Sacred Window Podcast: Nurturing Awareness in Postpartum Care

There comes a moment on the path of caregiving when we begin to loosen our grip on striving and remember that true support does not emerge from performance — it emerges from presence.In this deeply honest conversation, the Sacred Window Studies Founders Circle reflects on the realities of conscious postpartum caregiving, sustainable service, community, boundaries, self-worth, and the wisdom of being enough exactly as we are.Together, we explore the tension so many caregivers feel between devotion and depletion, and the important shift from overextending ourselves into creating rhythms that nourish both the families we serve and our own lives.This episode is for postpartum doulas, birthworkers, mothers, caregivers, and heart-led women seeking meaningful work rooted in embodiment, slowness, and conscious care.Inside this episode:• Building a practice through authentic relationships and community• The healing power of presence over perfection• Navigating self-doubt and imposter syndrome• Pricing, energetic exchange, and sustainability• Honoring personal rhythms and boundaries• The Universal Mother Principles and embodied caregiving• Why conscious care must include the caregiver, tooWe hope this conversation reminds you that you do not need to become someone else in order to begin this work. Your humanity is part of the medicine.With gratitude for this growing circle of caregivers walking together in devotion, learning, and remembrance.-Begin your own journey into nourishment and postpartum wisdom:https://sacredwindowstudies.com/free-cookbook/-Are you feeling the call to know more about Conscious Postpartum Care?Reach out! ⁠Schedule a time with Christine⁠ to find out how this work can transform your care business or provide a meaningful career path.Here is the ⁠link⁠ to our free class@‌sacredwindowstudiesJoin our ⁠Facebook Group⁠Podcast Music is Composed by Sara Emmitt, graduate of the Center for Sacred Window Studies. You can hear more of Sara’s incredible music at www.saraemmitt.com.-#ConsciousCare #SacredPostpartum #PostpartumHealing #AyurvedicPostpartumCare #SacredWindowStudies #ConsciousCaregiving #PostpartumDoula #EmbodiedWisdom #UniversalMotherPrinciples #PostpartumSupport #HolisticPostpartum #WomenSupportingWomen #Matrescence #NourishingTheMother #PurposeLedLife #EmbodiedCare #BirthworkerLife #BeingEnough #HeartLedBusiness #SlowLiving

This year we are expanding into a theme of the different ways people come to the Postpartum Path. We each follow our own call - we have unique stories, and it is a shining example of how the need for better postpartum care culturally is impacting each of us - directing us to this work. Stephanie Peers is a Kundalini Yoga Instructor, a mother and has specialized her work in Ayurveda to women’s health particularly in the childbearing year. She is a current student of the Conscious Postpartum Caregiver Program. You can learn more about Stephanie’s work by visiting www.empoweredmamma.com and visiting her on IG @empowered_mamma Are you feeling the call to know more about Conscious Postpartum Care? Learn about our programs at www.sacredwindowstudies.com Follow us on Instagram at @sacredwindowstudies Facebook at @AyurvedaForPostpartum Join our Facebook Group Reach out! Schedule a time with Christine to find out if our programs are a good fit for you!

Emily Seeboo is a mother to a beautiful baby boy.  Her story is her own, just as each of ours should have a story that reflects our true sense of self and safety. In this interview, Emily shares her story of her homebirth, and we talk further about staying true to self, even when it does not align with expectations from our family or loved ones.  During the childbearing year, we are especially sensitive and tender to the energies of those around us.  It can be devastating to not receive the support or approval we wish we had. From pregnancy, birth and postpartum decision making and planning, Emily and her husband manifested a beautiful story and learned a ton along the way. Thank you Emily for sharing your story with us! You can learn more about Emily and the beautiful work she does here: www.emilyseeboo.com Emily Seeboo YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@emilyseeboo Instagram: @emilyseeboo Emily Seeboonruang consults for and works privately with women who want to reclaim their rites of passage that mark their transition into motherhood. She’s the host of The Mother Freedom Show on YouTube and has interviewed women from all over the world. She has been a guest on the Freebirth Society Podcast sharing her own freebirth story. Emily advocates a minimalist way of living that gives women maximum freedom and autonomy while feeling more embodied than ever. Are you ready to take your passion to a more meaningful and informed level? Are you called to learn Conscious Postpartum Care? Enroll or Learn More at www.sacredwindowstudies.com

