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The Postpartum Project032. Jasmiene's story of finding postpartum support, and creating it for othersIn today's season finale, Jasmiene, a mom of 2, talks about her shock at how exhausting and difficult her first postpartum experience was, how supportive her second experience was, and how that support led her to wanting to create a community for other new moms. 2021-05-1633 minThe Postpartum Project031. Sam's experience with PPD and learning to advocate for herselfSam tells her story of postpartum depression, healing through therapy and support, and then taking all that knowledge and empowerment into her second postpartum experience.2021-05-0536 minThe Postpartum Project030. Andrea's story of miscarriage, motherhood, setting boundaries, and seeking supportAndrea’s story of miscarriage, followed by 2 healthy pregnancies and births, and her realization that opening up and sharing her experience helped her feel supported.2021-04-2151 minThe Postpartum Project029. Alyssa's experience with postpartum depression and rageAlyssa, a mom of 2 boys, tells her story of emotional struggles in her first postpartum experience, and then taking that knowledge to better advocate for herself the 2nd time.2021-04-1453 minThe Postpartum Project028. Katrina's experience as a postpartum doulaThis episode is a little extra special because I get to talk to Katrina who is a postpartum doula! We talk about how she got into birth work, what’s its like to work with her as a doula, and why postpartum care is so important.
2021-04-0732 minThe Postpartum Project027. Laura, a mom and doula, talks about her experience with postpartum anxietyIn this episode I’m talking to Laura. She’s a mom and a doula, and today she talks about her experience with postpartum anxiety, and how that, and her desire to help other birthing people feel supported, led her to birth work.2021-03-3122 minThe Postpartum Project026. Katie's experience with postpartum anxietyin todays episode I’m talking to Katie. She’s a preschool teacher, a mom of one, and toady she talks about her experience with postpartum anxiety, and how feelings of shame held her back from reaching out for support. 2021-03-2434 minThe Postpartum Project025. Jen Blair-Bianco and her 1 cesarian birth, 2 home births, and her journey toward deeper and deeper postpartum restOn today’s episode, I’m talking to Jen Blair-Bianco. She’s a mom of 3 boys and today she tells her story of a cesarian birth followed by 2 home births, and how each experience led her to a more and more restful postpartum.2021-03-1541 minThe Postpartum Project024. Shea's story of infant loss, healing, and then becoming pregnant againIn today’s episode I’m talking with Shea. She’s a mom of one little boy here on earth, and a daughter who passed away 7 hours after she was born. This story is heavy, and beautiful, and I’m so thankful to Shea for sharing it with me. 2021-03-0853 minThe Postpartum Project023. Cema became a doula after processing birth and postpartum traumaCema’s a doula now, but when she was 19 she became pregnant, and suffered through birth and postpartum trauma. By working through her trauma, and processing her experience, she began to work with and advocate for other moms, in hopes that others wouldn’t go through what she went through. This story is heavy and it might be triggering for some listeners, but it’s important. 2021-03-031h 04The Postpartum Project022. Janessa, talks PPD and her daughter's tongue tieJanessa, a mom of 2 had a relatively easy 1st postpartum experience, but then she had to work through several challenges after her second child was born. From a tongue tie that kept reattaching, to postpartum depression, Janessa had some hurdles to move through, but process helped her learn how to give herself grace and ask for help.2021-02-2235 minThe Postpartum Project021. Adriana talks about her home birth, and breastfeeding strugglesAfter years of infertility, Adriana finally had the home birth of her dreams. But the work didn’t stop there. She had to get over hurdles and difficulty with breastfeeding, and realizing that she was still and amazing mom, with or without a breastfeeding relationship.2021-02-1748 minThe Postpartum Project020. Miranda, a postpartum doula, talks about healing from her birth traumaMiranda, a mom, postpartum doula and energy worker, tells her story of learning to come back to herself after a traumatic first birth, and how that healing led her to her doula work, and ultimately, to a completely different 2nd postpartum experience.2021-02-0840 minThe Postpartum Project019. Lauren T, and her experience with postpartum intrusive thoughts, and how talking about it changed the game for her second postpartum experience.Lauren, a mom of 2 girls, talks about her experience with postpartum intrusive thoughts, resentment, and how adjusting her expectations and talking openly changed the game for her second postpartum period.2021-02-0140 minThe Postpartum Project018. Susan's story of birth trauma, and how she healed from itSusan, a mom of one from Australia tells her story of birth trauma, and how her birth experience propelled her into a life of healing.2021-01-1848 minThe Postpartum Project017. Lexie's story of finding pelvic floor health, and finding a passion for helping mother's find their strength too.Lexie, a mom of one and a strength and conditioning coach, talks about getting her pelvic health back after having her daughter.2021-01-1132 minThe Postpartum Project016. Lizzie, a mom and doula, talks about PPD, rage, and becoming a doula.Lizzie, a doula and mom of 4 in a blended family, talking about PPD, postpartum rage, and how her experience led her to doula work.2021-01-041h 15
The Postpartum Project015. Kelly tells her story of postpartum preeclampsia and her body image journeyKelly, a mom of one, tells her story of postpartum preeclampsia, and how that experience catapulted her into a journey of coming back to herself.2020-12-2838 min
The Postpartum Project014. Nicola, a mom of 3 in the UK talks about having 3 children close in ageIn today's episode, I hear from Nicola. She's a mom of 3 in the UK, and she talks about the joys and challenges of having 3 children close in age, and the support she received in postpartum from family, friends, and the postpartum nurses that came to her house after the birth of her first child.2020-12-2239 min
The Postpartum Project013. Jade's story of PPD and how a tragic accident changed her perspective on everythingIn today's episode, Jade talks about coping with her unexpected pregnancy, postpartum depression, and how a tragic loss that happened in the middle of some of her darkest days changed her perspective on everything.2020-12-141h 02
The Postpartum Project012. Makenzie's experience with postpartum heart failureToday I'm talking to Makenzie. She's a mom of one little boy, and after she had her son, she experienced postpartum cardiomyopathy, also known as postpartum heart failure. It's such a rare disease that her doctors didn't even know she was experiencing heart failure.
