This isn’t a farewell, it’s an evolution.

Let’s be honest, if you’re listening to this podcast, you know basic postpartum protocols are falling short for clients battling postpartum depression, PPA, and autoimmune conditions, which is why we aren’t quitting, we’re going deeper in a different way. 

Maranda is pausing the podcast because the weekly format became a cage, limiting the essential unconstrained research and complex arguments needed for deep root-cause analysis. She's making a deliberate shift to a long-form writing platform dedicated to giving you what you really need: comprehensive functional health frameworks and searchable, in-depth holistic maternal health resources. If you're ready to stop relying on surface-level fixes and access the next level of dignified, research-based postpartum provider education that truly heals, the revolution is about to unfold.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE. 

Key time stamps: 

• 0:15: Acknowledging the failing care system and the urgent need for holistic root cause care.
• 2:00: The podcast format is too limited for sharing complex health arguments.
• 4:00: Why long-form writing offers superior depth and unconstrained research.
• 5:30: The shift to a new, searchable writing platform for comprehensive resources.
• 7:15: The continued growth of postpartum nutrition certification and perinatal mental health training.
• 8:30: The final, crucial message: Question everything and trust the mother's body knowledge.

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

That years-long struggle to conceive doesn't disappear when the baby arrives—it becomes the root cause of challenging postpartum recovery. Fertility specialist Gabriela Rosa is here to expose the devastating link between unresolved fertility trauma and intense perinatal mental health struggles. . We dive deep into the physiological and emotional barriers, highlighting the profound impact of pre-conception health and the shocking reality that the male factor accounts for up to 50% of fertility issues, yet remains frequently ignored. Learn how to shift focus from treating symptoms like postpartum anxiety to addressing the arduous, traumatizing path to pregnancy for true holistic family healing.

Check out the episode on the blog HERE. 

Key time stamps: 

• 04:15: The unresolved trauma of infertility and how it fuels guilt and resentment in the fourth trimester.
• 09:32: Need for trauma-informed perinatal mental health for previously infertile mothers.
• 10:19: Infertility is never "one thing" but systemic, biochemical obstacles.
• 14:27: The concept of transgenerational fertility and lifetime exposures.
• 16:00: Endocrine disruptors and their impact on reproductive lifespan.
• 19:00: Why miscarriages are common but not normal—a call for root-cause investigation.
• 25:52: The critical need to address male factor infertility 
• 27:10: How Gabriela Rosa achieved a 78.8% live birth rate by treating both partners.
• 30:45: The conflicting interests in the healthcare system that promote IVF overuse over prevention.
• 35:18: The massive cost savings of implementing preventative medicine in the perinatal period.
• 36:44: Inspire Study for reproductive grief and trauma.

Connect with Gabriela 

Gabriela Rosa is a renowned fertility specialist, reproductive health educator, and Harvard University-awarded scholar. She is the founder and CEO of The Rosa Institute, the world's first virtual and holistic fertility clinic, serving patients globally. Gabriela's innovative methodology addresses biochemical obstacles to help couples overcome infertility and recurrent miscarriages. With her team, she has educated over 140,000 couples in more than 110 countries. She also hosts the TalkSex with Gabriela Rosa podcast. For more information, visit www.fertilitybreakthrough.com.

Website | IG

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

The truth is out: If your clients are struggling with slow healing, relentless fatigue, or impaired milk production, the cold food in their diet is the root cause. For generations, reductionist nutrition dismissed the ancient, global wisdom of warming foods as mere cultural folklore. They were wrong. This episode is your urgent intervention, proving with hard science that ice water and cold cereal actively deplete the new mother's energy reserves, fueling everything from anxiety to postpartum depression.

Maranda dives into the non-negotiable physiology—from digestive enzyme function to nervous system regulation—that proves traditional postpartum care systems (like TCM and Ayurveda) understood holistic health far better than modern medicine. Discover the concrete, scientific mechanisms that validate the Warming Foods Principle and learn how to integrate this critical postpartum nutrition strategy immediately, giving your clients the rapid, foundational recovery they deserve. It's time to stop letting modern convenience trump functional healing!

Check out the episode on the blog HERE. 

Key time stamps: 

• 00:30: The universal consensus: Traditional postpartum care systems across the globe mandate warm foods.
• 04:15: Examples from TCM, Ayurveda, Latin American, African, and European traditions.
• 11:47: Why modern medicine dismissed this ancient wisdom as superstition (reductionism, male-dominated science).
• 19:50: Physiological mechanism 1: Cold food impairs digestive enzyme function at 98.6°F.
• 21:20: Physiological mechanism 2: Cold causes vasoconstriction, impairing blood flow and nutrient absorption.
• 23:45: Physiological mechanism 3: Cold forces metabolic energy expenditure (thermogenesis) the mother can't afford.
• 26:38: Physiological mechanism 4: Cold activates sympathetic "fight or flight," warm supports parasympathetic "rest and digest."
• 29:10: The role of warming spices (ginger, cinnamon, turmeric) in promoting gastric secretions.
• 31:45: The link between warm foods, optimal blood flow, and robust milk production.
• 34:23: Addressing objections: Hot climates and the difference between "refreshing" and "beneficial."
• 36:50: The power of the Three Pillars of Knowledge (Science, Stories, Practice) for optimal perinatal health education.

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

When your clients say they're "drowning" or they "can't trust themselves," we can't just chalk it up to a simple chemical imbalance. We have to get real about postpartum anxiety (PPA). The clinical model, with its standard screening tools like the Edinburgh scale, is missing the deeper, unrecognized crisis of identity and boundaries that fuels so much of the mental load and perinatal mental health struggle.

Carley Schweet joins Maranda us today to share her own journey through undiagnosed PPA and the profound psychological and neurological rewiring that happens in the mother's brain. They talk about radical self-care, the power of reconnecting with maternal intuition, and how setting and honoring boundaries is the key to moving from feeling "not enough" to thriving in motherhood. This conversation is your key to recognizing the subtle, yet debilitating, non-clinical signs of PPA and giving your clients permission to choose differently so they can heal at the root.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE: 

Key time stamps: 

• 01:47 Carley's personal struggle with undiagnosed postpartum anxiety 
• 02:56 The  fear of losing a child that silences mothers & mental health. 
• 03:40 The creation of Hello Postpartum gift boxes to honor the mother
• 07:12 Standard clinical scales miss the identity shift and deeper trauma. 
• 08:25 Postpartum anxiety can start 3+ years after birth. 
• 09:48 Carley's coaching background + boundaries and people-pleasing. 
• 11:13 Motherhood as a mirror for untrue narratives and lack of self-care. 
• 13:53 The challenge of boundary setting is a consistent theme
• 16:14 Psychological and neurological rewiring in the mother's brain 
• 17:21 The biggest hormonal drop occurs after the placenta detaches. 
• 17:40 The power of giving yourself permission to choose differently 
• 19:36 How Chat GPT and AI contribute to intuitive disconnection 
• 21:52 The daily practice of disconnection 

Connect with Carley: 

 In 2020, Carley founded Hello Postpartum, a platform dedicated to curating thoughtful gift boxes for new moms while uplifting other women-owned businesses. As a mom of two, published author, entrepreneur, and holistic self-care coach, Carley brings a passionate and intentional perspective to all she does. She currently lives outside of Seattle, where she runs her business and enjoys life with her family.   Website | IG 

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Let's expose the standard advice that is making new mothers miserable: the push for high-fiber, raw fruits and vegetables immediately postpartum. It sounds healthy, but it's the root cause of crippling postpartum bloating, gas, and poor nutrient absorption!

Get ready for a physiological truth: the postpartum digestive system is temporarily compromised. Loading it with complex plant matter is sabotage. You'll uncover the ancient wisdom of traditional cultures (Chinese, Ayurvedic) that prioritized warm, cooked, easily digestible foods for thousands of years. This episode is your guide to strategic postpartum nutrition that maximizes healing and finally ends the cycle of depletion and discomfort.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE. 

Key time stamps: 

• 02:50: Why the postpartum digestive system is temporarily compromised.
• 04:05: The body prioritizes critical healing over complex digestion. 
• 05:40: Traditional cultures prioritize warm, cooked, easily digestible foods. 
• 07:15: Why cold, raw foods dampen the digestive "fire." 
• 08:20: The flaw in modern nutrition: ignoring digestibility and absorption. 
• 08:50: Fiber requires significant digestive capacity the postpartum body lacks. 
• 10:10: How high-fiber foods cause bloating, gas, and inflammation in a compromised gut. 
• 11:00: Raw vegetables are problematic: they require high energy and are "cooling." 
• 12:50: The benefits of cooking: increased nutrient bioavailability and reduced anti-nutrients. 
• 13:30: The real causes of postpartum constipation (hormones, fear, magnesium deficiency). 
• 14:55: How high fiber impairs nutrient absorption (binding effect) for depleted mothers. 
• 16:00: The correct progression: simple/cooked → complex/raw. 
• 17:00: Immediate relief: Switching to cooked, warm food resolves bloating in days. 
• 17:55: The importance of respecting digestive capacity and natural progression.

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Postpartum providers, the PPD and exhaustion your clients face are direct outcomes of the medicalized birth model. Renowned OB-turned-advocate Dr. Stu Fischbein joins us to expose why standard practices (like the "six-week checkup") create pervasive obstetrical trauma. This episode cuts through the noise to reveal the root cause of the postpartum crisis and shows you how to fight for the holistic care your clients deserve.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE

Key time stamps: 

• 01:44: Dr. Stu's unique perspective: 28 years in hospital OB vs. 12+ years in home birth
• 04:52: OB residency teaches providers to view pregnancy as an illness
• 08:00: The hospital model is designed for efficiency and profit
• 11:48: The "see you in six weeks" model is driven by financial reimbursement
• 15:04: The medical system separates mother and baby as two entities
• 20:50: The economic and societal benefit of paid parental leave
• 23:44: subsidizing midwifery care for a year is an important social change
• 26:40: Why women must not abdicate responsibility for their birth care
• 29:44: Obstetrical abuse behaviors are similar to domestic abuse
• 35:07: Obstetrical trauma makes postpartum recovery more difficult. 
• 38:40: cognitive dissonance that prevents doctors from seeing the problem. 
• 44:45: Why families cannot rely on the system for postpartum support. 
• 46:00: The critical role of the husband in defending the mother
• 48:38: Why medicine ignores what it can't quantify or bill for 
• 50:40: The danger of licensing doulas and regulating quality. 
• 54:17: Why midwifery schools are becoming medicalized 

Connect with Dr. Stu

Stuart James Fischbein MD is a published author of the book “Fearless Pregnancy, Wisdom & Reassurance from a Doctor, A Midwife and A Mom” and peer-reviewed papers Homebirth with an Obstetrician, A Series of 135 Out of Hospital Births, Breech Birth at Home and Twin Home Birth. He spent 28 years assisting women with hospital birthing and, then for the next 12+ years, was a homebirth obstetrician who worked directly with midwives.  He now lectures globally, advocating for informed consent and reteaching breech & twin birth skills. Host of the weekly Birthing Instincts Podcast with Blyss Young. Website | IG 

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

 Stop Starving Postpartum Mothers: The Dangerous Lie of the 300-500 Calorie Postpartum Diet Recommendation

The 300-500 calorie recommendation for breastfeeding?  It's fundamentally flawed, based on decades-old data scaled down from men, and is actively keeping postpartum mothers nutritionally depleted. Maranda is exposing this colossal gap in maternal health. Learn the real metabolic demands of healing, the truth about nutrient depletion, and the 1100–1600 extra calories needed for holistic recovery. This is the key to unlocking lasting solutions for your clients struggling with exhaustion and mood disorders.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/the-300-500-calorie-myth-why-standard-postpartum-nutrition-advice-is-starving-mothers-ep-244/

Key time stamps: 

• 02:12: Defining the 300-500 calorie myth and its inadequate nature.
• 03:45: The shocking history: RDAs based on male bodies, not women.
• 06:40: The massive nutrient depletion caused by pregnancy and birth.
• 08:15: Milk production costs 500-700 calories—consuming the entire recommendation.
• 09:30: Energetic demands: Tissue healing, blood rebuilding, hormone recalibration.
• 10:18: The shocking truth: Moms need 1100–1600 extra calories a day.
• 11:55: The focus of current science is accommodating weight loss, not healing.
• 13:00: 80% of postpartum women are depleted in key nutrients.
• 14:50: Why the body literally cannibalizes bones and teeth for milk.
• 16:30: The solution: Focusing on nutrients, not just calories.
• 17:00: Protein needed: 80 to 120 grams per day for tissue repair.
• 17:55: Importance of therapeutic micronutrients (beyond RDA levels).
• 18:40: The damaging effect of calorie restriction on postpartum hunger signals.
• 19:50: Restricting calories triggers a stress response and leads to weight retention.
• 20:45: The myth that breastfeeding guarantees automatic weight loss.
• 21:40: Prolactin, the lactation hormone, triggers fat storage—it's protective.
• 22:30: The 300-500 calorie recommendation needs to die.

