The Postpartum Podcast

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Episode 61: Birth Worker Mini: Massage, Doulas, Lactation & More with Kaelyn Burleigh Crenshaw Dec 07, 2016

Show notes

Today I had so much fun chatting with one of our local birth workers, Kaelyn. Kaelyn owns Serene Relaxation and is a birth doula, postpartum doula, lactation educator, massage therapist and more!

In her episode we talk about:

The benefits of having a birth plan in place - shooting for the stars!
The benefits of massage both prenatal and postpartum
What does a postpartum doula do?
The benefits of massage during labor
When infant massage can be done
How belly binding can be helpful postpartum and the process of how it's done
Taking everything day by day
And more!

This episode of the postpartum Podcast is sponsored by ICON UNDIES. Did you know that 1 in 3 women experience little bladder leaks when they run, jump, sneeze, or laugh? This is especially true for new moms. But because of Icon, You don’t have to worry! Their undies feel like a regular, beautiful pair of underwear, but can hold up to 6 teaspoons of liquid without the bulky, bunchy plasticy feel of a pantyliner. Icon is also offering listeners of the podcast $5 off your order with code postpartum at checkout.

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Episode 60: "Shout, Don't Hush" on the losses we don't talk enough about with Ashlee Wells, creator of The 4th Trimester Bodies Project Nov 22, 2016

Show notes

Today I really enjoyed chatting with Ashlee Wells. Ashlee is a Chicago based photographer, feminist and storyteller. Mama of three, including two living super kids with special needs, she is also an advocate for visibility and differing abilities. Ashlee is the founder of the 4th Trimester Bodies Project, owner of Windy City Pin-Up and always excited to share her message of positivity and self-love.

We talked about so much in this episode but the highlights were:

Navigating the prematurity of her first child
Losing one of her twins during gestation and carrying both to term
Starting the 4th Trimester Bodies Project right after her daughter came home from NICU
How the trauma of her second birth led her to struggle with body love
The importance of talking about pregnancy and infant loss
How the 4th Trimester Body Project came to be
And more!

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The podcast is also sponsored by Audible.com. To get your FREE audiobook and 30-day trial, please go tohttp://www.audibletrial.com/postpartum

Episode 59: Mini-Episode: New things on the Podcast in 2017 and a Note about Diversity Nov 15, 2016

Show notes

I could not post a regular episode this week without acknowledging the United States Election last week. Personally, it has left me trying to find what I can do to help more, be of more service, and be more inclusive. My goal with this podcast has always been to support ALL moms, and share ALL moms' stories. By having this platform I want to make sure I include as much diversity of women, mothers and parents as possible. Diversity of birth and postpartum experiences and situations but also diversity of race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, gender, ability, religion and class. Every story and experience is unique and every story is important. So I am sending a call out to my listeners to help me bring you more stories of moms from a wide range of experiences and backgrounds. If we are able to share our stories and understand and support one another, we are stronger together. Please email postpartumpodcast@gmail.com if you want to be on the show or if you have a suggestion for a guest or topic.

Take a listen to today's short episode to hear more about this and also about some exciting things that will be happening on the show in 2017, as well as a couple easy ways you can support the show as we go forward. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart for listening, sharing and supporting the show.

Love and Kindness to all, Kellie

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Episode 58: Vaginal Breech Birth, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Doing the Best We Can with Lisa Chin of The Fourth Trimester Summit Nov 01, 2016

Show notes

Today I chatted with Lisa Chin. Lisa is a holistic mama to a happy two year old girl. Motherhood has profoundly changed who she is, how she sees the world and the mark she wants to leave. She seeks to live an inspired life of mothering, writing, and pursuing what calls to be created. When she's not wrangling spreadsheets or her toddler, she can be found writing for her blog, Lisa for Real, where she share her thoughts on fierce femininity, eureka moments and lessons in self-awareness. Her latest project is the Fourth Trimester Summit where Lisa interviews over 40 experts in women's health, infant development and mental health who share their knowledge so new moms can create their ideal postpartum experience.

In her episode we talk about:

How motherhood is the best therapy
Changing careers mid-pregnancy
How she decided to create the Fourth Trimester Summit
How her water broke just after the only time she meditated her whole pregnancy
Her surprise Breech Vaginal Birth!
The Importance of having a Birth Plan but also being flexible. It's all about knowledge.
Developing a new partner dynamic after baby arrives
Therapy as a preventative measure
How Traditional Chinese Medicine sees the postpartum period
Focus on the Mom, Not the Baby!
We are all doing the best what we can with the knowledge that we have!

