Reclaiming the Restorative Customs of Postnatal Recovery with Sophie Messager - Doula, Healer, Perinatal Educator

In this episode, I interview Dr Sophie Messager, a biology research scientist who left her career behind to dedicate herself to the profession of doula and perinatal educator. Since 2010, Sophie has supported over a thousand families and trained well over 1000 birth workers in various workshops and online trainings. She is also a doula mentor and has taught doula preparation courses in 2018 and 2019.  More recently she has written a thoroughly researched book titled Why Postnatal Recovery Matters. This book, along with her online course of the same title, has helped women around the world prepare themselves for a postnatal recovery that is supportive and nourishing. In this podcast, she shares her insights and wisdom with us, including:the catalyst that led her to change careers and become a doulainsights into the cultural background of postnatal recovery and why we need to reclaim these customsan explanation of the four pillars of postnatal recovery and why they are important the benefits of body work after birth and why wrapping is an excellent support for postnatal recovery why a postnatal recovery plan is essential, and even more so in the aftermath of stillbirth or miscarriage the role of the doula during birth and recoverythe one big thing that has helped her improve wellness and get more out of life.You can connect with Sophie at her website: https://sophiemessager.comon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/smessager/videosFind her on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/TheSophieMessager/Her book, Why Postnatal Recovery Matters is available on Amazon and Kindle.Support the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: [email protected]