Delivering Miracles®

The loss of a dream pregnancy or dream delivery is a real loss, there is no need to justify it. …

The NICU is an overwhelming, scary place that feels like a world away from the rest of the world. Whether you're expecting to spend time in the NICU or it came as a surprise, it takes time to adjust to the pace and the life of the parenting in the NICU. On this episode, I share some of the items that were essential for me to keep my sanity and help me through our 109 day NICU stay. Plus, I share with you ideas for gifts to give loved ones who have a baby in the NICU.

My postpartum looked NOTHING like what I had thought it would, due to the timing of my son’s early birth and the following 109 days spent in NICU. Life was crazy and unpredictable during that time, and my own nutrition was the LAST thing on my mind. I craved the wrong things, didn’t even remember to eat sometimes, and certainly didn’t realize the importance of nutrition in the healing my body was going through after giving birth. I wish I had known THEN what I know NOW! My friend and colleague, Lily Nichols, is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author. She has a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition and exercise, and her unique approach has helped thousands and influenced nutritional policies around the globe. Lily has researched and written about traditional diets recommended for pregnancy in different cultures. She shares with us the long-term effects of poorly-managed gestational diabetes, how “warming” foods help with postpartum healing, and the nut

Trust. I want to talk to you today about what it means to trust. Webster defines it as “assured reliance on the character ability strength or truth of someone or something.” Quite a heavy load, but we do it all the time. We trust that the builders made our homes sound. We trust our cars will turn on when we go to work in the morning. We see trust the most when we look at children. Something happens along the way as we get older, we think more critically about what we are putting our trust in.   

In this episode of Delivering Miracles, high-risk pregnancy expert, clinically trained therapist and former high-risk mom, Parijat Deshpande brings on friend, colleauge, biggest supporter, and clinical psychologist Tara May to discuss the process of dealing with the loss of a child with.

Each pregnancy is different, but there is always hope. In this episode of Delivering Miracles, Parijat Deshpande, high-risk pregnancy expert, clinically trained therapist and former high-risk mom, shares 3 client stories that are filled with hope.

If you’ve had a new baby in the house, then you know how important sleep can be! When you’re sleep deprived, everything else seems so much worse. It’s a learning process to train your little one with good sleep habits and it’s something that will make your life easier. Don’t miss today’s show where we answer many sleep questions from listeners.   Susie Parker is a certified sleep consultant and founder of Sleep Baby Love Child Sleep Consulting. She’s a “been there, done that” mom of two beautiful girls and she has dealt with many sleep challenges head-on. She is trained in the science of sleep by the Family Sleep Institute and her blog has become a go-to resource for many parents of littles. Her articles can be found on some of the most visited parenthood sites, including The Huffington Post, Baby Center, and Baby World, just to name a few. Through personalized consulting and online courses, Susie helps many exhausted families teach their babies, toddlers, and preschoolers to love sleep.   Episode Highlights:

Do you feel like a victim to your anxiety at times? Today’s show will help you leave the overwhelm behind, walk around the wall, and find relief. I’ll show you practical steps to get out of your head and learn to listen to your body. You may not realize it, but giving your body what it needs is the key. Stay with me, and I’ll show you how.   Episode Highlights:   Cognitive Behavior Therapy--challenging and changing thoughts and behaviors to help moods and emotions and dispel anxiety and phobias My high-risk pregnancy was my first anxiety experience, and there were many doctors’ appointments where I expected the worst How I tried to challenge my bad thoughts but nothing was working, until I discovered the key During pregnancy, the baseline for anxiety shifts, and we become more cautious and more attentive The problem is that we are so much “in our heads” that we miss out on the tools available to us and we stop listening to our bodies The principle of embodiment or “embodied cognition”--your body influences y

Confusing, infuriating, unfair, ridiculous, insane...these are just some of the words women in my community use to describe their battles with infertility. Infertility is a very difficult road and challenging on every level. On today’s  Q/A show, I am so excited to have your questions answered by one of my favorite infertility specialists, Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh.    Dr. Aimee, also known as the “Egg Whisperer,”  is one of America’s most well-known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost.  She’s had a hand in creating thousands of happy healthy babies.  Dr. Aimee is a Harvard-educated board-certified OB/GYN, specializing in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility; but it’s her  “Egg Freezing Parties” that put her in the limelight and made her a media darling.  She has been featured in magazines like People and Marie Claire, and has been featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Morning, Fox Network, along with a number of local

If you’ve experienced reproductive trauma, then you know the real, raw side of family-building---and you know that it’s not always pretty or easy. Do you like to talk about your experience? It may seem normal to want to hide from the reality because it’s tough, but there is a real need to share our stories. There is something innate within us that is meant to thrive on storytelling, and it’s an empowering way to find healing from your trauma.   Episode HIghlights:   Why storytelling is an important part of history and human culture Don’t feel like you must hide from your story anymore! Research supports the positive impact of storytelling on the emotional and physical aspects of health The stigma you may feel around your story that “doesn’t fit” or have a happy result The basis of the gentle progression into storytelling: safety first, and then the emotional work Why we resist the idea of sharing our story The goal: to unclog and release Why being inauthentic creates more stress in the body The benefits of e

