Beyond Birth

Welcome to the Beyond the Birth Podcast. Co-hosted each week by Liz Winters (Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified pre and post-natal coach, and mama) and Jenny Anderson (doula, Birthfit Regional Director, certified yoga instructor, and mama). Our hope is to inspire, educate, and empower women as they navigate pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood with evidence based guidance, informative interviews, and entertaining anecdotes from our perspectives as moms, entrepreneurs, and birth professionals. In this week’s catch up episode we touch base on Jenny’s last two births which happened over the weekend. Both births went fairly close to mom’s “birth plan”, but how much does a doula let personal experience influence their role or how they direct the birth pattern (if at all). We highlight the importance of clearly communicating your goals to your birth support/information team. By empowering our partners and possibly even mothers and mothers-in-law, their role is better defined (we love healthy boundaries!)

Embracing your body after pregnancy isn’t easy. Most of us walk into motherhood understanding there will be a lack of sleep and ample spit-up stained shirts, but I don’t think we are prepared for the disconnected, and sometimes unrecognizable postpartum body. With the social media messaging limited to “get your body back” or “embrace your tiger stripes” it’s no wonder we are left feeling alone and less than. Maybe you’ve already joined us in saying F U to the “get your body back” messaging, but it’s a BIG jump to embracing those tiger stripes and fully loving your postpartum body. The conversation is more nuanced than this love-hate dichotomy presents. Plus, if you’ve experienced pregnancy loss, like Jenny and I have, then this relationship may be even more complicated.  Today on the podcast, Liz shares 3 ways to embrace your body postpartum.  Mentioned in this Episode: Madewell Jeans are gold.  Poshmark (Get a free $10 credit on your first order by using referral code lizmwinters) Check out t

What your favorite way to play outside with your kids?  In today's episode Jenny and Liz discuss the benefits of outdoor play, how we learn from our kids and ways to make unstructured outside time more approachable.  Highlights from this Episode: Liz's Camping Adventure (aka... Glamping)  Why are our children always naked?  Love for the Free Forest School, a volunteer run outdoor exploration program for parents and kiddos that encourages kids to lead the way.  Benefits of outdoor play including: social skills, Independent learning and boosted creativity.  Unstructured play and letting go of expectations On average children spend 4-7minutes a day outdoors in unstructured play, and 7hrs in front of a screen. Removing hurdles to getting outside Buy Nothing Groups are gold yo! Outdoor play doesn't to be a big hike or elaborate camping trip. It can be a simple, unstructured time.  FOR MORE FROM LIZ & JENNY Hosted by: Liz Winters & Jenny Anderson Find us:

Welcome to the Beyond the Birth Podcast. Co-hosted each week by Liz Winters ( Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified pre and post-natal coach, and mama) and Jenny Anderson (doula, Birthfit Regional Director, certified yoga instructor, and mama). Our hope is to inspire, educate, and empower women as they navigate pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood with evidence based guidance, informative interviews, and entertaining anecdotes from our perspectives as moms, entrepreneurs, and birth professionals. Today we are reviewing our first Beyond Birth Book Club selection: Period Repair Manual by Dr. Lara Briden. Per Lara:“Period Repair Manual is every woman’s guide to better periods using natural treatments such as diet, nutritional supplements, herbal medicine, and body-identical hormones. It contains advice and tips for every age and situation.” This fantastic book can be used for anyone as an information resource for personal use and/or client support, trouble-shooting specific period issues, and underst

Heard about vomitting in labor? We turned the microphones back on to share our charming vomit stories.

In this episode of the Beyond Birth Podcast, Jenny and Liz bust some major myths around pregnancy and share ways for women to connect with their power through pregnancy and into parenting.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unrefinedshe/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unrefinedshe/support

Central Oregon Birth Bereavement is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded to provide bereavement birth services to women/families who are currently facing pregnancy/infant loss (which may include miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm labor/loss, fatal fetal diagnosis and/or neonatal death) or who have experienced a loss. Today Liz is interviewing Jenny, founder and president, about the incredible service this non-profit provides to women and families in Central Oregon. A bereavement doula relationship can look however you want it to look.  This is about what a bereavement doula is, what they can do, and the relationship they can have with each family. There are different styles of support, a uniqueness to each mother/father's grief, and how Be Still My Heart is trying to make an impact on how society treats loss. Free of charge, and available to any family whether they reside in Central Oregon or not, Be Still My Heart is about love without judgement, support without forcing, and healing without a timelin

Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, author, and mom with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition. IN THIS EPISODE Gaps in the guidelines that expecting moms receive - definitely room for improvement. Why is prenatal nutrition important? Epigenetics is (in part) the expression of our baby’s genes. Prenatal nutrition can minimize the risk of baby developing issues later in life. How to distinguish between good information and bad information available to us all? It can mean building a better understanding of science, reaching out to a colleague who has better experience, or doing some additional research. (Google Scholar is her search engine of choice.)  Newsflash: 17 years before research gets into clinical practice. Hospital/office policy may be further delayed. Navigating vegetarian/vegan pregnancy: it’s not all protein concerns, it’s getting enough micronutrients including choline, DHA, iron, B12, glycine, K2, zinc, plus others, AND thei

