The Postpartum Project

In today's season finale, Jasmiene, a mom of 2, talks about her shock at how exhausting and difficult her first postpartum experience was, how supportive her second experience was, and how that support led her to wanting to create a community for other new moms.

Sam tells her story of postpartum depression, healing through therapy and support, and then taking all that knowledge and empowerment into her second postpartum experience.

Andrea's story of miscarriage, followed by 2 healthy pregnancies and births, and her realization that opening up and sharing her experience helped her feel supported.

Alyssa, a mom of 2 boys, tells her story of emotional struggles in her first postpartum experience, and then taking that knowledge to better advocate for herself the 2nd time.

This episode is a little extra special because I get to talk to Katrina who is a postpartum doula! We talk about how she got into birth work, what's its like to work with her as a doula, and why postpartum care is so important.

In this episode I'm talking to Laura. She's a mom and a doula, and today she talks about her experience with postpartum anxiety, and how that, and her desire to help other birthing people feel supported, led her to birth work.

in todays episode I'm talking to Katie. She's a preschool teacher, a mom of one, and toady she talks about her experience with postpartum anxiety, and how feelings of shame held her back from reaching out for support.

On today's episode, I'm talking to Jen Blair-Bianco. She's a mom of 3 boys and today she tells her story of a cesarian birth followed by 2 home births, and how each experience led her to a more and more restful postpartum.

In today's episode I'm talking with Shea. She's a mom of one little boy here on earth, and a daughter who passed away 7 hours after she was born. This story is heavy, and beautiful, and I'm so thankful to Shea for sharing it with me.

Cema's a doula now, but when she was 19 she became pregnant, and suffered through birth and postpartum trauma. By working through her trauma, and processing her experience, she began to work with and advocate for other moms, in hopes that others wouldn't go through what she went through. This story is heavy and it might be triggering for some listeners, but it's important.

Janessa, a mom of 2 had a relatively easy 1st postpartum experience, but then she had to work through several challenges after her second child was born. From a tongue tie that kept reattaching, to postpartum depression, Janessa had some hurdles to move through, but process helped her learn how to give herself grace and ask for help.

After years of infertility, Adriana finally had the home birth of her dreams. But the work didn't stop there. She had to get over hurdles and difficulty with breastfeeding, and realizing that she was still and amazing mom, with or without a breastfeeding relationship.

Miranda, a mom, postpartum doula and energy worker, tells her story of learning to come back to herself after a traumatic first birth, and how that healing led her to her doula work, and ultimately, to a completely different 2nd postpartum experience.

Lauren, a mom of 2 girls, talks about her experience with postpartum intrusive thoughts, resentment, and how adjusting her expectations and talking openly changed the game for her second postpartum period.

Susan, a mom of one from Australia tells her story of birth trauma, and how her birth experience propelled her into a life of healing.

Lexie, a mom of one and a strength and conditioning coach, talks about getting her pelvic health back after having her daughter.

Lizzie, a doula and mom of 4 in a blended family, talking about PPD, postpartum rage, and how her experience led her to doula work.

Kelly, a mom of one, tells her story of postpartum preeclampsia, and how that experience catapulted her into a journey of coming back to herself.

In today's episode, I hear from Nicola. She's a mom of 3 in the UK, and she talks about the joys and challenges of having 3 children close in age, and the support she received in postpartum from family, friends, and the postpartum nurses that came to her house after the birth of her first child.

In today's episode, Jade talks about coping with her unexpected pregnancy, postpartum depression, and how a tragic loss that happened in the middle of some of her darkest days changed her perspective on everything.

Today I'm talking to Makenzie. She's a mom of one little boy, and after she had her son, she experienced postpartum cardiomyopathy, also known as postpartum heart failure. It's such a rare disease that her doctors didn't even know she was experiencing heart failure. Her story is about fighting for the care she needed, and trusting her gut.

Today, Megan shares about her 3 different postpartum experiences, and how each one led her closer to figuring out the support she really needed. Her journey is full of ups and downs, heart aches, and hard choices. But it's full and beautiful, and each one of her postpartum experiences brought her closer to the person she is today, who is a mama that truly felt that her 3rd postpartum period was supported and she was cared for in the way that she needed.

Abby talks about the difference between being a single mom in her early 20's with her first daughter, and then a married mom with her second daughter, while in her 30's. Neither story is better or worse, but they were two very different postpartum experiences.

Today we hear from Allie. She's a mom of two, a photographer, and during her postpartum experiences she found that her creativity could help her through postpartum depression, and grief.

Megan didn't really know what to expect of postpartum. But she knew, no matter what, that she wanted to put some boundaries in place. She didn't want to have a big rush of people come over in the first few days and then have an empty house when she really needed help. Listen to her story of two completely different birth experiences, and how she set boundaries that felt right for her and her family.

Shaneka, a mom of one and pregnant with her second, tells her story of having her son at 31 weeks after a sickle cell crisis. Her son was an easy, wonderful baby, but her health made her postpartum experience a bit tougher than she expected.

Joanna, a nurse practitioner and former NICU nurse, shares her story of being hospitalized at the end of her pregnancy, and what it was like to be a mom to 2 babies in the NICU.

Lisa didn't know what to expect of postpartum. She was told all the usual stuff about sleepless nights, lots of diapers, and the intense love she would immediately feel for her baby. But her postpartum experience ended up surprising her in more ways than one.

In today's episode, Cassidy talks about her experience with pregnancy loss at 18 weeks, postpartum depression, anxiety and OCD, and shares her wisdom on finding support, and knowing how and when to ask for help.

On today's episode, I'm talking to Amber, a mother of two and a 2-time surrogate carrier. She shares all about her births, and how postpartum as a surrogate is still so important to prepare for.

Today I'm telling my own story of bringing home my oldest daughter after 3 weeks in the NICU.

Lauren W, a mom of one, learns to give herself grace after putting pressure on herself to have the perfect experience.