Episode 12: The Importance of Parental Wellbeing
An interview with Karoll Ramamonjisoa
In today’s episode, Julianna and I talk with Karoll Ramamonjisoa, who is a French-Malagasy entrepreneur and mother of two boys living in Amsterdam. She’s lived in Madagascar, France, Germany, the US, and now the Netherlands. She built Parentally after her own experiences of giving birth and raising kids in a foreign country. Parentally is dedicated to providing resources for parents, connecting them with trusted professionals, essential information, and a supportive community. Karoll’s mission is to ensure that every parent has access to the help they need, from pregnancy through all stages of parenthood.
Keywords
parents, postpartum, fourth trimester, new parent, expat parents
Episode’s main topics
Karoll shares her story as an expat parent far from family
She compares her births in the US and in the Netherlands and discusses the support she received
Karoll discusses the concept behind Parentally and the need for more support for parents and families
She talks about what lead her to create the Parentally platform
She discusses how knowledge can be empowering and gives advice to new parents
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
Find Your Village: A Birth and Postpartum Fair
https://find-your-village.my.canva.site/
Parentally
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About Our Guest
Karoll Ramamonjisoa is a French-Malagasy entrepreneur and mother of two boys. After living in France, Germany, and the US, she has called Amsterdam home for the past 10 years. This is where she founded Parentally, building upon her own experiences giving birth and raising kids in foreign countries, the isolation she felt, away from family and friends and everything she was familiar with. Parentally is dedicated to providing resources for parents, connecting them with trusted professionals, essential information, and a supportive community. Karoll’s mission is to ensure that every parent has access to the help they need, from pregnancy through all stages of parenthood.
https://www.instagram.com/parentally.nl/
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