The Postpartum Coach Podcast

I was alone sitting on a coach postpartum w/my third, wondering if I was ever going to be me again and have my mind, vitality and motherhood back. I've been there, and in today's episode you'll know you aren't alone and my steps to help you heal. (Yes YOU, mamma!) Download my free mini course, Get Out of the Postpartum Rut: https://www.lizzielangston.com/freebie-1-optin Join the free support group...

Three years later, Madison is finally getting closure with canceled baby showers, mom not being able to visit postpartum, and husband almost not being able to be with her during their baby's delivery in the hospital. This week's guest, current client and mom of a three-year-old, Madison, will be sharing her story of postpartum intrusive thoughts, depression, anxiety and worst of all, being almost...

When Time DOESN'T Heal Your Wounds, that's normal. Bc time can't heal. You heal by changing your thoughts which releases energy and emotion. Or skipping the thoughts altogether, and learning how to dance it out, cry it out, get it massaged out, etc. Join me today so you can STOP JUDGING YOURSELF, mamma! "Steps backward' are a thing bc healing isn't linear. Today I'll help you better understand how...

My goal in making this episode was to be completely authentic, so that you and I can connect on a deeper level. I want to set the tone of openness in this community, so that more of us can connect at a deeper level with each other. Some things I mention are: marriage challenges during the postpartum transition missing my body the way it was missing sex and libido changes the busyness of having thr...

The physical demands and emotional ups and downs of postpartum can really do a number on a marriage/relationship. Having been married for ten years and having just had our fourth baby (8 weeks ago), I wanted to share some tips to husbands/ partners while it's all very fresh. Some of these you might expect, and some may surprise and refresh you. Let's dive in. Free resources at lizzielangston.com B...

Like a test you should take before you get your driver's license, these three skills need to be STANDARD for all postpartum women. These three skills are simple, but not always easy. But *every woman* should know how to do these before they are postpartum and dealing with big, intense emotions, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, etc. Listen in to learn the three things you need to know to prepare yourse...

At 35 weeks I chose to give up the home birth I'd wanted and planned, in order to overcome and prepare for some risks that came into the picture. In this episode I'm sharing my birth story w/baby #4. To me, the beauty of birth is not about how the baby comes into the world. It's not about twinkle lights, a pretty environment or a birth tub. What is beautiful and inspiring to me in birth is the wom...

Best for last....and then I'm going to go nap. Today's episode is tips 8-10, you are welcome, mamma. BE SURE TO GET ON MY EMAIL LIST as new content is coming your way, you can have a say!! Get on my email list by downloading my free mini course here: https://www.lizzielangston.com/freebie-1-optin We are talking sleep help, we are talking setting boundaries and standing for the rest you need. Makin...

This list just keeps getting better! Today's episode is tips 5-7 We are talking sleep help, we are talking setting boundaries and standing for the rest you need. Making your physical recovery a priority, sleep is your full time job. Don't be afraid to say no to visits, no to best friends stopping by.... etc. You'll love these. Get on my email list by downloading my free mini course here: https://w...

These are the bread and butter of how I make it through those first 6 weeks. We're talking sleep cycles, we're talking c-section recovery, or vaginal recovery. Sleep nurses, and some little secret tricks to keep your mental health up when the days and nights are blurring together. You've got this, mamma! These postpartum tips will get you through. xoxo I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! I'll be asking liste...

Ever marveled at how it takes all day just to feed yourself and baby, do your own bowel movements and change her diapers, and sleep? Just like the tides are pushed and pulled by the moon's waxing and waning, we women with our cyclical nature (think menstrual cycle), are also attuned to the earth's rhythm's to some degree... but never more that when we are reproducing life (pregnancy, birth), and n...

Take a look inside the client-coach relationship, and get a candid overview of how one mom and business owner used coaching for postpartum anxiety, as well as navigating a business pivot during the pandemic. Kelsey is so real and authentic, you'll love this inside look at coaching.  Kelsey's site: https://www.wifeteachermommy.com/ Teacher/Homeschool Parent Event: https://www.wifeteachermommy.com/s...

