Healing through Heritage and Breath with Mitzi Kincade

About this episode

Mitzi Kincade shares her journey through postpartum depression and the healing practices rooted in traditional Mexican culture.

In this episode, Emily and Kristin—who is tuning in all the way from her travels in Chile!—sit down with Mitzi Kincade, a Denver-based postpartum doula, psychedelic breathwork facilitator, and practitioner of traditional Mexican postpartum healing. Mitzi shares her raw, personal journey navigating severe postpartum depression, anxiety, and a multi-year loss of identity following a high-risk pregnancy and C-section. From hitting rock bottom to finding profound healing in community circles, Mitzi’s story is a beautiful testament to the fact that losing yourself once doesn't mean you're gone forever. Quick Takeaways: The Power of La Cuarentena & Warmth: Mitzi explains the traditional Mexican practice of the first 40 days of postpartum—focusing on absolute stillness, head-to-toe care, and reintroducing warmth to a healing body through herbs, teas, and ventosa (fire cupping). The Closing of the Bones: Discover the profound, full-body wrapping ceremony used to symbolically close a major life chapter and step into a new version of yourself, even years after giving birth. Intention over Expectation: Why shifting your mindset away from rigid expectations prevents disappointment and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Emily, Kristin

Guest: Mitzi Kincade

Topics covered

• postpartum healing
• breathwork
• mental health
• cultural practices
• community support

Keywords

• postpartum depression
• breathwork
• cultural healing
• community circles
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: La Cuarentena, ventosa

Places: Denver, Chile

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