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

If you feel like you & your clients are losing a battle, you need to listen. Journalist and activist Milli Hill  connects the dots on how the industrialized assault on female health is a unified war on women's autonomy. Milli connects the industrialized assault on female health to the rise of PPD and birth trauma. We expose the truth your perinatal mental health clients face: how ultra-processed food, profit-driven medicalization of childbirth, and sex-based language erasure attack the biological reality of motherhood. 

Check out the episode on the blog HERE: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/the-war-on-womens-language-with-milli-hill-ep-243/

Key time stamps: 

• 02:20 Ultra-Processed Women Why changing diet is a radical act of resistance
• 04:45 Disconnection from nature and the body as a systemic issues
• 09:06 The link between industrialization, profit, and the patriarchal control over women's bodies
• 12:11 Why the saying "all that matters is a healthy baby" minimizes the woman's birth experience and value
• 14:15 Moms and babies are not fine/ moving away from normalization of struggle
• 16:16 Navigating the debate around sex-based language and cancel culture 
• 25:00 Distinguishing between individual inclusion/pronoun respect and population-level language erasure
• 26:37 The erasure of women in politics and publications creates a new form of censorship
• 28:58 Language war is a men's rights movement aiming to decouple womanhood from female biology
• 31:00 "What About Women?"

Connect with Milli

Milli Hill is a best-selling author, feminist journalist, and advocate known for reframing the narrative around women's bodies and autonomy in health. She is the author of The Positive Birth Book, Give Birth like a Feminist, and the critically acclaimed Ultra Processed Women. She founded and ran the Positive Birth Movement (2012-2021), a global network focused on improving birth experiences. A leading voice in the debate around sex-based language in maternity care, she writes the popular Substack, WHAT ABOUT WOMEN, which focuses on feminism, sex/gender issues, and the erasure of women from language, alongside her Substack Unprocess (exploring a less processed plate and life). She lives in Somerset with her family.

Website | IG | Substack 

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

What if the very foundation of modern care—science alone—is the problem?

You see the stats: mothers are drowning in postpartum depression, crippling anxiety, and mysterious autoimmune flare-ups. You're doing the screenings, you're following the standard protocols, but the lasting solutions are elusive. What if the very foundation of modern care—science alone—is the problem? Maranda dives into the six critical limitations of medical science that are actively harming mothers in the fourth trimester. This isn't anti-science; it's a call for a more honest, holistic postpartum health model. This episode exposes the six critical limitations of medical care actively harming the fourth trimester. We break down why relying on RCTs ignores millennia of successful traditional postpartum practices. Discover the Three Pillars of Knowledge for root-cause resolution in perinatal mental health and move beyond symptom management

Check out the episode on the blog HERE: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/the-6-critical-blind-spots-of-science-that-are-harming-postpartum-moms-ep-242/

Key time stamps: 

• 04:15: Miranda’s personal story: Dismissed with Zoloft, actually had thyroid dysfunction, gut infection, and severe nutrient deficiencies.
• 09:05: The Three Pillars of Postpartum Knowledge: Science, Women's Stories, and Traditional Practices.
• 11:47: Limitation #1: Science is money-driven and prioritizes patentable solutions over holistic postpartum practices.
• 16:30: Limitation #3: Dismissing millennia of traditional care (like warm, cooked foods) as mere anecdotal evidence.
• 21:20: Limitation #4: Doctors are taught pathology, not how the body actually heals, leading to a focus on pieces instead of the whole.
• 26:38: Limitation #5: The male bias in research and leadership and why women were historically excluded from clinical trials.
• 31:45: Limitation #6: Time lag in policy change—it takes 10-15 years for new evidence to become standard practice.
• 34:23: Clinical Example: Client with "medication-resistant PPD" actually had Hashimoto's and severe B12/Ferritin deficiency.
• 36:50: Call to Action: Believe your client, investigate beyond basic labs, and hold providers accountable for outdated care.
• 40:17: Final thought: Science alone is not enough; we need all three pillars for comprehensive, root-cause postpartum support.

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

As a postpartum provider, you already know the postpartum anxiety and postpartum depression epidemic is real. But we are avoiding a massive blind spot. We’re talking about the missing partner in postpartum care—the fathers. 

Eric Stein, co-founder of Restorative Roots (the nationwide postpartum meal delivery service), to dive deep into how sidelining the masculine partner is costing maternal health dearly, often fueling postpartum resentment and a profound lack of safety. This isn't just about making dads feel useful; it’s about functional postpartum recovery and safeguarding the mother's entire well-being. Eric shares his raw journey from an unprepared first-time father to a fully present birth partner and why finding a men’s group was the game-changer for his family's harmony. Learn how, as a provider, you can help your clients' family dynamics and foster genuine holistic postpartum health for both parents.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE. 

Key time stamps: 

• 01:55: Why most fathers feel unprepared and excluded from postpartum care.
• 02:22: The cost of sidelining partners: increased maternal anxiety and slow progress.
• 03:07: Addressing the guilt of partners who can't take time off work.
• 04:03: Provider tip: Tailor communication to the partner (listener, talker, reader).
• 06:23: Societal pressure and why men feel pushed out of the birth process.
• 08:43: The trap of "robot mode" doing vs. the power of being present.
• 09:48: The missing inter-generational transfer of fatherhood knowledge.
• 10:18: Addressing postpartum resentment when partners are unsupportive.
• 14:30: Defining "masculine leadership" as showing up prepared and confident.
• 15:30: Why partner self-care is mandatory before the baby arrives.
• 20:41: The #1 intervention: Men's support groups for direct, masculine feedback.
• 25:59: Call to action: Providers must create or push men's groups for support.

Connect with Eric: 

Co-founder of Restorative Roots,  (formerly known as Mama Meals) a nationwide postpartum meal delivery company.  He spent the last 3.5 years growing their business from weekly pickups out of their garage to nationwide direct-to-consumer frozen delivery right to your door.

Website 

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Let's be real: telling a terrified mom that her horrific intrusive thoughts are "normal" is only half the story, and it's not good enough.

This episode is your new essential guide. We're cutting past the surface talk about "scary thoughts" and diving deep into the neuroscience of what's actually going on. Your client's brain is doing a brilliant, protective job being hypervigilant, but then sleep deprivation, nutritional depletion, and chronic stress turn that protection into a panic spiral. We explain exactly how to spot the difference between a normal thought and pathological Postpartum OCD and, most importantly, how to offer root-cause solutions that stop the nervous system from fueling those terrifying images. If you want to move beyond just screening and genuinely help your clients heal, you need to hear this.

Check out the episode on the blog HERE

Key time stamps: 

1:03  Naming the Unspeakable: What Do Postpartum Intrusive Thoughts Really Look Like?

2:34  Why Telling a Mom "It's Normal" Simply Isn't Enough (and Why It's Harmful).

5:57 Maternal Brain Plasticity 101: How Evolution Made the Postpartum Brain Brilliant.

8:18  Hypervigilance, Sympathetic Dominance, and The Postpartum Energy Debt.

10:58  The Spiral: When a Protective Thought Leads to Pathological Anxiety.

14:25 Root Causes Driving Postpartum Nervous System Dysregulation.

17:54 Case Study: Resolving Severe Nighttime Intrusive Thoughts with Nutrition (Ferritin & Labs).

20:22 Case Study: Feeding Anxiety, Blood Sugar Crashes, and Adrenal Support.

22:09 The Critical Distinction: Intrusive Thoughts vs. Postpartum OCD (P-OCD).

25:12 The Whole-Person Assessment Framework for Intrusive Thoughts.

27:08  Layered Interventions That Work: Regulation, Foundations, Trauma, and Support.

29:27 Common Provider Mistakes: Minimizing, Catastrophizing, and Isolating Symptoms.

32:17  Intrusive (Ego-Dystonic) Vs. Psychotic (Ego-Syntonic) Thoughts: Why This Distinction is Life-Saving.

35:17  Partner Education: Helping Support People Provide Help, Not Judgment.

37:47  Building Resilience, Not Symptom Suppression: Long-Term Nervous System Health.

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Postpartum providers, let's be direct: Your clients are exhausted, anxious, and let down by the current system.

This episode with functional health expert Anu Simh gives you the unfiltered truth about postpartum recovery. We're destroying the "bounce back" myth and focusing on root causes: the massive changes in the mother-baby microbiome, the power of 42 days of rest, and why conventional diet advice is failing. Anu explains why the focus must be on rebuilding health at the root—through strategic nutrition, gut health support, and, most critically, community support. This is a deep-dive into how ancient, holistic care practices backed by modern science provide the lasting solutions for your clients’ lifelong well-being.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/postpartum-gut-health-and-the-mother-baby-microbiome-anu-simh-ep-239/

Key time stamps

• 01:50: Ditch "Bounce Back": Recovery is about rebuilding the body, not a quick fix.
• 05:33: Ancient Wisdom: Universal postpartum care means warming foods and holistic support.
• 09:51: Provider Gap: Mothers seek help elsewhere because doctors miss the gut-microbiome connection.
• 12:00: 42 Days of Rest: It's a non-negotiable functional health window for hormonal and microbial reset.
• 15:40: Fueling Recovery: Good fats and complex carbs are essential for brain function and breastfeeding.
• 18:39: Microbiome Heirloom: The mother's gut changes dramatically, directly impacting the baby's microbial health.
• 22:15: Missing Support: Lack of community connection is a primary driver of maternal stress and poor outcomes.
• 26:28: Resources: Anu's book, Flourish from Within, on optimizing the baby's first three years.

Connect with Anu

Anu Simh is a Board Certified Functional Health Coach and graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She blends her background in organic chemistry, Ayurvedic counseling, and holistic nutrition to guide clients toward vibrant, lasting health. Anu’s work centers on gut health, sleep quality, circadian rhythm, and the brain’s reward system to reduce inflammation, manage cravings, and support sustainable weight loss. Through her Nine Arms of Wellness program, she teaches how to use food as medicine and draws from over 100 dietary theories to support physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.   Website | IG 

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Your postpartum clients aren't just "busy"—they're breaking down. Here's the truth your assessments are missing: The invisible mental load is a chronic state of cognitive overload that's hijacking her body.

 This isn't a failure of willpower; it's a physiological response to chronic stress that causes everything from unexplained anxiety and low milk supply to pelvic pain and insomnia. Maranda reveals how this unacknowledged cognitive burden triggers the HPA axis, shuts down nervous system regulation, and creates a cascade of physical symptoms. Every postpartum provider—from lactation consultants to functional health experts—must recognize this root cause. Stop treating the symptoms (the fatigue, the rage, the anxiety) and start addressing the overload. Learn the red flags and the Postpartum Restoration Method framework to deliver the lasting solutions your clients desperately need.

Check out the episode on the blog HERE: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/the-invisible-mental-load-why-mothers-are-breaking-down-ep-238/

Key time stamps: 

• 1:03 -  Defining The Invisible Mental Load & The Shocking Case of Low Milk Supply
• 3:33 - The Physiology of Cognitive Overload: HPA Axis and Systemic Effects
• 6:53 - Clinical Patterns Providers Miss: The Hyper-Vigilant Manager, Overwhelmed Perfectionist, and Depleted Default Parent
• 9:37 - Pelvic Floor Tension & The Bonding "Disconnection"
• 22:15 - The Red Flags and "Better Questions" for Assessment

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

This episode rips into the postpartum care crisis and why the current system fails new mothers. Maranda hosts Courtney Boylan, founder of Le Lolo, a brand dedicated to transforming sterile, clinical postpartum essentials into beautiful, functional, and empowering tools. Courtney shares her personal struggle with postpartum mental health and the medical-grade narrative that makes women feel "broken." We discuss the deep need for high-quality postpartum accessories and why shifting the focus to the mother's needs first is the only path to true postnatal healing and long-term maternal wellness. This is a bold call for a cultural shift in how we support and value the new mother.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/making-postpartum-beautiful-courtney-boylan-ep-237/

Key time stamps: 

•  00:15: Addressing the Postpartum Care Crisis and need for Holistic Solutions. 
• 01:33: Courtney Boylan shares her postpartum mental health struggles and the market gap. 
• 02:37: The birth of Le Lolo: Transforming sterile postpartum essentials into beautiful tools. 
• 04:29: Le Lolo's mission: Products as a physical reminder of a mother's worth and strength. 
• 08:01: The crucial shift: Prioritizing the mother’s needs first for true postnatal recovery. 
• 09:12: The taboo truth: Mother's self-care prevents depletion and resentment. 
• 13:37: Normalizing postpartum products on a baby registry to end shame. 
• 18:18: Why Postpartum Providers must advocate for and educate on essential products. 

Connect with Courtney 

Courtney Boylan is the founder of Le Lolo, a brand dedicated to making postpartum essentials beautiful, functional, and empowering for new moms. Inspired by her own experience as a mom of three, she created Le Lolo to fill a gap in the market—offering stylish, high-quality accessories that remind new moms of their strength, beauty, and worth. With 16 new breastfeeding accessories that just launched, Le Lolo is on a mission to revolutionize and beautify the postpartum market. At its core, the brand is a reminder that self-care and self-love are essential during postpartum—because no one is more deserving of beautiful accessories than a new mom.

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
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• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

There is a massive blind spot in perinatal mental health: the failure to investigate root causes. This episode is a fierce wake-up call. 