Be sure to sign up for The Fourth Trimester Summit which is happening NEXT week! The Fourth Trimester Summit features 40+ interviews with experts in infant development, health, breastfeeding and more. It is free to view all of the video interviews from November 9-18, 2016. Be sure to sign up through the link below to get email reminders for each of the days' speakers so you don't miss out!

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Do you shop on Amazon? Use this link and do your shopping as you always would and the show will get a teeny tiny kickback.

The podcast is also sponsored by Audible.com. To get your FREE audiobook and 30-day trial, please go tohttp://www.audibletrial.com/postpartum

You can also support the show by becoming a patron on Patreon. No donation is too small, for as little as $1 per episode, you can make a huge difference for the show. Click here to learn more.

Thank you SO much for your support!

Episode 57: "Healing Your Perspective of Your Body Through Motherhood" with Judy Tsuei Oct 18, 2016

Show notes

Today I had so much fun talking with Judy Tsuei! Judy is a 4th Trimester Body & Mind Coach and author of Meditations for Mamas: You Deserve to Feel Good. She empowers new mamas to thrive in the postpartum phase, especially in finding their identities again, creating time for self-care, and alleviating the pressure to have it all together. Most importantly, she helps women struggling to get their bodies back to feel more beautiful than ever before — as a mama.

In her episode we talk about:

Her fairytale whirlwind Hawaiian romance
Getting to the other side of the first year of motherhood
Struggling through hyperemesis gravidarum during her pregnancy and how that connected to her earlier bullimia issues
The "creative burn" during postpartum, without the wherewithal to act on these ideas
Being patient when you want to jump right back into your career after birth
A powerful Hawaiian forgiveness practice
Sometimes you do whatever you need to do to survive something like hyperemesis gravidarum, including watching porn
The importance of building your relationship with your child in your own way
Having realistic expectations for what postpartum will look like
The importance of grieving your previous life
No request is too big or too small during the postpartum period

Be sure to check out Judy's website, blog and of course, book! If you purchase her book directly through her website you will receive a complimentary 45-min Feel Good Coaching assessment with me to find more time in their day for themselves, discover how to feel good in their bodies again, and learn how to reclaim their identities. Sign up for that here. She also has a supportive facebook community group: Hot Mamas and Babes.

This episode of the Postpartum Podcast is sponsored by Earth Mama Angel Baby. Earth Mama Angel Baby has been safely nurturing pregnant women and babies for over a decade with trusted, certified organic and natural herbal products formulated to support the entire journey of childbirth, from pregnancy through postpartum recovery, breastfeeding, and baby care, and even baby loss. Listeners can get 20% off your order with the code"Postpartum20" at checkout.

You can find the show wherever you find your podcasts!

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As always, please consider subscribing and leaving a review on iTunes here. Your reviews really help the show out because they allow it to be more visible so that we can reach more moms.

Do you shop on Amazon? Use this link and do your shopping as you always would and the show will get a teeny tiny kickback.

The podcast is also sponsored by Audible.com. To get your FREE audiobook and 30-day trial, please go tohttp://www.audibletrial.com/postpartum

You can also support the show by becoming a patron on Patreon. No donation is too small, for as little as $1 per episode, you can make a huge difference for the show. Click here to learn more.

Thank you SO much for your support!

Episode 56: "No one is making choices AT you" & The Importance of Self Care with Amy & Dawn Moy Oct 11, 2016

Show notes

Today I had so much fun chatting with my friend Amy Moy and her wife Dawn. Amy and Dawn have known each other for 14 years, been together for 10, were first married in 2010, not recognized then by the state, and then again legally in 2013. They welcomed their daughter in 2012. Amy, is a birth doula, childbirth educator and placenta specialist here in the Sacramento area. Check out River Bend Birth Services! After the birth of their daughter with a doula by their side, she realized her passion and dove into birth work, believing that every family deserves to experience the kind of compassionate and continuous care that a doula provides. This year, Amy also created Q-Village Birth Associates, a skilled and dedicated group of LGBTQ-identified birth professionals serving families here in Sacramento. Dawn, grew up in San Diego, graduated with a criminal justice degree from Cal State Hayward, and has worked in the field of loss prevention since 2008. She has played semi-professional women's baseball over the years and her biggest claim to fame was playing in the first 24-hour baseball game in history - it was an AIDS fundraiser.