Today on the Sacred Window podcast we talk about sustainability and minimal living in the postpartum period. Our guest, Amanda, is an artist and mother who gave birth just over a year ago for the first time. She has used both cloth diapers and elimination communication to reduce plastic diaper waste for the planet. In the West in the past 100 years, plastic diapers have become the norm, but she points out that cultures around the world utilize different forms of elimination communication and cloth diapers have been the norm for generations. She spoke about how easy and accessible these methods are to use to quell fears and apprehensions. Some links she has personally used for information on elimination communication and cloth diapers: https://godiaperfree.com/ Book: Go Diaper Free: A Simple Handbook for Elimination Communication by Andrea Olson ecpeesy.com for elimination communication tips and lists of supplies needed https://www.mamanatural.com/cloth-diapering/ for all you need to know about cloth diapers

In this episode of the Sacred Window podcast, founder Christine Eck talks with dear friend Natasha Mason from Melbourne Australia. Natasha is a mother, meditation teacher, Ayurvedic Postpartum Doula, a Reiki healer, and is the Founder and Director of Nourish Melbourne.  They discussed Natasha's experience in losing her mother and choosing to terminate a pregnancy and how she used the Mother principles of the sacred window to support this time. They talked about the subtle mental and emotional health needs during these times and how sacred window care makes space for that. Today on the Sacred Window Podcast: Benefits of knowing what you need and asking Shifting the way we support each other Identifyinghttps://www.postpartum.net how the Sacred Window shows up in other emotionally challenging areas of our lives  Stories of loss and recuperation How the sacred window shows up outside of postpartum Connect with Natasha Mason and other resources Instagram: @_natashamason Facebook: Natasha Mason Meditation https://natashamasonmeditation.com Learn more and Connect with the Sacred Window Community Learn about the importance of the sacred postpartum window, the tools of care that have been lost in modern culture, and the ways we can bring them back for the benefit of women, birth givers and families. Join our online training and mentoring programs for aspiring and current postpartum professionals as well as our vibrant professional collective. www.sacredwindowstudies.com/learn For expecting parents, take our DIY course and be ready to welcome your baby in a truly supported space. https://sacredwindowstudies.teachable.com/p/diy-ayurvedic-postpartum-care-for-expecting-parents We acknowledge that the sacred window applies to many variations in birth outcomes. Conscious Care is a human need and our mission includes fostering care for every individual during the sacred windows of birth, postpartum, life, and all the ways we experience loss, grief and transformation. Bringing back the sacred in postpartum care... together! Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Sacred Window Podcast: Nurturing Awareness in Postpartum Care with Christine Eck. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review. The show can be found anywhere else you may wish to get your podcasts too! Connect with us! www.sacredwindowstudies.com Instagram: @sacredwindowstudies Twitter: @sacred_window Facebook: Center for Sacred Window Studies

Corinne Andrews is a long time friend of Sacred Window Studies founder, Christine Eck. met 12 years ago Corrine is local to Massachusetts. Corrine is co-owner and director of Shraddha yoga, where she teaches online and in person classes. She is the developer and teacher of Birthing Mama, a 90 hour prenatal and postpartum yoga and wellness teacher training, and her course turned into a book. The theme of today's talk was shifting the way we practice to better serve our needs and our clients. There was a heavy emphasis on intuitive collaboration and heart-led connections with other professionals. Corrinne spoke of managing the balance of self wellness and professional life in an industry with many needs. She shared ideas and perspectives on how to bridge the gap between birth and postpartum care and the subtle areas that need attention. Christine and Corinne discussed important points such as addressing each client as their own unique, sacred window, without holding them to any performance standard. Towards the end of the talk, we open the discussion to the community and hear gyms that expand and inspire our perspective on innovative ways to serve families through professional connections.  “How may I serve you? How may I love you?” - Corinne Andrews  Today on Sacred Window Podcast: How to create containers that can support our caregiving and knowledge Applying conscious care and an ayurvedic lens toward individual clients' unique situations Being open and curious about caregiving, responding with open connectedness How to navigate meeting a client for the first time during a hard time in postpartum Creating cohesive care for clients with other professionals Shifting the practice culture to a whole model of care Balancing real life culture and business and integrating intuitive moments and finding answers Community shares Awakening consciousness as intention Connect with Corinne  https://www.shraddhayoga.org/pytt Pregnancy Companion Program-Prenatal Yoga Videos https://www.shraddhayoga.org/pregnancy-companion-program Birthing Mama, The Book https://www.birthingmama.com/copy-of-book Online Prenatal Yoga Weekly Class and Pregnancy/Postpartum Wisdom Circle: https://www.shraddhayoga.org/birthing-mama Learn more and Connect with the Sacred Window Community Learn about the importance of the sacred postpartum window, the tools of care that have been lost in modern culture, and the ways we can bring them back for the benefit of women, birth givers and families. Join our online training and mentoring programs for aspiring and current postpartum professionals as well as our vibrant professional collective www.sacredwindowstudies.com/learn  Bringing back the sacred in postpartum care... together! Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Sacred Window Podcast: Nurturing Awareness in Postpartum Care with Christine Eck. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review. The show can be found anywhere else you may wish to get your podcasts too! Connect with us! www.sacredwindowstudies.com Instagram: @sacredwindowstu Twitter: @sacred_window Facebook: Center for Sacred Window Studies

