what about the mama?

Carley, founder of carleyschweet.com and hellopostpartum.com, and I chat about all kinds of good things such as using social media intentionally as a way to take care of ourselves, how our ideas of expectations and perfectionism impacts our roles of mothers and our own viewpoint of self-care, and why “not having enough time” or “feeling to guilty” for self-care are bogus reasons to not do it.

Amy White and I talk about her journey of losing 100 lbs in the first year after her third baby, and the big mindset shift that had to happen to make herself a priority.

In this episode, Sarah Collins, OTR/L and I chat about the homeschooling life: what it actually includes, why it's the best fit for some families, and her top 5 ways that she finds balance between juggling homeschooling, motherhood, and entrepreneurship.

Jessica from Anchor Wellness, and I talk about things such as how asking for help is a huge form of self-care, our thoughts around knowing that we need to take care of ourselves yet still struggle to do it, and realizing that taking care of yourself is also actually taking care of your kids and family, too.

Lindsey Vestal from "The Functional Pelvis" and I chat about how WE are our own healers, especially in the world of pelvic health including topics such as how seeing a pelvic health therapist might be what you need and why occupational therapists are the perfect role to be in this speciality.

Janel from My Mayne Wardrobe and I chat about all things personal style.

Welcome to the “what about the mama?” podcast!

Thanks for being here, and I am so excited to help you shift your focus from the baby, to yourself, the mama, even if it’s just during these episodes.

Today's guest is Sarah: an occupational therapist, the founder of Nurtured Family Wellness and creator of the PostPartum Success Plan. This was such a good conversation, and we chatted about some pretty deep things. Here are a few of the topics that were brought up:

*Why occupational therapists are the perfect match for postpartum health

*When the best time to provide OT services is, and how to best meet the mama’s needs

*The importance of preparing mom for postpartum before postpartum even happens

*Sarah and I’s hopes of the evolution of postpartum care in the United States, and the steps that are already being done (new OT billing codes, whaaat?)

*What we can do as OTs to advocate for our (MUCH NEEDED!) place in this maternal wellness world

*The impact of mama’s mental health on baby, and MOM GUILT

*A few of my own personal stories about my postpartum journey

*How are values as a country impact our day-to-day feelings and attitudes towards motherhood

*How the postpartum success plan will help moms to prepare for this new role

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Welcome to the very first "official" "episode of what about the mama?". In this episode, I chat with Joyanna from Happily Mom Co., a perinatal educator, nurse, and mom of 3. We talked about the importance of values and priorities, setting boundaries, and simple ways to raise awareness of your own emotional health needs so that you can fulfill your mama role as best as possible.

In this trailer episode, I'll share with you a bit of my story around why I started this podcast and what I hope you get from tuning in. Welcome!