In their episode we talk about:

How Dawn carried their baby, Veronica, while Amy was a Stay-at-Home mom
The challenges of conceiving and being able to switch which partner they tried with
As a butch, how Dawn struggled with maternity clothes
The inappropriate questions people ask surrounding pregnancy and concieving
Their Home Birth experience
The importance of well-rounded childbirth education with realistic expectations
Doulas, Placenta Capsules and more!
Finding - or building - your own community
Deciding to use a known donor when conceiving their daughter
Amy's challenge of being the stay-at-home parent while the nursing parent was at work
The importance of taking some time away when you need it
Dawn talks about nursing in a loss prevention job where finding time to pump was hard
Push back from family on birth, postpartum and parenting
Trusting your instincts

You can find the show wherever you find your podcasts, or stream it here.

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Do you shop on Amazon? Use this link and do your shopping as you always would and the show will get a teeny tiny kickback.

The podcast is also sponsored by Audible.com. To get your FREE audiobook and 30-day trial, please go tohttp://www.audibletrial.com/postpartum

You can also support the show by becoming a patron on Patreon. No donation is too small, for as little as $1 per episode, you can make a huge difference for the show. Click here to learn more.

Thank you SO much for your support!

Episode 55: "There Should Be Gold Stars in Parenting" with Karen Johnson Oct 04, 2016

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Today I enjoyed chatting with Karen Johnson about her birth and postpartum stories. Karen is a work-at-home mom freelancer. She blogs at The 21st Century SAHM. She has also been featured on some larger sites such as Scary Mommy & Huffington Post, and is a contributing writer in two other anthologies: Lose the Cape: Never Will I Ever (and then I had kids!) and What Does It Mean to be White in America? as well as The Postpartum Year.

In her episode we talk about:

The switch she felt when she decided to leave teaching to be a stay-at-home mom after her first baby was 9 months old.
Figuring out how Stay-at-Home moms make friends
Transitioning to being a Work-at-Home Mom as a writer
The importance of remembering our partner's struggles too
The pride of making it happen every single day
The struggle of a lack of praise and evaluation for being a mom
The importance of finding something that is just for you outside of motherhood

Check out Karen's blog! And don't forget to use Meetup.com to find your own village.

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Do you shop on Amazon? Use this link and do your shopping as you always would and the show will get a teeny tiny kickback.

The podcast is also sponsored by Audible.com. To get your FREE audiobook and 30-day trial, please go tohttp://www.audibletrial.com/postpartum

You can also support the show by becoming a patron on Patreon. No donation is too small, for as little as $1 per episode, you can make a huge difference for the show. Click here to learn more.

Thank you SO much for your support!

Episode 54: "We aren't a one-woman show - Asking for help in the little years." with Rachel Rambach Sep 20, 2016

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Today I was so happy to have Rachel Rambach back on the podcast. You may remember her first episode where we talked about her son Parker's postpartum year. Now that her daughter, Mia is one, I wanted to have her back on to talk about how that postpartum year was different than her first. Rachel is a board certified music therapist, business owner, blogger and fellow podcaster.

In this episode we talk about:

How her daughter flipped transverse during labor and then flipped back
Another plug for the importance of doulas!
Watching your oldest child become a sibling
Watching her business expand during her daughter's postpartum year
How we beat ourselves up for not being present enough
The challenge of caring for both kids at once
Letting go of the guilt of putting kids in childcare to allow more space for work
The importance of having people to help with your older child so you can bond with the new baby
The physical demands of these little years
The importance of asking for help - and particularly from your partner!

Make sure you check out Rachel's podcast, Guitars and Granola Bars as well as her business, Music Therapy Connections.

You can find the show wherever you find your podcasts, or stream it here.

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As always, please consider subscribing and leaving a review on iTunes here. Your reviews really help the show out because they allow it to be more visible so that we can reach more moms.

Do you shop on Amazon? Use this link and do your shopping as you always would and the show will get a teeny tiny kickback.

The podcast is also sponsored by Audible.com. To get your FREE audiobook and 30-day trial, please go tohttp://www.audibletrial.com/postpartum

You can also support the show by becoming a patron on Patreon. No donation is too small, for as little as $1 per episode, you can make a huge difference for the show. Click here to learn more.

Thank you SO much for your support!

Episode 53: “Learning to Receive Support” – Postpartum Psychosis with Lisa Abramson Sep 13, 2016

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Today I so enjoyed chatting with Lisa Abramson. Lisa is an entrepreneur, speaker, executive coach and maternal mental health advocate. She co-founded Mindfulness Based Achievement, the New MBA, which teaches high potential women leaders how to create sustainable success. The New MBA has been taught to thousands of women, and at Google, Cisco, Salesforce, Mattel, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, The Stanford Graduate School of Business and many other organizations.

