A Paraplegic Mom On Labour, Birth, And Recovery. With Ryan Rae Harbuck

A Paraplegic Mom On Labour, Birth, And Recovery. With Ryan Rae Harbuck

June 15, 2026 · 55 min

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Ryan Rae Harbuck shares her unique experience of labor and recovery as a paraplegic mom.

Send us Fan Mail FTV; She didn’t feel contractions, and she still delivered two healthy babies. That single fact opens a door most of us never think about: what happens when the usual pregnancy and postpartum “signals” are quiet or missing, and the system is built for people who feel everything? I have the pleasure of talking to Ryan Rae Harbuck. She is a swim coach, mom of two, and author of *When I Grow Up, I Want to Be a Chair*. Ryan is paralysed from around the r...

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Host: Peter Lap

Guest: Ryan Rae Harbuck

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