How to tend "the root of your body" postpartum and beyond with Dr Rebecca Cohen

After birth, our bodies are especially tender and rather "blown open."Not only has a babe passed through either your perineum or your belly, but your spirit has been expanded tremendously, too. And unfortunately, most of us have NO IDEA how to effectively tend "to the root of our bodies" as today's guest, MD-turned-holistic-midwife (and mother of 9!) Dr Rebecca Cohen describes it. We've all but lost the art of deep, replenishing convalescence that's so needed postpartum. Birth is a big experience, and whether it's physically, emotionally or spiritually - there's often a lot to integrate (on top of having a newborn babe)!So caring for the tender tissues and the tender spirit in this liminal time can be incredibly supportive. There are many ways to do so, from rest, to easy-to-digest foods, to herbal practices such as vaginal steams, to sitz baths, to teas, to hands-on and hands-in care. And today's episode goes into all of this and more. Listen in to learn:how Rebecca went from conventionally trained MD to herbalist and midwifewhat "the root of your body" means (on a couple different levels)some simple practices to tend that part of your body postpartumRebecca's favorite herbs for the postpartum journey - internal + topicalwhy she considers vaginal steams a core part of holistic postpartum carehow to know when to return to sex after birthways to connect with your vulva and wombspace with tender love + carean invitation to offer yourself hands-in care to support pelvic muscle relaxationResources:Today's shownotes: Get link's to Rebecca's work + other resources Episode 25: Immediate herbal postpartum care with Liz PhilbrickEpisode 43: Vaginal steaming with Julia Demillones MooreEpisode 49: How to create a sacred window with Ashlee Sakaishi-WilkinEpisode 81: Deep restorative postpartum care with Rachael HollingerSign up for my Natural Contraception (Jan 2024) course waitlist!If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom.  And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you.  ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any&Click here to send me a quick message :)