Postpartum professionals, stop watching new moms get a PPD/PPA label when their body is screaming for help. That crippling fatigue, brain fog, and anxiety is often a symptom of profound physiological imbalance, not just a psychiatric one. We’re exposing the epidemic of undiagnosed medical conditions—like Hashimoto's, severe iron deficiency, and B12 depletion—that mimic PPD. If you want lasting solutions and to quit playing symptom whack-a-mole, you must learn to spot the "Anxious Mother" and "Depleted Mom" patterns and confidently demand the life-saving comprehensive labs that reveal the truth.

Check out the episode on the blog HERE: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/when-its-not-depression-misdiagnosed-mental-health-in-postpartum-ep-236/

Key time stamps: 

• 0:00The Crisis in Postpartum Care
•  1:10 Sarah’s Story: Misdiagnosed and Depleted
• 3:37 Labs No One Ordered
• 6:58 Maranda’s Postpartum Wake-Up Call
• 11:42 Stats That Should Make You Angry
• 15:02 Symptom Whack-a-Mole in Clinics
• 17:49 Screening Limits and Missed Needs
• 21: 16 Pattern One: The Anxious Mother
• 24:32 Pattern Two: The Depleted Mom
• 27:12 Thyroid Truths Postpartum
• 31:09 Inflammation as a Driver
• 33:35 A New Model: Root-Cause Training
• 37:12 The Cost of Misdiagnosis
• 40:22 What Moms and Providers Can Do

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

In a world of fragmented perinatal, postpartum and maternal care, collaboration is a radical act of healing. 

This episode challenges the status quo by diving into a conversation with perinatal nutrition expert Brooke Harmer, who shares her own journey from feeling like an 'outsider' in the perinatal and postpartum space to becoming a sought-after collaborator. She offers a no-fluff guide to bridging the gap between holistic and conventional medicine. You will learn how to overcome the fear of rejection, build powerful partnerships with OBs, midwives, and mainstream brands, and elevate your role as a postpartum professional to create a more holistic care system for mothers.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/from-isolation-to-collaboration-building-your-postpartum-provider-community-brooke-harmer-ep-235/

Key time stamps: 

• 00:00: The radical idea of collaboration in maternal care 
• 02:12: Brooke's personal journey to becoming a collaborative partner 
• 04:15: Why fragmentation in postpartum care is a critical issue 
• 07:33: The mindset shift from 'outsider' to 'trusted resource' 
• 09:05: What to do when you feel invisible in your community 
• 11:47: How to find common ground with conventional providers 
• 14:50: The single biggest barrier to collaboration 
• 21:20: The key players every postpartum team needs 
• 23:45: Tactical steps to form partnerships today 
• 26:38: How a nutritionist partners with OBs and PTs 
• 29:10: The power of a shared mission for postpartum wellness 
• 40:17: The mission of building a future of fully supported mothers

Connect with Brooke: 

Brooke Harmer is a certified perinatal nutritionist who empowers moms to take a proactive approach to their health through holistic nutrition and lifestyle habits. Her work blends scientific research with ancient wisdom to help moms work with their medical providers and their bodies to thrive during pregnancy and postpartum. She is the author of two best-selling cookbooks, host of a top 30 podcast, and has become a trusted voice in the mama community for all things health and wellness.

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

The truth about postpartum nutrition goes way beyond kale smoothies and multivitamins. For too long, women's healthcare has failed mothers, leaving them to seek answers from online influencers and fads. But as a provider, you're ready to do more.

This is a deep dive into the five interconnected sciences that truly shape a mother’s healing journey. We're getting to the heart of what's missing in modern care—looking beyond recipes to the deep biological, emotional, and cultural forces that determine a mother's recovery. This is a blueprint for a new standard of holistic postpartum care that empowers you to offer a deeper, more effective kind of support that honors a mother's whole being.

Check out the episode on the blog HERE: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/the-5-sciences-of-postpartum-nutrition-its-not-just-nutrition-ep-234/

Key time stamps: 

• 0:02 Why the current postpartum care system is failing.
• 1:50 The myth that postpartum nutrition is just about healthy eating.
• 2:53 A mother's body is regenerating and recalibrating, not just recovering.
• 4:31 Science 1: Nutritional Biochemistry and cellular-level healing.
• 9:26 Science 2: Neuroscience, explaining the profound reorganization of the maternal brain.
• 12:52 Science 3: Anthropology, the cultural and ancestral roots of postpartum care.
• 15:31 Science 4: Chronobiology, showing why male-based science fails postpartum women.
• 17:57 Why postpartum healing is cyclical, not linear.
• 19:55 Integrating all five sciences for truly holistic care.
• 23:25 The free resource for providers: the Postpartum Restoration Method Assessment Tool.

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

As a postpartum professional you've likely seen the confusing overlap between postpartum and perimenopause, especially with women having babies later in life. 

Our conventional medical system treats these two distinct phases as separate, leaving women feeling lost and often misdiagnosed. This episode tackles the key signs and solutions that empower providers like you to offer truly informed root-cause care. We're joined by Lauren Tetenbaum, a specialist in maternal mental health and perimenopause, to break down the science, the shame, and the solutions, because we believe every woman deserves comprehensive care.

Check out the episode on the blog HERE: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/is-it-postpartum-or-perimenopause-lauren-tetenbaum-ep-233/

Key time stamps: 

• 00:00: An introduction to the confusing overlap between postpartum and perimenopause.
• 02:57: Breaking down how similar symptoms appear in both phases.
• 05:25: Why lifestyle is the foundation for treating both conditions.
• 07:11: The ongoing stigma around medication and quick fixes.
• 09:16: Myth-busting the safety of hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
• 15:31: Why our hormonal dips are natural but not always normal.
• 17:50: The normalization of symptoms like postpartum depression and anxiety.
• 20:34: The overlap of perinatal mental health and perimenopause.
• 23:39: How to advise women who are unsure what's happening to their bodies.
• 24:45: Maranda’s closing remarks on the importance of informed decisions.

Connect with Lauren

Lauren Tetenbaum, LCSW, JD, PMH-C is a licensed clinical social worker, women's rights advocate, and writer dedicated to supporting and empowering women through life transitions. With experience as both a lawyer and a psychotherapist, Lauren specializes in counseling women navigating identity shifts related to motherhood, career, and reproductive health. Lauren frequently contributes thought leadership to media and professional organizations; she is the author of the 2025 book Millennial Menopause: Preparing for Perimenopause, Menopause, and Life's Next Period. Learn more about Lauren at thecounseLaur.com. 

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

For so many postpartum care providers—from doulas and lactation consultants to doctors and therapists—the journey into this field is less of a convenient career path and often, more of a spiritual calling based on deeply personal experiences.  

Maranda's getting right to the heart of the matter. She reveals the shocking truth about the gaps in women's healthcare and shares why so many new moms are forced to seek answers from online influencers instead of their own medical providers. She's also opening sharing her 15-year journey of creating a comprehensive resource that bridges ancient wisdom with modern, evidence-based science. This isn't just about a career path; it's about a revolution in postpartum care driven by personal experience and a passionate mission to ensure no mother is left to struggle alone.

Check out the episode on the blog HERE:  https://postpartumu.com/podcast/sacred-meets-science-the-real-reason-providers-enter-postpartum-care-ep-232/

Key time stamps: 

• 0:02: The common origin story of postpartum care providers.
• 3:34: The uncomfortable truths about women's healthcare and why it's failing new mothers.
• 5:02: Why desperate mothers turn to influencers for answers instead of their own doctors.
• 6:55: The 15-year journey of creating a comprehensive postpartum nutrition manual.
• 13:50: Blending ancient wisdom with modern science to reclaim postpartum care.
• 17:00: The importance of integrating traditional practices into our modern, fast-paced world.
• 19:19: How experienced providers, after becoming mothers, realize the gaps in their own training.
• 23:57: Information on how to access the manual and the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Program.

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

If you’ve ever felt like your professional training left you unprepared for the realities of postpartum care, you’re not alone. 

This episode tackles the massive gaps in our education system that leave perinatal professionals—from doulas to therapists—under-resourced. It’s a candid look at the biggest blind spots in the industry and why they are costing mothers their peace, healing, and even their lives. We’ll expose the system that fails providers and explore the five critical things every postpartum professional wishes they learned in school. Get ready to shift your perspective on maternal mental health, postpartum nutrition, and the true meaning of postpartum recovery.

Check out this episode on the blog here: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/5-things-every-postpartum-provider-wishes-they-learned-in-school-ep-231/

Key time stamps: 

• 0:02: The current postpartum care system is failing new mothers.
• 3:01: Mental health professionals lack dedicated courses on postpartum.
• 3:53: Nutritionists miss crucial information on depletion and the gut-brain axis.
• 4:43: Doulas are left under-resourced to handle deeper maternal issues.
• 6:03: Providers were failed by their training, not the other way around.
• 10:08: Why nutrition is the missing link in postpartum depression.
• 14:57: The importance of understanding the root causes of postpartum symptoms.
• 18:00: Postpartum is a profound transformation, not a diagnosis.
• 22:57: The nervous system holds the key to healing from misdiagnosed trauma.
• 28:01: You aren't broken; you're just under-trained.
• 29:25: Introducing a new model to bridge the educational gaps.

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

What if the current "broken" postpartum care system isn't really broken... but just incomplete?

Maranda sits down with  Ja’Neen Jenkins,  a licensed professional counselor, certified childbirth educator, doula, and postpartum nutrition expert through Postpartum University, brings a rare blend of clinical expertise and personal experience to the table. She's changing the game by bridging the critical gaps in our current maternal healthcare system, offering a holistic approach that addresses everything from nervous system regulation to postpartum mental health and the vital role of postpartum nutrition. 

Check out the episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/regulating-the-postpartum-nervous-system-janeen-jenkins-ep-227/

Key time stamps: 

1:42: Janine's unique approach to maternal support
3:11: Identifying gaps in provider collaboration and holistic care
4:08: The critical role of a trusted liaison in maternal health
7:23: The challenges and beauty of pioneering a new care model
8:44: Navigating the tension between diagnosis and holistic care
12:24: The vital need for nutrition education in therapy
13:17: Discussing prevention in perinatal mental health
16:29: Nervous system dysregulation vs. mental health diagnoses
17:33: Deep dive into nervous system regulation for birth and postpartum
19:43: The power of HypnoBirthing and nervous system control
21:58: Applying nervous system regulation to motherhood
24:43: The role of nutrition in emotional and psychological healing
28:07: The power of relationships and collaboration in postpartum care

Connect with Ja'Neen: 

Ja’Neen Jenkins is a Licensed Professional Counselor, certified childbirth educator, doula, and postpartum nutrition expert who specializes in trauma-informed care for the perinatal journey. With a rare blend of clinical expertise and lived experience, she supports mothers through birth prep, emotional healing, and postpartum recovery with compassion and evidence-based tools. As the founder of the Covered Mama Community, she creates spaces where women feel deeply seen, supported, and empowered. Ja’Neen is passionate about helping mothers regulate their nervous systems, process their stories, and reclaim their strength.  Website  

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

What does it really take to be a postpartum professional who delivers results? 

In this powerful behind the scenes episode, Maranda sits down with 2 CPPNS, Certified Postpartum Nutrition Specialists; Brooke Harmer and McKayla Broadhurst to reveal how the Postpartum Nutrition Certification radically transformed their careers. They get candid about the critical gaps in traditional postpartum care, sharing how this program gave them the tools to not only serve their clients more effectively but also to heal themselves. If you are a birth worker, healthcare provider, or postpartum advocate who knows there's a better way to support mothers, this is the story you need to hear. This isn't just about nutrition; it's about leading a new standard of care.

Check out the episode on the blog HERE: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/we-took-the-postpartum-nutrition-certification-heres-what-happened-ep-229/

Key time stamps: 

• 00:00: The postpartum crisis and the need for holistic solutions.
• 02:45: Brooke and McKayla share what brought them to postpartum care.
• 04:04: The lack of support mothers receive after birth.
• 06:00: How nutrition profoundly impacts a client's mental health.
• 09:14: The business benefits of integrating nutrition into care.
• 13:35: Why many traditional certifications fail to address postpartum needs.
• 20:09: The critical importance of a postpartum-only certification.
• 22:41: McKayla's story of healing chronic illness through nutrition.
• 26:05: Brooke's experience with a provider dismissing her postpartum symptoms.
• 29:03: The struggle of being an expert while needing to be cared for yourself.

Connect with Brooke [The Well Nourished Mama]

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Connect with McKayla [Utah Postpartum Care - by Bountiful Doulas]

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

If you've felt the current postpartum care system isn't enough, leaving new moms struggling with postpartum depression, anxiety, or autoimmune conditions, this episode is for you. Maranda unveils her Postpartum Restoration Method™. It's not a quick fix, but a holistic, root-cause approach already empowering thousands of providers—from mental health professionals to nutritionists and doulas—to offer lasting solutions. Move beyond the outdated six-week checkup and discover how this method redefines postpartum recovery with truly comprehensive support.

Check out the episode on the blog HERE. 

