How Two Miscarriages Saved Her Life | Jess from Twin Mom Life Podcast | Story of Loss, Diagnosis & Finding Her Breadcrumbs Episode 8

What if the most devastating losses of your life turned out to be the very thing that saved it?

 

This week, Brittany & Dani sit down with Jess from the Twin Mom Life Podcast. She experienced two back-to-back miscarriages in 2018, only to discover they were the catalyst for a diagnosis that explained not just her losses, but a mini-stroke she'd had at 21 that doctors hadn't fully connected until years later. Jess opens up about being diagnosed with Factor V Leiden, a blood-clotting disorder, navigating pregnancy on injectable blood thinners, and coming out the other side with three kids: daughter Kaia, born in February 2020, and a surprise set of identical twin boys.

 

But the medical journey is only half the story. Jess shares raw, honest reflections on severe postpartum depression during COVID isolation with Kaia, the whiplash of an unexpected twin pregnancy, and how a string of career pivots, from nonprofit public health to real estate appraising to home organizing that all eventually led her to launch the Twin Mom Life Podcast and build a local twin playdate community she desperately needed and couldn't find.

 

This episode is for anyone who has felt alone in a season of loss, longed for community that truly gets it, or followed a winding path that finally started to make sense.

 

📌 Chapters:

00:00 Miscarriages Saved Me

00:47 How We Connected

02:38 Two Losses Back To Back

05:39 Diagnosis Factor V Leiden

06:39 Stroke At 21

09:26 Treatment And Hope

11:07 Kaia And COVID Postpartum

12:00 Twins Surprise

13:31 Moving To Texas

14:15 Postpartum During Pandemic

19:51 Workbook Sponsor Break

21:41 Community And Careers Tease

23:27 Kaia Name Breadcrumb

25:39 Laugh Styles Banter

26:18 Career Pivots to Appraising

27:46 Organizing to Podcast Launch

32:13 Building Twin Mom Community

33:22 Craving Connection and Authenticity

35:25 Retreats and Filling Your Cup

38:09 Gooey Dough Burnt Toast Risen Bread

39:14 Girls Trip and Kid Milestones

42:48 Find or Follow Breadcrumbs

44:16 Wrap Up and Bonus Banter

 

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