E. 80 Postpartum Preparation vs. Reality

This is an episode on my postpartum healing journey and what preparations we set up ahead of time for support.

The most important piece of advice I've heard and followed is the 5-5-5 rule. Once you have a baby, your body needs to rest and recover. A great way to support your healing is to spend 5-6 days completely resting in bed. Then the next 5 days on the bed or close to the bed with rest at the forefront. Finally the last 5 days you should still be resting "close" to the bed. This is the bare minimum for allowing your body to recover. I share more tips in this episode!

E. 79 Preparing for Baby, again

Here is another nap-time podcast recording on Not Another Wellness Podcast. In this episode I share the ways I prepared myself physically, mentally, and emotionally for our second baby.

E. 78 Meditation for transit

This is a quick meditation to reset while you are on the go

E. 77 Pt. 2 Teagan's Birth Story

...How she made her grand entrance and what postpartum was like this time.

E. 76 Teagan's Birth Story Pt. 1

Hey! It's been a while. This is part one of an update on what we've been up to since the last podcast episode!

“You can both be grateful, & have trauma” after your birth

Birth Trauma

Preparing for Birth

Doulas/Birth Workers

The top 3 things that seem to help people have the most satisfying birth experiences (and make the whole birthing team more successful)

1. A team with whom they feel supported

2. Use the strengths you already have

3. Have flexibility

Jenevieve Russell: Jenevieve has been in the pregnancy/parenting world for the past 20 years as a doula, psychotherapist, support group host. She has witnessed 450 births in that time as a birth worker. She is a psychotherapist through her Nurturing Strategies, LLC [psychotherapy, trauma/birth processing and perinatal adjustment] and motherhood support group, and a doula/birthworker through Doulas of Boulder. She delights in exploring her own journey of motherhood with her family and is ecstatic about supporting expecting families. She draws on her vast, eclectic experiences (more below) when supporting families before, during and after birthing, specifically she has attended/supported births since 1996.

Get in touch with Jenevieve:

www.NurturingStrategies.com

Jenevieve is also an experienced doula:

Doulas of Boulder

Other links from the show!

Doula Database:

https://www.dona.org/what-is-a-doula/find-a-doula/

https://referral.dancyperinatal.com/

https://psidirectory.com/

Soul 2 Soul Sisters: out of Colorado

https://soul2soulsisters.org/sacred-seeds-black-birthworker-collective-of-colorado/

Natalie and Kate sit down (in person!) to chat about maternal health and the importance of the postpartum period for new moms.

Kate is the Founding Director, & Senior Supervising Psychotherapist at the Postpartum Wellness Center in Boulder. She’s been helping individuals and families in periods of transition for the past 20 years.

In this episode, we talk about the following topics:

Kate Kripke, LCSW, PMH-C, (She, Her)

https://www.katekripke.com/

https://pwcboulder.com/kate-kripke-lcsw

Podcast: Motherhood Uncut Podcast

Instagram: @pwcboulder @motherhooduncutpodcast

I've stopped shaving my body.

I've had enough.

You can't tell me what to do.

You can't tell me if and when I can have a medical abortion, or any abortion, for that matter.

We all deserve the right to choose what we do with our bodies. They belong to us.

They are are ours.

We choose what makes us feel good.

WE get the choice.

Not some man at the top of the beauty or fashion industry, not the the patriarchal society, not anyone.

You. Grow. Girl.