#107 — April Preview: Amy Schumer, Women and Doctors, and Being the Expert of Your Body

This week Sarah and guest Cary Fortin break down some of the most powerful takeaways from recent podcast guests and what we’re looking forward to in April. We cover what makes us laugh, cry, and get fired up in a brand-new segment called “In The News.”


IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:

Episode # 106 with Iman Gatti and how difficult and important it is to be your own advocate in the birthing process and with your health.

What it means to internalize that while doctors have extensive and important bodies of knowledge relating to medicine, WE are the experts of our own bodies.  

Building resilient businesses and what to do when your employees start to get bored, and what we learned from Whitney Johnson in Episode #105.

Why planning and designing maternity leave as an entrepreneur is crucial, even if those plans all fall apart, and why businesses and babies are so unpredictable.

How raw and honest Vanessa Van Edwards was in Episode #104 and how helpful it was hearing her real-life maternity leave challenges.

Why Amy Schumer’s challenging pregnancy is a gift to the world, and which portions of her most recent special “Growing” Cary just couldn’t stop laughing about.

How women have been left out of conversations and decisions around designing everyday and life-saving objects and just how harmful it is to all of us.

Why we are so grateful, regardless of politics, for all of the incredible women in power around the world. They are giving us all a more diverse, empathetic, powerful set of examples of what leadership can look like.

Join us as we talk about what’s impacting us most, on the podcast and in the news, this month.

FULL SHOW NOTES

Get the complete show notes with episode quotes, photos, and time stamps at http://www.startuppregnant.com/107.

LEARN MORE ABOUT CARY FORTIN

Writer, author, storyteller, and co-founder of New Minimalism.

• http://www.newminimalism.com/
• The New Minimalism Book

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Amy Schumer “Growing” on Netflix

The Guardian article from Invisible Women auther Caroline Criado-Perez  “The deadly truth about a world built for men – from stab vests