Key time stamps: 

• 00:00: Intro to the Postpartum Restoration Method™ and its impact. 
• 02:32: Early feedback and success stories of the Assessment Tool. 
• 07:13: What is the Postpartum Restoration Method™? 
• 08:54: The five essential components: Physiological Restoration. 
• 09:46: The five essential components: Nutritional Foundation. 
• 11:56: The five essential components: Neurological Regulation. 
• 12:56: The five essential components: Rhythmic Recovery. 
• 14:13: The five essential components: Identity Integration. 
• 15:33: Maranda's personal and professional journey creating the method. 
• 21:54: The challenging re-branding story and why it's now even better. 
• 24:14: How the Postpartum Restoration Method™ assessment works in practice. 
• 28:51: Key insights driving the method's effectiveness. 
• 29:53: Why the method is offered for free to providers. 
• 31:55: The future vision for postpartum care. 
• 33:06: How providers can access the assessment tool and training.

Download The Assessment Tool & Provider Guide HERE. 

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Let's get real about a conversation that's been making waves and honestly, stirring up a lot of confusion: Does breastfeeding cause postpartum depression (PPD)?

If you've been working with new mothers or navigating the postpartum journey yourself, you've probably heard this claim, and it's time to dig into why blaming breastfeeding is not only inaccurate but also a massive distraction from the real issues impacting maternal mental health. This episode isn't just a discussion; it's a powerful call to action for every perinatal professional dedicated to truly supporting postpartum wellness and understanding the root causes of postnatal depression. 

Check out the episode on the blog HERE. 

Key time stamps: 

• 00:00: Does breastfeeding cause postpartum depression?
• 02:31: maternal mental health struggles beyond just breastfeeding.
• 03:26: Research confirms breastfeeding's protective role in postpartum mental health.
• 05:00: Deconstructing systemic failures + breastfeeding mothers.
• 06:08: The critical role of breastfeeding support for preventing PPD.
• 07:10: Understanding pressure and shame in infant feeding decisions.
• 09:19: Nutrient depletion  & postpartum depression symptoms.
• 10:43: How early return to work & maternity leave affect breastfeeding
• 12:06: Why isolation in postpartum care impacts mental health.
• 14:21: The issue with misinformation and poor lactation education.
• 15:49: Debunking myths about breastfeeding and sleep for new parents.
• 17:21: Key exceptions: D-MER and breast trauma in breastfeeding
• 18:51: Prioritizing trauma-informed care in postpartum support.
• 21:05: How postpartum providers can support breastfeeding & mental health.
• 22:15: Focus on the environment of care for new mothers.
• 24:52: Rebuilding a postpartum care system for nourished mothers.

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

This episode cuts straight to the core, revealing how common birth medications—Pitocin, epidurals, and antibiotics—are directly connected to this surge in postpartum mental health crises. 

Postpartum providers and advocates: You know the reality. More new moms are struggling with postpartum depression (PPD), anxiety, and autoimmune conditions. This isn't just "normal." The evidence is undeniable: these birth medications and interventions disrupt hormonal feedback loops, alter the nervous system, and damage the crucial gut-brain axis. For any professional dedicated to maternal wellness, this is critical. Understand these links to offer holistic care practices and deliver lasting solutions in postpartum recovery.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE. 

Key time stamps: 

• 0:02 Birth Meds & PPD: Unpacking the undeniable link.
• 2:19 Informed Consent: Why this conversation is crucial, not about blame.
• 3:26 Overlooked Impacts: How labor meds affect mood, hormones, and healing.
• 6:03 Compelling Research: The science behind interventions and postpartum mental health.
• 8:54 Epidurals & Gut-Brain: Understanding nervous system and gut disruption.
• 10:16 Pitocin's Risks: Synthetic oxytocin's impact on emotional well-being.
• 11:19 Antibiotics & Microbiome: How gut disruption contributes to PPD.
• 12:27 The "Trifecta": Compounded effects of multiple interventions.
• 18:32 Routine Recovery: The urgent need for post-intervention healing protocols.
• 19:49 Healing Protocol: Key strategies for nervous system, gut, nutrients, and rest.
• 28:03 Empowering Moms: Community support, education, and sovereignty in postpartum care.
• 29:38 Call to Action: Your role as a provider in leading change.

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

As postpartum providers, we're seeing it: new moms are struggling with postpartum depression and anxiety at epidemic rates—now affecting 1 in 3 women. This isn't normal; it's the number one complication of childbirth, and our current postpartum care system is clearly failing. If you're a healthcare professional, perinatal mental health specialist, or functional health practitioner seeking holistic postpartum care solutions and evidence-based strategies to truly help clients heal at the root, you need to understand why this is happening and what we can do about it.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE. 

Key time stamps: 

• 00:00: The failing postpartum care system and the rise of maternal mental health issues. 
• 01:57: Postpartum depression is NOT normal but a sign of un-met needs. 
• 03:53: The inadequacy of postpartum checkups & normalization of suffering. 
• 06:05: Historical exclusion of women from medical studies
•  08:50: Gender-specific health research & maternal brain changes. 
• 12:20: Complex physiological postpartum changes beyond the obvious. 
• 13:53: Gut health and nervous system regulation in postpartum healing. 
• 20:12: Learning from cultural postpartum traditions around the world. 
• 22:03: The importance of herbs  & nutrient-dense postpartum foods. 
• 23:59: The shift away from traditional support & struggle for modern moms. 
• 25:43: Postpartum retreats aren't the answer – healing happens at home. 
• 27:39: Postpartum care appointments and the need for in-home support. 
• 28:44: The transformative power of 40 days of deep postpartum support.

Connect with Janelle: 

Janelle Lara is a Theologian who focuses primarily on the intersection between Alternative Spirituality and Christian Theology in her research. She enjoys sharing her studies and presenting her findings on her Youtube channel, @janellemlara. She lives in Southeast Georgia with her husband and young children. 

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NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Ever wonder why your postpartum clients feel like they're in a fog, forgetful, or just plain different? 

It's not just "mom brain" as we know it. In this eye-opening episode, we’re completely shifting the conventional understanding of the postpartum brain and diving deep into the profound neurological rewiring that happens after birth. Forget surface-level fixes; we're talking about real, lasting solutions for postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, and maternal burnout by understanding the biological brilliance behind a mother's transformation. This isn't about "fixing" women; it's about seeing their bodies and brains with the reverence they deserve, and equipping postpartum providers with the holistic care practices to truly heal their clients at the root.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE. 

Key time stamps: 

• 0:48: Postpartum brain is rewiring, not broken. 
• 3:23: What happens to the brain in postpartum? Neurological transformation explained. 
• 4:25: Increased diligence, heightened emotional sensitivity, disrupted memory & focus, decreased self-prioritization.
• 5:30: Biologically appropriate functions without proper support lead to burnout, anxiety, rage.
•  6:46: The role of stress in brain rewiring – adaptive vs. chronic. Chronic stress creates maladaptive programming. 
• 10:40: Mom brains prioritize survival and baby's needs, not broken. 
• 11:29: Oxytocin strengthens memory of emotionally charged events. 
• 12:24: Understanding intrusive thoughts: protection, not pathology. 
• 15:28: How to support postpartum brain recovery: nutrition, nervous system regulation, repletion. 
• 16:05: Why holistic approaches are crucial and why single strategies fail. 
• 17:44: Body-based trauma release techniques like TRE therapy. 
• 18:11: The importance of safe co-regulating relationships. 
• 19:59: Consistent nutritional repletion is biochemical reality.
•  20:25: Sleep rhythm and restoration for active brain repair. 
• 24:08: Reclaim mom brain: it's a superpower, not a problem. Postpartum rewiring makes mothers more intuitive, protective, efficient. 

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

If you're a postpartum provider, you know the juggle: supporting new moms while often navigating your own intense motherhood journey, battling burnout, and feeling stretched thin. This episode gets real with midwife Corina Fitch & Maranda who share their deeply personal struggles with postpartum mental health – from depression to bipolar disorder – and how those experiences completely shifted their approach to holistic postpartum care. If you're a doula, midwife, or any birth worker focused on maternal wellness and improving our current system, you'll want to hear this. They explore how understanding and embracing matrescence is crucial not just for your clients to thrive, but for you as well.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE. 

Key time stamps: 

• 0:43 Postpartum recovery is a multi-year transformation, not just weeks
• 2:13 Corina's own postpartum depression fueled her passion for maternal wellness
• 4:00 Even birth professionals face their own postpartum struggles
• 10:48 Personal healing ignited innovative holistic maternal support programs
• 17:05 Postpartum University grew from provider demand for root-cause healing for moms
• 19:58 Many moms turn to alternative support after traditional healthcare fails them
• 22:43 Postpartum University addresses the gap in provider education
• 27:19 New laws push for extended, comprehensive postpartum care plans
• 31:33 Pregnancy causes immediate brain changes & motherhood's lifelong impact.

Connect with Corina: 

Corina Fitch is a Certified Professional Midwife and Neonatal Intensive Care nurse with over 27 years of experience in the field of maternal health.  She is also a Certified Feminine Power Transformational Facilitator and has been leading women’s circles and ceremonies for over 2 decades.  Corina has three daughters, each one bringing deeper meaning to her work. In 2017, after experiencing postpartum depression following the birth of her third daughter, Corina founded MotherFly, an organization dedicated to supporting maternal wellness and thriving.  

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

As a postpartum provider, functional health practitioner, and perinatal nutritionist, you're likely being asked daily: "What's the best postnatal vitamin?" But here's the uncomfortable truth: the supplement market, especially for postpartum nutrition, is a wild west, riddled with misleading practices and products that could be doing more harm than good. Forget the simple brand recommendations. This episode pulls back the curtain on white labeling in supplements, reveals why so many popular brands are problematic, and empowers you to identify high-quality, bioavailable nutrients your clients actually need. We're challenging the "pill for every ill" mentality and arming you with the science to truly nourish depleted postpartum moms at the root.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE. 

Key Time Stamps: 

• 00:54: The Postnatal Supplement White Labeling Scam (Why Most Brands are Problematic)
• 04:31: Spotting a Fake: How to Identify Low-Quality Postpartum Supplements
• 08:22: Beyond Folic Acid: Crucial Checks for High-Quality Postpartum Vitamins
• 10:42: Food First: Why Real Food Outperforms Postpartum Supplements (Science-Backed)
• 13:25: The Supplement Trap: How Isolated Nutrients Can Harm Postpartum Moms
• 15:20: When Supplements Are Needed: A Provider's Guide for Postpartum Depletion
• 18:50: Topical Magnesium & Beyond: Optimal Delivery Methods for Postpartum Absorption
• 27:21: Your Checklist: What to Look for in a Truly Effective Postpartum Supplement
• 28:38: Advanced Biochemistry: Navigating Nutrient Interactions in Postpartum Supplements
• 31:14: The P5P Controversy: Understanding B6 Risks for Postpartum Mental Health
• 36:50: Herbs as Medicine: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Postpartum Nourishment
• 40:17: Precision Matters: Empowering Postpartum Providers in Supplement Assessment

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• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Ever had a gut feeling that your client's postpartum depression or anxiety wasn't just about hormones? What if the real root is an unspoken birth experience, a wound that's been hiding in plain sight? This episode is a must-listen for anyone in perinatal mental health, functional health, or holistic postpartum care. Dr. Maya Weir peels back the layers of birth trauma, exploring its deep neurological effects, how it secretly shows up in the postpartum period, and why therapy alone often don't work. Transform how you support your postpartum clients, understand maternal trauma at its core, and add powerful somatic healing techniques to your toolbox. 

Check out the episode on the blog HERE. 

Key Time Stamps

• 1:47 Redefining birth trauma as more than just emergencies
• 3:00 Why grief is often at the heart of the trauma
• 5:38 Trauma vs. mourning: Recognizing the deep emotional layers
• 8:33 The surprising physiological & neurological signs of birth trauma
• 10:17 Common hidden symptoms of living with unresolved birth trauma
• 12:04 Misdiagnosing PPD/Anxiety when it's actually birth trauma
• 13:54: Why talk therapy often falls short for birth trauma healing
• 14:43 How somatic work helps the brain process trauma + bilateral stimulation and resourcing
• 16:41 Exploring intergenerational healing and ancestral connections
• 18:59 Why past traumas resurface intensely in postpartum
• 20:10 Healing in parenthood
• 21:27 Cultural wisdom about maternal healing and family patterns
• 25:07 Integrating family constellation work
• 26:09: A powerful somatic practice for any birth provider: 10-tap regulation.

Connect with Dr. Maya Weir

 Dr. Maya Weir is a clinical psychologist specializing in birth trauma treatment and the emotional landscape of early parenthood. Her own experience of becoming a parent revealed how physically, emotionally, and psychologically intense the transition can be. She helps parents make sense of their journey, heal from birth trauma, and find more grounded, connected ways to move forward. Website | IG

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Dad brain is real: Men's brains change after baby arrives too!

Ever wonder what happens to dads when a new baby enters the picture? We all know about the wild ride moms go through, but what about the silent, powerful transformation happening in partners? If you're a postpartum provider, perinatal mental health professional, or advocate for new parents, this episode is an absolute must-listen. We're discussing the biological brain changes in men after childbirth, the paternal identity shift, and why understanding these nuances is crucial for holistic postpartum care. You're about to uncover insights that will profoundly impact how you support new families, fathers in the postpartum period, and ultimately, maternal well-being. This isn't just about men's struggles; it’s about empowering all parents to thrive in early parenthood.

