Erin Wen, osteopath and yoga instructor, joins the conversation about honoring our pelvic floor with a short anatomy review on muscles and structure. She weighs in on the discussion about kegels and even includes our favorite topic, resting.

Our pelvic floor holds so much including many of our organs and our body's story - could be trauma, could be growth or expansion and also joy. Let's normalize pelvic floor health and exploration. Let's normalize receiving internal and external guidance from trained professionals to help us maximize overall well being.

Link up with Erin here: https://hettywen.wixsite.com/bodywork

The Pelvic Floor Project she mentions: https://pelvicawarenessproject.org/

We found a pelvic floor relaxation meditation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4syPT8gMDDA (there are quite a few online actually!)

Enjoy!!

Katie is joined by Angelica Baraona, Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner & Registered Yoga Teacher to discuss the many facets of motherhood wellness. Angelica shares her own wellness journey and how she prepared her mind, body and and spirit for motherhood and what exciting modalities she's learning more about. The pair walk through the upcoming Motherhood Nutrition and Wellness Series that will begin this February!

To join this series: https://www.thenestfamilyresource.com/service-page/motherhood-nutrition-wellness?category=c68417dc-9f73-4f99-af30-b37be23f728e&referral=service_list_widget

Katie welcomes Heather Hunt back to the Nest for an informative discussion about diet, supplements and tips from pregnancy through postpartum. Dr. Heather is a Nevada County local. She was raised in Nevada City like her chiropractor father, Dr. Dale Jacobson DC before her. After much time away, she has been back in the area since 2009. Along with chiropractic, she specializes in cranial sacral therapy, myofascial release, and Functional Medicine with a focus on vitality. With the health goal of vitality in mind, she examines the whole picture of your health. She loves forming deep relationships with her patients and their families. True vitality of the body, mind, and spirit is the goal. She is the mother of three sons and spends her extra time running around with them and her husband Luke enjoying our beautiful world.

Links https://heatherhuntdc.com/pregnancy-and-post-partum

https://heatherhuntdc.com/blog/panic-anxiety-awakening

https://heatherhuntdc.com/blog/babies-with-flat-head-tight-neck-tortocollis-and-plagiocephaly-and-how-to-help

How to eat for pregnancy and postpartum video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWnexiQ1JC0

The views and recommendations shared in these conversations are not reflective of The Nest Family Resource or any of our board members or instructors. The are not meant to provide personalized medical advice. Please seek care from your medical providers or reach out to our guests for individual care.

In this episode, Katie DaMota joins Jessica Parker to discuss her experience supporting women throughout the motherhood cycle. Jessica specializes in Women’s Health, Prenatal Health, Family Wellness, Eastern & Functional Medicine. She strongly believes in integrative health care, providing a supportive community for wellness, and the synergistic relationship of all modalities of medicine.

In our conversation she helped us understand how her care can support women throughout motherhood and beyond as well as for pediatrics including fatigue, breastfeeding, fog, pain and balance. She shared her tips for clearing out your stash of supplements to be sure you're taking what's right for your body. She's truly a wonderful addition to our Nest family of practitioners!

You can find out more or book a visit with her practice here: https://rootandstemclinic.com

She's available for in-person visits in Nevada City and virtual support for folks anywhere!

In this episode, Katie welcomes Paige Doyle back to the Nest on TAPP for a practical talk on how we can meet our nutritional needs during breastfeeding.

Paige is a Certified Nutritional Counselor working toward her Registered Dietician License with the University of Northern Colorado. In this talk, she covers the essential nutrients, common food sources as well as suggested servings. The handouts mentioned in this talk will be available on our website. To learn more about Paige, visit: www.ditchmyscale.com

Katie and Chelsea welcome Anna Werderitsch, L.Ac., a practitioner of Classical Chinese Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine. With over 20 years of practice, she has witnessed this ancient medicine successfully treat our modern day neurological, gynecological, psychological and gastrointenstinal illness with success. In this conversation, she shares with us her wisdom around postpartum recovery from immediately post birth through the space in between pregnancies. We talk about traditional practices for replenishing the womb and preparing the body for another pregnancy.

Anna is available for telehealth appointments and can send you herbs from her new apothecary in Michigan: https://spiritfarmeracupuncture.com/

Ashley Newton from Elevating Families returned to talk with us about honoring winter holidays with little ones. She reminds us about slowing down, honoring winter solstice traditions including connecting with nature and other opportunities for seasonal magic.

Connect with Ashley at https://www.elevating.family/

Circle Round (the book she mentions): https://serpentinemusic.com/circleround/

Katie DaMota welcomes Jahwei Chen-Graf, naturopath and clinical herbalist and owner of Remedy Garden Apothecary in Nevada City, California. Together they discuss boosting immune systems for cold and flu season with nutrition and herbal support. To find the recipes mentioned - click on her site, check out her IG or reach out to Jahwei for one-on-one support.

Learn more at https://remedygarden.com/

In this episode, host Katie DaMota interviews David Arrell. David is an author, entrepreneur, consultant, and men’s coach currently living in Colorado Springs, CO. He is passionate about coaching men on how to more fully embrace and embody healthy masculinity, especially through the powerful modalities of partnership and parenting. His most recent work in this area is the book Welcome To Fatherhood: The Modern Man's Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Fatherhood, better known as WTF"

During this episode, Katie and David share a few of the Big Ideas and Dad Tips from the book and speak with dads who have real time questions about early parenting.

Learn more about David and his book: https://www.welcometofatherhood.com/