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The Postpartum Revolution

Welcome to The Postpartum Revolution! This podcast was born because, as a pelvic health physical therapist, I’ve heard and seen the ways our system has failed postpartum people in America. Newly postpartum people have repeated the same questions to me, with fear in their eyes and fatigue written all over their bodies, and I’ve grown tired of soothing them with the reassurance that it’s “all a part of the process, it’s normal to feel like this”. I began to wonder - what the hell kind of “normal process” is this, that produces tired and scared mothers? While not everyone has a negative experience with childbirth and postpartum, many people do. A lot of factors influence our postpartum experience: understanding how your body recovers, how much community and financial support you have, and how well our society helps to support a new family. My goal is to provide education about the postpartum recovery process, so you can set yourself up for a successful return to the things that bring you joy. I also want to bring awareness to the larger, systemic challenges that pregnant and postpartum people face, so that collectively we can start to turn the tide of our culture, and our children won't be trapped in an unhealthy and unsupported birth and postpartum culture. We have lost our power in the birth and postpartum world, and our loss is directly linked to other people's gain. It's time to take back the power over our bodies, our births, and our postpartum health. We are the change we have been waiting for. Let's go.

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The Working Mom: How Paid Leave and Compassionate Policy Can Help Mothers Thrive with Rebecca Perkins Kwoka

September 11, 2020 • Rebecca Perkins Kwoka • Season 1 • Episode 17

“I want to show other women that it’s ok to pursue the passions you had before becoming a mother.”

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I had a chat with Rebecca Perkins Kwoka and it got me all fired up about...
- federal paid leave policy, and how vital it is for families to thrive
- representation in government... we need more womxn making policies, because the current policies in place leave so many folx behind, and that’s just not ok
- how parental - not just maternal - paid leave policies can help decrease gender based wage disparities
- how supporting families with healthcare and paid leave actually has a great return on investment - physically, mentally, and economically

We need compassionate policy. We need more mothers making policy. We need your voice!

“Come as you are into our society, and done be afraid of the little things you feel you lack.” -RPK

Additional Resources:

Top 10 Competencies Desired for Modern Leaders:

The most highly correlated characteristics for the “ideal modern leader” based on a survey of 64,000 people around the world:

Expressive*
Plans for future*
Decisive
Reasonable*
Loyal*
Flexible*
Patient*
Resilient
Intuitive*
Collaborative*

* = feminine characteristic
Source: The Athena Doctrine, John Gerzema, BAV Consulting, WPP Group PLC, 2012

Learn more about the facts about paid leave policy: The Paid Family and Medical Leave Opportunity

Connect with Rebecca:
voteforrebeccanh.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voterebeccanh
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebecca_perkins_kwoka/

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Want to be a guest on the show? Email me at thepostpartumrevolutionpodcast@gmail.com

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