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You can regain control of your health and experience radical healing, even in the face of chronic illness.

This is part of the story Hannah Scott shares with us in today’s episode. She tells us how she was able to heal a chronic nervous system disorder, against massive odds and misdiagnosis.

The postpartum period changes our bodies completely, and this includes our nervous system.

As these illnesses and diagnoses continue to rise, it’s time to learn what you can do about it.

Go to https://postpartumu.com/postpartum-university-podcast-ep61/ for more!

Where to find Hannah Scott:

Instagram
hannahelizaconsulting.com

Dysautonomia resources:

The Dysautonomia Project
Understanding Autonomic Nervous System Disorders for Physicians and Patients

In this episode, we are sharing:

• Why dysautonomia is not an actual diagnosis
• The symptoms to look out for
• Hannah's journey to regaining control of her health
• Healing as a process, not a final goal
• Sleep and the autonomic nervous system
• "Postpartum" as a misdiagnosis
• You are your own best advocate
• How having a baby changes your nervous system
• Nutrition as a foundational healing piece
• Dysautonomia resources

Where to find me: postpartumu.com

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• Instagram
• Pinterest

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 

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The misconceptions around postpartum nutrition run deep.

The sad reality is that research has failed to consider the unique needs of the postpartum woman. As a result, you are given information that has failed you. In today’s episode, I’m covering 5 of the top misconceptions around postpartum nutrition, and how you can get on a better path to whole body healing.

Whether you are in the postpartum period yourself or you are serving women who are - you cannot afford to miss this. As mentioned in the episode, you can find my free collection of Postpartum Nutrition Handouts here: https://postpartumu.com/handouts/

Check out the episode on the blog:  https://postpartumu.com/postpartum-university-podcast-ep60/

In this episode, I am sharing:

• Over 50% of women enter the postpartum period depleted of key nutrients
• The reason salads, fruits, and supplements will NOT help
• What to eat instead that includes a postpartum meal plan, warm foods and nutrient dense foods
• How eating in postpartum is radically different than eating in pregnancy
• Whole foods are necessary to address deficiencies fully
• Looking at the postpartum period well beyond those first 6 weeks
• Modern testing is not founded on research that considers the unique nutritional needs of postpartum women
• The path to joyful motherhood is available to everyone

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 

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A mother really can do it all... but should you have to?

Today we’re talking with Melissa Reilly, a clinical psychologist who has dedicated her career to helping moms bond with their baby while living their most fulfilled life.

This episode explores the layered and universal experience of mom guilt, why these emotions are wired into us all, and how we can stop letting them run the show.

You were never supposed to show up fully for everyone else besides yourself. Let’s find a better way.

Go to https://postpartumu.com/postpartum-university-podcast-ep59/ for more!

Where to find Melissa Reilly:

Instagram
momswithoutamom.com
Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Baby (Free Guide)


In this episode, we are sharing:

• Guilt as an EMOTION & not an indicator of right or wrong
• All emotions serve a purpose & have their own triggers
• Self-care as a basic human necessity
• Embracing the natural feelings of guilt to give them less power
• Creating healthy separation & distance happens over time
• Mixed and conflicting societal messages about “doing it all”
• Asking for help is natural, normal, healthy, and appropriate
• Our babies are separate human beings
• The difference between wants vs needs
• What to do when you’re feeling overwhelmed
• Living with mom guilt & putting it in its place

Where to find me: postpartumu.com

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Pinterest

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 

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There is SO much pressure, both externally and internally, to return back to our pre-baby life and routine. When it comes to any strenuous exercise routine, rushing back to this can have uncomfortable and extreme consequences.

Today we’re talking with Dr. Jackie Kickish, who is both a doctor of Physical Therapy and a Pre & Postpartum Exercise Specialist. After navigating her own postpartum weight loss journey, she now helps other moms become fit and strong while maintaining a balanced, healthy, and joyful lifestyle.

If you’ve had questions such as:

When can I start working out again?
What types of exercise are safe and can help me heal long term?
What are the warning signs that something is off?

Then you need the information shared in this conversation. It will give you guidance on how to navigate postpartum exercise for yourself or for the clients you serve.

Where to find Jackie Kickish:

Instagram
Jackiekickish.com
Free Postpartum Exercise Guide

Go to  https://postpartumu.com/postpartum-university-podcast-ep58 for more!

In this episode, we are sharing:

• How having twins completely changed Jackie’s views on health & fitness
• Balancing caring for our kids while taking care of ourselves
• Physically preparing our bodies for postpartum, not just birth
• How the standard 6 week check up is failing us
• Why our bodies need time to heal
• Exercise before your body is ready is not safe
• Gentle movement to reconnect the mind and body
• The importance of seeking out an expert trained in postpartum

Where to find me: postpartumu.com

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Pinterest

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 

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Our bodies are begging us to do better. Depression, anxiety, rage, and illness require us to address ALL of the body’s interrelated components.

This includes addressing stored trauma (from birth, postpartum, and beyond) as well as the massively dysregulated nervous system that follows.

