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What if the very foundation of modern care—science alone—is the problem?

You see the stats: mothers are drowning in postpartum depression, crippling anxiety, and mysterious autoimmune flare-ups. You're doing the screenings, you're following the standard protocols, but the lasting solutions are elusive. What if the very foundation of modern care—science alone—is the problem? Maranda dives into the six critical limitations of medical science that are actively harming mothers in the fourth trimester. This isn't anti-science; it's a call for a more honest, holistic postpartum health model. This episode exposes the six critical limitations of medical care actively harming the fourth trimester. We break down why relying on RCTs ignores millennia of successful traditional postpartum practices. Discover the Three Pillars of Knowledge for root-cause resolution in perinatal mental health and move beyond symptom management

Check out the episode on the blog HERE: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/the-6-critical-blind-spots-of-science-that-are-harming-postpartum-moms-ep-242/

Key time stamps: 

• 04:15: Miranda’s personal story: Dismissed with Zoloft, actually had thyroid dysfunction, gut infection, and severe nutrient deficiencies.
• 09:05: The Three Pillars of Postpartum Knowledge: Science, Women's Stories, and Traditional Practices.
• 11:47: Limitation #1: Science is money-driven and prioritizes patentable solutions over holistic postpartum practices.
• 16:30: Limitation #3: Dismissing millennia of traditional care (like warm, cooked foods) as mere anecdotal evidence.
• 21:20: Limitation #4: Doctors are taught pathology, not how the body actually heals, leading to a focus on pieces instead of the whole.
• 26:38: Limitation #5: The male bias in research and leadership and why women were historically excluded from clinical trials.
• 31:45: Limitation #6: Time lag in policy change—it takes 10-15 years for new evidence to become standard practice.
• 34:23: Clinical Example: Client with "medication-resistant PPD" actually had Hashimoto's and severe B12/Ferritin deficiency.
• 36:50: Call to Action: Believe your client, investigate beyond basic labs, and hold providers accountable for outdated care.
• 40:17: Final thought: Science alone is not enough; we need all three pillars for comprehensive, root-cause postpartum support.

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As a postpartum provider, you already know the postpartum anxiety and postpartum depression epidemic is real. But we are avoiding a massive blind spot. We’re talking about the missing partner in postpartum care—the fathers. 

Eric Stein, co-founder of Restorative Roots (the nationwide postpartum meal delivery service), to dive deep into how sidelining the masculine partner is costing maternal health dearly, often fueling postpartum resentment and a profound lack of safety. This isn't just about making dads feel useful; it’s about functional postpartum recovery and safeguarding the mother's entire well-being. Eric shares his raw journey from an unprepared first-time father to a fully present birth partner and why finding a men’s group was the game-changer for his family's harmony. Learn how, as a provider, you can help your clients' family dynamics and foster genuine holistic postpartum health for both parents.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE. 

Key time stamps: 

• 01:55: Why most fathers feel unprepared and excluded from postpartum care.
• 02:22: The cost of sidelining partners: increased maternal anxiety and slow progress.
• 03:07: Addressing the guilt of partners who can't take time off work.
• 04:03: Provider tip: Tailor communication to the partner (listener, talker, reader).
• 06:23: Societal pressure and why men feel pushed out of the birth process.
• 08:43: The trap of "robot mode" doing vs. the power of being present.
• 09:48: The missing inter-generational transfer of fatherhood knowledge.
• 10:18: Addressing postpartum resentment when partners are unsupportive.
• 14:30: Defining "masculine leadership" as showing up prepared and confident.
• 15:30: Why partner self-care is mandatory before the baby arrives.
• 20:41: The #1 intervention: Men's support groups for direct, masculine feedback.
• 25:59: Call to action: Providers must create or push men's groups for support.

Connect with Eric: 

Co-founder of Restorative Roots,  (formerly known as Mama Meals) a nationwide postpartum meal delivery company.  He spent the last 3.5 years growing their business from weekly pickups out of their garage to nationwide direct-to-consumer frozen delivery right to your door.

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Let's be real: telling a terrified mom that her horrific intrusive thoughts are "normal" is only half the story, and it's not good enough.

This episode is your new essential guide. We're cutting past the surface talk about "scary thoughts" and diving deep into the neuroscience of what's actually going on. Your client's brain is doing a brilliant, protective job being hypervigilant, but then sleep deprivation, nutritional depletion, and chronic stress turn that protection into a panic spiral. We explain exactly how to spot the difference between a normal thought and pathological Postpartum OCD and, most importantly, how to offer root-cause solutions that stop the nervous system from fueling those terrifying images. If you want to move beyond just screening and genuinely help your clients heal, you need to hear this.

