Ken & Triston Cradic: Postpartum Depression w/ 3 Under 3

September 30, 2026

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Ken Craddock (whose real name is Kennedy) and her husband Triston Craddock are the parents of three boys under four, known for their TikToks about the chaos and reality of raising young kids. On this episode, they talked through the hardest parts of their journey: postpartum depression across three births, the strain of a bodybuilding competition during the newborn phase, navigating a late-term miscarriage, and the slow process of learning to be a team instead of competing partners. The conversation is grounded in specific experiences rather than general parenting advice, and the practical lessons come from the mistakes they made and the adjustments they eventually found.

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1 (00:30) **Postpartum Depression & Its Impact** - Ken describes the moment she knew she wasn't okay, feeling like she didn't want to be a mom, her husband, or her baby.
2 (04:04) **How They Met at ASU** - The story of meeting on the college cheer and dance teams, including Tristan's path from football to cheerleading.
3 (12:33) **The Proposal Story** - Tristan recounts a chaotic proposal weekend in Coronado, involving an Airbnb disaster and a lost ring in the sand.
4 (17:09) **Starting a Family Earlier Than Planned** - The couple explains they wanted to wait a year, but got pregnant just three months into their marriage.
5 (29:11) **Prioritizing Marriage Over Parenting** - The couple shares the hard lesson that focusing on their marriage is just as important as parenting.
6 (30:29) **The Bodybuilding Competition That Nearly Broke Them** - Tristan describes the year he trained for a bodybuilding competition while Ken was pregnant and postpartum.
7 (37:50) **How Social Media Became a Career** - Ken reveals she started posting on TikTok because she felt so alone in motherhood and needed an outlet.

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Show Notes

Ken Cradic and her husband Tristan open up about what life really looked like behind the parenting videos while having three boys in three years. They share the postpartum experience that changed everything, the moment their son’s birth took a terrifying turn, whether Tristan plans to retire after Ken’s success online, and what they never expected parenthood to do to their marriage.
Ken's insta: @kencradic
Triston's insta: @tristoncradic
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Chapters:
1:37 - Transition from 2 to 3
3:34 - Meet cute
10:12 - ASU
12:05 - Proposal
16:34 - Starting our family
18:21 - Our wedding
21:27 - Wanting a big family
27:37 - How having kids changed our marriage
37:16 - Becoming an influencer
39:00 - Our son's clubfoot diagnosis
40:31 - Protecting our marriage online
48:38 - Postpartum journey
59:00 - Splitting up the workload
1:04:18 - Breastfeeding
1:06:48 - Miscarriage
1:14:28 - Pregnancy after