In today’s episode, I’m going deep into my steps towards a whole body trauma detox. Once we recognize that trauma does NOT just live in the brain, we can begin to work with our bodies towards true healing and release.

Be sure to listen in, and then come join the supportive community over in our Facebook group: The Postpartum Circle.

Go to  https://postpartumu.com/postpartum-university-podcast-ep57 for more!


In this episode, I am sharing:

• The whole body and generational impact of trauma
• My framework for deep postpartum healing
• Personal experience with trauma, depression, anxiety, rage, and illness
• Cyclical healing and resetting your nervous system
• 5 steps to a whole body trauma detox
• Healthy vs toxic environments
• Processing trauma and toxic loads happen in the liver and the kidneys
• You have to address ALL of the body’s interrelated components
• Nervous system dysregulation vs self sabotage 
• Somatic therapy for processing trauma

*BRAND NEW - 12 weeks to whole-body transformation* 

- Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness Course + Membership 

Are your symptoms being caused by postpartum depletion, or something else? 

- Take The Postpartum Assessment HERE!

Postpartum University® Training for Professionals:

-Holistic Postpartum Nutrition Training

-Postpartum Nutrition Certification


- If you are in need of support, or have questions you can send an email to [email protected]  OR  you can reach out in The Postpartum Circle Facebook group.


Where to find me: postpartumu.com

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Pinterest

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 

Send us Fan Mail

The reality of life postpartum tends to hit most of us hard, fast, and in completely unexpected ways.

In today’s episode, the incredible Doula Darcy shares her own difficult and traumatic experience with back to back pregnancies. After making it to the other side, she was led to build a new career around offering women the genuine support that she couldn’t find.

She has even been able to use her own success as a postpartum doula to help other women who have the same calling but find themselves lacking the ability to attract clients.

Whether you are a current or aspiring postpartum professional, or a mama who finds herself facing a season of struggle, you will resonate with this vulnerable and valuable conversation.

Where to find Doula Darcy:

douladarcy.com
Facebook
Instagram


Go to https://postpartumu.com/postpartum-university-podcast-ep56/ for more!


In this episode, we are sharing:

• What led Darcy to serving women as a doula
• How pregnancy shifted the entire trajectory of her career
• Recovering from a cesarean and postpartum infection
• When your expectations for motherhood fall dramatically short
• Carrying the heavy burden of postpartum guilt and shame
• The depletion of back to back pregnancies
• Most birth & postpartum professionals have a history of trauma
• What does a postpartum doula do
• The healing power of genuine, non-judgmental support
• How Darcy helps fellow doulas grow and scale their business

*BRAND NEW - 12 weeks to whole-body transformation* 

- Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness Course + Membership 

Are your symptoms being caused by postpartum depletion, or something else? 

- Take The Postpartum Assessment HERE!
 

Postpartum University® Training for Professionals:

-Holistic Postpartum Nutrition Training

-Postpartum Nutrition Certification

- If you are in need of support, or have questions you can send an email to [email protected]  OR  you can reach out in The Postpartum Circle Facebook group.


Where to find me:

postpartumu.com
Facebook
Instagram
Pinterest

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 

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To put my own experience with postpartum depression into words, I would say it felt like I was drowning. I did not understand how NO ONE seemed to notice that I was gasping for air.


This episode is for you if you’ve experienced, are currently facing, or work alongside women with postpartum depression and anxiety.


The data shows us that we’ve reached epidemic proportions, and 1 in 3 women are suffering. If this isn’t you, it’s your friend, your sister, your neighbor, your co-worker.


It is NOT supposed to be this way. We can make the shift, and we can heal.


Go to https://postpartumu.com/postpartum-university-podcast-ep55/ for more!


Be sure to listen in, and then come join the supportive community over in our Facebook group: The Postpartum Circle.


In this episode, I am sharing:

• When nobody “gets it”
• Postpartum depression as a silent symptom, NOT a chronic disease
• Our whole body needs are not being met
• We are all different, but there are common threads
• Putting the deep and dark moments into words
• Healing requires YOU to make the shift and get to the root cause
• This IS an epidemic, and you are NOT alone
• Seeking and embracing support

Courses, tools, & resources for healing in Mamas & Providers 

- Postpartum Repletion(Nutrition) Plan

*BRAND NEW - 12 weeks to whole-body transformation* 

- Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness Course + Membership 

Are your symptoms being caused by postpartum depletion, or something else? 

- Take The Postpartum Assessment HERE!


Postpartum University® Training for Professionals:

- Holistic Postpartum Nutrition Training

- Postpartum Nutrition Certification


- If you are in need of support, or have questions you can send an email to [email protected]  OR  you can reach out in The Postpartum Circle Facebook group.


Where to find me: postpartumu.com

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Pinterest

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 

Send us Fan Mail

Motherhood has a special way of bringing us face to face with the darkest pieces of ourselves.

Today, I’m talking with Jessie Kazner about the joy, peace, and healing that can be found when we face these seasons with acceptance and presence over ego and control.

Jessie is a writer, former reporter, actress, and author of Don't Just Sit There, Do Nothing. She shares her unique experience as a child immigrant from the Soviet Union and how deep hardship has defined her journey through parenting and back home to herself.


