Parenting is a challenging and rewarding experience, but for those living with chronic illness, it can be even more complex.
In this episode of the Crunchy Allergist Podcast, Dr. Kara Wada talks with Mariah Leach. Both moms with chronic illness, they share personal experiences parenting with chronic illness and discuss the unique challenges and strategies they have developed to manage their health and meet the needs of their families.
Mariah is a writer, patient advocate, and mom of three living with rheumatoid arthritis and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. After learning firsthand how challenging and lonely it can be to face pregnancy and parenthood with chronic illness, Mariah became passionate about supporting people with chronic illness who are or want to become parents. She launched her private Facebook support group, Mamas Facing Forward, in 2015. Today the group connects parents and parents-to-be with chronic illness from all over the world. In 2018, she added this website, dedicated to collecting and creating resources that focus on pregnancy and parenting with chronic illness.
