You’re living your hardest days in the NICU, so you turn to social media for support, encouragement, solidarity and community. Can you share too much? When does your story become their story? Veteran NICU parents and active social media users Scott & Kathryn Whitaker share some tips for sharing your NICU baby’s journey on social media, setting healthy boundaries and inviting people into your suffering.
💚 Connect with the host, Kathryn Whitaker:
Instagram | Facebook | Website
💚 Connect with the guest, Scott Whitaker:
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Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
Music:
Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version
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Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles
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To every dad who has endured a NICU stay with his son or daughter, we see you. NICU dad Will Hay shares his hardest day, the thing that gave him hope and how he took his fear and turned it into a beautiful resource for other parents. Dads, this one’s for you.
💚 Connect with the host, Kathryn Whitaker:
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💚 Connect with the guest, Will Hay:
🔗Links to resources:
Book, The Littlest Penguin: A NICU Story
📺Socials 📺
Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
Music:
Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Never pay the first bill, at least that’s what podcast guest and medical investigative journalist Marshall Allen advises. At some point, every NICU family has to deal with an insurance company, government agency, medical billing office or all three. Learn how to speak a language that billing offices understand, advocate for your rights and save yourself money, headaches and long hours on hold with medical stakeholders.
💚 Connect with the host, Kathryn Whitaker:
Instagram | Facebook | Website
💚 Connect with the guest, Marshall Allen:
Twitter | LinkedIn | Website | Substack
🔗Links to resources:
Book, Never Pay the First Bill
Dollar For (helps patients access charity care)
Billy (hospital pricing information)
Jason Health (walk-in blood tests)
Green Imaging (affordable medical imaging)
Cost Plus Drugs (affordable medications)
📺Socials 📺
Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
Music:
Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Paying the medical bills and determining insurance coverage can almost be as stressful as caring for your NICU baby (and sometimes more so). Kelley Coleman - author, disability advocate and mom of a medically complex child - shares questions to ask, provides an overview of programs and shares advice from both her lived experience, as well as insurance and medical billing experts.
💚 Connect with the host, Kathryn Whitaker:
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💚 Connect with the guest, Kelley Coleman:
Instagram | Facebook | Website
🔗 Links to resources:
Book, Everything No One Tells You About Parenting a Disabled Child
Department of Developmental Services in (your state)
Department of Health and Human Services in (your state)
Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
📺Socials 📺
Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
Music:
Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Does your employer offer paid parental leave or are you struggling to find a game plan for how to care for your baby after NICU discharge while tending to your job responsibilities? Sherenne Simon, social impact expert, shares how she influenced major policy change in her workplace to accommodate NICU parents. Her book, Own Your Influence: An Unconventional Journey to Making an Impact at Work, hits shelves in November and can show you how to capitalize on your own power of influence to enact positive change.
💚 Connect with the host, Kathryn Whitaker:
Instagram | Facebook | Website
💚 Connect with the guest, Sherenne Simon:
Instagram | LinkedIn | Website
📺Socials 📺
Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
Music:
Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Sometimes we are called to share our stories, in a big way. Emmy-award winning journalist Britt Moreno experienced postpartum complications following the birth of her second child. Instead of quietly working through them, she chose to use her platform as an NBC affiliate news anchor to amplify the crisis of postpartum depression and anxiety in the hopes of helping other women through her interviews and in-depth investigations.
💚 Connect with the host, Kathryn Whitaker:
Instagram | Facebook | Website
💚 Connect with the guest, Britt Moreno:
Instagram | Facebook | Twitter/X
🔗 Links to resources:
Anchor opens up about postpartum complications
Mothers with high-risk pregnancies more likely to face mental health concerns
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or call 988
📺Socials 📺
Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
Music:
Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Are you worried you might be suffering from postpartum depression or anxiety? Whether it’s been days, weeks or months since the birth of your baby, board-certified OB/Gyn Dr. Nicole Rankins shares what PPD and PPA are, common symptoms, treatment options and where to seek help.
💚 Connect with the host, Kathryn Whitaker:
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💚 Connect with the guest, Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins:
Instagram | Facebook | Website | Podcast
🔗 Links to resources:
Postpartum Support International
📺Socials 📺
Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
Music:
Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
You’ve been admitted to the NICU or you’re in the thick of raising a NICU baby and you look around and might wonder how this is your life and what’s next - for your baby, your family and your life. THIS is the season that will serve you during your NICU admission and long after your discharge. In season 6 - life after a NICU admission - we tackle postpartum depression and anxiety, paid parental leave, medical billing/insurance, a dad's perspective, pelvic floor physical therapy, sex and intimacy, exercise/nutrition and sharing your story on social media.
💚 Connect with the host, Kathryn Whitaker:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathrynwhitakertx
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kathrynwhitakertx
Website: https://kathrynwhitaker.net
📺Socials 📺
⚡Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handtohold
⚡Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HANDtoHOLD
⚡Twitter: https://twitter.com/NICUHandtoHold
⚡Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/handtohold/
Music:
Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license