Podcast Episode: Postpartum Support with Doula Lynsey Haynes

In the United States, postpartum recovery can seem like a competitive sport. How fast you can get "back" to your pre-baby body/weight/jeans/life/etc. But what if we took a page from cultures around the world who focus on the postpartum period as a transition for the parents and the baby, and nurture and care for ourselves?

If you don't live near your family (or they're not helpful), what are your options? I discuss this and more with birth and postpartum doula Lynsey Haynes, whose work led her to open the only dedicated postpartum center in California.

Resources we mention in the episode

• Ansei Postpartum Center
• Ansei Postpartum Center on Facebook
• The Semi Crunchy Mama Club on Facebook

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