“Conscious Care provides an avenue to give you the tools to trust yourself, and confidence to know that you are the best caregiver" - Andrea Luzitano Andrea Luzitano in is the founder of Upon Arrival and mother to 4, serving the Plymouth county of Massachusetts. She is a Postpartum Doula Support and offers Family Education Services, serving the Plymouth county of Massachusetts and surrounding areas. Today on the Sacred Window Studies Podcast we talked about the importance of planning for the postpartum time. Andrea is based in the United States where postpartum care is culturally limited. We spoke about the importance of postpartum planning covering aspects of emotional support to logistic support, such as assigning tasks, gathering support and directing support people. Andrea went into depth about what new postpartum caregivers should know and essential tips to support a successful postpartum time. As a postpartum caregiver it is important to know how to stick to basic information, allowing things to be as simple and digestible as possible. We spoke about how to do this while also providing thorough care. Today on Sacred Window Podcast: Importance of postpartum planning How to create basic framework for a postpartum plan Society's responsibility Key planning points How to ask for help Mental wellness and preparing relationships How to gather, assign, and direct support Tips for new postpartum caregivers Herbal support Building a toolkit Connect with Andrea ~ https://www.uponarrivaldoula.com/ Instagram: @uponarrivaldoula Learn more and Connect with the Sacred Window Community Learn about the importance of the sacred postpartum window, the tools of care that have been lost in modern culture, and the ways we can bring them back for the benefit of women, birth givers and families. Join our online training and mentoring programs for aspiring and current postpartum professionals as well as our vibrant professional collective. www.sacredwindowstudies.com/learn For expecting parents, take our DIY course and be ready to welcome your baby in a truly supported space. https://sacredwindowstudies.teachable.com/p/diy-ayurvedic-postpartum-care-for-expecting-parents We acknowledge that the sacred window applies to many variations in birth outcomes. Conscious Care is a human need and our mission includes fostering care for every individual during the sacred windows of birth, postpartum, life, and all the ways we experience loss, grief and transformation. Bringing back the sacred in postpartum care... together! Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Sacred Window Podcast: Nurturing Awareness in Postpartum Care with Christine Eck. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review. The show can be found anywhere else you may wish to get your podcasts too! Connect with us! www.sacredwindowstudies.com Instagram: @sacredwindowstudies Twitter: @sacred_window Facebook: Center for Sacred Window Studies

Join us in this personal and informative episode, where we speak with our very own Charlotte Senseney-Stearnkind, Ayurvedic Touch for Postpartum instructor, and guests, Deborah Rose Schoutema and Nichole Trunfio. Deborah is the founder of Ayurveda Mamma and Nichole is the founder of Bump Suit Co, and they are both professional models and working mothers.   In this episode we go into depth about the postpartum body and how pressure from society impacts our relationship with our bodies postpartum. Through storytelling of Nicole, Deborah, and Charlotte's personal experiences through the postpartum time, we uncover the importance of recognizing the sacred transformation of the body in modern day society. We dive into a unique point of view of the postpartum journey through the modeling industry and Nicoles story of how she took her difficult postpartum experience to empower herself and other women, to create a footprint on the industry.  “I got into postpartum to really hear the after affects of how the birth was. How you feeling now about the birth and the image and who you are now and who you are continuously becoming and rebecoming”- Charlotte Stearnsy Today on Sacred Window Podcast: The importance of birth stories Personal postpartum experiences while in modeling industry Benefits of Ayurvedic Postpartum Care Your body while pregnant Practices to honor the birth body The personal postpartum healing journey Connect with Charlotte Senseney-Stearnkind Instagram: @charlotteayurdoula  www.ayurdoula.com Connect with Nicole Trunfio Instagram: @nictrunfio https://www.bumpsuit.co/ Connect with Deborah Rose Schoutema Instagram: @deborahroseschoutema https://www.ayurvedamamma.com/ Learn more and Connect with the Sacred Window Community Learn about the importance of the sacred postpartum window, the tools of care that have been lost in modern culture, and the ways we can bring them back for the benefit of women, birth givers and families. Join our online training and mentoring programs for aspiring and current postpartum professionals as well as our vibrant professional collective. www.sacredwindowstudies.com/learn For expecting parents, take our DIY course and be ready to welcome your baby in a truly supported space. https://sacredwindowstudies.teachable.com/p/diy-ayurvedic-postpartum-care-for-expecting-parents We acknowledge that the sacred window applies to many variations in birth outcomes. Conscious Care is a human need and our mission includes fostering care for every individual during the sacred windows of birth, postpartum, life, and all the ways we experience loss, grief and transformation. Bringing back the sacred in postpartum care... together! Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Sacred Window Podcast: Nurturing Awareness in Postpartum Care with Christine Eck. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review. The show can be found anywhere else you may wish to get your podcasts too! Connect with us! www.sacredwindowstudies.com Instagram: @sacredwindowstudies Twitter: @sacred_window Facebook: Center for Sacred Window Studies

