Your postpartum body: How to caretake your pelvic floor & beyond 

with co-authors Courtney Naliboff and Ruth Macy

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If you've experienced pregnancy, you're postpartum. 

Yep, even if it was decades ago.

And especially if you made it to 28+ weeks when your body started really shifting and changing, your connective tissue relaxed, and your blood volume expanded, and your organs were miraculously displaced to accommodate for a babe!

And that has impact, both short and long term. 

While our bodies know how to recover and heal, there can be lasting symptoms that are often not talked about.

Everything from incontinence (peeing when you laugh or sneeze), painful sex, prolapse, to challenges getting back into your fitness routines.

In this week's episode, Courtney Naliboff and Dr. Ruth Macy share embodied insights and practical tips for navigating everything from the first six weeks to decades beyond giving birth. 

Which is what they write all about in their co-authored book, "Your Postpartum Body: The Complete Guide to Healing After Pregnancy."

Whether you're postpartum (no matter how long ago) or just have pelvic floor challenges, this conversation and book may be helpful for you. 

Listen to learn:

• why these two decided to co-author this book + why it's needed
• some of Courtney's unanswered questions from her own postpartum
• the difference stages of postpartum recovery
• why they see postpartum as a lifelong process
• practical tips for integrative healing in the months and years postpartum
• how the feet are intrinsically connected to the pelvic floor!
• why your breathing matters to your pelvic floor health  

Resources:

• Free guide: 10 key herbs for your hormonal health 

Connect with Courtney & Ruth:

• Check out their book here: Your Postpartum Body: The Complete Guide to Healing After Pregnancy
  
  

• Courtney's links:
  * Website: courtneynaliboff.com
  * IG: @chnaliboff
  * FB: Courtney Naliboff
  * Substack: https://courtneynaliboff.substack.com/
  
  

• Ruth's links:
  * IG: @drbbayruthie
  * Substack: https://drbbayruthie.substack.com/
  * Bluesky: @drbbayruthie.bsky.social

   

DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal health concerns.

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