Empower 2 Heal

How Your Relationships Change When You Have a Baby

Season 2 Episode 5

Today, in Season 2 Episode 5 of the Empower 2 Heal podcast, we delve into the impact that the developmental stage of matrescence has on our relationships.

Key Points Covered:

-Understanding the impact of matrescence on your relationship with yourself, your partners, and your friends.

-Exploring the emotional rollercoaster of joy, grief, and identity shifts.

-Navigating the challenges of maintaining relationships amidst the demands of motherhood.

-Practical tips for maintaining relationships, communication with partners, and seeking support from communities.

Tune in to gain insights and inspiration for embracing the complexities of motherhood with grace and resilience.

LINKS MENTIONED

⁠⁠The Empowered Mamas Club⁠⁠

⁠⁠The Empowered First Year: Postpartum Prep Course

Ways to Reach Dena Tibsherany:

[email protected]

www.oneworldempowered.com 

www.instagram.com/empower2heal

https://www.youtube.com/@oneworldempowered

Today's Episode:

In Season 2 Episode 4 of the Empower 2 Heal podcast, we're delving into the transformative physical journey of matrescence. 

What We're Talking About:

- Matrescence: The Developmental Stage in Motherhood

- The Physical Changes in Matrescence

- The Start of Matrescence: Trying to Conceive and Pregnancy

- The Postpartum Stage: Physical Recovery

- Challenging the "Bounce Back" Culture

- Embracing the Transformative Journey of Motherhood

Main Ideas:

1. Matrescence - The Developmental Stage in Motherhood: Matrescence is the stage in motherhood characterized by profound physical, psychological, and emotional changes.

2. The Physical Changes in Matrescence: We're diving deep into the remarkable physical changes that accompany motherhood, spanning pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond.

3. The Start of Matrescence - Trying to Conceive and Pregnancy): Pregnancy is the inception of matrescence, involving a significant physical transformation to nurture and protect the growing life.

4. The Postpartum Stage - Physical Recovery: The postpartum stage holds immense physical significance, as your body heals and returns to a non-pregnant state.

5. Challenging the "Bounce Back" Culture: We address the toxic cultural narrative of "bouncing back" after childbirth, emphasizing that motherhood is about embracing the changes and personal growth.

6. Embracing the Transformative Journey of Motherhood: The truth is that motherhood is a bridge to a new you, filled with strength, wisdom, and power. Embrace the changes as badges of honor.

Links Mentioned:

⁠⁠The Empowered Mamas Club⁠⁠

⁠⁠The Empowered First Year: Postpartum Prep Course

Ways to Reach Dena Tibsherany:

[email protected]

www.oneworldempowered.com

www.instagram.com/empower2heal

https://www.youtube.com/@oneworldempowered

Unraveling the Mysteries of Mom Brain!

In today’s episode we're delving into the intriguing realm of Mom Brain – or as some call it, Mommy Brain. Brace yourselves for a journey through the neurological changes that accompany motherhood, offering insights into what's normal, what to expect, and the duration of Mom Brain's effects.

What we’re talking about...

-The scientific research behind Mom Brain

-Why mothers experience the phenomenon of Mom Brain

-The multifaceted causes contributing to Mom Brain

-The duration of Mom Brain's influence

-The burning question: Does Mom Brain ever truly go away?

Join us in this exploration of Mom Brain, where science meets the everyday realities of motherhood. Whether you're a seasoned mom or expecting, this episode will unravel the enigma of Mom Brain and leave you with a newfound appreciation for the intricate journey of becoming a mother.

Thank you for being an essential part of the Empower 2 Heal Podcast community. Stay tuned for more captivating episodes as we continue to navigate the beautiful and complex world of motherhood.

💖

Dena Tibsherany

LMSW, PMH-C

Your Motherhood Therapist, Coach, & Podcast Host

Links Mentioned:

⁠The Empowered Mamas Club⁠

⁠The Empowered First Year: Postpartum Prep Course

Ways to Reach Dena Tibsherany:

[email protected]

www.oneworldempowered.com

www.instagram.com/empower2heal

https://www.youtube.com/@oneworldempowered

Season 2 Episode 2

Navigating Matrescence: The Unspoken Journey into Motherhood

In today's episode, we'll dive into the intriguing world of Matrescence, a term often unspoken but profoundly influential in the journey of motherhood.

Join us in unveiling the secrets of Matrescence. Click, listen, and discover the extraordinary journey that is motherhood.

What we’re talking about...

-What "matrescence" is

-Societies preparations for motherhood vs realistic needs

-The Unspoken Challenge of Matrescence

-The neurological impact of Matrescence

-The relational impact of matrescence 

-The physical impact of matrescence

-The emotional impact of matrescence

-The psychological impact of matresnece 

Links Mentioned:

The Empowered Mothers Club

The Empowered Year: Postpartum Prep Course

Ways to Reach Dena T:

[email protected]

www.empower2heal.com

www.instagram.com/empower2heal

www.facebook.com/empower2heal

https://www.youtube.com/@oneworldempowered 

Episode 1: Intro to Season 2: 

Empowered Motherhood | Season 2 Premiere

Today’s episode is an introduction to Season 2 of the Empower 2 Heal podcast. In this episode, we embark on a journey through empowered motherhood.

Empower 2 Heal aims to provide a welcoming and supportive community for empowered motherhood.

