This is Motherhood: Author Helena Andrews-Dyer on navigating the world of mom groups

In this episode of The Motherly Podcast, the Maven Clinic founder and CEO shares how her own experience navigating pregnancy and postpartum care exposed the deep flaws in traditional healthcare for women—and why she’s made it her mission to fix them.

Invisible labor. The mental load. Whatever you call it, many moms know the feeling of being the engine behind the family

Though the “third baby” moment was brief, it came during a larger, deeply honest conversation about early motherhood.

“Arrived after nine months. Packaging slightly damaged.”

“Moms plan 72.6% of everything—and parents can barely plan dinner.”

Her advice stems from real experience as both a mother and an entrepreneur who's tested countless products in search of ones that actually work for real families.

“If it's important to me, then it's gonna be important to other…

“He stood seven hours in the heat—and sobbed harder than most teens.”

For a final moment, she took her son’s childhood to infinity and beyond.

“If it's important to me, then it's gonna be important to other…

“If it's important to me, then it's gonna be important to other…