What's your favorite way to get your kiddos involved in meal preparation?  Comment below and share! This week on the podcast, Jenny and Liz discuss how we can cultivate an empowered and positive relationship with food for our kiddos (and ourselves!). And for both of us, it starts with including our kids in making meals.  Tune in for our favorite conversations  as we share how our childhood relationships with food influence our parenting and the different ways we connect with our kiddos in the kitchen. #beyondbirthpodcast #sproutwellness #podcast #momlife #postpartum #pregnancy #kidscooking  #postpartumfitness #postpartumbody #mindset #podcasting --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unrefinedshe/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unrefinedshe/support

Jenny and Liz are back this week catching up on their latest travel adventures, discussing  core values, and gushing with love for the women behind BIRTHFIT Boise ID and perhaps giggling just a bit. Technology got the best of us when recording the end of this episode. We'll be back next week with Jenny's ultimate adventure story!  IN THIS EPISODE: 1:23 We are back in our element with canned wine and tea 3:15 Jenny recaps her adventures at the BIRTHFIT Summit in Austin TX and shares her favorite speakers!  6:50 Dancing it out with Dr. Deb Kern 12:06 Power of gathering together 12:28 The importance of involving and supporting partners through the motherhood transition and pregnancy/infant loss.  17:48 Lily Nichols dropping all the nutrition knowledge 21:58 What are your values? How do you define them and incorporate them into your life, partnership and business? 25:13 Liz values flushing toilets and the ability to walk to a coffee shop 26:53 Liz recaps the adventures (and misadventures) of h

Welcome! This week we jump into a listener question: the balance (or imbalance) of being a mom and an entrepreneur. As women and individuals we are called to be both bad ass business owners and wonderful mothers. But can we have it all? Should we even try to have it all? F the should! And show up for yourself as yourself.  IN THIS EPISODE Springtime Check-In 7:30 Liz is stepping away from BIRTHFIT Check-out Liz’s new website! www.lizwinterswellness.com 13:35 Balancing being a parent and entrepreneur  15:20 Disclaimer of imbalance 16:40 Is it all just boundaries and how we talk to ourselves? 18:30 Can we have it all? 20:00 Show up 100% to one thing at a time. Mono-tasking vs. multi-tasking 24:55 Time-blocking 29:50 Support team 30:30 Grounding yourself  33:30 Non-negotiable and asking of our people 42:30 Schedule the things you want to do first 44:30 Walk in your jeans! 45:10 Support your body nutritionally and with sleep 53:00 It’s a sweet baby boy! FOR MORE FROM LIZ & JENNY Hosted by: Liz

Welcome Michelle Boyer of Arctic Lynx Maternity! A great mother (learn about her 80% rule), a successful entrepreneur (arcticlynxmaternity.com), and a conscientious inhabitant of the planet (member of 1% for the Planet).   Learn about her wonderful products and why when you’re pregnant you should not just buy a bigger size. F that should!  Instagram: arcticlynxmaternity  IN THIS EPISODE 1:00 … Meet Michelle 2:40 … Portland, ME vs Portland, OR 5:45 … Birth of Arctic Lynx 14:22 … Importance of being outside, pregnant or otherwise 16:47 … Mom and Entrepreneur 20:00 … Investing in clothes and sustainability 26:35 … Future for Arctic Lynx 31:30 … Michelle’s F the Should We would love if you left us review/rating! This really helps us get out to more listeners. Mentioned in this episode: Sunflower Farms (Goat Yoga in Maine) 1% for the Planet FOR MORE FROM LIZ & JENNY Hosted by: Liz Winters & Jenny Anderson Find us: Instagram @sproutwellness @birdie.in.bend www.sproutwellnesspdx.com bend.birth

Set your relationship up to keep it from becoming relationsh*t in postpartum.  How do we talk to our partners about postpartum? How do we explain something that is so complex and raw? How can we clearly prepare them for when we need all hands on deck?  IN THIS EPISODE Let’s start with … Our Live Podcast - true fail or true win? It’s a toss up. 5:00 … Bringing our partner into postpartum planning. 6:20 … Empowering partners to learn about postpartum. 9:00 … Show up! Own your roles in postpartum and parenthood. 14:40 … Break down responsibilities. 15:40 … Find a support person for each person - raw and honest. 20:00 … Allow each other to release the tension. 22:30 … Touching on touching: sex postpartum. 23:55 … Talk! Clear, considerate communication. 30:00 … Changing relationship. 35:00 … Checking in regularly with each other. 38:30 … Try a day date. 43:00 … When to ask for help. Leave us review/rating! This really helps us get out to more listeners. Mentioned in this episode: Phase 10 Card Game FOR M

