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Podcast: The Matrescence Podcast
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#37 Postpartum Planning and the Parts of Motherhood That We Don’t Talk About With Kathryn Millhouse
Category: Kids & family
Duration: 01:35:14
Publish Date: 2022-03-19 01:00:00
Description:

Slowly but surely, we are seeing an increased awareness of the need to prepare for birth. More and more couples are investing their time and money into hiring doulas, reading books, writing a birth plan and accessing independent birth education. 

We love to see it. 

But the truth is, that birth is just one (very very) important day in your motherhood journey. 

Once your little one is earthside, the hard work really begins. 

And yet we are not seeing the same investment in preparing for the postpartum period. 

In fact, most couples never really give it a thought, until they are living it. 

Today's guest Kathryn Millhouse, is passionate about changing the way we think about, plan for, and navigate the postpartum period. 

Prior to the birth of her daughter, Kathryn spent 15 years working in economic advisory, commercial management and consulting roles. 

Like many women, matrescence was a catalyst for her rethinking her career path. 

As you will hear today, Kathryn experienced a very challenging postpartum period, complete with delayed bonding, feeding challenges and mental health challenges. In order to access the support she needed, Kathryn had to advocate for herself and navigate a health care system which was not set up to support the needs of the postpartum mother. 

This experience made her acutely aware of the huge gap that exists in mother-centric postpartum care, as well as the stigma associated with not coping with the transition to motherhood. 

In order to fill this gap, Kathryn founded her perinatal advocacy organization MotherUp. As part of her work Kathryn leverages her knowledge of economics to identify and coordinate a families unique resources to support mothers and the broader family during the postpartum period. 

One way that she achieves this is through working with expecting families to develop a postpartum canvas. Today Kathryn walks us through what exactly that is, and how you can utilize it prepare for a positive postpartum experience. 

Kathryn is honest and vulnerable about sharing some of the less talked about realities of new motherhood. Regardless of where you are at in your motherhood journey, we know you will find solidarity, clarity and knowledge from this episode. 

To work with Kathryn: https://motherup.com.au/
Connect with Kathryn on Instagram: @_motherup

Our website: matrescencematters.com.au 
On Instagram: @matrescence.podcast 
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