Abramson has given a Tedx talk on her experience with Postpartum Psychosis and Depression and been featured in Fast Company, sharing 5 Ways To Lean In Without Burning Out. Lisa was recently honored as one of the 100 Most Influential Leaders Empowering Women Worldwide by EBW.

Over 12,000 people have taken part in Mindfulness Based Achievement’s free 10 Day Meditation Challenge. Lisa graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN and lives in Menlo Park, California with her husband and daughter.

In her episode we talk about:

· Postpartum Psychosis

· Wondering if postpartum mood disorders can correlate with Type A personalities

· Knowing that it can really truly happen to anyone, it’s rare, but it happens

· Starting a company right when she got pregnant

· Pain versus suffering in labor

· The delusions and suicidal thoughts that can happen during postpartum psychosis

· How she thought her husband was taking her to the hospital and she thought he was taking her to jail

· Her outpatient clinic experience meeting other people who’ve gone through the same thing

· The importance of reveling in the little stuff

· The importance of protecting your sleep

Check out her company Mindfulness Based Achievement.

Be sure to check out her Tedx Talk also, here.

Also, here is the Brene Brown Ted Talk we mentioned.

This episode of the Postpartum Podcast is sponsored byEarth Mama Angel Baby. Earth Mama Angel Baby has been safely nurturing pregnant women and babies for over a decade with trusted, certified organic and natural herbal products formulated to support the entire journey of childbirth, from pregnancy through postpartum recovery, breastfeeding, and baby care, and even baby loss. Listeners can get 20% off your order with the code"Postpartum20" at checkout.

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As always, please consider subscribing and leaving a review on iTunes here. Your reviews really help the show out because they allow it to be more visible so that we can reach more moms.

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The podcast is also sponsored by Audible.com. To get your FREE audiobook and 30-day trial, please go tohttp://www.audibletrial.com/postpartum

You can also support the show by becoming a patron on Patreon. No donation is too small, for as little as $1 per episode, you can make a huge difference for the show. Click here to learn more.

Thank you SO much for your support!

Episode 52: “Just Because it’s hard, doesn’t mean you are doing it wrong”: Working Motherhood with Kelsey Wharton and Sarah Bagley Sep 06, 2016

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Today was such a fun episode. Kelsey and Sarah are two of my most favorite ‘internet friends.’ We are such kindred spirits, and I always find myself turning to them for Working Mama Advice so I wanted to have an episode solely dedicated to talking about being a working mom during postpartum and beyond.

A little bit more about Sarah: Sarah is a wife, mother of three, and writer, blogger at sarahrosemary.com, and podcaster living outside DC. She also teaches group exercise classes and provides social media, marketing, web design, and communications work.

A little bit more about Kelsey: Kelsey is a writer, podcaster and full time working mom. She lives in Gilbert, Arizona with her husband and two young boys. She works full time as a science writer for Arizona State University and pursues other creative projects outside of work including two podcasts (The Girl Next Door Podcast and Matrimoney) and writing her personal blog at risingshining.com

In the episode we talk about:

· How Sarah has made part-time working work for her family

· How Kelsey decided to stay in the work force full time when she had her kids because she had just started an awesome new job that she loved

· How our parental leave policies are ridiculously short

· Part of making creative work possible is prioritizing and what we “don’t do”

· Ways to fit in Self Care – (Hint, we are all 3 early birds)

· The danger of comparison or “grass is always greener” in the social media age

· That we need to talk more about the positives of working motherhood, not just the downsides

· How being a mother makes you an asset in the workforce

· The importance of remembering Nothing is Permanent

Don't forget to check out their podcasts!

Matrimoney

Girl Next Door Podcast

Sarah R Bagley Podcast

25% Friends Podcast

Also, check out the two articles Kelsey sent me about working motherhood here and here.

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As always, please consider subscribing and leaving a review on iTunes here. Your reviews really help the show out because they allow it to be more visible so that we can reach more moms.

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The podcast is also sponsored by Audible.com. To get your FREE audiobook and 30-day trial, please go tohttp://www.audibletrial.com/postpartum

You can also support the show by becoming a patron on Patreon. No donation is too small, for as little as $1 per episode, you can make a huge difference for the show. Click here to learn more.

Thank you SO much for your support!

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