New Mom Outsources Emotional Stability to Pilates and Pasta-Making Classes

KEY POINTS

•A year and a half after giving birth in 2023, Autumn had a panic attack initially feared as a heart attack.
•Following hospitalization, she began therapy and medication, and her husband suggested trying one new activity monthly, including Pilates and ballet.
•They rekindled their relationship with a six-course whiskey-paired dinner and she learned pasta-making at a local Italian restaurant.

In a heartwarming, yet slightly bizarre saga, new mom Autumn Gavora survived a 'severe panic attack' mistaken for a heart attack in 2025, proving her heart is fine but her courage was on backorder. After a helpful ER doc insisted her anxiety wasn’t her fault (thanks, doc), Autumn embraced the meds and therapy faster than you can say 'postpartum.' Then her husband pitched a one-new-thing-a-month plan, kickstarting her journey from nervous wreck to Pilates addict attending four to five weekly classes. Bonus points for a foodie date night at Trilith Guesthouse featuring six courses paired with whiskeys—because nothing screams date night like pairing existential dread with distilled survival juice. Autumn's crowning achievement? A three-hour pasta-making class at a cozy family Italian spot, yielding fresh ravioli and fresh friends from book clubs and ballet classes. The moral of the story? Supermoms can’t save the world without outsourcing some sanity to spiral-shaped carbs and stretchy pants.