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Postpartum University® Podcast
Maranda Bower, Postpartum Nutrition Specialist
251 episodes
21 hours ago
Send us a text That years-long struggle to conceive doesn't disappear when the baby arrives—it becomes the root cause of challenging postpartum recovery. Fertility specialist Gabriela Rosa is here to expose the devastating link between unresolved fertility trauma and intense perinatal mental health struggles. . We dive deep into the physiological and emotional barriers, highlighting the profound impact of pre-conception health and the shocking reality that the male factor accounts for up to 5...
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Send us a text That years-long struggle to conceive doesn't disappear when the baby arrives—it becomes the root cause of challenging postpartum recovery. Fertility specialist Gabriela Rosa is here to expose the devastating link between unresolved fertility trauma and intense perinatal mental health struggles. . We dive deep into the physiological and emotional barriers, highlighting the profound impact of pre-conception health and the shocking reality that the male factor accounts for up to 5...
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Mental Health
Health & Fitness,
Alternative Health,
Medicine
Episodes (20/251)
Postpartum University® Podcast
How Fertility Impacts Postpartum | Gabriela Rosa EP 249
Send us a text That years-long struggle to conceive doesn't disappear when the baby arrives—it becomes the root cause of challenging postpartum recovery. Fertility specialist Gabriela Rosa is here to expose the devastating link between unresolved fertility trauma and intense perinatal mental health struggles. . We dive deep into the physiological and emotional barriers, highlighting the profound impact of pre-conception health and the shocking reality that the male factor accounts for up to 5...
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1 day ago
41 minutes

Postpartum University® Podcast
The Warming Foods Principle - Ancient Wisdom Modern Science Finally Proves EP 248
Send us a text The truth is out: If your clients are struggling with slow healing, relentless fatigue, or impaired milk production, the cold food in their diet is the root cause. For generations, reductionist nutrition dismissed the ancient, global wisdom of warming foods as mere cultural folklore. They were wrong. This episode is your urgent intervention, proving with hard science that ice water and cold cereal actively deplete the new mother's energy reserves, fueling everything from anxiet...
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1 week ago
21 minutes

Postpartum University® Podcast
Postpartum Anxiety: Why Traditional Screening Misses the Identity Crisis | Carley Schweet EP 247
Send us a text When your clients say they're "drowning" or they "can't trust themselves," we can't just chalk it up to a simple chemical imbalance. We have to get real about postpartum anxiety (PPA). The clinical model, with its standard screening tools like the Edinburgh scale, is missing the deeper, unrecognized crisis of identity and boundaries that fuels so much of the mental load and perinatal mental health struggle. Carley Schweet joins Maranda us today to share her own journey through ...
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2 weeks ago
25 minutes

Postpartum University® Podcast
The Fiber Paradox: Why Raw Veggies and High-Fiber Foods Sabotage Postpartum Recovery EP 246
Send us a text Let's expose the standard advice that is making new mothers miserable: the push for high-fiber, raw fruits and vegetables immediately postpartum. It sounds healthy, but it's the root cause of crippling postpartum bloating, gas, and poor nutrient absorption! Get ready for a physiological truth: the postpartum digestive system is temporarily compromised. Loading it with complex plant matter is sabotage. You'll uncover the ancient wisdom of traditional cultures (Chinese, Ayurvedic...
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3 weeks ago
19 minutes

Postpartum University® Podcast
The Problem with Obstetrics and How it's Failing Mothers with Dr. Stuart Fischbein EP 245
Send us a text Postpartum providers, the PPD and exhaustion your clients face are direct outcomes of the medicalized birth model. Renowned OB-turned-advocate Dr. Stu Fischbein joins us to expose why standard practices (like the "six-week checkup") create pervasive obstetrical trauma. This episode cuts through the noise to reveal the root cause of the postpartum crisis and shows you how to fight for the holistic care your clients deserve. Check out this episode on the blog HERE Key time stamps...
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4 weeks ago
1 hour 6 minutes

