The media can't stop talking about the first episode of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex's new podcast "Confessions of a Female Founder."
Honestly, we can't blame them since Meghan gave us multiple bombshells to digest as we wait for her next episode to drop.
Page Six covered two of the Duchess' biggest revelations during her conversation with Whitney Wolfe Herd, the CEO of Bumble.
The two executives discussed the bullying Meghan's endured since becoming a member of the Royal Family and a rare medical condition the Duchess was diagnosed with after giving birth.
Handling the haters like a champ
When addressing the years of bullying Meghan has been subjected to, Whitney Wolfe Herd said that her "heart breaks" for the Duchess as she deals with "a magnitude [of bullying] I'll never understand."
Meghan clarified that Whitney does have an idea of what the Duchess goes through, as Herd "[knows] how to show up" for the royal whenever she's in need.
Along with the negative blog posts published about Meghan on a regular basis, there are also a slew of magazines people can find at any point with the royal's face on them.
Seeing Meghan on so many magazine covers during a trip to Ireland confused Whitney and made her reflect on the emotional turmoil her friend endures.
Of course, Meghan didn't let herself wallow in a pool of despair. Instead, the Duchess brought up how everybody deals with bullying at some point and encounters the time when they must "cower or conquer or rise above it.”
After hearing that, Whitney Wolfe Herd gave Meghan her props and called her "a tough cookie."
Embracing life's struggles with dignity and perspective
Herd's assessment of Meghan's toughness is definitely accurate. However, the Duchess of Sussex's admirers might appreciate her even more after learning about a rare medical condition she experienced.
According to Meghan, the mother of two was diagnosed with postpartum preeclampsia after giving birth to one of her children. However, she didn't clarify which one.
Surprisingly, Whitney Wolfe Herd shared that she experienced the same condition as well.
According to Page Six, postpartum preeclampsia is characterized by high blood pressure and excess protein in the urine.
While elaborating on her experience, Meghan confided that "You’re still trying to juggle all of these things, and the world doesn’t know what’s happening quietly."
"In the quiet, you’re still trying to show up for people – mostly for your children — but those things are huge medical scares,” the Duchess continued.
For what it's worth, the condition didn't stop Meghan from being the hard worker she always is. Meghan's love for staying busy comes from a genuine place of passion, and her creation of a career that allows her to work from home gives her the best of both worlds.
In another segment of her debut episode, Meghan explained that she became a parent during the "post-pandemic culture where there is so much working from home.” However, the Duchess wouldn't do anything differently because "If [Lilibet] wakes up and wants to find me, she knows where to find me, even if my door is closed to the office.”