Ayurvedic Postpartum Care for Cesarean Recovery
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A cesarean birth is a profound transition. It is the arrival of a baby, the beginning of parenthood, and, at the same time, a major abdominal surgery that
Marma Therapy and the Sacred First Week Postpartum
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The first week after birth is unlike any other season in life. Everything has changed. A baby has arrived, but so has a new mother. The body is
Integrating Postpartum Caregiving With Social Services
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For generations, postpartum care has lived in the margins of our healthcare systems. Families often spend months preparing for pregnancy and birth—choosing providers, creating birth plans, attending appointments,
What Postpartum Trainings Don’t Prepare You For
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Many postpartum caregivers enter their training programs eager to support new families through one of life's most transformative transitions. They learn about infant care, postpartum recovery, feeding support,
The Sacred Practice of Holding Both: How Postpartum and Motherhood Expand Our Capacity for Duality, Healing and Wholeness
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Two truths can exist at once. Ask any mother, especially our postpartum mothers, who may be grappling with grieving their old life and yet at the same time
Healing After Birth Through Food with Cherie Calbom
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There is something profoundly simple—and deeply transformative—about being nourished after birth. In a culture that often rushes women back into productivity, postpartum invites something entirely different. It asks
42 Days for 42 Years: How Postpartum Nourishment Shapes a Lifetime of Presence, Trust, and Becoming
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There is a phrase that has echoed through the world of Ayurvedic postpartum care for decades: 42 days for 42 years. At first glance, it can sound like
The Spiral Framework for Creating Nervous System Regulation and Healing Trauma Responses
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There are seasons in life that change us so completely, we can no longer walk the familiar path we once knew. A divorce. The loss of a role
Conscious Care through Higher Wisdom and Being Enough with Christine Eck
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There comes a moment for many women on this path when the striving begins to loosen its grip. Not all at once. Not in a dramatic revelation. But
Caring for Birth Partners Experiencing Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
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Caring for Birth Partners Experiencing Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders I walk into the home of one of my postpartum clients. Their baby is 10 days old, Mom