Check out the episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/what-happens-to-dads-after-baby-the-science-behind-dad-brain-ep-220/

Key Time Stamps: 

• 00:00: Intro: Unpacking fatherhood's unseen transformation.
•  03:17: The science of men's brain changes after baby. 
• 04:34: Real-life impacts of paternal brain shifts. 
• 06:13: Navigating increased anxiety and identity shifts in new fathers.
•  07:57: Relational strain and libido changes for dads. 
• 09:32: Acknowledging male birth trauma and secondary trauma. 
• 12:04: The invisible load: Financial stress and protector instincts in new fathers. 
• 14:42: The societal pressure for men to "be strong." 
• 15:29: Why "postpartum" is specific to mothers: The biological truth.
• 18:05: The dangers of mislabeling paternal mental health.
• 18:46: Accurate terms for paternal perinatal mental health. 
• 19:14: Supporting fathers: Witnessing, educating, and partnership skills.
•  21:01: The vital balance: Supporting fathers without excusing absence. 
• 22:11: Why a mother's postpartum journey is unique. 
• 23:15: Holding both truths: Fathers change, postpartum is for mothers. 
• 25:20: Call to action for providers and lasting impact on postpartum health.

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
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•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

As a postpartum provider or professional, it can feel like the standard "bounce back" narrative after birth just doesn't quite capture the profound shifts your clients are experiencing and  you sense a deeper transformation happening beyond postpartum depression and anxiety. Get ready to have your understanding of motherhood completely reframed with Jessie Harrold as she shared the concept of matrescence – the essential and often overlooked developmental transition into motherhood. Forget the outdated idea of simply "recovering"; this conversation unveils how becoming a mother is a radical rewiring on biological, psychological, social, and even spiritual levels, a journey that can take years and demands a whole new level of support and understanding. This is critical postpartum education for all who work with new mothers.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE. 

Key Time Stamps: 

• 02:19: Diving into the definition and significance of matrescence. 
• 05:02: Comparing matrescence to adolescence 
• 07:20: "losing yourself" as a necessary part of mother becoming. 
• 10:52: The growth and reprioritization during matrescence. 
• 13:20: The normative matrescence experiences & postpartum depression. 
• 15:39: Matrescence as a developmental model 
• 16:48: Grieving pre-baby identities. 
•  21:52: Connecting matrescence to adult development 
• 23:37: Mindfulness when navigating postpartum changes. 
• 24:42: The importance of community and tradition in the healing process
• 25:40: Exploring "mother powers" as during this transition 
• 27:38: The challenges of building community in modern motherhood

Connect with Jessie: 

Jessie Harrold is a coach and doula who has been supporting women through radical life transformations and other rites of passage for over fifteen years. Jessie specializes in matrescence, or the transition to motherhood.  She's the founder of the internationally acclaimed matrescence support program MotherSHIFT and The Village.  She is the author of Mothershift:  Reclaiming Motherhood as a Rite of Passage.   Website | IG 

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
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• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Providers, let's challenge the standard 6-week checkup and the conversation around "default birth control". 

What if it's not just "standard care" but a MAJOR factor in the rise of postpartum depression and anxiety we're seeing? Is hormonal birth control a silent driver of postpartum depression and anxiety? It's time to connect the dots. New research links hormonal birth control postpartum to increased maternal mental health risks. Understanding the biological reality of postpartum, including postpartum brain rewiring, shows why synthetic hormones disrupt a healing body. This is a call to action for anyone supporting new mothers. For postpartum providers and perinatal mental health professionals focused on holistic support and evidence-based care, this knowledge is essential for informed consent and optimizing postpartum recovery. 

Check out this episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/the-link-between-hormonal-birth-control-and-postpartum-depression-ep-218/

Key Time Stamps: 

• 2:37 hormonal birth control postpartum and mental health
• 3:34 Key finding: 49% increased postpartum depression risk linked to hormonal contraception
• 5:12 Highlighting birth control as default postpartum care.
• 6:48 Diving into the biological reasons behind the link.
• 7:52 The complex postpartum body state: hormones, nutrients, sleep, inflammation.
• 11:48 Synthetic hormones interfere with delicate postpartum healing.
• 13:11 Exploring postpartum brain rewiring and changes.
• 15:26 How hormonal birth control can alter brain structure/function.
• 17:14 The "neurological collision" of postpartum brain changes and birth control.
• 20:34 Lack of provider training in postpartum brain science and hormone impacts.
• 25:07 Systemic issue: medicating women through a sacred transformation.
• 27:56 What holistic postpartum care and informed consent should look like instead.
• 31:09 The need for ongoing postpartum support (recovery takes years!).

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
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• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Think postpartum psychosis is just a scary headline? Think again. This powerful episode pulls back the curtain on a condition too often misunderstood and dangerously dismissed. Join us as we listen to Aaisha Alvi, a postpartum psychosis awareness advocate and survivor, whose raw and compelling story will challenge everything you thought you knew. As postpartum providers and professionals, you'll gain invaluable insight into the lived experience of this psychiatric emergency, the critical warning signs, and the potentially life-saving actions you can take. This isn't just theoretical knowledge; it's essential postpartum education that could directly impact the lives of your clients and their families.

Check out this episode on the blog HERE. 

Key Time Stamps: 

• 01:17: Meeting Aaisha Alvi & the urgent need for PPP awareness.
• 02:24: Aaisha's progression from PPD/PPA to psychosis after birth.
• 05:13: The onset of terrifying delusions & altered reality.
• 06:38 & 09:29: Repeated dismissal by doctors despite clear distress.
• 08:21: PPP after miscarriage: highlighting broader risk factors.
• 17:07: Hallucinations & delusions: the critical diagnostic markers.
• 18:07: PPP as a psychiatric emergency with suicide/infanticide risks.
• 23:34: The heartbreaking impact of dismissed pleas for help.
• 25:16: Aaisha's healing journey: medication, therapy, self-education.
• 21:52: The critical importance of truly listening to mothers.
• 15:18: Challenging the "rare" label & advocating for better care.
• 28:35: Hope for improved provider awareness & life-saving interventions.

Connect with Aaisha

Aaisha Alvi is a postpartum psychosis awareness advocate and writer. Her book, A Mom Like That: A Memoir of Postpartum Psychosis was recently released. You can follow her awareness efforts below.

Website | IG |

Read the first 5 chapters of Aaisha's Book: A Mom Like That: A Memoir of Postpartum Psychosis ---> https://books.google.ca/books?id=kd_eEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT12&source=kp_read_button&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&gboemv=1&redir_esc=y

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

What if postpartum depression isn’t the problem itself… but a symptom of something much deeper? 

This episode is going to make you rethink everything you know about postpartum depression.  Something fixable? I'm breaking it all down: the nutrient depletion, trauma, sleep loss, birth medications, toxins, and isolation that are wrecking postpartum health—and why the current system is failing mothers at the root.

If you're a postpartum provider, doula, therapist, midwife, nurse, or birth professional (or anyone passionate about postpartum recovery), this conversation is ESSENTIAL. It's time to stop labeling and start healing at the core. If you’re searching for functional nutrition, perinatal mental health education, and REAL answers for postpartum healing—you’re exactly in the right place.

Check out this episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/postpartum-depression-is-a-symptom-not-a-diagnosis-ep-216/

Key Time Stamps: 

00:00  The hard truth about postpartum depression
01:06  Miranda’s experience with postpartum depression & bipolar disorder
02:28  Science proves it—but the system doesn’t value mothers
03:30 Postpartum depression as a symptom, not a diagnosis
04:51  Why symptom labels don’t fix root causes
05:50 How postpartum medications can help—and how they can hurt
06:30 Why postpartum care must be more than prescribing meds
08:54 The 6 root causes behind postpartum depression
10:19 The shocking nutrient depletion rates in postpartum women
11:47 Toxic overload and why detox pathways matter
13:57 How sleep deprivation physically rewires the postpartum brain
15:19 Unprocessed trauma and nervous system breakdown
17:47 How birth medications impact postpartum mental health
19:08 The brutal reality of no support and isolated motherhood
20:22  Providers aren’t taught postpartum-specific healing
21:04  Is this anecdotal or real science? (Hint: it’s clinical, it's proven)
22:35  Why depression is the warning light, not the broken engine
23:43  Why moms aren't broken—the care system is
24:34  The new model of postpartum care: body, mind, spirit, and environment
25:41  How Postpartum University is revolutionizing postpartum healing

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Ever wonder if what a new mom is feeling is just "mom worry" or something more like postpartum anxiety? 

Maranda and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and perinatal mental health specialist, Kathryn Lopez, break it down in this episode. We're diving into how to tell the difference between those normal "mama" worries and when it might be postpartum anxiety – think physical feelings, constant unease, and those "what if" thoughts that feel way out of control.

We're tackling those sometimes scary intrusive thoughts that pop into a new mom's head – are they normal, or something to pay closer attention to? And what about feeling down about your old life? Is that just part of becoming a mom, or could it be something more? We even chat about that surprising link between postpartum rage and anxiety. If you're a postpartum pro, you need to hear this to help the moms you work with feel understood and supported.

Check out the episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/how-to-differentiate-between-postpartum-anxiety-vs-normal-motherly-worries-kathryn-lopez-ep-215/

Key Time Stamps: 

• 01:58: What is Normal Mother Worry? Understanding Postpartum Anxiety vs. Typical Worry
• 03:38: When Does Mother Worry Become a Problem? Recognizing Unhealthy Postpartum Stress
• 05:47: How to Differentiate Postpartum Anxiety Symptoms from Normal Maternal Concerns?
• 09:36: Understanding Intrusive Thoughts Are They Normal or a Sign of PPA?
• 12:08: The Intent Behind Intrusive Thoughts in Postpartum
• 15:50: Is It Postpartum Depression or Grief? Understanding Loss in Early Motherhood
• 16:52: The Grief of Old Life in Postpartum
• 21:00: How Does the Nervous System Impact Postpartum Anxiety? Understanding Hyperarousal
• 25:48: Connection with Postpartum Rage and Anxiety
• 29:43: The Sleep Deprivation Cycle and Postpartum Mental Health

Connect with Kathryn: 

Kathryn Lopez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Life Coach who specializes in perinatal mental health and sex and intimacy therapy. She helps individuals and couples navigate the emotional and relational shifts of parenthood, from conception and pregnancy to birth, postpartum, and beyond. Website

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

What happens when a postpartum provider becomes the patient?

In this deeply personal and powerful episode, Maranda shares—for the first time ever—her lived experience with postpartum bipolar disorder. This isn’t a conversation wrapped in statistics and clinical jargon. It’s raw, it’s unfiltered, and it’s the story behind why she created the postpartum healing framework that has now supported thousands of women.

If you’ve ever worked with a mother whose emotional shifts feel like more than “just the baby blues,” or if you’re a provider seeking to understand the depths of postpartum mental health from the inside out, this is the episode you need to hear. We’re talking about misdiagnosis, trauma, gut health, sleep deprivation, and how one woman’s fight for her life became a movement for maternal care reform.

Check out this episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/my-personal-battle-with-postpartum-bipolar-disorder-ep-214/

00:00 – The silence and stigma around postpartum bipolar disorder
 03:07 – Birth reflections and emotional shifts begin
 05:56 – Support systems break down: Meal train, family, and overwhelm
 08:10 – Chaos of postpartum: Alone w/ 3 kids, house construction, a puppy
 09:23 – When darkness creeps in: Resentment, despair,  intrusive thoughts
 10:24 – Rapid mood cycling: Chipper days followed by terrifying lows
 11:26 – The physical toll: Colitis, exhaustion, hair loss
 13:19 – The diagnosis: “You have postpartum bipolar”
 15:09 – Mania and clarity: Using the highs to plan for the lows
 16:58 – The internal struggle: Knowing better but not doing better
 18:43 – Nutrition as medicine: Grocery lists, meal planning, supplementing
 20:12 – Prioritizing sleep: Hard conversations with her partner
 22:29 – Finding what works: Each child’s unique sleep needs
 23:29 – Delegating and support: What helped lighten the load
 24:48 – Breathwork, journaling, and nervous system regulation
 26:04 – Recovery: Symptoms gone in three weeks—no meds, no relapses
 27:00 – How her experience became the foundation of her method
 27:50 – Why this story has remained untold—until now
 29:24 – The call for nuanced, honest postpartum care

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
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We’ve got to stop telling moms to “just wait six weeks and then you’re good to go. 

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Jena Bradley, a postpartum physical therapist and core restoration expert. Together, we’re unpacking the biggest myths around postpartum movement and Dr. Jena reveals what providers really need to know for effective core and strength recovery.  Learn how to assess readiness for activity, why core health is about so much more than aesthetics and has everything to do with strength, energy, and functional healing. This conversation will reshape how you approach core rehab and early postpartum care and healing.

Click HERE to check out this episode on the blog. 

