Maintaining a balanced body and pelvic health is crucial for a positive pregnancy and birth experience. Proper alignment, mobility, and pelvic floor awareness can help facilitate an easier labor and postpartum recovery. Integrating holistic wellness practices throughout the childbearing year can empower women to embrace this transformative journey with confidence.
This week, we are joined by Rachael Van Schoick. Rachael is a dedicated mother, a passionate advocate for holistic wellness, and a certified birth doula and licensed massage therapist. Drawing on her background in osteopathy, Rachel offers personalized care to expectant and new mothers, helping them achieve physical and emotional balance.
In this episode, Rachael shares the challenges she faced during and after pregnancy and how her healing journey inspired her to become a doula. Listen in as Debra and Rachael discuss the “balanced system” approach to birth and pregnancy, the importance of postpartum care and healing, Rachael’s programs that support new mothers in reconnecting with their bodies, and more.
Episode Highlights:
02:31 Rachel’s First Birth
07:56 Rachel’s Second Birth
12:55 Emotional and Physical Healing Journey Postpartum
16:55 Pelvic Floor Therapy
21:33 Becoming a Doula
24:24 Balance Approach to Pregnancy and Birth Preparation
30:36 Rachel’s Postpartum Program
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