Check out the episode on the blog HERE

Key time stamps: 

1:03  Naming the Unspeakable: What Do Postpartum Intrusive Thoughts Really Look Like?

2:34  Why Telling a Mom "It's Normal" Simply Isn't Enough (and Why It's Harmful).

5:57 Maternal Brain Plasticity 101: How Evolution Made the Postpartum Brain Brilliant.

8:18  Hypervigilance, Sympathetic Dominance, and The Postpartum Energy Debt.

10:58  The Spiral: When a Protective Thought Leads to Pathological Anxiety.

14:25 Root Causes Driving Postpartum Nervous System Dysregulation.

17:54 Case Study: Resolving Severe Nighttime Intrusive Thoughts with Nutrition (Ferritin & Labs).

20:22 Case Study: Feeding Anxiety, Blood Sugar Crashes, and Adrenal Support.

22:09 The Critical Distinction: Intrusive Thoughts vs. Postpartum OCD (P-OCD).

25:12 The Whole-Person Assessment Framework for Intrusive Thoughts.

27:08  Layered Interventions That Work: Regulation, Foundations, Trauma, and Support.

29:27 Common Provider Mistakes: Minimizing, Catastrophizing, and Isolating Symptoms.

32:17  Intrusive (Ego-Dystonic) Vs. Psychotic (Ego-Syntonic) Thoughts: Why This Distinction is Life-Saving.

35:17  Partner Education: Helping Support People Provide Help, Not Judgment.

37:47  Building Resilience, Not Symptom Suppression: Long-Term Nervous System Health.

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool
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Postpartum providers, let's be direct: Your clients are exhausted, anxious, and let down by the current system.

This episode with functional health expert Anu Simh gives you the unfiltered truth about postpartum recovery. We're destroying the "bounce back" myth and focusing on root causes: the massive changes in the mother-baby microbiome, the power of 42 days of rest, and why conventional diet advice is failing. Anu explains why the focus must be on rebuilding health at the root—through strategic nutrition, gut health support, and, most critically, community support. This is a deep-dive into how ancient, holistic care practices backed by modern science provide the lasting solutions for your clients’ lifelong well-being.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/postpartum-gut-health-and-the-mother-baby-microbiome-anu-simh-ep-239/

Key time stamps

• 01:50: Ditch "Bounce Back": Recovery is about rebuilding the body, not a quick fix.
• 05:33: Ancient Wisdom: Universal postpartum care means warming foods and holistic support.
• 09:51: Provider Gap: Mothers seek help elsewhere because doctors miss the gut-microbiome connection.
• 12:00: 42 Days of Rest: It's a non-negotiable functional health window for hormonal and microbial reset.
• 15:40: Fueling Recovery: Good fats and complex carbs are essential for brain function and breastfeeding.
• 18:39: Microbiome Heirloom: The mother's gut changes dramatically, directly impacting the baby's microbial health.
• 22:15: Missing Support: Lack of community connection is a primary driver of maternal stress and poor outcomes.
• 26:28: Resources: Anu's book, Flourish from Within, on optimizing the baby's first three years.

Connect with Anu

Anu Simh is a Board Certified Functional Health Coach and graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She blends her background in organic chemistry, Ayurvedic counseling, and holistic nutrition to guide clients toward vibrant, lasting health. Anu’s work centers on gut health, sleep quality, circadian rhythm, and the brain’s reward system to reduce inflammation, manage cravings, and support sustainable weight loss. Through her Nine Arms of Wellness program, she teaches how to use food as medicine and draws from over 100 dietary theories to support physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.   Website | IG 

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Your postpartum clients aren't just "busy"—they're breaking down. Here's the truth your assessments are missing: The invisible mental load is a chronic state of cognitive overload that's hijacking her body.

 This isn't a failure of willpower; it's a physiological response to chronic stress that causes everything from unexplained anxiety and low milk supply to pelvic pain and insomnia. Maranda reveals how this unacknowledged cognitive burden triggers the HPA axis, shuts down nervous system regulation, and creates a cascade of physical symptoms. Every postpartum provider—from lactation consultants to functional health experts—must recognize this root cause. Stop treating the symptoms (the fatigue, the rage, the anxiety) and start addressing the overload. Learn the red flags and the Postpartum Restoration Method framework to deliver the lasting solutions your clients desperately need.

