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COVID and Isolation in New Parenthood with Bryce Reddy (Derived from an Episode of The Birth Lounge Podcast with Bryce Reddy) Many of the resources that parent might have had before are just not possible right now. Before, we would go to the library, we would go to a breastfeeding class, or we would have many other opportunities to get out of the house at least. You could go roam around the store when you just needed to get out and see other human beings. And that isn't as possible right now. Maybe depending on people's comfort level they can maybe go to the grocery store, but who knows?  This isn't how it's supposed to be. We were supposed to be welcomed home by grandparents. We were supposed to have people coming by and dropping off food and holding the baby. So you could take a shower. There's grief in that this isn't what it was supposed to look like. Obviously, we can't change that right now. So, remembering that we're allowed to grieve this proce...

Postpartum Mood Challenges and Disorders with Keisha Reaves Keisha Reaves is a PMHC and it's Perinatal Mental Health Certification and it is governed by Postpartum Support International.  Society expectations in postpartum versus the reality of postpartum? I think it's a vast difference. Society definitely romanticizes it. It makes it seem like you'll have a baby, you'll breastfeed, and then you'll lose all of your weight. That it's a natural bonding experience. And it's a very magical thing that happens. And you move on with your life and you have this beautiful family that you asked for and is a blessing. That's how society portrays it to be, but the reality of it all is oftentimes doesn't go as expected.  For a while, it's a lot of trial and error of a bunch of different things on top of sleep deprivation. There's not a lot of discussion about that or how that also affects your mental health. We live in a very binary culture where either...

Mindset is 90% of The Game  Have you ever done something and thought "I'm going to die. This is it. This is how my story ends and I meet my creator!" Well, I believe that ' impossible' is just an illusion and it's really about mindset and grit!   Recently, I went to Core Power Yoga for the first time ever recently and I thought I was going to meet Jesus himself. I try to show up as authentically as possible for our audience. I want everything I do to be a reflection of this hard work that you and I put in everyday. I want the world to know that it is a choice  to birth better and to take control of your experience . In doing this, I am so often trying to think of the takeaway points that I can share with our tribe to serve them deeper. This event started off great and fun. I was laughing and poking fun at my friend (my "birth partner" if you will) much like early labor. Then things started to really t...

Trauma, Pleasure, and Awakening the Goddess [This is also an episode of Friday Free Talk on The Tranquility Tribe Podcast on iTunes. Listen  here .] Hello, Tranquility Tribe!  Welcome back to the fourth episode of the Tranquility Tribe podcast.   Today, Hehe sat down with Madison White, who is a Pelvic Floor Therapist focused on holistic healing and the promotion of women’s sexual and overall health.   Together, Hehe and Madison discussed everything from painful sex to methods for healing after having a baby, as well as the huge role that the pelvic floor plays in women’s health and everyday life. Nurse turned Pelvic Floor Healer  Madison began her career as a nurse, but felt that she was lacking the opportunity to connect with her patients on a deeper, more emotional and spiritual level.  She recognized the understanding that she had of her own body and began to look for ways in which she could promote this understanding within other...