Body Image and Identity Transformation After Baby

Join us in this personal and informative episode, where we speak with our very own Charlotte Senseney-Stearnkind, Ayurvedic Touch for Postpartum instructor, and guests, Deborah Rose Schoutema and Nichole Trunfio. Deborah is the founder of Ayurveda Mamma and Nichole is the founder of Bump Suit Co, and they are both professional models and working mothers.   In this episode we go into depth about the postpartum body and how pressure from society impacts our relationship with our bodies postpartum. Through storytelling of Nicole, Deborah, and Charlotte's personal experiences through the postpartum time, we uncover the importance of recognizing the sacred transformation of the body in modern day society. We dive into a unique point of view of the postpartum journey through the modeling industry and Nicoles story of how she took her difficult postpartum experience to empower herself and other women, to create a footprint on the industry.  “I got into postpartum to really hear the after affects of how the birth was. How you feeling now about the birth and the image and who you are now and who you are continuously becoming and rebecoming”- Charlotte Stearnsy Today on Sacred Window Podcast: The importance of birth stories Personal postpartum experiences while in modeling industry Benefits of Ayurvedic Postpartum Care Your body while pregnant Practices to honor the birth body The personal postpartum healing journey Connect with Charlotte Senseney-Stearnkind Instagram: @charlotteayurdoula  www.ayurdoula.com Connect with Nicole Trunfio Instagram: @nictrunfio https://www.bumpsuit.co/ Connect with Deborah Rose Schoutema Instagram: @deborahroseschoutema https://www.ayurvedamamma.com/ Learn more and Connect with the Sacred Window Community Learn about the importance of the sacred postpartum window, the tools of care that have been lost in modern culture, and the ways we can bring them back for the benefit of women, birth givers and families. Join our online training and mentoring programs for aspiring and current postpartum professionals as well as our vibrant professional collective. www.sacredwindowstudies.com/learn For expecting parents, take our DIY course and be ready to welcome your baby in a truly supported space. https://sacredwindowstudies.teachable.com/p/diy-ayurvedic-postpartum-care-for-expecting-parents We acknowledge that the sacred window applies to many variations in birth outcomes. Conscious Care is a human need and our mission includes fostering care for every individual during the sacred windows of birth, postpartum, life, and all the ways we experience loss, grief and transformation. Bringing back the sacred in postpartum care... together! Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Sacred Window Podcast: Nurturing Awareness in Postpartum Care with Christine Eck. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review. The show can be found anywhere else you may wish to get your podcasts too! Connect with us! www.sacredwindowstudies.com Instagram: @sacredwindowstudies Twitter: @sacred_window Facebook: Center for Sacred Window Studies