Check out the episode on the blog HERE: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/the-invisible-mental-load-why-mothers-are-breaking-down-ep-238/

Key time stamps: 

• 1:03 -  Defining The Invisible Mental Load & The Shocking Case of Low Milk Supply
• 3:33 - The Physiology of Cognitive Overload: HPA Axis and Systemic Effects
• 6:53 - Clinical Patterns Providers Miss: The Hyper-Vigilant Manager, Overwhelmed Perfectionist, and Depleted Default Parent
• 9:37 - Pelvic Floor Tension & The Bonding "Disconnection"
• 22:15 - The Red Flags and "Better Questions" for Assessment

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool
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This episode rips into the postpartum care crisis and why the current system fails new mothers. Maranda hosts Courtney Boylan, founder of Le Lolo, a brand dedicated to transforming sterile, clinical postpartum essentials into beautiful, functional, and empowering tools. Courtney shares her personal struggle with postpartum mental health and the medical-grade narrative that makes women feel "broken." We discuss the deep need for high-quality postpartum accessories and why shifting the focus to the mother's needs first is the only path to true postnatal healing and long-term maternal wellness. This is a bold call for a cultural shift in how we support and value the new mother.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/making-postpartum-beautiful-courtney-boylan-ep-237/

Key time stamps: 

•  00:15: Addressing the Postpartum Care Crisis and need for Holistic Solutions. 
• 01:33: Courtney Boylan shares her postpartum mental health struggles and the market gap. 
• 02:37: The birth of Le Lolo: Transforming sterile postpartum essentials into beautiful tools. 
• 04:29: Le Lolo's mission: Products as a physical reminder of a mother's worth and strength. 
• 08:01: The crucial shift: Prioritizing the mother’s needs first for true postnatal recovery. 
• 09:12: The taboo truth: Mother's self-care prevents depletion and resentment. 
• 13:37: Normalizing postpartum products on a baby registry to end shame. 
• 18:18: Why Postpartum Providers must advocate for and educate on essential products. 

Connect with Courtney 

Courtney Boylan is the founder of Le Lolo, a brand dedicated to making postpartum essentials beautiful, functional, and empowering for new moms. Inspired by her own experience as a mom of three, she created Le Lolo to fill a gap in the market—offering stylish, high-quality accessories that remind new moms of their strength, beauty, and worth. With 16 new breastfeeding accessories that just launched, Le Lolo is on a mission to revolutionize and beautify the postpartum market. At its core, the brand is a reminder that self-care and self-love are essential during postpartum—because no one is more deserving of beautiful accessories than a new mom.

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There is a massive blind spot in perinatal mental health: the failure to investigate root causes. This episode is a fierce wake-up call. 

Postpartum professionals, stop watching new moms get a PPD/PPA label when their body is screaming for help. That crippling fatigue, brain fog, and anxiety is often a symptom of profound physiological imbalance, not just a psychiatric one. We’re exposing the epidemic of undiagnosed medical conditions—like Hashimoto's, severe iron deficiency, and B12 depletion—that mimic PPD. If you want lasting solutions and to quit playing symptom whack-a-mole, you must learn to spot the "Anxious Mother" and "Depleted Mom" patterns and confidently demand the life-saving comprehensive labs that reveal the truth.

Check out the episode on the blog HERE: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/when-its-not-depression-misdiagnosed-mental-health-in-postpartum-ep-236/

Key time stamps: 

• 0:00The Crisis in Postpartum Care
•  1:10 Sarah’s Story: Misdiagnosed and Depleted
• 3:37 Labs No One Ordered
• 6:58 Maranda’s Postpartum Wake-Up Call
• 11:42 Stats That Should Make You Angry
• 15:02 Symptom Whack-a-Mole in Clinics
• 17:49 Screening Limits and Missed Needs
• 21: 16 Pattern One: The Anxious Mother
• 24:32 Pattern Two: The Depleted Mom
• 27:12 Thyroid Truths Postpartum
• 31:09 Inflammation as a Driver
• 33:35 A New Model: Root-Cause Training
• 37:12 The Cost of Misdiagnosis
• 40:22 What Moms and Providers Can Do

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool
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• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
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In a world of fragmented perinatal, postpartum and maternal care, collaboration is a radical act of healing. 

