Jade Padlan, RN & Family Health Coach

Empowered Postpartum Wellness Audiobook Podcast Experience

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Welcome to Empowered Postpartum Wellness—part audiobook, part podcast, all heart. Hosted by holistic postpartum nurse and mom of two, Jade Padlan, this unique audio experience gives you real, raw, and research-backed guidance to navigate life after birth. Whether you're recovering from birth, feeding baby at 2 a.m., or just craving support, this is your go-to for postpartum healing, emotional resilience, and nourishing self-care. Featuring chapter-based content, personal insights, meditations, and free bonus resources—this is your audio sanctuary for thriving in motherhood.

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Jade Padlan, RN & Family Health Coach

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Health

Latest episode

Sep 26, 2025

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Episodes

2.22 A Healing Meditation After Birth 26.09.2025

You did it, mama. You’ve crossed one of life’s most profound thresholds, bringing your baby earthside. Whether your birth was magical, messy, peaceful, or overwhelming, it was real. And now, you deserve a moment to pause, breathe, and begin your healing journey. This meditation is your soft landing. A space to acknowledge what your body just went through, release tension, and honor both the streng...

2.21 If You Only Do One Thing & What No One Talks About in Recovery 26.09.2025

Forget “getting back” to your old self, postpartum isn’t about rewinding, it’s about rebuilding. In this episode, we’ll talk about why your recovery deserves patience, compassion, and strength over speed. You’ll learn how to focus on what truly supports your body, your core, your pelvic floor, your energy, and your emotional well-being, instead of chasing outdated timelines or outside expectations...

2.20 Recovery Isn’t Just Rest, It’s Rituals That Heal 26.09.2025

Postpartum recovery doesn’t require big, fancy self-care routines or hours of free time (because let’s be real, you don’t have that). What your body and mind do need are small, grounding rituals woven into the rhythms of your day. Just like your baby thrives on routine, you will too, and these micro-moments of care can be the difference between feeling depleted and feeling deeply supported. Action...

2.19 Beyond 12 Weeks: Loving the Body That Brought You Here 26.09.2025

Postpartum healing doesn’t magically end at six or twelve weeks. In this episode, Jade walks you through the truth about long-term recovery, because you’re not “going back,” you’re moving forward. Your core, pelvic floor, hormones, and even your energy are still recalibrating, and that’s not a setback, it’s part of the sacred process of becoming. Action Step: This week, instead of tracking “progre...

2.18 If You Only Do One Thing at Your 6-Week Check Up 06.09.2025

Your six-week checkup isn’t just a box to tick, it’s your chance to make sure you’re truly healing, body and mind. In this episode, Jade reminds you that recovery doesn’t magically end at six weeks, and you don’t need to pretend you’re “back to normal.” This is your moment to ask the real questions, voice your concerns, and honor your pace. Action Step: Write down 2-3 questions or concerns before...

2.17 The 6-Week Myth: Why Healing Doesn’t End at Your Checkup 06.09.2025

At six weeks postpartum, you’re not “done.” You’re just cleared. While the six-week checkup is often treated like a finish line, the truth is, it’s only a checkpoint. Your body, mind, and emotions are still recalibrating, and healing doesn’t follow a neat timeline. In this episode, Jade unpacks the 6-week myth and helps you see recovery as the season it really is, ongoing, layered, and uniquely yo...

2.16 If You Only Do One Thing and What No One Talks About 06.09.2025

After birth, especially after a C-section, healing isn’t about powering through. It’s about listening. Your body is giving you signals every single day, and your greatest act of strength is paying attention to them. In this episode, Jade helps you shift from “push harder” mode into “tune in” mode, so you can recover with more ease, safety, and self-compassion. Action Step: Today, pause and check i...

2.15 A Love Letter to the C-Section Mama 06.09.2025

Not every birth unfolds the way we imagined and that shift can feel massive. In this heartfelt episode, Jade offers a raw and compassionate love letter to every mama whose story includes a C-section, whether it was planned, unplanned, or an emergency. This isn’t about failure. This isn’t about “the easy way out.” This is about honoring the strength, courage, and resilience it takes to bring life i...

2.14 C-Section Healing Weeks 1–8 06.09.2025

C-section recovery doesn’t end after a few days in the hospital, it unfolds in waves, over weeks, not days. From the tender progress of weeks 1–3 to the questions and expectations that surface around weeks 4–8, this episode explores the truth about what healing really looks like. In this conversation, Jade guides you through the physical, emotional, and spiritual shifts of this season, celebrating...

2.13 C-Section Days 4-7: The Adjustment Phase 05.09.2025

The first adrenaline rush of birth has faded, visitors have slowed down, and reality is settling in. Days 4-7 of C-section recovery can feel like a tender turning point, your body is healing beneath the surface, your incision is still vulnerable, and your emotions may rise in waves you didn’t expect. In this episode, Jade shares what to expect physically and emotionally during this adjustment phas...

2.12 C-Section Days 2-3: The Soreness Sets In 04.09.2025

You made it through the first 24 hours, and now the soreness truly settles in. Moving in and out of bed feels like an Olympic event, laughing and coughing come with a sting, and your body is reminding you that, yes, you just had major abdominal surgery while also becoming someone’s mama. In this episode, Jade walks you through what to expect during days 2-3 of C-section recovery, from the physical...

2.11 Day 1: The First 24 Hours After a C-Section 04.09.2025

"There is no other surgery where you’re cracked open and handed the love of your life all at once." The first 24 hours after a C-section are unlike anything else, your body is fresh from major abdominal surgery, your heart is meeting your baby, and your nervous system is still catching up to what just happened. Whether your birth was planned, unplanned, or an emergency, this moment is sacred. It’s...

