The postpartum period is a hormonal rollercoaster. Your body is doing a lot as it shifts out of pregnancy mode and tries to find its new normal. While some of this chaos is totally natural, certain everyday habits might be making things harder than they need to be!
In this episode, Sarah chats about some sneaky ways we unknowingly sabotage our own hormone recovery. From sleep habits to "mom breakfast" to trying to bounce back too quickly, we’re breaking down 5 surprisingly common ways new moms can throw their hormones out of whack, and most importantly, how to fix them!
If you’ve been feeling extra depleted, anxious, or just “off” lately, this one's for you.
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30:18
Who’s The New Human? Getting your Pet ready for Baby with @PetsEyeView!
Ever wonder what your pet really thinks when a new baby enters the picture? After stumbling into the world of animal communication in a late-night TikTok spiral, Sarah needed to find out. This week, we track down famed Animal Communicator Kara Uzdiela, aka @PetsEyeView on TikTok and Instagram to explore what our pets are feeling during one of life’s biggest transitions: bringing home a baby!
If you're pregnant, just brought a baby home, or are navigating the chaos of kids + fur babies, this episode is for you. Kara joins us to share how pets sense pregnancy, how to prep them for the new arrival, and what really goes through their heads during that big transition. We’ll also talk about managing behavior changes, supporting your pet emotionally, and how YOU TOO can better communicate with them so everyone in your home—furry or not—feels secure and loved.
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PPD, Unfiltered: Real Talk for Maternal Mental Health Month
May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month, and to close it out, Sarah is opening up in a deeply personal and honest episode about her experience with postpartum depression. Spoiler alert: it might not look like what you expect.
We discuss the subtle signs of PPD that are often missed, what daily life can really feel like when you’re living through it, and the rollercoaster of emotions that come with trying to keep it all together. From the conventional to the downright strange, she shares the wide range of things she’s tried in an effort to manage it—from therapy and medication to supplements, peptides, and more.
Whether you're in the thick of it, have been there before, or want to better understand what so many new moms silently go through, this episode is a raw, compassionate, and much-needed reminder that you're not alone. Buckle up—it’s a vulnerable one.
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40:01
First Firsts with Dr. Sara Reardon!
This week, the conversation continues with Dr. Sara Reardon, AKA The Vagina Whisperer! She’s a board-certified pelvic floor physical therapist, mom of two, and author of the upcoming book Floored: A Woman’s Guide to Pelvic Floor Health at Every Age & Stage, set to release this June.
Sarah and Dr. Reardon dive even deeper this week into the often-overlooked realities of postpartum pelvic health. They're tackling some of the first FIRSTS you can expect after having a baby... first poop, firt period, first time resuming sex and so many more intimate challenges that most baby books conveniently skip over.
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32:56
Whats Going on Down There? Protecting Your Pelvic Floor with the Vagina Whisperer!
For a pregnancy and motherhood podcast, I think its time we talk about vaginas. They’ve been through a LOT. They go through so much in pregnancy and birth, and to be honest, we don’t talk about them enough OR give them the TLC they deserve. This week, Sarah is joined by none other than The Vagina Whisperer herself—Dr. Sara Reardon, a board-certified pelvic floor physical therapist, mom of two, and author of the upcoming book Floored: A Woman’s Guide to Pelvic Floor Health at Every Age & Stage, hitting shelves this June.
In this episode we'll dive into what you can do during pregnancy and birth to help prevent tearing and protect your pelvic floor, as well as common postpartum issues—whether you delivered vaginally or via C-section. From healing tips to things no one talks about, this conversation is packed with real talk, expert advice, and a whole lot more.
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A new kind of Pregnancy & Motherhood Podcast! If you used to pop champagne in the clurrrrb and now you’re popping prenatal vitamins, well, you’ve come to the right place. From the writer and creator of the comedy Instagram and Podcast “Big Kid Problems” comes a brand new show about the roller coaster of Pregnancy and new Motherhood! For Pregnancy Episodes, scroll on down to the beginning of this podcast and you will find all 40 week-by-weeks of pregnancy with Sarah. Find your week OR start from the beginning and get ready to commiserate with your new preggo bestie!
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