Giovanna’s motherhood journey first began with a miscarriage. After taking time to heal and begin to trust her body again Gi was ecstatic to discover she and partner Tom were pregnant again, right before flying to the US to surprise her in laws at Disneyland.

A shadow of concern lingered over the first few weeks of her pregnancy, but Gi would go on to have three empowering and very different birth experiences with her sons, Buddy, Buzz and Max.

It would take Giovanna five months after birthing her first son to feel comfortable breastfeeding openly, to grow in confidence and learn to trust herself and her baby. To put aside all the well meaning advice and preconceived ideas of what motherhood might look like. A journey that has continued to grow along with her family.

Giovanna also reflects on the changes in the community and conversations around motherhood that she has witnessed in her arch of motherhood.

Both Gi and I are both big believers and champions of the power found in shared stories. I’m feel very excited and privileged to share Gi’s story here on the podcast.