2.10 If You Only Do One Thing... 25.08.2025

Rest Is Your Recovery Plan, Not a Luxury You didn’t “just” give birth, you ran a marathon without training, without sleep, with your entire pelvic floor on the line. And now, your body is doing the invisible, powerful, exhausting work of healing. Rest isn’t optional here. It’s medicine. In this episode, Jade unpacks why slowing down is not laziness, why your body is literally begging you to pause,...

2.9 Vaginas & Victory: First 6 Weeks of Healing After Birth, Uncensored 25.08.2025

Your body is not ruined. You are a freakin’ masterpiece that just created life. ✨ But let’s be honest - no one really prepares you for what postpartum recovery feels like. Peeing stings like fire, sitting down is suddenly a full strategy session, and sneezing is terrifying. Whether you had a vaginal birth or a C-section, this episode dives into the real side of healing, the stuff Google doesn’t t...

2.8 What No One Talks About, But Should 25.08.2025

The first 14 days of postpartum - Nobody really prepares you for just how raw, messy, and overwhelming they can be. You’re not just tired, you’re in survival mode. Your body is recovering, your hormones are crashing, and your nervous system is running on overdrive… all while you’re figuring out life with a newborn. In this episode, Jade pulls back the curtain on the things no one talks about enoug...

2.7 The 360° Breath: A Postpartum Reset Meditation 25.08.2025

  Hey mama… if you feel stretched thin, cracked open, or like you’re holding everything right now, this practice is for you. You are not broken. You are healing. And your breath is where that healing begins. In this guided meditation, Jade walks you through the 360° Breath,  a gentle, restorative breathing practice designed to reconnect you with your body after birth. Whether you’re lyin...

2.6 If You Only Do One Thing: Breathe 19.08.2025

When people tell you to “just breathe,” it can sound like the most oversimplified advice ever, especially in postpartum when your body is healing, your hormones are swinging, and your sleep is non-existent. But here’s the truth: your breath is more than just air. It’s your anchor. Your built-in recovery tool. Your quiet superpower. In this episode, Jade shares why your breath is one of the most po...

2.5 Longer Hospital Stays + NICU Journeys 19.08.2025

Not every postpartum story ends with a quick hospital discharge and a smooth ride home. Sometimes, healing takes longer. Sometimes, complications arise. And sometimes, your baby’s journey begins in the NICU instead of your arms. When that happens, it’s easy to feel like you’ve somehow failed, like you’re behind, or like your story doesn’t “count.” But mama, it does. And so do you. In this episode,...

2.4 Days 8–14: The Emotional + Physical Shift 19.08.2025

Two weeks in, mama… and you might be wondering: “Is it still supposed to feel like this?” The short answer: yes. The longer answer: it’s not just about survival anymore, it’s about navigating the emotional and physical shift that happens when the adrenaline wears off, the visitors fade, and you’re left in the messy middle of postpartum. In this episode, Jade unpacks what’s really going on during d...

2.3 Days 4–7: The Homecoming Shock 19.08.2025

You’re home. The nurses are gone, the call button is gone, and suddenly it’s just you, your baby, and the overwhelming quiet of “now what?” These first few days back home can feel like a total shock to the system. Your body is still in full recovery mode, your hormones are crashing, and your baby… well, they have no regard for day, night, or your sanity. In this episode, Jade walks you through the...

2.2 Post-Birth Landing Meditation to Rest & Heal 19.08.2025

You did it, mama. Your baby is here. But no matter how your birth unfolded, your body, your heart, and your nervous system are still processing something big. Together, we’ll breathe, ground, and release, so you can return to your center and give yourself permission to just be. Through calming breathwork, gentle grounding practices, and affirmations for healing, you’ll create a moment of peace in...

2.1 Postpartum Days 1–3: The Afterbirth Fog 19.08.2025

The first three days after birth are intense, whether you’re in the hospital, a birth center, or at home. This is the time when your body is in full recovery mode, nurses (or your support team) are checking in constantly, and you’re figuring out how to function while also meeting your baby for the very first time. In this episode, Jade takes you inside those first 72 hours - the raw, messy, beauti...

2.0 Chapter 2: Recover Like a Mother - The Real Postpartum Healing Guide 19.08.2025

Postpartum isn’t a six-week deadline or a 12-week fourth trimester, it’s a season of life. And like any season, it unfolds in its own time. In this chapter, we’ll shift the focus from “bouncing back” to actually healing - body, mind, and spirit. Whether you’re still pregnant and preparing ahead, or you’re holding your baby in your arms right now, this episode is your roadmap for real recovery. Tog...

1.14 The Portal of Birth Meditation: Trusting Your Body, Your Baby, Yourself 17.08.2025

"Birth is not a test. It’s a portal. A sacred beginning. A transformation of you." In this guided meditation, host Jade invites you to pause, breathe, and connect with the deepest source of your strength: your womb, your breath, your presence. This practice is designed to help you release the pressure of “perfect plans” and step into the kind of grounded, intuitive trust that carries you through b...

1.13 If You Only Do One Thing to Prepare for the Shift 17.08.2025

"Birth isn’t about following the plan, it’s about trusting yourself to navigate whatever comes." In this episode, host Jade shares the pep talk every expecting mom needs: birth is unpredictable, and that’s okay. Strength isn’t about how “perfectly” things go, it’s about your ability to adapt, ask for what you need, and let yourself be supported. 💛 Takeaway quote: "You’re not measured by how close...

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