Reproductive Rebel
The Reproductive Rebel Podcast is where women and womb-bearers unlearn shame, reclaim their power and rise into feminine wisdom. Hosted by Adrienne Irizarry, this show blends body literacy, menstrual cycle awareness, reproductive health, perimenopause and menopause support, sound healing and Traditional Chinese Medicine to help you remember your innate wisdom and live in harmony with your body.
Reproductive Rebel
Holding It All Together While Falling Apart: Pregnancy Loss for the High Functioning Woman with Dr. Marline Duroseau
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There is a particular kind of grief that knows how to show up to meetings on time.
It answers emails.
It keeps the team afloat.
It smiles when spoken to.
And then it cries in the car.
In this deeply honest conversation on Reproductive Rebel, I sit down with Dr. Marlene Duroseau to talk about pregnancy loss through the lens of the high-achieving, high-functioning woman — the one who is used to being the strong one, the capable one, the one who holds it all together.
We explore the silent pressure professional women carry after miscarriage — the expectation to perform, to “bounce back,” to compartmentalize grief so it doesn’t disrupt productivity.
But pregnancy loss is not a productivity problem.
It is a human one.
A nervous system one.
A soul one.
In this episode, we talk about:
- The invisible emotional labor of grieving while working
- The myth of “strength” and what real resilience looks like
- Body betrayal, shame, and the loneliness of loss
- Navigating workplace expectations after miscarriage
- Nervous system regulation during acute grief
- How hope can be rebuilt — not as toxic positivity, but as embodied truth
This is an episode for the woman who kept functioning.
For the woman who didn’t fall apart publicly.
For the woman who wonders if anyone saw how much she was carrying.
You are not weak.
You are not dramatic.
And you are not alone.
This is grief spoken out loud.
This is hope rebuilt slowly.
This is Reproductive Rebel.
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