Ep. 365 Managing Postpartum Challenges with Dr. Candice Wood: Navigating Perfectionism, Partner Dynamics, and Mental Health

Today’s episode is all about how the seasons impact humans! Turns out, the teachers who say the moon controls the children and can make them maniacs are right! I am sharing what I discovered about the seasons and the role they play in mental health, our behavior, children’s behavior, our sleep, our births, and our brain! We can see spikes and falls in various mental health conditions that also might be connected with the rise and fall of the seasons. I took a look at my own business, I’m sharing the seasonal impacts I noticed in TBH! From hurricanes, snow storms, and equinoxes to mental health, birth complications, and resources available, this episode covers it all!    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649867/   https://www.princeton.edu/news/2012/06/22/study-hurricane-region-reveals-effects-stress-pregnancy   https://blog.everymothercounts.org/storm-babies-e0cdbf2872ac   https://tbhdoula.blogspot.com/2018/10/how-seasons-impact-humans-and-our-births.html

12 Loka 201824min

Today, HeHe is sitting down with Dr. Lizzie Sobel, Founder of Wholesome Healing Chiropractic. We are chatting into the benefits of chiro-care during pregnancy, to prepare for childbirth, for postpartum healing, to support breastfeeding, and to care for your newborn. This episode will, no doubt, blow your mind. From aches and pains, to the position on babies all the way to correcting common birth challenges like plagiocephaly and torticollis, we are get down and dirty with all of it! Buckle up for an episode that will leave you with wheels turning on the benefits of seeing a chiropractor regularly for routine tune-ups!  Lizzie studied physical anthropology and sculpture at Skidmore College before earning her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from New York Chiropractic College in Seneca Falls, NY. She studied with the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) after graduation to gain the knowledge and technique needed to work with pregnant women and children. Lizzie is certified in the Webster Technique by the ICPA. She is also a certified childbirth educator, completing her certification in 2016 with the Boston Association of Childbirth Education (BACE). When she is not in the office, Lizzie loves practicing yoga, hiking, cooking, and going on adventures with her family. She currently lives in Norwood with her husband Paul and daughter Rosalind (20 months old at the time of recording). Wholesome Healing Chiropractic: http://www.wholesomehealingchiro.com ICPA: http://icpa4kids.org/Find-a-Chiropractor/

9 Loka 20181h 21min

Today's episode is somewhat of a bonus episode to give a real #bts (behind the scenes) glance of TBH. HeHe was asked by a student at Harvard for an interview to help with research for her Senior Thesis. This is an edited version of the interview for the sake of time. Join us to hear our conversation about birth work, the impact of doulas, and a sneak peak into hospital care! Happy friday, yal!

5 Loka 201852min

In this episode, HeHe is chatting all about freebirthing! Kelley is sharing her story of courage and having her baby at her, trusting only her body, baby, and insticts. She has had a few different birth stories and through these she learned frist hand of the importance of knowing your rights, what manipulations looks like, and processing the trauma of her childbirth experiences. She mastered her mindset and finally took full control of her birth. She is also sharing her resources of information that helped make her decision to Freebirth her son. Happy Tuesday!    Instagram: @plantbased_k

2 Loka 20181h 8min

Happy Friday! In today's episode, HeHe is diving into picking baby names! There are very interesting thigns connected with your name and this episode is sharing a few like how your name impacts your philanthropic tendencies. Inspired by a series of poorly spelled emails and a hilarious meme, HeHe brings you a very unscripted episode to get your gears turning!    https://bigthink.com/in-their-own-words/whats-in-a-name-everything https://www.cbsnews.com/news/whats-in-a-name-plenty/

28 Syys 201815min

Today's episode is getting scandelous! We all talking all things clitoris, vaginal canals, orgasms, natural lubes, and menstration. Welcome to Vagina 101. It's truly shocking how many adult women do not know their vaginas even though it's been our A1 since Day One! April Davis is known on Instagram as The Vagina Blog and she is here to share all the yummy goodness about the lady downstairs. We are talking vaginal care, postpartum care, the Ph of your vagina, and healing your perineum!   The Vagina Blog:thevaginablog.com Good Clean Love: https://goodcleanlove.com CoCoNu:https://www.coconu.com Icon Underwear: https://www.iconundies.com Thinx Underwear: https://www.shethinx.com Earth Mama Angle Baby: https://earthmamaorganics.com/products/herbal-perineal-spray.html Elvie Kegel: https://www.bevibrant.com/products/elvie-kegel-exerciser We Vibe: https://we-vibe.com/sync

25 Syys 201855min

Happy Friday, Yal! In this episode of Friday Free Talk, I'm talking about the benefits of being intentional with the first 60 minutes after your baby is born. In this precious time, you have alot of choices to make and it can sometimes seem like a blur. From delayig visitors to what you can expect in a hosptial setting and waht other countries do concerning postpartum care, I'm telling you all you need to know about the golden hour!    https://www.birchbaby.com/blog/respecting-the-golden-hour/

21 Syys 201819min

Today, HeHe is chatting with a mom of one, Jasper, who has strong feelings toward the medical field and planned an unassisted homebirth. Things didn't quite turn on out as planned and she's sharing her story. Taylor Tolten is also sharing her experience with having a "lotus birth" and how special placenta traditions are for some families. If you thought HeHe was a hippie, get ready for your world to be rocked! From energetic healing to reiki to herbal remedies, HeHe and Taylor are going full blown earthchild on ya! Happy Tuesday, yal!  https://www.risingmoonapothecary.com/shop *Be sure to do thorough reserach on all herbs and herbal supplements. Please consult a healthcare provider before using herbs or herbal suppluements.

18 Syys 201853min