There is a drastic difference in postpartum care between the Eastern and Western cultures, in which we explore in this episode with Dr Samantha Quezet. In the East, there is an emphasis on nurturing the mother during the month-long postpartum period, whereas in the West, it is more DIY. Dr. Samantha Quezet shares her insights on the significance of prenatal and postnatal care, and personal experiences with postpartum confinement. The discussion highlights the need for a cultural shift in how we view motherhood and self-care, advocating for a more supportive environment for mothers.

They say that motherhood changes your life, and we had expected it to, but we weren’t prepared to the extent that the changes brought our lives. As we celebrate our baby girl's 1st birthday, I am reflecting on this whirlwind of a year full of extreme emotions, of being able to love so unconditionally, and on the self-nurture lessons I learned along the way. 

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• The unconventional way of me realizing that I want to become a mother

• How becoming a mother is healing my wound

• My struggle with my identity in the first few months postpartum

• The science behind nurture, and why acts of self-nurture extends beyond just nourishing oneself

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Our baby girl is turning one! In celebration of her 1 year birthday, I am sharing a glimpse into my pregnancy journey and birth experience, what I learned about self-nurture (and what it is NOT!) in the process of becoming a mother. To be honest, I struggled with a lot of disappointment and guilt for myself with the outcome of the birth experience, and I did a lot of inner work to turn myself around from that. 

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• My experiences on pregnancy, labor, and having had to transition to unplanned C-section

• Grief over not having had the birth experience I had envisioned

• Reframing my definition of self-nurture towards myself to resolve the disappointment around the unplanned C-section

• The importance of accepting the imperfect nature of self-nurture, that it is always an evolving relationship with yourself