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You Don't Know What You Don't Know (And That's the Problem) with Rhowena Adolfo Patel

April 02, 2026 • Laura Sinclair

0:00 | 48:31

This episode is a little different — and such an important one.

Laura is joined by Rhowena Adolfo Patel, founder of Mama Care Coach, for a conversation that weaves together business, motherhood, postpartum realities, and what it looks like to rebuild after closing a business. While this episode includes a candid conversation about the fourth trimester and the gaps in maternal care, it’s also deeply relevant for any woman in business navigating identity shifts, reinvention, and trust after a hard season.

Rhowena shares the story behind her first business, Healing Mama Co, why she had to close it, and how that experience eventually led her to create Mama Care Coach. They also talk about the lack of practical postpartum education available to new moms, why so many women go into birth unprepared for recovery, and how Rhowena is now helping fill that gap through education that is honest, tactical, and deeply needed.

In this episode you will hear:

00:00 — Meet Rhowena Adolfo Patel and why this conversation matters

02:13 — From financial planner to world travel to unexpected business idea

03:42 — The postpartum products no one tells you about

06:42 — Launching Healing Mama Co

08:12 — Closing the business and the emotional aftermath

09:19 — The 4 a.m. idea that became Mama Care Coach

10:35 — Building a business from your own lived experience

14:28 — What no one tells you about postpartum recovery

15:30 — Why shame still exists around these conversations

17:18 — Teaching people what questions they should be asking

20:38 — The missing postpartum “care guide” in maternal health