Beyond the Bounce-Back: Peter Lap on Postpartum Bodies

About this episode

This episode explores the realities of postpartum bodies and the importance of discussing them honestly.

Thanks for stopping by! We'd love to hear from you. What really happens to your body after birth—and why don’t we talk about it more honestly? In this episode, we take a “Peter Lap” approach—slowing things down, taking it all in, and moving through the postpartum body with curiosity instead of judgment. From physical recovery and hormonal shifts to body image, identity, and the pressure to “bounce back,” this conversation creates space for the full, unfiltered reality. We explore what healin...

People in this episode

Host: Becky Morrison Gleed

Guest: Peter Lap

Topics covered

• postpartum bodies
• body image
• physical recovery
• hormonal shifts
• identity
• mental health

Keywords

• postpartum
• body image
• recovery
• hormones
• identity
• bounce back
• mental health

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