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The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & Abby

Love is Blind, Baby #2 & Postpartum Depression w/ Zack & Bliss

The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & Abby

Matt & Abby

Society & Culture

4.8 • 16.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

Today's episode is sponsored by Kiwi Co, ASPCA Pet Insurance, Rocket Money, and Zoc Doc. Kiwi Co: Build the best summer ever with KiwiCo—get $10 off your Summer Adventure Series at https://kiwico.com/SUMMER with promo code UNPLANNED. ASPCA Pet Insurance: Explore coverage at https://www.aspcapetinsurance.com/UNPLANNED. Rocket Money: Let Rocket Money help you find and cancel unwanted subscriptions, monitor your spending, and lower your bills—join at https://RocketMoney.com/UNPLANNEDZoc Doc: Stop putting off those doctor appointments—go to https://zocdoc.com/UNPLANNED to find and instantly book a doctor you love today. Today on Unplanned, we sit down with everyone’s favorite Love Is Blind redemption story — Zack Goytowski and Bliss Poureetezadi. They open up about second chances, getting married in secret, life after reality TV, growing their family, and what really happened after the pods. We also talk postpartum depression, internet backlash, Zack’s difficult childhood, and how all of it shaped the marriage and family they’re building today. Bliss' IG: @blisspoureetezadi Zack's IG: @zackgoytowski Follow The Unplanned Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/unplanned__podcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@unplanned_podcast Listen to the pod on Spotify/ Apple Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ToDA4ufQuWuEgMq07zN6t https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unplanned-podcast/id1669604504 Follow Matt & Abby: Abby's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/abbyelizabethoward/ Matt's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_matt_howard_/ TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@matt_and_abby Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/mattandabb YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@MattandAbby Chapters: 01:00 - Love is Blind casting process + How we met 10:00 - Singing in the pods 15:23 - Redemption arc 22:26 - Ad break 24:50 - Love is Blind Divorces 30:13 - Childhood trauma 39:56 - Ad Break 44:49 - First birth story 48:47 - Postpartum Depression 52:41 - Having a boy! 55:39 - Ad Break 01:00:07 - Authenticity online 01:08:43 - Questions from audience 01:11:44 - Ad Break Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Thank you to Time for Learning for sponsoring this portion of today's episode.

0:03.1

We are entering the beginning of school time for our kids. It feels like there's so many ways we can go and it feels like we need to lock it in now so they can stay consistent through all their years. All the options are great, but sometimes it can be overwhelming. That is why I'm really excited about the option of time for learning. Because schooling is honestly one of the most important decisions you make for your child. And time for learning is an amazing option if you want flexibility like us.

0:24.8

Because they have everything you need to teach pre-K through 12th grade at home with all of the

0:28.9

core and elective classes offered in brick and mortar schools. Time for learning believes in

0:32.7

harnessing the flexibility of homeschool to help families explore passions, travel, and hobbies without the

0:38.7

constraints of traditional school hours. It is also used for after school or summer learning

0:43.8

to address learning gaps or maintain skills. Created by experts for parents with over one million

0:49.7

students served. If you're also feeling overwhelmed by all the schooling options, I love time for

0:54.2

learning because you kind of get the best of all worlds. With brick and mortar school education,

0:58.2

but the flexibility of homeschooling, it really feels like an amazing option that I didn't know

1:03.0

existed. Right now, my listeners can get $20 off their first month at timeforlearning.com

1:07.3

with code unplanned at checkout. That's time number four learning..com, and use code unplanned for $20 off any flexible,

1:14.1

self-paced curriculum.

1:15.6

Start today, month to month, no long-term commitment.

1:17.6

We have the shortest engagement in love is blind history.

1:20.6

No way!

1:21.6

I think we met on a Tuesday and I proposed on a Friday.

1:23.6

Zach and Bliss are best known from Netflix's Love is Blind, a social experiment where singles date,

1:29.2

fall in love, and get engaged without ever seeing each other. I was really acting from a place

1:34.3

of fear. I had this deep connection with someone I still had never met and there were real

1:39.2

obstacles that we were going to have to confront. After forming a deep connection with Bliss and

1:43.0

the pods, Zach proposed to another woman first,

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