Postpartum University® Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Let’s talk about postpartum nutrition as professionals. This is not a topic that we as professionals are trained on, but we are starting to see a change in this. There are those out there that are standing up and making waves trying to get people to realize the importance of nutrition, especially in the postpartum years.  We as professionals carry a special place in supporting wom...

Send us Fan Mail Let’s get personal! What better way to celebrate the 50th episode than by answering some questions that we collected from listeners?!  Ready to hear everything from how I navigate researching information, to my beliefs, my relationship that didn’t work out after having my first baby, and so much more?  Come join us over in my Facebook group The Postpartum Circle after you listen....

Send us Fan Mail Ready to know how to heal your body in postpartum? In this episode, I’m going to share my framework, in a very short amount of time. I’m going to share everything you need to heal your body in the years after having a baby.  Whether you are a mother, provider, or healer supporting women in the years after having a baby, this episode is for you.  Listen in to learn about the five-s...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest Christa Bevan is joining us and sharing about a technique that is used called TRE Therapy. It is a tension and trauma release exercise that was developed to help release stress and tension, it also helps create stress resilience for moms, and people in general. This is a technique that I use myself, I teach my clients, and one that even my children use. Christa is an exp...

Send us Fan Mail As high functioning boss moms, it can be extremely frustrating to be struggling with these different postpartum mood disorders, especially when we are typically successful in everything that we do. From running companies, being the boss, having your own job and business, and typically doing all the things, being faced with these mental struggles can be very shocking and discouragi...

Send us Fan Mail So, what happens when you’re a birth professional struggling with PPD/PPA? The simple fact of the matter is, postpartum depression and anxiety can happen to anyone, regardless of the tools and knowledge you have around to prevent it.  However, being a birth professional, you may experience even more guilt and shame when you are the one struggling. You’re likely thinking something...

Send us Fan Mail Let’s address placenta encapsulation and consumption. I get questions regarding this topic VERY frequently. Questions I tend to get in regards to this topic are: “Is this something that's beneficial to us? Does it reduce the signs and risks of postpartum depression and anxiety? Does this have any effect on my breast milk? Is this safe?”…the list goes on and on. So many women...

Send us Fan Mail Jessie Ereddia is joining us and sharing the realities of what rage and anger in postpartum means, and what we can do to support ourselves through it. In this episode, we are going to break down what postpartum rage is, what it isn’t, and some advice from not only two professionals, but two Mom’s who have been there themselves and can help guide you on what to do and where to go n...

Send us Fan Mail What do I mean by reclaiming postpartum wellness? The simple fact is that the understanding of how significant postpartum is and how directly it affects our overall health and wellness has been lost over so many generations.  We are seeing this ever-growing need to reclaim and take back what is ours.  This need to really become more of who we are in this postpartum period so that...

Send us Fan Mail Our brains change drastically during pregnancy, postpartum, and while breastfeeding. Pregnancy brain..... Mom brain..... Baby brain….. In this episode, Julia and I discuss the many changes that our brain goes through during these transitions, and challenge you to view it in a different manner. Mom brain has been referred to with disdain and frustration because of the challenges it...

Send us Fan Mail Struggling in postpartum? You’re not alone, Mama. I have created an assessment tool for postpartum recovery, that will give you the information you need now.  Here's the kicker, after taking this assessment and getting your results, you can print it out and take it to your provider, and this opens up a whole other avenue here for your health and well-being. This is where you...

Send us Fan Mail Are you ready to learn about the mind-body connection and how that interrelates to mental health, pelvic floor health, and even more in postpartum? We are moving beyond postpartum maternal mental health awareness and more into prevention. This prevention lies far outside the Western medical scope of practice. So many of these issues that arise in postpartum can be prevented with a...

Send us Fan Mail So many of our businesses are created from a place of trauma. Oftentimes, we create our business around an experience we went through in an attempt to help prevent others from having the same experiences that we did. However, we have to come to an understanding and realization that it does yourself, and those you’re serving no good when you are serving from a place of personal wou...