Key Time Stamps :

• 01:16: myths about postpartum fitness 
• 02:21: The importance of movement in initial six weeks postpartum. 
• 06:17: Using pain as a key indicator for appropriate activity levels. 
• 07:29: bleeding patterns as a sign of exertion in postpartum. 
• 10:55: Critical assessment signs to gauge readiness for movement. 
• 11:40: Identifying the source of pain (diastasis recti, pelvic floor, C-section scar). 
• 13:20: Shifting from aesthetics to functional healing and core strength. 
• 18:27: The interconnectedness of nutrition, sleep, nervous system regulation, and mental health in postpartum fitness. 
• 18:50: The crucial role of nutrition in muscle rebuilding. 
• 20:32: Addressing motivation and consistency in postpartum exercise.

Connect with Dr. Jena:

Dr. Jena Bradley is a physical therapist, postpartum core restoration coach, and proud mom of 4 girls. With over a decade of experience in physical therapy, Dr. Jena empowers moms with quick, effective workouts and expert guidance tailored to busy schedules. Her approach emphasizes core strengthening as the foundation for rebuilding a strong, healthy body after pregnancy.

Website | Podcast | IG | YouTube 

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

What if the crushing fatigue, the anxiety, the brain fog, and the constant crying aren’t mental health issues at all—but signs your client’s body is depleted and screaming for help? 

The truth is; Postpartum depression  symptoms mimic postpartum iron deficiencies and postpartum anemia.

This episode takes a bold look at one of the most underdiagnosed, misunderstood, and easily missed causes of postpartum “depression”: anemia. We’re breaking down how iron deficiency, B12, and folate depletion can mimic mental illness in postpartum women, and how so many providers are missing the signs. If you're a postpartum provider, doula, midwife, nurse, or any practitioner supporting postpartum women—you cannot afford to overlook this conversation. We’re talking labs, clinical clues, testing gaps, and holistic strategies to support deep, root-cause healing.

Check out the episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/is-it-postpartum-depression-or-postpartum-anemia-ep-212/

Key Time Stamps: 

• 00:00 – The misdiagnosis of postpartum depression
• 01:40 – What is anemia, and how is it connected to postpartum?
• 03:19 – Overlapping symptoms of anemia and depression
• 06:05 – Ferritin levels and common signs of deficiency
• 07:27 – Maranda’s personal story of missed anemia
• 09:23 – Why most checkups aren’t helping moms
• 10:43 – What labs to run + strategies for healing
• 13:09 – Iron absorption + practical supplementation tools
• 15:00 – Signs to look for when “depression” isn’t depression
• 15:35 – MTHFR, genetics, and what really matters
• 16:36 – Empowering providers to support real postpartum healing
  
  

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Postpartum weight loss isn’t what you think it is.

We’re pulling back the curtain on one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented topics in postpartum health: women’s weight. Dr. Beth Westie is here to set the record straight and blow your mind. If you’re a provider still talking about “getting your body back” or encouraging calorie restriction after birth—stop what you’re doing and listen in.

In this episode, we talk about the difference between healing and shrinking, why the weight loss industry fails postpartum women, and how most “health advice” is based on studies done on men. You’ll hear how under-eating, fat restriction, and stress can derail hormone health for years, and why functional medicine and body literacy are the future of postpartum care. This is a conversation every provider needs to be part of.

Check out the episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/why-women-need-fat-the-truth-about-hormones-weight-loss-dr-beth-westie-ep-211/

Key Time Stamps: 

00:00 – Intro: Breaking the postpartum weight stigma
 01:11 – Meet Dr. Beth Westie and her work in hormone-based healing
 02:00 – Differentiating real support from toxic weight loss advice
 04:36 – The male bias in nutrition, fitness, and medical research
 08:25 – Why postpartum women need more fat, not less
 12:23 – The role of stress, depletion, and unmet needs in healing
 16:30 – Why most OBs aren't trained in hormones or root cause care
 19:04 – Hyperthyroidism, nutrient deficiencies, and missed diagnoses
 27:15 – The normalization of postpartum dysfunction
 28:48 – How we shift from symptom acceptance to real prevention
 29:32 – Dr. Beth’s work in hormone testing and functional care
 30:49 – Where to find Dr. Beth + bonus podcast episode link

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Here’s the truth: 1 in 3 women will develop an autoimmune condition after giving birth, and hardly anyone in modern medicine is talking about it.

What if the “normal” symptoms of postpartum—fatigue, hair loss, mood swings, brain fog—are actually the earliest signs of autoimmune disease and red flags that your client’s body is waving, begging for help? 

Today we’re busting the myths around postpartum recovery and diving into the root causes of autoimmune disorders in new mothers. If you're a provider still telling clients “this is just postpartum,” it’s time for a reality check. We talk about nutrient depletion, leaky gut, inflammation, unresolved trauma, and why functional postpartum care is the only path forward if we want to stop the rise of chronic illness in mothers. If you’re still telling clients “this is just postpartum,” it’s time to listen in—because this conversation will change how you practice.

Click HERE to check out this episode on the blog. 

Key Time Stamps: 

00:00 – Introduction to the silent postpartum autoimmune crisis
 01:00 – Normalized symptoms vs. early signs of disease
 04:20 – What’s normal postpartum and what’s not
 06:18 – Miranda’s personal experience with ulcerative colitis
 09:21 – Root causes of postpartum autoimmune disorders
 10:34 – Nutrient depletion and immune dysregulation
 11:38 – Trauma, nervous system imbalance, and gut health
 13:50 – Environmental toxins and stress
 15:39 – Genetic myths and epigenetics
 16:30 – Reversing autoimmune disease: What’s possible?
 18:12 – Why most providers miss the signs
 20:12 – Why this matters for the future of postpartum care
 21:03 – Get on the Postpartum Provider Press Newsletter

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Postpartum care in the U.S. is broken—period. 

Women are left struggling with depletion, hormone imbalances, and autoimmune conditions with little to no real support. What if postpartum care wasn’t just about surviving but actually thriving?

Today I'm chatting with Jane Baecher, co-founder and CEO of Anya, a revolutionary postpartum wellness brand changing the game for new moms. Jane shares her journey, why she felt called to disrupt the space, and how Anya is helping moms heal at the root—through nutrition, holistic care, and real, evidence-based solutions. We’re talking why postpartum recovery is more than just the first six weeks, how the U.S. is failing mothers compared to other countries, and what it will take to truly shift the narrative around postpartum health. 

Click HERE to check out this episode on the blog. 

Key Time Stamps: 

 04:50 What is Anya and how is it transforming postpartum care?
 07:28 Why postpartum recovery is more than just six weeks
 10:00 The U.S. vs. global postpartum care: What we’re missing
 13:49 How postpartum providers & brands can work together for better care
 16:52 Why postpartum needs a whole-body approach—not just OB care
 20:58 The challenges of bridging medical and holistic postpartum support
 25:50 The dream of a postpartum specialist model
 29:38 Why nutrition & functional medicine are the missing pieces in postpartum care
 33:46 How we can push for better postpartum support in our communities

Connect with Jane:  Jane Baecher, co-founder and CEO of Anya, is a Cornell University graduate who began her career in fashion. Inspired by her own postpartum journey, Jane founded Anya to fill a critical gap in postpartum care. Combining traditional recipes, nutritional science, and food-based healing, Jane began creating products to support mothers through their first year of recovery and beyond. Anya offers a products and educational resources developed with OB/GYNs, pediatricians, nutritionists, herbalists, and doulas, providing holistic support for new moms.

Website | IG  

Get 20% off your first order with Anya! Use code POSTPARTUM20

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Did you know that a mother carries her child's cells inside her body for life? Not just emotionally, but physically.  

In this episode, we’re diving deep into microchimerism, the phenomenon where fetal cells remain inside a mother’s body forever. These cells are found in the heart, brain, bones—everywhere. Some research suggests they aid healing, repair tissues, and may even protect against neurodegenerative diseases. But here’s the kicker: in some cases, they might also contribute to autoimmune disorders like Hashimoto’s and lupus. 

Motherhood literally rewires a woman’s body at a cellular level. Microchimerism isn’t just a scientific curiosity—it’s a critical piece of the postpartum health puzzle. The difference between these cells becoming a healing force or a health risk depends on how well a mother’s body recovers after birth. And that’s exactly why postpartum nutrition and holistic recovery are non-negotiable.

The six-week checkup isn’t enough. If we don’t start prioritizing nutrient repletion, inflammation reduction, and real postpartum support, we are failing women—period. If you’re a postpartum provider, advocate, or anyone working to change the broken system of postpartum care, this episode is a must-listen.

Click HERE to check out this episode on the blog. 

Key Time Stamps: 

00:00 – Intro: The revolutionary science of microchimerism.
02:37 – Fetal cells stay in a mother's body for life—what does this mean?
05:45 – The autoimmune connection: Can these cells trigger disease?
07:51 – The healing power of microchimerism—how it might protect moms.
09:48 – Postpartum depletion & inflammation: The real problem.
11:55 – Why nutrition is the foundation of maternal health.
14:30 – How postpartum care MUST evolve to address long-term healing.

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

What happens when the doctors caring for postpartum women experience postpartum depression themselves? The truth is shocking—physician mothers are experiencing postpartum depression and anxiety at twice the rate of the general population. 

Dr. Jessica Vernon, OBGYN and perinatal mental health advocate shares about the lack of postpartum education in medical training, the stigma physicians face when they struggle, and why so many provider mothers feel isolated, burned out, and unsupported.

Dr. Vernon gets real about her own postpartum experience—how she didn’t even recognize her anxiety, OCD, and depression for two years, why she had to "prescribe herself" antidepressants, and the systemic failures that push doctors, midwives, and therapists to their breaking point. 

Click HERE to check out the episode on the blog

Key Time Stamps: 

• 03:08 – How Dr. Vernon’s experience with postpartum OCD, anxiety, and depression changed her career
• 09:12 – Why physician mothers have DOUBLE the risk of postpartum depression
• 15:44 – The major gap in provider education on postpartum mental health
• 19:18 – When providers experience their own postpartum struggles, how do they reconcile it with their training?
• 22:10 – How postpartum care needs a complete redesign

Connect with Dr. Jessica Vernon, MD. Dr. Jessica Vernon, MD, FACOG, PMH-C is a board certified OB/GYN with a specialty in perinatal mental health. She currently works at Oula, a midwifery based collaborative care practice. She's a physician advocate working to decrease healthcare disparities and bring awareness and better support for women with peripartum mood disorders. Jessica is also a mom, partner, daughter, friend and author of Then Comes Baby. Website | IG 

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Here’s the truth: Postpartum nutrition is the missing link in maternal health.

The postpartum care system is broken, and we cannot afford to keep ignoring postpartum depletion. In this episode, I’m sharing an exclusive behind-the-scenes sneak peek into snippets of our Postpartum Nutrition Certification Masterclass, where we deep dive into the 4 Stages of Postpartum Depletion.

 If you’re not talking about nutrition with your clients, you’re already behind. The market is shifting, and postpartum professionals who integrate functional nutrition strategies into their care are the ones who will thrive—and so will their clients.

If you’re supporting postpartum moms, this is your chance to step into the future of care. The Postpartum Nutrition Certification is the ONLY functional nutrition training designed specifically for postpartum professionals.

The Spring 2025 Cohort is now open for enrollment. Click the link below to become the next Certified Postpartum Nutrition Specialist. 

https://members.postpartumu.com/Certification

Check out the episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/the-4-stages-of-postpartum-depletion-sneak-peak-ep-206/

Key time stamps: 

00:00 – Welcome! Why postpartum care is failing & what needs to change.
 04:02 – The postpartum care market shift—why big corporations are profiting while moms suffer.
 09:54 – Breaking down the 4 Stages of Postpartum Depletion and how to prevent them.
 16:12 – Why salads & smoothies are some of the worst foods for postpartum healing.
 21:24 – The undeniable link between nutrition and maternal mental health.
 26:06 – Why community care starts with food—how other cultures got it right.
29:58 – The silent epidemic of postpartum depression—why we need to act NOW.
35:48 – How postpartum nutrition is transforming client outcomes and growing provider businesses.

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Postpartum care is seriously failing moms, and if you’re a provider, you probably see it firsthand. Moms are burned out, running on empty, and dealing with hormone imbalances, mental health struggles, and autoimmune issues that no one is talking about. But here’s the thing—nutrition is the missing piece, and it can completely change the game for both your clients and your business. 

Today, I’m chatting with Bryn, a postpartum nutrition specialist who took what she learned from the Postpartum Nutrition Certification and built a thriving pre-natal and postpartum care agency in just two years. We’re getting into how food can be the ultimate postpartum healer and how you, as a provider, can use this knowledge to level up your care, get better results for your clients, and continue to grow a wildly successful business. 

Check out the episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/from-solo-doula-to-thriving-agency-how-postpartum-nutrition-changed-everything-bryn-noe-ep-205/

Key time stamps: 

• 00:00 - Why postpartum care is failing moms and what needs to change 
• 02:27 - How Brynn went from a struggling doula to a thriving business owner 
• 04:40 - The biggest mistakes doulas make when it comes to postpartum nutrition 
• 06:53 - How proper nutrition drastically improves postpartum recovery 
• 09:30 - The emotional and mental relief moms feel with nutrition support 
• 13:33 - How nutrition can scale your postpartum business and increase your income 
• 19:23 - Why the Postpartum Nutrition Certification is a must-have for doulas 
• 24:45 - How postpartum providers can increase their impact and income with food education

Connect with Bryn: 

Bryn Noe is a Dual-Certified Postpartum Doula, Newborn Care Specialist, and Certified Postpartum Nutrition Specialist with over nine years of experience supporting families. As the owner of Family Foundations, she provides hands-on postpartum care, nutrition support, and education for new mothers and infants. Passionate about maternal mental health, she also mentors professionals and leads community initiatives, including diaper drives for families in need. Bryn lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with her husband and three children.