Today on the Sacred Window Podcast student, postpartum caregiver, and devoted dancer, Alysha Higgins, introduces us to her dance instructor, Vera Passos. Alysha and Vera will guide us through a beautiful movement class on Tuesday, December 14th at 630pm EST so be sure not to miss it! Click HERE to register! Vera Passos is the Associate Artistic Director of Viver Brasil in Los Angeles and the Founder/Artistic Director of Casa de Cultura Do Movimento in Salvador, Bahia. Vera is a choreographer, master teacher, dancer and producer whose profound and indigenous relationship with Afro-Brazilian movement and music richly infuses her teaching and choreography. In her own words, Vera acknowledges the importance and impact that Bahian culture has in shaping the power and expression that she articulates and commands as an artist, “My culture is my inspiration, my feet speak with the earth and bring ancestral messages of joy, resistance and harmony.” Vera joins us in speaking about the orixa, and her personal connection and experience with these mysterious and complex energy forms. She tells stories of orixa Iemanja and the way her powerful energies manifest in the physical world and the embodiment of her fierce, protective, unconditional love. It is understood that we move with intention to embody those qualities. We learn that through movement and dance we can rid ourselves of separation and connect to the creative energy that dissolves all barriers. Vera says when community comes together to dance the space changes from “mine” to “ours”. It becomes a community space with no barriers, it becomes-- what is good for everyone. Topics Covered... What is orixa Who is Iemanja? Stories of Iemanja  Using the inspiration of Iemanja through dance and movement Transformation through movement Connection of the elements to dance to life Who is nana? How community dance lifts us all Learn more and Connect with the Sacred Window Community Learn about the importance of the sacred postpartum window, the tools of care that have been lost in modern culture, and the ways we can bring them back for the benefit of women, birth givers and families. Join our online training and mentoring programs for aspiring and current postpartum professionals as well as our vibrant professional collective. www.sacredwindowstudies.com/learn Bringing back the sacred in postpartum care... together! Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Sacred Window Podcast: Nurturing Awareness in Postpartum Care with Christine Eck. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review. The show can be found anywhere else you may wish to get your podcasts too! Connect with us! www.sacredwindowstudies.com Instagram: @sacredwindowstudies Twitter: @sacred_window Facebook: Center for Sacred Window Studies Music written and performed by: Sara Emmitt https://saraemmitt.bandcamp.com/

