Miscarriage, Menstruation & Mindful Mothering - Chloe Parsons #144

ReWild Yourself

My dear sister Chloe Parsons joins us on ReWild Yourself Podcast to talk all things motherhood. Chloe blends her unique experience as a nutritional therapist, MovNat trainer and a mother of two to invigorate modern women with renewed perspective on health and happiness. She works with clients and actively shares her learning experiences in health, mothering and life as @wholly.chloe on Instagram.

In this episode, Chloe and I open up about a very intimate subject: our miscarriage stories. We share our own unique experiences with miscarriage, how it affected us and how we processed our reproductive grief. Additionally, Chloe recounts her firsthand experience with pregnancy, childbirth and mothering two children and discusses the philosophies that guide how she mothers. We also get into the topics of breastfeeding, menstruation, the importance of family and how Chloe incorporates movement into day to day life with her two children. If you’re a mother, mother-to-be or aspiring mother, this interview is for you!

EPISODE BREAKDOWN:

• Show Introduction:
  • Upcoming Surthrival Sale
  • Recounting a recent trip to Florida
  • Recent Maine foraging adventures
  • Q&A: Podcast & book recommendations for the beginning forager
  • Q&A: Where to forage for wild food
• Introducing Chloe Parsons
• On the importance of family
• Chloe’s guiding mothering philosophies
• Religious upbringing as a rite of passage
• On miscarriage, holding space and women reclaiming the birth process
• Beginning menstruation
• Chloe describes the differences in her first and second pregnancies
• Incorporating movement with kids through play
• Breastfeeding
• Auto-cannibalizing yourself post-pregnancy
• Chloe’s postpartum approach to nutrition
• Advice to aspiring mothers and mothers-to-be
• Raising future generations and Chloe’s prognosis for the future of the human species