Ep. 23 The Journey to Motherhood Matters w/ Ali Levine
Recovering From Reality
English - July 30, 2019 15:54 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 2K ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Alternative Health recovering reality naiers media haines dear from alexis Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode, I chat with my good friend and fellow mama, Ali Levine. Ali is truly such a light in my life, so I’m excited to share her with you all! She is the host of two podcasts, Things We Are Too Lazy to Blog About and Striptd Down with Ali Levine. She is also a stylist and personality on Bravo’s TV show, Stripped. Now, she has struck a balance between work life and mama life, which is so inspiring to me.
Ali and I’s friendship really blossomed when she asked me to be her doula. Her birth experience is definitely one I’ll never forget! We share all the details here, from the birthing center, to the hospital, and once her baby was born. We also talk about misconceptions toward pregnancy and motherhood. It’s not always this beautiful, magical time we see in the movies. Ali describes her struggle with postpartum depression and feeling like a “failure” as a mom. No one can fully prepare you for these challenges, so it’s nice to have mom friends to lean on.
Episode highlights:Symptoms with pregnancy
Castor oil to induce labor
The difference between a birth plan vs. birth preferences
Doulas and midwives
Family boundaries during birth and early motherhood
Nursing and lactation consultants
How to navigate postpartum depression: therapy, meditation, mindfulness, and social media breaks
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