Mother The Mother

In today’s episode, McLean is joined by author, birth doula, and hypnotherapist, Bailey Gaddis. Bailey authored Asking for a Pregnant Friend and Feng Shui Mommy and is a regular contributor to media outlets including Working Mother, Fit Pregnancy, Pregnancy and Newborn, Cosmopolitan, Woman’s Day, Disney’s Babble, and more. She also volunteers for a program where she offers in-home support to parents of newborn babies, specifically single mothers and those with babies with special needs. In this episode, they discuss the healing process of writing her book Asking for a Pregnant Friend, the heartbreaking prevalence of shame, guilt, and embarrassment for many women during their pregnancy and postpartum experience, navigating triggers, and heavy emotions following pregnancy loss and so much more. These are the conversations that are needed and at the core of what Mother the Mother is all about. Lastly, you will hear in this recording that Bailey is in the final weeks of pregnancy and preparing for the birth of he