12. Pregnancy, Motherhood, & Marriage with IBD | Melodie N Blackwell - a podcast by Noa Porten

What would parenthood with chronic illness look like?

For Melodie N. Blackwell, wife to a cancer fighter, mom of 2, serial entrepreneur, health advocate, & founder of Color of Crohn's and Chronic Illness Inc, parenthood with Crohn's disease looks like: playing action figures from bed, navigating pregnancy and miscarriage, including the kids in the conversation about chronic illness, teaching acceptance, disability pride and compassion through leading by example, and finding kid free, pain lowering ways to connect as a couple.

Throughout it all, Melodie emphasizes that being a parent is hard with or without chronic illness and chronically ill parents or people wanting to be parents are no lesser and no less equipped!

“If you really feel like you would like to be a parent. Don’t disqualify yourself. Just because you’re battling some challenges that might not present for others”- Melodie N. Blackwell

Episode Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/j5_39W7nn-I2jFg9Hq_MywlR4CM

Links:

Pod IG: @spooningwithspooniespod

Melodie’s IG: @melodienblackwell

COCCI IG: @colorofcci

COCCI:https://www.cocci.org/?fbclid=IwAR3BA42MscfqLrlY_QE4p-YikROFycBefwElPfWIstaEOafiBZ6gp9w2Zu4

Flex: Reinventing Work for A Smarter Happier Life by Annie Aurbach (mentioned at the beginning of the episode): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/flex-annie-auerbach/1137264351

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