrhage after giving birth-      What it was like having 40 medical experts in one room with no one she knew around-      The moment she had to make a decision to have a hysterectomy-      How she is coping nowKey Quotes “It was a lot to have 40 people in that room (birthing room) and not a single person you know.”“He just kind of looked at me and he said I’m really sorry but I believe that you’re having a miscarriage.”“So I leant into some pretty good friends and while they were great they were no therapist.”“You need to appreciate the small things and the laughter with the kids and the family for who they are and what they are.”You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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