This is a bonus episode of What Was That Like.
If this were a regular episode, you’d be hearing someone telling a story of how they survived a mass shooting, or when they got attacked by a grizzly bear, or that time they won $100,000 on Wheel of Fortune. We have guests on with all kinds of crazy stories, and they tell exactly what happened, first hand.
But this episode is different. A while back, I asked my listeners to send in their stories about a specific topic: childbirth. What happened, what went right, and in some cases, what went wrong. This is real life, and not every story has a happy ending.
I really enjoyed hearing these stories, and to those who sent one in, thank you. 
And if you have a story about something unusual that’s happened to you, not necessarily related to childbirth, but anything unusual or interesting, hang around and at the end I’ll tell you how we might be able to use that here on the podcast in a future episode.

Here is Sylvia’s story about her experience with Postpartum Psychosis.
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91: Bonus episode - Childbirth Stories

A storytelling podcast, with first-hand amazing stories presented by Scott Johnson and Meredith Hackwith Edwards. Each storyteller tells their own personal true story, with all the details of what happened. Animal attacks, plane crashes, mass shootings, and more – you'll hear what happened directly from the person who experienced it, and the inspirational outcome of how they came out on the other side.

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Not too long ago, I went on Hulu, and I found the TV show Shark Tank, and I went all the way back and watched every episode starting at Season 1.
I’ve always had that entrepreneurial spirit, wanting to start businesses and make money by working for myself. And that’s what I’ve pretty much done – I’ve been self-employed for more than 20 years. And now, I’m self-employed as a podcaster.
But one thing I’ve never done – I’ve never been on Shark Tank. But Max has – and he did it as a teenager.
Max told me the whole story of the product he developed, and how he pitched it on TV and ended up getting a deal with Mark Cuban.
This is a Flashback episode. Max originally told this story here on the podcast, back on episode 18. So after he tells about his adventures on Shark Tank, you’ll hear a new conversation I had with Max recently, about what he’s up to today. Surprise – he’s started a new company.

To contact Max:
Email: mbfeber@gmail.com
Instagram: @maxbfeber
LinkedIn: Max Feber

Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/176

Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.

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176: Max partnered with Mark Cuban

Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.
 
The question for this episode:
What's something you wish you could forget?
 
Links for this episode:
 
The horn I have on my bike:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ACAMJC/
 
The Charisma Quotient podcast with Kimmy Seltzer:
https://www.kimmyseltzer.com/podcast/
 
Meredith for Real episode 226 – From Trafficking Victim to Attorney:
https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/7e18899e/ep-226-or-from-trafficking-victim-to-attorney
 
Trafficking support:
https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign
 
In the US, who is committing sexual assault on children? The data:
https://www.whoismakingnews.com/#welcome
 
To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.
 
 
Sponsor deals:
 
Go to Seed.com/WHAT and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month.
 
Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/whatwas.
 
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/whatwas and get on your way to being your best self.
 
Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week.
 
Go to rakuten.com or get the Rakuten app to start saving today!
 
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TQ10: What's something you wish you could forget?

Nancy Brophy fills her novels with romantic betrayals and murder. It’s a far cry from her
quiet life in the suburbs, where she and her chef husband, Dan, are living out their
golden years. But when Dan is shot dead, Nancy finds herself at the center of a murder
case that could be ripped from the pages of her novels.

From Wondery, this is a story about what happens when the line blurs between fiction
and reality.

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How would you handle it if you ended up having a medical condition that suddenly made you different from everyone else, in the most embarrassing way possible?
That’s what happened to Mike.
Today you’ll hear about when Mike got the news from his doctor – sorry, you won’t be able to poop the normal way any more. From now on, for the rest of your life, you’ll use a bag, actually called a pouch, and you’re gonna poop directly from your stomach into that.
And when Mike got that news, he was just a kid – not even a teenager yet.
So today, Mike’s gonna tell us what that was like, and how he handled it, and what it’s like today, as an adult with an ostomy. I asked Mike all the questions that normally you’d never be comfortable asking someone in this situation.
This conversation with Mike is so real. That’s what we do here – real life. You’ll hear it all, because Mike is open to talking about everything. And you know what else he is? He’s happy and he loves life. Because he wants people to know – if you get the diagnosis he got, it’s not the end of the world.

If you’d like to contact Mike, his email is mikegmoffat@yahoo.ca

Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/175

Resources:
The r/ostomy subreddit – 8000 members - https://www.reddit.com/r/ostomy/

Meet an OstoMate – large ostomy community - https://www.meetanostomate.org/

Facebook groups:
The Real Ostomy Support Group – 23k members - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1160120857334266

Stoma and Ostomy Support Group – 14k members –
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1442544766001622

Colostomy and Stoma Support Group – 13k members –
https://www.facebook.com/groups/607387186088212

Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.

Want to discuss this episode and other things with thousands of other WWTL listeners? Join our podcast Facebook group at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook (many of the podcast guests are there as well)

Get every episode ad-free, AND get all the Raw Audio exclusive episodes to binge, by joining the other listeners at What Was That Like PLUS.
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Sponsor deals:
Go to Seed.com/what and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month.
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Get 15% off OneSkin with the code WHATWAS at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod
Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/whatwas.
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/whatwas and get on your way to being your best self.
Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week.
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175: Mike wears an ostomy pouch

Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.

The question for this episode:
What’s something you LOVE, that everyone else hates?

Links for this episode:
The smell of horse farts
Awesome Facts about Bats
Meredith For Real episode 143 - Why is cannibalism taboo? Placenta, Columbus & Communion
Opossums
The TV show Alone
WWTL episode 75 – Woniya was alone in the Arctic

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This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/whatwas and get on your way to being your best self.

Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week.

Go to Seed.com/WHAT and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month.

Go to rakuten.com or get the Rakuten app to start saving today!

To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/WHATWAS
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91: Bonus episode - Childbirth Stories

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