Website  IG: 

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

What if your gut instinct and intuition as a provider is the missing piece in truly supporting postpartum mothers?

We’ve been trained to rely on tests, checklists, and data, but what if the most powerful tool we have isn’t something that can be measured? 

In this episode, I share a personal experience that shook me to my core—one that proved how deeply connected emotional wounds are to physical symptoms. We dive into why postpartum care has lost its intuitive roots, how women healers throughout history were dismissed or feared for trusting their inner knowing, and why it’s time to bring that back. 

If you’ve ever had a moment where you just knew what a mom needed—without a test or protocol telling you so—this episode will validate what you’ve felt all along. Plus, we discuss how modern biohacking, tracking, and testing have taken us further from the innate wisdom that has guided women’s healing for centuries. If you're a postpartum provider, this episode will reignite your confidence in the deep knowing that makes you extraordinary at what you do.

Check out this episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/mastering-intuition-as-a-provider-when-to-trust-your-gut-vs-protocol-in-postpartum-care-ep-204/

Key Time Stamps: 

00:02 – The gut feeling that changed a client’s postpartum recovery
03:41 – How grief and trauma show up in the body
04:52 – The lost art of trusting intuition in women’s healthcare
06:17 – Why postpartum healing isn’t about biohacking—it’s about deep connection
07:44 – The question every provider must ask: “Am I hesitating because it’s wrong or because I wasn’t taught it?”
09:56 – A personal story of misdiagnosis—and how one doctor trusted her instinct to find the truth
12:48 – Why clients need validation beyond lab results
15:25 – The Postpartum Nutrition Certification: Bridging science and intuition for better care
17:26 – Final thoughts: Why intuition is the missing piece in postpartum healing

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

The postpartum body is not designed to “bounce back” without deep, intentional nourishment—and the lack of education around depletion is failing mothers every single day. 

BUT… hardly anyone in mainstream medicine is addressing: nutrient depletion and its long-term consequences. If you've ever wondered why so many postpartum women struggle with autoimmune diseases like hashimoto's, thyroid imbalances, depression, and chronic fatigue, this episode is going to blow your mind.

Maranda is interviewed by Holly Stein of Eat Mama Meals to break down exactly what happens to a postpartum body when key nutrients are depleted. They explore how postpartum depletion is more than just “feeling run-down”—it can actually lay the foundation for chronic disease and dysfunction. From why iron, magnesium, vitamin D, and omega-3s are essential for recovery to how depletion fuels inflammation, hormone imbalances, and gut issues, this episode is packed with critical, research-backed information every postpartum provider needs to know.

If you’re working with postpartum moms as a provider, doula or holistic health provider, understanding the long-term impact of depletion is non-negotiable. Learn how to recognize the warning signs, help moms replete their bodies, and prevent the all-too-common cycle of burnout, illness, and frustration.

Check out the episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/how-does-postpartum-nutrient-depletion-affect-organ-function-ep-203/


KEY TIME STAMPS:

00:02 - Why postpartum depletion is overlooked in conventional medicine
04:15 - How a lack of key nutrients weakens the body's ability to function
09:48 - The connection between nutrient depletion and postpartum depression/anxiety
16:32 - Shocking statistics on postpartum autoimmune disease
22:28 - Can the body recover naturally, or is intervention required?
26:23 - How providers can help moms replenish and prevent chronic illness

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Is the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Failing Mothers? What Providers Need to Know

Postpartum depression screenings are essential—but are we actually identifying the mothers who need help? The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is the standard tool used in postpartum mental health screenings worldwide. But here’s the hard truth: it’s not catching every mom who’s struggling. 

In this episode, we break down why the EPDS falls short and what providers must do to bridge the gap between a screening tool and real, effective postpartum mental health care. We dive into why mothers feel unseen and unheard in postpartum appointments, the danger of reducing depression screenings to a checklist, and most importantly, how we as providers can do better. Let’s Change the Way We Support Postpartum Mental Health, Moms deserve more than a checklist. 

Check out this episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/does-the-edinburgh-postnatal-depression-scale-really-work-ep-202


KEY TIME STAMPS:

00:00 – Why postpartum depression screening is missing the mark
02:29 – The truth about the EPDS and why it’s not enough
06:18 – When moms do report depression, but nothing changes
10:45 – The lack of postpartum mental health training for providers
14:25 – The missing tools for real postpartum support
18:07 – The danger of using checklists instead of real conversations
22:33 – Why trauma often goes undiagnosed in postpartum women
24:17 – The big takeaway: How providers can take real action

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Fascia isn’t just a buzzword—it’s the connective tissue system that supports and communicates with every part of the body. In this episode, Maranda and Anna Rahe, founder of GST Body, uncover why fascia is the missing piece in postpartum healing. We’re not just scratching the surface here. Anna explains why traditional methods like belly binding worked so well when combined with fascia-focused techniques, how fascia is more fluid than solid, and why that matters for healing. 

If your postpartum clients are struggling with issues like pelvic floor dysfunction, emotional overwhelm,  postpartum depression and even generational trauma, it’s time to explore the vital role fascia and fascia release play in postpartum recovery and care. We’re talking about simple strategies providers like you can integrate this wisdom into your practice.

Check out this episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/the-critical-role-of-fascia-in-holistic-postpartum-healing-anna-rahe-ep-201/

KEY TIME STAMPS:
00:02: What fascia is and why it’s critical for postpartum recovery.
06:46: Misconceptions about fascia and how they’re sabotaging postpartum healing.
13:18: How traditional postpartum care used fascia massage and why it’s time to bring it back.
20:55: Fascia as a sensory organ: emotional healing, trauma, and the mind-body connection.
26:11: Why postpartum is a long-term journey, not just a short recovery period.

Connect with Anna Rahe:
For the past 25+ years, Anna Rahe has explored a transformative and empowering relationship with fascia, helping people invest in their health, restore vitality, and heal themselves using proprietary tools she developed. As the founder, CEO, and educator of GST Body, Anna has shared her expertise in holistic body care through fascia on a global scale. She has collaborated with top athletes, surgeons, physicians, and celebrities and has been featured in prominent publications such as Shape, Elle, Net-a-Porter, and The Wall Street Journal.
Website ||  IG ||  YouTube || 

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Celebrating 200 Episodes + Bold Predictions for the Future of Postpartum Care

We’ve reached an incredible milestone—200 episodes of the Postpartum University Podcast! 

This moment is both a celebration of how far postpartum care has come and a vision for what lies ahead. Maranda reflects on her 15-year journey from doula and childbirth educator to a leading advocate for empowering postpartum providers. She shares bold insights into the future of postpartum care, including the rise of “supplements as the new quick fix,” increasing regulation challenges, and the need to preserve real human connection in an increasingly tech-driven world.

This episode isn’t just a milestone—it’s a call to action for providers ready to elevate their impact. Whether you’re a doula, midwife, or professional supporting new moms, you’ll walk away with actionable inspiration to help redefine postpartum care. Together, we’re dismantling harmful narratives, amplifying holistic solutions, and creating a future of compassionate, accessible care.

Check out this episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/celebrating-200-episodes-bold-predictions-for-the-future-of-postpartum-care-ep-200

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KEY TIME STAMPS: 

00:02: Celebrating 200 episodes and reflecting on the journey so far.

02:15: The shift from directly supporting moms to empowering postpartum providers.

07:00: Predictions for the future of postpartum care, including supplements, regulation, and AI.

12:31: Why in-person connection is crucial for postpartum support.

15:52: How to advocate for holistic postpartum care and create lasting change.

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Postpartum fitness isn’t just about “bouncing back” or crunching your way to a flat stomach.

It’s about honoring the body’s transformation, healing, and regaining strength from the inside out. In this episode, Maranda sits down with fitness expert and prenatal/postnatal specialist Desi Bartlett to discuss what’s missing in traditional postpartum fitness and why so many programs fall short for moms.

From understanding the core's "inner cylinder" to exploring how breath directly impacts the pelvic floor, Desi shares actionable insights for postpartum providers and moms alike. Learn how to create movement practices that heal rather than harm, and why slowing down can lead to faster, more sustainable recovery.

If you’re a postpartum provider or mom ready to rethink fitness and rediscover joy in movement, we know you’ll love this conversation. 

Check out the episode on the blog:
https://postpartumu.com/a-safe-and-healing-approach-to-postpartum-fitness-and-strength-desiree-bartlett-ep-199

KEY TIME STAMPS:

00:02: Introduction to Desi Bartlett and her expertise in postpartum fitness.
02:17: Understanding the “inner cylinder” of the core.
06:48: Pelvic floor health and the importance of breathwork.
11:22: Critical postpartum fitness adaptations for safe recovery.
15:08: Transitioning to perimenopause and menopause movement considerations
20:13: How societal pressures harm postpartum recovery and what to do instead.

Connect with Desi:

Desi Bartlett MS, CPT E-RYT, is passionate about sharing the joy of movement with over 25 years of experience in health and wellness. She holds advanced certifications in yoga, personal training, prenatal and postnatal fitness, and has worked with celebrities like Ashley Tisdale and Kate Hudson. An internationally published author of "Your Strong, Sexy Pregnancy" and co-author of "Total Body Beautiful," Desi brings her expertise to Desibodymind.com, offering transformative content for physical and mental well-being. Desi, originally from Chicago and a proud mother of two, now resides on the picturesque island of Oahu.

Website | Instagram

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

The Truth About Postpartum Weight Loss & The Dangers of "Bouncing Back"

Society loves to push postpartum weight loss tips and quick-fix solutions like having a “postpartum weight loss meal plan” or postpartum weight loss supplements, and it’s no secret there's postpartum weight loss threads all over Reddit and other online forums. But we believe these approaches often hurt more than they help and can be incredibly damaging to the mental health of moms around the world.. This episode dives deep into the truth about postpartum weight retention—why it’s a biologically protective mechanism and how stress, hormones, and societal pressures can derail recovery. 

If you’ve encountered moms frustrated by this narrative and you’re ready for a new more holistic and healthy approach to the conversation around postpartum weight, postpartum body , this episode will be a breath of fresh air for you with tons of clarity, and science backed strategies and perspective shifts. This isn’t about dress sizes—it’s about creating a postpartum care culture that values nourishment, rest, and true health. 

If you’re a provider ready to ditch harmful weight-centric narratives and shift the conversation toward holistic postpartum healing, this episode is a must-listen.

Check out this episode on the blog:


KEY TIME STAMPS:

00:02: Exploring the societal pressures around postpartum weight and weight loss timelines. 

04:39: The science behind weight retention as a protective biological mechanism.

 06:46: Why dieting, calorie-cutting, fasting and intense exercise can backfire for postpartum moms during postpartum recovery. 

10:59: The power of language in reframing postpartum health narratives and how providers can replace outdated "postpartum weight loss tips" with more supportive, empowering language.

12:31: Practical ways providers can support holistic postpartum healing. 

16:33: Understanding the links between stress, hormones, weight retention and postpartum healing. 

21:08: Advocacy tips for dismantling harmful societal norms like the “bounce back culture”  in postpartum care and focusing on healthier postpartum care.

Let’s rewrite the narrative—leave a review, connect with us on Instagram, and continue the conversation!

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Are you feeling the pressure to set massive New Year's resolutions?

I know I always do! But this year, I'm ditching the grind and embracing a "less is more" approach. In this episode, we're talking all about simplicity, from prioritizing rest and play to deepening existing relationships and cultivating sustainable wellness habits. We'll explore why big goals can actually burn you out and how to find joy in the everyday. Whether you're a busy mom or a postpartum professional, this episode is for you! Let's ditch the stress and unlock a happier, more fulfilling life together.

Check out the episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/ditch-the-big-goals-how-to-embrace-simplicity-for-a-happier-new-year-ep-197


KEY TIME STAMPS: 

1:26: Time and Energy Constraints

3:15: Avoiding the "More, More, More" Trap

4:15: Prioritizing Play and Rest

6:57: Simplifying To-Do Lists

8:10: Identifying "Self-Inflicted" Projects

9:46: Eliminating Unnecessary Tasks

10:35: Deepening Existing Relationships

11:53: Intentionality in Relationships

13:36: Bringing Back Community and Togetherness

15:49: Nourishing Yourself and Your Body

16:35: Sustainable Wellness Practices

17:35: Prioritizing Play and Rest

19:09: Creating Meaningful Memories

20:16: The Importance of Little Moments

21:06: Focusing on What Matters Most

21:54: Setting Small, Achievable Intentions

22:44: Giving Yourself Permission to Say No

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Postpartum recovery is a sacred opportunity for deep healing and transformation, not just “bouncing back.”

