Sometimes getting pregnant and then having a baby 9 months later is fairly simple. Sometimes, it is not. (Note: this episode contains discussions of fertility and loss, so feel free to skip it if this content is not right for you right now.)
In today’s episode of Best of Both Worlds, Dr. Rebecca Thompson, author of the memoir Held Together, shares her complicated journey to motherhood, involving miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, and other life-threatening complications. Her experience shaped her medical practice with women and children, and informs how she treats patients now. We talk about resiliency and also about practical matters of managing an already complicated schedule when medical emergencies get thrown into the mix.
In the Q&A we tackle the much lighter topic of how a book goes from idea to a finished product. Please give the episode a listen!
I appreciate that Dr. Rebecca Thompson considers foster parents to be equally important as biological parents. I’ve been thinking if Dr. Rebecca Thompson knows the Courageous Parents Network. If you’d like to know what the Courageous Parents Network is about as well, Ms. Laura Vanderkam, I can tell you more.