Join us in our recorded talk for the Postpartum Care Collective centered around neuroscience and cultural body shaming in the postpartum period. Christine was joined by postpartum and birth professionals and masterminds, Shelley Rahim, Eunique Deann and Siena Butler in discussing the implications of brain changes a women goes through and what strategies we can best use to support them. They spoke about creating action to shift the present dynamic, identifying support needed to cater to this continued trance like state. Less spoken about topics were brought up about topics such supporting partners in navigating the conditioning of cultural body shaming. Together they go deep on many topics relating to the powerful changes of the body and brain in the postpartum time.  Learn More About The Postpartum Care Collective (PCC) The PCC is a community of professionals and alumni of our program that are dedicated and passionate about postpartum caregiving. We offer live talks such as this one, a treasure trove of learning content and continuous professional support. Visit us to join today! https://sacredwindowstudies.com/postpartum-care-collective/ “Talking about how the brain actually changes and as much as we can, bring in some celebration around how beautiful and phenomenal that actually is.” - Christine Eck Today on Sacred Window Podcast: Working Within a Patriarchal Society Brain Changes in Postpartum The Patriarchs Affect on the Female Body Navigating Cultural Conditioning Normalizing the Reality of the Postpartum Time Celebrating through Preparation Calling in the Masculine for Support Support through Validation Connect with Shelley https://newmothercaregiving.com/ IG: @newmothercaregiving Connect with Euni https://www.slowbirthcollective.com/ IG: euniquedeeann Connect with Siena www.consciousnurturer.com IG: @consciousnurturer Learn more and Connect with the Sacred Window Community Learn about the importance of the sacred postpartum window, the tools of care that have been lost in modern culture, and the ways we can bring them back for the benefit of women, birth givers and families. Join our online training and mentoring programs for aspiring and current postpartum professionals as well as our vibrant professional collective. www.sacredwindowstudies.com/learn For expecting parents, take our DIY course and be ready to welcome your baby in a truly supported space. https://sacredwindowstudies.teachable.com/p/diy-ayurvedic-postpartum-care-for-expecting-parents We acknowledge that the sacred window applies to many variations in birth outcomes. Conscious Care is a human need and our mission includes fostering care for every individual during the sacred windows of birth, postpartum, life, and all the ways we experience loss, grief and transformation. Bringing back the sacred in postpartum care... together! Connect with us! www.sacredwindowstudies.com Instagram: @sacredwindowstudies Twitter: @sacred_window Facebook: Center for Sacred Window Studies

Today on the Sacred Window Podcast we have Gal Galucci and Stacey Ramsower. Among many other things Stacey is a full spectrum doula and somatic sex educator. She integrates the fundamental principles of yoga, Tantra, and Ayurveda into her coaching and support. Stacey is committed to supporting women who are reclaiming parts of themselves that have been shunned, rejected and silenced through society's teaching. Gal Galucci is a public speaker, educator, somatic sexologist, exclusive erotic blueprints coach and postpartum doula. Gal supports clients into the remembrance of their own bodies' wisdom using somatic tools that interrupt old narratives in the mental realm. She supports building new neural pathways through presence, safety, guidance and experiencing to expand into ones truth embodiment and empowerment. Through mentorship, doula support and hands on sessions, she holds sessions to reach a place of inner trust. “We can change the narrative from suffering to this really deep exploration. ” -Gal Galucci Connect with Stacey Ramsower https://www.staceyramsower.com/ Instagram: @sacredbody_staceyramsower Connect with Gal Galucci Instagram: @venus_noir007 Today on Sacred Window Podcast: --Connection between motherhood and sexuality --Somatic work and postpartum care --Identifying distinction sexuality and the physical aspect of sex --Trust in intuition needs boundaries --Finding agency with yourself and in relationship --Navigating sexual activity in the postpartum time --3 minute game --Sexual consent and agency --Sensation during postpartum --Rediscovering sexuality --Artistry of bonding --Reclaiming wholeness --Fighting systems of repression --Unraveling held beliefs --Good girl vs bad girl --Navigating pressure to please --Importance of somatic sexology Learn more and Connect with the Sacred Window Community Join our online training and mentoring programs for aspiring and current postpartum professionals as well as our vibrant professional collective. www.sacredwindowstudies.com/learn For expecting parents, take our DIY course and be ready to welcome your baby in a truly supported space. https://sacredwindowstudies.teachable.com/p/diy-ayurvedic-postpartum-care-for-expecting-parents Bringing back the sacred in postpartum care... together! Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Sacred Window Podcast: Nurturing Awareness in Postpartum Care with Christine Eck. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review. The show can be found anywhere else you may wish to get your podcasts too! Connect with us!www.sacredwindowstudies.com Instagram: @sacredwindowstudies Twitter: @sacred_window Facebook: Center for Sacred Window Studies Music written and performed by: Sara Emmitt https://saraemmitt.bandcamp.com/