Kristin Hauser, an acupuncturist and herbalist, dives into the transformative power of Chinese medicine in postpartum care, breaking down the 'three golden opportunities' women have during their reproductive years—menarche, postpartum, and menopause. 

We talk about how simple yet profound practices like resting more, eating nourishing ancestral foods like bone broth, and limiting screen time during these phases can reset a woman’s health on a cellular level. It’s all about empowering providers to guide moms through these critical times with holistic tools that nurture the nervous system, balance hormones, replenish nutrients, and honor the body’s natural rhythms for deep healing and long-term well-being.

Check out this episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/the-power-of-traditional-chinese-medicine-in-postpartum-recovery-kristin-hauser-ep-196

KEY TIME STAMPS:

00:02: Introduction to Kristin Hauser and her work in Chinese medicine.
01:30: The three golden opportunities: menarche, postpartum, and menopause.
07:07: Key practices for postpartum recovery—rest, nourishment, and slowing down.
10:31: Technology’s impact on postpartum health and how to minimize its effects.
18:09: Debunking the myth of motherhood as inherently depleting.
22:40: Building resilience and embracing the joys of motherhood.
25:02: Leveraging the body’s innate intelligence for postpartum recovery.
31:08: Where to find more of Kristin’s work and connect with her resources.

Connect with Kristin:

Kristin Hauser is a mother, acupuncturist, herbalist and somatic sex educator supporting women to create lasting hormonal resilience, fertility through postpartum. Her work is inspired by the ancient wisdom of Chinese Medicine, the modern understanding of hormonal physiology and a deep reverence for the innate intelligence of the body. As the founder of Womb Medicine, she offers online consultations, courses and workshops, as well as TCM inspired herbal medicinals. Kristin is also the co-facilitator of The Blood Mysteries School, a journey through the menstrual cycle as a path of nourishment, agency and healing for every woman.
Website | Instagram

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Motherhood is exhausting, but it's not just about sleepless nights.

In this episode of Postpartum University, we dig into the hidden causes behind postpartum chronic exhaustion that go beyond the obvious. From mineral depletion and deficiencies to unprocessed trauma and societal pressures of being a mom, you'll uncover the real culprits draining your energy—and learn actionable strategies to heal from the inside out.

Whether you’re a mom navigating this journey or a provider supporting postpartum wellness, this episode is packed with insights to help you overcome postpartum chronic exhaustion and reclaim your energy and vitality.

 Check out this episode on the blog:  https://postpartumu.com/how-to-overcome-postpartum-chronic-exhaustion-ep-195

KEY TIME STAMPS:
1:21 - Introduction: Chronic exhaustion in motherhood is more than just sleepless nights.

3:20 - Nutrient depletion: Magnesium, iron, and their critical roles in energy and recovery.

5:26 - How nutrient deficiencies impact hormone production and sleep quality.

6:39 -The impact of unprocessed trauma on mental and physical health.

8:03 - Societal pressure and lack of postpartum support exacerbate trauma.

9:12 - Fight-or-flight response: How trauma keeps the nervous system in overdrive.

12:38 - Cyclical rest: Honoring your body’s rhythms for better energy.

14:37 - Cultural traditions of postpartum rest vs. Western "bounce back" expectations.

18:40 - Overexhaustion: Why being overtired makes it harder to rest and recover.

20:52 - Overcoming societal pressures and redefining success as a mom.

22:43 - Tools for nervous system regulation to combat stress and fatigue.

26:53 - Simple practices like breathing exercises, body scans, and mindful movement.

29:45 - Full body scan: A guided relaxation tool for releasing physical tension.

32:16 - Final reflections: Becoming your children's example of balance and rest.

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Could Meditation Be the Key to Easing Postpartum Anxiety?

Postpartum anxiety can be relentless and exhausting, leaving countless mothers feeling overwhelmed and sleep-deprived. Maranda sits down with Kelly Smith, global yoga & meditation teacher, founder of Yoga For You, to explore  meditation as a practical tool for postpartum mental health. Kelly shares her personal journey through postpartum anxiety and dives deep into the science of how meditation calms the brain, helping us manage the endless cycle of “what if” thoughts. 

Kelly and Maranda  bust myths around traditional meditation, proving that mothers can find peace without needing a totally “clear mind.” Kelly uses relatable analogies and science-backed insights to explain how meditative practices can ease maternal stress and help moms navigate the demands of early motherhood. Plus, she shares realistic ways to bring meditation into your life, even if you're pressed for time. Small, consistent meditation practices can reshape the postpartum journey and make lasting impacts on mental health.

Check out this episode on the blog:
 https://postpartumu.com/mindfulness-tools-to-help-moms-with-postpartum-anxiety-kelly-smith-ep-194/


KEY TIME STAMPS: 

04:01 — Meditation as a tool for postpartum anxiety relief & how it affects the brain’s stress response system

07:45 — Practical ways meditation changes the postpartum brain

10:22 — Meditation as a daily “micro habit” for mental resilience

12:06 — The trap of “meditating on fears” vs. meditating for calm

18:39 — Addressing the myth that meditation requires a blank mind

20:49 — Accessible meditation practices for busy moms

24:59 — Techniques like body scans and guided sessions

33:32 — Final words: Trusting yourself as the perfect mother for your child

Connect with Kelly:

Kelly Smith is a global yoga and meditation teacher, author, E-RYT 500/ YACEP, founder of Yoga For You, and the host of the iTunes chart-topping podcasts Mindful in Minutes and Meditation Mama. Kelly believes that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to yoga and meditation and encourages her students to find their own personal practice, listen to their bodies, and find inner joy by accessing their most authentic selves.

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• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

The days of just trying to make it to "wine o'clock" to survive the stress of motherhood are over. There's a better way to thrive as a mom- without alcohol altogether.
 
Today we're diving into an issue that's become so normalized in our society that we hardly question it anymore -  the culture of drinking for moms. It's this joke, this reoccurring meme that says you're a mom, you must need a glass or three of wine to survive. But it is really harmless humor at some times, at some points or and oftentimes, we're brushing aside something that's far more serious. 

So today we're going to explore what this culture narrative comes from, where it comes from, why it's so pervasive and the real impact it has on mothers and what we can do about it as moms, as friends, as providers. So if you're curious about navigating motherhood without the crutch of wine o'clock, you're in the right place.

Check out the episode on the blog:
https://postpartumu.com/sober-motherhood-thriving-without-wine-in-a-culture-that-tells-you-to-drink-ep193/


KEY TIME STAMPS:

2:46 - The origin and rise of the wine mom culture.

6:05 - Historical parallels between cigarette marketing and modern alcohol advertising.

8:00 -Shocking stats: The rise of alcohol use and alcohol abuse in women.

10:41 - The problem with short-term fixes like alcohol.

15:29 - Healthy alternatives: Building support systems and practicing mindfulness.

19:35 - Professional support: Finding the right therapist and addressing nutrition.

23:24 - Health Providers’ role in supporting mothers with substance use concerns.

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Ever feel like the postpartum care we’re offering falls short of what new moms really need? Maranda chats with Kristin Revere, founder of Gold Coast Doulas, to explore a whole new standard for postpartum support—one that goes beyond baby prep and hospital bags. They’re here to talk about what it means to provide genuinely holistic, personalized care that truly meets each mother’s unique needs and helps her thrive.

If you're a provider looking to build a “postpartum dream team” approach for your clients, Maranda and Kristin break down the essential roles—from doulas and lactation consultants to sleep coaches and meal planners—and why every aspect of support matters. This isn’t just about basic care; it’s about creating a deeply nurturing plan that supports real mental health, physical recovery, and emotional resilience for mothers. 

Check out the episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/beyond-baby-prep-how-providers-can-build-the-perfect-postpartum-support-team-kristin-revere-ep-192/


KEY TIME STAMPS:

1:30 — How birth professionals view postpartum preparation vs. what most parents plan for.
3:17 — The individualized approach Kristin takes with clients in childbirth classes and postpartum care.
7:55 — The essential role of doulas in providing education, resources, and emotional support.
11:11 — How to build your “dream team” of postpartum professionals.
13:28 — Assessing provider compatibility and ensuring you’re supported at every step.
18:29 — The importance of a well-rounded dream team including nutrition, mental health, and physical recovery support.
22:09 — Realities and gaps in traditional meal trains; the value of nutrient-dense postpartum meal planning.
24:37 — Kristin’s approach to holistic postpartum recovery, addressing overlooked areas like mental health and pelvic floor health.

Connect with Kristin:

Kristin Revere is the founder and CEO of Gold Coast Doulas. She is an elite certified birth doula, newborn care specialist. elite certified postpartum doula and a certified baby registry consultant. Kristin is the co-host of the Ask the Doulas podcast and co-author of Supported: Your Guide to Birth and Baby. She lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan with her husband and  children. 

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NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

Struggling with postpartum fatigue, mood swings, or lingering hair loss? This episode dives into Maranda Bower’s Postpartum Nutrition Plan—a transformative, nutrient-rich approach designed to help mothers recover fully and thrive, not just survive. Maranda reveals core elements like nutrient-dense foods, balanced blood sugar, and high-quality fats along with practical strategies for incorporating these nutritional powerhouses into your daily routine. 

From the vitality-boosting power of grass-fed meats and omega-rich salmon to the soothing benefits of herbs like nettle and red raspberry leaf, this episode provides insights to restore lasting energy, mental health, postpartum hormonal balance, and overall postpartum wellness. Forget calorie counts; this episode is all about whole-food nourishment for true healing. 

Here’s the big news: The Postpartum Nutrition Plan will no longer be available to the public after December 31, 2024. Starting in 2025, it will be exclusively accessible through licensed Postpartum Nutrition Certified (PNC) providers, ensuring mothers receive targeted support from professionals trained in postpartum nutrition. Whether you're a mom ready to reclaim your health or a provider eager to make a deeper impact, this episode delivers powerful, actionable steps for long-term wellness and the future of postpartum care. Don’t miss this life-changing information while it’s still available!

Check out this episode on the blog:
https://postpartumu.com/the-postpartum-nutrition-plan-that-will-change-your-life-ep-191

KEY TIME STAMPS: 

00:02 — Introduction to postpartum nutrition and why it’s critical
2:02 — Announcement: transitioning the Postpartum Nutrition Plan to providers
5:38 — Key nutrients in postpartum: Iron, magnesium, B vitamins, and more
7:36 — Why postpartum nutrition goes beyond calorie counting
9:48 — Maranda’s four nutrition pillars for postpartum health
11:52 — Importance of healthy fats like avocado oil, ghee, and omega-3s
15:31 — Managing blood sugar levels to avoid crashes and anxiety
18:36 — Preparing meals in advance and tips for real-life postpartum application
22:19 — Reframing breakfast as high-fat, high-protein, nutrient-dense meals
26:32 — The impact of whole-body nourishment on energy and mental clarity
27:39 — Final thoughts on embracing postpartum nutrition as a journey to thrive

NEXT STEPS:

• 🎒Download the Postpartum Restoration Method™ Assessment Tool 
• 🧠Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training
• 🔔Sign up for the Postpartum Nutrition Certification Waitlist
• 👍Rate, REVIEW & share the podcast
• 📱Connect on Instagram!
• 📚Get a Copy of the BOOK: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness
•  Additional Courses for Providers & Postpartum Professionals 

"We live in a culture that pressures us to ‘bounce back,’ but if there’s ever a time to slow down and take care of yourself, it’s now.”  Kate Tietje

If you’ve felt the pressure to “bounce back” postpartum, this episode with Kate Tietje, founder of Earthley, is your wake-up call. We dive into how natural remedies, mindful lifestyle shifts, and intentional healing set the foundation for true postpartum wellness—not quick fixes. 

Kate shares her journey into holistic health, fueled by her experience as a mother, and how Earthley’s plant-based, body-nourishing products support deep, meaningful postpartum recovery. This is about supporting your body’s natural rhythms, reclaiming postpartum wellness, and saying goodbye to burnout.

If you’re a postpartum provider, this conversation is essential to understand the powerful role of herbal care, liver support, and sustainable lifestyle changes that encourage long-term recovery. Prepare to learn how to guide mothers through transformative, whole-body postpartum health with practical, nourishing care.

Check out the episode on the blog:
https://postpartumu.com/ditching-quick-fixes-embracing-natural-postpartum-healing-kate-tietje-ep-190

Connect with Kate:
Kate Tietje is the founder and CEO of Earthley, a natural wellness company committed to providing affordable, clean, and effective products for families. A passionate advocate for holistic health and medical freedom, Kate specializes in formulating herbal remedies and educating others on the power of natural solutions. Her mission is to empower people to take control of their health by offering transparent, plant-based alternatives to mainstream products. Through Earthley, Kate combines her deep knowledge of natural living with a desire to make wellness accessible to everyone.

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KEY TIME STAMPS

• 0:02: The role of holistic care in postpartum health
• 0:55: Introducing Kate Tietje & Earthley’s mission for natural wellness
• 3:05: How natural remedies support whole-body postpartum healing
• 6:25: The creation and evolution of Earthley’s herbal solutions
• 8:05: Key herbs for postpartum support and hormone balancing
• 10:57: Lifestyle changes that support natural postpartum recovery
• 14:23: The n