Episode 42: Motherhood: Finding Joy and Authenticity with Caitlin Wilder

No One Told Us

Rachael Shepard-Ohta

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9 • 590 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Episode 42: Motherhood: Finding Joy and Authenticity with Caitlin Wilder @wilderbeginnings Motherhood can feel so exhausting, isolating, and divisive! It’s also portrayed on social media as just… not fun. Enter Caitlin Wilder. This week, Rachael is joined by Caitlin, a certified doula and mom of two turned social media “mom influencer” to have an open and honest conversation all about motherhood and postpartum realities. Caitlin created her following through sharing her journey of postpartum reality on Instagram and has taken off thanks to her refreshing blend of reality and positivity.. Rachael and Caitlin really MENTION IT ALL in this super cool (not uncool) episode: Here’s what they discuss inside this insightful episode: How Caitlin’s authenticity and positivity about motherhood has created a strong & supportive community on social media. Her experience working at Bravo (!! my dream) before transitioning to the parenting and childbirth space as a doula, and the decision to not return to corporate work after having a baby The benefits having a doula can have on your birth experience How to trust your instincts and not be too hard on yourself as a parent All about feeding choices, sleep etc. as parents- what’s with the divide? How to have “Second Time Mom Energy” the first time around! Of course- a little Bravo TV tea… we had to! Hear her behind the scenes opinions and find out what our favorites are and where to begin if you’re just starting your Bravo ✨journey!✨ Caitlin is a certified doula, childbirth educator, and mom of 2 who is doing her best to show the reality of postpartum on social media (the fun/difficult/unhinged and unwashed reality) all while encouraging others to shut out the noise and listen to their own parenting intuition! She started her account as a doula sharing realistic pregnancy advice, and has managed to build the most amazing community on Instagram. It's a mix of fun, education, mayhem, community, inspiration, and emotional violence (She can get very sappy). But all in all - it's a good time!! Mentioned in this episode: Caitlin’s instagram: @wilderbeginnings Book Caitlin as your Doula (LA area) here! Caitlin’s Merch here- Bad Moms + Babies Club If you enjoyed this episode, please rate 5⭐️ and write us a review! ⬇️ ✨For sleep support and resources, visit heysleepybaby.com and follow @heysleepybaby on Instagram! 😴☁️🤎✨ Rachael is a mom of 3, founder of Hey, Sleepy Baby, and the host of this podcast. Instagram | Tiktok | Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.6	Welcome to No One Told Us, the podcast that tells the truth about parenting and talks about all the stuff you wish you knew before having kids. I'm your host, Rachel, and today I'm so excited to have one of my Instagram friends, Caitlin, on the pod.
0:45.8	Caitlin is a certified doula, childbirth educator and mom of two, who's doing her best to show the reality of postpartum on social media,
0:58.0	the fun things, the difficult things, the slightly unhinged things,
1:03.2	and the unwashed reality, all while encouraging others to shut out the noise and listen to their own parenting intuition.
1:05.7	Caitlin started her account as a doula sharing realistic pregnancy advice
1:08.9	and has managed to build the most amazing community
1:11.5	on Instagram. It's really inspiring, honestly, and it's such a great mix of fun, education,
1:18.2	a little bit of mayhem, and lots of great community. She is such a good time, and I'm so happy
1:25.0	to be connected with her. So please welcome her to the podcast.
1:28.3	Caitlin, thanks so much for being here. Oh my gosh. Thank you so much for having me. I'm so
1:33.0	excited to be here. I can't believe you're letting me be here. So this is a real treat and an honor.
1:39.4	And this is either the start of our two women cross country tour or it's the moment you look back on like
1:45.7	this is where it all went downhill and I'm just pleased to be there exactly I think it's going to
1:51.8	be the former honestly because perfect since we've been connected on Instagram we have just like
1:57.7	really gotten along and like hit it off and I love when that happens.
2:03.3	Actually, we, I feel like we've been kind of in a weird way connected for a long time because
2:07.9	like you've used Hey Sleepy Baby with your first.
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