What is depression? What causes it? We are talking about everything related to depression, especially as it relates to fertility and pregnancy. I guarantee that today’s show will challenge your thinking in so many ways about depression.    When I used to work in clinical psychology, I was always drawn to the work around depression, grief, and mourning. There are different perspectives on depression and many models that try to explain depression. It wasn’t until I went through infertility and high-risk pregnancy and delved into the field of psychoneuroimmunology that I realized that we seek to treat depression in a way that doesn’t actually treat depression. We slap a Band-Aid on the problem without getting to the root of the problem.   Episode Highlights:   Depression is closely tied to the stress response that our physical bodies have, and sometimes the symptoms are subtle and not easily recognized The stress response is a good thing that protects us and is not just an emotional response, but a response of

Who is taking care of YOU? What are you doing for self-care? We all know that self-care is important, but, if we’re honest, then we admit that it sounds so easy but is very difficult to practice. We go through life pushing ourselves because of being overwhelmed with life, infertility, responsibilities, family stuff, etc. Today’s show is about real-life lessons in self-care that I learned from a beautiful Porsche.   Episode Highlights: Why we push ourselves instead of slowing down---until our bodies scream at us to stop What self-care can look like when times are tough: self-care isn’t just for you---it benefits your family members The massive metaphor: why my car is a total reflection of the state of my life vs. the “Porsche” of self-care What are we fueling ourselves with? How do we bring self-care into reality? The two common excuses we use: there is not enough time and not enough money How to reframe those excuses by saying, “It’s not what we want to spend our time/money on right now.” Take a total mindse

How does it feel to watch your dreams fade away? It’s never a good feeling, but what if those dreams involve how many children to have or when to walk away and end your journey to conceive a child? Somehow, this dream cuts deeper than other dreams that may go unfulfilled in your life.    Dr. Maria Rothenburger is a fertility therapist and coach who has been through infertility challenges. Her doctoral research focused on post-traumatic growth as opposed to PTSD. Though she still practices as a psychotherapist, her passion has become fertility coaching, as she uses a four-pronged approach for movement toward optimal fertility.    Episode Highlights:   How she and her husband tried for more than 6 years, going through deep depression, anxiety, and intense marriage struggles Why they decided the process wasn’t worth the pain and decided to be child-free until changing their minds to pursue adoption What post-traumatic growth is and how you can recognize it Why Maria is passionate about growth and uses it in coa

When it comes to making decisions about your life, family, and children, the only sure thing is to follow your gut and trust your instincts. Many times the path you envision looks nothing like the journey that reality will bring. No one else--not even your doctor--can decide what’s right for you. Today’s show is my personal story of finding and holding to that very last ray of hope, even when I thought all hope was gone. 

Are you considering which pediatrician you should choose for your child?  From personal experience, I know the importance of finding the right pediatrician who will not listen to the outside noise, but who will listen to you and make the best decisions for your child.   Joining me on the show today is Dr. Jennifer Trachtenberg, favorably known as Dr. Jen by her patients. Dr. Jen is a nationally renowned parenting expert, board-certified pediatrician, and has maintained a successful, private practice in New York, New York, at Carnegie Hill Pediatrics for over 20 years. Perhaps Dr. Jen’s greatest accomplishment is being a mother of three children! Listen to today’s show for the information you need to know straight from Dr. Jen.   Show Highlights:   Dr. Jen discusses the importance of finding a pediatrician who will help educate and advise parents in addition to treating children. Parenting is different for each child because each child is unique in his/her own way. Dr. Jen advises parents to write down questi

The worst advice anyone can give a woman (or couple) going through infertility, fertility treatment or a high-risk pregnancy is, "You have no control". It is unhelpful and it is just plain wrong. Decades of research have shown the importance of believing in and maintaining control especially when it comes to health. Not only does it help you feel better emotionally, it creates physiological changes in the body, that during infertilty and a high-risk pregnancy, can increase your chances of bringing your baby home. On this episode, I share with you exactly how.  

Having a high-risk pregnancy can make you feel like your whole world is collapsing. So many women have to cut back on work or stop working all together. And once baby comes, depending on circumstances, you may be unable to return to career for years, if at all. It's stressful and heartbreaking but there is hope. On this episode, Meg shares with us how to create your dream career despite having a high-risk pregnancy so you can have your dream family and career and enjoy both too.

We all know avoiding important tasks isn't helpful. And yet we all do it, because, let's face it, it's easier than making that doctor's appointment, returning that phone call or doing the bloodwork. Did you know, avoidance builds up anxiety and ends up leaving you more stressed than the actual thing you're avoiding? On this episode, I share with you how to end avoidance once and for all so you can get the health care and support that you need and deserve.  

Thousands of women experience pregnancy and/or birth trauma every year. Without proper support, resources and information, trauma is often overlooked and women are left feeling alone as they navigate their healing journey. On this episode, I share the critical step that's involved in healing from trauma so you can experience joy and peace again.    

A high-risk pregnancy is a uniquely difficult time because of the emotional and physical intensity. Within a short 40 weeks - sometimes less - you might hear difficult news, have to make impossible decisions all while feeling the weight of being responsible for another life. You hope for a miracle and yet you aren't sure if you'll be lucky enough to experience one. On this episode, I share with you why I believe everyone one of us has the power to create miracles during a high-risk pregnancy.