The Butterfly Broadcast
by Baylee Demars
Latest episode
60. Aubin Palmer: Finding Empowerment in Saying "No"
60. Aubin Palmer: Finding Empowerment in Saying "No"
About this podcast
Baylee lost her second pregnancy at 10 weeks. This personal devastation completely altered her perception of miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss as she yearned for compassion and understanding. She created this podcast as Mrs. Utah America to serve as a resource of conversation and community. Butterflies have been symbolic for her in this journey which is why she chose the imagery of metamorphosis to organize the interview format:
Caterpillar phase: what life was like before
Chrysalis phase: the climax & ooey gooey mess of the loss
Butterfly phase: the changes and beauty that have emerged
Episodes
The newest 20 of 61 episodes
- 60. Aubin Palmer: Finding Empowerment in Saying "No" · 44 min · Episode 60Meet Aubin, an author, life & business coach and an RN who is also reigning as Mrs. Vineyard 2024. As if that resume isn't impressive enough, she also hosts a podcast titled…
- 59. Holly Naylor: Huck Everlasting · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 59Meet Holly, a Californian teacher whose life turned upside down the moment she found out she was pregnant. Take a listen to learn the MANY things Holly needed to grieve in…
- 58. Breanne Su'a: Be Strong Like Milo, Endure Like Dante · 43 minMeet Breanne, a breakfast-loving Boise native that is most importantly mother to two beautiful angel boys. After a diagnosis of PCOS, she and her husband were thrilled to finally…
- 57. Bernice Quesenberry: Chasing the Rainbows · 31 minMeet Bernice, a Pennsylvanian mom enthusiastic about running but even more passionate living out her daughter, Brooke's legacy. After suffering secondary infertility, Bernice and…
- 56. Suzzie Vehrs: Finding Peace After A Molar Pregnancy · 37 minMeet Suzzie, a doula and childbirth educator passionate about helping moms create a birth they love. However, her own first experiences with pregnancy were less than ideal…
- 55. Shauna Blaunquie: Sending Sierra Smiles Out Into The World · 1 h 14 minMeet Shauna, a northern Californian mother, wife, certified athletic trainer, Norwex consultant, and advocate for congenital heart defect warriors. When she was 26 weeks…
- 54. Ana Lepe Vick: Mothering My Son Owen Through Stillbirth Prevention Advocacy · 53 min · Episode 54Meet Ana, co-founder of Push for Empowered Pregnancy and co-director of Medical Innovations and Advancements. After her first baby girl was born, she had a miscarriage and looked…
- 53. Markie Ostler: Happy Everly After · 37 min · Episode 54Meet Markie, an Utah mom & influencer better known by her handle @meeteverlyjo. Her page originally started as a journal that began the day before her daughter was born & has…
- 53. Amanda Feltmann: Measure the Placenta for Junie · 52 minMeet Amanda, a Minnesota mama to three girls and co-founder of the instagram page @measuretheplacenta. During her first pregnancy with Juniper, baby was measuring small at the…
- 52. Andrea Bender: 2 Sets of Twins + Adoption Miracles · 46 minMeet Andrea, a mother, ER nurse, and the reigning Mrs. Wisconsin America 2023. After years of battling Crohn's Disease and struggling to conceive, Andrea still never gave up hope…
- 51. Ken & Tanya Jacobi: Ryleigh’s Resources · 41 min · Episode 51Meet the Jacobi's, a couple from Connecticut who work together to honor their daughter with the 501(c)(3) they’ve created called Ryleigh’s Resources. Take a listen to hear the…
- 50. Lindsey Wimmer: The Star Legacy Foundation · 33 minMeet Lindsey, nurse practitioner and mother to three (earth-side) teenagers in Minnesota. It was nearly 20 years ago that Lindsay was pregnant with her first child, Garrett, when…
- 49. Skylar Randle: Mailee Taught Me A Lot · 47 minMeet Skylar, an ambitious 20 year old pursuing her masters in Forensics Investigative Sciences in Texas who is unfortunately no stranger to grief. After losing her father in…
- 48. Elizabeth Michalski: Sending Love & a Teddy Bear Hug · 34 minMeet Elizabeth, a busy mom in Cleveland Ohio and founder/operator of the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization 'A Touch of Teddy'. After a cancerous thyroid nodule was removed &…
- 47. Amber & Kenzie: The Origin Story of the Non-profit, 'Held In Hope' · 37 minMeet Amber & Kenzie, two women from Indiana who have been friends since high school and now have 12 living children between the two of them. As they leaned on one another during…
- 46. Carmen Grover: Remembering Our Angels & Embracing Our Rainbow · 48 min · Episode 46Meet Carmen, an RN, yogi, author, farmer from Canada and most importantly, mama to 7 angel babies. As she begun her journey of motherhood with a missed miscarriage, she started…
- 45. Naomia May: When Cancer Changes You · 31 min · Episode 45Meet Naomia, Mrs. Washington 2023 and mother to three children in a blended family. She didn't anticipate fertility troubles when she had her two daughters close together, yet…
- 44. Mary Adkins: What 3 Miscarriages in 1 Year Taught Me · 38 minMeet Mary, a writing coach in Dallas and founder of The Book Incubator; a 12-month program to write, revise, and pitch novels or memoirs. While she's a published author of three…
- 43. Holly Ann Abel: Bloom Like Magnolia · 38 min · Episode 43Meet Holly Ann, a first grade teacher in Kansas and creator of the instagram resource page @bloomlikemagnolia. Everything was going smoothly with her first pregnancy with her…
- 42. Grace Peterson: My Rainbow Baby Story · 34 min · Episode 42Meet Grace, a reading specialist teacher in New York. When her first daughter was diagnosed with Trisomy 18 (incompatible with life), Grace and her husband had to 'make a…
