I interviewed our graduate Shelley McClure about the traditional postpartum practice of Vaginal Steaming. She talks about the benefits, contraindications, safety and even how to get started.

Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

I chat with Newborn Mothers educator Amanda Stinton from Our Fourth Trimester, who teaches the module on mental health in our Postpartum Education and Care Professional training. Together we discuss the importance of normalising conversations about maternal suicide, how to talk to someone having suicidal thoughts and where to find support. At the core of this conversation, we explore how we can be a helper, ready and willing to assist people who might find themselves in that place.

Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

Rachelle Garcia Seliga is a Mother, Wife and Midwife.  Rachelle's work is dedicated to midwifing a cultural shift - reclaiming personal authority, innate wisdom and the sanctity of life. Rachelle is the Creator and Director of INNATE Postpartum Care - Certification and Advanced Trainings, for birth and health care professionals globally. INNATE's trainings offer a template for the creation of postpartum wellness for Mothers and families, through holistically understanding postpartum physiology and psychology. All of Rachelle's work is mother-centered, because when Mothers thrive - families, communities and Planet thrive.

Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

I chat with Denise Duffield-Thomas, a money mentor for the new wave of online entrepreneurs who want to make money and change the world. We discuss the option of paying for the village of support you need, including housekeepers, nannies, cleaners and more. At the core of this conversation, we explore how being a mother is separate from being a housewife and that you have permission to focus your time on the things you love!

Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

In this episode, we are joined by Natalie Telyatnikov, the creator and founder of Better Postpartum. Natalie’s calling is to create better postpartum education for all mothers using her professional background in childbirth education and journalism. Natalie is a mother of two living in Connecticut who experienced the dramatic downfall in education and care that mothers face after giving birth to her first son in 2013. She suffered postpartum depression and anxiety for over a year without knowing she had it.

Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

I chat with Maranda Bower, the CEO and Founder of Postpartum University® Together we discuss postpartum maternal health, how our life and identity change postpartum, as well as the significance of the four-year mark. At the core of this conversation, we explore the importance of not only preparing for birth but also preparing for a peaceful postpartum.

Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

I chat with Ella Bourke, a gender equality advocate and prevention of violence against women practitioner. Together we discuss the cultural stereotypes of motherhood and how gender inequality plays out in parenting, partnership and domestic life. At the core of this conversation, we explore tools to begin talking about gender equality and how to take small steps to live it into being.

Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

This is such a significant episode with Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg who is a huge influence in my work and understanding of oxytocin. I chat with physician, professor of physiology and oxytocin research pioneer Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg. Together we discuss Kerstin's significant discoveries about oxytocin, her experience as a woman in science and the use of synthetic oxytocin. At the core of this conversation is the scientific evidence supporting the idea that how a woman cares for postpartum will have a long-term impact on her health.

Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

I chat with Newborn Mothers graduate and German qualified midwife, Ruth Gray. Together we discuss the publicly funded postpartum care system in Germany that brings together medical and personal care. At the core of this conversation, we explore how Germany views this comprehensive continuity of care as essential for women's wellbeing and what we can learn from this system in countries without it.

Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com

In this episode, I’m going to read you the first chapter of my best selling book Newborn Mothers - When a Baby is Born, So is a Mother. The chapter introduces postpartum, the way we use language and the statistics of women experiencing postpartum depression. It details stories from Newborn Mothers, the duration of postpartum and the transformation to motherhood.

To get your copy of of the complete audiobook purchase the ebook or the printed book and you'll get instructions on how to download the entire audiobook FREE

Learn more about postpartum care. Visit newbornmothers.com