175. Postpartum Support Doesn’t Keep Showing Up on Its Own (and Asking Is a Muscle) with Mom League Philly Owner Olivia Misci
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Send us Fan Mail She was a marketing manager. Leader of a team. She had the degree, the title, the career she dreamed of. And like so many of us, she walked into motherhood picturing a teammate and a maternity leave that felt like a vacation. Then the first-week visitors and meals settled down, and she realized support doesn’t just keep showing up. In this episode, Chelsea sits down with Olivia Misci, owner of Mom League Philly, to talk about postpartum identity, asking for help, and what it ...
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