I just sttarted acupuncture and of course wanted to share it with you. I'm still learning and experienciing it, but I have felt drawn to know more. So I am learning with you today in my interview with Kari-Ann Hubbard, my acupuncturist! She is so so dedicated to fertility, pregnancy and postpartum care. She's mental health certified. She went to school for this for four years, then got Board certi...

I am 35 weeks pregnant w/my fourth and have been PEEING MY PANTS upon sneezing, so naturally I wandered over to Tighten your Tinkler, home of the online and holistic program for private, invasive pelvic floor strengthening and healing course. In this episode, Pelvic Floor therapist Christina Walsh and I talk about what organs sit in the pelvic floor, all that can go wrong and what to look for both...

We all worry. After all, it's our job to keep them safe. But when does the worrying stop helping, and start hurting our health, our relationship with our kids or even other relationships, like our partner and best friends? Join Lizzie in a real-talk chat about how she overcame her hypervigilence (aka helicopter parenting) when she had three kids ages four and under, and could not afford to be THAT...

I just felt inspired to share these beautiful, often quite special and unique experiences that I have had in sessions or while carrying the stewardship of coach with my precious clients. Enjoy.  Get Lizzie's free mini course, Get Out of The Postpartum Rut (my most popular freebie download)  Buy Lizzie's Online Course, Postpartum Freedom, HERE.  Book a consult here.  Rebecca Rosen's books on Amazon...

For decades we have been taught by Western media that cannabis is bad, taboo, not Godly or even healthy. But Danielle Simone Brand, author of Weed Mom and freelance writer, uncovers the true history, safety and gentle potential of what Cannabis can offer parents and mothers specifically when used consciously and dosed appropriately. Join us in this episode as we uncover the lesser-known origins an...

"Symptoms" are SIGNALS. The journey of healing is a journey back to yourself. There are three messages that your postpartum anxiety, and/or depressivness, and/or trauma responses and dysregulation could be telling you:    There could be emotional buildup that needs to be released You are out of alignment with your highest self and it's time to come back to your true self. Stored Trauma in your bod...

We tend to think the tasks and caregiving are equal to the love and relationship with our kids. We feel MASSIVE amounts of guilt when we want to work, or leave, or delegate so we can have more freedom and passions in our life. In this episode we are going to question this HARD... there may or may not be some rants! hehe. Join me and guest Hannah Olson, host of the Rant-ish podcast as well as Found...

Right before you get rid of the mean voice in your head, you will have what Behavioral Therapy calls an Extinction Burst. That mean voice in your head will essentially get louder and worse before it dies down for good. Join me today as we get into the nitty-griitty of this, so you can live more FREE from mom guilt, self-criticism and motivaing yourself by tearing yourself down/fear tactics. Let's...

In this episode I'll draw awareness to the way society places the most value on masculine, production-based qualities, and how this can be at odds with our growing emotional needs and physical energy declines in pregnancy and postpartum. We'll talk about gender roles, and the way many women resent their own needs, compromise with others and not get their needs met entirely, or completely talk them...

HOW do you listen to your body? There are three types of ways your body tries to get your attention. You'll learn them in this episode, as well as get real-life stories and examples of how to connect with and take direction from your body regarding physical health and mental health, from a mom of 4 (Lizzie) and a mom of SEVEN (Sarah). We also talk puppies (such a good story! LOL), weight loss, pre...

In this episode I'm going to share my favorite go-to ways to come back to the present moment, get out of my head when there is stress and anxiety, and start to relax back into my body. These are good for postpartum women, and all women in any stage of motherhood. I hope you are inspired to make your own rituals and ways to calm your body, postpartum and beyond.  Join this podcast's free Facebook C...

Carl Jung, swiss psychiatrist (1875-1961), identified something we do as humans: we compartmentalize and reject the sides of ourselves we do not like and are ashamed of. We don't want to see them... we then project these parts onto other people. He calls this the "Shadow Self", and in today's episode I'm going to ask four questions you can use to help you identiify your Shadow Self. YAY! :) :) Let...

There are three things that need to be present in a client-provider relationship for a postpartum mom to get the healing momentum she needs... they're not what you think, and I know these because postpartum women tell me them. In this episode I'll tell you these three things, and what to both look for and watch out for in your search of support postpartum and always.  Postpartum Freedom 12 Week Pr...