You are pregnant! And now, holy cow, you are preparing for life with a baby. How do moms even begin to prepare for postpartum? What do you need to do within your house? With your relationship? What products do you need to buy ahead of time? How do you encourage healthy recovery for my body? F the Should. And don’t should all over yourself! IN THIS EPISODE 5:00 … “Local, Regional, Global” Postpartum Care 11:20 … Liz’s recommendation for freezer meals 18:00 … Body odor postpartum is a thing … a good thing 25:30 … Sleep, move, nourish 29:00 … Postpartum Doula or an external person help 30:45 … Helpers not visitors 40:00 … Dads need support too 45:00 … We asked you … what you say you need Leave us review/rating! This really helps us get out to more listeners. Mentioned in this episode: Nipple Cream Non-toxic Witch Hazel Pads Our Favorite Non-Toxic Deodorant (that actually works) Our Favorite Non-toxic Wash for Baby (and Momma)  Flower Bath Soak Meal Train link “Leaky Pad Guys” Link to Liz’s chili recipe FOR

Welcome to part two of our catch-up episode!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unrefinedshe/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unrefinedshe/support

Jenny and Liz are reunited and it feels so good!  Because we love to talk, too much, this episode has been broken up into two segments. Don't worry we won't leave you hanging for a whole week! We'll release the exciting conclusion (did Liz find a style box?!) shortly!  For questions and comments email beyondbirthpodcast@gmail.com! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unrefinedshe/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unrefinedshe/support

Welcome Tracey Biebel! Our first guest on Beyond Birth podcast. Tracey Biebel is a clinical social worker with a private practice here in Portland.  She specializes in parenting, couples work (including pre and post divorce work), as well as individual work focused on helping people find the joy in the life they are already living.  You can find her at PracticalParentingPDX.com, PracticalLivingPDX.com and on iTunes as 1/2 of the Curious and Curiouser podcast. IN THIS EPISODE 1:10 … Meet Tracy 4:45 … Effective/Ineffective parenting 5:30 … Balance of warmth, kindness, empathy, clear limits 20:30 … Empathy and time & space will calm the mind 21:30 … Kid cursing and how to let it flow 24:00 … Little baby scientists 26:30 … Teachable moment 31:00 … Language vs Logic 33:00 … Routine, rhythm, songs, humor Leave us review/rating! This really helps us get out to more listeners. Mentioned in this episode: Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel FOR MORE FROM LIZ & JENNY Hosted by: Liz Winters & Jenny A

Returning to work is no easy day for a new mama. We get caught up in the shoulds: if we should work, when we should go back to work, how we should take care of ourselves, who should take care of our babies. We say F the should! IN THIS EPISODE 0:00 … Liz’s birthday celebrations! 7:00 … Precipitous birth story: News Story Link 13:05 … Returning to work after loss 20:15 … “Fifth Trimester” - Lauren Smith Brody 25:00 … Forcing ourselves back into pre-baby work “shape” 27:40 … Maternity leave in the US 30:00 … Pressure put back on moms to be perfect 35:54 … Supporting each mom’s choice 40:47 … “Mom Tax” 43:35 … Key to smooth transition: extended maternity leave 47:35 … Childcare: daycare, nanny, au pair, shared nanny 49:50 … Taking care of yourself - you don’t have to run yourself to empty 53:08 … Remembering your “why” and not the should 55:15 … Fault vs Responsibility in a broken system 57:45 … Disability Insurance to supplement maternity leave wages 59:00 … Be transparent with coworkers 1:01:15 … Pumping Logis

Pregnancy can make your body feel foreign, and you’re now having to think of things you may have not paid much attention to previously. It adds a layer of stress and complication. Intuitive eating becomes really tricky, because we have to shed this maiden mindset and trust in our body’s wisdom to know what it needs. As a society we are taught to muffle or quiet hunger cues or cravings, associating foods with good or bad and that screws us during pregnancy when it’s especially important to be in tune with our body.  We get caught up in the shoulds. How we should eat, how we should feel, how much weight we should gain. We say F the should!  IN THIS EPISODE Checking In and a new sponsor! Brandless 12:40 … Intuitive Eating Through Pregnancy 13:00 … What is Intuitive Eating? 15:54 … Effects of dieting. 19:05 … Nutritional cravings. 21:35 … Weight changes by trimester. 26:35 … Starting out with extra weight. 34:30 … Debunking eating for two. 36:45 … Fluctuating hunger cues. 39:25 … First trimester aversio

Welcome to the Beyond the Birth Podcast. Join us each week as we take the conversation of motherhood … beyond birth. Co-hosted each week by Liz Winters ( Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified pre and post-natal coach, Birthfit Regional Director, and mama) and Jenny Anderson (doula, Birthfit Regional Director, and mama). Our hope is to inspire, educate, and empower women as they navigate pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood with evidence based guidance, informative interviews, and entertaining anecdotes from our perspectives as moms, entrepreneurs, and birth professionals. Get this Episode's FREEBIE!  FREE Build Your Birth Team Checklist IN THIS EPISODE 4:00 … What should you ask yourself about everyone in your room: How do they make me feel? 8:58 … What is a “birth team”? 11:07 … Jenny’s birth team experiences 16:15 … Liz’s birth team experiences 21:00 … Be comfortable asking for help. 29:00 … Spouse/partner 33:30 … Primary provider: OB/Midwife/Family Physician (Midwife: Certified Nurse or Dire