🎙️ Episode 23: A Second Birth, a Miscarriage & the Making of a Super Solid Mom Friend
with Carly El Kassaby
In this tender and honest episode of The YAM Podcast, I sit down once again with Carly El Kassaby to explore the next chapter in her motherhood journey — one shaped by empowered birth, deep loss, and the quiet creation of a movement rooted in real, unfiltered connection.
Carly’s second birth took place in the U.S., in a hospital, supported by compassionate professionals — but the power didn’t come from the setting. It came from within. After a traumatic first experience (shared in Episode 22), Carly stepped into this birth with a quiet knowing: she was the one doing it. This time, she felt supported and sovereign. It was a birth story written in her own voice — and it became a powerful reclaiming of trust, strength, and self.
But life had more to unfold. What followed was a miscarriage — quiet, painful, and held mostly in silence. As she moved through grief while parenting two young children, Carly began to notice how few spaces truly existed for mothers to be raw, imperfect, and emotionally honest.
And so, she birthed something new: @supersolidmomfriend — a space where moms can show up as they are, be held in their mess, and find comfort in the company of others who get it.
This episode is not just about birth or loss — it’s about the in-between. The invisible transitions. The strength found in softness. And the reminder that motherhood doesn’t always ask for perfection — it asks for presence.
In This Episode, We Explore:
🔹 What it means to reclaim your power in birth, even in a hospital setting
🔹 How miscarriage reshapes motherhood and identity
🔹 The invisible grief that so many mothers carry silently
🔹 Why emotional honesty is the foundation of real mom friendships
🔹 The origin story of Super Solid Mom Friend
🔹 How connection becomes a form of healing
Carly brings her signature blend of humor, heart, and deep insight — offering listeners a moment to breathe, reflect, and remember that we’re allowed to do motherhood in our own way.
🎥 Watch the Full Episode on YouTube
📺 Episode 23 on YouTube
🎧 Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & your favorite podcast platforms
🌐 Show notes + all episodes: www.yogaavecmoi.com/yampodcast
🎬 Watch Carly’s Featured Videos:
🎤 The Rap of Moms → https://youtu.be/IHc4-7B-Z1k
🌀 How Motherhood Brings Up Perfection → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNJ2R3Fj0yY
✨ Connect with Carly:
📸 Instagram (Personal): @carlyk20
📸 Instagram (Project): @supersolidmomfriend
📘 Facebook: Carly Thaggard
▶️ YouTube: Carly Thaggard
Why This Conversation Matters
There are so many parts of motherhood that don’t get named — especially the parts that happen after loss, after birth, or in the quiet hours when no one’s watching.
This conversation is a call back to presence — and a reminder that even in grief, even in uncertainty, you are still becoming. Still growing. Still held.
If you’ve ever felt like you had to keep it all together… this one’s for you.
✨ Nahal is wearing earrings from @yamstudiox — because even in the mess, beauty belongs.
📌 Know someone processing a miscarriage or navigating motherhood after loss? Send them this episode. It might be the conversation they didn’t know they needed.
📩 Got a story or guest suggestion? We’d love to hear from you: yogiavecmoi@gmail.com
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