Episode 62: "Don't put timeframes on your OWN Postpartum healing" with Kimberly Johnson of Magamama

Today was such a great conversation with Kimberly Johnson of Magamama.  I had heard Kimberly speak on another podcast and I loved her shared passion for helping and supporting new moms, so I knew I had to have her on!  Kimberly is a yogini nomad, bodyworker, doula, postpartum women’s health specialist, and single mom to 8 year old, Cecilia. She is the creator of Magamama. Magamama is a community and resource hub for new moms who want natural, empowering solutions to the physical pain and emotional madness that can accompany childbirth.  In her episode we chat about:

• Her experience giving birth to her daughter in Rio de janeiro
• Her experience with a severe birth injury and how hard it was to find the help she needed
• How she traveled the world to find out how other cultures approached postpartum
• The meaning of "Magamama"
• How we need to flip the script on the idea of women having "low libido" 
• How we as women never seem to put ourselves first
• How trauma is "too big of an experience for your nervous system to digest"
• The importance of a Postpartum Plan
• How to find practitioners that specialize in this sort of postpartum recovery help. Check out Bellies Inc, Wild Feminine.
• The Closing of the Bones ceremony within Mexican culture
• And more!

This episode of the postpartum Podcast is sponsored by ICON UNDIES. Did you know that 1 in 3 women experience little bladder leaks when they run, jump, sneeze, or laugh? This is especially true for new moms. But because of Icon, You don’t have to worry!  Their undies feel like a regular, beautiful pair of underwear, but can hold up to 6 teaspoons of liquid without the bulky, bunchy plasticy feel of a pantyliner.  Icon is also offering listeners of the podcast $5 off your order with code postpartum at checkout. 

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Episode 44: "This is impossibly hard, and you actually ARE doing a really good job" with Biz Ellis of One Bad Mother

Today I was SO excited to chat with Biz Ellis, one half of the comedy parenting podcast One Bad Mother.  I've mentioned on the show many times how OBM was my "gateway" podcast that really helped me get through my daughter's first year and part of what led me to start this podcast as another way to help and support new moms.  So naturally, I was thrilled when Biz (and Theresa who will be on next week) agreed to come on as guests!  *Apologies for the strange clicking sound my microphone was making for part of the interview!

We talked about so many things in this episode, and I could barely stop laughing through most of it, but here are some highlights. Biz and I talk about:

• How our birth experiences really do matter
• How she went from a 60 hour work week to being a stay-at-home mom
• How our kids are not the same, as much as we would like them to be
• We need doulas for everything!
• We are doing moms a disservice if we don't tell them breastfeeding can often be challenging in the beginning
• If you're bringing a new mom food - put the food close to her! So that she can actually reach it!

You can find One Bad Mother online here, or anywhere you get your podcasts.

You can find One Bad Mother on Facebook here.

You can also find the One Bad Mother private Facebook group - as mentioned in the episode - here.

The one song that would soothe baby Ellis was The Fall of Charleston

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Episode 42: "Not every day is going to be your best day." Music Therapy for Childbirth and Postpartum with Kate Taylor

Today it was so fun to chat with Kate Taylor, music therapist and birth doula and owner of Creative Childbirth Concepts. I was fascinated with how Kate used her music therapy background to provide support for family's in her work as a doula, and I think you will find this information so interesting and helpful.  We talked about so many different things but here are some highlights:

• How music can be incorporated into not only your birth but your postpartum experiences as well
• How music is used during a birth
• Helpful tips for choosing your birth playlist
• How to find a music therapist for your birth
• How she incorporated music into both of her birth experiences and how it also helped her deal with jaundice and her daughter having to stay at the hospital after she was discharged
• How to choose the best lullaby based on baby's brain development (so many things I hadn't thought of!)
• The importance of doulas! (a common topic on this show)
• Love Languages for helping out in postpartum

Learn more about Music Therapy for Childbirth and Kate here. 

The article I mentioned about Empathy Burn Out.

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The podcast is also sponsored by Audible.com.  To get your FREE audiobook and 30-day trial, please go tohttp://www.audibletrial.com/postpartum   

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Episode 36: The Power of Podcast and Social Media and New Motherhood with Bryn Huntpalmer of The Birth Hour Podcast

Today I am excited to welcome blogger and fellow podcaster Bryn Huntpalmer.  She is mom to two kiddos, blogs at With Her Own Wings, is a senior content manager for Modernize.com AND is the creator and host of the Birth Hour Podcast. I enjoyed sharing my daughter’s birth story on her podcast at the end of 2015.  In her episode we talk about:

·      Her first postpartum year while her and her husband were in grad and law school

·      Interviewing for a job at 3 weeks postpartum

·      How the strength from her birth allowed her to have a kickass interview

·      Breastfeeding challenges

·      How she got started with the Birth Hour Podcast

·      Hormones!

·      Reaching out to your friends who are new moms, even if they aren’t close friends

·      #TakeBackPostpartum, #VariationsofNormal, #StopCensoringMotherhood on Instagram

You can learn more about her podcast at The Birth Hour.  To hear the episodes where she talks about her kids/ birth stories, go here and here.   If you want to hear me talk about my daughter's birth story on her show, go here. 

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The podcast is also sponsored by Audible.com.  To get your FREE audiobook and 30-day trial, please go tohttp://www.audibletrial.com/postpartum   

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