I can’t begin to tell you how many stories I hear of women who have had difficult postpartum experiences ranging from nervous anxiety, episiotomy recovery, baby blues, worries their baby isn’t feeding enough, breastfeeding problems, exhaustion, inadequate help, subpar nutrition, caesarian recovery, traumatic birth process recovery, depression and on and on. 💛

It breaks my heart into a million pieces when women tell me they cried half the day away because they felt lonely, isolated, and like all the attention is on the health of the baby. They didn’t have the time or energy to make healthy, replenishing food so they ate a slice of toast, and this cycle of depletion begins to take a toll. It’s a real thing, people. An all too common reality for many women. New mothers need to be SEEN in and for their process, and they need to be taken care of. Our current set up for living doesn’t allow this easily, but we are still hardwired to live in community, and crave it right to the marrow of our bones. The women in our lives used to be in closer contact to us. There was eye contact and we were indeed validated that, yes, you in fact did bring a miracle into this world, and it was affirmed that you were on the right track. 💛