Dr. Prity Dal lives in Mumbai, India and is a dentist by training and prenatal and postnatal fitness expert. She specializes in working with people with diastasis recti, which is what we will be talking about today. We talked about the importance of allowing our body to heal fully before following the mainstream push to "snap back" after birth. Prity stresses that mindful movement and awareness of our body postures, highly impacts our chance of worsening or producing diastasis. We go into depth about what specific movements to avoid, what movement to do and how to support a strong recovery postpartum.  “So in the past 8 months I must have done 30 consultations and out of that only 3 didn't have diastasis. The rest, 27 people had diastasis, so it is that common. ” - Prity Dal Today on the Sacred Window Podcast: What is diastasis recti? Factors the lead to diastases recti The four postures How to support diastasis recti Breath synchronization How to assess for diastase recti What exercises to avoid When to start exercising Simple Exercising for first months postpartum Social Media Impact on Postpartum Importance of Belly Binding Connect with Prity! Website: https://linktr.ee/Prity_yogidentist Instagram: @Prity_yogidentist Learn more and Connect with the Sacred Window Community Learn about the importance of the sacred postpartum window, the tools of care that have been lost in modern culture, and the ways we can bring them back for the benefit of women, birth givers and families. Join our online training and mentoring programs for aspiring and current postpartum professionals as well as our vibrant professional collective. www.sacredwindowstudies.com/learn For expecting parents, take our DIY course and be ready to welcome your baby in a truly supported space. https://sacredwindowstudies.teachable.com/p/diy-ayurvedic-postpartum-care-for-expecting-parents We acknowledge that the sacred window applies to many variations in birth outcomes. Conscious Care is a human need and our mission includes fostering care for every individual during the sacred windows of birth, postpartum, life, and all the ways we experience loss, grief and transformation. Bringing back the sacred in postpartum care... together! Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Sacred Window Podcast: Nurturing Awareness in Postpartum Care with Christine Eck. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review. The show can be found anywhere else you may wish to get your podcasts too! Connect with us! www.sacredwindowstudies.com Instagram: @sacredwindowstudies Twitter: @sacred_window Facebook: Center for Sacred Window Studies Music written and performed by: Sara Emmitt https://saraemmitt.bandcamp.com/

The Sacred Window Podcast | 03 - Reviving Postpartum Care in Modern Society Julia Jones specializes in teaching professionals how to support the postpartum time by merging the two realms of science and the ancient Ayurvedic tradition. She teaches students from all over the world, sharing her wisdom on supporting new moms in the transformation into motherhood. In her specially curated program called Infant Mothers she utilizes brain science, anthropology, evolution and traditional medicine. You can find her at https://newbornmothers.com/ to learn more about her, purchase her books and learn about her offerings. Julia joins us in speaking about a big topic: the revival of postpartum care. We hit many different points and angles, in the conversation from patriarchy to neuroscience. She explains the importance of the postpartum period and the impact of the loss of knowledge from cultural traditions. We discussed how to move forward from this story of lost knowledge, towards changing the modern paradigm of postpartum care. Julia speaks about how creating strong support networks of care for postpartum mothers, and the postpartum doula profession in itself is a radical push for social change. “When a baby is born, so is a mother. ” - Julia Jones Today on Sacred Window Podcast: Cultural traditions and the shift away from traditional postpartum care and how they mirror each other -- Colonization, industrialization and its impact on tradition -- The postpartum doula profession as a radical act -- Asking versus taking care of self, how to accept help- Patriarchy, masculine energy and its impact on postpartum and your postpartum doula business-- Navigating accessibility in postpartum care- Social change in postpartum care Cultural appropriation in practicing postpartum care Neuroscience and how our brain changes with pregnancy and birth Connect with Iselin https://newbornmothers.com/ Instagram: @newbornmothers Learn more and Connect with the Sacred Window Community Learn about the importance of the sacred postpartum window, the tools of care that have been lost in modern culture, and the ways we can bring them back for the benefit of women, birth givers and families. Join our online training and mentoring programs for aspiring and current postpartum professionals as well as our vibrant professional collective. www.sacredwindowstudies.com/learn For expecting parents, take our DIY course and be ready to welcome your baby in a truly supported space. https://sacredwindowstudies.teachable.com/p/diy-ayurvedic-postpartum-care-for-expecting-parents  We acknowledge that the sacred window applies to many variations in birth outcomes. Conscious Care is a human need and our mission includes fostering care for every individual during the sacred windows of birth, postpartum, life, and all the ways we experience loss, grief and transformation. Bringing back the sacred in postpartum care... together! Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Sacred Window Podcast: Nurturing Awareness in Postpartum Care with Christine Eck. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review. The show can be found anywhere else you may wish to get your podcasts too! Connect with us! www.sacredwindowstudies.com Instagram: @sacredwindowstudies Twitter: @sacred_window Facebook: Center for Sacred Window Studies