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Dr. Trill, the founder of Free to Feed, is the go to resource for infant food reactivity including FPIES, CMPA and food protein allergies while breastfeeding and introducing solids. She breaks down the exact symptoms to look out for if you suspect your baby may be reacting to food proteins including secondary symptoms that are not always talked about such as colic and sleep disturbances. She also explains the science of protein transferability while breastfeeding, which there is a lot of mixed and confusing information about out there.

Dr. Trill explains FPIES, CMPA and the differences between IGE and non-IGE mediated allergies. She also shares why a long term elimination diet is not recommended and which types of allergies are typically grown out of and when. We discuss the mental struggle of going through elimination diets while breastfeeding, as two moms who have been through it, and she gives some specific suggestions for how to manage.

Whether you are suspicious your baby may be experiencing food reactivity, are in the trenches of your elimination diet or just curious about infant food reactivity, breastfeeding and introducing solids, this episode is for you!

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Jaydee shares discovering she was pregnant while actively taking and snorting pills, abusing alcohol and surviving a toxic relationship. The positive pregnancy test was her wake up call that things in her life needed to change and quick. She describes her real and raw experience of being pregnant out of wedlock while estranged from her family and longing for a tribe to support her in the unexpected challenges of pregnancy and postpartum.

Jaydee is a bestselling author and certified social worker who is helping to develop an innovative in home addiction treatment program. She takes us back to witnessing her Father addicted to opioids and trying them out and becoming addicted herself at a young age. Jaydee explains how she took ownership of her blackout days, arrest, rehab and other hardships with self-compassion as part of the healing process.

We discuss how she has brought up tough topics like drugs and alcohol to her 12 year old son and how and when parents should initiate these conversations. Jaydee shares great tips that we can implement at all ages to create a safe space for our kids to bring up uncomfortable topics.

If you are curious about how to heal past traumas, talk to kids about drugs and alcohol or just be inspired by an incredible motherhood journey this episode is for you!

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This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to replace professional medical advice.

If you’ve ever felt stressed about food and what you’re feeding yourself and kids, Elise Museles has some life changing wisdom for you. As an eating psychology and nutrition expert and seasoned mom of two now grown boys, Elise shares her firsthand experiences with diets, Orthorexia, perfectionism and mom guilt. She takes us back to vulnerable moments like being put on her first diet at age 9 and almost losing her now husband due to her obsession with healthy eating.

Elise is the creator of the Food Story Method and platform and has been an NIH grant recipient for the last 5 years. Her work has been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, Forbes, Health, Self, ELLE, Well+Good, The Chalkboard and mindbodygreen. She has so much knowledge around the interplay between the stress of food and the role of cortisol in the body that can self sabotage our goals around diet and eating.

Elise gives specific tips for cultivating a healthy relationship with food for both ourselves and our kids from an early age. She explains what “food freedom” is and how to feel nourished through the different seasons of motherhood.

If you want actionable tips for letting go of stress around food, while also creating healthy habits for yourself and family, this episode is for you!

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Get 10% off Helene’s Pre+Postnatal Yoga Series here with code: MOTHER

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Learn more about Elise’s Food Mood Bundle here

Today I am talking to holistic OB Dr. Rebecca Cohen about how to recover your core and pelvic floor at any point after having babies. She explains common postpartum issues like diastasis recti, vaginal tears, prolapse, incontinence, painful sex and how to resolve them. Rebecca gives nuanced responses to questions about when to work out or have sex after having a baby that go beyond what we often hear at our postpartum check ups.

From days to months or even years after birth, this conversation gives tips for how to heal using individualized approaches that are not always talked about. Rebecca shares modalities like vaginal self-massage, vaginal steaming and other ways to practice self-care “down there”. She gets into the anatomy of our pelvic floor and some specific suggestions that can be life-changing postpartum.

If you are eager to understand and learn how to resolve issues with your core and pelvic floor after having babies, this episode is for you!

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Get 10% off Helene’s Pre+Postnatal Yoga Series here with code: MOTHER

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Check out Rebecca’s Your Postpartum Pelvis course here

This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to replace professional medical advice.

Cassie Chambers Armstrong is a mom to two young boys, state senator, bestselling author and faculty member at the University of Louisville Law School. She shares her experience of filing the official paperwork to run for city council after a sleepless night, covered in spit up, when her firstborn was 5 months old. At two weeks after her second son’s birth she had the not so picture perfect moment of official portraits still in maternity pants and juggling the chaos of the early postpartum days with two under two.

Cassie opens up about the struggles of balancing work and motherhood and the feeling of imperfect parenting many of us experience guilt around. She shares what has helped her to both follow her passions and enjoy this season of life with her kids. We discuss the first law she successfully worked on for paid parental leave, motivated by her very different experiences with leave after each of her babies. Cassie also lays out specific ways we can help move the needle on issues we care about like reproductive rights at both the state and national level.

Coffee date episodes are conversations with friends who share powerful experiences and inspiring perspectives on motherhood, life and how they’re navigating their own physical and mental well-being. If you struggle with work life balance or want to know how to take action on the important issues that affect us moms, this episode is for you!

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IBCLC, Doula and Registered Dietician Bonnie Logsdon shares creative tips for getting more rest, staying nourished and establishing milk supply. She details her 4 hour sleep method that is a game changer for getting more rest in the fourth trimester while breastfeeding. Bonnie discusses the interplay between the stress of common postpartum situations like birth trauma, your relationship with your partner and adjusting to life with multiple kids can have on your mental health and milk supply. She gives specific tips like how to ask for help from your support system as well as tactical guidance for improving latch, minimizing nipple pain and optimizing pumping.

Whether you are currently breastfeeding or anticipating breastfeeding for the first time or again in the future, this episode is packed with must know tips for your feeding journey!

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Check out Bonnie’s Breastfeeding Basics and Starting Solids courses here

This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to replace professional medical advice.