Healing After Birth

Katie McGinley, founder of Postpamper, discusses the importance of postpartum care and the need for a cultural shift in how society approaches and values it. She highlights the lack of support and resources for new mothers in the US compared to other countries. McGinley shares her vision for Postpamper, a postpartum retreat that provides 24/7 care, nourishing food, concierge services, and access t...

In this conversation, Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo and Marcia Cole discuss snapback culture and its impact on mothers. They are joined by Princess McKinney Kirk, the CEO of Bellybind and an expert in postpartum care. Princess explains that belly binding is a postpartum ritual that involves wrapping a long piece of fabric around the postpartum womb space to provide support and contour to the body. They disc...

In this episode of Healing After Birth, hosts Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo and Marcia Cole sit down with musician Crystal Torres, also known as Crystal the Indigo, who recently gained attention for performing on stage during the Renaissance Tour with Beyoncé while fully pregnant. Crystal shares her journey of motherhood, from her how she used telehealth services, to navigating Fourth Trimester life and par...

In this episode, Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo and Marcia Cole discuss the tragic case of Jessica Pettway, a mom and wildly popular beauty influencer whose untimely demise from cervical cancer shook the internet. They are joined by Dr. Nicole Plenty, a double board-certified OBGYN and maternal fetal medicine physician, who sheds light on the importance of proper diagnosis and treatment for women's health, a...

Join us to hear from Courtney Hall, a Certified Placenta Encapsulator MSW, LCSWA, CD (DONA)Owner of Bump. Baby. Bliss., who shares her birthing and Fourth Trimester journeys as a mother of three, discusses how placentas can be used for after birth recovery through menopause, the options mothers have to request their placenta, the reasons why having pre and postpartum care is a necessity, not a lux...

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