Brick By Brick
Welcome to Brick By Brick — a real, honest space for new parents navigating the messy, beautiful, and sometimes really lonely early days of life with a newborn.
If you’ve ever felt like you're supposed to “just know” how to do this: the feeding schedules, the sleep routines, the healing, the mental load, you’re not alone.
Here, we talk about what actually happens after the baby arrives: the physical and emotional recovery, the middle-of-the-night Google spirals, and the quiet moments no one really prepares you for.
Hosted by a fellow parent who's been through it, this podcast brings you grounded guidance, supportive stories, and practical tips: from hiring a doula, to staying connected as a couple, to safe ways to move your body and protect your peace.
No fluff. No pressure. Just the kind of support every parent deserves.
Brick By Brick
Travel with a Newborn, Postpartum Struggles, and Reconnecting as a Couple
In this second part of our conversation, Sammi and I continue sharing what our first 5 months with Atlas looked like, but this time, we dive into the messier, more unexpected moments.
We talk about how we managed to travel across Japan and Hawaii for 7 weeks with a newborn, what helped us stay flexible (and sane), and what surprised us the most along the way.
We also open up about how our relationship evolved once we got a little more breathing room, what it took to reconnect, and the things we wish someone had told us about this phase of life.
Whether you’re preparing for life with a baby or trying to survive it in real time, we hope this gives you honest, human insight and a little encouragement too.