Lactation Business Coaching With Annie And Leah

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 sched