Her story is about fighting for the care she needed, and trusting her gut.2020-12-0740 min
The Postpartum Project011. Megan C. shares her story of finding support that really fit her needsToday, Megan shares about her 3 different postpartum experiences, and how each one led her closer to figuring out the support she really needed.
Her journey is full of ups and downs, heart aches, and hard choices. But it's full and beautiful, and each one of her postpartum experiences brought her closer to the person she is today, who is a mama that truly felt that her 3rd postpartum period was supported and she was cared for in the way that she needed.2020-11-3041 min
The Postpartum Project010. Abby, a mom of 2, tells her story of 2 very different postpartum experiences.Abby talks about the difference between being a single mom in her early 20's with her first daughter, and then a married mom with her second daughter, while in her 30's. Neither story is better or worse, but they were two very different postpartum experiences.2020-11-2337 min
The Postpartum Project009. Allie's story of postpartum, rage, grief and how creativity helped her through it.Today we hear from Allie. She's a mom of two, a photographer, and during her postpartum experiences she found that her creativity could help her through postpartum depression, and grief.2020-11-1631 min
The Postpartum Project008. Megan L. shares her story of an unexpected C-Section, and setting boundaries in postpartumMegan didn't really know what to expect of postpartum. But she knew, no matter what, that she wanted to put some boundaries in place. She didn't want to have a big rush of people come over in the first few days and then have an empty house when she really needed help.
Listen to her story of two completely different birth experiences, and how she set boundaries that felt right for her and her family.2020-11-0938 min
The Postpartum Project007. Shaneka's story of a sickle-cell crisis days before her oldest son was born.Shaneka, a mom of one and pregnant with her second, tells her story of having her son at 31 weeks after a sickle cell crisis.
Her son was an easy, wonderful baby, but her health made her postpartum experience a bit tougher than she expected.2020-11-0255 min
The Postpartum Project006. Joanna, a former NICU nurse, shares her story as a NICU mom.Joanna, a nurse practitioner and former NICU nurse, shares her story of being hospitalized at the end of her pregnancy, and what it was like to be a mom to 2 babies in the NICU.2020-10-2633 min
The Postpartum Project005. Lisa's story of a surprise pregnancy, and an unexpected postpartum experienceLisa didn’t know what to expect of postpartum. She was told all the usual stuff about sleepless nights, lots of diapers, and the intense love she would immediately feel for her baby.
But her postpartum experience ended up surprising her in more ways than one.2020-10-1938 min
The Postpartum Project004. Cassidy's story of pregnancy loss, PPD, and figuring out the best support for her.In today's episode, Cassidy talks about her experience with pregnancy loss at 18 weeks, postpartum depression, anxiety and OCD, and shares her wisdom on finding support, and knowing how and when to ask for help.2020-10-1244 min
The Postpartum Project003. Amber, a mom of 2, shares her story of surrogacy postpartumOn today's episode, I'm talking to Amber, a mother of two and a 2-time surrogate carrier. She shares all about her births, and how postpartum as a surrogate is still so important to prepare for.2020-10-0324 min
The Postpartum Project002. My Story of bringing home our first baby after 24 days in the NICUToday I'm telling my own story of bringing home my oldest daughter after 3 weeks in the NICU.2020-10-0121 min
The Postpartum Project001. Lauren's story of overcoming the pressure she put on herselfLauren W, a mom of one, learns to give herself grace after putting pressure on herself to have the perfect experience.2020-09-2830 min