Nov 14 2023 48 mins
Join me and Jojo Hogan as we explore the important topic of postpartum planning and all of the ways we are getting it wrong in the West. Jojo is a peri-natal care specialist, yoga teacher and founder of Slow Postpartum, an international movement which educates as to the importance of honoring the weeks following birth.
In this episode we discuss:
- The typical challenges many new families face
- The importance of postpartum planning
- What a slow postpartum is and how you can prepare for one yourself
- How the traditions of other cultures support the mother and baby dyad
- The importance of having a village and organizing support prior to birth
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Website: slowpostpartum.com
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Jojo is a peri-natal care specialist, yoga teacher and founder of Slow Postpartum, an international movement which educates as to the importance of honouring the weeks following birth. With over twenty years experience Jojo inspires the new families that she works with to view the postpartum period as a time of deep significance when they need and deserve to be deeply cared for, supported, nurtured and nourished. Using a range of modalities including yoga, mindfulness, nutrition & body work as well as taking inspiration from traditional postpartum practises, Jojo works with families around the world to create their 'slow postpartum sanctuaries'. She also mentors and trains other doulas and birthworker in her unique Slow Postpartum method.
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