Postpartum University® Podcast
The 300-500 Calorie Myth - Why Standard Postpartum Nutrition Advice Is Starving Mothers EP 244
Send us a text Stop Starving Postpartum Mothers: The Dangerous Lie of the 300-500 Calorie Postpartum Diet Recommendation The 300-500 calorie recommendation for breastfeeding? It's fundamentally flawed, based on decades-old data scaled down from men, and is actively keeping postpartum mothers nutritionally depleted. Maranda is exposing this colossal gap in maternal health. Learn the real metabolic demands of healing, the truth about nutrient depletion, and the 1100–1600 extra calor...
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1 month ago
19 minutes

Postpartum University® Podcast
The War on Women's Language with Milli Hill EP 243
Send us a text If you feel like you & your clients are losing a battle, you need to listen. Journalist and activist Milli Hill connects the dots on how the industrialized assault on female health is a unified war on women's autonomy. Milli connects the industrialized assault on female health to the rise of PPD and birth trauma. We expose the truth your perinatal mental health clients face: how ultra-processed food, profit-driven medicalization of childbirth, and sex-based language e...
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1 month ago
33 minutes

Postpartum University® Podcast
The 6 Critical Blind Spots of Science That Are Harming Postpartum Moms EP 242
Send us a text What if the very foundation of modern care—science alone—is the problem? You see the stats: mothers are drowning in postpartum depression, crippling anxiety, and mysterious autoimmune flare-ups. You're doing the screenings, you're following the standard protocols, but the lasting solutions are elusive. What if the very foundation of modern care—science alone—is the problem? Maranda dives into the six critical limitations of medical science that are actively harming mothers in t...
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1 month ago
36 minutes

Postpartum University® Podcast
The Missing Partner in Postpartum Care: Why Excluding Fathers Harms Maternal Health | Eric Stein EP 241
Send us a text As a postpartum provider, you already know the postpartum anxiety and postpartum depression epidemic is real. But we are avoiding a massive blind spot. We’re talking about the missing partner in postpartum care—the fathers. Eric Stein, co-founder of Restorative Roots (the nationwide postpartum meal delivery service), to dive deep into how sidelining the masculine partner is costing maternal health dearly, often fueling postpartum resentment and a profound lack of safety. ...
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1 month ago
30 minutes

Postpartum University® Podcast
A Functional Approach to Postpartum Intrusive Thoughts vs. Postpartum OCD EP 240
Send us a text Let's be real: telling a terrified mom that her horrific intrusive thoughts are "normal" is only half the story, and it's not good enough. This episode is your new essential guide. We're cutting past the surface talk about "scary thoughts" and diving deep into the neuroscience of what's actually going on. Your client's brain is doing a brilliant, protective job being hypervigilant, but then sleep deprivation, nutritional depletion, and chronic stress turn that protection into a...
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2 months ago
40 minutes

Postpartum University® Podcast
Postpartum Gut Health and The Mother-Baby Microbiome | Anu Simh EP 239
Send us a text Postpartum providers, let's be direct: Your clients are exhausted, anxious, and let down by the current system. This episode with functional health expert Anu Simh gives you the unfiltered truth about postpartum recovery. We're destroying the "bounce back" myth and focusing on root causes: the massive changes in the mother-baby microbiome, the power of 42 days of rest, and why conventional diet advice is failing. Anu explains why the focus must be on rebuilding health at the ro...
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2 months ago
29 minutes

Postpartum University® Podcast
The Invisible Mental Load - Why Mothers Are Breaking Down EP 238
Send us a text Your postpartum clients aren't just "busy"—they're breaking down. Here's the truth your assessments are missing: The invisible mental load is a chronic state of cognitive overload that's hijacking her body. This isn't a failure of willpower; it's a physiological response to chronic stress that causes everything from unexplained anxiety and low milk supply to pelvic pain and insomnia. Maranda reveals how this unacknowledged cognitive burden triggers the HPA axis, shuts dow...
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2 months ago
25 minutes

Postpartum University® Podcast
Making Postpartum Beautiful | Courtney Boylan EP 237
Send us a text This episode rips into the postpartum care crisis and why the current system fails new mothers. Maranda hosts Courtney Boylan, founder of Le Lolo, a brand dedicated to transforming sterile, clinical postpartum essentials into beautiful, functional, and empowering tools. Courtney shares her personal struggle with postpartum mental health and the medical-grade narrative that makes women feel "broken." We discuss the deep need for high-quality postpartum accessories and why shifti...
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2 months ago
23 minutes

