In this deeply honest community birth story, Deb talks with Nitzan Auz about the emotional complexity of welcoming her third baby during a season of uncertainty, stress, and shifting expectations. As she approached her due date, Nitzan found herself navigating not only the physical and emotional intensity of late pregnancy, but also the weight of global events unfolding in Israel that deeply impacted her mental state. Hoping for a different experience this time around, she instead faced an unexpected induction and a birth that unfolded far from her original vision.
The conversation also touches on postpartum recovery, identity, resilience, and Nitzan’s inspiring return to running, including completing the NYC Marathon when her daughter was less than four months old. Together, they explore the grief that can come when birth doesn’t go according to plan, and the slow, meaningful process of making peace with an experience that felt difficult to fully accept at first. This episode is a reminder that healing after birth is not always linear, and that acceptance can coexist with disappointment.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Processing a birth that didn’t go as planned
- Navigating pregnancy during global and political stress
- Induction and changing birth expectations
- Emotional acceptance and birth reflection
- Postpartum healing and returning to movement
- Running the NYC Marathon postpartum
- Finding meaning and perspective after birth
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About Nitzan:
Nitzan Auz is originally from Israel and has lived in New York City for nearly a decade. She is a CPA and has worked at Ernst & Young for the past 10 years. A mother of three, Nitzan is active in her children’s school communities, serving on the PTA boards as Treasurer. She loves traveling, running, and spending time outdoors with her family.
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