e053 – The Part-Time Jungle Podcast: Honouring Ourselves as Moms with Dr. Gillian Sawyer

Dr. Gillian is a mom of two and a chiropractor who has focused her career caring for moms and their children. She lost her own mother as she entered motherhood. This void, disconnection and loss has perpetually fuelled her passion to create an authentic safe space for women to be seen, heard and feel well taken care of in their motherhood journey. To reconnect to themselves and their body. The opportunity to walk with women through this sometimes horribly lonely, often joy filled, and always exhausting season has been a blessing. Each time another says, ‘same’, offers an assuring nod or let’s their shoulders down, her cup gets filled, the void gets smaller, and her drive strengthens.    Listen in as we talk about: * Knowing our limits. As a mom and working full-time, Gillian shares that the biggest resource she has tapped into has been learning her limits. * Building a practice that’s in alignment. Gillian worked in many different settings, and when she became a mom, her purpose felt even more clear – working with moms and kids. * Tips to transition from work to home life. Gillian shares that this has been one of the hardest transitions in her day to day, and gives listeners tips on how to navigate it from her perspective. * How to feel better in our bodies. There are a few core techniques Gillian recommends for moms to drop back into their bodies and the present moment.   Resources mentioned in this episode: Book: She Grieves    Connect with Gillian: * Instagram:  @drgilliansawyer https://www.instagram.com/drgilliansawyer/ @mamaandmechiropractic https://www.instagram.com/mamaandmechiropractic/ * Facebook: @drgilliansawyer https://www.facebook.com/drgilliansawyer @mamaandmechiropractic https://www.facebook.com/mamaandmechiropractic * Website: http://www.gilliansawyer.com Connect with Tiana and The Part-Time Jungle: * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parttimejungle/ * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parttimejungle/ * Website: https://theparttimejungle.com   THE PERINATAL PHASE  The perinatal phase is anywhere from pregnancy to after you have had your baby. You could classify it as the four trimesters. There are the three trimesters of pregnancy and the fourth trimester is those few months after you have delivered your baby.  What Gillian tells moms, though, is that “postpartum is forever”. “Going through pregnancies, deliveries and stepping into motherhood changes us forever.” So, perinatal is focused around the pregnancy time but really applies to women even long after they have had a baby. Gillian finds that the perinatal phase tends to be a time when women are quite tuned into their bodies because of all the changes that are happening. When things feel off in their bodies, women recognize this. Gillian is able to help them with this through treatments, information as to why it is happening, resources, and in letting them know that they are not alone.    KNOWING OUR LIMITS While working full-time and having a very busy practice, Gillian learned early on that in order to “do it all”,