The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & Abby

At the end of most if not all episodes Matt and Abby ask listeners to leave a review if they like the show, and because I’m someone who is always listening to the podcast on the go (whether I’m doing chores, driving, in the shower, getting ready for the day, on a walk, etc.) it always slips my mind - so here I am doing my due diligence 🤭 I’ve been a listener since the beginning, and look forward to new episodes. I never skip an episode and sometimes I even go back and re-listen to some if I’m out of podcasts for the week - I selfishly wish there were new episodes at least 3x a week (impossible, I know!) but Abby’s new podcast with her sister in law’s Abby and Addy, Always Here, has filled that missing piece! 🧡🩷💛 12/10 pod.

I recently started listening to The Unplanned Podcast by Abby and Matt Howard, and I don’t even fully have the words for what it’s meant to me. As a loss mom, my heart carries a grief that never really leaves. I lost my baby at 18 weeks due to a placental abruption, and it happened so suddenly it still doesn’t feel real. One moment, a doctor was telling me everything looked okay… and within an hour, I went into full labor and delivered my baby. It was traumatic, shocking, and something I’m still trying to process. Hearing Abby share her story — losing her baby at 17 weeks and now walking through pregnancy again — has reached me in such a deep, personal way. Our stories aren’t the same, but the pain, the love, and the longing feel so familiar. There are moments while listening where I just sit there and think, “she gets it.” And that feeling alone has brought me comfort on some of my darkest days. What she said about her current pregnancy really stayed with me — that this baby will never replace the one she lost, and that both can be loved fully at the same time. That hit my heart in a way I can’t explain. It gave me permission to hold onto my baby while still allowing space for hope. This podcast has become more than just something I listen to — it’s been a source of connection, healing, and quiet strength for me. Thank you, Abby and Matt, for being so open and honest. Your story is helping people like me more than you probably realize.

Matt and Abby have already made a huge impact on my life, work day, and way of thinking. I’ve always followed them on other social medias but my SIL recommended listening to their podcast. So glad she did because I look forward to listening to new episodes and I get to listen to the old ones thankfully. I’m going to be real sad when I run out of old episodes and I can’t listen to “new to me” episodes all the time!

I have listened to every one of your episodes! I look forward to it every Wednesday! love how genuine and honest you both seem to be and the love you have for your job shines through in all you both do! You all have interviewed some amazing people and I can’t wait to hear what comes next !