Parenting as Professional Development: How the Journey Through Infertility, Traumatic Birth, and Partnership Has Made me a Better Leader - with Annemieke Rice (Transition to Motherhood Series #3)

In the third episode of the Transition to Motherhood Series, Annemieke Rice returns to recount her personal journey through fertility challenges, career changes, and her new role as a mother. She shares the emotional toll of infertility, the impact of work stress on fertility, and her long and grueling journey to conception. Annemieke sheds light on the difficulty of caring for a newborn while unable to reconcile the inability to physically perform as she had before a C-section, while also recovering from the trauma of a traumatic childbirth experience that varied greatly from her birth plan. The conversation extends to co-parenting dynamics, relationship management, and the intersection of parenting skills with work life. The Transition to Motherhood Series highlights the challenges and the beauty of becoming a mother as a career focused, success driven, achievement oriented woman. Full transcript here. Connect with Leanna here. Connect with Annemieke here and re-visit episodes 8 and 38 to hear more from her! Re-visit the first episode and second episode of the Transition to Motherhood Series.