What we’re talking about...

-An introduction to the empowered journey of motherhood.

-Discover what to expect and how these episodes are designed for your convenience.

-Discuss the challenges, joys, and real experiences of motherhood.

-Breaking the taboos in motherhood!

-The importance of open and honest conversations about motherhood.

In Season 2 of Empower 2 Heal, we're excited to embrace the real, raw, and empowering journey of empowered motherhood.

Remember, you're not alone, and we're here to support you every step of the way!

Let this be your official *trigger warning* for this season. We will be talking about infertility, childloss, emotional distress, and successful pregnancies.

**Join us in Episode 2 of Season 2 to learn about the developmental stage called Matrescence**

Links Mentioned:

The Empowered Mamas Club

The Empowered First Year: Postpartum Prep Course

Ways to Reach Dena T:

[email protected]

www.oneworldempowered.com 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/empower2heal

Tiktok: @denatibsherany

Youtube: @oneworldempowered 

Today’s episode is all about the two HUGE factors that I recently realized left out of my healing journey. Over the past 5 years I have done ALOT of work in my own healing journey, and it wasn’t until 2 weeks ago that I experienced two HUGE missing pieces of my healing puzzle.

This is the last episode of season 1 and you’re NOT going to want to miss it!

Join me as we recap this season, share some hints on what’s coming in Season 2, and learn two heavily overlooked yet powerful components to yoru healing journey!

What we’re talking about...

LINKS MENTIONED

For email updates, to learn how you can work with me, and to gain access to many of the free tools I have created, come check out oneworldempowered.com

Join a supportive group of mamas in our Empowered Mama's Facebook Group

Ways to Reach Dena T:

Email: [email protected]

www.empower2heal.com

IG: @empower2heal

FB: @empower2heal

Today’s episode is all about how our hormones influence our mental health. Our featured guest, Audrey S. Geyer, is a Women’s Health Coach and Fertility Awareness Method Educator who teaches women how to become body literate and harness the hormones behind their menstrual cycles, mood, and denergy so that they can achieve their goals without PMS, mood swings, or burnout. In today’s episode we talk about what hormones are, how they interact with our bodies, what a female's hormone cycle is compared to a male’s, hormones in the postpartum season, and how you can heal the health of your mind through healing and regulating your hormones. I love how we touched on so many aspects of life that hormones affect!

What we’re talking about...

LINKS MENTIONED 

Audreysgeyer.com

IG: @audreysgeyer

Ways to Reach Dena T:

[email protected]

www.empower2heal.com

www.instagram.com/empower2heal

www.facebook.com/empower2heal

Today’s episode is all about building your dreams out of necessity. Our guest, Chantelle Oguadimma, AKA The Happy Black Therapist, joins us to share how she took her education and experience in a moment of desperation as a new mom to create a behavioral health residential facility for adults. Chantelle shares with us her upbringing and nurturing that supported her confidence in her career and how she birthed her child as a single mother and used her maternity leave to become an entrepreneur. I just love this conversation because Chantelle shares the real down to earth struggles, how necessity forced her to dream big and take risky action. Today she shares how she created her behavioral health clinic, the philosophy and approaches that have proven to work to treat trauma and addiction, and how she is taking a stand in the community to provide education and connection around mental health, which is commonly believed to not exist in the communities she serves and in her own culture.

What we’re talking about...

LINKS MENTIONED

You can reach Chantelle at: 

angelfamilycare.com 

IG @thehappyblacktherapist

Ways to Reach Dena T:

[email protected]

www.empower2heal.com

www.instagram.com/empower2heal

www.facebook.com/empower2heal

Today’s episode is all about donating my kidney to an old friend!

I am someone who is squamish, terrified of needles, doesn’t do blood, and never opts for pain...yet something told me, deep in my soul, that I was going to be donating my kidney to an old friend. Come join me and my friend whom I donated to,  Alethea Rodriguez, as we come together to talk about the ins and outs of our donation processes for the first time ever on our one year transplant anniversary! We gathered questions from you on social media and came together to answer these questions as well as questions we had for one another to all about donating and receiving a living kidney!

What we’re talking about...

LINKS MENTIONED

Learn more about becoming a living kidney donor at kidneyregistery.org

Register to join the list to become a life saving bone marrow donor at my.bethematch.org

Click HERE to learn more about my 28 Day Energetic Reset Program

Ways to Reach Dena T:

[email protected]

www.empower2heal.com

IG: @Empower2heal

FB: @Empower2heal

Today’s episode is all about donating my kidney to an old friend!

I am someone who is squamish, terrified of needles, doesn’t do blood, and never opts for pain...yet something told me, deep in my soul, that I was going to be donating my kidney to an old friend. Come join me and my friend whom I donated to,  Alethea Rodriguez, as we come together to talk about the ins and outs of our donation processes for the first time ever on our one year transplant anniversary! We gathered questions from you on social media and came together to answer these questions as well as questions we had for one another to all about donating and receiving a living kidney!

What we’re talking about...

LINKS MENTIONED

Learn more about becoming a living kidney donor at kidneyregistery.org

Register to join the list to become a life saving bone marrow donor at my.bethematch.org

Click here to learn more about my 28 Day Energetic Reset

Ways to Reach Dena T:

[email protected]

www.empower2heal.com

IG: @Empower2Heal

FB: @Empower2heal