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
Letting Go of Perfection and Finding Support in New Motherhood | Amanda Nguyen
In this episode, I sit down with Amanda Nguyen, founder of Butter& and Discover Pastel, to talk about the emotional journey of new motherhood and the pressure so many parents feel to get everything right.
Amanda opens up about the strive for perfectionism, the constant feeling that you’re never doing enough, and how that pressure can quietly wear you down. Amanda shares what it was like to face feeding challenges and sleep deprivation, and how learning to accept help became one of the most important lessons of early motherhood.
We talk about the value of having support systems, from partners to lactation consultants to friends who just listen without judgment. Through it all, Amanda reminds us that the goal isn’t to be perfect, it’s to stay connected, supported, and human.