Growing Paynes

We get another BONUS TWOFER this week! Our guest speaker this week Karen, so graciously created a guided meditation for us. This is just a small snippet of something you can look forward to when you sign up for one of her hypnobirthing class.  Read more about Karen & sign up for a class here!  http://wiseelephantwellness.com/

IN THIS EPISODE: I was referred to our guest speaker (Robin Forgione) by my Obstetrician, and thought it would be really beneficial to bring her on the podcast since she’s helped me work through one of the hardest times in my life. She held a space for me where I was able to say whatever I was thinking, and had the knowledge, tools, and resources to properly support me. Remember when listening to...

Kelly Smith (founder of Yoga For You) leads us through a 10 minute mommy mediation.  You can find Kelly: Website: https://www.yogaforyouonline.com/meet-kelly IG: yogaforyouonline Podcast: Mindful In Minutes 

In this episode: Kelly starts off this episode with telling us about how her journey with yoga and meditation started. In the beginning she was more into the physical aspects of yoga and admits she was a “shavasana skipper”, but when she started doing it with her mom after she was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer, she started getting more into the “softer side” of yoga. Yoga has been a way for...

In this episode: - Did you not have that initial gush of love when you saw your baby for the first time? Maybe when you held your baby for the first time? - It wasn't love at first sight for me. - I think I went into survival mode and that took all of my energy. - So many thoughts and worries were going through my head, I feel like I didn’t allow myself to really slow down and soak it in until mon...

In today’s episode I interviewed a friend named Chelsea who I met at a 5k race when we first moved to North Carolina. Chelsea talks about how she and her husband moved to North Carolina for the military, but she also had the dream of starting her own career and opening up 5 gyms. In 2018 she gave birth to her first son River at 22 weeks and was able to spend a couple of hours with him before he pa...

In this episode: I was of the mindset that if you were going to have any sort of PPD that you would experience it immediately, but that's a MYTH When Miles was about 4 months old I decided I needed to get help because I had been experiencing so many things that weren't normal for me  I started having more bad days than good so that's when I realized I needed to talk to my doctor and get on me...

In this episode: My cousin Alicia talks about what it’s like to become a new mom, her greatest challenges, her greatest joys, and some great suggestions for any soon to be moms & moms alike. She also shares a powerful mantra at the end of the episode you might find helpful when the days get tough. Mentioned: Ina May Gaskin “Spiritual Midwifery” - Alicia talks about how reading the birth storie...

In this Episode:   SAHM vs Working moms - SAHM report feeling lonely and depressed 28% of the time compared to working moms who report feeling lonely and depressed 17% of the time.  They say feel this way because they're missing a sense of accomplishment, limited adult interaction, no time for hobbies. Motherhood is so beautiful but can feel lonely  My son is 9 months  Rea...

In this episode:  Intro on me, Christy Payne!  A little backstory of my life  What you can expect from the Growing Paynes podcast