Today I'm chatting with Meg Dean. Meg and her husband spent the past year caring for their precious son who was born with Metopic Craniosynostosis. His condition required surgery as an infant and he spent the past year in a helmet. He's thriving and now helmet-free and Meg is on the podcast sharing about the past year and all it held for her as a first time mom.

So grab a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and join us as we chat about baby helmets, sending your baby into surgery, and the journey of accepting what your life is rather than what you expected it to be.

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Today our guest is Jillian Burden. Anna has followed Jillian's story through her blog Adding a Burden as she and her husband adopted their son, went through infertility treatments, embryo adoption, a miscarriage, and finally the birth of their twins. Jillian's unique story has given her rich experiences and a grace-filled perspective on motherhood. We know you will be blessed to hear about her motherhood journey.

So grab a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and join us as we chat about post adoption cocooning, the ins and outs of embryo adoption, and the magic delivery capabilities of Amazon prime.

Today we are continuing our series on the post baby body by discussing what we lovingly call the "bits and bobbles." Bits being hair wisps and tiny bits of brittle nail that chip off for no reason and bobbles obviously being the extra cushion and skin around your middle. And many other things like that.

So grab a cup of coffee, or a glass of wine, and join us as we chat about postpartum receding hairlines, obsolete shoe collections, and finding contentment while you're in the middle of the journey.

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Today we are talking with Rhiannon's therapist Alicia Elliott of Calibration Counseling about the post baby brain (which of course includes post baby emotions as well). Alicia is a licensed professional counselor in Texas and also has additional certification in brain health. We talk about the range of normal changes, how that affects our marriage or partnerships, and how to recognize when the normal changes have become unhealthy and we might need additional treatment and support.

So grab a cup of coffee, or a glass of wine, and join us as we chat about expectations, some tips for helping your brain process all the changes, and the big O - which of course stands for Overwhelm!!

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This week we're chatting with Brittany Thomas of Pinthrift about dressing your post baby body. Most moms spend months to years with a body that is changing. It can be frustrating to feel like yourself and find clothing to wear. Brittany turned that frustration into a thriving upscale thrift resale business and she's on the podcast talking with us about her story and solutions for clothing in the postbaby season.

So grab a cup of coffee, or a glass of wine, and join us as we chat about personal style, mom uniforms, and Brittany's top tips for shopping smart in a thrift store.

We are kicking off our series The Postbaby Body with Cara Hartoon, PT, DPT. Cara is a physical therapist who specializes in women's health and pelvic floor dysfunction. She practices at Centre of Physical Rehabilitation in Plano, TX. Cara is on the show to discuss pelvic floor health for postpartum moms (and other women too - we all have pelvic floors!) If you've ever wondered if there's hope for your pelvic pain, painful sex, organ prolapse, embarrassing incontinence, or fractured tailbone, Cara will explain it all. We also discuss what you can do while pregnant to help your pelvic floor out, and the details of what an exam for pelvic floor therapy is like. You will not want to miss this episode!!!

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• APTA - find a PT
• Women's Health APTA
• Herman and Wallace PRPC certification

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From your hair to your toenails, things change when you have a baby. And no, contrary to every pop culture depiction, your old body never comes back. But, that doesn't mean your new normal can't be a wonderful new normal.

So grab a cup of coffee, or a glass of wine, and join us as we chat about time, our bodies, and loving the you that you are right now.

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Today we are chatting with our good friend Danielle Day. She is a wife, mom and physical therapist and she shares about her experiences with postpartum life.

So grab a cup of coffee, or a glass of wine, and join us as we chat about grad school at six days postpartum, hospital stays for mastitis, and the one gadget she recommends to any mom with a preschooler and a baby.

If you're like us, you spend a lot of time alone with your children. Making mom friends can be hard, and even if you do have friends they are probably busy taking care of their own little ones. Between nap schedules, illness, and the daunting task of getting kids in the car, you may not have an encouraging conversation with another adult for weeks! So what can you do when you need to hear some soothing words and know you're not alone. There's always our podcast! But there are other things you can do to.

Have you ever reached the end of the day and had a meltdown because your husband asked you an innocent question and you just couldn't manage to answer one more question? Have you ever wondered why you're so tired after simply taking your child to the grocery store? Do you know why that happens? Decision fatigue.

In today's episode we're chatting about what it is, how it affects moms, and then explain some of the ways we combat decision fatigue.

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