Pregnancy, Postpartum & Parenting with Rheumatoid Arthritis, with Mariah Leach
About this episode
Cheryl Crow discusses parenting with rheumatoid arthritis with guest Mariah Leach, who shares her experiences and insights.
In this episode, Cheryl reconnects with longtime friend and patient advocate Mariah Leach to talk about the realities of parenting while living with rheumatoid arthritis and chronic illness. Mariah shares how her own experiences with pregnancy, postpartum flares, and feeling isolated inspired her to create Mamas Facing Forward, an online community supporting parents and parents-to-be with chronic illness.
People in this episode
Host: Cheryl Crow
Guest: Mariah Leach
Topics covered
- parenting
- rheumatoid arthritis
- chronic illness
- pregnancy
- postpartum
- support communities
Keywords
- rheumatoid arthritis
- parenting
- chronic illness
- pregnancy
- postpartum
- support community
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mamas Facing Forward
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