Chatty Doulas

Healing through Heritage and Breath with Mitzi Kincade

Listen Later

In this episode, Emily and Kristin—who is tuning in all the way from her travels in Chile!—sit down with Mitzi Kincade, a Denver-based postpartum doula, psychedelic breathwork facilitator, and practitioner of traditional Mexican postpartum healing.

Mitzi shares her raw, personal journey navigating severe postpartum depression, anxiety, and a multi-year loss of identity following a high-risk pregnancy and C-section. From hitting rock bottom to finding profound healing in community circles, Mitzi’s story is a beautiful testament to the fact that losing yourself once doesn't mean you're gone forever.

Quick Takeaways:

  • The Power of La Cuarentena & Warmth: Mitzi explains the traditional Mexican practice of the first 40 days of postpartum—focusing on absolute stillness, head-to-toe care, and reintroducing warmth to a healing body through herbs, teas, and ventosa (fire cupping).
  • The Closing of the Bones: Discover the profound, full-body wrapping ceremony used to symbolically close a major life chapter and step into a new version of yourself, even years after giving birth.
  • Intention over Expectation: Why shifting your mindset away from rigid expectations prevents disappointment and opens the door to true healing.
  • Cathartic Release Through Breath: How sober, diaphragmatic breathwork can unlock stored trauma in the body, break down boundaries, and give women literal permission to scream and take up space.

    • Connect with Mitzi:

    • Business: Connect with Mitzi locally in the South Denver metro area or virtually across the globe via her website at  https://www.soulfulnessbreath.com/ or instagram at soulfulness_breath

      • Don't forget to subscribe for more honest conversations on the reproductive journey!

      ...more
      View all episodesView all episodes
      Download on the App Store
      Chatty DoulasBy Chatty Doulas