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“We do not all have to kill ourselves for work.”
— Rachelle Markham
In this after-show conversation, we sit down with Rachelle Markham, IBCLC to talk about her corporate lactation program, which somehow turns into a much bigger conversation about work, burnout, hormones, neurodivergence, rest, and why society apparently decided that waking up early and suffering until 5 p.m. was the gold standard for being a productive adult.
Rachelle explains her corporate lactation program, where she and her team support roughly 400 families through pregnancy, breastfeeding, pumping, returning to work, and eventually weaning. They call, text, teach classes, answer questions, and generally help parents navigate the fact that babies do not come with an instruction manual.
Then comes the real revelation: Rachelle has designed her work life around the fact that her brain and body have absolutely no interest in pretending to be a traditional employee. Rachelle talks about learning to listen when her body says, “Absolutely not today” instead of fighting it, she now builds rest days into her schedule. Because, as she learned the extremely hard way, ignoring your body’s requests for rest can eventually result in a spectacular two-year burnout vacation that nobody booked.
Listen now to discover:
- Why corporate lactation support can be a powerful employee benefit (3:45)
- Creating your own schedule based on your body’s needs (10:45)
- How your body may know your work style better than you (15:11)
- Why you don’t have to do something just because everyone else is doing it (17:43)
“There is no such thing as lazy, and our bodies are like literally require rest.”
— Rachelle Markham
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- Subscribe to the Deeper Dive Membership: https://learn.paperlesslactation.com/subscription/deeper-dive-membership
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- Connect with Rachelle : https://www.pocketlcpro.com/
- Find Rachelle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pocketlcpro/
- Follow Rachelle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564963953922
Highlights:
1:05 – Working for a corporation
3:45 – Corporate lactation support can powerful
10:45 – Creating your own schedule
15:11 – Your body knows your work style
17:43 – You don’t have to do something just because everyone else is doing it
20:14 – Honoring your nervous system
About Us
Leah Jolly is a private practice IBCLC with Bay Area Breastfeeding in Houston, Texas. Annie Frisbie is a private practice IBCLC serving Queens and Brooklyn in New York City, and the creator of Paperless Lactation.
The Lactation Business Coaching podcast is produced by us and edited by Jillian Grover, who also writes our show notes. Our theme song is by Silas Wade.
