Writer and postpartum doula Naomi Chrisoulakis on the frustration of being at the mercy of motherhood

Naomi Chrisoulakis is a freelance writer, postpartum doula, and a mother of two.In the early days of her career, she cut her teeth in the magazine industry, working for the likes of Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan before a move to Los Angeles would lead her down the freelance route.Moving home a year earlier than her husband to take an editor role at Women’s Health, it was during a four-day trip back to LA that Naomi fell pregnant, and her two births and postpartum periods couldn’t have been more different.Here, she takes us through it all: her traumatic first birth, training to become a postpartum doula, the relationship challenges that so often come with parenthood, and how she makes work, work today.From interviewing celebrities to caring for new families, from Los Angeles to the Illawarra, from birth trauma to an empowering home birth... Here is Naomi’s story.----Thanks for listening to Ready or Not! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.You can also find us on Instagram at readyornot.pod.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which I''m lucky enough to raise my son always was and always will be Aboriginal land.I Pay The Rent and you can too here.PANDA’s National Perinatal Mental Health Helpline is Australia’s only free national helpline for people affected by changes to their mental health and emotional wellbeing during the perinatal period. They support people throughout pregnancy up until their baby is 12 months old.Find Naomi on Instagram here.If you need some support, call the PANDA National Helpline (Monday to Saturday) 1300 726 306