Postpartum University® Podcast
When It's Not Depression - Misdiagnosed Mental Health in Postpartum EP 236
Send us a text There is a massive blind spot in perinatal mental health: the failure to investigate root causes. This episode is a fierce wake-up call. Postpartum professionals, stop watching new moms get a PPD/PPA label when their body is screaming for help. That crippling fatigue, brain fog, and anxiety is often a symptom of profound physiological imbalance, not just a psychiatric one. We’re exposing the epidemic of undiagnosed medical conditions—like Hashimoto's, severe iron deficien...
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3 months ago
41 minutes

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From Isolation to Collaboration: Building Your Postpartum Provider Community | Brooke Harmer EP 235
Send us a text In a world of fragmented perinatal, postpartum and maternal care, collaboration is a radical act of healing. This episode challenges the status quo by diving into a conversation with perinatal nutrition expert Brooke Harmer, who shares her own journey from feeling like an 'outsider' in the perinatal and postpartum space to becoming a sought-after collaborator. She offers a no-fluff guide to bridging the gap between holistic and conventional medicine. You will learn how to...
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3 months ago
38 minutes

Postpartum University® Podcast
The 5 Sciences of Postpartum Nutrition (It's Not Just Nutrition) EP 234
Send us a text The truth about postpartum nutrition goes way beyond kale smoothies and multivitamins. For too long, women's healthcare has failed mothers, leaving them to seek answers from online influencers and fads. But as a provider, you're ready to do more. This is a deep dive into the five interconnected sciences that truly shape a mother’s healing journey. We're getting to the heart of what's missing in modern care—looking beyond recipes to the deep biological, emotional, and cultural f...
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3 months ago
26 minutes

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Is It Postpartum or Perimenopause? | Lauren Tetenbaum EP 233
Send us a text As a postpartum professional you've likely seen the confusing overlap between postpartum and perimenopause, especially with women having babies later in life. Our conventional medical system treats these two distinct phases as separate, leaving women feeling lost and often misdiagnosed. This episode tackles the key signs and solutions that empower providers like you to offer truly informed root-cause care. We're joined by Lauren Tetenbaum, a specialist in maternal mental ...
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3 months ago
27 minutes

Postpartum University® Podcast
Sacred Meets Science: The Real Reason Providers Enter Postpartum Care EP 232
Send us a text For so many postpartum care providers—from doulas and lactation consultants to doctors and therapists—the journey into this field is less of a convenient career path and often, more of a spiritual calling based on deeply personal experiences. Maranda's getting right to the heart of the matter. She reveals the shocking truth about the gaps in women's healthcare and shares why so many new moms are forced to seek answers from online influencers instead of their own medical ...
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4 months ago
29 minutes

Postpartum University® Podcast
5 Things Every Postpartum Provider Wishes They Learned in School EP 231
Send us a text If you’ve ever felt like your professional training left you unprepared for the realities of postpartum care, you’re not alone. This episode tackles the massive gaps in our education system that leave perinatal professionals—from doulas to therapists—under-resourced. It’s a candid look at the biggest blind spots in the industry and why they are costing mothers their peace, healing, and even their lives. We’ll expose the system that fails providers and explore the five cri...
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4 months ago
31 minutes

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Regulating the Postpartum Nervous System | Ja'Neen Jenkins EP 230
Send us a text What if the current "broken" postpartum care system isn't really broken... but just incomplete? Maranda sits down with Ja’Neen Jenkins, a licensed professional counselor, certified childbirth educator, doula, and postpartum nutrition expert through Postpartum University, brings a rare blend of clinical expertise and personal experience to the table. She's changing the game by bridging the critical gaps in our current maternal healthcare system, offering a holistic a...
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4 months ago
33 minutes

Postpartum University® Podcast
Send us a text That years-long struggle to conceive doesn't disappear when the baby arrives—it becomes the root cause of challenging postpartum recovery. Fertility specialist Gabriela Rosa is here to expose the devastating link between unresolved fertility trauma and intense perinatal mental health struggles. . We dive deep into the physiological and emotional barriers, highlighting the profound impact of pre-conception health and the shocking reality that the male factor accounts for up to 5...