Where to find Jessie Kazner:

Instagram
jessiekanzer.com



For full show notes & more resources go to https://postpartumu.com/postpartum-university-podcast-ep54



In this episode, we are sharing:

• The connection between childhood trauma and motherhood
• Using ancient wisdom to overcome postpartum depression
• Facing the anxiety of sitting with ourselves
• Acceptance of the present moment, including the mess
• Our children are our greatest teachers
• Postpartum as a divine opportunity to heal
• Listening to your intuition and finding your own way
• Interested in cultivating more peace and presence in your own life? Check out Jessie’s website to read the first two chapters of her book for free!

Courses, tools, & resources for healing in Mamas & Providers 

- Postpartum Repletion(Nutrition) Plan

*BRAND NEW - 12 weeks to whole-body transformation* 

- Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness Course + Membership 

Are your symptoms being caused by postpartum depletion, or something else? 

- Take The Postpartum Assessment HERE!


Postpartum University® Training for Professionals:

- Holistic Postpartum Nutrition Training

- Postpartum Nutrition Certification


- If you are in need of support, or have questions you can send an email to [email protected]  OR  you can reach out in The Postpartum Circle Facebook group.


Where to find me: postpartumu.com

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Pinterest

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 

Send us Fan Mail

Are you struggling with keeping up with your everyday tasks within your home?  Are you constantly overwhelmed by the amount of stuff you have within your home and the ever-growing to-do list? 

If this sounds like you, stop what you’re doing and listen in to this episode where Krista Lockwood is joining us to talk about decluttering and the overall benefits on your mental health and life in general as a Mama. You don’t have to continue living in this state of overwhelm and frustration brought on by the sheer amount of stuff surrounding you every day. You don’t have to tackle it all on your own either.

Come listen to this episode and start your journey to adapting and adopting a simpler way of living through simplicity and decluttering.

Where to find Krista Lockwood:  motherhoodsimplified.com

For full show notes & resources go to  https://postpartumu.com/decluttering-your-mental-health-through-your-space-with-krista-lockwood-ep53/

In this episode, we are sharing:

• Introducing Krista
• How she was thrown into the task of decluttering
• When she saw other moms newly within the postpartum phase with her struggling 
• She knew she could help
• How our physical stuff takes up mental space
• How decluttering can support you in postpartum
• Clutter and its direct link to negative thoughts & sense of failing
• How clutter tricks us
• Heightened senses in postpartum make clutter harder to deal with
• 2 simple ways to start decluttering your home
• How to deal with the fear of getting rid of things in uncertain times
• Mourning your belongings
• It’s about the feelings that come along with a simplified home
• Want extra support from a professional on your decluttering journey? Reach out to Krista
  • Here’s where you can find Krista (link is listed above, her website has tons of resources!)
• Come join us in the Facebook group The Postpartum Circle!

Courses, tools, & resources for healing in Mamas & Providers 

-Postpartum Repletion(Nutrition) Plan

*BRAND NEW - 12 weeks to whole-body transformation* 

-Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness Course + Membership 

Are your symptoms being caused by postpartum depletion, or something else? 

-Take The Postpartum Assessment HERE!

Postpartum University® Training for Professionals:

-Holistic Postpartum Nutrition Training

-Postpartum Nutrition Certification 

- If you are in need of support, or have questions you can send an email to [email protected]   OR  you can reach out in The Postpartum Circle Facebook group.

Where to find me: postpartumu.com

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Pinterest

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 

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Join me as I chat with Allie Duzzett all about birth trauma, and energetic healing. Allie is a teacher, speaker, author, and practitioner, especially in the realm of the healing arts and the science of medical intuition.

Allie shares her knowledge with us and how we can begin the process of releasing these traumas that are stored within our bodies.

 Allie is an absolutely amazing asset to our world right now. I am so excited to share this interview with you all, as I have used her personally for my own healing journey and I know so many others could also benefit from it themselves too.

For full show notes go here.

Where to find Allie Duzzett:

Facebook

allieduzett.com

allieduzettclasses.com

In this episode, we are sharing:

• Allie’s journey to this place of spiritual sight as a Christian
• The connection between emotional pain and physical pain
• The science behind it
• Birth Trauma
• How trauma can show up in physical symptoms 
• Hormones & chemicals within our bodies
• Molecules of emotion
• How emotions become lodged in your physical body
• Strategies to release trauma
• Allie’s resources (links are listed above)
• Come join us in the Facebook group The Postpartum Circle!

Courses, tools, & resources for healing in Mamas & Providers 

-Postpartum Repletion(Nutrition) Plan

*BRAND NEW - 12 weeks to whole-body transformation* 

-Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness Course + Membership 

Are your symptoms being caused by postpartum depletion, or something else? 

-Take The Postpartum Assessment HERE!

Postpartum University® Training for Professionals:

-Holistic Postpartum Nutrition Training

-Postpartum Nutrition Certification 

- If you are in need of support, or have questions you can send an email to [email protected]   OR  you can reach out in The Postpartum Circle Facebook group.

Where to find me: postpartumu.com

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Pinterest

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