Today I’m chatting with Diana Spalding about the importance of nurturing the mother during pregnancy AND postpartum. I originally heard Diana speak at a Ted Talk and immediately felt compelled to reach out to her. Her words about mothers being burnt out, especially during the postpartum period, brought me to tears - because I could relate. On this episode we chat about pregnancy, postpartum, mental health, and some of the issues within maternal health care. I found myself sitting and nodding my head along to SO much of what Diana said and I’m sure you will too. The timing of this episode is perfect because her BOOK, Becoming Mama just launched! I just got mine the other day and CANNOT wait to read it. Click the link below to get your own copy! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1683643550/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_yFapEb0EPZ6VK
Diana Spalding is Motherly’s Digital Education Editor, a certified nurse-midwife, pediatric nurse, and mother of three, and she wrote the recently released book, The Motherly Guide to Becoming Mama.
You can find Diana at mother.ly, or on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gatheredbirth/
Diana’s Ted Talk:
quotes from our chat:
“We still ask women to work like they don't have kids and parent like they don't work. It's well past time to change all that." - Amy Westervelt