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Common doesn’t mean normal.

If you’re navigating postpartum recovery—leaking, pain, pressure, or feeling disconnected from your body—this episode is for you.

Rachael talks with Dr. Jessica Hund (pelvic floor PT, founder of The Floor PDX) about why the 6-week clearance isn’t a real healing plan, why Kegels aren’t always the answer, and how to advocate for pelvic floor care that feels safe and trauma-informed.

🎧 Full episode coming soon on Rooted Exchange.
💬 What's one postpartum symptom you wish someone warned you about?

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So much of motherhood isn’t loud.
It doesn’t show up on to-do lists.
And it rarely gets named out loud.

In this episode of Rooted Exchange, Rachael sits down with Whitney Mayer for a candid, lived-experience conversation about the invisible load — the constant mental tracking, anticipating, remembering, and emotional labor that so many women carry quietly every day.

Together, they unpack how the invisible load shows up in real life: in grocery lists and appointment scheduling, in solo parenting and uneven rhythms, in identity shifts, guilt, and the pressure to “do it all” without dropping the ball.

This isn’t a conversation about blame or fixing partners. It’s about naming the work, understanding its weight, and offering ourselves more grace in the middle of it. In this episode, we explore:

• What the “invisible load” actually looks like day to day
• How motherhood reshapes identity — often quietly and unevenly
• The difference between being productive and feeling productive
• The double bind of stay-at-home vs. working motherhood
• Why comparison and perfectionism make the load heavier
• Letting go of control, lowering expectations, and choosing presence
• Why exhaustion isn’t always something sleep can fix

This conversation is for the mom who feels tired in a way that’s hard to explain. For the one carrying the household in her head. For anyone who has ever thought, “Why does this feel so heavy?”

You’re not imagining it. And you’re not alone.

We are taught to seek healing in products and distractions, but true peace may require stripping everything away to face the silence we fear most. We are exploring the difference between "faking it" and the deep alchemy required to actually become it. Find out what happens when you stop running from the discomfort and realize that you are your own medicine.