We were lucky to catch up with Chalkney Travier recently and have shared our conversation below.
Chalkney, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Is there a heartwarming story from your career that you look back on?
Since working as a Postpartum Coach, helping moms relieve their postpartum depression symptoms, I’ve been asked, “does working with moms with postpartum depression, trigger me or bring up any negative emotions?” At first, I didn’t understand why people assumed I would be effected since my work brought me so much happiness but my answer is always the same, “I love working with ppd moms, I love making them feel heard, seen, and understood. I love giving them peace of mind when I tell them I went through the same thing and I know how to help.”
My own experience with postpartum depression was terrible and lasted 10 months after giving birth to my son. The first 6 months I didn’t even know what was happening to me so I just assumed I was going crazy, like literally losing my mind. After a while my mom started to notice my behavior and asked me if I was going though ppd, which at the time I didn’t know until I did research on it and asked my son pediatrician about it.
So now, my mission is you bring awareness of ppd and to help any moms experiencing ppd symptoms.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
Right now, I provided 1:1 coaching to moms with or without my program (Mommies 4th Trimester). Rather you go through the 1:1 with or with the program, you will learn how to love yourself again and discover the new parts of you. You’ll learn how to create or embrace the support you need as a mom, release the mom guilt, manage being overwhelmed, intrusive thoughts, etc.
The best thing about my services is the fact that all the information and resources are from a fellow mother who recovered from postpartum depression who still use a lot of the information til this day.
Helping moms relieve their postpartum depression symptom is my purpose, and this topic should be talked about more so here I am!
Putting training and knowledge aside, what else do you think really matters in terms of succeeding in your field?
As a postpartum coaching, helping moms relieve their postpartum depression symptoms, it’s very important for me to really earn trust by listening to moms and their individual experiences. The postpartum experience is different for every mom and for most, it’s a very scary, embarrassing, confusing time for them. To communicate what they’re going through to others can be one of the hardest things to do so making sure they feel safe to talk with me and trusting that I can help is important in my field.
Are there any books, videos or other content that you feel have meaningfully impacted your thinking?
After reading, “think and grow rich by Napoleon Hill” my way of thinking started to change from a poverty mindset to an abundance mindset. I stopped using excuses for the things I said I wanted but never worked to get. It made me really think about what I wanted out of life and start working to reach my vision. I started looking for like minded people and eventually found a mentor to help me reach my goals.
Once I read, “The 7 habits of highly effective people by Stephen R. Covey” I was able to stop some of my limiting habits and incorporate active listening and communication as well as organizing my time better based on personal priority.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.concocoaching.co
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mommies4thtrimester/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/554037689187908/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chalkney-travier-9b6a83221
Image Credits
Chalkney Travier aka Cocoa The Postpartum Coach