WHAT YOU’LL LEARN.

The postpartum can be a time filled with so much joy, but it can also come with feelings of doubt and overwhelm. The topics below help you prepare for this huge change by learning strategies to help you confident and at ease. 

Course Content

We have come together with many experts in their fields to best prepare you for your journey.

  • Women’s health physiotherapist

  • Nutritionist

  • Sex therapist

  • Postpartum doula

  • Midwife

  • New parents sharing their journey

  • What to realistically expect and what you can plan for, prior to your birth. Having courageous conversations, expressing boundaries and connecting with other like-minded new parents.

  • Explaining in detail the healing process from all types of birth & what you can do to actively promote this. Patience, grace and acceptance of this slower season and realistic recovery timeframes.

  • Differentiating between ‘the baby blues’ and more serious mental health conditions. 

    How to access further support, the hormonal effects on mental health and dealing with unsolicited advice as well as potential signs of perinatal mood disorders and when to seek help.

  • The Matrescence is defined as the physical, psychological, and emotional changes one goes through during the monumental transformation that is motherhood. It is a complete shift in priorities, neuroscience & emotional responses. It feels big because it is big. 

  • Understanding how newborn sleep works, sleep pressure, the importance of consistency, early tired signs and how to imitate the womb-like experience for your baby, in the 4th Trimester. 

  • There is strong evidence based research on the depletion of nutrients during pregnancy, early postpartum and breastfeeding and the effect on postnatal mood disorders such as postnatal depression and anxiety. 

    Physical and mental health are inexplicably intertwined. Understand how nutrition plays such a pivotal role in your postpartum.

  • As new parents, the days may be long, but the years are short. 

    Becoming new parents is like embarking on the biggest roadie of your life, without a map or destination. You won’t often know how to navigate things or where you are going, but you also know it is going to be the best adventure that you’ve been on your life.

    We discuss assertive communication, reframing intimacy, maternal Gatekeeping and returning to sex. 

  • Your support person/partner can do everything you can, bar lactation. However, sometimes you don’t know how to support the birthing person adequately. We discuss key tension points, ways you can provide practical & emotional support as well as managing visitors.

  • Birth rarely goes exactly the way we planned. Sometimes, you’ll need to unpack your birth story with a professional. There are different approaches you can take here and we discuss these options as well as an interview with a renowned birth story professional.