This episode challenges the status quo by diving into a conversation with perinatal nutrition expert Brooke Harmer, who shares her own journey from feeling like an 'outsider' in the perinatal and postpartum space to becoming a sought-after collaborator. She offers a no-fluff guide to bridging the gap between holistic and conventional medicine. You will learn how to overcome the fear of rejection, build powerful partnerships with OBs, midwives, and mainstream brands, and elevate your role as a postpartum professional to create a more holistic care system for mothers.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/from-isolation-to-collaboration-building-your-postpartum-provider-community-brooke-harmer-ep-235/

Key time stamps: 

• 00:00: The radical idea of collaboration in maternal care 
• 02:12: Brooke's personal journey to becoming a collaborative partner 
• 04:15: Why fragmentation in postpartum care is a critical issue 
• 07:33: The mindset shift from 'outsider' to 'trusted resource' 
• 09:05: What to do when you feel invisible in your community 
• 11:47: How to find common ground with conventional providers 
• 14:50: The single biggest barrier to collaboration 
• 21:20: The key players every postpartum team needs 
• 23:45: Tactical steps to form partnerships today 
• 26:38: How a nutritionist partners with OBs and PTs 
• 29:10: The power of a shared mission for postpartum wellness 
• 40:17: The mission of building a future of fully supported mothers

Connect with Brooke: 

Brooke Harmer is a certified perinatal nutritionist who empowers moms to take a proactive approach to their health through holistic nutrition and lifestyle habits. Her work blends scientific research with ancient wisdom to help moms work with their medical providers and their bodies to thrive during pregnancy and postpartum. She is the author of two best-selling cookbooks, host of a top 30 podcast, and has become a trusted voice in the mama community for all things health and wellness.

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool
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The truth about postpartum nutrition goes way beyond kale smoothies and multivitamins. For too long, women's healthcare has failed mothers, leaving them to seek answers from online influencers and fads. But as a provider, you're ready to do more.

This is a deep dive into the five interconnected sciences that truly shape a mother’s healing journey. We're getting to the heart of what's missing in modern care—looking beyond recipes to the deep biological, emotional, and cultural forces that determine a mother's recovery. This is a blueprint for a new standard of holistic postpartum care that empowers you to offer a deeper, more effective kind of support that honors a mother's whole being.

Check out the episode on the blog HERE: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/the-5-sciences-of-postpartum-nutrition-its-not-just-nutrition-ep-234/

Key time stamps: 

• 0:02 Why the current postpartum care system is failing.
• 1:50 The myth that postpartum nutrition is just about healthy eating.
• 2:53 A mother's body is regenerating and recalibrating, not just recovering.
• 4:31 Science 1: Nutritional Biochemistry and cellular-level healing.
• 9:26 Science 2: Neuroscience, explaining the profound reorganization of the maternal brain.
• 12:52 Science 3: Anthropology, the cultural and ancestral roots of postpartum care.
• 15:31 Science 4: Chronobiology, showing why male-based science fails postpartum women.
• 17:57 Why postpartum healing is cyclical, not linear.
• 19:55 Integrating all five sciences for truly holistic care.
• 23:25 The free resource for providers: the Postpartum Restoration Method Assessment Tool.

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool
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• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
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• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
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As a postpartum professional you've likely seen the confusing overlap between postpartum and perimenopause, especially with women having babies later in life. 

Our conventional medical system treats these two distinct phases as separate, leaving women feeling lost and often misdiagnosed. This episode tackles the key signs and solutions that empower providers like you to offer truly informed root-cause care. We're joined by Lauren Tetenbaum, a specialist in maternal mental health and perimenopause, to break down the science, the shame, and the solutions, because we believe every woman deserves comprehensive care.

Check out the episode on the blog HERE: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/is-it-postpartum-or-perimenopause-lauren-tetenbaum-ep-233/

Key time stamps: 

• 00:00: An introduction to the confusing overlap between postpartum and perimenopause.
• 02:57: Breaking down how similar symptoms appear in both phases.
• 05:25: Why lifestyle is the foundation for treating both conditions.
• 07:11: The ongoing stigma around medication and quick fixes.
• 09:16: Myth-busting the safety of hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
• 15:31: Why our hormonal dips are natural but not always normal.
• 17:50: The normalization of symptoms like postpartum depression and anxiety.
• 20:34: The overlap of perinatal mental health and perimenopause.
• 23:39: How to advise women who are unsure what's happening to their bodies.
• 24:45: Maranda’s closing remarks on the importance of informed decisions.

Connect with Lauren

Lauren Tetenbaum, LCSW, JD, PMH-C is a licensed clinical social worker, women's rights advocate, and writer dedicated to supporting and empowering women through life transitions. With experience as both a lawyer and a psychotherapist, Lauren specializes in counseling women navigating identity shifts related to motherhood, career, and reproductive health. Lauren frequently contributes thought leadership to media and professional organizations; she is the author of the 2025 book Millennial Menopause: Preparing for Perimenopause, Menopause, and Life's Next Period. Learn more about Lauren at thecounseLaur.com. 

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NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
• Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals