#11 The Benefits of Baby Massage and Why I Still Use It Years On

There are so many wonderful benefits to doing baby massage with your child. — For all the family, not just your baby.Here I share my passion for this precious tool for calm and connection, that has helped hundreds of parents I've taught, in the hope that it may help you in similar ways.In this episode I speak about:doing baby massage after birth traumahow I started teaching baby massagebody awareness from a young agethe value in slowing down in a busy worldpositive hormones that are releasedusing massage for a deeper connectionthe ripple effect on the familyhow loving touch is nourishing for babies — and ususing massage with my daughter, years after her being a babyThemes: Baby Massage, Mental Health, Physical Health, Birth RecoveryAt the end, I share a poem by Phyllis K. Davis.For more insights, you can follow me on Instagram, and don't forget to sign up for my weekly newsletter at www.thebirthrecoverycoach.com.