"Motherhood is Hard, Pumping Shouldn't Be." | Lauren Scocozza (EP37)
Clear Intentions with Diane Boden
Diane Boden
4.8 • 952 Ratings
🗓️ 5 May 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
What if our system was built to support moms just as much as their babies? In this episode, I sit down with Lauren Scocozza, VP of Product at Willow, to unpack how the company is reimagining motherhood—starting with the hidden weight moms carry every day. From the mental load of breastfeeding to the link between nursing stress and postpartum depression, we explore how Willow is putting moms first through innovative products, mental health support, and bold policy advocacy. If you're ready to hear what true maternal support can look like, this conversation is for you.
Note: Willow is launching its Mother’s Day campaign on 4/22, committing to provide 1 million hours of maternal mental health support to new mothers nationwide. Partnering with Canopie, a preventive maternal health care platform, Willow will offer free, personalized, virtual mental health services to help mothers thrive during their postpartum journey. The services include cognitive behavioral assessments, on-demand programs, and clinician-led virtual classes. This initiative comes in response to the fact that one in five women experience Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs), yet only 15% receive proper treatment. Willow’s partnership aims to ensure that mothers can access the support they need, with Canopie’s program boasting proven success in improving emotional health for its users.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I am still Lauren. I was Lauren then. I am Lauren now. I'm a different person in becoming a mom, |
| 0:07.0 | but I'm still me. And there are parts of me that have changed forever. And there are parts of me |
| 0:12.1 | that will stay the same. What if our system was built to support moms just as much as their babies? |
| 0:18.8 | In this episode, I sit down with Lawrence Kakoza, VP |
| 0:22.1 | product at Willow, to unpack how the company is reimagining motherhood, starting with the |
| 0:27.3 | hidden weight moms carry every day. From the mental load of breastfeeding to the link between |
| 0:31.3 | nursing stress and postpartum depression, we explore how Willow is putting moms first through |
| 0:36.0 | innovative products, mental health support, |
| 0:38.1 | and bold policy advocacy. |
| 0:40.1 | If you're ready to hear what true maternal support can look like, this conversation is for you. |
| 0:44.5 | But before we get into it, I'd love for you just to pause the episode for a brief moment. |
| 0:48.4 | Leave a rating and review if you've yet to do so yet. |
| 0:51.3 | If you've been enjoying the show, tell me about your favorite episodes, |
| 0:54.4 | who you'd love to hear from again, share the episode with a friend on social media. |
| 0:58.5 | These are all ways that you can help the podcast continue to gain visibility |
| 1:02.0 | with people that could benefit from living a life with clear intentions. |
| 1:07.4 | And with that, let's get to the episode with Lauren. |
| 1:18.6 | So you work for a company called Willow. |
| 1:25.5 | I no longer have infants, newborns, but Willow is a breast pump, correct? |
| 1:30.7 | Yes, it's the world's first wearable breast pump. Yes. So just funny story here at the beginning. My sister-in-law recently had her baby, her first baby. And we were all, |
| 1:37.5 | there's a place called Hawking Hills down in southern Ohio. And we were all at a cabin. And my cousin and I |
| 1:43.1 | looked at each other and we're like, |
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