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Content Warning: This episode includes content around birth injury and birth trauma. 

We don’t always know how many aspects of life will affect our postpartum recovery until we experience them. It is vital to have the support you need as you transition through this time. In Episode 06 of Poised & Powerful Podcast, my guest is sharing her story of healing and the importance of moms supporting moms! 

In this episode of Poised & Powerful Podcast, my guest Abby Waychoff and I discuss the following:

• Building communities of parents, for mothers to share real-life experiences without embarrassment, shame, or feeling misunderstood. 
• Abby shares the surprises and challenges she found during her first birth and postpartum journey - and how it led to her calling of helping other moms.
• Information overload: how to balance the amount of information available to you and when it’s best to just flow with what feels right for you and your baby. 
• The whole-self process of working through trauma, and how Abby supported herself through the experience in order to prepare for the unexpected in having her second child. 

You are not ever alone. Being honest about your feelings and experiences is the first step in a journey towards connection with others. Abby and I get real about the tough stuff - but this conversation is also funny, friendly, and encouraging. 

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CONNECT WITH ABBY WAYCHOFF:

Mother Lover 

Facebook Community- Mom to Mom

Abby’s Recommendations:  

Third Coast Birth & Baby, in-person & virtual doula support & childbirth education

My Fourth App by Major Care Doulas, a day by day 4th-trimester guide/support app

Ready to Run Postpartum, a self-paced program for returning to running postpartum 

Expectful Meditation app for pregnancy/parenting focused guided meditation. (Click the link to get an extended free trial: https://expectful.app.link/motherlover). 

CONNECT WITH SARAH MAYHAN:

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