Healthy as a Mother, the podcast for becoming and being a mother, with your cohosts Dr. Leah Gordon and Dr. Morgan MacDermott, two naturopathic doctors who get it. Each week we teach you how to be the healthiest mother you can be - from fertility and preconception, to pregnancy and birth prep, through postpartum and throughout motherhood - empowering you with the natural health guidance and education you’re not getting elsewhere, so you can confidently navigate the broken system at large. The real, the raw, the un-talked about.
Healthy as a Mother, the podcast for becoming and being a mother, with your cohosts Dr. Leah Gordon and Dr. Morgan MacDermott, two naturopathic doctors who get it. Each week we teach you how to be the healthiest mother you can be - from fertility and preconception, to pregnancy and birth prep, through postpartum and throughout motherhood - empowering you with the natural health guidance and education you’re not getting elsewhere, so you can confidently navigate the broken system at large. The real, the raw, the un-talked about.
Have you ever pumped milk in an airport bathroom while your boss texted you about a meeting?
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Jaclyn Smeaton, a naturopathic doctor, past president of the AANP, speaker, author, and mom of five. She’s lived every version of the working-mom juggle, from returning to work at four weeks postpartum to running national organizations while nursing on red-eye flights.
We unpack what “going back to work” really looks like when you’re healing, pumping, leading, and trying not to lose yourself in the process. The sleep deprivation, the daycare colds, the guilt, the wins, and the systems that make it survivable. It’s raw, funny, and painfully real.
You’ll Learn:
[00:00] Introduction
[04:44] What going back to work at four weeks postpartum really feels like
[09:33] When breastfeeding becomes a mental and physical breaking point
[19:37] The reality of pumping and traveling while balancing leadership roles
[28:34] Simple ways to prep your baby’s immune system for daycare
[42:44] How an au pair can completely change family life and sanity
[48:49] The real cost of help versus trying to do it all alone
[53:41] Creating your village and finding real mom friendships
[58:38] The energetic shift between ambition and motherhood
[1:00:17] Why having it all never means doing it all at once
[1:04:52] What happens when motherhood and work collide
Resources Mentioned:
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Learn more from Dr. Jaclyn on her website. You can also follow her on LinkedIn.
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