The postpartum period can be emotionally exhausting, full of joy and apprehension.
In this episode, Shazi talks to Sara Haines, co-host of The View, about her struggles with postpartum depression and anxiety. Heng Ou, bestselling author of The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother and founder of MotherBees, shares how cultures outside of the U.S. handle a mother’s postnatal recovery—treating it as a sacred time for the mother to heal and rest.
We also hear from women’s health expert and OB/GYN, Dr. Jessica Shepherd, about the hormonal shifts new moms undergo, what to do if you or someone you love is experiencing postpartum depression, and what a future where babies and mothers get the 4th trimester support they need might look like.