Send us Fan Mail Are you connecting yourself to your truest desires or just the avoidance of your fears? This is a phenomenal question for both providers, Mamas. Regardless of what phase you’re in. Monique Cowan is joining us in this episode, and she is a birth and postpartum doula and lactation educator. Monique's mission is to help mothers understand and connect them with their own innate a...

Send us Fan Mail  The first step to nourishing our mind and soul is through food. In this interview with Alyssa Callahan, we are going to talk about re-learning to listen to our body and trust our intuition in order to really move forward and nourish our bodies. We also discuss food trauma and disordered eating in postpartum. Big, heavy topics that can feel hard to address. These things are incred...

Send us Fan Mail Tami Kent joins us to discuss the deep disconnect that occurs within the motherhood space. There has been this forgotten work of energy and healing, and it is time we learn how to invite that back into our life.  Get ready to learn how to embrace your feminine power and invite it back into your body.  You can find Tami Kent here: Website: http://www.wildfeminine.com/ Her books can...

Send us Fan Mail Food is very emotional, in fact, it is one of our very first emotional attachments as infants. Food is also something that is a huge part of community and connection to others, especially around the holidays. If you want to learn how to use food as a tool to support you both emotionally and physically, even during the Holidays when you’re surrounded by goodies, then be sure to lis...

Send us Fan Mail In the path to motherhood, so much of who we are is challenged and changed when we are, quite literally, cracked wide open and left raw. Whether you are a provider or a new mother, this episode will challenge you and help you look deeper into the psycho-spiritual changes and the identity shifts that occur in postpartum. It will help show you how to better expand and embody care fo...

Send us Fan Mail When you're alone and feeling isolated, especially in postpartum and motherhood, you are more susceptible to falling prey to bigger narratives that influence how you think about yourself as a new parent. Being alone with your negative thoughts is not beneficial to anyone, and it's simply not the way things were meant to be. Kerry Ingram is the founder of community-suppor...

Send us Fan Mail Getting your period back in postpartum is yet another area that has a huge lack of readily available information, and simply isn’t being talked about enough.  Just because these menstrual symptoms are very common, does NOT mean they are normal. It’s time to get down to the root cause of these symptoms and get it fixed. I’m going to share with you what is considered normal in your...

Send us Fan Mail Herbs and natural remedies were the only form of medicine for 1000’s of years.  They are incredibly amazing, and many are very powerful. The use of herbs and natural medicine is on the rise again, and you may have wondered to yourself if you could heal your postpartum issues with these more natural options.  I’m going to address this question and give you the list of my favorite h...

Send us Fan Mail The formula currently available for those that are unable to, or choose not to breastfeed is not up to the standard that it should be. It has become something pushed more and more, instead of giving mothers the support they desperately need to have a successful nursing journey with their new baby.  Fionnuala is sharing her story of how she got started in researching the difference...

Send us Fan Mail You’ve likely heard me talk about how raw vegetables and salads are not an ideal food for you in postpartum, and if you’re a vegan or vegetarian you may be wondering how on earth you’re supposed to get what you need in postpartum if those foods aren’t suitable for your body during that time. I’m going to break all of this down for you in this episode. To continue a vegan or vegeta...

Send us Fan Mail For full show notes go to https://marandabower.com/guilt-and-overwhelm-a-counselors-healing-journey-with-rose-elbert-ep28/ Overwhelm and mental health issues don’t have to be a part of your postpartum, but it can be so hard to find the help and information you need in postpartum to make that a reality. I am working daily to change this narrative. Here’s the story of how I helped R...

Send us Fan Mail Check out the episode on the blog:  https://marandabower.com/the-truth-about-postpartum-hair-loss-ep27/   Postpartum hair loss has been deemed as a “normal” thing to expect after having a baby. Typically chalked up to hormonal changes, but the question remains, is hair loss during postpartum normal?  With so many women experiencing hair loss during postpartum, which leads to so ma...