Postnatal Recovery with Sophie Messager {S4E4}

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On this week's episode I'm talking to Sophie Messager, a doula and perinatal educator and healer, best known recently for her fantastic book 'Why Postnatal Recovery Matters'.

In this episode we cover Sophie's 4 pillars of postnatal recovery and talk at great length about each one and why they're so important. We covered:

• Postnatal recovery traditions around the world

• Why mums often blame themselves for feeling exhausted (when it's not their fault!)

• What's missing from our Western culture

• How visitors can be actually helpful in the early days

• The importance of bodywork in the first few days and weeks after giving birth - and why we don't need to wait for the 6 week check to have it done

This ended up being a wide-ranging discussion and I particularly loved Sophie's tireless work to promote the importance of full, holistic postnatal recovery. I truly believe this is one of the key missing pieces in a joyful, happy motherhood and hope this episode can help plug the gap just a little bit.

Find Sophie:

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Buy the book: Why Postnatal Recovery Matters

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